Parents have widely different views on the problem of pocket money . Four new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered .

Ashish Khanna :Although many argue that pocket money helps develop children’s sense of value , I don’t agree . I wouldn’t give my child any pocket money . First of all , I never got pocket money and I seem to have a good value for money . If my child ever needed something and I felt it was a reasonable（合理）request , I would buy it for him .

Sharad Sanghi : No , I wouldn’t give my child pocket money because I don’t want to create the perception（观念） of “ her ” money and “ my ” money . Besides , if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her , she may buy it with her pocket money on the sly . In this way , I would lose control over my child’s requests . I feel it also encourages children to care more about money than anything else . I don’t want my child to start judging other children by the amount of money or pocket money they have .

Rakesh Shah : Yes , I would give my child pocket money . I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently and not go overboard spending . They will learn what their limitations（限制）are and feel the difficulty when they have to pay for something that is over in their own pockets .

Rajiv Patel : Yes , I would give my child pocket money because it is important that she learns to manage money . I will give her a fixed amount every month and if she spends the money before the month is over , then she will learn a lesson and not spend money so freely .

Vikram Desai : Yes , I would certainly give my child pocket money . But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis . He would have to earn it . If he helped me finish some of my jobs or helped his mother with housework , I would reward him . This helps him realize that “ money does not grow on trees ” and it requires hard work to earn money .

1.Ashish Khanna may agree that        .

2.The underlined phrase “ on the sly ” in Paragraph 3 is the closest in meaning to “       ”.

3.What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common ?

4. According to Vikram Desai , children’s earning money by themselves makes them know that       .

5.Who would give his child pocket money every month ?

Most people around the world are right-handed . This also seems to be true in history . In 1799 , scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s . Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed , so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history . Today , only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed .

Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones ? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs . For most people , the left hand is used to find things or hold things . The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain . The right side of the brain , which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left person’s hands and eyes work together , controls the left hand . The left-side of the brain , which controls the right hand , is the centre for thinking and doing problems . These findings show that more artists should be left-handed , and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs .

No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed . Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born . However , this doesn’t happen to everyone , so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed . One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents . If a person does not receive the gene（基因）for right-handedness , he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with .

Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness , people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual . A long time ago , left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children , but today they don’t have to .

1. After studying works of art made at different times in history , the scientists found       .

A. art began from 1, 500 B.C.

B. the works of are ended in the 1950s

C. most people shown in the works of art are right-handed

D. most people shown in the works of art are left-handed

2.How many people in the world are left-handed now ?

3.What is the left hand for most people used to do ?

4. According to the passage , which of the following is NOT true ?

5. The best title for this passage is       .

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。（每空一词，共10分）

1.I will                （感激）it if you could come to help me .

2. The                （志愿者）for community service are doing a good job .

3.The government provides                （可移动的）libraries for that country .

4. My father             （检查）the tree and found that there was indeed a branch broken off .

5.In                  （如释重负）, the girl took a deep breath .

6.P               , I think the team who won first place cheated .

7.The 21st century is the century of information t                   .

8.You can’t c               with others in the job market if you don’t have a special skill .

9.A nature r                is an area of land where wildlife is officially protected .

10.Wearing sunglasses can p               your eyes from the sun .

根据句中所给汉语，完成下列句子。（每空一词，每空0.5分，共10分）

1.随着时间的推移，我们对周围的事物有了更好的了解。

                            , we had a better understanding of things around us .

2.根据我们的记录，这种鸟类已经灭绝了。

                 our records , this kind of birds has                   .

3.我突然感觉我们俩有许多共同之处。

I suddenly felt that we                                        .

4.男孩子们两年前彼此协定交换故事书。

The boys                                             one another to exchange storybooks two years ago .

5.在他朋友的帮助下，他成功戒烟了。

                                       , he succeeded in giving up smoking .

假设你是一名记者，采访某动物园负责人有关国宝大熊猫的情况。下面是你采访动物园负责人的谈话要点，请根据谈话要点为《中国日报》写篇专题报道。内容如下：

1．熊猫是世界上稀有（rare）动物，人们非常喜欢它。

2．很久以前中国有许多熊猫，但由于生态遭到破坏，加上天气变暖，熊猫越来越少了。

3．现在中国大熊猫数量每年都在增加，其中一些已被送到国外供人们观赏。

4．目前中国最大的熊猫自然公园在四川。这里有一个野生动物研究中心，熊猫的生长就是在这里研究的。科学家们希望有一天有足够的熊猫可以放出去，让它们重新生活在旷野中。

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---- I’m going to Betty’s birthday party. Bye-bye, Mom.

---- ____, baby.

 It was _____ terrible earthquake and _____ number of people who were killed reached more than 20,000.

 ---- Do you know our town at all?

---- No, this ______ the first time I ______ here.

Mr Green asked Lily ______ she had written to her father _____.

Not knowing what to do next, the girl _____ her parents for advice.