C

Most high schools have at least four sports they offer to their students. In many districts, there must be an equal amount of sports for boys and girls. Some schools even have sporting clubs. High school sports have been an important part of the high school curriculum(课程) for many years. However, not all parents fully realize the importance. Some children are not even allowed to participate in school sports, because of the cost, the time commitment(投入), or the possibility of injury.

The truth is that high school sports are more than just fun. They are great tools to help students learn about life. They can teach students teamwork, cooperation, and leadership, etc. Students can take these things into their everyday lives as well. When they build their confidence on the sporting field, students are also building confidence against the world. They will be able to work well with others in all other areas of their life.

High school sports are also the perfect way to keep teens away from drugs and other dangerous behaviors. Coaches are great role models that can often encourage players to be well behaved. Some schools even have limits on GPAs (grade point average) for their athletes. If a student athlete’s grades fall below a certain point, they cannot play. Students who love sports will do anything to play, including studying more. They will also be less likely to try drugs or break the law in any other manner. So, allow your children to participate in school sports. Get involved and make friends with the parents of the other students. The whole family can have a great time and learn about sports together.

64. The passage is mainly written for ____.

A. high school teachers                                B. high school students

C. students’ parents                                   D. sports lovers

65. The author believes that high school sports are ____.

A. interesting and useful                            B. important and cheap

C. expensive but worthwhile                         D. dangerous but meaningful

66. What does the underlined part “Coaches are great role models” mean?

A. Coaches respect athletes’ wishes.   

B. Coaches are a good example to students.

C. Coaches are good partners.        

D. Coaches are great athletes.

67. Which of the following is NOT used to support the idea that school sports help keep students away from some dangerous behaviors?

A. Coaches have a positive effect on students.

B. Schools are strict with their students.

C. Students loving sports study more.

D. Parents can have a great time with their children.

C

Most high schools have at least four sports they offer to their students. In many districts, there must be an equal amount of sports for boys and girls. Some schools even have sporting clubs. High school sports have been an important part of the high school curriculum(课程) for many years. However, not all parents fully realize the importance. Some children are not even allowed to participate in school sports, because of the cost, the time commitment(投入), or the possibility of injury.

The truth is that high school sports are more than just fun. They are great tools to help students learn about life. They can teach students teamwork, cooperation, and leadership, etc. Students can take these things into their everyday lives as well. When they build their confidence on the sporting field, students are also building confidence against the world. They will be able to work well with others in all other areas of their life.

High school sports are also the perfect way to keep teens away from drugs and other dangerous behaviors. Coaches are great role models that can often encourage players to be well behaved. Some schools even have limits on GPAs (grade point average) for their athletes. If a student athlete’s grades fall below a certain point, they cannot play. Students who love sports will do anything to play, including studying more. They will also be less likely to try drugs or break the law in any other manner. So, allow your children to participate in school sports. Get involved and make friends with the parents of the other students. The whole family can have a great time and learn about sports together.

64. The passage is mainly written for ____.

A. high school teachers                                 B. high school students

C. students’ parents                                   D. sports lovers

65. The author believes that high school sports are ____.

A. interesting and useful                            B. important and cheap

C. expensive but worthwhile                          D. dangerous but meaningful

66. What does the underlined part “Coaches are great role models” mean?

A. Coaches respect athletes’ wishes.   

B. Coaches are a good example to students.

C. Coaches are good partners.        

D. Coaches are great athletes.

67. Which of the following is NOT used to support the idea that school sports help keep students away from some dangerous behaviors?

A. Coaches have a positive effect on students.

B. Schools are strict with their students.

C. Students loving sports study more.

D. Parents can have a great time with their children.

C

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabres(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behaviour, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

 “I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behaviour for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

46．Bossy children like Stephen Jackson        

A．make good decisions                                   B．show self-centeredness

C．lack care from others                                  D．have little sense of fear

47．The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means        

A．inborn nature                                             B．developed character

C．accepted theory                                              D．particular environment

48．The study on bossy behaviour implies that parents         .

A．should give more power to their children

B．should be strict with their children

C．should not be so anxious about their children

D．should not set limits for their children

49．Bossy children may probably become         .

A．relaxed                   B．skillful                   C．hesitant                   D．lonely

50．What is the passage mainly about?

A．How bossy behaviour can be controlled.

B．How we can get along with bossy children.

C．What leads to children’s bossy behaviour.

D．What effect bossy behaviour brings about.

The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youths found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007.

That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet.

Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so.

The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $210 billion in sales last year alone.

College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments;41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card.

A significant number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1. College students in the US, as this passage shows, ________________.

A. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

B. spend too much time visiting the Internet

C. lead an exciting life by using the Internet

D. waste much time visiting the Internet

2. From the fourth paragraph we can find that in the US________________.

A. most college students are from rich families

B. college students can have a computer from their colleges

C. cell phones will take the place of computers in colleges

D. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

3. By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following except________________.

A. reading newspapers

B. chatting with friends

C. buying goods

D. going swimming

4. The underlined word “charges” in the last paragraph means________________.

A. cost for goods or services

B. work given as a duty

C. sudden attack at high speed

D. money in small unit

A Way of Life for Students

The Internet is a way of life for US college students, with research showing them to be one of the most connected groups.

A recent study by Harris Interactive and 360 Youths found that 93 percent of American college students visit the Internet, and this market is expected to grow from 15.2 million in 2003 to 16.4 million in 2007.

That is slow but it could be the result of the already high number of college Internet users.

About 88 percent of American college students own a computer, and more than half have broadband(宽带)connections. Furthermore, 67 percent own cell phones and 36 percent use their mobile devices to visit the Internet.

Study findings are that 42 percent go online mainly to communicate socially, and 72 percent of college students check emails at least once a day, with 66 percent using at least two email addresses.

The most popular online social activity is forwarding messages to friends or family, with 37 percent of college students saying they do so.

The study also looked beyond the Internet surfing(冲浪)habits and into the buying habits of this group, and found them responsible for more than US $210 billion in sales last year alone.

College students have learned how to spend their money, with 93 percent saying low prices were important when shopping.

The study also showed that 65 percent make loan(贷款)payments;41 percent of freshmen have a credit card; and 79 percent of seniors have a credit card.

A significant number of charges on those credit cards are likely to be for entertainment and leisure expenses.

1. College students in the US, as this passage shows, ________________.

A. don’t have to learn their lessons in their classrooms

B. spend too much time visiting the Internet

C. lead an exciting life by using the Internet

D. waste much time visiting the Internet

2. From the fourth paragraph we can find that in the US________________.

A. most college students are from rich families

B. college students can have a computer from their colleges

C. cell phones will take the place of computers in colleges

D. mobile phones make Internet life easy for college students

3. By using the Internet, college students in the US can do the following except________________.

A. reading newspapers

B. chatting with friends

C. buying goods

D. going swimming

4. The underlined word “charges” in the last paragraph means________________.

A. cost for goods or services

B. work given as a duty

C. sudden attack at high speed

D. money in small unit