Parents often assume that time spent with their kids will gradually decrease in adolescence. But a new study suggests that while teens try to avoid spending a lot of time together with their parents, private parent-child meetings may actually increase in their early adolescent years. And that may raise a teenager’s self-esteem (自尊) an social confidence, especially if it is time spent with Dad, the researchers added.

The researchers created a long-term study in which they invited families in 16 school districts in central Pennsylvania to participate. In each family, a teenager, a younger sibling, their mother and their father were interviewed at home and then asked about their activities and self-worth five times over a period of seven years.

The study authors were surprised to discover that when fathers spent more time alone with their teenagers, the kids reported they felt better about themselves. Something about the father’s role in the family seemed to improve self-esteem among the teenagers in the study, said study author Susan McHale, a professor of human development at Pennsylvania State University.

“Time spent with Dad often involves joking, teasing and other playful interactions. Fathers, as compared to mothers, were more involved in leisure activities and had more friend-like interactions with their children, which is crucial for youth social development,” the study showed.

But Marta Flaum, a psychologist in Chappaqua , New York, said, “How these findings reflect the real world is a real question. The sample in the study is so small and so unrepresentative of more families in the country today that I’m not sure how much we can generalizing from it. In my community, in Westchester County, I don’t see parents and teenagers spending much time together at all. Parents are often working so hard and have less time to be together with their kids.”

However, Flaum encourages parents tom make time for their kids no matter how much work they have to do. “Research like this reminds us of how important it is. The time we have with them is so short, ” she said.

1.According to the study, when teenagers spend more time alone with their fathers, ________.

A. their social skills will be improved

B. their fathers will better understand them

C. they will be willing to help their siblings

D. their family will spend more time together

2.What is Flaun’s attitude towards the findings of the study?

A. Unconcerned B. Favorable

C. Puzzled D. Skeptical

3.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably refer to?

A. The research by Susan McHale.

B. The work to be done.

C. Parents’ encouragement.

D. Parents’ making time for their kids.

4.Where is the passage more likely to have been taken from?

A. A science magazine B. A news report

C. A research plan D. an advertisement

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

How to Care for Your Ears?

Ears not only let us hear, but they also play a role in maintaining our balance, which is vital to our ability to function in daily life. Yet, we ignore them. We can’t even see our ears, except in a mirror. We take for granted what they do for us day in and day out－until we notice something’s wrong, such as when an earache strikes or when we start having to ask people to repeat what they say. 1.

◆ Clean your ear with a washcloth－covered finger only.

Never put anything inside your ear canal, including cotton swabs (藥簽). 2.

◆ Leave earwax(耳垢) alone.

Wax is your ear’s way of eliminating(消除) anything foreign that gets into the ear canal. 3. If you find you have too much earwax, use a few drops of earwax remover(去除劑) in the canal. After a few minutes, wash the ear with warm water.

◆ Avoid noisy places.

Rock concerts and construction sites are just a few places that frequently have noise levels that can damage hearing. Any place where you have to shout to be heard should be avoided.

◆4.

Be careful not to play MP3 too loud, especially if using earphone.

◆Be careful with illness and medications.

Respiratory (呼吸的) illnesses should be treated to avoid their spread to the ears. Certain medications can damage hearing, so follow the directions carefully before taking them.

See your doctor if you suffer from sudden hearing loss or hear noises in your head. 【小題5

A. Most people don’t need to clean wax out of their ears.

B. In such case, go to see a doctor as soon as possible.

C. These can be symptoms of a serious illness which needs to be treated.

D. This article will show you how to care for your ears.

E. Turn the volume(音量)down

F. Avoid using earphones while listening to MP3.

G. Your ear canal is very narrow, and a swab can damage it.

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、 B、C和D）中，選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

We have a small back garden with several trees，so bird nest in abundance. Therefore, it is year after year to find many young birds don’t .

One morning two years ago, I found a young blackbird sitting still, very cold, in a corner. I it up and moved it to a raised warmer spot, it with tissue and made silly bird noises in the hope that it would . It was breathing, though very weak and wouldn’t open its beak (喙). I knew it had and was dying but it did start to feel warmer so there was .

I kept coming to check on it, keeping our three inside the house, as I didn’t want them to it, as Toby, my cleverest dog had already spotted it. One time, I went to see the bird, it had down, legs outstretched (伸直), so I placed it back onto the tissue. Its eyes opened and it seemed to look in my direction, at times its head also moved round, which was not a good sign. I kept making bird noises and it, saying “Come on, be strong.” I just felt so , but I wanted it to know that there was someone who . Unfortunately, it died. I did feel so regretful because I tried my best but I .

To my , last year I spotted two young blackbirds keeping each other company in one of our trees, and I’m one of them had at least survived as one has been visiting since and helping itself to seed from our feeders.

1.A. obvious B. strange C. usual D. special

2.A. leave B. survive C. fly D. adjust

3.A. picked B. put C. hung D. held

4.A. provided B. connected C. hid D. covered

5.A. play B. reply C. breathe D. wake

6.A. kept up B. made up C. given up D. turned up

7.A. hope B. life C. luck D. fun

8.A. birds B. dogs C. cats D. boys

9.A. visit B. annoy C. bother D. attack

10.A. fallen B. pulled C. lain D. showed

11.A. quickly B. happily C. gently D. carelessly

12.A. in vain B. in return C. in time D. in response

13.A. since B. although C. while D. unless

14.A. encouraging B. saving C. amusing D. calming

15.A. excited B. curious C. moved D. desperate

16.A. counted B. preferred C. cared D. differed

17.A. stopped B. failed C. declined D. missed

18.A. delight B. disappointment C. sorrow D. amazement

19.A. proud B. afraid C. sure D. grateful

20.A. casually B. unexpectedly C. suddenly D. regularly

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

My grandfather is a 1. (retire) worker. On summer evenings, we often sat together outside the house 2. (enjoy) the cool air. It was the time that he told me lots of his experiences before liberation.

When my grandfather was fourteen years old, he worked in a coal mine. One day, when he and his two workmates were working in the tunnel, an 3. (fortune) thing suddenly happened. A part of the tunnel fell down, and they were shut in it. They had no food 4. (eat). When they were hungry, they only drank some water there. It was very cold in it. In order to keep warm, they hugged one another. In the darkness, they didn’t know whether it was day 5. night, they only felt they had stayed there for a very long time. They were too hungry to speak or move, and thought they 6. (die). At last, the tunnel 7. (dig) through. They were saved. They had been there for fourteen days! My grandfather said they weren’t let out at once. If 8. , they would have died. They were kept at the entrance to the tunnel 9. it was very dim, and they were fed 10. some thin porridge. After a day or two, they had recovered a bit, and they were helped out.

短文改錯(cuò)

假如英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)∧，并在此符號(hào)下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線＼劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)詞下面劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：

1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者從第11處不計(jì)分。

As is known by all, with the improvement of people’s living standards, cars have become a popular means of transport, bring great convenience to our life. However, they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jam.

How can we solve these problems then? As far as I am concerning, riding bicycles is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles don’t need any petrol but they are energy-saving. For another, bicycles are environmentally friendly because of they won’t give off waste gas. Beside, riding bicycles is a good way for us to exercise and it is beneficial to our healthy.

As result, let’s take the responsibility to build up a low-carbon city by riding bicycles. Come on and join them.

書面表達(dá)

近些年來，隨著人們生活水平的日益改善，飼養(yǎng)寵物的人們的數(shù)量與日俱增。飼養(yǎng)寵物給人們帶來快樂的同時(shí)，也隨之帶來了一些問題。主要有：（一）、寵物發(fā)出的噪音非常擾民；（二）、動(dòng)物的糞便會(huì)污染環(huán)境；（三）、當(dāng)主人帶著寵物去公共場所時(shí)，有些寵物會(huì)嚇著孩子甚至咬人；（四）、 某些寵物會(huì)傳播疾病，已經(jīng)引起了人們的廣泛關(guān)注。

假如你是李華，請(qǐng)你就上面提到的人們飼養(yǎng)寵物帶了的問題給報(bào)社編輯寫一封信，尋求幫助， 并期待媒體能夠就解決該問題做一些事情。

注意：

1. 字?jǐn)?shù)：100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear editor,

I’m sorry to occupy your precious time, but ______________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Yours Sincerely,

Li Hua

Monthly Talks at London Canal Museum

Our monthly talks start at 19:30 on the first Thursday of each month except August. Admission is at normal charges and you don’t need to book. They end around 21:00.

November 7th

The Canal Pioneers, by Chris Lewis. James Brindley is recognized as one of the leading early canal engineers. He was also a major player in training others in the art of nanal planning and building. Chris Lewis will explain how Brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early “civil enginerrs”.

December 5th

Ice for the Metropolis, by Malcolm Tucker. Well before the arrival of freezers, there was a demand for ice for food preservation and catering, Malcolm will explain the history of importing natural ice and the technology of building ice wells, and how London’s ice trade grew.

February 6th

An Update on the Cotsword Canals, by Liz Payne. The Smoudwater Canal is moving towards reopenling. The Thames and Severn Canal will take a little longer. We will have a report on the present state of play.

March 6th

Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands, by Miranda Vickers. The Thames had many islands. Miranda has undertaken a review of all of them. She will tell us about those of greatest interest.

Online bookings:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/book

More into:www.canalmuseum.org.uk/whatson

London Canal Museum

12-13 New Wharf Road, London NI 9RT

www.canalmuseum.org.uk www.canalmuseum.mobi

Tel:020 77130836

1.When is the talk on James Brindley?

A. February 6th. B. March 6th.

C. November 7th. D. December 5th.

2.What is the topic of the talk in February?

A. The Canal Pioneers.

B. Ice for the Metropolis

C. Eyots and Aits- Thames Islands

D. An Update on the Cotsword Canals

3.Who will give the talk on the islands in the Thames.

A. Miranda Vickers B. Malcolm Tucke

C. Chris Lewis D. Liz Payne

Compassion(同情，憐憫) is a desire within us to help others. With effort, we can translate compassion into actions. An experience last weekend showed me this is true. I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly. These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness. But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson. This untidy man walked up to my register（收款機(jī)）with a box of biscuits. He said he was out of cash (現(xiàn)金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards. He asked if we could let him have the food on trust. He promised to repay me the next day.

I couldn’t help staring at him. I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way. I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world. I told him that I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so. I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job.

Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up. If anything, he looked more pitiable. “Change it to me, ” was all he said.

What I had been feeling was pity. Pity is soft and safe and easy. Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action. I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either. Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself. I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.

1.The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________ .

A．hoped to have the food first and pay later

B．promised to obey the store rules

C．forgot to take any money with him

D．could not afford anything more expensive

2.Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky B．friendly and helpful

C．poor and lonely D．hurt and disappointed

3.The writer acted according to the store rules because_________ .

A．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

B．he considered the old man dishonest

C．he expected someone else to pay for the old man

D．he wanted to keep his present job

4.What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else

B．Experience is better gained through practice

C．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

D．Helping others is easier said than done

The majority of astronauts（宇航員）from America have been men. At the start of the space programme there was strong resistance from some people against having women in space. However, some women were very keen to become astronauts and in the end they were successful. In 1978, NASA began the first training programme for women astronauts.

Judy Resnick and Christa McAuliffe were both astronauts and they were both women, but in many other ways they were very different. Both of them were on Flight STS-5L-L. Judy Resnick was born in 1949 and studied engineering at university and went on to obtain a PhD in 1977. She was a member of the first group of women selected for astronaut training in 1978, and in 1984, she became the second woman in space. During that flight, she helped to launch three new satellites and she carried out a programme of research. She was, in many ways, a professional astronaut whose whole life was devoted to space travel.

Christa McAuliffe was born in 1948 and she was an astronaut almost by accident. In 1984, NASA decided to find a teacher who could accompany astronauts into space. They hoped that she would be able to communicate with students from space and encourage every one of them to be interested in space travel. Christa was a secondary teacher in history and social studies. She was a gifted teacher and she was selected from over 11,000 applicants to go on flight STS-51-L. She was also a very good communicator and she immediately established a very good relationship with the news media(radio, television and newspapers）. It was partly because of this that there was a great deal of interest and excitement about the flight. Thousands of students in schools and universities all around the country were looking forward to communicating with Christa in space. Millions of people were watching her flight with great interest. It is partly because of the excitement over McAuliffe's place in the flight that the disaster in 1986 had such an effect on people.

1.We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ___________.

A. Judy was against the idea of having women in space at first

B. Judy was the first woman selected for astronaut training

C. Judy helped to launch three new satellites at the age of 35

D. Judy carried out a programme during her second space travel

2.Christa McAuliffe was chosen for training because _______.

A. she was popular with the news media

B. she expected to give history lessons in space

C. she was an excellent teacher and communicator

D. she made the students in space very excited

3.The reason why there was great interest in Flight STS-51-L is that ________.

A. both Christa and Judy got PhD degrees in the same year

B. a young secondary school teacher was on the flight

C. students were going to learn more about space travel

D. it was the first time for women to travel in space

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Two Astronauts B. Flight STS-51-L

C. Travelling in Space D. The Training Programme

A “talk show” is a show organized mainly around talk. Television talk shows have been around since the dawn of radio. Thus the start of talk shows’ golden age can be considered as 1948, even though television wasn’t common in American homes until the 1950s. From 1949 to 1973, nearly half of all daytime programming was talk.

Why are there so many talk shows? A talk show costs less than ＄100,000 per episode(一集) to produce whereas many of today’s TV series cost more than ＄1 million an episode. Thus , if successful, it can produce handsome profits . Still, it takes a lot of work . Since 1948, hundreds of talk shows have come and gone, with only a few having true staying power.

There are several types of talk shows , but while the styles might vary, the format(形式) is limited.

What we are most used to is the informal guest-host format, in which shows’hosts welcome famous people or other talk –worthy persons for an informal discussion.

The second most common format is the public issues show, in which hosts interview people in the news or experts in a given field. Shows that follow this format include both morning news programs and “issue” talk shows:

The Museum of Broadcast Communications’ Bernard M. Timberg notes two governing principles of all successful talk shows:

The host is everything :The host has a high degree of control over their show, from subject matter to comedic atmosphere . They are also the show’s brand and are responsible for it. The host can attract and refuse guests, organize their program and , in many cases, name a successor(繼任者) when they retire.

Right here, right now: The second rule is that a talk show must be experienced in the present tense, whether it is broadcast live or taped in front of an audience earlier in the day. They should feel fresh, as if they are happening in the moment, even if the show is a 10-year –old rerun.

1.What is paragraph 1 mainly about?

A. How talk shows appeared? B. Why talk shows appeared?

C. When talk shows appeared? D. Where talk shows appeared?

2.What is an advantage of talk shows?

A. They are easy to make.

B. They are cheap to produce.

C. They come in varied formats.

D. They remain successful for a long time.

3.The two formats of talk shows differ in_____________.

A. the atmosphere they create

B. the time they are broadcast

C. whether they are sent out live

D. whether they invite famous guests

4.What is the key to talk shows’ success according to the second principle?

A. Dealing with the most popular issues.

B. Giving the audience an up-to-date feeling.

C. Inviting the audience to the place where the shows are made.

D. Running the shows several times to refresh the audience’s memory.