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Teachersalwaysplandowntotheminutewhattheirstudentswillbedoing.Thisisgoodforkids,becauseitteachesthemtostayontaskandfollowaschedule.Butmosthomesaren’trunthisway.Ifparentsdoplantheirchildren’slivesminutebyminute,whathappenswhenthatchildgrowsupandgoestocollege?Atsomepoint,kidsneedtolearntomanagetheirowntime.Thiscanbeoneofthevaluableskillsyouhelpyourkidsdevelopoutsideofschool.Butitgenerallywon’thappenallbyitself,becausethere’sabigtransitionthathappenswhenkidsleavethestructuredschoolenvironmentandcomehome.

Ifyouhavekidstayaloneathome,thinkhardabouttryingtofindanadultwhocanbethereandprovidethesupportyourchildneeds.Ifasupportiveadultisn’tavailable,anexpertnamedMartinrecommendsyoufindanafter-schoolprogramledbyexperiencedprofessionalswhowillengagethemincreativeactivities,nourishthemwithhealthysnacks,andassistthemwiththeirschoolwork.Ifyouareathomeonthecontrary,totakesomebreakaftertheguysgetstartedondiversions,becauseit’shardtostopanddosomethinglikehomework.“Ifthatlittlebitofdowntimeistelevision,goodluck...gettingthemtodotheirhomework.”saysaprofessorofchilddevelopmentatCaliforniaStateUniversity,“TVisaddictive.”Abetterwaytohelpyourchildunwindiswithahealthysnack.“Waituntildinner,makeaplatefullofenergizingfood.Youcouldevendishuppartofthedinneryou’repreparingalittleearlyforthekids,”shesays.

Whileyou’resharingasnack,youcanmakealistofwhatyourkidswillgettododuringtheirstudybreaks.Thetypesofbreaksrecommendedincludeshootingbaskets,gettingadrink,usingthebathroom,orevenplayingaquickcardgamewithparents.Yourkidscanbetheonestodecidewhichbreaksthey’dliketotake.But,asFreimuthsays,yourchildrenwillhavetobehonestaboutwhatkindofbreakwillenergizethemandnotupsettheirmomentum.

1.Themainpurposeofthispassageis_A___.

A)toprovidesomeadvicefortheparentsaboutchildren’seducation

B)toexplainhowtoprepareaprettysnackforyourchildren

C)toexplainwhytheparentsspoiltheirchildren

D)todescribechildren’slivesafterschool

2.Thewords“thisway”inthesentence“Butmosthomesaren’trunthisway”inthefirstparagraphmostpossiblymeans_B___.

A)tostayonthetask

B)toarrangeeverythingindetails

C)togivesomelessonstochildren

D)tobehaveinthestructuredschool

3.Accordingtothepassage,theexpertnamedMartin,appearinginthesecondparagraph,mostprobablytakesupthefollowingjobsEXCEPT__C__.

A)aspecialistinchildreneducation

B)aprofessionalconsultantinaafter-schoolprogram

C)theleaderofaresearchgroupaboutsports,suchasbasketball

D)mostlythesameaswhatFreimuth(inthelastparagraph)does

4.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,theappropriatesnacksthattheparentsprovidewill__D__.A)upsetthechildren’smomentum

B)exhaustthembylotsofdirtydishes

C)makethechildrengetaddictedtoTV

D)bringmoreenergytochildren

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrecommendedforthebreakduringthechildren’sstudyafterclass?C

A)Shootbaskets.

B)Playsomegameswithparents.

C)Goouttodrinksomebeverageinabarforalongtime.

D)Relaxabitbyusingthebathroom.Passage2ThisistheweatherScobieloves.Lyinginbedhetoucheshistelescopelovingly,turningawistfuleyeontheblankwallofrottingmud-brickswhichshutsoffhisviewofthesea.Scobieisgettingonforseventyandstillafraidtodie;hisonefearisthathewillawakeonemorningandfindhimselfdead-LieutenantCommanderScobie,O.B.E.Consequentlyitgiveshimasevereshockeverymorningwhenthewater-carriersshriekunderhiswindowbeforedawn,wakinghimup.Foramoment,hesays,hedaresnotopenhiseyes.Keepingthemfastshut(forfeartheymightopenontheheavenlyhost)hegropesalongthecake-standbesidehisbedandgrabshispipe.Itisalwaysloadedfromthenightbeforeandanopenmatchboxstandsbesideit.Thefirstwhiffoftobaccorestoresbothhiscomposureandhiseyesight.Hebreathesdeeply,gratefulforreassurance.Hesmiles.Hegloats.Then,drawingtheheavysheepskinwhichserveshimasabed-coveruptohisears,hesingsalittletriumphalsongtothemorning.Takingstockofhimselfhediscoversthathehastheinevitableheadache.Histongueisrawfromlastnight'sbrandy.Butagainstthesetriflingdiscomfortstheprospectofanotherdayinlifeweighsheavily.Hepausestoslipinhisfalseteeth.Heplaceshiswrinkledfingerstohischestandiscomfortedbythesoundofhisheartatwork.Heisratherproudofhisheart.Ifyouevervisithimwhenheisinbedheisalmostsuretograspyourhandinhisandaskyoutofeelit.Swallowingalittle,youshoveyourhandinsidehischeapnight-jackettoexperiencethosesad,blunt,far-awayhumps-likethoseofanunbornbaby.Hebuttonsuphispajamaswithtouchingprideandgivehisimitationroarofanimalhealth-"Boundingfrommybedlikealion"-thatisanotherofhisphrases.Youhavenotexperiencedthefullcharmofthemanunlessyouhaveactuallyseenhim,bentdoublewithrheumatism,crawlingoutfrombetweenhiscoarsecottonsheetslikearuin.Onlyinthewarmestmonthsoftheyeardohisbonesthawoutsufficientlytoenablehimtostanderect.Inthesummerafternoonshewalksinthepark,hislittleheadglowinglikeaminorsun,hisjawsetinaviolentexpressionofhealth.Histinynauticalpensionishardlyenoughtopayforonecockroach-infestedroom;heekesitoutwithanequallysmallsalaryfromtheEgyptiangovernment,whichcarrieswithittheproudtitleofBimbashiinthePoliceForce.Originshehasnone.Hispastspreadsoveradozencontinentslikeatruesubjectofmyth.Andhispresenceissorichwithimaginaryhealththatheneedsnothingmore-exceptperhapsanoccasionaltriptoCairoduringRamadhan,whenhisofficeisclosedandpresumablyallcrimecomestoastandstillbecauseofthepast.6.Scobielikedtohavehistelescopeinbedbecause__C____A)heenjoyedlookingatthepassers_by,evenifhecouldseethesea.B)herefusedtouchingitandlookingthroughitatthewall.C)herefusedtoacceptthefactthathecouldnotseethesea.D)heenjoyedlookingathepassers_by,evenifhecouldnotseethesea.7.EverymorningScobie___B___A)refusedtoopenhiseyesuntilhehadhadhisfirstcigarette.B)accordingtohimself,didnotopenhiseyesincasehehaddiedinthenight.C)deniedthatheopenedhiseyesuntilhehadhadhisfirstdiedinthenight.D)couldnotseeanythingwhenthefirstnoisesinthestreetwokehim.8.Scobie'smorningdiscoverythathewasstillalivemadehimfeel__A______A)delightedwithhissuccessinsurvivingthenight.B)delightfulbecauseofhisachievementinliving.C)satisfiedwithhisvictoryoverlife.D)satisfyingwithhisvictoryoverdeath.9.Whenhegotoutofbed,Scobie___D__A)jumpedoutlikeayoungman,toshowhowhealthyhewas.B)gotoutslowlybecausehewastoobusytalking.C)couldhardlygetoutalthoughhesufferedbadlyfromrheumatism.D)gotoutwithdifficultybecausehishomeswerestiffandpainful.10.Whatcanhispensionenoughtopayfor？CA)onebigapartmentB)aTwo-roomapartmentC)onecockroach-infestedroomD)hiswell-beinglifePassage3

Doorsandwindowscan’tkeepthemout;airportimmigrationofficerscan’tstopthemandtheInternetisanabsolutereproductionsoil.Theyseemharmlessinsmalldoses,butlargeimportsthreatenJapan’sveryuniqueness,saycritics.“TheyareforeignwordsandtheyareinfectingtheJapaneselanguage”.

“SometimesIfeellikeIneedatranslatortounderstandmyownlanguage,”saysYokoFujimurawithlittleanger,a60-year-oldTokyorestaurantworker.“It’sbecomingincomprehensible.”

It’snotonlyJapanwhoisonthedefensive.CountriesaroundtheglobearewetthroughtheirhandsovertherapidspreadofAmericanEnglish.Coca-Cola,forexample,isoneofthemostrecognizedtermsonEarth.

ItismadeworseforJapan,however,byitsuniquewritingsystem.Thecountrywritesallimportedutterances-exceptChinese-inadifferentscriptcalledkatakana（片假名）.Itistheonlycountrytomaintainsuchadistinction.Katakanatakesfarmorespacetowritethankanji-thecorepictograph（象形文字）charactersthattheJapaneseborrowedfromChina1,500yearsago.Becauseitstandsout,readerscomplainthatsentencespackedwithforeignwordsstarttoresembleextendedstringsoflights.Asifthatweren’tenough,katakanatermstendtogetconfusing.Forexample,digitalcamerafirstappearsasdegitarukamera.Thentheybecamethemoreear-pleasingdigikamey.ButkameyisalsotheJapanesewordforturtle.“It’sveryfrustratingnotknowingwhatyoungpeoplearetalkingabout,”sayshumorouslyMinoruShiratori,a53-year-oldbusdriver.“SometimesIcan’ttellifthey’rediscussingcamerasorturtles.”

Inabidtostopthefloodofkatakana,thegovernmenthasformedaForeignWordsCommitteetofindsuitableJapanesereplacements.ThecommitteeisslightlydifferentfromFrench-stylelanguagepolice,whichtrytosupportalawthatforbidsadvertisinginEnglish.Rather,committeemembersandtraditionalistshopeasustainedcampaignofpersuasion,gentlecriticismandleadershipbyexamplecanturnthetide.

11.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhytheJapaneseisinfectedgreatlybyEnglishis_D___.

A)thatnothingcanpreventitfromenteringintoJapan

B)thatEnglishisthemostrecognizedlanguageintheworld

C)thatthegovernmenthasnotsetupaspecialadministrationdepartmenttocontrolthistrendbeforeitbecomespopularinJapan

D)notclearlymentionedinthispassage

12.Bysaying“countriesaroundtheglobearewetthroughtheirhandsovertherapidspreadofAmericanEnglish,”theauthorimpliesthat_D___.decisionsbyimposingeconomicsanctionsonacountry,orthroughjointmilitaryaction.

26.WhichisTRUEinthefollowingstatementsaccordingtothepassage__B_______

A)TheSecurityCouncilconvenesannually.

B)AllUNmembersshouldabidebythedecisionsadoptedbytheSecurityCouncil.

C)Althoughonememberseriouslycomplainsaboutanothermember’saction,theSecurityCouncilwillnotconveneatitsrequest.

D)ThefivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncilholdlessthanonehalfarmedforcesinthewo