Children are children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it’s so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.
Conflicts(矛盾) go between parents and children. It’s hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it’s parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.
We are partly responsible(有责任的) for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity（成熟） will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的). Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力). And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child’s confidence.
So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults.
are all lovely and lively.
| A．Children | B．Toddlers |
| C．Kids | D．Grown-ups |
There are many conflicts between __________.
| A．fathers and mother s | B．parents and children |
| C．parents and toddlers | D．parents and parents |
Which is acceptable according to the passage?
| A．Answering back. | B．Being rude. |
| C．Using force. | D．Respecting elders. |
Which of the following is true？
| A．Children often copy what their parents do. |
| B．Children can not change their behavior. |
| C．Children’s behavior develops in their own way. |
| D．Children’s behavior is not acceptable. |
The writer wrote the passage __________.
| A．to show the importance of good examples |
| B．to give examples on educating children |
| C．to show the growth of children |
| D．to show the behavior of children |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
In some science fiction movies, evil robots refuse to die, no matter how hard people fight back．
Now science fiction has become science fact．For the first time, scientists have made a robot that can take a beating (挨打) and keep on going．Scientists from Cornell University made t he robot, which looks like a spider with four legs．
Until now, even the most advanced (先进的) robot was almost certain to break down when it was damaged． That is because its computer inside simply doesn’t know how to make the machine work after its shape has changed．
To deal with this problem, the scientists put eight motors (发动机) and two sensors (传感器) that read how the machine is working．They all give signals to the machine’s software．Using this information, the computer can then figure out the machine’s shape at any moment．
The new technology is a big advance in robot-making, scientists say, and it’s far from scary．It may someday help scientists create better artificial (假的) arms and legs and give new freedom to people who lose them．It might also help scientists understand how people and animals figure out their own sense of place in space．
“It has been difficult to design robots that can work well when the environment changes or when it’s damaged,” says Olaf Sporns of Indiana University in US．“With this work, we are nearer to solving this problem．”
Why do robots easily break down when they are damaged?
| A．They cannot repair themselves． |
| B．The computer has changed a lot． |
| C．They have no computers inside． |
| D．The computer cannot work if the robot changes． |
The new technology allows the robot to _________．
| A．do house work for humans |
| B．keep working after being damaged |
| C．remember a lot of information |
| D．tell people where it is |
The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 5 refers to ________．
| A．sensors |
| B．robots |
| C．arms and legs |
| D．scientists |
How do the sensors in the robot work?
| A．They can replace the computer when it’s broken． |
| B．They can find out where the damage comes from． |
| C．They help the computer learn the robot’s condition． |
| D．They can send signals to the person who uses the robot． |
The passage is probably from____________．
| A．an advertisement |
| B．a tour guide |
| C．a notice |
| D．a newspaper |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
B
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden．There was a young tree lying on the grounD．The rich man asked the old man．” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”
“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir．” He said．
“A fig tree? the rich man was very surprised．” Why, how old are you, may I ask?”
“I am ninety years old．”
“What! “ shouted the rich man．“ You're ninety years old, You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit．You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”
“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question．
The old man asked, “who planted the fig trees?”
“ well, I don’t know．”
“You see, sir．” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．”
The rich man was quiet, then said, “ you are right, my good man．We should do some things for the people after us．Thank you very much．” Then he rode away．The old man was planting _________when the rich man saw him．
| A．an apple tree |
| B．a fig tree |
| C．a pear tree |
| D．a banana tree |
The old man was planting the tree____________．
| A．to get himself some fruit to eat |
| B．for the people after him |
| C．to make his garden more beautiful |
| D．just for fun |
The sentence in the, last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________
| A．he was thinking about who were his forefathers |
| B．he didn't want to disturb the old man |
| C．he couldn't communicate with the old man |
| D．he understood why the old man planted the young tree |
What kind of personality does the old man has?
| A．creative |
| B．brave |
| C．wise |
| D．curious |
We can express the main idea of this passage”_________” in Chin ese．
| A．前人栽树，后人乘凉 |
| B．光阴似箭，一去不返 |
| C．君子爱财，取之有道 |
| D．财多惹祸，树大招风 |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Last year some groups of students in their community(社区) make a survey about "How do people spend their free time?' The following diagrams (图表) show some results of it．
Diagram (1): Hours for people of different ages who surf the Internet in a week．
Diagram (2): Different days people go to the library．(library attendance)
Diagram (3): Different programs people like．
根据上面三个图表内容，选择正确答案People aged__________spend the most time surfing the Internet every week．
| A．7 ----16 |
| B．17 ------ 30 |
| C．31 ----- 55 |
| D．over 56 |
On Wednesday, __________people go to the library every week．
| A．over sixty |
| B．less than sixty |
| C．about twenty |
| D．more than one hundred |
According to the third diagram about ______of people like watching Cartoons?
| A．16%． |
| B．19% |
| C．13% |
| D．37%． |
Which statement is right according to the survey?
| A．Some students made the survey in their school last year． |
| B．More people like sports than chat in the survey． |
| C．Less than 80 people join in the survey about library attendance． |
| D．People of different ages spend different time surfing the Int ernet． |
The three diagrams show us the results of the survey about__________．
| A．what people do every day |
| B．how people spend their free time |
| C．people's different lifestyles |
| D．people's different habits |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The owner of a large company，who was about to take a trip overseas，dropped into his office early in the morning to make some arrangements．He was telephoning for a ticket for his trip when the night watchman came in，who was back from work，and said“Good morning”to the owner．Then he told him that he had dreamed that very night of the owner’s plane crashing after take-off．The owner was surprised to hear this．He decided，however，there was something in what the night watchman sad． He put off his trip．
As things turned out，the night watchman's dream was correct．That day the plane crashed shortly after leaving the groud． The owner sent for the night watchman and gave him 5,000 dollars and a letter．He said，“I'm very sorry to do so．But I have to do so．Read the letter when you get home．”
The puzzled man hurried home and tore the letter in a hurry．After taking a look，he turned pale．There was only one sentence in it．And he knew that he had been fired(解雇)．Early in the morning the owner was ________．
| A．preparing for his trip |
| B．waiting for the night watchman |
| C．thinking if he should believe the night watchman |
| D．writing a letter |
The owner gave the night watchman 5,000 dollars______________
| A．as extra pay． |
| B．as his warning |
| C．as a prize for his hard work． |
| D．to show his thanks for having saved him |
T he sentence in the letter would probably be______________
| A．“I don't want to use a man who has saved me．” |
| B．“I don't like a man who dreams strange dreams．” |
| C．“The night watchman's duty is to stay awake the whole night．” |
| D．“Thanks a lot for your dream．” |
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
XI′AN ------ Today more than 2000 people have written their names on a paper．They promise to use less energy and live a low-- carbon(低碳) life．Let′s follow them．Cut off the power of your computer when you don′t use it．Turn off the lights when going out．Use buses more．Share your cars with others．Eat less meat．Let′s do our best to stop the earth from warming.
XINING ------ A special train is now leaving Xining for Shanghai．It carries the last 300 Tibetan(藏族的) children．The platform is crowded with people．Most of them are parents ．These children will study in some famous schools in Shanghai until they finish high school．Those schools will pay all their expenses(费用)．The children will get 100 yuan as pocket money each month．Many parents asked us to give their thanks to the Party.Where can you see these articles ?
| A．In a book． |
| B．In a magazine． |
| C．In a newspaper． |
| D．In a paper |
Which of the following is a way of low-carbon life ?
| A．Never turn on your computer． |
| B．Always keep the lights off. |
| C．Never drive to work． |
| D．Eat less meat. |
The second news says that ________ ．
| A．the children will get 100 yuan from their parents each month |
| B．there are only parents at the station |
| C．all the children will go to the same school |
| D．the parents are very thankful |