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People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and children keep healthy while playing with others. However, playing sports can have 1 effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports,40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these,18,000,000 say they have been 2 at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad 3 of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main 4 of too much aggression in children’s sports. They believe children 5 aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that 6 is everything. Many parents go to children’s sporting events and shout 7 at other players or cheer when their child behaves 8 . As well, children are even taught that hurting other players is 9 or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured. 10 ,the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.
As a society, we really need to 11 this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches 12 should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better 13 . They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to 14 themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that 15 is not as important as winning.
1. A. restrictive B. negative C. active D. instructive
2. A. knocked B. glanced C. smiled D. shouted
3. A. impression B. concept C. taste D. expectation
4. A. resource B. cause C. course D. consequence
5. A. question B. understand C. copy D. neglect
6. A. winning B. practising C. fun D. sport
7. A. praises B. orders C. remarks D. insults
8. A. proudly B. ambitiously C. aggressively D. bravely
9. A. acceptable B. impolite C. possible D. accessible
10.A. By contrast B. In addition C. As a result D. After all
11.A. look up to B. face up to C. make up for D. come up with
12.A. in particular B. in all C. in return D. in advance
13.A. techniques B. means C. values D. directions
14.A. respect B. relax C. forgive D. enjoy
15.A. body B. fame C. health D. spirit
On a cold November afternoon,my mother and 1 were walking home from a 21 .We were dressed 22 .1 was feeling a little 23 as 1 was carrying our shopping,and decided to throw away something.So I started to walk towards a 24 when I noticed a poor man walking out of the restaurant in front of us.He 25 over to another nearby dustbin and started looking through it.
I suddenly felt very guilty because 1 was about to throw away a new drink just because it was
26 .1 walked up to him and handed the 27 and some snacks over to him.The man looked up 28 and took what I gave him.
A huge smile 29 across his face and this 30 me to feel indescribable satisfaction.I felt I couldn’t be happier 31 myself.But then he said:“Wow,this is my son’s lucky day!”
With that,he thanked me happily and started off on his bike,I 32 heard him whistling a song as he rode away.
I got a warm 33 inside.I now understand 34 is meant by the saying “giving is getting”.
Although it only 35a little action and a few words,I gained and learned more in those two minutes than I did in the rest of the month.Everyone in the world needs 36 ,everyone can 37 help and everyone will be helped by 38 kindness.
The image of that man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind every 39 I have the chance to do something nice.
This is the 40 of charity.
A.store B.school C.hospital D.factory
A.poorly B.coldly C.warmly D.expensively
A.glad B.interested C.bored D.tired
A.street B.dustbin C.toilet D.corner
A.walked B.looked C.thought D.took
A.cheap B.heavy C.tasteless D.full
A.money B.toys C.drink D.clothes
A.in silence B.in surprise C.in interest D.in a hurry
A.spread B.came C.went D.ran
A.forced B.helped C.made D.caused
A.with B.to C.at D.for
A.still B.never C.even D.ever
A.opinion B.mind C.idea D.feeling
A.which B.what C.that D.it
A.cost B.took C.spent D.asked
A.1ove B.money C.help D.drink
A.give B.send C.offer D.have
A.showing B.expressing C.1ending D.saying
A.moment B.day C.minute D.time
A.aim B.meaning C.strength D.power
Monty Roberts, owner of a horse ranch (牧场) in San Ysidro, once told us a story. “When a young man was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to__36__and do when he grew up. In his seven-page paper he described his__37__of someday owning a horse ranch. He drew a __38__floor plan(平面图)for a 4,000-square-foot house that would__39__on a 200-acre dream ranch. Two days later he received his__40__back. On the front page was a__41__red F. The teacher said, “This is an__42__dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. ” Then the teacher__43__, “If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your__44__.” The boy asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own__45__on this. However, I think it is a very__46__decision for you.”__47__, after a week, the boy__48__the same paper, making no__49__at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my__50__.”
Monty then turned to us and said, “I tell you this story__51__you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed (装框) over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the__52__is that two summers ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was__53__of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams.__54__you had enough determination not to give up on yours.”
Don’t let anyone__55__ your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
A.be B.find C.learn D.see
A.reason B.goal C.purpose D.way
A.rough B.new C.secret D.detailed
A.live B.locate C.sit D.run
A.mark B.paper C.plan D.idea
A.large B.tiny C.beautiful D.long
A.old B.imaginative C.impractical D.interesting
A.shouted B.smiled C.replied D.added
A.grade B.need C.honesty D.ability
A.time B.energy C.mind D.money
A.urgent B.quick C.important D.good
A.Actually B.Finally C.Gradually D.Usually
A.turned down B.turned around C.turned to D.turned in
A.comments B.changes C.judgment D.answer
A.dream B.courage C.interest D.spirit
A.though B.because C.until D.if
A.incident B.event C.story D.lesson
A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
A.Fortunately B.Strangely C.Curiously D.Probably
A.forget B.steal C.know D.realize
“ Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with.It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth.A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to 37 accepts other people as equals.A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.
Down-to-earth persons may be 39 members of society, of course.But they do not let their importance “ go to their 40”.They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and 42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”.There is no way a person with his nose in the 43 can be down-to-earth.Americans use another expression that means almost the same 44 “down-to-earth”.The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”.Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 45 a good understanding of reality.He has what is called “ 46 sense”.He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of person is 49 who has his “head-in-the-clouds”.A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 50 world.
Sometimes 51 a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both-feet-on-the-ground.
54 we have both our feet on-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 55 and openly toward others.Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
A.common B.sad C.pleasant D.surprising
A.but B.yet C.and D.while
A.kind B.like C.example D.opposite
A.important B.famous C.successful D.necessary
A.nose B.heads C.minds D.forehead
A.wish B.desire C.expect D.consider
A.proud B.pride C.famous D.fame
A.air B.sky C.tree D.cloud
A.like B.with C.of D.for
A.has B.who C.is D.with
A.usual B.ordinary C.common D.daily
A.dreams B.fortunes C.advantages D.luck
A.prevent B.protect C.block D.gain
A.one B.those C.that D.the one
A.reality B.real C.dreamful D.true
A.so B.such C.each D.that
A.Sharp B.No C.All D.Bad
A.able B.probable C.likely D.possible
A.When B.While C.As D.Since
A.kindly B.directly C.friendly D.honestly
My father was in the navy, which meant that my mother was married to both my father and the sea. As was often the case, we had to pack our belongings into boxes and 21 those we had grown to love. We would arrive at our new home and find ourselves once again 22 at the pier (码头) waving good-bye to my father as his 23 pulled him away from us. My mother would turn my brother and I around before the ship was out of 24 , wipe our tears, and take us back home to start the process of
25 in the new environment again.
Throughout the years of changing 26 , schools and friends, there remained one constant in my childhood — my mother. For both my 27 and I, she was the cook, maid and teacher. She played these roles while 28 some type of part-time job. Leaving a promising career is just one of the 29 which my mother made for my family as we moved around the world with our father every three years or so.
30 she had to deal with only a small budget, my mother, 31 , managed to make each house to be the very home that is safe and 32 .
This probably sounds like a depressing way to live, 33 with two small children: “single” parenthood, short-term friendships, and the inability (无能) to 34 a career or establish a home. But it was not for my mother. She turned this 35 into adventure for us all! Each relocation (变换位置) was a
chance to 36 another part of the world. My mother greeted each new culture, climate and neighborhood. Each new house was a 37 to rearrange furniture, make curtains and 38 pictures. Every part-time job was an opportunity to learn something new and work with interesting people.
No matter how difficult the life was, she was always having a 39 attitude.She always had strength in the face of struggle and change. My mother was so 40 all those years during my childhood — she was my island in a sea of change. She is my hero.
A.leave behind B.leave out C.leave off D.leave for
A.living B.staring C.standing D.going
A.car B.ship C.train D.plane
A.range B.shape C.sight D.control
A.adapting B.suiting C.matching D.fitting
A.names B.jobs C.addresses D.directions
A.father B.classmates C.brother D.relatives
A.performing B.seeking C.waiting D.applying
A.programs B.sacrifices C.contribution D.cooperation
A.Once B.While C.When D.Unless
A.somewhere B.somewhat C.sometime D.somehow
A.romantic B.comfortable C.mysterious D.wealthy
A.generally B.actually C.especially D.unfairly
A.desert B.develop C.affect D.limit
A.lifestyle B.value C.journey D.opportunity
A.acquire B.explore C.occupy D.realize
A.load B.sadness C.result D.challenge
A.hang B.draw C.take D.sell
A.changeable B.cautious C.positive D.negative
A.experienced B.brave C.ordinary D.annoyed
Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I 31 asked my students how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 32 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then the young man asked me why I 33 seemed to be so cheerful.
His question reminded me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about 34 you want to approach life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example. 35 teaching here, I also teach out at the community college in Henderson, 17 miles down the freeway from where I live. One day, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 36 the freeway and turned onto College Drive, only another quarter mile ahead to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but the engine 37 turn over. So I put my flashers on, grabbed my books, and marched down the road to the college.”
“ 38 getting there I called AAA and arranged for a tow truck to meet me at my car after class. The secretary asked me what had happened. ‘This is my lucky day,’ I replied, smiling.”
“ ‘Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?’ She was 39 . ‘What do you mean?’ ’’ “I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car 40 have broken down 41 along the freeway. It didn’t. 42 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the freeway, 43 walking distance of here. I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class.”
“The secretary’s eyes opened wide, and then she 44 . I smiled back and headed for class.” So ended my story.
I scanned the sixty faces in my class. Despite the early hour, no one seemed to be 45 . Somehow, my story had touched them.
A.calmly B.seriously C.cheerfully D.curiously
A.bad B.good C.exciting D.scary
A.often B.always C.usually D.seldom
A.how B.why C.where D.that
A.As well as B.As to C.In exchange for D.In addition to
A.entered B.left C.found D.hit
A.wouldn’t B.shouldn’t C.couldn’t D.won’t
A.While B.In C.Before D.After
A.surprising B.astonishing C.puzzled D.shaken
A.could B.can C.would D.must
A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere D.wherever
A.However B.Instead C.Though D.So
A.between B.in C.within D.beyond
A.left B.understood C.paused D.smiled
A.clear B.asleep C.tired D.interested