C

Children love to hear stories;a story told well can communicate morals and important lessons, or afford a medium for your children to explore feelings.Through your storytelling,your child can receive such benefits as follows:

　　 *Defuse Fears:Tell a story that deals　 with a fear your child is struggling with.Is your child afraid of going to the dentist? Make up a story about a child who bravely goes to the dentist and finds out it really isn’t all that bad. Sometimes children need to see someone else conquer a fear before they believe they can overcome it

　 *Explore Consequences: The art of storytelling offers a perfect way to act out the kinds of consequences that follow certain actions.You can use the characters in the story to communicate your reasons behind limits and boundaries as you show your child why you make certain decisions.Because the story is about fictional characters, your child may be able to understand it(and the reasoning behind it)

　 *Stimulate Your Child’s Imagination:Storytelling is a great way to open your child’s imagination.Allow your child to interact with you as you tell stories, making up characters and monsters or obstacles for your characters to face.After a while, you may find yourself listening to a story your child invented instead of telling one yourself.

　 *Convey moral Expectations: Most fairy tales and nursery rhymes have morals woven into them.Use traditional fairy tales,modern children’s books and your own imagination to convey your morals to your children.Are you concerned that your child is being selfish or unkind to a new neighbor? Tell a story that praises kindness,generosity and inclusiveness. Is your child unwilling to pitch in with chores or helping around the house? A story like The Little Red Hen will help set a good exsmple.

　　 *Have Fun: Your child will always remember the hours you spent talking in silly voices, making up ridiculous characters and laughing about the stories you told.

64.What’s the purpose of this passage?

　 A. To introduce some stories children enjoy.

　 B. To encourage children to read more stories.

　 C. To show benefits of storytelling to children.

　 D. To discuss certain ways of telling stories.

65. According to the passage, The Little Red Hen can be a story that　 .

　 A. help your child show interest in nursery rhymes

　 B. turns your child into a family helper

　 C. makes your child kind to your new neighbor

　 D. is one of your child’s favorite stories

66. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　 A. Storytelling is always an effective communication tool.

　 B. Stories help people make good decisions.

　 C. Children are better at imagining stories than their parents

　 D. You can well impress your child by telling a funny story.

67. The intended readers of the passage are.　

　 A. experts　 B. parents　 C. writers　 D. teachers

B

　 Shy people ofen avoid situations that force close contract with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make others laugh at them. Some people,however,worry much more than others about being the target of laughter,being frightened.They suffer from an emotional disorder called Gelotophobia.

　　 According to Victor Rubio,an expert on human behavior at the Autonomous Univercity of Madrid,people laugh at others for many different reasons.He says being laughed at causes a fear response in the victim.That fear leads the victim to avoid social situations.Sadly,Gelotophobia limits the way they lead their lives.

　　 Mr.Rubio was among researchers in a huge international study about laughter.The researchers wanted to understand the difference between normal shyness and true Gelotophobia.Another

goal was to measure the fear of being langhed at within different cultures.A team from the univercity of Zurich led 93 researchers from many countries in search of answers.The researchers ques- tioned more than 22.000 people,with their questions provided in 42 languages

Some of the people questioned said they felt unsure of themselves in social situations but hid their feelings.Others said they avoided social situations where they had been laughed at before.People also admitted to different levels of fear that they themselves might be the targets of other people’s laughter.The researchers measured and compared all these reactions.

　　 Fear of being laughed at,being made fun of, is a common emotion.However, the researchers learned that these feelings differed from nation to nation.For example,the study found that people in Turkmenistan and Cambodia are likely to hide insecure feelings when they are around others’laughter,while people in Iruq,Egypt and Jordan who feel they have been victims before they may avoid such situations.People in Finland were the least likely to believe that people laughing in their presence were making fun of them.Only eight and one half percent of Finns said that was ture.In Thailand,howerve,80% of those questioned said they believed they were objects of laughter.

60. According to the passage,people with Gelotophobia----.

　　 A. never go to public places

　　 B. are easily laughed at by others

　　 C. have the fear of being laughed at

　　 D. live an unhappy life

61. From Victor Rubio,it can be learned that----

　　 A. many people enjoy laughing at others

　　 B. people shouldn’t laugh at others

　　 C. being laughed at cannot be avoided in social situations

　　 D. Gelotophobia badly affects people’s behavior

62. In which country would people probably suffer little from others’ laughter?

　　 A..Cambodia. B. Egypt. C. Finland. D. Thailand.

63. If this passage is taken from a newspaper. Which section is it probably from?

　　 A. Science.　 B. Culture. C. Sports. D. Entertainment.

A

Vienna named the city with the world’s best quality of living

　 Vienna has beaten Zurich to be chosen to be the place with the best quality of living in an annual survey in which European cities occupied the top 10.

　 Management consultancy Mercer said Vienna scored the highest for overall qulity of living in the 215-city survey after improvements in Austria’s political and social environment, kocking the Swiss city of Zurich into the second position.

　 Third in the list came another Swiss city,Geneva,followed by Vancouver,Canada,and Auckland, New Zealand, in shared fouth place

　 Baghdad,Iraq,came last despite slight improvements in its infrastructure(基本设施)and moved to encourage investment.

　 Three German cities made the top 10-Dusseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt-with the list rounded out by Bern in Switzerland and Sydney,Australia.

　 The highest US ranking in the 2009　 Worldwide Quality of Living Survey was Honolulu which came the 29^th while Washington and New York remained in position 44 and 49 respectively.

　 London came the 38^th in the list which is designed to help governments and companies formulate international salaries for their employees.

　 “As a result of the current financial crisis, multinationals (跨国公司)are hoping to review their international assignment policies with a view to cutting costs,”said Slagin Parakatil,a senior researcher at Mercer, in a statement.

　 Singapore was the top-scoring Asian city, coming the 26^th which was up six places from a year ago due to its growing importance as a financial center and its wide range of international and private schools.

　 Beijing moved up three places to 113,boosted by improvements in public transport facilities from the Olympics last August.

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56.Which country was chosen to be the place with the best quality of living in Asia?

　 A.Beijing.　 B.Baghdad.　 C.Singapore. D.Tokoy.

57.Of the 10 cities with the world’s best qulity of living, which country occupied most?

　 A. Switzerland. B. Germany. C. Australia. D. America.

58 What can we learn from the 6^th paragraph?

　 A.Honolulu is the city of the best quality of living in America.

　 B.Washington is more suitable for the American people to live

　 C.New york is the richest city all over the America.

　 D.Washington and New York stayed the same in the 2009 survey.

59.According to the passage, Beijing was ranked　 in the 2008 survey.

　 A. 109　 B. 113. 　C. 116.　 D. 110.

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When I smoked with my family, I would feel so 36 and good that nothing else in the　 world seemed to 37. I thought that smoking weed (烟草) was okay since many of my family members and people at my school smoked. 38 　ever happened to them.　　　　　 　　　　　　39　 I started smoking weed a lot more during lunch and after school. I never thought　 40 　of it just that I wanted to smoke. Not that it was actually 41 　my mind and body. Then I began to fall behind in school. I would 42　 classes, come home late and spend all my baby-sitting money. I would spend 43　 8 to 18 dollars a day. I never thought　 44 that marijuana (大麻) had a bad effect on those things. Maybe my coming to class high was the reason why I was failing or coming home late. As I continued to smoke marijuana, I began to notice that I would always have the strong desire to smoke and that I would get 45 cigarettes if I smoked those, but I don’t. 46 I have learned more about marijuana, I have 47 the amount of marijuana that I use. I don’t want drugs to be the most important in my life. I’m not smoking every day, and not spending as much money. Now that I have 48 on my habit, I am 49 more money. I’m ready to go back to school and do good, so that I can make 50 of myself. Everyone is always saying how weed 51 your mind and how it solves problems. I think it only brings more 52 .Marijuana is not good for your body or your brain. I’m not trying to tell you not to smoke, I’m just letting you know that marijuana can be 53 to your health, and　 54 it may cause some long term negative (负面的) effects. Help yourself now, before it is too late. I don’t want to lecture anyone, just 55 my experience with you. I do still smoke, but not as often.

36. A. worried 　 B. relaxed 　　 C. disappointed 　　 D. moved

37. A. matter 　　 B. happen　 C. appear 　 D. work

38. A. Something B. Everything C. Nothing 　　　 D. Anything

39.A. By the way B. Now and then C. In my opinion 　D.At one point

40. A. too much 　 B. a little 　　 C. too often 　　　 D. any more

41. A. going over B. taking over C. coming across D. making up

42. A. give 　 B. have 　　　　 C. attend 　　　 D. cut

43. A. at least B. at most C. no more than D. as little as

44. A. once 　 B. twice 　 C. again 　　　 D. further

45. A. used to 　 B. paid for 　　 C. lost in 　　 D. ready for

46. A. Although 　 B. Even if C. Now that 　D. As long as

47. A. reduced 　 B. increased 　　　 C. bought 　 D. continued

48. A. broken down B. cut down C. turned off　 D. cut off

49 A. wasting 　　 B. spending 　　 C. making 　 D. saving

50. A. somebody 　 B. everybody 　 C. something 　 D. everything

51. A. excites 　 B. fills 　 C. repairs 　　 D. destroys

52. A. problems B. pleasure 　 C. convenience D. excitements

53. A. helpful 　 　B. useful 　　 C. dangerous　　 D. strange

54. A. in future B. in the distance C. in the long run　　　 　 D. in the case

55. A. tell 　 　B. explain 　 　C. regret　 　D. share

35.Out there, in the midst of the snow,　 in long, black clothes.

　　 A. a woman sat　　　　　　　 B. sat a woman

　　 C. was a woman sitting　　　 D. a woman was sitting

34.____ How did you like the lecture tonight?

　 ____　 Very 　　. I doubt if I will come to this kind of lecture next time.

　　 A. encouraging　　　　　　　　 B. encouraged　

C. disappointing　　　　　　　 D. disappointed

33. No matter how frequently 　,the works of Beenthoven still attract people all over the world.

　　 A. being performed　　　　　　　　 B. performing

　　 C. to be performed　　　　　　　 D. performed

32. They are just college graduates and don’t realize　 　to start and run a company.

　　 A. what takes it　　　　　　 B.　 what they take

　　 C. what takes them　　　　　 D.　 what it takes

31. The writer and professor　 to give us a lecture on O Henry’s short stories　 next month.

　　 A. is going ;　 sometimes .　 B.　 are going ;　 somet imes

　　 C. is going ;　 sometime.　　 C.　 are going ;　 some time.