One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been   21  me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly   22 . It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could   23  my moves, because she   24   to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I   25   she had strict sleeping habits,   26   I thought she ought to be able to    27  some of this strictness. I said to her, “ 2, you can stay up late for once. We’re having 2.” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked  30 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.”“No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  31 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we 32  for another ten minutes, until  33  my daughter burst into tears, and  34  that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made   3. I had started the evening wanting to have a  36time with my daughter but had   37  my desire to win to become more   38 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win   39  me well. As a parent, I   40  that it got in my way. So I had to change.
 

【小题1】A. guiding
【小题2】A. allowed
【小题3】A. change
【小题4】A. agreed
【小题5】A. knew
【小题6】A. so
【小题7】A. put up
【小题8】A. As usual
【小题9】A. patience
【小题10】 A. excited
【小题11】 A. well
【小题12】A. discussed
【小题13】 A. nervously
【小题14】A. promised
【小题15】A. a mistake
【小题16】A. free
【小题17】 A. managed
【小题18】A. important
【小题19】A. offered
【小题20】A. realized
B. asking
B. expected
B. repeat
B. needed
B. learned
B. for
B. take up
B. Go ahead
B. luck
B. proud
B. again
B. continued
B. immediately
B. admitted
B. a decision
B. different
B. recognized
B. attractive
B. served
B. apologized
C. training
C. replied
C. hurry
C. begged
C. guessed
C. but
C. pick up
C. By the way
C. fun
C. anxious
C. fairly
C. counted
C. strangely
C. wondered
C. an attempt
C. full
C. allowed
C. practical
C. controlled
C. imagined
D. advising
D. accepted
D. pass
D. hated
D. heard
D. or
D. give up
D. Come on
D. success
D. angry
D. regularly
D. argued
D. suddenly
D. discovered
D. an effort
D. happy
D. reduced
D. interesting
D. taught
D. explained

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One night I decided to spend some time building a happier and closer relationship with my daughter. For several weeks she had been  16 me to play chess(棋) with her, so I suggested a game and she eagerly ___17__. It was a school night, however, and at nine o’clock my daughter asked if I could __18__ my moves, because she 19___ to go to bed; she had to get up at six in the morning. I ___20 she had strict sleeping habits,  21 I thought she ought to be able to  22 some of this strictness. I said to her, “  23 , you can stay up late for once. We’re having   24 .” We played on for another fifteen minutes, during which time she looked   25 . Finally she said, “Please, Daddy, do it quickly.” “No,” I replied. “If you’re going to play it  26 , you’re going to play it slowly.” And so we   27  for another ten minutes, until __28 my daughter burst into tears, and  29 that she was beaten.
Clearly I had made  30 . I had started the evening wanting to have a  31 time with my daughter but had 32 my desire to win to become more  33 than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win  34  me well. As a parent, I  35 that it got in my way. So I had to change.

【小题1】
A.guidingB.askingC.trainingD.advising
【小题2】
A.allowedB.expectedC.repliedD.accepted
【小题3】
A.changeB.repeatC.hurryD.pass
【小题4】
A.agreedB.neededC.beggedD.hated
【小题5】
A.knewB.learnedC.guessedD.heard
【小题6】
A.soB.forC.butD.or
【小题7】
A.put upB.take upC.pick upD.give up
【小题8】
A.As usualB.Go aheadC.By the wayD.Come on
【小题9】
A.patienceB.luckC.funD.success
【小题10】
A.excitedB.proudC.anxiousD.angry
【小题11】
A.wellB.againC.fairlyD.regularly
【小题12】
A.discussedB.continuedC.countedD.argued
【小题13】
A.nervouslyB.immediatelyC.strangelyD.suddenly
【小题14】
A.promisedB.admittedC.wonderedD.discovered
【小题15】
A.a mistakeB.a decisionC.an attemptD.an effort
【小题16】
A.freeB.differentC.fullD.happy
【小题17】
A.managedB.recognizedC.allowedD.reduced
【小题18】
A.importantB.attractiveC.practicalD.interesting
【小题19】
A.offeredB.servedC.controlledD.taught
【小题20】
A.realizedB.apologizedC.imaginedD.explained

For decades, families settled on the sofa to share the latest news and TV series, until additional bedroom TV, computer games and the Internet almost put an end to family rows over who held the remote control. Now, however, the traditional living room scene is making a comeback. A study by the communications watchdog Ofcom has found families are once again gathering around the main television set, but they are bringing their pads and smartphones with them.

?? “The 1950s living room is making a comeback as a family entertainment centre,” said Jane Rumble, head of media research at Ofcom. “We are watching on much better, bigger, and more delicate television sets, but we are coming into the living room holding our connected devices.” While the family are coming together once more, comparisons with the past end there. With a range of smaller screens on hand, not everyone sitting on the sofa shares the same viewing experience.

??? The coronation (加冕礼) may have drawn the undivided attention of 20 million viewers in 1953, but those watching the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations 50 years later were as likely to be commenting online about BBC’s broadcast as watching it. “Just a few years ago, we would be talking about last night’s TV at work or at school,” said a viewer, “Now, we’re having those conversations live while watching TV, using social media, text and instant messaging.”

??? It is a behaviour of media meshing(联网), whose influence was underlined during this year’s Wimbledon men’s tennis final. As Andy Murray pushed towards his victory, 1.1 million people worldwide sent an average of over two microblogs about the match.

??? People use the Internet to enhance their television experience, for example, by reading a newspaper live blog about a football match while watching the action on the main screen. For a huge number of younger viewers, the portable screen offers a chance to do something unrelated, such as online shopping, listening to music or watching another television programme.

Some 70% of 16-to-24-year-olds claim to be absorbed in what Ofcom calls “media stacking” at least once a week. For TV viewers, the Internet scanning is the most popular activity, but they are also calling friends on the phone or sending emails and texts. Surprisingly, 12% claim to have listened to the radio with the television on, and 6% say they have watched another video in the meanwhile.

1. According to the study by Ofcom, family members nowadays _______.

A. care more about who holds the remote control

B. share the same programmes in the living room

C. watch better and more delicate television programmes

D. enjoy TV together with various smaller screens on hand

2. This year’s Wimbledon men’s tennis final is mentioned to indicate _______.

A. so many people worldwide are watching TV

B. people like watching live matches on TV

C. the great influence of media meshing

D. the average amount of microblogs

3.Which shows the phenomenon of “media stacking” in the last paragraph?

A. People are watching TV while shopping online.

B. People are watching a broadcast of a coronation.

C. The Internet makes people spend less time on TV.

D. The Internet enriches people’s television experience.

4.The passage is written to ???? .

A. describe the changes connected devices(设备,仪器) bring to TV watching

B. report the comeback of the traditional living room scene

C. show the influence of connected devices on people

D. present the different roles TV plays in peoples life

 

If your recurring(经常性的)dreams are worrying you,you can rest assured and needn’t worry.Psychologists say in the vast majority of these cases,this is just the mind’s way of dealing with stress and conflicts,problems and concerns.It’s a good thing.

They call be surprisingly vivid and real,or fragmented and weird.They can be comforting or frightening.Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking.Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness(潜意识).They tell us,particularly when we are at life’s passages or turning points.

Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was about to move to a new home or a new city.It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe.Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events.For Lisa,it was moving.For others,it can be marriage or divorce,the death of a loved one or pressure at work.

Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream for nearly 30 years.He believes stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deep inside our minds.

He said.“Dreams are important to survival.They are crucial to the balance of our psyche(心灵).They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day.They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful,what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives.Dreams can guide us and in order to find that guidance,to find that deep source of wisdom that’s in our dreams every night,we need to pay attention to our dreams.”

But many dreams are scary and horrible.How can we understand these nightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotion or unresolved conflict.The stronger the emotion in the dream,whether it’s pleasure or fear,the likelier the dream is to be important.

Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can be liberating.Some nightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems,such as post-dramatic stress disorder.If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety,you should see a professional therapist(治疗专家).

1.By saying “Dreams give US an x-ray of our unconsciousness,”  the author means that dreams

A.do harm to our mind              B.show us our real mind

C.solve our stress in mind        D.give us a turning point in mind

2.People will have recurring dreams when they_______________.

A.1ive with great pressure or have great events

B.do the same things all their lives

C.move to a new home or a new city

D.are comforted or frightened

3.Which of the following is true according to Doctor Siegel?

A.Dreams play a very important role in the world’s balance.

B.Dreams help us find out the problems we need to solve.

C.We should pay attention to every dream we have.

D.Only the dreams with pleasure are important to us.

4.How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?

A.We should remember them because they are important to us.

B.We can ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions.

C.We need to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem.

D.We should see a psychological doctor if they are seriously disturbing

5.The purpose of the passage is_________________.

A.to introduce a variety of dreams

B.to offer some advice on avoiding nightmares

C.to compare recurring dreams with nightmares

D.to ease our anxiety on recurring dreams

 

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