1 . My son turned 14 and didn’t have a smartphone. He was the only kid in his class without one. When he asked for a phone, I
“You can choose to do things
The more I research, the more confident I feel in my
But other parents
If teenagers are truly spending about 5 hours on average per day on their devices, as a recent research states, then what are they not doing? Kids
I want my son to have a
Some think my son is missing out or falling behind, but he is not. He does well in school,
If that is his
| A．agreed | B．exclaimed | C．refused | D．apologized |
| A．gently | B．differently | C．desperately | D．slightly |
| A．decision | B．conversation | C．preference | D．memory |
| A．treat | B．link | C．limit | D．solve |
| A．interaction | B．payment | C．business | D．guidance |
| A．present | B．change | C．favor | D．challenge |
| A．addiction | B．membership | C．ownership | D．preference |
| A．require | B．forbid | C．refuse | D．support |
| A．skilled | B．absorbed | C．hidden | D．specialized |
| A．causal | B．stable | C．dramatic | D．memorable |
| A．breakthroughs | B．balances | C．goals | D．milestones |
| A．hangs out | B．catches up | C．shows off | D．settles down |
| A．silly | B．fine | C．incredible | D．meaningful |
| A．missed | B．appreciated | C．imagined | D．polluted |
| A．commitment | B．aim | C．version | D．promise |
1. 给妈妈准备惊喜的缘由；
2. 简述准备惊喜的过程；
3. 描述妈妈见到惊喜后的感受。
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2.不要出现真实姓名及个人信息，否则记0分；
3. 短文题目已为你写好。
A Surprise for Mum
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3 . There was once a boy called Mario who loved to have lots of friends at school. However, he wasn’t sure whether or not his schoolmates were his real friends, so he asked his grandpa for help. The old man told him, “I just have what you exactly need, and it’s in the attic (阁楼). Wait here a minute.” Grandpa left, soon returning as though carrying something in his hand, but Mario could see nothing there. “Take it. It’s a very special chair. It’s rather tricky to sit on because it’s invisible (无形的), but if you take it to school and you try to sit on it. you’ll be able to tell who your real friends are.” Grandpa said.
Mario was curious to know whether it was true or not, so he took the strange invisible chair and set off for school. At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he put himself in the middle, with his chair. “Nobody move! You’re about to see something amazing.”
Then Mario tried to sit on the chair. But he missed and fell down onto his back. Everyone had a pretty good laugh. Mario wouldn’t be beaten. He kept trying to sit on the magic chair, and kept falling to the ground…until, suddenly, he tried again and didn’t fall. This time he sat, hovering (悬浮) in mid-air…
Looking around, Mario saw George, Lucas and Diana—three of his best friends, holding him up, so he wouldn’t fall down. Meanwhile, many others he had thought of as friends had done nothing but make fun of him, enjoying his every fall.
Leaving with his three friends, he explained to them how his grandfather had so cleverly thought of a way to show him that true friends are those who care for us, and not just any acquaintance (熟人) who happens to be passing by. Even less would a friend be someone who takes joy in our misfortunes.
1. Why did Mario turn to his grandpa for help?| A．He couldn’t make any friends. | B．He didn’t get along with his schoolmates. |
| C．He didn’t like his school. | D．He couldn’t find out who his true friends were. |
| A．An invisible chair. | B．An old chair. |
| C．A real chair. | D．Nothing. |
| A．Because he managed to sit on the invisible chair finally. |
| B．Because his three friends held him up with their hands. |
| C．Because his classmates gave him a chair to sit on. |
| D．Because he could see the magic chair clearly. |
| A．Those who laugh with us. |
| B．Those who take joy in our misfortunes. |
| C．Those who care about us when we are in trouble. |
| D．Those who care for us when we are popular at school. |
4 . There are some people who are always surrounded by friends, and there are others who are always standing on the outside, looking at the crowd of friends.
1. Be yourself.
Nobody likes a liar.
2. Start with people you know.
Even if you don’t think that you have a lot of friends, you are likely to know a lot of people. Reach out to get in touch with acquaintances and reconnect with old friends you haven’t seen for a long time. Don’t forget about friends of friends.
3. Be open-minded.
4. Be there.
In order to have a good relationship with your friends, you need to be a friend. This means that you need to be there when your friends need you. For example, if one of your friends calls you in the middle of the night crying, don’t hang up.
| A．You may see some really cool people just by hanging out with your friends and their friends. |
| B．When you meet new people, ask them questions about themselves. |
| C．In fact, if you aren’t yourself, it isn’t you that others are becoming friends with. |
| D．If you don’t know where to start, join a community group or a club. |
| E．He calls you because he considers you to be a friend. |
| F．If you are one of the outsiders, it is time to come out of your shell and start making new friends. |
| G．Don’t go into a situation with a judgmental attitude which will make you less popular. |
Sam’s birthday was approaching, and the excitement that usually filled his heart was now replaced with disappointment and stress. Turning eleven was a big deal, and he had always celebrated it with a grand party surrounded by his friends. However, this year was different. The burden of excessive homework and his parents’ struggling business weighed heavily on him, forcing Sam to make the difficult decision of not having a birthday party, even though it was an event he enjoyed dearly every year.
One day, during break, his best friend, Jim, with a curious look in his eyes, approached. “Are you going to have a birthday party this year?” Jim asked, sensing Sam’s sadness.
“No,” Sam sighed and replied sadly, “There’s just too much going on and my parents are going through financial difficulties.”
He smiled weakly, trying to conceal his immense disappointment and stress, but Jim saw through his pretence (假装) easily. Jim nodded thoughtfully and did not say anything. After the break, Sam saw his talking to one of their classmates, Sarah, secretively. Curious, Sam went over to them, but as soon as Jim saw him, he quickly walked away. Sam was startled by Jim’s strange actions and turned towards Sarah.
“What did he say?” Sam asked.
However, Sarah simply shrugged and walked away with Jim, leaving Sam standing there. feeling left out and anxious.
What is happening? San wondered anxiously. Are they keeping something from me?
As Sam’s birthday drew nearer, Jim was often found chatting softly with his other classmates. Whenever Sam went over to them, they would just walk away or tell him that they were talking about a secret which Sam was not allowed to know. Jim has never kept secrets from me before, Sam thought. His heart fell. Even his friends were distancing themselves from him! He swung between confusion and sadness with each passing moment, desperately trying to figure out what was happening. Why were his friends distancing themselves from him? And what were they hiding?
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On the day of Sam’s birthday, he went to school and found his classroom in total darkness.
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Tears sprang from Sam’s eyes and his face broke into a radiant smile.
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6 . Sometimes we fail to give enough attention to the heroes closest to us. That was the case with my family. My family knew my father had been a WWII soldier. But because he didn’t discuss his experience, we didn’t dig too deeply.
We lost him this past Christmas and when sorting out (整理) his things at home, we discovered what a truly great hero he was. He was once in college and majored in engineering. At the beginning of the war, he was drafted into the army, responding to the call. Just a few years later, he honorably left the army and returned home. He had also been awarded the Purple Heart Medal, the Silver Star Medal and the Bronze Star Medal.
How I wish we had taken the time to learn more about his stories in the war! He would have answered questions if we had done a little research and known what to ask. Fortunately, there was one family member who took time to do just that. This cousin was interested in WWII. And he researched the areas where my father served. We now know a small part of my father’s story from this cousin. We learned that the Silver Star Medal was awarded to my father because he carried a wounded soldier to safety through a minefield (布雷区). And he was once in several well-known fights.
This year, Memorial Day has a deeper meaning for my family because we have known more about my father’s service in the army. Many activities were held by my family in memory of my father. We’re also grateful to that cousin who took the time to find out more.
I hope you can do the same while your heroes are still with you. Find out as much as you can. Even if they don’t like to talk about their experiences and sacrifices (牺牲), chances are that they’ll answer direct questions if you do a little digging. You’ll be richly rewarded with a family story for generations to come.
1. The author knew his father was a great hero when ________.| A．he organized his father’s things left |
| B．his cousin told him his father’s story |
| C．they spent the past Christmas together |
| D．his father left the army with many honors |
| A．By killing enemies in a minefield. |
| B．By keeping details in battles secret. |
| C．By saving a soldier from real danger. |
| D．By taking part in some famous fights. |
| A．Active and easygoing. | B．Helpful and proud. |
| C．Fearless and talkative. | D．Brave and modest. |
| A．Share family stories with children. |
| B．Dig more about heroes around us. |
| C．Show respect for national heroes. |
| D．Be grateful to those helping us. |
7 . On March 25,2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn’t going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he’d stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.
“I saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn’t going to give up easily.”
Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.
“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”
Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.
“We were trying to persuade him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”
Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father’s finger.
The couple’s lost boy had made it.
“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today. Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.”
1. Why was the newborn not going to make it?| A．Because he had just moments to live. |
| B．Because his heartbeat was nearly gone. |
| C．Because he was 14 weeks premature. |
| D．Because he weighed just over 2 pounds. |
| A．The doctors thought it no use saving the boy. |
| B．The doctor had no idea how to save the boy. |
| C．Kate was prepared to resign her position. |
| D．Kate cherished her last minutes with the boy. |
| A．To have eye contact. | B．To touch him skin to skin. |
| C．To tell him stories. | D．To grasp his hands tightly. |
| A．Wonders of love | B．Premature twins |
| C．Life-giving touch | D．Precious moments |
1. Where will Sam go?
| A．To Athens. | B．To Amsterdam. | C．To Los Angeles. |
| A．Before 12:30. | B．Around 2:00. | C．After 4:00. |
| A．Big Ben. | B．Trafalgar Square. | C．Buckingham Palace. |
I’m the mother of a fifteen-year-old freshman. Recently I have found that my daughter stays up at night using mobile phones secretly. The other day her teacher called and told me that my daughter recently feels sleepy in class. What should I do?
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Dear Sad Mother,
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Yours truthfully,
Li Hua
10 . It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents.
It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they always forget how they themselves felt when young.
Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble. They just feel cut off from the adults world, and have not yet been accepted into their world.
Sometimes young people are so proud of themselves that they do not want their parents to say yes to what they do.
| A．A good parent-child relationship is based on mutual (相互的) respect. |
| B．All they want is to be left alone and do what they like. |
| C．Parents shouldn’t be too serious and strict with their children. |
| D．For example, young people like to act without much thinking. |
| E．That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own. |
| F．Young people will intentionally do something to make their parents angry. |
| G．They say that their parents don’t understand them. |
