-----What should I wear to attend his wedding party?

   ------Dress ____way you like.

A. what    B .however     C. whatever        D. how

 .Some  researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to 　　　　 mental health. Daydreaming， they say， is 　　　　 good means of relaxation.

A. the；不填　   B. 不填； the      C. 不填；不填        D.不填； a     

假設(shè)你是本刊讀者Jack，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)所給的背景材料給Peter寫(xiě)封回信。內(nèi)容包括：

1．分析Peter父母不同意的理由；2．你給Peter的具體建議。

背景材料：

Teenagers 總228（10/2009）期

編者按：本期刊登了Peter的來(lái)信，歡迎讀者就信中談到的問(wèn)題進(jìn)行分析并提出建議。

Editor,

I’m a boy of 18. I like arts, especially dancing. I want to attend a hip-hop (街舞) training course on the weekend, but my parents don’t permit me to. I’m very upset and need your advice.

Peter

注意：

1、詞數(shù)120左右；2、文章的開(kāi)頭已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear peter,

You are very upset that your parents don’t permit you to attend a hip-hop training course on the weekend. ____________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Jack

 [1]Everyone has periods in his life when everything seems very hard, when there’s nobody to talk to and the mood is just getting worse and worse. There are some things that may help you lift up your mood.

[2]The first thing you should try is socializing and thinking positively. It is very hard, because usually when we feel depressed we lock ourselves at home and try to think about all the bad character issues we have. But if you try to force yourself and call a friend for a cup of coffee, the chances of changing your mood into a better one are very good. _____ Instead, try to think only about the bright side of your life. Don’t forget: We are what we think we are.

[3]You should also try doing something only for yourself, something totally selfish. This could be something you wanted for a long time: maybe a short trip, a coat, a ring or anything that could lift up your mood. This doesn’t have to be extravagant or costly. The point of all these is being good to yourself.

[4]Giving presents to yourself can lift up your mood. What’s more, buying things to others may be a perfect way to feel happy. Think of your friends, families, relatives or even local charities, choose one person and give him a gift that doesn’t have to be something expensive or big. It may be just a little toy to your poor neighbor’s child. Making another person feel happy will make you feel good in your heart and mind.

[5]Meeting a positive person should be very useful. Just try to keep your problems off the conversation. The idea here is to get out of your shell and have some interaction. Get involved with someone else and your mind will take a turn as well.

76. What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 8 words)

77. Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more than 4 words)

It’s better to get out of _______________  and do something together with others.

78. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

79. List three ways that can lift up your mood, according to the text. (no more than 16 words)

①___________________  ②___________________  ③____________________

80. What does the word “It” (line 4, Paragraph 4) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners. Most children will “obey” spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word “obey” is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.

Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spoken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly expressive as delight, pain, friendliness, and so on. But since these can’t be said to show the baby’s intention to communicate, they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language. It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment, and that by six months they are able to add new words to their store. This self-imitation (模仿) leads on to deliberate (有意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imitations can be considered as speech.

It is a problem we need to get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world. Thus the use, at seven months, of “mama” as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaningless sound simply because he also uses it at other times for his father, his dog, or anything else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself. I doubt, however, whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds.

71. Before children start speaking_____.

A. they need equal amount of listening

B. they need different amounts of listening

C. they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obeying spoken instructions

D. they can’t understand and obey the adults’ oral instructions

72. The underlined word “obey” in Paragraph 1 is close to _____ in meaning.

A. order                       B. set                    C. change                            D. follow

73. A baby’s first noises are____.

A. an expression of his moods and feelings

B. an early form of language

C. a sign that he means to tell you something

D. an imitation of the speech of adults

74. The problem of deciding at what point a baby’s imitations can be considered as speech ________.

A. is important because words have different meanings for different people

B. is not especially important because the changeover takes place gradually

C. is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age

D. is one that should be completely ignored because children’s use of words is often meaningless

75. The speaker implies ____.

A. parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds

B. even after they have learnt to speak, children still enjoy imitating

C. children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly

D. children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end with commercials (商業(yè)廣告) thrown in every three of four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple or minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. “Buy Super Clean Toothpaste.” “Drink Good Wet Root Beer.” “Fill up with Pacific Gas.” Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of “You Need It! Buy It Now!”

The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you’ve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed – new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it’s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless (魯莽的) or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you’ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there’s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you’ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the armrest or even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

66. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road.                                        B. Films on television.

C. Advertisements on the billboards.                   D. Gas stations.

67. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To give the writer’s opinion about long bus trips.

B. To persuade you to take a log bus trip.

C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

D. To describe the billboards along the road.

68. The writer of this passage would probably favor __________.

A. bus drivers who aren’t reckless                            B. driving alone     

C. a television set on the bus                              D. no billboards along the road

69. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because _______.

A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

70. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are _______.

A. boring               B. comfortable                     C. tiring                 D. exciting

 [1]Children start out as natural scientists, eager to look into the world around them. Helping them enjoy science can be easy; there’s no need for a lot of scientific terms or expensive lab equipment. You only have to share your children’s curiosity. Firstly, listen to their questions. I once visited a classroom of seven-year-olds to talk about science as a job. The children asked me “textbook questions” about schooling, salary and whether I liked my job. When I finished answering, we sat facing one another in silence. Finally I said, “Now that we’re finished with your lists, do you have questions of your own about science?”

[2]After a long pause, a boy raised his hand, “Have you ever seen a grasshopper (蚱蜢) eating? When I try eating leaves like that, I get a stomachache. Why?”

[3]This began a set of questions that lasted nearly two hours.

[4]Secondly, give them time to think. Studies over the past 30 years have shown that, after asking a question, adults typically wait only one second or less for an answer, no time for a child to think. When adults increase their “wait time” to three seconds or more, children give more logical, complete and creative answers.

[5]Thirdly, watch your language. Once you have a child involved in a science discussion, don’t jump in with “That’s right” or “Very good” These words work well when it comes to encouraging good behavior (行為). But in talking about science, quick praise can signal that discussions is over. Instead, keep things going by saying, “That’s interesting” or “I’d never thought of it that way before”, or coming up with more questions or ideas.

[6]Never push a child to “Think”. It doesn’t’ make sense, children are always thinking, without your telling them to. What’s more, this can turn a conversation into a performance. The child will try to find the answer you want, in as few words as possible, so that he will be a smaller target (目標(biāo)) for your disagreement.

[7]Lastly, show; don’t tell. Real-life impressions of nature are far more impressive than any lesson children can learn from a book or a television program. Let children look at their fingertips through a magnifying glass (放大鏡), and they’ll understand why you want them to wash before dinner. Rather than saying that water evaporates (蒸發(fā)), set a pot of water to boil and let them watch the water level drop.

61. According to the passage, children are natural scientists, and to raise their interest, the most important thing for adults to do is _______.

A. to let them see the world around                        B. to share the children’s curiosity

C. to explain difficult phrases about science      

D. to supply the children with lab equipment

62. In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the word “l(fā)ists” could best be replaced by _________.

A. questions from textbooks                   B. any problems  

C. any questions                                            D. any number of questions

63. According to the passage, children can answer questions in a more logical, complete and creative way if adults _____.

A. ask them to answer quickly 

B. wait for one to two seconds after a question

C. tell them to answer the next day. 

D. wait at least for three seconds after a question

64. In Which of the following paragraph(s) does the author tell us what to say to encourage children in a science discussion?

A. The second and the third.                              B. The fourth and the fifth.

C. The fifth and the sixth.                                 D. The seventh.

65. The author mentions all of the following techniques for adults to share with their children’s curiosity except that adults should ______.

A. tell their children stories instead of reciting facts.

B. offer their children chances to see things for themselves

C. be patient enough when their children answer questions

D. encourage their children to ask questions of their own

Jeremy Wirick, 9, has been back in school for less than two months, but he has already hnd several asthma (哮喘) attacks. A recent attack happened on October 2, after he pushed himself too hard in gym class. Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll. When Jeremy got home an hour or two later, he was out of breath. He needed to use a nebulizer, a machine that helps send medicine quickly to the lungs, to get his breathing back to normal.

Asthma attacks like Jeremy increase in September and October. More than six times as many asthma sufferers who are elementary-school age need hospital treatment in the fall as in the summer.

Experts believe many factors can contribute to back-to-school asthma. Kids get together in close space, they start passing viruses around. A viral infection can cause an asthma attack. There are also certain fall allergies (過(guò)敏癥) that can cause attacks. Exercise is another common cause of an attack. Besides, the stress of school can make asthma worse.

Parents can play a big role in helping kids with asthma start the school year right. Dawne Gee’s 10-year-old son, Alexander, has had asthma since he was a baby. Before the school year starts, she tells school workers in writing about her son’s asthma.

The Gees live in Kentucky, which has passed laws allowing students to carry their asthma medication (藥物治療) with them at school. Alexander’s mom makes sure he has his inhaler (人工呼吸器) with him when he goes to school and that he keeps it on hand at all times. In Delaware, where Jeremy lives, kids are allowed to carry their inhalers at school.

The American Lung Association says that about 6.2 million American children suffer from asthma. Asthma is the chronic (慢性) illness that causes students to miss the most days of school. There are many things that schools can do to help students control their asthma.

56. The passage mainly deals with _________.

A. how to prevent and treat Asthma                    B. what asthma is and its symptoms

C. the side-effects asthma has on kids                D. the causes of asthma and its treatment

57. By saying “Running, power walking, jogging and push-ups took their toll” in Paragraph 1, the writer means that _______.

A. physical exercise affected their health            

B. physical exercise gave them a deep thought

C. asthma attacks made them like physical exercise

D. asthma attacks could be cured through physical exercise

58. Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the passage?

A. Kids are likely to suffer asthma attacks in the fall.

B. Stress can add to the risk of asthma attacks.

C. Medical officials should be blamed for asthma attacks.

D. asthma attacks will need necessary medical treatment.

59. The passage lists many factors that cause asthma attacks except _______.

A. a viral infection    B. unhealthy habits     C. certain fall allergies    D. physical exercise

60. The following paragraph is probably going to talk about ___________.

A. the effects asthma has on students                 B. a survey on students with asthma

C. tips on asthma for schools                                   D. further understanding of asthma

I have eyes that are said to be “cow brown”, and my long fair hair is my best feature (特征). I am not overweight, but I’m not too   36   either.

I’m relatively happy with my   37  , but where did I get it? Do I share the same features as some unknown stranger?   38  , while walking down the street, I tried to   39   that stranger, imagining that one of the women I passed   40   possibly be my biological mother (生母).

For a long time I wondered what life would be like with   41  . I was never   42   with my life I just never   43   wondering what it would be like to have been raised by my biological mother. And then one day, I   44   a poem which compared adoption (收養(yǎng))   45   

a seed that was planted by one person and then taken care of by another. The second person had

  46   the seed and made it grow to be tall and beautiful. I found that it compared perfectly to my   47  .

Gradually I   48   that my mom had made me who I am today. She did my hair for my first dance. She was there for my first heartbreak … She’d been there for   49   that ever mattered. And I started to notice that we had the same silly   50  , the same attitude to life, and the same way of treating people.

Sometimes when we’re out somewhere, people comment on   51   we look alike, and we turn to each other and laugh,   52 that she wasn’t the one who gave birth to me.

   53   I may not know why I look the way I do, I know why I am who I am. The mom I have now is the   54   one I ever could have hoped for, not only because she holds a huge amount of unconditional love, but because she has   55   who I am today.

36. A. thin                    B. fat                           C. strong               D. weak

37. A. eyes                   B. appearance               C. weight                     D. hair

38. A. Still                    B. Even                        C. Again                D. Often

39. A. run after             B. pick out                    C. bring back         D. turn down

40. A. should                B. would                      C. could                D. must

41. A. the biologist         B. my adoptive mother   C. the stranger              D. my birth mother

42. A. dissatisfied          B. content                     C. angry                D. pleased

43. A. enjoyed               B. stopped                    C. escaped             D. allowed

44. A. wrote down        B. put up                      C. handed out        D. came across

45. A. with                   B. for                           C. to                            D. as

46. A. buried                 B. harvested                  C. planted              D. watered

47. A. thought               B. seed                         C. situation            D. history

48. A. realized               B. guessed                    C. hated                D. expected

49. A. something           B. everything                C. everyone           D. someone

50. A. problem                     B. illness                       C. adoption            D. personality

51. A. how much          B. how far                    C. where               D. why

52. A. proving               B. noticing                    C. forgetting          D. remembering

53. A. Though               B. Unless                      C. As                    D. Until

54. A. happiest                     B. best                         C. prettiest             D. wisest

55. A. saved                  B. regretted                   C. shaped                     D. declared

 The apartment in the city center is so expensive that it can only be ________ to the rich people.

A. accessible                 B. addicted                   C. sensitive                   D. unique