1 . It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.

It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend to forget how they themselves felt when young. For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Older people worry more easily. Most of them plan things ahead, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected. When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choice in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble: it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents do not like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.

Sometimes you are so proud of yourself that you do not want your parents to say, “Yes” to what you do. All you want is to be felt alone and do what you like. It is natural enough, after being a child for so many years, when you were completely under your parents’ control. If you plan to control your life, you’d better win your parents over and try to get them to understand you. If your parents see that you have a high sense of responsibility, they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do.

1. ____are to blame for the quarrels between parents and their children according to this passage.

A．Parents

B．Young people

C．Both parents and their children

D．Neither parents nor their children

2. According to the passage, young people prefer to _______.

A．do things without thinking carefully ahead

B．ask for advice before they really start to do anything

C．think in the same way as their parents do

D．be very strict with themselves

3. According to the passage, young people want to make a new culture of their own because____.

A．they don’t feel they belong to the world of the older people

B．they do not want to get into trouble

C．they feel they are as clever as old people

D．they want to show they have grown up

4. The underlined word “this” in the third paragraph stands for _______.

A．the young people’s choice

B．their being accepted by their parents

C．developing a new culture of their own

D．their parents’ dislike of their choice

5. If a young man intends to control his own life, it’s better for him to _______.

A．do everything according to his own wish.

B．be responsible for what he does

C．do everything beyond his parents’ control

D．do everything the way his parents do.

2 . The jobs of the future have not yet been invented.     1     By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.

1. Curiosity

Your children need to be deeply curious.     2     Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料) can we add to make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?

2. Creativity

True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it.     3     There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.

3. Interpersonal Skills

Understanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know what’s going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kids from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions.     4     “Why do you think she’s crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face? If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”

4. Self-expression

    5     There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas — music, acting, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.

A．Encourage kids to cook with you.

B．And we can’t forget science education.

C．We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.

D．So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that don’t yet exist?

E．Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.

F．We can do this in real life or ask questions about characters in stories.

G．Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.

3 . Since the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans have gotten a lot “greener” toward the environment. “We didn’t know at that time there even was an environment, let alone that there was a problem with it,” says Bruce Anderson, president of Earth Day USA.

But what began as nothing important in public affairs has grown into a social movement .Business people, political leaders, university professors, and especially millions of grass-roots Americans are taking part in the movement. “The understanding has increased many， many times,” says Gaylord Nelson, the former governor from Wisconsin, who thought up the first. According to US government reports, emissions (排放)from cars and trucks have dropped from 10.3 million tons a year to 5.5 tons .The number of cities producing CO beyond the standard has been reduced from 40 to 9. Although serious problems still remain and need to be dealt with, the world is a safer and healthier place. A kind of “Green thinking” has become part of practices.

Great improvement has been achieved. In 1988 there were only 600 recycling programs; today in 1995 there are about 6,600. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and therefore prevented pollution.

Twenty –five years ago, there were hardly any education programs for environment. Today, it’s hard to find a public school, university, or law school that does not have such a kind of program. “Until we do that, nothing else will change!” says Bruce Anderson.

1. According to Anderson, before 1970, Americans had little idea about ___.

A．the social movement	B．recycling techniques
C．environmental problems	D．the importance of Earth Day

2. Where does the support for environmental protection mainly come from?

A．The grass –roots level.	B．The business circle.
C．Government officials.	D．University professors.

3. What have Americans achieved in environmental protection?

A．They have cut car emissions to the lowest.

B．They have settled their environmental problems.

C．They have lowered their CO levels in forty cities.

D．They have reduced pollution through effective measures.

4. What is especially important for environmental protection according to the last paragraph?

A．Education.	B．Planning
C．Green living	D．CO reduction

4 . Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic (经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?

In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.

It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change.

Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward . If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different , even though that might be the more risky choice.

1. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?

A．Some of them are not attractive.

B．Most of them ate too expensive to preserve.

C．They are more pleasing than modern buildings.

D．They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.

2. Which of the following is true according to the author ?

A．We should reproduce the same old buildings.

B．Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.

C．Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.

D．No one understands why people speak against new buildings.

3. By “move things forward ” in the last paragraph , the author probably means“      ”

A．destroy old buildings

B．put things in a different place

C．respect people’s feelings for historical buildings

D．choose new architectural styles

4. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A．To explain why people dislike change.

B．To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.

C．To warn that we could end up living in caves.

D．To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.

5 . In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer’s conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n)_______might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I_______.

Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I_______to catch a taxi to my_______and settle in. The next morning, I took another_______to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs._______I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were_______. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, "You can_______my table."

I gratefully sat down with the_______lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the________drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't________a car, and   hadn't   realized   how________taking taxis would he. After a while she said, "My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to________you wherever you wish." I told her that I couldn't put her to that________,but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was________and the next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the________time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to________alone. At the end of the day, she________to take me back to my accommodation. I________her money but she refused to take any.

I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her________, filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.

1.

A．holiday

B．ceremony

C．operation

D．experiment

2.

A．kept

B．went

C．dropped

D．knocked

3.

A．intended

B．promised

C．managed

D．deserved

4.

A．hospital

B．company

C．university

D．accommodation

5.

A．colleague

B．passenger

C．suitcase

D．taxi

6.

A．Instead

B．First

C．Later

D．Once

7.

A．classified

B．occupied

C．decorated

D．painted

8.

A．share

B．reserve

C．set

D．possess

9.

A．old

B．poor

C．innocent

D．stubborn

10.

A．journey

B．meal

C．speech

D．interview

11.

A．donated

B．repaired

C．hired

D．guided

12.

A．convenient

B．worthwhile

C．unfortunate

D．expensive

13.

A．inspire

B．entertain

C．call

D．drive

14.

A．business

B．argument

C．trouble

D．challenge

15.

A．working

B．staying

C．moving

D．shopping

16.

A．appointed

B．limited

C．favourite

D．regular

17.

A．digest

B．explore

C．perform

D．calculate

18.

A．forgot

B．refused

C．returned

D．preferred

19.

A．sent

B．lent

C．offered

D．owed

20.

A．confidence

B．dignity

C．curiosity

D．kindness

6 . Many years ago, I was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began_______as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room._______she wasn’t well. Without thinking too much, I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find_______in the Lost and Found box. I_______up a set of clothing and went back to my office, when I _______ a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not_______this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her_______and went back to help the woman, _______my co-worker’s warning.

Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my_______and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, I gave him my full________and he told me that he had happened to hear my________with the co-worker about helping the________woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a________for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I________needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been________in such a way for helping someone!

We soon became good________and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me________my first home! He________giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a “giver” and that I________it! To make a long story short, I was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not________to help a homeless woman.

1.

A．smiling

B．talking

C．shouting

D．coughing

2.

A．Luckily

B．Clearly

C．Strangely

D．Sadly

3.

A．clothes

B．books

C．food

D．medicine

4.

A．gave

B．turned

C．gathered

D．made

5.

A．while

B．when

C．how

D．why

6.

A．ignore

B．disturb

C．value

D．help

7.

A．advice

B．request

C．plan

D．offer

8.

A．more than

B．rather than

C．regardless of

D．apart from

9.

A．home

B．office

C．classroom

D．dormitory

10.

A．energy

B．love

C．care

D．attention

11.

A．disagreement

B．discussion

C．fight

D．quarrel

12.

A．young

B．old

C．sick

D．wealthy

13.

A．support

B．check

C．tip

D．promise

14.

A．anxiously

B．eagerly

C．hardly

D．really

15.

A．recognized

B．measured

C．taught

D．praised

16.

A．colleagues

B．competitors

C．partners

D．friends

17.

A．build

B．buy

C．rent

D．repair

18.

A．came out

B．ended up

C．carried on

D．resulted in

19.

A．deserved

B．wanted

C．needed

D．enjoyed

20.

A．fear

B．fail

C．hesitate

D．attempt

7 . America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while, then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality(好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be                 .

A．warmly welcomed at the airport

B．treated hospitably at his home

C．offered a ride to his home

D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

3. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean                  .

A．willing to spend time	B．serious with time
C．careful with time	D．strict with time

4. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “                ”.

A．Friendships Between Chinese

B．Friendships Between Americans

C．Americans' and Chinese's Views of Friendships

D．Americans' Hospitality

8 . If a diver surfaces too quickly, he may suffer the bends. Nitrogen(氮) dissolved(溶解) in his blood is suddenly liberated by the reduction of pressure. The consequence, if the bubbles (气泡)accumulate in a joint, is sharp pain and a bent body—thus the name. If the bubbles form in his lungs or his brain, the consequence can be death.

Other air-breathing animals also suffer this decompression(减压) sickness if they surface too fast: whales, for example. And so, long ago, did ichthyosaurs. That these ancient sea animals got the bends can be seen from their bones. If bubbles of nitrogen form inside the bone they can cut off its blood supply. This kills the cells in the bone, and consequently weakens it, sometimes to the point of collapse. Fossil (化石)bones that have caved in on them selves are thus a sign that the animal once had the bends.

Bruce Rothschild of the University of Kansas knew all this when he began a study of ichthyosaur bones to find out how widespread the problem was in the past. What he particularly wanted to investigate was how ichthyosaurs adapted to the problem of decompression over the 150 million years. To this end, he and his colleagues traveled the world’s natural-history museums, looking at hundreds of ichthyosaurs from the Triassic period and from the later Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

When he started, he assumed that signs of the bends would be rarer in younger fossils, reflecting their gradual evolution of measures to deal with decompression. Instead, he was astonished to discover the opposite. More than 15% of Jurassic and Cretaceous ichthyosaurs had suffered the bends before they died, but not a single Triassic specimen(标本) showed evidence of that sort of injury.

If ichthyosaurs did evolve an anti-decompression means, they clearly did so quickly—and, most strangely, they lost it afterwards. But that is not what Dr Rothschild thinks happened. He suspects it was evolution in other animals that caused the change.

Whales that suffer the bends often do so because they have surfaced to escape a predator (捕食动物) such as a large shark. One of the features of Jurassic oceans was an abundance of large sharks and crocodiles, both of which were fond of ichthyosaur lunches. Triassic oceans, by contrast, were mercifully shark- and crocodile-free. In the Triassic, then, ichthyosaurs were top of the food chain. In the Jurassic and Cretaceous, they were prey(猎物) as well as predator—and often had to make a speedy exit as a result.

1. Which of the following is a typical symptom of the bends?

A．A twisted body.	B．A gradual decrease in blood supply.
C．A sudden release of nitrogen in blood.	D．A drop in blood pressure.

2. The purpose of Rothschild’s study is to see________ .

A．how often ichthyosaurs caught the bends	B．how ichthyosaurs adapted to decompression
C．why ichthyosaurs bent their bodies	D．when ichthyosaurs broke their bones

3. Rothschild’s finding stated in Paragraph 4________ ..

A．confirmed his assumption	B．speeded up his research process
C．disagreed with his assumption	D．changed his research objectives

4. Rothschild might have concluded that ichthyosaurs ________ .

A．failed to evolve an anti decompression means

B．gradually developed measures against the bends

C．died out because of large sharks and crocodiles

D．evolved an anti decompression means but soon lost it

9 . Your glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city can't wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.

" I'd use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open," said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.

The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about one's surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.

" As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isn't something anybody needs," said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. " We're accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things," he added, "and the average consumer isn't gonna be able to afford another device (装置) that's hundreds and hundreds of dollars. "

9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.

"It's just like smartphones 10 years ago," Weintraub said. "A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and it's unnatural," he said. " There's gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there. "

1. One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to _____.

A．program the opening hours of a bar

B．supply you with a picture of the future

C．provide information about your surroundings

D．update the maps and GPS in your smartphones

2. The underlined phrase "pop up" in the third paragraph probably means " _____".

A．develop rapidly	B．get round quickly
C．appear immediately	D．go over automatically

3. According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are _____.

A．necessary for teenagers	B．attractive to New Yorkers
C．available to people worldwide	D．expensive for average consumers

4. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses _____.

A．may have a potential market	B．are as common as smartphones
C．are popular among young adults	D．will be improved by a new technology

10 . Michael Greenberg is a very popular New Yorker. He is not famous in sports or the arts, but people in the streets _______ him, especially those who are _________.

For those people, he is “Gloves” Greenberg. How did he get that _______? He looks like any other businessman, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase(公文箱). But he’s _______. His briefcase always has some gloves(手套).

In winter, Mr. Greenberg does not _________ like other New Yorkers, who look at the sidewalk(人行道) and _______ the street. He looks around at _________. He stops when he _________ someone with no gloves. He gives them a pair and then he _________, looking for more people with cold ____________.

On winter days, Mr. Greenberg ______________ gloves. During the rest of the year, he ____________ gloves. People who have heard about him ____________ him gloves, and he has many in his apartment(公寓).

Mr. Greenberg ______________ doing this 21 years ago. Now, many poor New Yorkers know him and ______________ his behavior(行为). But people who don’t know him are sometimes ____________ him. They don’t realize that he just wants to make them ____________.

It runs in the ____________. Michael’s father always helped the poor as he believed it made everyone happier. Michael Greenberg feels the ____________. A pair of gloves may be a __________ thing, but it can make a big difference in winter.

1.

A．know about

B．learn from

C．cheer for

D．look after

2.

A．old

B．busy

C．kind

D．poor

3.

A．job

B．name

C．chance

D．message

4.

A．calm

B．different

C．crazy

D．curious

5.

A．act

B．sound

C．feel

D．dress

6.

A．cross over

B．drive along

C．hurry down

D．keep off(不接近)

7.

A．cars

B．people

C．street numbers

D．traffic lights

8.

A．helps

B．chooses

C．greets

D．sees

9.

A．holds up

B．hangs out(闲逛)

C．moves on

D．turns around

10.

A．hands

B．ears

C．faces

D．eyes

11.

A．searches for

B．stores up(储存起来)

C．gives away(赠送、分发)

D．puts on

12.

A．borrows

B．sells

C．returns

D．buys

13.

A．call

B．send

C．lend

D．show

14.

A．delayed(推迟)

B．remembered

C．began

D．enjoyed

15.

A．understand

B．dislike

C．study

D．excuse

16.

A．sorry for

B．satisfied with

C．proud of

D．surprised by

17.

A．smart

B．rich

C．special

D．happy

18.

A．city

B．family

C．neighborhood

D．company

19.

A．honor

B．pain

C．same

D．cold

20.

A．small

B．useful

C．delightful(高兴的)

D．comforting