One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan’s cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36  first into the mud. David   37  her mother’s side, “Are you all right, Mom”  38 , Susan pulled herself up, “I’m okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more   39  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40  danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41  of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42 .
　　One day, David’s teacher announced a   43  homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44 ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea   45  David one evening. If only his mother’s cane didn’t slip on the ice. “What if I   46  your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“  47  the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I   48  make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49  returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50  as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51 . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52  !”
　　In July 1999, David was  53  national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54 .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55  is becoming well accepted.

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square,? ? ? ? Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face ? ? ? first into the mud. David ? ? ? her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom” ? ? , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more ? since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a ? ? danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having ? ? ? of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked ?? ? .

　　One day, David's teacher announced? a ? ? ? homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an ? ? ? ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　　An idea ? ? ? David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I ? ? ? your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　　“ ? ? ? the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　　“No, Mom, I ? ? make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off? the button and the ? ? ? returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father ? ? ? as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the ? ? ? . Happily Susan cried out, “It ? ? ? !”

In July 1999, David was? ? ? national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate ? ? .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his cane is becoming well accepted.

1.A. Where??? ?? B.while? ?????? C.when?? ???? D. then

2.A. fell????????????? ???? ?? B. touched????????????? ??? C. lay????????????? ?????? D. dropped

3.A. stood by????????????? ??? B. rushed to????????????? ??? C. looked at????????????? ?? D. ran around

4.A. Firmly????????????? ??? B. Easily????? ????????????? C. Quickly????????????? ??? D. Shakily

5.A. slowly????????????? ??? B. frequently????????????? ??? C. freely????????????? ??????? D. heavily

6.A. hiding????????????? ??? B. certainly????????????? ??? C. possible????????????? ??? D. waiting

7.A. method????????????? ??? B. disease????????????? ??? C. trouble????????????? ??????? D. hope

8.A. few????????????? ??????? B. little????????????? ??????? C. much????????????? ??????? D. more

9.A. useful????????????? ??? B. strange????????????? ??? C. common????????????? ??? D. special

10.A. appearance????????????? B. invention????????????? ??? C. experience????????????? ??? D. experiment

11.A. reminded????????????? B. encouraged?? ????????????? C. occurred????????????? ??? D. hit

12.A. fastened????????????? B. stuck????????????? ??????? C. fixed????????????? ??????? D. tied

13.A. So????????????? ??? B. And????????????? ??????? C. For????????????? ??????? D. But

14.A. might????????????? ??? B. would????????????? ??????? C. did????????????? ??????? D. need

15.A. pen????????????? ??? B. hand????????????? ??????? C. cane????????????? ??????? D. nail

16.A. watched????????????? B. supported????????????? ??? C. noticed????????????? ??? D. helped

17.A. street????????????? ??? B. ice????????????? ??????? C. yard????????????? ????? ? D. square

18.A. works????????????? ??? B. operates????????????? ??? C. succeeds????????????? ??? D. helps

19.A. declared????????????? B. received????????????? ??? C. won????????????? ??????? D. praised

20.A. more slowly????????????? B. more carefully????????????? C. more clearly????????????? D. faster

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face   36   first into the mud. David   37   her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom”   38  , Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.

Susan was falling more   39   since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a   40   danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having   41   of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked   42  .

　　One day, David's teacher announced a   43   homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an   44  ," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.

　　An idea   45   David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I   46   your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.

　　“   47   the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.

　　“No, Mom, I   48   make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the   49   returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father   50   as Susan used it to walk 50 feet about the   51  . Happily Susan cried out, “It   52   !”

　　In July 1999, David was  53   national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate  54  .Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his   55   is becoming well accepted.

One afternoon in January in 1998, Susan Sharp, 43, and her 8-year-old son David, were walking across an icy square, when Susan's cane(手杖) slipped on the ice. Her face 1 first into the mud. David 2 her mother's side, “Are you all right, Mom？” 3, Susan pulled herself up, “I'm okay, Honey,” she said.
Susan was falling more 4  since she had trouble walking. Every inch of ice was a 5 danger for her. “I wish I could do something,” the boy thought. David, too, was having 6 of his own. The boy had a speech problem, so at school he talked 7.
　　One day, David's teacher announced a 8 homework. "Each of you is going to come up with an 9," she said. This was for "INVENT AMERICA", a national competition to encourage creativity in children.
　　An idea 10 David one evening. If only his mother's cane didn't slip on the ice. “What if I 11 your cane to a nail coming out of the bottom” he asked his mother.
　　“ 12 the sharp end would scratch(划破) floors,” Susan said.
　　“No, Mom, I 13 make it like a ball-point pen. You take your hand off the button and the 14 returns back up.” Hours later the cane was finished. David and his father 15 as Susan used it to walk 50 feet above the 16. Happily Susan cried out, “It 17 !”
　　In July 1999, David was18 national winner for the "INVENT AMERICA". David began to make public appearance. Thus he was forced to communicate 19.Today, David is nearly free of his speech problem, and his 20 is becoming well accepted.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      dropped
   2. B.
      touched
   3. C.
      lay
   4. D.
      fell
2. 2.
   1. A.
      rushed to
   2. B.
      stood by
   3. C.
      looked at
   4. D.
      ran around
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Firmly
   2. B.
      Easily
   3. C.
      Shakily
   4. D.
      Quickly
4. 4.
   1. A.
      frequently
   2. B.
      slowly
   3. C.
      freely
   4. D.
      heavily
5. 5.
   1. A.
      hiding
   2. B.
      possible
   3. C.
      certainly
   4. D.
      waiting
6. 6.
   1. A.
      method
   2. B.
      trouble
   3. C.
      disease
   4. D.
      hope
7. 7.
   1. A.
      little
   2. B.
      few
   3. C.
      much
   4. D.
      more
8. 8.
   1. A.
      useful
   2. B.
      strange
   3. C.
      special
   4. D.
      common
9. 9.
   1. A.
      invention
   2. B.
      appearance
   3. C.
      experience
   4. D.
      experiment
10. 10.
    1. A.
       reminded
    2. B.
       encouraged
    3. C.
       hit
    4. D.
       occurred
11. 11.
    1. A.
       fastened
    2. B.
       fixed
    3. C.
       stuck
    4. D.
       tied
12. 12.
    1. A.
       So
    2. B.
       And
    3. C.
       But
    4. D.
       For
13. 13.
    1. A.
       would
    2. B.
       might
    3. C.
       did
    4. D.
       need
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pen
    2. B.
       hand
    3. C.
       nail
    4. D.
       cane
15. 15.
    1. A.
       helped
    2. B.
       supported
    3. C.
       noticed
    4. D.
       watched
16. 16.
    1. A.
       ice
    2. B.
       street
    3. C.
       yard
    4. D.
       square
17. 17.
    1. A.
       helps
    2. B.
       operates
    3. C.
       succeeds
    4. D.
       works
18. 18.
    1. A.
       praised
    2. B.
       received
    3. C.
       won
    4. D.
       declared
19. 19.
    1. A.
       more slowly
    2. B.
       more clearly
    3. C.
       more carefully
    4. D.
       faster
20. 20.
    1. A.
       cane
    2. B.
       speech
    3. C.
       mother
    4. D.
       story

One of my longest-running battles with my kids is about manners specifically，about whether it's necessary to send hand-written thank-you notes for gifts．I say yes，and my children have continued throughout their teens to write the notes．But they grumble that I'm out of step with the times．

If a new BabyCenter poll is any guide, I'm not alone．A surprisingly large number of parents still insist that their children practice such old-fashioned manners as putting pen-to-paper to say thank you，treating adults with respect and addressing adults as “Mr．, Mrs．or Miss．”A majority of the 1,000 parents surveyed also said they insist at dinner that children keep napkins in their laps，ask to be excused from the table and refrain from talking with a full mouth．

Among the reasons cited most often by parents，BabyCenter says，is that “the world is a more free-wheeling place，and they want to give their kids a stronger moral compass to guide them．”This thinking was affirmed by 64％of those surveyed．And 58％say they see so many badly behaved kids around them that they're determined to raise their children differently．

This poses a particular challenge for parents who work outside the home and must find a sitter, nanny or other child-care provider who will insist on the manners they consider most important．

Pediatrician(儿科医生)Perri Klass wrote recently in the New York Times about her annoyance at a rude，demanding child who was among her longtime patients．Although she veiled her injunctions to the mother in euphemisms(委婉语)，talking to her about “setting limits，”Dr．Klass wrote，“I do pass judgment on kids with bad manners and so does every pediatrician I know．”Rude kids make her wonder whether there is something wrong with the family，among other things，she says．“The whole ‘manners’ concept might seem a bit odd，”she says，“until you recast(重新界定)it as ‘social skills’ a hot-button child-development issue，as I wrote in a recent column．”

Readers，what manners do you insist upon for your children? Has other kids' bad behavior led you to toughen your standards? Do the strict rules embraced by parents in the BabyCenter survey seem right，or too formal?

51．What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph refer to?

A．None of the parents like the author stuck to traditional manners．

B．Most of the children are in favor of out-of-date manners．

C．A majority of the parents like the author fall behind the times．

D．A large quantity of parents prefer to pass the good manners to their children．

52．Which of the following reasons can account for parents' attitudes towards children's behavior formation?

A．Children need to develop the virtue which will show them the right way．

B．Only well-behaved children will have a bright future．

C．Children without good manners cannot deal with the challenges in the world．

D．The badly-behaved children will do harm to the society．

53．       are the right persons to attend to the children while the parents work outside．

A．Those who do good cooking    B．Those who ignore the good manners

C．Those who focus on virtue      D．Those who have a sense of humor

54．According to Perri Klass，it can be inferred that          ．

A．it is hard to help the rude children to get rid of the bad manners

B．parents ought to set up a good example for their children in good manners

C．it is the society that should take on the responsibility to educate children

D．parents and society don't have any influence over the rude children

55．Which column in the newspaper is the passage selected from?

A．Campus Life Section    B．Classified Advertising

C  News at Home              D．Parental Education Column