For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of their time alone. They're called latchkey children, They're children who look after themselves while their parents work outside. Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of the kids bed chains around their necks with keys attached. 1 was often telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys that it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly , she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the effect working parents had on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by the children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to are reported to be scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall under a bed, in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume.

It ‘s hard to get numbers on latchkey children and most patents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

1.The main idea about "latchkey" children is that they ______.

A. are growing in numbers

B. suffer problems from being left alone

C. watch too much TV during the day

D. are also found in middle schools

2.The main feeling these children have when they are at home alone is_____.

A. tiredness B. freedom

C. loneliness D. fear

3.Which sentence is the topic sentence of Paragraph 1 ?

A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C. I was often telling them to put their keys inside their shirts.

D. She learned the chains around their necks were house keys.

4.The underlined word "nightmares" means _____.

A. night suit B. night habit

C. terrible dreams at nightD. staying up at night

5.We may draw a conclusion that _____.

A. latchkey children enjoy being left alone

B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it's difficult to find out how many latchkey children there

1.___When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(迫使) by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed. Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible, to get rid of. 2.__Children often form bad habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live. Older persons also form bad habits, and sometimes become ruined by them.

3.____Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and thoroughness.

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on. 4.___ Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided.

5.___

A. There are other habits which, when formed in early life, are of great help.

B. Whether good or not habit are, they are easy to get rid of.

C. We ought to keep from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will prove good for ourselves and others.

D. Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed.

E. It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habits.

F. These are all easily formed habits.

G. It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits.

I was a high school student then, from low-income family. So I have to work to support my family. My first one job was to clean tables in a small restaurant. I still remember going there early and felt anxious about the new world. I worked harder because I was afraid of losing the job. At night, I was sometimes very tired to do my homework. And I came to understand that was not easy to earn money, and knowledge could change my life. So I learned from the job, in a hard way, was much more important as what I earned.

假設你是李華，你的美國朋友Tom上個月來到北京學習。七月份你將去北京參加暑期中學生英語演講比賽, 你在資料搜集、語言運用等方面遇到了困難。請根據(jù)以下要點給Tom寫一封電子郵件：

1. 詢問Tom的生活和學習情況；

2. 談談你的困難并請Tom幫忙；

3. 告訴Tom你打算賽后去看他。

注意：1. 詞數(shù) 100詞左右，

2. 可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

3. 演講比賽：speech contest

Dear Tom,

People in the United States honor their parents with 2 special days: Mother’s Day on the second Sunday in May and Father’s Day on the 3rd Sunday in June. These days are to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible citizens. They give love and care. These two days offer an opportunity to think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home and more fathers must help with childcare.

These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On mother’s Day, people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It’s also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery (grave). On these days families get together at home as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecue for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.

Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are more valued than those bought in stores. It’s not the value of the gift that is important, but “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakers, phone companies and other stores do lots of business during these holidays.

1.Which is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?

A. Parents bring up children.

B. Parents give love and care to children.

C. Parents educate children to be good persons.

D. Parents pass away before children grow up.

2.What do you know from the passage?

A. Both festivals are in May.

B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.

C. Not all the children respect their parents.

D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.

3.Which do you know about “carnation”?

A. It only has two kinds of color.

B. It refers to the special clothes people wear on Mother’s Day.

C. It’s a kind of flower showing love and best wishes.

D. People can wear them only on the second Sunday in May.

4.On Mother’s Day and Father’s Day ___________.

A. people sometimes have family parties

B. everyone goes to the cemetery

C. children always go to parents’ home

D. hand-made cards are the most valuable gifts.

Good health is the most valuable thing a person can have, but one cannot take good health for granted. It is important to remember that the body needs proper care in order to be healthy. There are three things that a person can do to help stay in good shape: eat right food, get enough sleep, and exercise regularly.

Proper nutrition (營養(yǎng)) is important for good health. Your body cannot work well unless it receives the proper kind of “fuel” (燃料). Don't eat too much food with lots of sugar and fat. Eat plenty of foods high in protein (蛋白質) , like meat, fish, eggs and nuts. Vegetables and fruits are very important because they provide necessary vitamins and minerals. However, don't overeat. It is not helpful to be overweight.

Getting the proper amount of sleep is also important. If you don't get enough sleep, you feel tired and easily get angry. You have no energy. Over a long period of time a little amount of sleep may even result in a change of personality (個性).Be sure to allow yourself from seven to nine hours of sleep each night. If you do, your body will feel strong and refreshed, and your mind will be sharp.

Finally, get plenty of exercise. Exercise forms the body, strengthens the muscles, and prevents you from gaining weight. It also improves your heart and lungs. If you follow a regular exercise program, you will probably increase your life-span (壽命).Any kind of exercise is good. Most sports are excellent for keeping the body in good shapes: basketball, swimming, bicycling, running and so on are good examples. Sports are not only good for your body, but they are enjoyable and interesting, too.

If everybody, were to eat the right foods, get plenty of sleep and exercise regularly, the world would be a happier and healthier place. We would all live to be much older and wiser.

1.According to the passage,_________.

A .we should always keep fit

B. if we were healthy, we could spend our days in doing things with less sleep

C. one can eat a lot to stay in good shape

D. one needn't take any exercise if he is healthy

2.In order to keep good health, ___________ .

A. we should eat a lot of sweets

B. one needs a large amount of fat

C. people should eat according to the foods nutrition

D. we must try to sleep now and then

3.Eating more and sleeping less________.

A. can keep healthy B. is no good for you

C. gets you more energy D. will keep your personality

4.The title of the article should be___________.

A. Eating and Exercising

B. How Vitamins Work in Man's Body

C. Staying Healthy

D. Sleeping Well

A university graduate described as a “respectable and intelligent” woman is seeking professional help after being convicted of （證明有……罪）shoplifting for the second time in six months.

Ana Luz, recently studying for her Phd, has been told she could end up behind bars unless she can control the desire to steal from shops .

Luz ,who lives with her partner in Fitzwilliam Road ,Cambridge ,admitted stealing clothes worth ￡9.95 from John Lewis in Oxford Street ,London ,on March 9.

Phillip Lemoyne ,prosecuting（起訴）,said Luz selected some clothes from a display and took them to the ladies’ toilet in the store .When she came out again she was wearing one of the skirts she had selected ,having taken off the anti-theft security alarms（防盜警報裝置）.

She was stopped and caught after leaving the store without paying , Mr. Lemoyne said.

He added that she was upset on her arrest and apologized for her actions.

Luz,28, was said to have been convicted of shoplifting by Cambridge judges last October ,but Morag Duff, defending ,said she had never been in trouble with the police before that .

“She is ashamed and embarrassed but doesn’t really have any explanation why she did this ,” Miss Duff said . “She didn’t intend to steal when she went into the store .She is at a loss to explain it. She is otherwise a very respectable and intelligent young lady .She went to her doctor and asked for advice because she wants to know if there is anything in particular that caused her to do this.”

Judge David Azan fined Luz ￡ 50, and warned : “You’ve got a criminal record .If you carry on like this ,you will end up in prison ,which will ruin your bright future you may have.”

Luz achieved a degree in design at university in her native Spain ,went on to a famous university in Berlin , Germany for her master’s degree and is now studying for a PhD at Cambridge University ,UK.

1.What is Ana Luz’s nationality?

A．American. B．British.

C．Spanish. D．German.

2.What does the underlined sentence “She is at a loss to explain it” mean?

A．In her opinion it was a loss to the clothes shops where she stole things .

B．She doesn’t have any idea why she has the desire to steal from shops .

C．She thinks it is a loss for her to explain why she stole things from shops.

D．Personally she feels ashamed and embarrassed for her shoplifting actions.

3.Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “shoplifting” used in the passage?

A．Carrying goods in a lift for a shop.

B．Taking goods to the ladies’ toilet .

C．Selecting some goods from a display.

D．Taking goods from a shop without paying.

4.From the passage we can learn that .

A．Ana Luz is already got her PhD at Cambridge University ,UK

B．Ana Luz is ashamed and embarrassed and knows why she often did so

C．the university graduate will be put in prison if she steals in shops once more

D．Phillip Lemoyne is the “respectable and intelligent” woman’s defense lawyer

Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born. I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger everyday. There were happy days and tragic days; some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.

In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day, I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.

Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking more slowly. One day I stopped working, I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change colour and give us delicious fruits.

But the days keep getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left but I will enjoy them to the end.

1.. According to the passage, which of the following ages may be during the autumn of his life?

A. 15 B. 33 C. 62 D.87

2.Which of the following is true?

A. The writer was an engineer.

B. The writer had a garden with flowers.

C. The writer was always happy as a child.

D. The writer now is old and weak, but he still enjoys his life.

3.The best title for the passage can be “________”.

A. Four Seasons

B. My Life

C. Four Seasons in a Year

D. Four Seasons in My Life

Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a batter student in several ways 1. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.

You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 2. Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 3.

The following methods may work best for you.

●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.

● Write your notes in your own words.

● 4.

● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.

As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速記). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 5.

A. Use words, not complete sentences.

B. There are three practical note-taking methods.

C. You must write your notes on separate paper.

D. Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.

E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.

F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your

notes.

G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to

understand and remember it.

Perhaps the most interesting person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his qualities. First of all, I respected his to teaching. Because his lectures were always well-prepared and clearly delivered, students crowded into his classroom. His followers liked the fact that he what he taught.Furthermore, he could be counted on to explain his ideas in an way, introducing such aids (輔助) to as oil paintings, music, and guest lecturers. Once he sang a song in class in order to make a point clear. , I admired the fact that he would talk to students outside the classroom or talk with them the telephone. Drinking coffee in the cafe, he would easily make friends with students. Sometimes he would a student to a game of chess (國際象棋) he would join student groups to discuss a variety of : agriculture, diving and mathematics. Many young people visited him in his office for on their studies; others came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I was by his lively sense of humor. He believed that no lesson is a success , during it, the students and the professor at least one loud . Through his sense of humor, he made learning more and more lasting, If it is that life makes a wise man smile and a foolish man cry, my friend is indeed a wise man.

1.A. Although B. When C. Even if D. Now that

2.A. basic B. special C. common D. particular

3.A. attention B. introduction C. relation D. devotion

4.A. insisted on B. talked about C. believed in D. agreed with

5.A. imaginative B. ordinary C. opposite D. open

6.A. listening B. understanding C. information D. discovery

7.A. also B. nearly C. even D. only

8.A. Later B. Secondly C. However D. Therefore

9.A. with B. by C. from D. on

10.A. invite B. lead C. prefer D. show

11.A. As a matter of fact B. Later on C. Other times D. In general

12.A. questions B. subjects C. matters D. contents

13.A. support B. explanation C. experience D. advice

14.A. disturbed B. moved C. attracted D. defeated

15.A. for B. until C. since D. unless

16.A. hear B. suggest C. share D. demand

17.A. laugh B. cry C. shout D. question

18.A. helpful B. enjoyable C. practical D. useful

19.A. natural B. normal C. hopeful D. true

20.A. so B. for C. then D. Yet