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It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon(峡谷). "That's what I'm going to do next year," I said. Suzanne laughed. "Sure, Mom! Don't forget you're 65 years old. "
I didn't feel l was that age! I joined a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy increase and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, "It's good, but how can you clear away the fear of height?" "I've got it worked out, " I replied bravely. "We're going to the indoor climbing center. "
While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down heavily on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, "You've climbed the wall! You'll certainly make it! "
We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge black hole—far deeper than I had imagined. As the guide clipped(夹住) me onto the rope, my heart beat double-time and I wondered why I had got myself into this. Time lost all meaning as I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from losing hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. "This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps, " the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.
Getting onto the bus, I fell into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of happiness spread through me. I had done it, at the age of 66.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。
At the beginning, what's her daughter's attitude towards her decision?

A．Supportive.	B．Doubtful.
C．Confident.	D．Satisfied.

What did the writer find when she reached the Grand Canyon?

A．She found it was very easy to climb the canyon.

B．She found she began to shake, one hard step after another.

C．She found the canyon was far deeper than she had imagined.

D．She found that a terrible animal was after her and she was afraid.

The underlined sentence suggested that the writer was feeling ______ .

A．angry

B．nervous

C．happy

D．excited

What’s the right order of the following?
a. I went back to the car park.
b. I found the canyon was more terrible than I had thought.
c. I got the idea of rock climbing.
d. I felt happy and proud of myself.
e. I trained weekly in a club.

A．e-c-b-d-a	B．c-e-b-a-d
C．a-c-e-b-d	D．d-c-e-b-a

What can be learned from the passage?

A．Every dog has its day.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．Climbing is the only way to keep healthy.

D．Children should care more about their parents.

Internet is educational. Many people think children should be allowed to surf the Internet as they wish. In this way, they can look through different subjects on different kinds of websites according to their own interest. But in my opinion, children should always be watched while surfing the internet.
Many websites have information and pictures that children should not see. There are many things that children don’t understand. All of these may have some bad influence on children’s development. Also, (1)让孩子们单独聊天是危险的。Many parents tell their children not to talk to strangers on the street, so they should be careful of whom their children talk to on the Internet, too. What’s more, sitting in front of a computer for a long time isn’t good for children’s eyes, so parents should monitor（监视）the time that children spend on the Internet.
(2) In a word, children should be kept away from anything that could be bad for them. I strongly believe that it is necessary for parents to watch their children when they use the Internet.
Is the Internet educational all the time?
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What do the parents tell children to do when they meet strangers on the street?
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Why shouldn’t children sit in front of a computer for a long time?
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将短文中划线句子（1）翻译成英语。
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将短文中划线句子（2）翻译成汉语。
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Here are some programs that kids would like to watch on ABC Kids Channel.

Time	Programs
8:30 am	Elmo’s World Do you know that different kinds of cats live in different places? It’s true! And there’s a lot more to learn as Elmo and his friends tell about the cats!
9:20 am	Play School Join the play school team to learn English while singing songs, listening to stories, and learn to make things with Big Ted, Jemima on this children’s show.
12:00 am	ABC News News from all over the world.
2:10 pm	Finding Nemo A cartoon movie about how the little fish called Nemo travels through the sea to find his father.
4:00 pm	Travel Around the World Do you want to know how people live in different countries? Do you want to make friends with foreign kids? Come to join Wubbzy’s trip.

. _______ will take you to see how people live in different countries.
A. Elmo B. Nemo C. Wubbzy
ABC News begins at _______.
A. 8:30 amB. 2:10 pm C. 12:00 am
Kids will NOT _______ in Play School.
A. sing songs
B. draw pictures
C. listen to stories
Peter should watch the program “_______” if he wants to know about cats.
A. Elmo’s World
B. Play School
C. Travel Around the World
The movie Finding Nemo is about a _______.
A. boyB. girl C. fish

Teenagers can have problems with their minds. Some become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger(手指) with a knife.
14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou was afraid of exams. She got very worried when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental (心理的) problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many teenagers who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert（专家） on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital, has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.
Some teenagers often become worried or have trouble getting on with others. They may have ______.
A. mental problems B. a headache C. knives with them
. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because ______.
A. his finger was badly hurt
B. he was afraid of his teacher
C. he was so worried about his study
Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever ______.
A. she studied very hard
B. she had exams
C. she talked with her parents
Teenagers won’t ask others for help because ______.
A. they won’t let others think they are stupid
B. they don’t think doctors can help them
C. they want to tell their secret to others
Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ______.
A. it’s not necessary for teenagers to be with others
B. teachers and parents can’t do anything about teenagers’ mental problems
C. it’s better for teenagers with mental problems to join others

A lady has a problem with her daughter.
“My nine-year-old daughter is in Grade Four. Every evening we get into an argument about her homework. Three afternoons a week, she has activities (netball, singing) after school and when we get home, homework is the last thing she likes doing. The other two days, she got home early and we argued about whether she should do her homework right after school, or whether she should have some time to rest and play first. When Maria at last sat down to do her homework, she seemed to want me to be there all the time. But I had something else to do. It seems that children these days have much more homework than we did, and some of it is really difficult for them. As you can see, I’m really worried about her homework and I really don’t know what I should do. Any ideas?”
Maria is _______.
A. four years old
B. nine years old
C. in Class Four
Maria doesn’t have any activities after school for _______ afternoons.
A. twoB. three C. four
Maria wants to _______ first when she gets home early.
A. do her homework
B. play netball and sing
C. have a rest and play
. The lady thinks that her daughter should do her homework _______.
A. with the mother B. with the father C. alone
This passage is probably from a ________.
A. diary B. newspaperC. novel