2021下半年柳州市英语真题演练【带答案】

2021下半年柳州市英语真题演练【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Idon’tknowwhetherheisstill（）incollectingcoins.Heusedtobe,butthatwasseveralyearsago

A.disinterestedB.interestingC.interestD.interested

2.Wecan'thisplan,forit'sexactlyfarbeyondwhatwehaveexpected（）

A.golongwithB.getonwithC.giveintoD.getoutof

3.Ourgoalistofulfilltheneedofourclients,_____challengingitmaybe（）

A.howeverB.wheneverC.whereverD.whatever

4.Never_________thefarmworkbefore,becausehehaslivedinthecitysincehewasyoung（）

A.hastheyoungmandone

B.theyoungmandid

C.theyoungmanhasdone

D.didtheyoungman

5.Eventhoughthey__________sidebysidefortwentyyears,thetwoneighborsarenotongoodterms（）

A.havebeenlived

B.hadbeenlived

C.hadbeenliving

D.havebeenliving

6.money,sheisquiterich.However,thisdoesnotmeanthatsheishappy（）

A.ConcerningB.AstoC.IntermsofD.Inthelightof

7.Hadheworkedharder,hetheexams（）

A.musthavegotthrough

B.wouldhavegotthrough

C.wouldgetthrough

D.couldgetthrough

8.Plasticsisakindof（）whichiswidelyusedinindustry

A.massB.substanceC.matterD.metal

9.Itooksomeone’sumbrella（）

A.byheartB.bynatureC.bymistakeD.bytheway

10.HetoAustriatostudymusic,andnowheisoneofthemostfamouspianistsinourcountry（）

A.wentB.hasbeenC.hasgoneD.goes

11.Thecommitteeistotallyopposed_______anychangetobemadeintheplan（）

A.ofB.onC.toD.against

12.Johnisthesortoffriendwhowillstandyouthrougheverysituation（）

A.forB.byC.inD.behind

13.Inhisopinion,successinlifemainly（）onhowwegetalongwithotherpeople

A.keepsB.dependsC.insistsD.spends

14.Themanlosthisjustbecausehissecretarywastenminuteslate（）

A.temperB.moodC.mindD.passion

15.It’shightime______aboutthepollutionproblems（）

A.somethingwasdone

B.somethingisdone

C.anythingwillbedone

D.nothingtobedone

16.SheistreatedbetterthanIwas（）

A.manyB.muchC.moreD.little

17.—Wherearethechildren?Thedinner’sgoingtobecompletelyruined.

—Iwishthey（）alwayslate

A.weren’tB.hadn’tbeenC.wouldn’tbeD.wouldn’thavebeen

18.Beforeusingyournewpressurecooker,readthefollowing（）carefully

A.noticesB.ordersC.advertisementD.instructions

19.Peopleinthesmallvillagehaveneverheardof_______before（）

A.soashockingstory

B.asoshockingstory

C.soshockingastory

D.asuchshockingstory

20.Thecomputerprogramisdesignedforthe_____ofeasyonlinereading（）

A.experienceB.purposeC.invitationD.decision

21.Althoughhewascarefulinconnectingtheplug,hestillgotanelectric_____（）

A.alarmB.shockC.damageD.harm

22.ThetravelersaregoingtoTaiwan,（）theyplantostayfortwoorthreedays

A.thatB.whichC.whenD.where

23.Herecentlystudiesveryhard；he____themathexam（）

A.needn’thavefailed

B.shouldhavefailed

C.mustn’thavefailed

D.couldn’thavefailed

24.Anironandsteelworks,withseveralsatellitefactories,_____inthatcitynow（）

A.isbuiltB.isbeingbuiltC.werebuiltD.arebeingbuilt

25.Thisboxis______thatone（）

A.twiceasheavyas

B.astwiceheavyas

C.twiceheavythan

D.asheavyastwice

26.Hestudiessohardtoavoid（）atthebottomoftheclass

A.finishingB.tofinishC.finishedD.finish

27.Theyalwaysgivetheirvacantseatsto（）comesfirst

A.whoB.whomC.whoeverD.whomever

28.Ican’tfindthekeytothedoor.I_____havelostitonmywayhome（）

A.wouldB.shouldC.mustD.oughtto

29.Intheletter,shedidn'ttellmewhetherhewasstill（）

A.aliveB.livedC.livelyD.live

30.Iwouldratheryou_______tothepartywithher（）

A.goB.wentC.willgoD.hasgone

31.Shanghaihasexperiencedsuchgreatchangesthateveryonecanrecognizethatitisnolonger_______（）

A.whatitusedto

B.thatitusedtolike

C.thesameitusedtobe

D.whatitusedtobe

32.Whenandwheretoholdthemeeting（）notdecidedyet

A.isB.areC.hasD.have

33.Noagreementwasinthediscussionasneithersidewouldgivewaytotheother（）

A.arrivedB.obtainedC.reachedD.gained

34.Georgetook____ofthefineweathertodoaday’sworkinhisgarden（）

A.advantageB.profitC.useD.charge

35.__________isknowntoall,toomuchstresscancausedisease（）

A.WhichB.ThatC.ItD.As

36.Thefire,________,haslastedthreedaysinthemountains（）

A.whichwebelievewascausedbycarelessness

B.webelievethatwascausedbycarelessness

C.whichwebelieveitwascausedbycarelessness

D.whichwaswebelievecausedbycarelessness

37.Theproblemisbelievedatthemeetingtwodaysago（）

A.tohavediscussed

B.tohavebeendiscussed

C.beingdiscussed

D.havingbeendiscussed

38.Iappreciate（）toyourhome

A.tohaveinvited

B.tobeinvited

C.havinginvited

D.beinginvited

39.Heistheonlyoneofthestudentswho_____awinnerofscholarshipsforthreeyears（）

A.isB.areC.havebeenD.hasbeen

40.Whenwehavedinnerverylatewedon’twashup（）thenextmorning

A.beforeB.inC.atD.till

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Themanagerreceivedtwenty____forthepost.（apply）

47.Itisannouncedthatthelunchtimewill（shorten）____fromonehourto45minutes

48.Noisytraffic____ourwayoflifeinthisvillage.（threat）

49.Followingthe____settlementofthestrike,thetrainserviceisnowbacktonormal.（success）

50.Itsnowed____lastyearbutnotenoughforustouseoursnowboards.（occasion）

四、完型填空(20题)51.（）

A.carriesB.createsC.emergesD.solves

52.Visitorstothezoousuallypitytheanimalsowingtotheirparticularemotionalassociations（联想）.Whichanimalsshouldbeindeedpitied?

Thefirsttypearethosecleverand41developedanimals42livelyintelligenceanddesireforactivitycan43nooutletbehindthebarsofthecage.Thoseanimalslivinginafreestatebefore44inthezoohaveastrongdesireformovingabout45,buthavetoturnaroundrepeatedlyintheirquarters.Owingtothisdisappointment,foxesandwolves46inplaceswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemost47ofallzooanimals.

Anothersadscene,seldom48byordinaryzoovisitors,isthe49flyingtrialsofswans（天鹅）atmigration（迁徙）time.Thesecreatures,likemostotherwaterbirds,aregenerallymadeunabletoflybythe50ofcuttingoffatipofthewingbone.51suchswansinthezoogenerallyseemhappyunder52careandtheyraisetheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,atmigrationtimethingsbecome53.Thebirdsneverreally54thattheycannolongerfly,andrepeatedlyswimtothe55ofthepondsothattheycanhavethewholeextentofitssurfacewhentryingto56againstthewind.Meanwhile,theirloudflyingcallscanbeheardastheytryto57,andagainandagainthegrandpreparationsendin58.

Idonotlikeseeingthose59waterbirdsinthezoo.Themissingtipofonewingandthestillsadderpicturethatthebirdmakeswhenit60itswingshurtmebadly.Whatatrulysorrypictureitis!

（）

A.highB.highlyC.deepD.deeply

53.55.（）

A.whomB.whenC.whichD.who

54.35.（）

A.caseB.truthC.realityD.fact

55.65.（）

A.readB.toreadC.beingreadD.reading

56.56.（）

A.whatB.whyC.howD.whether

57.42.（）

A.appreciateB.payC.achieveD.solve

58.Itiswidelybelievedthathighlyeducatedstudentsaremorelikelytogetagoodjob.However,atanon-campusjob51inJiangsuProvincestudentsfounditdifficulttogetagoodofferfrombigcompanies.Itseemedthatmostcompaniespreferredundergraduates.52,someofthepostgraduatesascribed（归因于）theirfailureinjobhuntingtothe53three-yeareducation.

Inmyopinion,thisphenomenonhasmuchtodo54oureducationalsystem.InChina,moststudentsworkhardonly55ahighscoreonexams,whiletotallyignoringtheimportanceofpracticalskills.Youngcollegestudentschoosetocontinuetheirstudiesforahigherdegree,becausetheybelievethediplomacanmakethemmore56injobhunting.However,itisamisunderstandingthatallcompanieswillthink57oftheapplicantwithamaster'sdegree.Infact,whatmosttransnationalcorporationswantisanemployeewithrichworkexperience.Nowadays,employerspaymoreattentionto58skillsandinnovationability，59willenabletheiremployeestomakegreatercontributionsandbringmorebenefitstothecompany.Inthissituation,thosewhohaveahigherdegreebutlackpracticalskillswillnotbe60.

Furthermore,postgraduatesusually61ahighersalary,whileundergraduatestendtobesatisfiedwithalowerstartingsalary.Thebestwayto62acompanyistosavecostsandimproveworkefficiency.Ifyouweretheemployer,wouldyoubewillingtopaymoremoney63anemployeewithlessexperience?Iguesstheanswerisnegative.

Inaword,itisimportantforbothundergraduatesandpostgraduatesto64theirknowledgestructureandimprovepracticalskillstosurviveinthe65socialcompetition

51.（）

A.meetingB.fairC.sceneD.sight

59.68.（）

A.afterB.thoughC.becauseD.before

60.67.（）

A.actB.landingC.stepD.trip

61.ThefirsttimeIleftmymother,1wasfiveyearsold.ShetoldmeIcouldn'tgoouttoplay__16__Ipickedupmytoys.Whocouldputupwithsuch__17__？"I'mrunningaway,"Iannounced."Oh,dear,I'll__18__you.Butifyoureallywantto__19__，IguessIshouldn'tstopyou."Mothergotmyredcoatfromthecupboardand__20__mywhiteglovesinapocket.Shewalkedmetothe__21__,kissedmegood-bye,and__22__thedoorbehindme.OffIwent.AsI__23__thehousenextdoor,myfootsteps__24__.ItstruckmeforthefirsttimethatIhadno__25__whereIwasheaded,andafteramoment,Iturnedaround.__26__onourfrontsteps,Ibegantoconsidermyimmediate__27__.Butastheafternoonworeon,Ididn't__28__frommyplace.

Mrs.Ford,ourneighbor,tookoutherrubbishandcalled,"Hi,honey!Howareyoudoing?"

"I'm__29__,"Isaid,andmylipsstartedtotremble（颤抖）.

"Youare?Well,Iwon't__30__youthen,"shesaid,andwentbackinside.

Asdarknessfell,Idecidedtobe__31__.Iknockedonthedoor,andwhenMotheropenedit,Iwalkedpasther."I'mgivingyouanother__32__,"Isaid,assheenvelopedmeinawarmhug（拥抱）.I__33__ranawayagain.

ButI__34__,andthat'sdifferent.WhenIleftforcollege,Motherwaveduntilmytrainpulledoutofsight.WhenIgottothecollege,Ifounda__35__shehadhiddenamongmysweatersthatread,"We'resoproudofyou!"

（）A.untilB.thoughC.whenD.if

62.Visitorstothezoousuallypitytheanimalsowingtotheirparticularemotionalassociations（联想）.Whichanimalsshouldbeindeedpitied?

Thefirsttypearethosecleverand41developedanimals42livelyintelligenceanddesireforactivitycan43nooutletbehindthebarsofthecage.Thoseanimalslivinginafreestatebefore44inthezoohaveastrongdesireformovingabout45,buthavetoturnaroundrepeatedlyintheirquarters.Owingtothisdisappointment,foxesandwolves46inplaceswhicharefartoosmall,areamongthemost47ofallzooanimals.

Anothersadscene,seldom48byordinaryzoovisitors,isthe49flyingtrialsofswans（天鹅）atmigration（迁徙）time.Thesecreatures,likemostotherwaterbirds,aregenerallymadeunabletoflybythe50ofcuttingoffatipofthewingbone.51suchswansinthezoogenerallyseemhappyunder52careandtheyraisetheiryoungwithoutanytrouble,atmigrationtimethingsbecome53.Thebirdsneverreally54thattheycannolongerfly,andrepeatedlyswimtothe55ofthepondsothattheycanhavethewholeextentofitssurfacewhentryingto56againstthewind.Meanwhile,theirloudflyingcallscanbeheardastheytryto57,andagainandagainthegrandpreparationsendin58.

Idonotlikeseeingthose59waterbirdsinthezoo.Themissingtipofonewingandthestillsadderpicturethatthebirdmakeswhenit60itswingshurtmebadly.Whatatrulysorrypictureitis!

（）

A.highB.highlyC.deepD.deeply

63.50.（）

A.experimentB.operationC.treatmentD.movement

64.64.（）

A.troublesB.meetingsC.eventsD.accidents

65.Mr.Johnsonworkedinanoffice.Hewasshortandoverweight,andhelookedlikeafifty-year-oldman61hewasnomorethanthirty-five.He62threethousanddollarsamonthandhadhisownhouseandcar.Buthewasverymiserly（吝啬的）andhad63friends.Hetookgoodcareofnobodybut64.Hewasintroducedtoseveralgirls,butheneverboughtany65forthemandnogirllikedamanlikehim.Sohehadto66aloneinhisbeautifulhouse.Hewasalwayssadofitbutdidn’tknowthe67.

OneSundaymorningMr.Johnsonfeltlonely68andwentoutforawalknearapark.Itwasafineday.Thesunwas69andthebirdsweresinginginthetrees.Beautiful70andgreengrasscouldbeseeneverywhere.He71abouthissadnessandwalkedon.Suddenlyheheardsomeonewascallingfrom72.Heturnedroundandsawaprettygirlwithapairofglasses73tocatchupwithhim.Hefeltstrange74hedidn’tknowheratall,buthestoppedto75her.

Don’tyourememberme,sir?askedthegirl.I76youlastDecember!

I’m77you’reoneofmychildren’sfather.thegirlsaid.Suddenlyshefoundshedidn’tknowthemanatallandher78turnedredandhurriedoff.

79herwalkingaway,Mr.Johnsoncouldnotunderstand80itmeant.Ofcourse,hedidn’tknowthatshewasaprimaryschoolteacher

（）

A.ifB.whetherC.thoughD.where

66.72.（）

A.agoB.laterC.beforeD.after

67.18.（）

A.AnyB.OneC.OtherD.Another

68.63.（）

A.worriedB.busyC.similarD.disturbed

69.

A.GB.HC.ID.J

70.____________（）

A.attendedB.organizedC.informedD.equipped

五、阅读理解(20题)71.PassageTwo

Isyourjobdoingharmtoyourhealth?（67）IfyouarelikealotofAmericanworkerstoday,youexperienceasignificantamountofstressinwork.Stressdoesn’tjustmakeyouunhappyatwork.Itcanaffectyourhealth.Doctorssaypeopleunderstresshavehigherbloodpressure,evenwhentheyareawayfromwork.Andtheyareathigherriskofdeathfromanycausethanthosewhoaremorerelaxed.

Howdoyouknowifyourjobcouldbearisktoyourhealth?Somedangersignsincludedifficultygettingtosleepordifficultywakingupinthemorning,forgetfulness,achesandpainsfornoapparentreason,adesiretoeatlessortendencytoeatpoorly,lossofinterestinactivities,etc.Everyonehasbaddaysinwhichtheyfeelmanyofthesesymptoms,butifyouhavenoticedseveralofthem,andyouhaveexperiencedthemformonths,youmayneedtodosomething.

Ifyounoticethesesignsinyourselforyourbelovedone,checkwithyourdoctortoeliminateotherpossibilities.Ifthecausedoesappeartobestress,youshouldtrytomaketimeforyourselfawayfromwork.Tryrelaxinginawarmbubblebath,listeningtomusic,andshuttingouttheworldforawhile

Accordingtothepassage,_______（）

A.manyAmericanworkersareunderstresslately

B.almostallpeopleknowhowtogetridofstress

C.mostpeoplegotodoctorsforhelpwhenevertheyfeelthemselvesunderstress

D.itissurethatourworkisdoingharmtoourhealth

72.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredgoodforhealthyeating（）

A.Unrefinedflourandvegetables

B.Whitebreadandhoney

C.Cannedbeansandfruits

D.Mass-producedchickensandeggs

73.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept______（）

A.adrive-inB.acinemaC.atheaterD.abarbecuerestaurant

74.Thedifferencebetweenthecontrolgroupandtheexperimentalgroupwas_____（）

A.thetrainingthatparentsreceived

B.theageofthechildren

C.thebooksthatwereread

D.thenumberofthechildren

75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage（）

A.Adogsuitablefortrainingmaybeboughtatapriceof＄500

B.Afteran11-weekcourse,allthedogscanbeusedforpatrolduty

C.Thebestdogsareselectedforfurthertraining

D.Atwo-year-olddogmaybeagoodchoicefortraining

76.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedexpressionlaggingbehind（）

A.hidebehindB.runbehindC.walkbehindD.fallbehind

77.Traditionally,achildissupposedtolearnabouttheadultworld（）

A.throughcontactwithsociety

B.graduallyandunderguidance

C.naturallyandbybiologicalinstinct

D.throughexposuretosocialinformation

78.Whatcanweknowaboutcommunicationthroughprintforchildren（）

A.Itenableschildrentogainmoresocialinformation

B.Itdevelopschildren'sinterestinreadingandwriting

C.Ithelpschildrentomemorizeandpractiseinformationmore

D.Itcancontrolwhatchildrenaretolearn

79.Everycountryhassecretservicestohelpprotectitagainstseriousthreatsfromterrorists,majorcriminalsorevenfromothercountries.Peoplewhothreatentoharmacountryalwaysplotinsecret,sotheintelligenceagencieshavetoworkinsecrettofindoutwhatisbeingplannedbeforeithappens,sothatitcanbeprevented.Theydothatinmanydifferentways—bysecretlylisteningtotheirtargetstalkingonthephone,byplantingmicrophonestooverhearmeetings,bywatchingthetargetsastheymovefromplacetoplaceandbyrecruitingsomeofthetargetstoactasdoubleagentstoreportonwhatisgoingon.

FormostofmycareerIworkedinoneoftheUK’sthreeintelligenceservices,MIS,thedomesticsecurityservice.Ifirstjoinedinthe1970s,inthemiddleoftheColdWar,whenthewarwasdividedintotwoarmedcamps,theSovietUnionanditsalliesontheonesideandWesternEurope,Americaandtheiralliesontheother.TheColdWarneverbecameafightingwar.Itwasanintelligencewar,withintelligenceofficersfrombothsidestryingtofindoutwhattheothersidewasdoing,whatkindofweaponstheyhad,whenandiftheymightstartawarandwhattheirplanswere.Bothsidesweresecretlyworkingineachother’scountries.

Nowadaysoneofthebiggestthreatstotheworld,comesfromterrorists.Intelligenceofficersfrommanydifferentcountriesareworkingtogethertofindoutwhotheyare,wheretheyareandwhattheyareplanning.Today’sMISofficersgettheirintelligenceinmuchthesamewayaswedidduringtheColdWar,buttheirtaskisevenmoredifficultandurgentbecausemostterroristswanttokillpeople.Manyterroristattacksthatareplannedandpreparedneverhappen,andweneverknowanythingaboutthembecausetheintelligenceservicesfindthemoutandpreventthem

Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout（）

A.Thetasksofintelligenceagencies

B.Thecontributionsofintelligenceagencies

C.Theequipmentusedbyintelligenceagents

D.Therecruitmentofintelligenceagents

80.PassageTwo

Increasinglyoverthepasttenyears,people—especiallyyoungpeople—havebecomeawareoftheneedtochangetheireatinghabits,becausemuchofthefoodtheyeat,particularlyprocessedfoods,isnotgoodforhealth.Consequently,therehasbeenagrowinginterestinnaturalfoods:foodswhichdonotcontainchemicaladditivesandwhichhavenotbeenaffectedbychemicalfertilizerswidelyusedinfarmingtoday.

Naturalfoods,forexample,includevegetables,fruitandgrainwhichhavebeengrowninsoilthatisrichinorganicmatter.Insimpleterms,thismeansthatthesoilhasbeennourishedbyunusedvegetablematter,whichprovidesitwithessentialvitaminsandminerals.Thisinitselfisanaturalprocesscomparedwiththeuseofchemicalsandfertilizers,themainpurposeofwhichistoincreasetheamount—butnotthequality—offoodsgrownincommercialfarmingareas.

Naturalfoodsalsoincludeanimalswhichhavebeenallowedtofeedandmovefreelyinhealthypastures.Comparethiswithwhathappensinthemassproductionofpoultry:therearebatteryfarms,forexample,wherethousandsofchickenslivecrowdedtogetherinonebuildingandarefedonfoodwhichislittlebetterthanrubbish.Chickenskeptinthiswayarenotonlytastelessasfood;theyalsoproduceeggswhichlackimportantvitamins.

Itissignificantthatnowadaysfiberisconsideredtobeanimportantpartofahealthydiet.Inwhitebread,forexample,thefiberhasbeenremoved.Butitispresentinunrefinedflourandofcourseinvegetables.Itisinterestingtonotethatincountrieswherethenationaldietcontainslargequantitiesofunrefinedflourandvegetables,certaindiseasesarecomparativelyrare.Hencetheemphasisplacedontheeatingofwholemealbreadandmorevegetablesbymodernexpertsonhealthyeating

Peoplehavebecomemoreinterestedinnaturalfoodsbecause（）

A.theylikechangingtheirdietfromtimetotime

B.theywanttoeatfoodthatismoredelicious

C.muchofthefoodtheyeatisnolongerconsideredtobehealthy

D.theywanttobefashionable

81.PassageFour

Charlene,a16-year-oldstudentatahighschool,foundherselffacedwithamathstesttowhichsheknewnoneoftheanswers.Ratherthanfail,shetookthetestoutwithherandfilledintheanswerswiththehelpofherfriends.Duringabreak,shegotbackintotheclassroomwithoutbeingseen,crumpled（揉皱）thetestwithhershoe,andleftitlyingonthefloor.Theteacherthoughtithadbeendroppedwhenthetestswerecollected;shecorrectedit,andCharlenereceivedaB.

Cheatingis,ofcourse,nothingnew.Buttoday,educatorsarefindingthatcheatingonthepartofstudentshasbecomemorefrequentthaninthepast.Whetheritiscopyingafriend'shomework,usingapreparedsheetonanexam,stealingadvancecopiesofafinal,writingdownrulesinone'shand,orpayingsomeoneelsetowriteatermpaper,cheatingappearstohavegainedacceptanceamongagrowingnumberofstudentsbetween13and19.

Ina1978studyofcheatingattwenty-twohighschoolsinGeorgia,itwasfoundthatcheatingwascommonamonggoodandpoorstudentsalike—althoughbothboysandgirlssaidtheythoughtboyscheatedmore.

Whyisstudentcheatingontherise?Noonereallyknows.Someblamecheatingonagenerallossofgoodvaluesamongtoday'syouth.Theypointtofactsshowingincreaseddamageofpublicthingsandschoolstealingandthinkthatreports,suchasWatergate（水门事件）,havedisappointedyouthaboutthehonestyofpeopleinhigherposition.

Othersthinkthattoday'syoutharefarmorepracticalthantheirforefathers（先辈）.Inthelatesixtiesandearlyseventies,studentswerefilledwithimaginationsaboutchangingtheworld,buttoday'sstudentsfeelgreatstresstosucceed

AccordingtoParagraph1,Charlenetookthetestoutbecause______（）

A.herfriendscouldanswernoneoftheproblems

B.shetorethetestpapertopieces

C.shesteppedhershoesonthetestpaper

D.shedidnotwanttofailinthemathstest

82.Edith'sfathersmokedapipe（）

A.whenhewasobliged

B.onsocialoccasions

C.fromtimetotime

D.whenhewasdelighted

83.MargaretBroeFitzpatrickfindsitimpossible_________（）

A.toachievejust-rightparenting

B.tokeeptrackofeverythingdonebythekids

C.forthekidstofacerulesalone

D.forthekidstoobserveruleswithoutprotest

84.Passage3

Howmanytimeshaveyougotupsetbecausesomeonewasn'tdoinghisjob,orbecauseyourchildwasn'tbehaving?Howmanytimeshaveyoubeenirritatedwhenyouplannedsomethingcarefullyandthingsdidn'tgoasyou'dhoped?

Thiskindofangerandirritationhappenstoallofus—it'spartofthehumanexperience.Onethingthatirritatesmeiswhenpeopletalkduringamovie,orcutmeoffintraffic.Actually,Ihavealotoftheselittleannoyances—don'tweall?Anditisn'talwayseasytofindpeacewhenyou'vebecomeupsetorirritated.

Letmetellyoualittlesecrettofindingpeaceofmind:seetheglassasalreadybroken.See,thecauseofourstress,angerandirritationisthatthingsdon'tgothewaywelike,orthewayweexpectthemto.Thinkofhowmanytimesthishasbeentrueforyou.Andsothesolutionissimple:expectthingstogowrong;expectthingstobedifferentfromwhatwehopedorplanned;expecttheunexpectedtohappen.Andacceptit.

Onequickexample:onourrecenttriptoJapan,Itoldmykidstoexpectthingstogowrong—theyalwaysdothatonatrip.Itoldthem,Seeitaspartoftheadventure.

Andthisworkedlikeacharm.Whenweinevitablytookthewrongtrainonaforeignlanguagesubwaysystem,orwhenitrainedonthedaywewenttoDisneySea,orwhenwetookthreetrainsandwalked10blocksonlytofindtheNationalChildren'sCastleclosedonMondays…theysaid,It'spartoftheadventure!AnditwasallOK—wedidn'tgettoobothered.

Sowhentheniceglassyouboughtinevitablyfallsandbreakssomeday,youmightgetupset.Butthingswillbedifferent,ifyouseetheglassasalreadybroken,fromthedayyougetit.Youknowit'llbreaksomeday,sofromthebeginning,seeitasalreadybroken.Beatimetraveler,orsomeonewithtimetravelingvision,andseethefutureofthisglass,fromthismomentuntilitinevitablybreaks.Andwhenitbreaks,youwon'tbeupsetorsad—becauseitwasalreadybroken,fromthedayyougotit.Andyou'llrealizethateverymomentyouhavewithitisprecious

Theauthorwouldprobablyagreethat（）

A.weshouldcontrolourangerandirritation

B.weneedn'tgetwellpreparedforthefuture

C.optimismcan'thelpusovercomeourangerandirritation

D.angerandirritationisanaturalpartofourlife

85.Whatis（are）theadvantage（s）ofbaby-pooling（）

A.Theparentscanhavemuchmorefreetime

B.Thekidscanmakenewfriends

C.Thekidswon'tbehangingaroundtheirparentsalldaylong

D.Alloftheabove

86.Whatshouldwedotokeepenoughwaterinthebody（）

A.Totaketwolitersofwaterdailyallthroughtheyear

B.Toeateverythingthatcontainswater

C.Totakeinasmuchaswehavelost

D.Todrinkonlywhenwefeelverythirsty

87.Theauthor'sattitudetowardslazinessis（）

A.objectiveB.subjectiveC.criticalD.humorous

88.ReachingnewpeaksofpopularityinNorthAmericaisIcebergWaterwhichisharvestedfromicebergsoffthecoastofNewfoundland,Canad

ArthurvonWiesenberger,whocarriesthetitleWaterMaster,isoneofthefewwatercriticsinNorthAmericAsaboy,hespenttimeinthelargercitiesofItaly,FranceandSwitzerland,wherebottledwaterisconsumeddaily.Eventhen,hekeptawaterjournal,notingthebrandshelikedbest.Mydogcouldtellthedifferencebetweenbottledandtapwater，Hesays.

Butisplaintapwaterallthatbad?Notatall.Infact,NewYork’smunicipalwaterformorethanacenturywascalledthechampagneoftapwateranduntilrecentlyconsideredamongthebestintheworldintermsofbothtasteandpurity.Similarly,amagazineinEnglandfoundthattapwaterfromtheThamesRivertastedbetterthanseveral