She always wore a flower in her hair. Always, Mostly I thought it looked  1  . A flower to work? To my knowledge no one had questioned the young woman why a flower  2  her to work each day. In fact, we probably would have been more curious if she had   3  without it.

She did so one day   4  . She delivered a project to my office. “I   5  there is no flower in your hair today,” I said   6  . “I’m so used to seeing you wear one   7  it almost seems as if something is   8  .” “Oh, yes” she replied quietly, in a rather sad voice. This was far from her   9  bright personality, I knew I had questioned something   10  than a lost flower.

“Today is the anniversary（周年纪念）of mother’s death. I miss her so much I guess I’m a bit   11  . Oh, and about the flower you asked about. When I was a little girl, my mother   12  often put flowers in my hair. But when I was 15 she died of cancer, I’ve just always worn a flower in my hair   13  -it made me feel as though she were   14  me, if only in spirit. Today, however, I think she would like a   15  that I am becoming self-dependent, after ten years of her death. And it seems that it is the flower that has to   16  .”

She met my eyes then smiled sadly. “I don’t need to wear a flower to be   17  her. It was just an outward sign of my treasured   18  ---they’re still there even with the flower gone…Oh, here’s the   19  I hope it meets with your agreement.” She handed me the neatly prepared document, signed, with a hand–drawn   20  , below her name.

1．A．stupid                   B．childish               C．strange                D．rare

2．A．accompanied         B．brought               C．allowed               D．encouraged

3．A．shown up              B．made up              C．done up               D．dressed up

4．A．before                   B．after                    C．when                  D．until

5．A．sense                    B．discover              C．doubt                  D．notice

6．A．casually                B．firmly                  C．calmly                 D．worriedly

7．A．as                         B．that                     C．but                     D．and

8．A．missing                 B．going                  C．happening            D．changing

9．A．normal                  B．general                C．common             D．usual

10．A．prettier                B．better                  C．bigger                 D．earliter

11．A．  grey                  B．yellow                 C．white                  D．blue

12．A．would                 B．should                 C．could                  D．must

13．A．too                     B．since                   C．then                    D．ever

14．A．upon                   B．for                      C．in                       D．with

15．A．word                  B．sign                    C．label                    D．model

16．A．melt                    B．die                      C．go                      D．pass

17．A．thought about      B．reminded of         C．remembered as    D．cared for

18．A．impressions         B．memories            C．secrets                D．emotions

19．A．story                   B．ending                 C．project                D．outline

20．A．mark              B．paint                   C．date                   D．flower

       If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.

       An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.

      Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.

       So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.

       Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.

       Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.

68．An autobiography is         .

       A．always a best-seller in the UK

       B．someone’s life story normally written by themselves

       C．a magazine with stories and photos of a star

       D．a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays

69．Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when             .

       A．they became famous

       B．they wanted to make money

       C．they were older and had achieved a lot

       D．they wanted to share their childhood with the readers

70．The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that            .

       A．they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people

       B．famous people earn a lot of money by selling them

       C．they encourage people to read

       D．we can learn a lot from them

If you take a look at the best-selling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them.

       An autobiography is the story of a person’s life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.

      Traditionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young.

       So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe don’t know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.

       Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the star, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write the book based on their words. David Beckham did this with his book My Side.

       Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them.

1．An autobiography is         .

       A．always a best-seller in the UK

       B．someone’s life story normally written by themselves

       C．a magazine with stories and photos of a star

       D．a program that tells us the lives of the stars nowadays

2．Traditionally, someone would write his autobiography when             .

       A．they became famous

       B．they wanted to make money

       C．they were older and had achieved a lot

       D．they wanted to share their childhood with the readers

3．The writer probably would agree that autobiographies are good in that            .

       A．they tell us a lot about the everyday life of famous people

       B．famous people earn a lot of money by selling them

       C．they encourage people to read

       D．we can learn a lot from them

Bringing up children is a hard work, and you are often to blame for any bad behavior of your children. If so, Judith Rich Harris has good news for you. Parents, she argues, have no important long—term effects on the development of the characteristics of their children. Far more important are their playground friends and neighborhood. Ms. Harris takes to hitting the belief which has controlled developmental psychology(心理学) for almost half a century.

Ms. Harris’s attack looks likely to strengthen doubts that the field was already having. If parents matter, why is it that a pair of twins, raised in the same home, are no more alike than a pair of twins raised in different homes?

Difficult as it is to follow the exact effects of parental upbringing, it may be harder to measure the exact influence of the peer(同龄人) group in childhood and youth. Ms. Harris points to how children from immigrant homes soon learn not to speak at school in the way their parents speak. But gaining a language is surely a skill, rather than a characteristic of the sort developmental psychologists look for. Certainly it is different from growing up tensely or relaxed, or from learning to be honest or hard—working. Easy though it may be to prove that parents have little effect on those qualities, it will be hard to prove that peers have much more.

Moreover, mum and dad surely cannot be ignored completely. Young adults may, as Ms. Harris argues, be eager to appear like their peers. But even in those early years, parents have the power to open doors: they may firstly choose the peers with whom their young mix. Moreover, most people suppose that they come to be similar to their parents more in middle age. So the balance of influences is probably complex, as most parents already doubted without being able to prove it scientifically. Even if it turns out that the genes(基因) they pass on and the friends their children play with matter as much as love and good example, parents are not completely off the hook.

1．What is Ms. Harris’s idea?

       A．Parents have no effect on children.

       B．Genes have a great effect on children’s qualities.

       C．Parents are to blame for bad behavior of their children.

       D．Children’s personality is greatly affected by their friends.

2．The developmental psychologists think           .

       A．children are more influenced by their peers.

       B．twins raised in the same home are different in personality

       C．twins raised in two separate families are different in personality

       D．children’s personality development depends on children themselves

3．Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3?

       A．It is easier for children to gain a language at home.

       B．It is harder to follow the effects of parental upbringing.

       C．It is proved that peers have great effect on children’s qualities.

       D．Immigrant children avoid speaking the same way as their parents at school.

4．What does the author mean by saying “parents are not completely off the hook.” at the end of the passage?

       A．Parents should control the situation.

       B．Parents should give their way to children.

       C．Parents should take on their responsibility.

       D．Parents should spend more time on children.

　　 There is a big question making the rounds among the parents at my daughter’s class．Should the kids refer to the parents，friends as “Mr. Jones” or “Mrs. Smith”，rather than using their first names? I was quite shocked，having come from a home where it would have been unheard of to refer to one of my parents，friends by their first names．This was reserved for only the closest of family friends and relatives，and even they always had “Aunt” or “Uncle” in front their name.

　 Respect is something that is earned．Unlike many of the other virtues we try to nurture (培养)in our kids，respect is a bit more complicated．It is not only necessary when dealing well with others，but the virtue of self-respect is critical for kids to succeed and feel good about themselves and their choices throughout their lives．

　 There are several factors that can have a big impact on kids and their ability to be respectful．The first one to consider is manners．Calling adults by their surnames，setting proper examples during sporting events and while driving, and how we talk to each other in our homes all can have an enormous effect on a child’s concept of respect and how important it is．Many of these seemingly trivial(微小的)ideas have become almost outdated，but one should seriously consider the value of these ideas before casting them aside．It is easy to become unaware of these behaviors．Try to keep track of how often your child is subjected to this kind of disrespect．

　 The media, as you may have guessed，plays a large part in the increase in disrespect．Movies are equally to blame，with a PG movie often containing an abundant amount of profane language.

　 These factors and others all contribute to an alarming increase in disrespect in society．If we don’t step in and change course，we will find living in a morally respectful culture unlikely.

67．What does the author think of kids’ referring to parents’ friends by their first names?

A．It is common in his family．　 B．It is OK if the friends are close.

C．Such behavior lacks respect．　 D．Such behavior sounds funny.

68．What advice does the author give in the passage?

　 A．Parents should correct kids’ bad behavior before children．

　 B．Parents should mind their behavior before children．

　 C．Parents should nurture kids’ self-respect from birth．

　 D．Parents should choose suitable movies for kids．

69．The underlined word “profane” in the fourth paragraph means“　　 “

A．rude　 B．simple　 C．complicated D．respectful

70．What would be the best fide for the passage?

A．Teaching kids respect　 B．How to respect others

C．Respect is a virtue　　　 D．Respecting others is respecting yourself