Parents of very young children know this：You catch your child in the act of stealing the cookie—the evidence（證據(jù)）of candy written on his or her face. However, the kid often gives a denial, "I didn't do it!"

Learning to tell the truth, even at the risk of punishment, is an important part of moral（道德）development, and new research suggests it can take seven or more years for kids to get there.

Early in 2017 Professor Craig E. Smith published a study. He and his workmates chose 48 children between four and nine years of age. They told the kids a story about a boy or girl doing something wrong，such as taking a classmate's toy or candy, and then either lying about the wrongdoing to a parent or confessing（承認(rèn)錯(cuò)誤） it. In each case, they asked the children, "How would the child feel? How would the mother feel?"

The children's answers were generally divided according to age, which is in agreement with the above research, showing a gradual growth of moral understanding in early childhood. More of the four-to-?ve-year-olds thought the child in the story would feel better keeping the stolen candy, lying and getting unpunished. They imagined the parent in the study would be angry with the child who confessed. However, the seven-to-nine-year-olds were more likely to think the child would feel better confessing the wrongdoing and that the parent would have positive（積極的） feelings towards a confessor.

Smith says, "Kids of all ages who expect that a parent would feel happy about a child's confession are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie. Reward the honesty even if you feel you must punish the wrong action." He adds, what parents can learn from these studies is to listen calmly without getting angry right away when their child confesses.

Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting. It is easier when they are young. The potential（潛在的） mistakes carry greater risks, and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children.

1.What does the expression "gives a denial," in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.refuses to tell the truth B.decides to blame the parent

C.prepares to accept the truth D.begins to shout at the parent

2.What did Smith and his workmates ?nd in their study?

A.Kids of all ages are more likely to tell the truth rather than lie.

B.Younger children would feel better confessing the wrongdoing.

C.Older kids thought parents would be angry with their confessions.

D.Older kids are more likely to confess to an act than younger children.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.It's easy for kids to confess their mistakes.

B.Parents should at once punish the kids who lied.

C.It takes time for children to learn to tell the truth.

D.Parents should never get angry after kids' confessions.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.Why children like telling lies when they are young.

B.How children feel when they confess their mistakes.

C.Why parents must punish their children's wrong actions.

D.How parents should treat their children when they make mistakes.

I read somewhere that we spend a full third of our lives waiting. But where are we doing all of this waiting, and what does it mean to an impatient society like ours? To understand the subject, let's take a look at three kinds of "waits".

The very typical form of waiting is the Watched-Pot Wait. It is without doubt the most boring of all. Take ?lling up the kitchen sink（洗碗池）as an example. There is completely nothing you can do while this is going on but keep both eyes ?xed on the sink until it's full. During these waits, the brain ?ies away from the body and has your head in the clouds until the water runs out of the sink and onto your socks. This kind of wait makes the waiter helpless and mindless.

A cousin to the Watched-Pot Wait is the Forced Wait. This one requires the waiter to do in a controlled way and follow the directions. Properly preparing noodle soup required a Forced Wait. Directions are very clear. "Bring three cups of water to boil, add mix, cook it slowly for three minutes, stop heating, let stand ?ve minutes." I have my doubts that anyone has actually followed the directions strictly. After all, Forced Waiting requires patience.

Perhaps the most powerful kind of waiting is the Lucky-Break Wait. This kind of wait is unusual in that it is for the most part voluntary（自愿的）. Unlike the Forced Wait, which is also voluntary, waiting for your lucky break does not necessarily mean that it will happen.

Turning one's life into a waiting game requires trust and hope, and is strictly for the optimists（樂(lè)觀主義者）among us. On the surface it seems as ridiculous（荒謬的）as following the directions on soup mixes, but the Lucky-Break Wait well serves those who are willing to do it. As long as one doesn't come to pass on it, wishing for a few good things to happen never hurts anybody.

We certainly do spend a lot of our time waiting. The next time you're standing at the sink waiting for it to ?ll while cooking noodle soup that you'll have to eat until a large bag of cash falls out of the sky, be con?dent and patient. Good things come to those who wait, better things come to those who wait longer. You're probably just as busy as the next guy.

1.What is the difference between the Forced Wait and the Watched-Pot Wait?

A.The Watched-Pot Wait connects body and brain. B.The Forced Wait requires some self-control.

C.The Watched-Pot Wait needs directions. D.The Forced Wait makes people active.

2.The writer probably agrees that _________.

A.The Lucky-Break Wait doesn't give people faith and hope.

B.Everyone really follows the directions during the Forced Wait.

C.The Lucky-Break Wait doesn't always bring the expected result.

D.The waiter doesn't need to do anything during the Watched-Pot Wait.

3.What is the writer's main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To question about people's behaviors of waiting.

B.To show why people are impatient while waiting.

C.To help people know their feelings while waiting.

D.To advise us not to lose heart while we're waiting.

閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

Every month we look at a different artist. We think Haroshi is super cool—he makes sculptures from skateboards.

Haroshi is in his late 30s. He's a skateboarder but he also makes things from wood. He began skateboarding when he was 15 years old and he loved it. He used to skate every day. Now, if you know anything about skateboarding, you'll know that skateboards don't last forever because they break. Haroshi didn't throw his out but he collected them. Over time he built up a big collection and at the same time he learnt about all the different types of skateboards. Surprisingly, not all skateboards are of the same shape and actually they are often built in different ways. By the time he was 25, he had a lot of collections of old skateboards.

He decided he had to do something with them so he started to cut them up. As he was doing that, he noticed some interesting patterns（圖案）in the wood. He then cut more and fixed them on top of each other. The first thing he created from the wood was a piece of jewelry. He created something new from something old.

Today, however, he is known for his large 3D wooden sculptures. His ideas generally come from skateboarding culture, from skateboarding cats to cool trainers, but also everyday topics such as hurting yourself, getting better, being crazy about something and growing up. All skateboarders will understand these. Haroshi has made over 40 pieces and each piece takes a very long time. There is no doubt that he is very talented. But he had no formal art training. He taught himself.

Haroshi held an exhibition（展覽）in London last month. As we entered the ?rst room, we saw a huge bird that covered one wall. There was also a sculpture called Ordinary Life. It looked like a broken leg—a very common problem, of course. It's unbelievable to think that these sculptures are all made from broken skateboards. But there's something else that is really interesting about Haroshi's works. In the twelfth century, Unkei, a sculptor, placed a glass ball in each of his works to show the heart of the piece. Haroshi also places something inside his sculptures—a piece of broken skateboard. In this way, he gives his sculptures life. We think that is just amazing!

1.When did Haroshi begin skateboarding?

2.What was the ?rst thing Haroshi created from the wood?

3.How many pieces of sculptures has Haroshi made?

4.What kind of person is Haroshi according to the passage?

5.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

假如你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Mike看到了中國(guó)國(guó)慶閱兵(National Day Parade)的畫(huà)面，給你發(fā)郵件詢問(wèn)今年國(guó)慶的相關(guān)事情。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一封電子郵件，告訴他中國(guó)國(guó)慶節(jié)的日期，今年你在國(guó)慶節(jié)期間做了什么，以及你的感受。

提示詞語(yǔ)：October 1, make posters, Tian'anmen Square, watch on TV, proud

提示問(wèn)題：●When is Chinese National Day?

●What did you do during the holiday?

●How did you feel?

Dear Mike.

I'm glad to tell you something about Chinese National Day.___________________________________

If there is anything more that I can help with, please let me know.

Yours,

Li Hua

今年9月，中國(guó)女排再次獲得世界杯冠軍。在一場(chǎng)場(chǎng)振奮人心的勝利背后，體現(xiàn)的正是國(guó)人引以為傲的永不言棄的女排精神。

某英文網(wǎng)站正在開(kāi)展以“Never Give Up”為主題的征文活動(dòng)。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給報(bào)社寫(xiě)一篇征文，談?wù)勀闳松�中�?jiān)韌不拔克服困難的一次經(jīng)歷，主要內(nèi)容包括：你遇到了什么困難，你是如何克服的，以及你的感受。

提示詞語(yǔ)：change, try, overcome（克服） the dif?culty, never give up, happy

提示問(wèn)題：●What dif?culty did you have?

●What did you do to overcome the dif?culty?

●How did you feel?

I still remember that unforgettable experience._____________________________

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出與劃線部分字母或字母組合與其他三個(gè)發(fā)音不同的選項(xiàng)。

1.A.market B.scarf C.sugar D.March

2.A.milk B.ticket C.spider D.thick

3.A. owner B.grow C.show D.hometown

4.A.worth B.without C.throw D.nothing

5.A.break B.beat C.weak D.meat

It is such _____ interesting book that I want to read it ________ second time .

A.an; the B.the; a C.an; a D.the ;the

There are about two __________ teachers in the school, _________ of them are younger teachers.

A.hundreds, two thirds B.hundred, two thirds

C.hundreds of, two third D.hundred, two third

—Do you know _______ notebook it is ?

—Let me see . Oh, it’s _________

A.who ; mine B.who; me C.whose; mine D.whose; me

—Someone is singing next door. Is it Amy?

—It ______ be her. She is giving a performance at the theatre now.

A. can’t B. mustn’t

C. needn’t D. won’t