1 . Teens want structure in their lives, which means they want their lives well-planned. To begin building structure, teens need love and trust. They need to know their parents are there to give them needed love and support (支持). Teens want to be sure that nothing can prevent parents from shouldering their responsibility for them — not their growing maturity (成熟), misbehavior, nor anger at something they have done. Teens want parents to keep control while allowing them to make some decisions.
There are some ways you can help your teens create reasonable structure and remain close. One way is to spend time together. Parents often mistake their teens’ increased interest in friends for a disinterest in the family.
Teens would like to spend more time doing things with their parents, but watching TV is not counted as spending time together. As your teens mature, it is important for you and your teens spend time alone together, one to one. Your teens need time to talk to you alone without any other family member present. Talk with your teens about their interests and concerns. Make sure you really show interest in what is happening. When talking with your teens, give full attention and do not stop them.
The way to help your teens become adults is to let your teens into your world. Sharing your emotions and concerns with your teens is important. Avoid causing needless worry. Trust your teens. Don’t expect the worst. Hope for the best. Telling your teens you don’t like their friends will cause the teens not to bring their friends home. If something should go wrong, believe that your teens didn’t do it on purpose.
It is very important that you treat your teens with respect. Teens need the same respect adults show for total strangers. Don’t talk down to your teens.
You need to be supportive of your teens. What may be a small problem to you may be troubling to your teens. Teens don’t have the experiences that adults have had. Let the teens know that you understand how much it hurts when something happens that is upsetting or hurtful to them. As they mature, they can look back at some problems they had and laugh at having been upset by something that now seems unimportant.
The most important things to remember are: talk with your teens, listen to their worries and offer suggestions when needed. This will help your teens to live a well-organized life.
1. According to Paragraph 1, teens ______.| A．can control themselves | B．expect direction and freedom |
| C．don’t know how to make decision | D．don’t have responsibility for the family |
| A．compared with | B．used as |
| C．connected with | D．regarded as |
| A．give suggestions | B．spend time alone together |
| C．trust their teens | D．worry about the worst |
| A．invite their teens’ friends home | B．leave their teens’ problems alone |
| C．share their feelings with their teens | D．pay little attention to their teens’ daily lives |
| A．Training Teens to Become Responsible Adults. |
| B．Helping Teens to Build Reasonable Structure. |
| C．Improving the Relationship with Your Teens. |
| D．Stepping into Your Teens’ Secret World. |
2 . Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.
The traveler, who was born with a congenital bone disease（先天性骨病）, lost her right leg at the age of four. Although she had a hard time at first, she now thinks that nothing can stop her living her best life.
To spread that message, Gallagher shares photos of her travels around the world online, and writes her location across her artificial leg（假肢）before taking a picture. Now she has been taking pictures across Europe, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.
“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design（设计）on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalkboard,” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother didn’t like the idea, but my friends liked it and told me to go for it, so I did.”
Gallagher said people often stared when she was writing on her leg. But once she shared the photos, she received only positive feedback（正面反馈）. “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,and I’ve been able to keep up with my peers（同龄人）and lead a pretty great life.”
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if you run into difficulties, get creative with it because if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
1. Gallagher has only one leg because she________| A．was born with one leg | B．got hurt at college |
| C．had a car accident at the age of 4 | D．had a congenital bone disease |
| A．disease | B．location | C．message | D．idea |
| A．help her friends to spread the message |
| B．make her mum and grandmother happy |
| C．tell the world how wonderful her vacation is |
| D．show that nothing can stop her living her best life |
| A．didn’t like her idea | B．gave her positive feedback |
| C．laughed at her dream | D．helped her choose the design of her leg |
| A．The secret to success | B．Face difficulties with a smile |
| C．Wonderful photos | D．A vacation to remember |
3 . I saw an accident on my way to the college three days ago.
I was waiting for the bus at the bus stop. When the bus came, I got on the bus and sat on the window side. The bus started to move. After about five minutes, the bus stopped to wait for the signal (信号灯). I looked outside and saw an old man crossing the road. There were not many people on the road. A boy was riding a motorbike very fast from my side. It seemed that he did not see the signal. When the boy took notice of the old man, he tried to slow down his motorbike but there was no time. He collided with the old man very badly. The old man was thrown far away. The boy also fell down. His head hit the road but it was saved because of his helmet (头盔). Both of them lay in the pool of blood. Many people gathered (聚集) around them and gave their ideas. I got afraid because I saw the whole accident. Then a woman stopped and called the ambulance (救护车). It came quickly and rushed them to the hospital.
The next day I read the newspaper. The old man died in the ambulance but the boy was saved in time. This was the most terrible accident I ever saw in my life.
1. Where did the writer see the accident?| A．In the college. | B．On the way home. |
| C．At the bus stop. | D．On the way to the college. |
| A．He was crossing the road. | B．He was getting on the bus. |
| C．He was waiting for the signal. | D．He was talking with the writer. |
| A．拥抱 | B．分离 | C． 碰撞 | D．观察 |
| A．The bus stopped because it was broken. | B．The accident happened three days ago. |
| C．The writer helped them call the ambulance. | D．Both the old man and the boy died in the accident. |
| A．A nice woman | B．A terrible accident I saw |
| C．How to help people | D．What to do when you meet an accident |
4 . Homework is a problem for students all over the world. As a student, you have a lot of homework to do every day. It's a major part of a student's schooldays. It's the best way to review what you have learned in class. And it helps you understand important concepts（概念）. Luckily, there are several things you can do to make homework less diffiicult.
Be sure you understand the homework
Write your homework down in your notebook if you need to. Don't be afraid to ask questions about it. It's much easier to ask the teacher during or after class than to try to remember later that night!
Use your time at school
Many schools have study halls. It is designed to allow students to study on their own. It's more interesting to play with your friends. But the more homework you finish at school, the less you’ll have to do that night.
Take a break
It's difficult to hold your attention for too long. So take some breaks while doing your homework. Siting for too long without relaxing will make you feel very tired. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people.
Make a plan
If you don't finish your homework at school, think about how much you have left, so you can budget your time. Most students have between 1 hour and 3 hours of home-work a night. If it's a heavy homework day, you'll need to spend more time on it. It's a good idea to make a homework timetable, especially when you want to enjoy sports or other activities.
1. The first paragraph is mainly about_____| A．why homework is hard to do |
| B．why students should do homework |
| C．how much homework students should do |
| D．when students should do homework |
| A．writing your homework down in your notebook |
| B．trying to finish your homework at school |
| C．doing homework without taking a break |
| D．making a plan for your homework |
| A．plan | B．save | C．waste | D．kill |
| A．do less homework at night |
| B．do other activities first |
| C．take a break and do some chores |
| D．make a homework timetable |
| A．Too much homework means too much pressure |
| B．Students should learn to relax |
| C．Ways to make homework easier |
| D．Problems students meet when doing homework |
5 . A Swedish couple on holiday were traveling around Italy, and they wanted to go to Capri. Capri is an island in the south of the country, famous for its beautiful beach. The couple put their destination into their car's GPS. but they made a spelling mistake（错误）. They carelessly typed CARPI instead of CAPRI. There is a real place called Carpi in Italy, but it is a small town in the north of the country.
The couple followed the GPS. Although they were traveling to an island, it didn't worry them that they never crossed a bridge or saw the sea. When they arrived in Carpi, they went to the tourist office. They asked how they could go to the Blue Grotto, a well-known place in Capri. Of course, the office worker couldn't understand them. He thought they wanted to go to a restaurant called the Blue Grotto for dinner.
When the man realized that the couple thought they were in Capri, he explained their mistake. The couple got back into their car and started driving south. The office worker said, “They were surprised, but not angry.”
It was a spelling mistake that took the couple 600 kilometers from their destination.
1. Where did the couple want to go?| A．To Carpi. | B．To Capri. | C．To Sweden. |
| A．计划书 | B．电话簿 | C．目的地 |
| A．Because they forgot where to go. |
| B．Because they broke their car's GPS. |
| C．Because they made a wrong spelling. |
| A．Blue Grotto is a well-known restaurant in Capri. |
| B．Carpi is a small town in the south of the country. |
| C．Capri is a famous island in the south of the country. |
| A．A Beautiful Beach | B．A Careless Mistake | C．A Wonderful Vacation |
6 . A father took his son to fly kites in the park. Soon, the son’s kite was very high in the sky. After a while, the son said, "Father, it seems that the thread (线) is stopping the kite from flying higher. If we break it, the kite will be free and fly even higher. Can we break it?" So the father cut the thread. The kite started to go a little higher. That made the son very happy.
But then, slowly, the kite started to come down. Seeing that, the young son asked his father, "Father, I thought without the thread, the kite could freely fly higher. But why did it fall down?"
The father explained, "Son, the thread was not stopping the kite from flying higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the wind slowed down or picked up. You helped the kite fly higher in a proper direction through the thread. And after we cut the thread, the kite fell down without the support you provided for it through the thread." Hearing what the father said, the son lowered his head and didn't say anything.
Sometimes we feel that we can progress quickly and reach new heights in our life if we are not tied up with our family. But we fail to realize that our family help us get through the hard times in our life with their support.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1. Why did the son want to break the thread?
| A．Because he thought it didn't look very beautiful. |
| B．Because other people's kites didn't have threads. |
| C．Because he thought his father wanted him to do so. |
| D．Because he thought the kite couldn't fly higher with it. |
| A．Excited. | B．Crazy. | C．Surprised. | D．Angry. |
| A．It helped the kite stay higher. |
| B．The kite got the support through it. |
| C．It made the kite fly in a proper direction. |
| D．It helped only when the wind slowed down. |
| A．the hard times | B．the family | C．the progress | D．the encouragement |
| A．The kite without a thread. | B．A wise father and his son. |
| C．New heights in our life. | D．The free kite and the wind. |
7 . The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the worst disaster of the 19 th century.
The fire is said to have started one evening in Mrs. O'Leary's bar(牲口棚) on the West Side of Chicago.Several hours after she milked her cow,the cow kicked over an oil lamp,and the fire started. We do not know if the story is true,but we do know that the fire began in a barn on the West Side.
The fire spread quickly because of the wooden buildings,a strong wind,and a dry season. The fire lasted 27 hours and spread to all parts of the city. Other cities sent 25 fire companies to help put out the fire.Federal troops(联邦军队) were also used to help fight the fire and keep order,too. At last rain put out the fire.
There was a lot of damage. 90,000 people were left homeless, and 18,000 buildings were destroyed. Property damage(财产损失) was almost 200 million dollars. In addition, about 300 people died.
People from allover the world helped Chicago by sending food and clothing. Within a month 4,000 cottages(小屋) with two rooms had been built to house people. In a few years,Chicago was completely rebuilt.
1. The best title for this passage is_____________.| A．Mrs.O' Leary's Cow | B．A Terrible Fire | C．An Oil Lamp | D．The Year 1871 |
| A．The West Side. | B．The South Side and the East Side. | C．The North Side. | D．All sides. |
| A．courage | B．fear | C．weakness | D．laziness |
| A．A cow | B．Firemen | C．The weather | D．Carelessness |
| A．Within a month. | B．After a few years | C．After a few months | D．In several hours. |
8 . Do you know that you are not outgoing enough? Do you want to make friends，but are you too shy? Read the following rules. They will help you.
★Feel comfortable. Always be clean. Shower，brush your teeth，and try to look nice. Dress in clean clothes. They must make you feel good and comfortable. Those make you feel more confident (自信的).
★Smile more often.Try to smile more often at people. It will make them think that you are friendly. Then they'll talk to you more even if they don't know you.
★Just talk.Some people worry about talking because they think,“What am I going to talk about with that person?” Outgoing people don't even think about it. They just go up to people and say what they think.
★Listen to people.You can't just talk. People will think that you're self-centered(以自我为中心的).Yo have to listen to others and give your ideas. Let them know what you think.
★Read the news.Don't just stay at home and do nothing. Surf the Net for news and information，and tall about them when you’re with friends.
1. The rules in the passage will help you_______.| A．study better | B．make more friends |
| C．stay healthier | D．finish your homework |
| A．Smile at other people. | B．Talk with other people. |
| C．Have a nice look. | D．Read more books. |
| A．it’s easier to meet them | B．they’ll think you're friendly |
| C．it shows that you are too shy | D．they’ll think you're crazy |
| A．you should be friendly | B．you should think more |
| C．you should talk much and never think | D．you should say what you are thinking |
| A．Learn to Listen to People | B．How to Look Nice |
| C．How to Be Outgoing | D．How to Make More Friends |
9 . You might not think much about where your garbage goes. But now you might want to know. On July 1, Shanghai introduced a new garbage-sorting policy (垃圾分类政策). People there need to put different kinds of garbage into different bins. Other cities in China will do the same soon.
Garbage sorting is a big problem because there is too much garbage these days. It is bad for our environment. In fact, we can make use of some garbage again. But first, we need to sort it.
For example, if you put an old battery (电池) into the "harmful waste" bin, people can use it to make new batteries. But if you don't, the battery will end up somewhere else. Then, it will pollute the environment.
Garbage sorting and recycling around the world
Germany: There are big machines in supermarkets. You can put bottles in the machines and get money back.
Japan: A truck playing music comes to people's doors to pick up their garbage. There are eight or more kinds of garbage. If you sort any of them wrong, you will get a notice on your door.
Indonesia: People can take buses for free if they give plastic bottles to bus-stations. An hour-long bus ride costs three large bottles.
Four kinds of garbage in Shanghai
Recyclable garbage includes paper, books, plastic items, and glass bottles. Harmful garbage includes lamps, batteries, and other things with harmful chemicals (化学品). Wet garbage usually comes from the kitchen, such as food and vegetables. Dry garbage is anything you cannot put into the other three bins, pens and towels, for example.
1. What can we learn from Paragraph 1?| A．Many countries take Shanghai's garbage-sorting policy. |
| B．Many other cities in China have garbage-sorting policies. |
| C．Shanghai is the first city in China to make a garbage-sorting policy. |
| D．China is the first country in the world to make a garbage-sorting policy. |
| A．how to sort our garbage | B．how important sorting is |
| C．what harmful waste is | D．how difficult sorting is |
| A．put bottles in a machine | B．take plastic bottles to the station |
| C．get a notice on, the door | D．put garbage into different bins |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Sort Garbage, Save Earth | B．Less Garbage, Cleaner Environment |
| C．Clean Shanghai, Beautiful China | D．Different Countries, Different Policies |
10 . We have been used to wearing masks(口罩)in public since February. About 300 million masks are used and then thrown away every day in China. Where do these masks go? You might think they just go in a rubbish bin. But that's just the first stop on the masks' journey.
After the masks are thrown into the bins, rubbish trucks empty the bins and take the rubbish to landfills(垃圾场). Next, the masks will be taken to rubbish incinerators(焚化炉)and burned. Burning masks might not seem to be very good for the environment. Won't it cause pollution?
The answer is "no", according to China Daily. The main material of most masks is polypropylene(聚丙烯). It's non-toxic(无毒的). After burning, it changes into water and CO2.
In fact, burning the masks can bring some benefits(益处). The process of burning the rubbish can produce electricity. Burning one ton of rubbish can produce more than 400 kilowatt hours(度)of electricity. Some people make a prediction that there will be 162,000 tons of used masks in China this year. Burning all of them can produce more than 64 million kilowatt hours of electricity. This is enough to make an electric car drive about 370 million km, which is 9,250 times as long as the earth's equator.
At last, the slag(残渣)from burning masks can be recycled to make bricks(砖块)or fill the roads.
1. How many masks are used and then thrown away every day in China?| A．More than 64 million. | B．About 300 million. | C．About 370 million. | D．About 9,250 million. |
| A．electricity factories | B．landfills | C．rubbish trucks | D．rubbish bins |
| A．plastic | B．polypropylene | C．water | D．CO2 |
| A．Burning masks won't cause pollution. |
| B．People are not used to wearing masks in public. |
| C．There are 162,000 tons of used masks every month in China. |
| D．The process of burning the masks can produce electricity and bricks. |
| A．How do We Burn Used Masks? | B．How do People Produce Electricity? |
| C．Where do the Used Masks Go? | D．Why do We Throw Away Used Masks? |
