As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___1___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___2___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___3___ up late so that they will not ___4___ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___5___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___6___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___7___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___8___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___9___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___10___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___11___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly ___12___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___13___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___14___ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___15___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___16___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___17___ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ___18___ the baby arrived. He moved ___19___ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___20___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !  

1. A. faced                B. met            C. filled          D. pleased

2. A. question           B. matter           C. problem             D. business

3. A. get                B. stay           C. stand           D. wake

4. A. lose              B. break             C. miss           D. leave

5. A. awake              B. wake             C. asleep         D. sleep

6. A. look                     B. stare              C. glare           D. watch

7. A. hopefully                 B. busily            C. gladly         D. successfully

8. A. liked               B. feared             C. surprised      D. hated

9. A. answer            B. tell               C. ask            D. search

10. A. sadly             B. unluckily         C. possibly       D. fortunately

11. A. it                B. they             C. I            D. we

12. A. morning           B. midnight         C. evening      D. daybreak

13. A. filling            B. sewing            C. mending      D. preparing

14. A. present          B. stocking          C. bike           D. tree

15. A. going            B. sure             C. glad           D. excited

16. A. troubled                B. frightened       C. woken        D. shocked

17. A. Before           B. After            C. Until         D. Since

18. A. Even             B. And             C. Soon         D. Then

19. A. with              B. on                C. over          D. by

20. A. all              B. nearly            C. happily        D. completely

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 sabers(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 behavior, 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 behavior 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 fell less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

 

43.Bossy children like Stephen Jackson ______.

       A.make good decisions

       B.show self-centeredness

       C.lack care from others

       D.Have little sense o fear

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

       A.inborn nature

       B.developed character

       C.accepted theory

       D.particular environment

45.The study on bossy behavior 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

46.Bossy children may probably become ______.

       A.relaxed

       B.skillful

       C.hesitant

       D.lonely

47.What is the passage mainly about?

       A.How bossy behavior can be controlled.

       B.How we can get along with bossy children.

       C.What leads to children’s bossy behavior.

       D.What effect bossy behavior brings about.

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, rooms to be cleaned. Parents are  with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real . On Christmas Eve, young children find the  almost unbearable(难以忍受的). They are  between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to  up late so that they will not  the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie  for a long time, hoping to get a short look at Father Christmas.
  Last Christmas, my wife and I  managed to hide a few large presents in the storeroom. I feared the moment when my son, Jimmy, would  me where that new bike had come from, but  he did not see it.
  On Christmas Eve, it took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly  when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began  stockings. Then I pushed in the  I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get  sleep that night, for the children were  to get up early. At about five o'clock the next morning, we were woken by loud sounds coming from the children's room - they were shouting excitedly!  I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came  into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary,  close behind pushing her new baby carriage. Even the baby arrived, he moved  the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke  up completely. The day had really begun with a bang(巨响).

【小题1】
A.facedB.metC.filledD.pleased
【小题2】
A.questionB.matterC.problemD.business
【小题3】
A.joyB.excitementC.presentsD.parents
【小题4】
A.pulledB.dividedC.separated  D.torn
【小题5】
A.getB.stayC.standD.wake
【小题6】
A.loseB.breakC.missD.leave
【小题7】
A.awakeB.wakeC.asleepD.sleep
【小题8】
A.hopefullyB.busilyC.gladlyD.successfully
【小题9】
A.answerB.tell     C.askD.search
【小题10】
A.sadlyB.unluckilyC.possiblyD.fortunately
【小题11】
A.morningB.midnightC.eveningD.daybreak
【小题12】
A.fillingB.sewingC.mendingD.preparing
【小题13】
A.presentB.stockingC.bikeD.tree
【小题14】
A.1ittleB.someC.enoughD.much
【小题15】
A.sorryB.sureC.gladD.eager
【小题16】
A.BeforeB.AfterC.UntilD.Since
【小题17】
A.runningB.laughingC.shoutingD.riding
【小题18】
A.walkedB.movedC.followedD.jumped
【小题19】
A.withB.onC.overD.by
【小题20】
A.himB.herC.meD.us


第三部分   完整句子(共两节,满分25分)
第一节 单词拼写(根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子,每空一词)(共15小题,满分15分)
51.Undoubtedly, a good teacher has a good i           on his or her students.
52.During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate  change is posing a threat to the           (生存) of human beings.
53.Social life in a village cannot c           with that of a large city.
54.Don’t worry;everything has been a          (安排) perfectly.
55.Building Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway is not an easy job; we must have enough           (专业的) engineers.
56.He is in good health both physically and m          .
57.You should follow your           (治疗) with plenty of rest in bed.
58.The three college students were highly praised for having the b          to jump into the Yangtze River to save the two boys.
59.There are so many graduates every year that it is hard to find a suitable o          .
60.Decide which of these            (陈述) are true and which are false.61.In these rows of houses live the peasants who           (提供) us with grain and vegetables.
61.The teacher           (责备) me for my carelessness yesterday.
62.What will you do if you find your house            (被闯入) into?
63.            (观看) from the top of the Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen looks more beautiful to us.
64.Being             (疲倦), I stopped to take a rest and drink some water.
65.I bought a great many books, on which I spent all my money that I        (积攒)。

As Christmas is coming, there are presents to be bought, cards to be sent, and rooms to be cleaned. Parents are ___36___ with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children. If the gifts are large, this is sometimes a real ___37___. On Christmas Eve, young children find the excitement almost unbearable.  They are torn between the  wish to go to bed early so that  Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to ___38___ up late so that they will not ___39____ the fun. The wish for gifts usually proves stronger. But though children go to bed early, they often lie ___40___ for a long time, hoping to get a short ___41___ at Father Christmas.

Last Christmas, my wife and I ___42___ hid a few large presents in the storeroom. I ___43___ the moment when my son, Jimmy, would ___44___ me where that new bike had come from, but ___45___ he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve, ___46___ took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly___47___ when my wife and I went quietly into their room and began ___48___ stockings. Then I pushed in the ___49____ I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree. We knew we would not get much sleep that night, for the children were ___50___ to get up early. At about five o’clock the next morning, we were ___51___ by loud sounds coming from the children’s room — they were shouting excitedly! ___52_____ I had time to get out of bed, young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike, and his sister, Mary, followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. ____53_____ the baby arrived. He moved ___54____ the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him. Suddenly it burst. That woke us up ___55___. The day had really begun with a band(巨响) !

1.A. faced        B. met           C. filled          D. pleased

2. A. question    B. matter C. Problem        D. business

3.A. get          B. stay          C. stand           D. wake

4.A. lose         B. break         C. miss            D. leave

5.A. awake       B. wake           C. asleep          D. sleep

6.A. look         B. stare         C. glare           D. watch

7.A. hopefully     B. busily       C. gladly          D. successfully

8.A. liked         B. feared       C. surprised       D. hated

9.A. answer       B. tell          C. ask             D. search

10.A. sadly        B. unluckily    C. possibly        D. fortunately

11.A. it           B. they         C. I               D. we

12.A. morning      B. midnight       C. evening       D. daybreak

13.A. filling        B. sewing    C. mending          D. preparing

14.A. present       B. stocking       C. bike         D. tree

15.A. going        B. sure        C. glad             D. excited

16.A. troubled     B. frightened  C. woken          D. shocked

17.A. Before       B. After       C. Until          D. Since

18.A. Even        B. And          C. Soon           D. Then

19.A. with        B. on           C. over           D. by

20.A. all          B. nearly    C. happily  D. completely

 

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