1、m going to take it.” Then, she needs to do what she says. Her boys will soon learn to listen to her.Dr. BobI walked into my two-year-old daughters bedroom and found her coloring on the wall again with her crayons. I told her, “No! No! Never write on the wall with your crayons. You can only write on
2、paper.” My husband thinks I was too easy on her and that she needed a spanking (打屁股). What is your opinion?DebbieDear Debbie,You dealt with the situation well. Children this age are too little to understand the relationship between their actions and a spanking. Use this as a warning; its time to bab
3、yproof your home. Now that your little one is more active and curious (好奇的), what else can she reach? Check her room and your home for crayons, paints, medicines, cleaning products, and other things that might interest her. 21. What was wrong with Marys children?A. They threw a ball at Carmen.B. The
4、y turned a deaf ear to her words.C. They had a fight over a ball.D. They often shouted loudly at her. 22. By saying “to babyproof your home”, Dr. Bob means _.A. giving your baby a spankingB. getting crayons out of your homeC. making your home safe for babiesD. teaching your baby to behave well23. Bo
5、th Mary and Debbie found it hard to _.A. ask their children to follow rulesB. stop their children from telling liesC. get their children to go to bed on timeD. develop their childrens interest in readingBClover, a three-year-old spirit bear, lives at the B.C. Wildlife Park near Kamloops, British Col
6、umbia, Canada. He lost his parents two years ago and was raised at a wildlife center. When he was set free into the wild, he broke into human camps looking for food. Wildlife experts (专家) tried to get him used to living on his own, but he continued to look for places where there were people. Finally
7、 the experts decided that he could not live in the wild. Since then, a total of $750,000 has been collected to create a habitat for Clover. The habitat covers about three acres (英亩) of land and includes natural forest, two ponds connected by a small river and something else. It will add a platform a
8、nd a walkway later this year so that people can see Clover and his habitat more closely. There will also be a center where people can learn more about spirit bears. Besides, a black bear will be moved into the habitat so Clover will not feel lonely.Spirit bears are also called Kermode bears after Fr
9、ancis Kermode, who first studied them. Kermode discovered that a small number of black bears carry a gene (基因) for white fur. If a baby bear receives one of these genes from each parent, its fur will be a creamy white color. There are about 1,200 bears who carry the gene for white fur, but only abou
10、t 200 white Kermode bears in the world. Kermode bears are found only in British Columbia. They live in the Great Bear Rainforest, an area that covers the mainland and islands along the coast of B.C. between Vancouver and Alaska.24. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Clover _.A. lost his parents at t
11、he age of 3B. could not find any foodC. was not afraid of humansD. grew up in the wild25. The habitat built for Clover _.A. will be open to visitorsB. will become a center for spirit bearsC. was created by Francis KermodeD. will prepare him for life in the wild26. What will Clovers future life be li
12、ke?A. Busy. B. Easy. C. Hard. D. Lonely.27. According to Francis Kermode, spirit bears _.A. are bigger than black bearsB. are mainly found in B.C.C. are born to white bearsD. are very unusualCOne day, The Kendall Bulletins city editor (编辑), Jim Martinez, was invited to Toms class.“When I was nine or
13、 ten, I wrote a letter to the editor of our local paper. I thought that the first day of summer should be a holiday, and I said so. I saw my name in print, which hooked me. A month later, I sent in a story Id written about the Independence Day parade (独立日游行) I was in. Somebody must have liked it bec
14、ause it was published (出版). Better yet, I got paid for it!” Mr. Martinez talked to the children.“Whats the most important job at a paper?” asked Betsy.“Well, each job is important. But Id say that the reporters are very important. They try to find out what happened and write stories about it.”Then T
15、om asked, “Whats the difference between a city editor and a copy editor?”“As a city editor, my main job is to assign (分配) each story to a reporter. After a story is typed, copy editors read it. Carefully, they check to make sure there are no mistakes in grammar, wording, spelling, or facts. As a las
16、t step, they type in a headline. Then the story is ready to be printed.”“Then what about the managing editor?” Betsy asked.“Well, the managing editor helps to decide what stories to publish and gives agreement on what we call a dummy sheet. Sometimes I help with the dummy sheet.”s a dummy sheet?” as
17、ked several students at once.“Its like a map. We have to decide where each story goes and how much space to give it. We plot (策划) it all on sheets of paper, just like these.”He passed around some dummy sheets. Mr. Martinez ended by saying, “Next Thursday, Ill show you how it all fits together in my
18、company.”28. Why was Mr. Martinez invited to Toms class?A. To introduce The Kendall Bulletin.B. To give a speech on Independence Day.C. To explain how to be an excellent reporter.D. To talk about what the newspaper business is like.29. The underlined word “hooked” can best be replaced by “_”.A. inte
19、restedB. worried C. hurt D. calmed30. Whose job usually comes first?A. A reporters. B. A city editors.C. A copy editors. D. The managing editor31. What will Tom probably do next Thursday?A. Send in an interesting story. B. Visit The Kendall Bulletin.C. Write a letter to the editor. D. Do homework at
20、 home.DKidZui is a new browser (浏览器) and online service that lets kids aged 3 to 12 explore more than 500,000 websites, pictures and videos. The idea for KidZui came about when one of the founders, Vidar Vignisson, saw how difficult it was for his children to enjoy the power and promise of the Inter
21、net in a safe way. Together with Cliff Boro and Thomas Broadhead, they decided to do something. KidZui was first tested by 8,000 kids and their parents. Lisa Rebena, a parent whose child tested KidZui, said, “My 4-year-old gets into KidZui, reads news and watches videos all by herself, generally doi
22、ng what she pleases. Im much more relaxed now when my daughter is on the computer.”Content (内容) in KidZui has been reviewed by a team of more than 200 trained teachers and parents. They make sure that kids see content that is proper for their age in terms of developmental level and reading ability.
23、New websites, pictures and videos are added to KidZui every day. When a young user tries to watch a video outside of KidZui, it will be reviewed and, if proper, added often within a matter of hours.Besides, parents can change the content available, add and take out some websites and see what their k
24、ids are viewing online. And KidZui sends out a weekly report of their kids recent searches and interests so that parents can plan family activities around their kids interests. After a 30-day free trial (试用) period, parents who sign up can take advantage of our special rates of $4.95 per month or $4
25、9.95 per year, a 50 percent discount (折扣) from standard rates of $9.95 per month or $99.95 per year. 32. According to the text, KidZui _.A. is mainly designed for teenagersB. offers children 500,000 websitesC. helps children surf the Internet safelyD. is thought to be unimportant by Vidar Vignisson3
26、3. What is Lisa Rebenas attitude towards KidZui?A. She has high hopes for it.B. She has doubts about it.C. She considers it useless.D. She is not interested in it.34. KidZui allows parents to _.A. teach their kids to add videosB. watch some of the videos it providesC. use the browser for free for ha
27、lf a monthD. keep in touch with their kids online activities35. How much can you save a year if you sign up for KidZui?A. $5. B. $45. C. $50. D. $90.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The “freshman fifteen”You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but the
28、y are very important for students who are entering university. 36 “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds the fifteen pounds added to a students weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students put on weight, but its encouraging to know that freshmen dont
29、have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.Mistakes choosing food37 Some students choose unhealthy food, because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get unhealthy fast food such as French fries and chicken nuggets (鸡块) with soda to drink. Eating right38 Here are some ideas: Think more about what you eat. Eat plenty of v
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