三、阅读理解：It is natural for young people to becritical of their parents at times and to blame them for most of the misunderstandingsbetween them. They have always complained, more or less justly, that theirparents are out of touch with modern ways; that they are possessive anddominant; that they do not trust their children to deal with crises; that theytalk too much about certain problems and that they have no sense of humor, atleast in parent-child relationships.I think it is true that parents oftenunderestimate their teenage children and also forget how they themselves feltwhen young.Young people often irritate their parentswith their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainers and music. Thisis not their motive. They feel cut off from the adult world into which theyhave not yet been accepted. So they create a culture and society of their own.Then, if it turns out that their music or entertainers or vocabulary or clothesor hairstyles irritate their parents, this gives them additional enjoyment.They feel they are superior, at least in a small way, and that they aresuperior, at least in a small way, and that they are leaders in style andtaste.Sometimes you are resistant and proudbecause you do not want your parents to approve of what you do. If they didapprove, it looks as if you are betraying your own age group. But in that case,you are assuming that you are the underdog: you can’t win but at least you cankeep your honor. This is a passive way of looking at things. It is naturalenough after long years of childhood, when you were completely under yourparents’ control. But it ignores the fact that you are now beginning to beresponsible for yourself.If you plan to control your life,co-operation can be part of that plan. You can charm others, especiallyparents, into doing things the way you want. You can impress others with yoursense of responsibility and initiative, so that they will give you theauthority to do what you want to do.36. The author is primarily addressing_______.A. parents ofteenagers B. newspaper readers.C. those who give advice to teenagers D. teenagers37. The first paragraph is mainly about_______.A. the teenagers’ criticism of theirparents.B. misunderstanding between teenagers andtheir parents.C. the dominance of the parents over theirchildrenD. the teenagers’ ability to deal withcrises.38. Teenagers tend to have strange clothesand hairstyles because they ______.A. want to show their existence by creatinga culture of their own.B. have a strong desire to be leaders instyle and taste.C. have no other way to enjoy themselvesbetter.D. want to irritate their parents.39. To improve parent-child relationships,teenagers are advised to be _____.A. obedient B.responsible C. co-operative D. independent.

Companies employing workers all hope to keep the workplace safe.Job-related injuries are something that responsible employers avoid.They take the time and use company resources to make sure that the people who come to work each day are safe. Not only does this make good sense from a moral standpoint，but it also makes good financial sense.If a worker is injured on the job，it costs the company in terms of lost man hours，increased insurance costs，workers' compensation premiums （赔偿金），and legal costs. Productivity （生产效率） is lost when other workers have to stop doing their jobs to deal with the situation.Even after the injured worker has been sent home or taken to hospital，other employees may be unfocused or need to take time off from work in the result of the incident. When a workplace is safe，workers feel more comfortable and confident when they are in that environment.Productivity gets a promotion，and profits follow suit.Absence also drops when employers take steps to carry out an effective safety program. Investing in a good safety program brings with it other benefits too.When employees feel safe in the workplace and absence rates are kept down，they can focus on serving the company's customers properly.Many companies offer products or services that are similar to those that other companies carry or provide.Customers will decide which companies they want to deal with based on which one they feel provides the best customer service.Increased absence means longer wait times and customers are quite prepared to move on to another company they feel will be able to help them in a more timely manner if they are not getting the level of attention that they deserve. Everyone in the workplace has a duty and a responsibility to do whatever they can to keep the working environment safe.Managers should deal with employee concerns about safety issues in an appropriate manner.（1）What bad effect does an incident have according to the text？ ____ A.The company may close down，B.The quality of products may decline.C.Workers may be hard to concentrate.D.Workers may refuse to work again.（2）What do we know about the safe workplace from paragraph 4？ ____ A.It can inspire workers' creativity.B.It can bring workers a higher pay.C.It can put an end to workers' absence.D.It can bring the employer more money.（3）On what condition will the customers move on to another company according to the text？ ____ A.If they can't get a safer product.B.If they have to wait for a long time to get deserved attention.C.If they feel the company can't provide a safer workplace for them.D.If they find the company provides the same products as others offer.（4）Which of the following can be the best title of the text？ ____ A.How to Create a Safer WorkplaceB.How Employees Can Protect ThemselvesC.Why Safety Is Important in the WorkplaceD.Companies Are Ensuring Employees' Safety

Ability of words learning can be enhanced by _____. A making consultancy B making efforts C making connections D making imagination

Because she spoke Spanish, she got around the country very well ____.A. lonelyB. by herC. independentD. on her own

阅读理解 (本题共计4小题,总分30分)2.(6分)Free Online Drawing ClassesDrawing is a skill you can learn at any age. When you are ready, you can learn the basics of drawing by taking one or more of the free online drawing classes offered here. The websites all offer helpful instruction for beginning artists, and many of them offer classes at intermediate (中级的) or high levels. When you use the websites as your art instructors, you can log on to learn whenever you please.ArtyfactoryThe Artyfactory Art Lessons Gallery offers free online art lessons that include basic drawing classes for pencil, ink and colored pencil. For visitors who want to expand their knowledge of art, the site also offers an Art Appreciation Gallery and a Design Lessons Gallery.Academy of Art UniversityThis free video class from the Academy of Art University called “How to Draw a Head” teaches you how to draw a head from a photo or from memory. The instruction is mainly on facial proportion (比例), expression and drawing basics.How to Draw ItThe How to Draw It website offers a simple approach to drawing animals and people. The animal tutorials (教程) are super easy to do, while the people lessons are a bit more difficult. All are free to visitors and making fast progress in your drawing skills is possible.Free Online Art ClassesThis site covers a range of art classes, but there are several free drawing tutorials for online learners, including: Learn Basic Drawing, Draw with Pen and Ink, and Learn Colored Pencils. Some of the classes are downloadable and some are in video form.1. What is special about the drawing classes offered by How to Draw It?A. They have different levels. B. They are quite hard to learn.C. They focus on people and animals. D. They charge learners a little money.2. Which website provides head drawing lessons?A. Artyfactory. B. Academy of Art University.C. How to Draw It. D. Free Online Art Classes.3. What do the drawing classes on Artyfactory and Free Online Art Classes have in common?A. They are for adult learners. B. They provide download services.C. They have art appreciation classes. D. They teach basic drawing techniques.3.(8分)It all started because Lynn and her two teenage children needed to get from Georgia to Alaska, where Lynn’s husband, an American officer, is stationed (驻扎). Lynn packed up all their belongings, bought a 4x4 truck, and started a cross-country family adventure. The first 3,000 miles of the trip went well.The farther north they traveled, the worse the weather got. Lynn, who was raised in the South, met her first winter white-out conditions. Then she used up windscreen wiping fluid. Slush (雪泥) covered her windows and she couldn’t see to drive. Even scarier — her tires seemed to be sliding on the ground.After changing the summer tires at a tire store, Lynn decided to give up driving. She phoned her husband and asked if he could just come and get them where they were. Her husband was worried but he wasn’t legally able to get them himself. Then the family had to find a motel and went to bed. That’s when the kind people there put out a request on Facebook for someone to drive them the last 1,056 miles to the border.Gary Bath was at home when he saw his friend’s post about the trapped family. After watching the post for a while and seeing no one was able to help, he and his wife made the decision that he would drive them the whole way to the border.Both families met over the Internet, and when they decided they were all comfortable with the plan, the Baths drove to meet the family at the motel. It took Gary two days to drive them to a border checkpoint (边防关卡) where the family was greeted by Lynn’s husband and the new friends parted ways.1.Why did the American family set off for Alaska?A. To enjoy the beautiful scenery. B. To visit an old friend.C. To have an adventure. D. To have a family reunion.2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?A. The birth place of Lynn. B. The difficulties Lynn got into.C. The direction of this journey. D. The weather conditions on the way.3.How did the people in the motel help the family?A. By asking for public help B. By telephoning the husband.C. By offering them free meals. D. By driving them to the border.4.Which of the following can best describe Gary Bath?A. Serious and careful. B. Smart and honest.C. Kind and caring. D. Brave and determined.4.(8分)What do you want to be when you are growing up? A doctor, an engineer — or maybe a footballer or actor? We all have big plans for our futures and believe there is a dream job waiting for us — one that will pay well and give great job satisfaction. But how realistic is that?Today, in the UK at least, young people are being warned that some of their career hopes and dreams don’t match the types of jobs available. Research by the charity Education and Employers suggests five times as many 17 and 18 year-olds in the UK want to work in art, culture, entertainment and sport than there are jobs.The excitement of working in these employment sectors (部门) is obviously an attraction. But those looking for these types of job will be disappointed. That’s what the report, Disconnected: Career ambitions and jobs in the UK, says. Writing about this for the BBC, Katherine Sellgren points out that although young people are keen to work in art, entertainment, culture and sport, the economy is unlikely to need them all. At the same time, there is a shortfall of young people wanting to work in careers such as catering and retail(零售).Previous research about the career ambitions of young people by the Office for National Statistics also found a “reality gap” between their dreams and the sometimes disappointing truth by the time they reached their early to late-20s. Apart from those who aimed to go into teaching, fewer than one in 50 were in the jobs they had wanted — such as a doctor, vet, firefighter or actor. Most were working as sales assistants, careers or in sales and marketing.Although it’s good to have ambitions, the aims of young people need to be realistic. This latest report suggests that children need to be made more aware of a wider variety of occupations at a younger age. It also calls for improved career advice in secondary schools. A spokeswoman for the Department for Work and Pensions told the BBC that “early careers advice can help young people set out on the right path to the job that channels their interests and unlocks their potential.”(1)Which employment sector in the UK needs more people to work in?A.Sport. B.Service industry. C.Art & culture. D.Entertainment.(2)The underlined phrase “reality gap” in Paragraph 4 refers to the difference between ______.A.ambition and reality B.males and femalesC.theory and practice D.the past and the present(3)What suggestions about employment are NOT given to help young people?A.They ought to be offered better career advice in secondary schools.B.They should know more kinds of jobs at an early age.C.The government should create more jobs for the young.D.Their employment ambition should be realistic.(4)What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Unemployment Problems in Britain B.Young People’s Lifestyles in BritainC.Tips for Finding Dream Jobs in Britain D.Unrealistic Career Ambitions in Britain5.(8分)New observations of the Moon show that lunar water may be more accessible than originally thought. The new data is particularly exciting for NASA, which hopes to make use of the Moon’s resources — especially water ice existing in the soil — to help future astronauts live and work on the lunar surface.In one study, researchers discovered water directly on the lunar surface, finding the molecule on areas of the Moon lighted by the Sun. A second study speculates (推测)that water ice might be trapped in tiny areas or small holes spread all over the Moon’s surface, making water more abundant (大量的) and more accessible than we could have imagined. The two studies were published in the journal Nature.This isn’t the first time water has been discovered on the Moon. But the only water we’ve been able to find until now is really difficult to reach. It seems to be primarily located in large holes at the lunar south pole that are in continuous shadow. The freezing holes are dangerously cold — possibly reaching -400 ℉ — making them almost impossible to access with modern technology.The research published today raises the possibility that astronauts can find water in other areas of the Moon that are far less deadly. “If we find that it’s abundant enough in certain locations, it would be easier to access versus going into these very cold, very dark places,” Casey Honniball, an expert at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and lead author on one of the studies, tells The Verge.It seems to be good news for NASA. But there are still a lot of unknowns related to this research. Though the first study discovered water, the researchers didn’t find a lot. Besides, if the water is existing in the lunar dirt as expected, it’s going to take a lot of work to get it. “The method to get that water would be to melt the glass, so that the water can be released,” Honniball says. “This is a difficult process, compared to some other methods.”(1)Where can we read about the new studies?A.From NASA. B.In The Verge.C.From Space Flight Center. D.In the journal Nature.(2)What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A.The only water found is located on areas lighted by the Sun.B.The deadly cold situation stops people from accessing the holes.C.It is the first time that people have found water on the Moon.D.It can reach a temperature of -400 ℃ in the holes.(3)What is the difficulty when we get the water according to Honniball?A.Great efforts will be needed to melt the glass. B.There is not enough water on the Moon.C.We don’t know where to find the water. D.We don’t know how to get the water.(4)What is the main idea of the text?A.NASA plans to send astronauts to the Moon.B.A lot of unknowns exist in making use of the Moon.C.Using water on the Moon will be key to a future lunar base.D.Water ice on the Moon may be easier to reach than we thought..

What is critical to CALLA?A Improving learning approach.B Learning new words.C Using background information.D Knowing cognitive information.

Some people who like to eat very hot chili（辣椒）peppers say that they can help you breathe better if you have a cold. Others believe that chilies give you added energy. We cannot tell you these ideas are true or false. But what we know for sure is that people have been growing chilies for centuries, and there are many kinds, about two hundred.Want to fire up your meals with homegrown chilies? Here are some ideas for you to make it come true. Follow these steps and enjoy your farming life at home.Chilies need a warm climate to grow better. Nothing is more important than enough heat for the growth. If you plant the seeds outside when the weather is cool, place the seeds under a glass. That will add warmth from the sun and protect them from wind. What's more, it helps make the temperature high than outside.If you plant inside, fill a pot（something to hold the seed）with soil. The pot should have holes in the bottom so water can run out. Drop several seeds onto the pot and cover them with some soil. Then cover the top of the pot with a plastic bag. Hold the pot in a warm area.When the chilies start growing, take off the bag. When the plants have reached about two centimeters high, take them out and place each one carefully in its own pot.When the plants are twenty centimeters high, tie the plants to a stick placed in the pot so that they will not fall down.When the chili peppers are thirty centimeters high, remove the tops off with your fingers. That should make new branches grow. When the first flowers show, give the plants some potash fertilizer（化肥）. When the weather is warm, place them outside. Make sure they get a good amount of light and water.Some people like to pick chilies when they are green. Others like to pick them when they are red. Both of them give colors, taste and differing amounts of heat to the soups, dish and other foods.The most important condition that chili seeds need in cool weather is .A.low temperatureB.enough waterC.enough heatD.no windWhat's the RIGHT order to plant chilies inside? ①Tie the plants to a stick placed in the pot.②Cover the top of the pot with plastic.③Remove the tops off the chili plant.④Drop some seeds onto the soil of the pot.A.③②①④B.④②①③C.①③②④D.①④③②We can know from the passage that .A.there are about 2 thousand kinds of chilies in the worldB.people have grown chilies for several hundred yearsC.chilies can surely make us feel better if we have a coldD.the pot has holes in the bottom to let air inWhere can we most probably read the passage? A.A magazine.B.A travel website.C.A textbook.D.A history leaflet.

For students in universities, copying is _______.A. absolutely wrongB. unimportantC. unimaginableD. forgivable

They look chic (时髦的)-|||-They are soft and get hurt easily.-|||-They seem spoilt and can`t take-|||-much pressure(压力).They are-|||- so-caIed " Strawberry Genera--|||-tion".-|||-The expression was coined(创-|||-造)by a Taiwan writer in one of-|||-her books about office rules. It refers to(暗指)the-|||-post-60s generation of office workers.They grew up well-|||-protected(保护)and got hurt easily,just like strawber--|||-ries.-|||-This expression is now popular in the mainland.It-|||-refers to young workers,of only child families. They-|||-have worked for just a year or two.They are generally-|||-well educated(教育).But they are self-centered(自-|||-我为中心).They give too much importance to appear--|||-ance(外表)and material comforts(物质享受).-|||-1.Who coined the expression of "Strawberry Generation"?-|||-A.A Taiwan writer.-|||-B.A young worker.-|||-C.A teacher.-|||-D.A scientist.-|||-2.Which of the following is NOT right?-|||-A."Strawbeny Generation"are generally well educated.-|||-B. "Strawberry Generation got hurt easily.-|||-C."Strawberry Generation"think that appearance is-|||-not important.-|||-D."Strawberry Generation"can`t take much pressure.-|||-3. Which is the best title of the passage?-|||-A.Self-centered Young Workers-|||-B.An Introduction of"Strawberry Generation"-|||-C.A Spoilt Generation-|||-D.A Taiwan Writer

Don’t count your _____ before they are hatched.(prov.)A. eggsB. chickensC. hensD. birds