1 . During the recent school holidays I was walking past a playground on my way to a meeting. The thing that_______me was not the number of children enjoying the fresh air on a pleasant Queensland winter day, but the number of older people_______those children.

Sure, there were a few younger mums and dads, but there were_______more “old folk” who I doubt were all grandparents. It is great that they are able to_______quality time with their grandchildren. After all, we often hear people saying that their reason for retiring is that they can devote more time to their families. However, I_______how many grandparents are spending their retirement (退休) years taking on the role of full- or part-time_______of their grandchildren.   

Retirement is a valuable time. We are generally living much longer than our own grandparents did, but as we_______, we become more limited in our ability to pursue (追求) our own favourite. However, what if your plans for pursuing some of these lifetime dreams are _______，out of a sense of responsibility for your family?

So how can you keep a_______ balance between helping out your family and pursuing your dreams altogether? I'm not sure where the answer lies, but having an open and honest________   with your family should be at the top of the list. You need to nip sense of________ in the bud (对……一开始即加以阻止) — and sooner________later.

By all means, help your family whenever you can. Everyone will________from it, and your grandchildren will get the rewards from staying with their________. Do it because you want to, not because you feel you have to. In addition, spare time for ________ to pursue your dreams and ensure that nobody puts your retirement on hold.

1.

A．conquered

B．attracted

C．beat

D．influenced

2.

A．waiting for

B．looking to

C．attending to

D．standing for

3.

A．clearly

B．hardly

C．formally

D．suddenly

4.

A．meet

B．devote

C．spend

D．save

5.

A．realize

B．believe

C．doubt

D．wonder

6.

A．sense

B．pride

C．care

D．advantage

7.

A．grow

B．age

C．improve

D．explore

8.

A．put out

B．put away

C．put off

D．put in

9.

A．hard

B．fine

C．strange

D．rare

10.

A．organization

B．conversation

C．discussion

D．relationship

11.

A．pleasure

B．protection

C．duty

D．safety

12.

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．less than

13.

A．suffer

B．recover

C．learn

D．benefit

14.

A．parents

B．peers

C．elders

D．teachers

15.

A．herself

B．themselves

C．yourselves

D．myself

4 . How many people were in the car when the accident happened?

A．3.

B．4.

C．5.

5 . Does your child have an interest in drawing, painting or learning new crafts (手工)? Our selections below will help you find the perfect fit for your child.

Summer Academic Youth Programs

Summer is the perfect time for pre-college students to explore their career (职业) interests. BGSU Pre-College Programs provides opportunities for students to experience the Bowling Green State University campus while expanding their knowledge and building life skills.

Address: Hayes Hall

Bowling Green Ohio 43403

United States

Phone: 4193720424

Fine Arts Specialty at Pali Adventures

The beautiful natural surroundings at Pali inspire campers to create their best works. Our instructors (导师) are talented creators who guide artists of all levels every step of the way. Campers challenge their inner artist and discover new ways to express themselves in a different medium each day.

Address: 30778 Highway 18

Running Springs California 92382

United States

Phone: 9098675743

Pierce Camp Birchmont

Camp Birchmont was founded by the Pierce family in 1951 and three generations of the Pierce family have owned and directed the camp ever since. Set on 300 acres (英亩) in New Hampshire’s White Mountains and against sand bottomed Lake Wentworth, Birchmont’s campus is almost as unique as its culture, program and philosophy.

Address: 693 Governor John Wentworth Hwy

Wolfeboro New Hampshire 03894

United States

Phone: 5166215035

Camp Olympia

It’s the best place for children aged 7-16 to spend their summer. It lies on Lake Livingston in Trinity. Camp Olympia offers more than 40 individualized (个性化) activities, so campers can choose the activities that interest them.

Address: 723 Olympia Dr

Trinity Texas 10326

United States

Phone: 8007356190

1. Who are most likely to be interested in Summer Academic Youth Programs?

A．Children aged 7-16.	B．College students.
C．Pre-college students.	D．Primary students.

2. Which program may inspire children to create their best works?

A．Camp Olympia.

B．Pierce Camp Birchmont.

C．Summer Academic Youth Programs.

D．Fine Arts Specialty at Pali Adventures.

3. What can we learn about Pierce Camp Birchmont?

A．It was founded in 1951.

B．It covers an area of 500 acres.

C．It lies on Lake Livingston in Trinity.

D．It is owned by two generations of a family.

4. If your child wants to join in individualized activities, you can dial___________.

A．4193720424	B．9098675743
C．8007356190	D．5166215035

5. From which section is the text probably taken on the website?

A．Science.	B．Education.
C．Sports.	D．Health.

6 . An extreme sport is a popular term for certain activities regarded as having a high level of danger. These activities often involve sped, height, and a high level of physical effort. In the past, young athletes would play baseball. Today，they want risk and excitement--the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliffs and mountains, or bike down steep mountains.

Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun, but now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter X-game, which includes snow. Mountain biking and ice climbing.

What makes extreme sports so popular? People love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekend and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there's a risk. Once you go mountain biking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to bike riding or skiing. It's just too boring.

Now even the older crowd is staring to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early

30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they rent mountains together.

Extreme sports are certainly no for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that, extreme sports are gaining in popularity.

Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities.

1. All the following sports are X-sports EXCEPT

A．ice climbing

B．snow boarding

C．skiing

D．mountain-biking

2. Which of the following is NOT the characteristic of extreme sport?

A．Risky.

B．Challenging.

C．Exciting.

D．Unskilled.

3. The underlined word “alternative”in Paragraph 2 more probably means“_

A．replacement

B．activity

C．equipment

D．competition

4. Extreme sports have become so popular because

A．people can get better equipment to make sure they will not get hurt

B．people are not interested in the traditional sports any more

C．people want to do something risky after doing the same thing on weekdays

D．extreme sports are easy to learn and less expensive.

5. From the passage, we can learn that

A．all young people like extreme sports

B．playing basketball is still a popular game

C．people prefer extreme sports to traditional sports

D．bike riding and skiing are boring sports.

7 . When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as    1    (quick) as possible and head     2     safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk    3    (kill) by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.

“Storm chasing” is becoming an     4    (increase) popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States,     5     there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.

Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents     6    (cause) by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a     7    (begin), it is much     8    (safe)   to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.

Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”

    9    , for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is     10    example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”

8 . Do you have any strong opinion on co-educations or single-sex schools?

A supporter of co-educational schools would probably say that schools should be like the societies they belong to. In Hong Kong, men and women mix socially on a day-to-day basis．In many fields men are even likely to have female bosses. It is, therefore, desirable that boys and girls grow up together, go to school together, and prepare themselves for a society that does not value sexual separation．

Some would go on to argue further that growing up with members of the opposite sex is important for personal development．Regular contact can remove the strange ideas about the opposite sex and lead to more natural relationships. Single-sex conditions are seen as leading to more extreme opinions, and possibly even as encouraging homosexuality(同性恋), though there is no proof that this is the case.

Those who are against co-education often also fix their attention on the sexual side. Some parents fear that close contact with members of the opposite sex is dangerous for teenagers. They want their children to be attentive to their studies. Such parents feel uncomfortable with modern ways and the free mixing of the sexes.

A stronger argument comes from research into school results. Girls grow up earlier than boys, tend to be more orderly and are likely to be better at languages. In a mixed class, boys who might do well in a single-sex class become discouraged and take on the role of troublemaker. Certainly in the UK this situation has greatly alarmed the government for it to be encouraging co-educational schools to have some single-sex classes. In the UK the best schools are all single-sex, strongly suggesting that co-education is not the best answer. This may, however, not be as simple as it looks. It may simply be that the famous old schools that attract the best students happen to be single-sex, rather than that being single-sex makes them better schools.

1. The underlined word “attentive” in Para.3 most probably means ________.

A．accessible	B．addicted
C．devoted	D．accustomed

2. Alarmed by the situation, the UK government encourages ________．

A．co-education	B．single-sex classes in co-educational schools
C．single-sex education	D．co-educational classes in single-sex schools

3. At the end of the passage the writer suggests that ________．

A．single-sex schools are the best schools in the UK

B．being single-sex does not necessarily make a school better

C．co-educational schools are better for both sexes in personal development

D．because boys cannot compete with girls in study, they go to single-sex school

9 . 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.

10 . No one knows for sure when advertising first started.It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them.That led to the concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job.
Let’s take a man we’ll call Mr.Fielder，for example.He did everything connected with farming.He planted seeds，tended the fields，and harvested and sold his crops.At the same time，he did many other jobs on the farm.However，he didn’t make the bricks for his house，cut his trees into boards，make the plows(犁), or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs.Instead，he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.
Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr.Plowright.Using what he knew about farming and working with iron，Mr.Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier.Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows.Perhaps，he thought，other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.
How did Mr.Plowright let people know what he was doing？Why，he advertised，of course.First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door.It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr.Plowright and his really good plows.
Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago.Even before most people could read，they understood such signs.Shopkeepers would carve into stone，clay，or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.
A medium，in advertising talk，is the way you communicate your message.You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols.The second medium was audio，or sound，although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today.Originally，just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument，such as a bell，were used to get people’s attention.
A crier，in the historical sense，is not someone who weeps easily.It is someone，probably a man，with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city.In ancient Egypt，shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products.Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods.Perhaps the crier described the goods，explained where they came from，and praised their quality.His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today’s world.
1. What probably led to the start of advertising?

A．The discovery of iron.

B．The specialization of labor.

C．The appearance of new jobs.

D．The development of farming techniques.

2. To advertise his plows，Mr.Plowright________.

A．praised his plows in public

B．placed a sign outside the shop

C．hung an arrow pointing to the shop

D．showed his products to the customers

3. The writer makes up the two stories of Mr.Fielder and Mr.Plowright in order to________.

A．explain the origin of advertising

B．predict the future of advertising

C．expose problems in advertising

D．provide suggestions for advertising

4. In ancient Egypt，a crier was probably someone who ________.

A．owned a ship

B．had the loudest voice

C．ran a shop selling goods to farmers

D．functioned like today’s TV or radio commercial

5. The last two paragraphs are mainly about ________.

A．the history of advertising

B．the benefits of advertising

C．the early forms of advertising

D．the basic design of advertising