D
He looks like somebody important! I remember thinking about a middle-aged man standing at a checkout counter． Something set him apart． Even the boy bagging groceries seemed to sense it． He sped up than usual as he glanced with respect at the man．
Trying to find out what was different about him, I found that he looked quite ordinary． Although he gave the impression of being tall, I could see he was actually a little shorter than average． His appearance wasn’t particularly outstanding, and he was wearing plain weekend sports attire ( 运动休闲装 )． Not until the man was leaving did it strike me． He carried himself as if he were somebody worth caring about． Head up and chest out, he walked proudly from the market． I watched the other shoppers as they looked down over their baskets． And me? In the glass of the store’s side doors, I saw reflected ( 映现 ) a worn-out housewife who looked as if she’d carried too many bags of groceries．
Suddenly, the words I’d heard my mother repeat hundreds of times as I was growing up held new meaning． “Stand up straight ! Lift yourself by pretending strings are pulling you from the tops of your ears．” I thought of myself being pulled up ． I felt taller as I came nearer to the market’s doors． This time I saw reflected a woman who looked as if she knew where she was going! But as I rushed home in five o’clock traffic and tried to fix dinner before a seven o’clock meeting, my good manners disappeared． It wasn’t until the next day as I was trying on clothes in a department store that I remembered again． Each thing I put on seemed wrong． Suddenly I recalled the man in the supermarket． I lifted myself up． The dress looked nicer on me． I liked the dress! Sure enough, I looked five to seven pounds lighter． Dieting titles I’d read came to mind, such as “How to Lose Pounds in Weeks?” Now I had a new title: “How to Look Thinner in Seconds．”
68．The boy bagging groceries glanced with respect at the man because    ____   ．
A．the man gave him some tips for his service
B．the man walked in a strange way in the supermarket
C．his manners was different from the other people in the supermarket
D．the man was a special person for him 
69．The writer looked five to seven pounds lighter because _________   ．
A．she was having a diet
B．she stood straight up
C．she was taking exercise
D．she wore a beautiful dress 
70．The underlined phrase “ set him apart ” in the first passage probably means        ．
A．made him unordinary
B．made him strange
C．made him handsome
D．upset him

Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.
【小题1】The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.

Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase. So encourage this and play along with them, play house or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, dinosaurs, or super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.

For older children, talk to them. Help them see things through others’ eyes, or help them see things from a different point of view. Helping children see things from other views helps them keep their minds open for new ideas and new things.

All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn't have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.

1.The underlined word “weird” is the closest in meaning to “_______”.

2.If a child plays with his invisible friend, it shows that _______.

3.According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should _______.

4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?

The driver had to stop his car soon after setting out from a country village to drive to London.   1   a strange noise from the back of the car, he got out to have a look. He   2   the wheels   3  , but as he found nothing   4  , he continued on his way. The noise began almost immediately and it was now louder   5   ever. Quickly   6   his head, the man saw   7   appeared to lie a great black cloud   8   the car. When he stopped at a village   9  , he was told that a queen bee   10   in his car as there were thousands of bees nearly.

On learning this, the man   11   that the only   12   to escape would be to drive away as   13   possible. After an hour’s hard driving, he arrived in London   14   he stopped his car outside a hotel and went in to have a drink. Before long a customer who had seen him arrive   15   in to tell him that his car was   16   with bees. The   17   driver telephoned the police and explained what had happened. The police decided that the best way to   18   the situation would be to call a beekeeper.

In a short time, the beekeeper arrived. He found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back of the car. Very   19   for this unexpected gift, the beekeeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box. And the driver drove away in peace, at last   20   from the black cloud which had hung over his car.

1．A．Heard                   B．To hear               C．Hearing               D．When heard

3．A．carefully               B．quickly                C．finally                 D．properly

4．A．worse                   B．important             C．serious                D．wrong

5．A．as                         B．so                       C．for                      D．than

6．A．turning                  B．rising                  C．shaking               D．holding

7．A．all                         B．that                     C．it                        D．what

8．A．following              B．surrounding         C．running after        D．rescuing

9．A．later on                 B．farther on            C．on and on            D．from then on

10．A．would be hidden                                  B．should have been hidden

       C．must be hidden                                    D．might be hidden

11．A．recognized           B．realized                C．repeated              D．recorded

12．A．road                    B．shelter                 C．way                    D．time

13．A．quickly                B．soon                   C．early                   D．much

14．A．which                 B．that                     C．who                    D．where

15．A．jumped                B．climbed               C．hurried                D．moved

16．A．filled                   B．crowded              C．covered               D．changed

17．A．poor                   B．lucky                  C．happy                 D．excited

18．A．make use of         B．deal with             C．go through          D．care about

19．A．sorry                  B．embarrassed        C．angry                  D．thankful

20．A．free             B．far             C．different         D．away