1 . My parents have very different parenting styles. Dad brings out the best in me. He is calm and reasonable and treats me like an adult.     1     She speaks to me as though I were still a child.

My friends and I think that our parents care too much about us. Take me for example.

    2     It was a journey I’d taken with Mum before. Dad was fine with the idea of me going alone, but it took weeks of arguments before Mum agreed. In her eyes, I’m not old enough to go on the trip alone. But I’m sixteen years old!

Parents need to learn to trust us. There is no point in becoming angry, which just makes things worse. A few months ago, Mum went crazy when I told her I’d been receiving e-mails from a stranger I’d met online. Since then she hasn’t allowed me to use the Internet.     3     They use monitoring software (监控软件) to secretly watch what their teenagers are looking at online.

I understand them, but they overreact (反应过激).     4     I think what they should do is keep calm and help us find a way to deal with it.

We love the idea of being really close to our parents.     5     But part of being a teenager is feeling free to take steps down new paths and learning from our own mistakes. Our parents have to let us get on with what is just a natural stage of life.

A．Some teenagers refuse to open up to their parents.

B．But she isn’t so bad as many of my friends’ parents.

C．Mum, on the other hand, kept respecting my decisions.

D．We also know deep down that our parents care about us most.

E．Recently, I wanted to take a train to Portsmouth to see a friend.

F．What they do makes us not want to talk about our personal things with them.

G．Mum, like so many parents of my friends, makes me not want to follow her advice.

2 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually founded. When a person does a certain thing again, he     1    (drive) by an unseen force to do the same thing     2    (repeat); then   a   habit   is   formed.   Once       3         habit   is   formed,   it   is   difficult,   and   sometimes     4    (possible)   to   get   rid   of.   It   is   therefore   so   important   that   we   should   pay   great attention   to   the   formation   of   habits.   Children   often   form   bad   habits,   some   of       5     remain with them as long as they live.     6    (lazy), lying, stealing and so on are all easily formed bad habits. However, there are many     7     habits formed in early life that are of great help. Many successful men say much of their success has     8       to do with certain habits in early life like early rising and honesty. We should keep away     9       all these bad habits, and try     10           such habits as will be good for ourselves and others.

4 . Your children are watching you.     1     According to the Health Program, developing healthy habits is an important part for your children. And when it comes to developing healthy habits, parents influence their children more than anyone else.   

    2    What happens during those early years can influence children for the rest of their lives. This includes some eating and exercise habits. Children are very careful, even at a young age.     3     As parents, you should do the following:

Be enthusiastic about developing healthy habits of your own. If you do that, your children are more likely to be enthusiastic about developing theirs.

Let your children see you taking care of your own physical health by eating fruit and vegetables. Talk to them about healthy habits in appropriate terms and at a proper time.     4    

    5     Computers, televisions and other forms of technology are a major part of life in the 21st century. Unfortunately, as the use of technology in the home increases, so does the time spent watching TV or playing on the computer. So as parents, you should also arrange the time for your children wisely.

A．Don’t get rid of technology, but use it wisely.

B．Take part in physical activities and exercise regularly.

C．Your actions are speaking to them louder than your words will.

D．Children prefer to imitate their parents rather than listen to them.

E．This can be helpful to teach your children to form good eating habits.

F．It’s easy for the children to form their healthy habits when they are young.

G．Children watch what others do carefully and imitate the behaviors of those closest to them.

5 . Encouraging early reading skills can build a path to a lifelong love of reading and can help your child get a head start in school. While reading to your child is still the most important thing you can do to build reading skills, there are many techniques that can help.

Make reading fun. Play games with your child as you read. Many traditional children’s games can be adapted to encourage reading skills. While reading or during play, tell your child, “I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the letter ‘b’.” Help the child find something on the page or in the room that begins with that letter. For example, “I see a barn.” This can also be used to teach beginning letter sounds. “I spy with my little eye, something that begins with the sound‘s’.” Help the child find a word that begins with the “s” sound.

In this variation(变化) on the popular game, instruct the child that, “Simon says, ‘point to something that starts with the letter ‘n’.’” The child can then find an object in the room or a body part, such as the nose, that starts with the letter presented. This can also be used to teach beginning sounds.

Make a game out of rhyming (押韵) words by making up silly words to rhyme with the child’s name or favorite toys. This sets the stage for rhyming real words by showing the child the similarities of sounds. As the child masters making up the words, begin rhyming real words to one another.

Tips to raise a successful reader:

Put books in places where the child plays. If books are easily accessible, children are more likely to pick them up.

Let children “read to you” by looking at pictures. Making up stories to go along with illustrations helps children discover how words relate to pictures.

Take books along on trips or even short visits to the doctor’s office or grocery store.

Have children help you shop. Reading grocery lists and looking for specific items help build vocabulary.

1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．A good reading habit can benefit your child at school.

B．Computer games help children develop reading skills.

C．You should be careful as for what books to read.

D．Children enjoy reading poems to their parents.

2. What can we conclude from the text?

A．The most important thing is to make reading funny.

B．Children have a preference for stories with pictures.

C．Rhyming games should begin only with real words.

D．Children tend to read more if books are at hand.

3. What message does the author deliver in the passage?

A．Interest is the best teacher

B．Practice makes perfect

C．Good methods are half done

D．Failure teaches success

4. What are the intended readers of the text?

A．Parents.

B．Children

C．Educators.

D．People in general.

6 . At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性) is learned from childhood.
From an early age, American children learn responsibility（责任感）. Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend or save it, usually with little guidance（指导） from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions—and make mistakes. Failure（失败）often teaches more than success.
1. Many American young people begin to live on themselves __________.

A．at eighteen years old	B．from childhood
C．after they get married	D．from an early age

2. An American child learns to __________ at the age of 2.

A．find a full-time job

B．rent an apartment

C．put on his or her own clothes

D．do lots of chores

3. The word “allowance”（in paragraph 3）means __________ in Chinese.

A．零花钱

B．奖品

C．财产

D．礼物

4. A child can get some more money by __________.

A．understanding the value of money

B．helping the rich

C．reading many books

D．doing extra chores

5. The passage is mainly about __________.

A．the guidance from parents

B．the value of money

C．the independence of American children

D．failure and success of American children

7 . The message what the "Eat up All on Your Plate" campaign tries to convey is not new. Our ancestors had poems about the importance of frugality (节俭) in the consumption of food. But it makes a lot of sense when many are yet to have the awareness that food waste borders on a crime.

The campaign has been started online and thousands of people have answered the call. Many restaurants have joined the program by announcing that customers are encouraged to order half a dish and take home what they can't finish.

However, it is estimated (估计) that 50 million tons of grain are wasted every year in China, enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

True, official banquets (宴席) paid with public money contribute much to such waste. But it is important that everyone thinks about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste. We need to develop the habit of never ordering or cooking more than we can eat and feeling guilty when we dump our leftovers.

Many people have a bad habit of entertaining guests with more than enough food, believing that they have not satisfied their guests' appetites if there is no food left on the table. In fact, to be a good host they order more than their guests can possibly eat and their guests eat more than they want out of politeness.

Such a mentality needs to change. People need to be made aware that it is impolite to force guests to eat more than they are comfortable with and it is insensible and uncivilized to waste food. Even if one is wealthy, ordering more than one can eat is a bad way to show off one's wealth.

1. The writer thinks the campaign "Eat up All on Your Plate" makes sense because______.

A．some people have some bad eating habits

B．some officials are wasting a lot of food

C．wasting food is still rather common in China

D．saving food is a traditional virtue of China

2. The writer shows how serious the problem of food waste is by_____.

A．Using examples

B．Offering figures

C．Comparing

D．Analyzing people’s attitude

3. The problem of food waste can be handled only when_______.

A．officials are forbidden to eat out with public money

B．more similar campaigns like this one have been started

C．restaurants don’t serve all the food people have ordered

D．everyone takes action to fight against food waste