________ for a long time, but he tried his best to make up for what he missed．

A． Being ill staying in hospital

B． Having been ill staying in hospital

C． He was ill staying in hospital

D． To be ill staying in hospital

As teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially______ social experiences．

A． by way of B． as a result of

C． in place of D． in terms of

We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Canada this year, ______live my grandparents and some relatives．

A． where B． which C． who D． that

Sorry for not having got what you wanted．She kept her mouth shut and just said __________．

A． that’s her feet of clay

B． a little bird told her

C． she wanted to kill the fatted calf

D． she was the salt of the earth

In 1693 the philosopher John Locke warned that children should not be given too much “unhealthy fruit” to eat．Three centuries later, misguided ideas about child-raising are still popular．Many parents fear that their children will die unless ceaselessly watched．In America the law can be equally paranoid (偏執(zhí)的)．In South Carolina this month Debra Harrell was jailed for letting her 9-year-old daughter play in a park unsupervised (無(wú)人監(jiān)督的)．

Her severe punishment reflects the rich world’s worry about parenting．By most objective measures, modern parents are far more conscientious (認(rèn)真的) than previous generations．Dads are more hands-on than their fathers were, and working mothers spend more time nurturing their children than the housewives of the 1960s did．However, there are two problems in this picture, connected to class．One is at the lower end．Even if poor parents spend more time with their children than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．America is a laggard here: its government spends abundantly on school-age kids but much less than other rich countries on the first two or three years of life．If America did more to help poor parents with young children, it would have huge returns．

The second one, occurs at the other end of the income scale, and may even apply to otherwise rational (理性的) Economist readers: well-educated, rich parents try to do too much．Safety is part of it—they fear that if they are not constantly watching their children may break their necks, which is the least rational．Despite the impression you get from watching crime dramas, children in rich countries are safe, so long as they look both ways before crossing the road．The other popular parental fear—that your children might not get into an Ivy League college—is more rational．Academic success matters more than ever before．But beyond a certain point, parenting makes less difference than many parents imagine．Studies in Minnesota and Sweden, for example, found that identical twins grew up equally intelligent whether they were raised together or apart．A study in Colorado found that children that adopted and raised by brainy parents ended up no brainier than those adopted by average parents．

This doesn’t mean that parenting is irrelevant．The families who adopt children are carefully screened, so they tend to be warm, capable and middle-class．But the twin and adoption studies indicate that any child given a loving home and adequate stimulation is likely to fulfill her potential．Put another way, better-off parents can afford to relax a bit．And if you are less stressed, your children will appreciate it, even if you still make them eat their fruit and vegetables．

1.Which of the following statements is NOT a misguided idea of parenting mentioned in the passage?

A． Children should be protected from any dangers by their parents

B． The more conscientious parents are, the more children will surely benefit from parenting

C． Children will die unless ceaselessly watched

D． Children are likely to fulfill their potential with a loving home and adequate stimulation

2.The underlined word “l(fā)aggard” in Paragraph 2 probably means a country that __________．

A． is ahead in development

B． falls slow behind others

C． is free from physical or mental disorder

D． moves to a higher position

3.Which of the following can we learn from the passage?

A． Only warm, capable and middle-class people can adopt a child．

B． When it comes to child-raising, Economist readers will become more rational．

C． Children in rich countries are in greater danger due to the bad influence of crime dramas．

D． Although poor parents spend more time with their kids than they once did, they spend less than rich parents do．

4.This passage is mainly written to __________．

A． urge American laws concerning parenting to be changed

B． advise modern parents to learn from their previous generations

C． persuade stressed parents to learn to relax and give more freedom to their children

D． call on the government to do more to help poor parents with school-age children

In Shanghai's Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage．He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves．Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song．Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China．

It's the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater．But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese?born singer, who has made it her mission to help preserve China's traditional ethnic music．

In 2009, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China's remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups．In the course of the four?month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs．But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out．

“I was shocked by the beauty of what I heard—it was so good，” she says．“But it needed support．I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times．”

So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience．By doing this, she hopes to rekindle(點(diǎn)燃) the interest of the younger generation．“Young people don't like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs．They think these songs are something their grandma sings．This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage．”

Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots．“China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音樂(lè)學(xué)院) Western classical music is the top，” she says．“For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path．So what can represent China today？” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”．

1.From the first paragraph, we learn that________．

A． the audience are all young people

B． Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music

C． Guo Yong is the only minority performer in China

D． tree branches make good musical instruments

2.Which of the following is true of Zhu Zheqin?

A． She teaches music in a conservatory．

B． She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music．

C． She works as an official in the United Nations．

D． She's created all the music for the Grand Theater．

3.What is Zhu Zheqin's idea about Chinese traditional music?

A． It is completely out of date．

B． Only old musicians play it well．

C． It needs changes to attract young people．

D． It is quickly dying out．

4.What does Zhu Zheqin mean in the last paragraph?

A． The traditional music should be repackaged．

B． Chinese conservatories shouldn't teach Western music．

C． China has contributed a lot to the Western art．

D． Only the things created in China can be symbols of China．

請(qǐng)閱讀下面短文，并按要求以O(shè)ur Life Rests on Our Choice為題，用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇150詞左右的文章。

Life is a matter of choice．Seemingly, it means a choice of concrete (具體的) things．But in fact, it means choosing a way of life．Life is to be lived and enjoyed, not to be wasted or complained about．

Hardly can we forget the time when our society faced the threat from the life-and death disease --- SARS．Yet, even during those dreadful times, some suffering people remained optimistic．Instead of wearing white masks, some people turned to colorful ones, and thus displayed a happy mood．And some creative people dubbed SARS to mean “SMILE AND REMAIN SMILING．” People who survive these kinds of circumstances decide in their minds to carry on in spite of the hardships．

Although we cannot choose our appearance, inborn gifts and even avoid unexpected disasters and adversities (逆境), we do have the right to choose to live optimistically, to love our lives, to have dreams, and to cherish hopes．

Every morning when we get up, we have a choice of how we want to approach life that day．

寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容：

1. 用約30個(gè)單詞寫(xiě)出上文的概要；

2. 用約120個(gè)詞就“Our Life Rests on Our Choice” 談?wù)勀愕目捶ê透惺�，�?nèi)容包括：

（1）簡(jiǎn)要敘述你對(duì)“Our Life Rests on Our Choice”的理解；

（2）請(qǐng)舉例說(shuō)明你會(huì)選擇怎樣的人生態(tài)度；

（3）簡(jiǎn)要敘述你這樣選擇的理由。（至少2點(diǎn)）

寫(xiě)作要求：

1. 闡述觀點(diǎn)或提供論據(jù)時(shí)，不能直接飲用原文語(yǔ)句；

2. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱。

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It is freezing here． Wear your coat, ______ you’ll catch a cold．

A． or B． so C． but D． and

Listen, Mary ______ have done it．She’s been with me at the shop all day．

A． wouldn’t B． shouldn’t

C． needn’t D． couldn’t

______ his opinions more clearly, he used some body language．

A． Express B． Expressing

C． Expressed D． To express