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PassageOne

Theotherdaymysonaskedmeifhecouldrideuptohiselementaryschoolonhisbikeandmeethisfriend.Hewantedthebothofthemtoridebacktoourhousesotheycouldplayvideogamesandjumponthetrampoline（蹦床）.Ihavetoadmit,partofmewantedtosayno.Wecangopickhimuporhisparentscanbringhimoverhere,Ithought.Butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow.Andafterall,Idolethimridehisbiketoschool.ButIalsodrivemydaughtertoschoolandIcanseehimontheway,makingsureheisgettingtheresafely.

MyhusbandthinksIamtoooverprotective.Idon’tdaretoletmychildrenwalkanywherewithoutoneofusgoingalong.Asyoupulloutofourneighborhood,thereisashoppingcenteracrossthestreet.Mysonalwaysasksifhecanridehisbikeorwalkovertothedrugstorebyhimself.Butcrossingthatstreetisjusttoodangerous.Thecarsflyaroundthecornerlikethey’redrivinginacarrace.Whatifhegetshit?

Whatifsometeenagebulliesarehangingoutintheparkinglot?

IwantsomuchtogivemychildrenthefreedomthatIenjoyedhavingwhenIwasgrowingupbutIhesitatetodosobecausetherearedangersaroundeverycorner.Toomanykidnaps,toomanysexoffenders.Iwentonlineanddiscoveredthereare41sexoffendersinmyareaalone.

Ihonestlydon’tthinkmymomworriedaboutsuchthingswhenherchildrenwereyoung.

Growingupinthe1970swasindeedadifferenttime.IneverworeahelmetwhenIrodeabike.Wewereallovertheneighborhood,onourbikesandonfoot,cominghomefordinnerandthenbackoutagainuntildark.Werodeinthebackofthetruck,didn’twearseatbelts.Iwalkedtoandfromschooleveryday….

31.Whatdidtheauthorfeelreluctanttolethersondo?

A.Meethisfriend. B.Playvideogames.

C.Jumponthetrampoline. D.Ridehisbikeonstreets.

32.Whatdoestheauthormeanwhenshesays“Butmysoniselevenyearsoldnow”?

A.Heisoldenoughtobegivensomefreedomnow.

B.Heisabittooyoungtogooutalone.

C.Hehasreachedthelegalageforridingabike.

D.Hecan’tprotecthimselffromroadhazards.

33.Givenherhusband’sattitudetowardsbringingupkids,hewouldmostprobably_______.

A.drivehissontoschooltoensuresafety

B.followhissonallthewaytoschoolandback

C.givehissonmorefreedomindecidingwhattodo

D.asktheotherboy’sparentstobringhimoverhere

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTconsideredbytheauthorasapotentialthreattokids?

A.Teenagebullies. B.Thedrugstore.

C.Childabusers. D.Carsracingby.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thesocialsecuritybackinthe1970swasnobetterthanitistoday.

B.Today’schildrenenjoymorefreedomthanthoseinthe1970s.

C.Childrentodayaremoreobedienttotheirparents.

D.Childreninthe1970senjoyedmorefreedomthanthosetoday.

36.Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Tocomparetoday’ssocialenvironmentwiththatofthe1970s.

B.Toshowherconcernovertheincreasingcrimerateinherneighborhood.

C.Todescribeherhesitationastohowmuchfreedomsheshouldgiveherson.

D.Toexpressherworriesaboutbothsafetyandsecurityinherarea.

PassageTwo

Aboutacenturyagomorepeoplewouldnothaveappreciatedthestudyofaforeignlanguageastheydotoday.Gonearethosedayswhenpatriotismtowardsone’sownlanguagewasamajorobstacletolearningforeignlanguages,atimewhenmostnationsweretryingtothrowtheiralienrulersoutoftheircountriesintheirfreedomstruggles.

Gonearethosedayswhenpeoplewereproudoftheirmotherorfathertonguesandconsideredthattheirnativelanguagesalonewillsufficetheneedtosurvive.LanguageskillstodayhavebecomeasimportantasotherbusinessandcareerskillslikeIT,vocationalorprofessionalskills.Thuslearningaforeignlanguagetodayhasbecomeessentialforanindividualwhetheritisforcareers,growingabusiness,oreventomakeanimpression.

AllthatoneneedstopossessthesedaysisadrivetolearnaforeignlanguageandthereareallkindsofinstitutesandcoursesthatteachvariousforeignlanguageslikeFrench,German,Spanish,andJapanese.Today’sworldeconomyhasbridgedthebarriersofrace,sex,colorandreligionandtheworldhasbecomeasmallerplace.Today’sbusinessesalsodemandlanguageskillstoexpandandgrowinothercountries.Tensandhundredsofbusinessesworldwideareexpandingandgrowingtheirbusinessesbypromotingthemincountriesotherthantheircountriesoforigin.ThetremendousgrowthoftheInternethasfurtherincreasedthedemandforlanguageskills.InCanadaanofficialrulealsosaysthatallcommercialestablishmentsmusthavetheirwebsitescreatedbothinEnglishandFrench,theofficiallanguagesofthecountry.

Languagecanalsoeaseracean