How often one hears children wishing they were grown up, and the old wishing they were young again! Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting any time in useless regrets．
Childhood is a time when there are few duties to make life hard．If a child has good parents, he is fed, looked after, and loved whatever he may do．It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return．Besides, life is always giving new things to the child．A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow．His first visit to the seaside makes him wild．But a child has his pains：he is not free to act as he wishes．He is continually being told not to do this, not to do that, or being punished for what he has done wrong．His life is therefore not perfectly happy．
When the young man starts to make his own living, he becomes free from the discipline(约束)of school and parents．But at the same time he is forced to accept duties．He can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes and his room, but has to work if he wants to live comfortably．If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go hungry．And if he breaks the law of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison．If, however, he works hard, has truth in mind, and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up his own position in society．
Old age has always been thought of as the worst age, but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy．With old age should come wisdom and the ability to help others with advice．They can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and, perhaps, best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue the fight．(421words)
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A child’s main advantage is that he is free of duties and his disadvantage is that he is lack of freedom．
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Each young person can build up his or her position in society．
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Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person won’t waste any time in useless regrets．
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The old are all wise and able to help others with advice．
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Childhood is the best period of one’s life．
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阅读理解
On October6,2009,CharlesK．Kao was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to the study of the transmission of light in optical fibers(光纤)and or fiber communications．He said, “Iam absolutely speechless and never expected such an honour．”
Kao was born in Shanghai in 1933,but his ancestral home is in Jinshan now part of Shanghai．He studied Chinese classics at hhome with his brother, under a tutor．He also studied English and French at an international school in Shanghai．Kao’s family moved to Hong Kong in 1948 where he completed his secondary education．He did his undergraduate(本科)studies in electrical engineering at Woolwich Polytechnic, obtaining his Bachelor of Science degree issued by the University of London．
Kao met his future wife in London after graduation．They were married in 1959 in London, and have two children,a son and a young daughter, both of whom now work in Silicon Valley, California．
He then pursued research and received his PhDin 1965 from University of London while working at Standard Telecommunication Laboratories in Harlow, England．It is there that Kao did his first groundbreaking work as an engineer and researcher．
Kao has been suffering slightly from a disease since early 2004．Kao and hia wife would like to donate part of the prize money to aging research and care．
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正(T)误(F)。
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Charles K．Kao was very cxcited to receive the Nobel Prize．
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Kao and his brother were taught physics by a tutor at home．
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Kao finished his middle school in Shanghai．
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Kao received his doctor’s degree in the USA．
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Kao would like to give some money to fibre research．
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阅读理解
Once a circle missed a wedge(楔子)．The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece．But because it was incomplete and therefore could roll only very slowly．It admired the flowers along the way．It chatted with grasses．It enjoyed the sunshine．It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit．So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on searching．Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly．It was so happy．It put the found piece into itself and began to roll．Now it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the grasses．When it rolled so quickly, it realized how different the world seemed．Then it stopped, left the found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away．
The lesson of the story, I suggested, was that in some strange sense we are more whole when we are missing something．The man who has everything isn’t in some ways a whole man．He will never know what it feels like to yearn(渴望), to hope, to come true the dream of something better．
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正(T)误(F)。
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At first, the circle couldn’t roll fast, because it wanted to chat with the grasses．
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The circle didn’t find the missing piece at last．
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When it was a perfect circle, it rolled too fast to notice the flowers or to talk to the grasses．
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The circle stopped by the side of the road and enjoyed the sunshine．
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In some days, a man still will be perfect even if he misses something．
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Clown
Clowns(小丑)also make people laugh．They often act alone or as a pair and make a different kind of fun．Clowns often don't use any words at all．It is their clothes, make-up and the way they walk that makes people laugh．Some people think clowns are only funny for children．Actually they can help people forget their problems, at least for a short moment．
Another type of people whose job is to make people laugh are comedians(喜剧演员)．They often work alone or as a pair．Unlike clowns, comedians' clothes are usually not very strange．Although body language and their face are important in their shows, they do not use the make-up that clowns use．Comedians may act out a situation during their shows．We call that a sketch(短剧)，but usually, their shows don't look like comedies(喜剧)．What comedians have in common with the players in a comedy is their way of playing with words．Comedians make people laugh, but also think about life．At one moment in a show, you can hear the audience laughing loudly．A few minutes later everybody is quiet, listening and thinking about the comedians' words．
Typical for China is the crosstalk(相声)show, where a pair of comedians entertains the audience with word play．A crosstalk show has two speakers making many jokes and funny conversations．They may also dress up a little or act out small sketches in front of the laughing audience．Comedians of all times and many countries have a long tradition of this type of comedy．
Decide whether each of the following statements is true or false．
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Clowns are only funny for children．
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During the show of the comedians, you can hear the audience laughing loudly all the time．
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Comedians play with words as the players in a comedy do．
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In a crosstalk show, the speakers never dress up．
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The underlined word“typical”in the last paragraph means“典型的”．
