20．Nobody likes an old poop（傻子）．Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature，emotionally healthy individual．Laughter is good for the soul，builds friendships and relieves stress．It serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom．If you've ever been told to"lighten up"or"chill out"，you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor．
Forgive the accidental．A sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall，but because it surprises．From a spilled（溢出）water glass in a meeting to Aunt Rae's teeth coming off in the Thanksgiving turkey，the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand．After making sure that nobody's hurt，forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding．
Look for the unexpected．The kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea．Parents who serve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea．Unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people．
Learn to laugh with your kids．Most of what children say and do is funny．Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in and helping another human being．By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor，you develop your sense of humor，as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor．
25．If you've ever been told to"lighten up"or"chill out"，it meansC．
A．you are humorous                                  
B．you are angry
C．you lack humor                                     
D．you are funny
26．According to Paragraph 2，when your friend falls，you canD．
A．laugh at him             
B．feel embarrassed           
C．scold him        
D．chuckle
27．What is the best title for the text？B
A．Ways to Become a Healthy Individual          
B．How to Develop a Sense of Humor
C．The Function of Humor                               
D．Proper Attitudes Toward Humor．

分析 本文主要講述了如何變得有幽默感，來化解尷尬和讓人放松．作者主要介紹了三種方法：1、原諒意外；2、尋找意想不到的事；3、和孩子分享有趣的故事．

解答 C  DB
25  C   細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段If you've ever been told to"lighten up"or"chill out"，you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor．可知如果你被告訴放松或冷靜，你應(yīng)該放松下來，使用你的幽默感．由此推知，如果你被告訴放松或冷靜，這意味著你缺乏幽默感．故選C．
26  D  細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段After making sure that nobody's hurt，forgive accidents with a chuckle（咯咯地笑）rather than a scolding．可知當確保沒有人受傷的情況下，用笑來原諒而不是責(zé)罵．故選D．
27  B   標題選擇題．根據(jù)第一段Nobody likes an old poop（傻子）．Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature，emotionally healthy individual．可知沒有人喜歡傻子．幽默感是一個人個性的一部分，所以本文講述了如何變得有幽默感．故選B．

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72．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？C
A．Playing truant means using bad language．
B．You can wear anything you want in UK schools．
C．Exclusion is the most serious punishment in UK schools．
D．If suspended，the child will miss schoolwork．
73．Given her detentions，what did Freya do？A
A．She used the law to argue for her civil right．
B．She forced the school to respect her civil rights．
C．She demanded that her teachers remove the punishment．
D．She would never return to the school．
74．The underlined phrase"make the news"is closest in meaning toD．
A．covering the story        B．correcting her behavior
C．a(chǎn)ccepting an interview    D．making her story the focus
75．According to the text，the home&school contract is intended toB．
A．help parents learn more about their child's performance at school
B．make parents reach agreement with the school rules
C．remind parents to teach their children school rules
D．a(chǎn)sk parents to spend more time with their children．

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9．CHOOSE YOUR VIRGINIA
Rock House Museum
Take a journey through history with a visit to the exciting museum and historic sites of Wytheville．The Rock House Museum offers glimpses into daily life in the 19th century．The museum is part of the 50 structures featured in Wytheville's Historic Walking Tour.540/233-3330．
Grand Caverns
Grand Caverns is America's oldest cave．Beautiful and massive formations．Union troops visited the caverns．Thomas Jefferson visited-you should，too!Open weekends in March，daily April-October，9 a．m．-5 p．m．Hour tours leave every 30 minutes.703/249-5705．
The News Museum
The News Museum in Arlington is the world's only interactive（互動）museum of news．Visitors can be reporters or television newscasters，see today's news as it happens on a block-long video news wall，and be taken behind the scenes to see how news is made．The News museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a．m．-5 p．m．You can visit www．News museum．Org．
Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
Kenmore Plantation & Gardens has over two hundred years of history from the Revolutionary War，Civil War and into the 21st century．Home of Betty Washington，George Washington's only sister，and Patriot Col．Fielding Lewis．Explore this historic building and city block of restored gardens．Tea and ginger cookies served.540/373-3381．
Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach offers 11 000 hotel/motel rooms，plus cottages and campgrounds．Enjoy miles of clean beaches and a variety of family attractions．Fine restaurants，various shopping areas，exciting nightlife，and special events are offered throughout the year.800/822-3224．
61．What is the author's purpose in writing this passage？A
A．To attract tourists to Virginia．
B．To encourage people to settle in Virginia．
C．To introduce historic sites in Virginia．
D．To give people a general description of Virginia．
62．In what way is The News Museum different from Rock House Museum？D
A．It is larger．
B．It is more exciting．
C．Visitors can act in it．
D．Visitors can see more in it．
63．If you want to enjoy yourself in the evening，you may go toD．
A．The News Museum                  
B．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens
C．Grand Caverns                        
D．Virginia Beach
64．Which of the following places is NOT open in the winter months？B
A．The news Museum．
B．Grand Caverns．
C．Virginia Beach．
D．Kenmore Plantation & Gardens．
65．Which of the following is NOT a fact when tourists are visiting the Virginia Beach？C
A．Tourists can camp in the open air．
B．Tourists can enjoy some special events there．
C．Tourists can not go there in their own cars．
D．Tourists can enjoy themselves on the clean beach．

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10．But while the constant repetition（重復(fù)）might be boring for mum or dad，it is the best way for toddlers （初學(xué)走路的孩子） to learn new words，according to a research．
The findings suggest parents are wasting money by spending a lot of money on huge book collections in the hope that they will inspire their children．
Instead，a small selection of favorites such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar or The Gruffalo will achieve far more．
Dr Jessica Horst of the University of Sussex's Word Lab carried out an experiment to check how quickly three-year-olds could recognize and recall（記起） six new words．
The children were visited three times in a week at their homes．One group heard the same story three times back-to-back each time and another was read three different stories．All had the same amount of new words which appeared the same number of times．
When researchers returned a week later，they found the children who heard the same story over and over had typically（通常）learned 3.6of the new words．
Those who heard different stories remembered only 2.6．They also noted the‘repetition'group learned at a faster rate than those in the‘variety'group．
Dr Horst said："We are showing that less is more，to a point（在某種程度上）．Obviously，the more times you read to a child and the more books you have will help them．But you don't need to go crazy and buy every single Thomas the Tank Engine book．Reading the same books over and over again helps．"
Previous（以前的） studies have found parents spend just 49minutes doing things with their children each day．One in three don't read to their children before putting them to bed at night．Yet 30minutes of one-on-one literacy （一對一的讀寫能力） activities can improve reading age by nearly two years in less than five months．

28．Why do some parents buy lots of books for their children？B
A．They have got a lot of money．
B．Those books will be good for children．
C．Huge book collections will be cheap．
D．Children don't like a small selection．
29．What can we conclude from the experiment？A
A．The variety group learned fewer words．
B．The repetition group read more stories．
C．The variety group recalled words quickly．
D．The repetition group learned more slowly．
30．What do we know from the last paragraph？D
A．Parents needn't spend time with their children．
B.30minutes of reading activities is useless．
C．Reading age depends on children's night activities．
D．Reading to children each night is helpful for reading age．
31．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？C
A．The Repetition Group and the Variety Group．
B．Why Should Parents Buy Huge Book Collections？
C．The Best Way to Help Children Learn New Words．
D．Thirty Minutes of One-on-one Reading Activities．

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