War,money and power are a few things that countries and people are concerned about.____I agree that those things are important,I believe that everyone should start to____more on a growing problem—global warming.
Global warming will not only____our country and our generation,but also the entire____and future generations.It is____because the weather has been a lot warmer over the past few years,which____the melting (融化) of the ice in the Antarctic.This will soon cause water levels to____and flood parts of the world.
Many people ignore this problem because they feel____they can’t do anything about it and have more____things to worry about.If we all____so,then our ozone layer (臭氧层) will be____and the planet will no longer be able to make life continue to exist.We should do our best to limit the use of our planet’ s____resources (资源) and keep our air clean.____, future generations will suffer from our ____.
Some might feel that they can’t stop global warming from____.But if every single person does his or her part in keeping the air clean,then it will become a____effort.Sure,there are some things that cause pollution and that we won’ t be able to____change.This may include cars burning oil,but we can____adjust some of these things.People can start carpooling,taking the bus,riding their bikes,or____ just walking.
If everyone takes____ now,I believe we can start seeing remarkable results within a few years.
A.When B.As C.How D.Though
A.depend B.focus C.hang D.remark
A.annoy B.interrupt C.affect D.confuse
A.world B.continent C.industry D.climate
A.failing B.completing C.changing D.occurring
A.lies in B.results in C.suffers from D.escapes from
A.reduce B.rise C.drop D.move
A.as if B.in case C.even though D.if only
A.popular B.suitable C.important D.difficult
A.do B.keep C.like D.find
A.protected B.strengthened C.destroyed D.surrounded
A.unlimited B.natural C.recycled D.industrial
A.Therefore B.Otherwise C.However D.Instead
A.illnesses B.failures C.decisions D.mistakes
A.continuing B.arriving C.improving D.disappearing
A.physical B.mental C.national D.worldwide
A.slightly B.fully C.hardly D.slowly
A.at least B.at most C.at first D.at last
A.yet B.even C.still D.thus
A.time B.turns C.action D.arms
My friend Monty Roberts told me a story about a young boy. One day at school, the boy was asked to write a paper 36 what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven – paper 37 his dream of owning a farm. He put a great deal of his 38 into the paper and the next day he handed it in to his 39 . Two days later he received his paper back. On the 40 page was a large red F with a 41 that read, “See me after class.” The boy went to see the teacher after class and asked, “ 42 did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like 43 . Owning a farm requires a lot of money. There’s no 44a young man could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “ 45 you will rewrite this paper, I will reconsider your 46 .”
The boy went home and 47 about it long and hard. Finally, after a week, he turned in the 48 paper, making no changes.
Monty then said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my farm. I 49 have that school paper over fireplace.” He added, “The 50 part of the story is that two summers ago the same schoolteacher 51 30 kids to camp out on my farm. When the teacher was 52 , he said, ‘Look Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream 53 . During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. 54 you had enough courage not to 55 yours.”
Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what…
A.in B.at C.for D.about
A.giving B.taking C.describing D.making
A.opinion B.thought C.soul D.heart
A.classmate B.teacher C.father D.writer
A.front B.middle C.back D.last
A.word B.note C.paper D.letter
A.What B.Where C.Why D.How
A.you B.me C.him D.them
A.road B.way C.method D.idea
A.Now B.Although C.Since D.If
A.work B.idea C.grade D.advice
A.thought B.write C.spoke D.read
A.new B.same C.different D.second
A.never B.again C.even D.still
A.first B.biggest C.best D.most
A.brought B.took C.carried D.found
A.arriving B.leaving C.moving D.reaching
A.stealer B.maker C.lover D.leader
A.Unluckily B.Generally C.Finally D.Fortunately
A.take up B.make up C.give up D.break up
A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US.Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn (颂歌)of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two.
The 36 methods she used with her daughters would seem 37 to Westerners.In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades 38 than As.They had to 39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day.
There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US."It's a(n) 40 way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be 41 .Children need parents to 42 them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in.”
Now the criticism seems to have 43 to China.Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his 44 . He argued Chua's method of 45 would limit children from developing their full 46 ."Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放弃) along the way is their kids’ 47 to develop fully and to enjoy life."
48 critics(批评家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite 49 it."I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A 50 mother is there to help her kids work hard."
Others think that Chua has a(n) 51 in setting challenging goals for kids."It's important for children,” said an American professor, " 52speaking , kids need to be 53 sometimes.If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they 54 from it.It's good to have high 55 .”
A.rough B.reasonable C.vivid D.strict
A.unnecessary B.uncomfortable C.uninteresting D.unimaginable
A.higher B.fewer C.less D.lower
A.drill B.practise C.exercise D.experience
A.skilful B.extreme C.excellent D.merciful
A.practical B.high C.convenient D.low
A.replace C.force D.guide
A.spread B.belonged C.turned D.referred
A.concern B.delight C.caution D.regulation
A.caring B.fond C.supporting D.parenting
A.goal B.potential C.achievement D.possibility
A.strength B.power C.force D.ability
A.Why B.Because C.While D.What
A.resist C.object D.appreciate
A.lion B.monkey C.tiger D.sheep
A.angle B.point C.opinion D.view
A.Honestly B.Positively C.Hopefully D.Finally
A.pushed B.picked C.lifted D.dragged
A.count C.help D.benefit
A.levels B.expectations C.marks D.results
With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters.They get to be the beloved(心爱的)__36__child.But they may not realize that they will have to “__37__”the love as their__38__ones grow old.They will have to__39__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their__40_parents and grandparents.China is being__41__country.
According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one 42 10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to 43 from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The 44 for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.
In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”.But this__45__is under stress as the market ey puts millions of young Chinese on the road__46__better paying jobs.They are leaving their parents__47 .Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__48__for support when they’re old.China has increased its basic social security(基本社会保险)plan which is__49__protecting those__50__, including the old, the disabled and others.These programs are now broad, __51__they are still not highly developed.
As more people grow__52__, China will have fewer working people, __53__will slow down economic growth. According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should 54 its people to have more than one child in the future 55 China should keep its labor population and total population size stable(稳定的).
A.only B.lonely C.friendly D.heartily
A.take up B.take back C.pay back D.pay for
A.hated B.loved C.tired D.hearted
A.care for B.bring up C.look for D.pay attention to
A.daughter’s or son’s B.niece’s or nephew’s C.wife’s or husband’s D.aunt’s or uncle’s
A.an old B.an aging C.a developing D.a developed
A.where B.when C.which D.that
A.an article B.an email C.a magazine D.a report
A.conclusion B.character C.figure D.survey
A.tradition B.opinion C.saying D.way
A.in favor of B.in search of C.in the way of D.in the face of
A.out B.off C.ahead D.behind
A.friends B.relatives C.parents D.children
A.an act B.a case C.a program D.a plan
A.in danger B.in need C.in desperate D.in disaster
A.but B.or C.and D.so
A.strong B.realistic C.rich D.old
A.as B.which C.what D.that
A.forbid B.promise C.encourage D.order
A.so that B.though C.even if D.because
With parents who taught at school, Sophia received a fairly good education. She would have achieved 36 in a career, but she 37 to spend most of her marriage in the38 role of wife and mother, 39 herself to her husband and her three children.
At the beginning of their family life, Sophia took on the 40 for running the house in order for her husband to 41 his personal interest: writing novels. However, things weren’t going as 42 as expected. Nate’s writing failed to 43 the whole housekeeping. He had to take a position in the government to 44 for his family. Sophia tried to persuade Nate to give up his 45 for full-time writing, but he didn’t listen to her. He took his job 46 because it promised the family would be prevented from being 47 . That accounted for the shocking 48 he suffered when he lost his job. That day, he said to Sophia in a 49 , “I got fired. I am a 50 failure.”“Now you can focus your mind 51 your writing.” she responded. To make Nate believe money was no longer the major 52 , Sophia took out a box that was fu
ll of 53 . She explained that she got the money for their hand-painted lampshades.
The unemployed husband did 54 a book that was a(n) 55 hit and is a long-lasting literary masterpiece. The story of Sophia’s turning her husband into a world famous writer has been widely talked about ever since then.
A.only a little B.quite a lot C.quite a few D.a great number
A.proved B.required C.selected D.preferred
A.central B.false C.traditional D.additional
A.devoting B.supporting C.deciding D.forcing
A.responsibility B.approach C.amusement D.occupation
A.observe B.reduce C.change D.follow
A.generally B.satisfactorily C.unfortunately D.quickly
A.preserve B.cover C.include D.overcome
A.support B.search C.provide D.comfort
A.aid B.interest C.job D.share
A.strictly B.truly C.carefully D.seriously
A.well off B.badly off C.straight away D.right now
A.cut B.loss C.disease
A.whisper B.voice C.sense D.manner
A.free B.close C.complete D.necessary
A.on B.for C.in D.to
A.connection B.discovery C.task D.concern
A.gold B.cash C.jewelry D.silver
A.pick out B.react to C.turn out D.build up
A.ordinary B.instant C.short D.humorous
I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. In the house with a large 31 across the road lived a taxi driver, a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he would 32 his taxi on the road. I 33 why he did not park it in the garage.
Then one day I learnt that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come home 34 work, leave his taxi and go out for his 35 affairs in his other car, not in his taxi. I felt it was a 36 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not make it until I37 to be outside one evening two weeks 38 , when the garage door was39 and he drove out in his “own” car: a Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯)! It shook me completely 40 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But 41 inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 42 . He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and 43 him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was just something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a (n) 44 .
We go to bed every night and45 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 46 as close friends or go for a vacation as a47 . We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our entire happiness and success on how much bigger and better a 48 we have. And we ignore our Rolls-Royce, by 49 it dusty in our garage. We should focus more on 50 we are than what we do!
A.window B.garage C.door D.yard
A.park B.stop C.check D.repair
A.knew B.understood C.asked D.wondered
A.for B.out of C.without D.from
A.business B.national C.personal D.public
A.waste B.gift C.wonder D.must
A.appeared B.intended D.happened
A.later B.more C.ago D.before
A.broken B.fine C.shut D.open
A.once B.before C.when D.until
A.far B.deep C.long D.little
A.driver B.engineer C.father D.son
A.called B.made C.elected D.turned
A.experience B.earning C.life D.work
A.stay up B.wake up C.stay home D.go home
A.competition B.performance C.debate D.party
A.family B.company C.team D.whole
A.garden B.garage C.car D.taxi
A.giving B.keeping C.driving D.parking
A.who B.what C.which D.where