Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．
Imagine that Mom and Dad have friends over, and you have to talk to adults all evening．Say the wrong thing and the parents may get mad．But, say _50_, and they'll think you weren't friendly．So, _51_can you talk with adults?
It's _52_．Just ask them questions about themselves．"Many of them like to talk about what they do for a living," suggests psychologist Tim Ursiny, author of The Confidence Plan．
Kids can also talk to grown-ups about _53_．Ask what the last good movie they saw was, because people at dinner parties "_54_" when the conversation turns to movies, Ursiny says．If a grown-up is _55_ Harry Potter, it's ok to talk about your love for Harry．It's a safe topic, one that both grown-ups and kids can enjoy, so go ahead and talk about whether Dumbledore is really dead．
But _56_the topic of video games．"Adults don't want to hear about your video game _57_they play it," Ursiny explains．
Adults also don't want to hear slang．Don't use language they don't _58_．Ursiny says kids should learn to speak to other people in their own language．
_59_,most adults aren't into slang, they do remember what it was like to be a kid．Ursiny recommends asking adults what school was like when they were your age．"It might be a fun discussion if you _60_your
10th-grade experience with theirs．"_61_you chat with your parents beforehand to find out which topics are
off-limits（禁区）．
Also, don't chat about things that make your parents feel guilty．Don't mention _62_ stuff such as how Dad has been sleeping on the couch, Ursiny says．And don't complain that Mom has been late preparing breakfast．
Instead, Ursiny says, kids should try to put themselves in their parents' _63_．Learning how to _64_that type of understanding might help you out in the future．"The most successful people, can develop a sympathetic feeling for others," he says．
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．how B．whatever C．why D．when
A．important B．interesting C．hard D．easy
A．movies B．meals C．parties D．hobbies
A．look up B．light up C．make up D．keep up
A．in B．on C．into D．onto
A．neglect B．avoid C．prevent D．ignore
A．when B．unless C．but D．because
A．believe B．accept C．understand D．agree
A．While B．As C．If D．Since
A．show B．compare C．balance D．match
A．Make sure B．Pay attention C．Watch out D．Take care
A．incredible B．special C．embarrassing D．personal
A．shoes B．clothes C．condition D．location
A．produce B．shape C．raise D．develop
Dear son,
The day that you see me old and I am already not in good health, have patience and try to understand me.
If I get dirty when eating, if I can not dress, have patience and remember the hours I teaching it to you. If, when I speak to you, I the same things thousand and one times, do not me, listen to me. When you were small, I had to read to you thousand and one times the same story you got to sleep. When I do not want to have a , neither shame me nor scold me. Remember when I had to chase you with thousand excuses I , in order that you wanted to bathe. When you see my little about new technologies, give me the necessary time and do not look at me with your mocking (嘲弄) smile. I taught you to do so many things: to eat good, to dress well, to confront life….When at some moment I lose the memory or the of conversation, let me have the necessary time to remember, and if I can not do it, do not become nervous, as the most important thing is not our conversation but surely to be with you and to have you to me.
If ever I do not want to eat, do not force me. I know well I need to and when not. When my legs do not allow me to walk, give me your , the same way I did when you gave your first . And when someday I say to you that I do not want to any more — that I want to rest forever, do not get angry. Someday you will understand.
Try to understand that my age is not lived but survived. Some day you will discover that, my mistakes, I always wanted the thing for you and that I tried to prepare the way for you. You must not feel sad, angry or impotent (无奈) for seeing me you. You must be next to me, try to understand me and to help me as I did it when you living. Help me to walk, help me to end my way with love and . I will pay you by a smile and by the immense love I have had always for you.
I love you, Son.
Your father
A．paid B．spent C．cost D．took
A．repeat B．think C．praise D．criticize
A．disturb B．avoid C．look D．interrupt
A．when B．after C．until D．since
A．rest B．word C．sleep D．shower
A．noticed B．discovered C．invented D．assumed
A．knowing B．fearing C．enjoying D．consulting
A．what B．when C．how D．why
A．attitude B．thread C．material D．news
A．talking B．appealing C．responding D．listening
A．when B．how C．that D．where
A．short B．tired C．long D．strong
A．hand B．ear C．mind D．leg
A．laugh B．step C．pace D．cry
A．talk B．sleep C．write D．live
A．though B．since C．while D．despite
A．last B．best C．first D．most
A．against B．behind C．near D．below
A．made B．found C．started D．earned
A．patience B．mercy C．excuse D．care
One young person, who was well educated, went for a job as a manager in a big company. The president did the final . He discovered the youth was and felt satisfied. Then the president asked who paid for his school fees. The youth answered, “My mother did it. She worked as a clothes .” The president requested the youth to his hands. So the youth did. They were smooth. Then he asked, “Have you ever your mother wash the clothes before?” The youth answered, “Never, my mother always wanted me to .”“Go and clean your mother’s when you go back today, and then me tomorrow morning,” the president said .The youth felt his chance of getting the job was high, so when he went back, he requested his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell he cleaned his mother’s hands slowly. It was the first time he had that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (布满皱纹的). After that, the youth didn’t say a word and washed all the remaining clothes for his mother . That night, Mother and Son for a very long time, longer than any talk before.
The next , the youth went to the president’s office. The president noticed the tears in the youth’s eyes and asked: “Please tell me how you about helping your mother.” The youth said, “Number One, I know now what is. Without my mother, I wouldn’t be successful today. Number Two, by helping my mother, I realize how it is to get something done. Number Three, I’ve come to realize the of family relationship.” The president said, “You are . This is what I’m looking for to be my manager.”
A．election B．test C．interview D．competition
A．strong B．excellent C．humorous D．cute
A．maker B．cleaner C．mender D．seller
A．wash B．hide C．show D．dry
A．found B．let C．helped D．watched
A．study B．ignore C．work D．rest
A．clothes B．hands C．feet D．shoes
A．see B．move C．recognize D．answer
A．on purpose B．in patience C．by chance D．at last
A．carefully B．nervously C．happily D．shyly
A．after B．until C．because D．as
A．believed B．sensed C．noticed D．expected
A．quietly B．sadly C．excitedly D．angrily
A．thought B．slept C．sat D．talked
A．morning B．noon C．afternoon D．evening
A．worried B．felt C．brought D．spoke
A．courage B．appreciation C．success D．family
A．important B．difficult C．different D．impossible
A．value B．secret C．type D．change
A．educated B．respected C．trusted D．hired
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some passengers won’t turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoff or landing. It happens on almost every now. It’s time to turn off personal electronic devices when the plane’s door . However, there’s always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing — and strict orders to power down during flights.
“People have become so to those devices, and a lot of people whether they really need to turn them off,” says an airhostess from Southwest Airlines.
Is turning off the devices really in the first place? Lots of passengers have doubted about the of leaving devices on. They think one cell or message or game isn’t going to down the plane.
Indeed, there’s no scientific evidence that having devices powered on during takeoff and landing would cause a , only that there is the potential of a problem.
In the US, pilots are allowed to use certain electronic devices during takeoff and landing, but if passengers’ devices are tested at the same time, it may lead to wrong warnings and readings on the aircraft instruments. In some studies researchers found mobile phones could global-positioning satellite systems or other aircraft systems. Though the effects are slight, they could result in disaster.
If even the possibility of disaster exists, it’s better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.
A．seat B．flight C．passenger D．device
A．opens B．closes C．turns D．moves
A．giving B．obeying C．ignoring D．receiving
A．addicted B．connected C．opposed D．exposed
A．decide B．choose C．understand D．question
A．reliable B．necessary C．dangerous D．excellent
A．fact B．value C．danger D．price
A．knock B．bring C．shut D．fall
A．large B．great C．firm D．heavy
A．problem B．difficulty C．question D．mistake
A．small B．expensive C．various D．colorful
A．clear B．right C．bad D．false
A．affect B．operate C．control D．change
A．unusually B．strangely C．exactly D．seemingly
A．remotest B．biggest C．best D．worst
Even though it was only October，my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more____ waiting for the final school bell. Upon its____ everyone would run for their coats and go home，everyone except David.
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often____ what kind of home life David had，and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so____for the cold winter months without a coat，boots，or gloves. But something made David____.I can still remember he was always____a smile and willing to help. He always____ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much.He____ just simply smile and ask what else he could do，then thank me for letting him stay and slowly____ home.
Weeks passed and the____ over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of____ before the holiday break. I smiled in____ as the last of them hurried out of the door. Turning around I saw David____ standing by my desk.
“I have something for you，”he said and____from behind his back a small box.__ __ it to me，he said anxiously，“Open it.” I took the box from him，thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my____ I saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said，“The box is nice，David，but it’s____.”
“Oh，no. It isn’t.” said David.” It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.”
Tears filled my eyes_____ I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given____ to. After that Christmas，David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning____the little empty box set on my desk..
A．cautious B．courageous C．serious D．anxious
A．warning B．calling C．ringing D．yelling
A．scolded B．wondered C．realized D．learned
A．modestly B．naturally C．inaccurately D．inappropriately
A．special B．upset C．popular D．funny
A．wearing B．delivering C．expressing D．sharing
A．practised B．wandered C．studied D．stayed
A．might B．should C．would D．could
A．aim at B．head for C．put off D．turn to
A．argument B．judgment C．movement D．excitement
A．education B．year C．school D．program
A．relief B．return C．vain D．control
A．weakly B．quietly C．sadly D．helplessly
A．searched B．found C．raised D．pulled
A．Holding B．Handing C．Sending D．Leaving
A．appreciation B．expectation C．delight D．surprise
A．empty B．cheap C．useless D．improper
A．as B．until C．because D．though
A．advice B．support C．attention D．command
A．from B．towards C．over D．behind
The story I’m going to tell truly happened in my life.
The other day, I met a man outside the gym who a movie star. He was handsome and smiling. His upper body was muscular（肌肉发达的）and he to be on top of the world.
“How are you?” I with a smile. “I’m doing really well,” he replied in a cheerful voice. His enthusiasm and big smile the parking garage. as he walked up, I his long legs were thin and I saw he had a silver cane (手杖). “Why do you need that cane?” I couldn’t thinking he had a minor injury. “I have MS,” he answered in a voice too, as if his broad smile left his face. Multiple Sclerosis（多发性硬化症）is a very serious disease and often painful. I looked at him from my little red sports car and said, “You it very well. You seem like a happy man the MS.” Without losing a bit of his smile he replied, “I am a happy man,” and then added, “I’d be even happier if I had that sports .”
It was ironic (讽刺的). Just we spoke, I’d been sitting in that little sports car, feeling sad about my painful shoulder over the last 11 months as I was after an operation. Here’s a man with a far tougher than mine, but his positive attitude made him feel no less happiness. He went on with his of life as usual, which moved me deeply.
It was also a wonderful reminder of that old , “I cried because I had no shoes. Then I met a man who had no feet.” your problems, just keep in that none of us goes through life and you should make the most of what you have, like the man with MS. Count your blessings.
A．stared at B．talked about C．agreed with D．looked like
A．conducted B．appeared C．performed D．pretended
A．questioned B．advised C．complained D．greeted
A．lit up B．put up C．held up D．kept up
A．So B．And C．But D．Though
A．watched B．noticed C．examined D．checked
A．want B．set C．wait D．help
A．cheerful B．careful C．wonderful D．painful
A．sometimes B．seldom C．never D．always
A．solve B．handle C．predict D．deal
A．in spite of B．in return for C．due to D．aside from
A．gym B．hospital C．coat D．car
A．when B．until C．before D．since
A．recovering B．mourning C．separating D．benefiting
A．direction B．location C．situation D．position
A．anxiety B．disappointment C．enjoyment D．excitement
A．story B．news C．saying D．lesson
A．Whatever B．However C．Whichever D．Whenever
A．head B．brain C．heart D．mind
A．completely B．easily C．hardly D．gradually