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C. like telling jokes
D. look confident
B
My father was always a good gardener. One of my earliest memories is standing without shoes in the garden, and my hands were dirty from digging in the ground.
As a child, I loved following Dad around in the garden. I remember Dad loved growing all kinds of things: potatoes, watermelons almost as big as me, rows of yellow corn, and our favorite— red tomatoes.
As I grew into a teenager, I didn’t get so excited
about gardening with Dad. Instead of a fantastic land, the garden turned into a place I was tired of. However, Dad’s love for gardening became stronger and stronger. After all the kids had grown up and started families of their own, Dad put his whole heart into it. Even when he was badly ill, he still took care of his garden.
But then, bit by bit, his health went down. Too tired to weed(除草), he simply let them be. He only planted tomatoes. As Dad became weaker and weaker, I had to take up his gardening work. Dad was dying. The rows and rows of colorful vegetables were gone.
For the first few years after he died, I couldn’t even stand to look at anyone’s garden, for fear that the memorieswould hurt me. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, while I was gardening, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the field. 44. When the writer was a child, heloved_____in the garden.
A. followinghis father around B. growing all kinds of things C. doing gardening work D. planting tomatoes
45.When all the kids started their own families, the writer’s father _____.
A. stopped his gardening B. turned to other hobbies
C. put his whole heart into gardeningD. plantedtheir favorite tomatoes 46. ________, the writer began to take up his work in the garden. A. When his father was badly ill
B. When his father’s health went down
C. When his father became weaker and weaker D. When his father talked about the gardening 47. The writer decided to _____ three years ago.
A. plant his father’s garden B. plant his own garden C. sell his father’s gardenD. visit others’ gardens
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Fluency(流利) in another language is a dream of a newcomer to another country. Besides, understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are as important as learning the rules of the language. Language learning and culture learning go together and may take a long time.
Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture after a few weeks or months. People do learn a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first step of learning. It usually involves things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs(习俗).
To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first step. This is challenge
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because it is often difficult to know what to learn. Much of what we call “culture” is hard to see. Culture is like an iceberg(冰山). Imagine in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep in the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.
When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent(口音). You see different foods, clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You watch new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They can be seen easily and quickly.
The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists ofassumptions(设想), communication styles, values, and beliefs about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture influences much of a person’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or her verbal (言语的) and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another culture involves understanding the hidden part of culture.
48. To really understand another culture, people should ________________. A. learn the rules of language B. learn the hidden culture C. visit some local peopleD. live with some local people 49.The underlined phrase consist ofmeans ______.
A. lies inB. is made up of C. agrees with D. is different from 50. Which of the following does the writer agree?
A. Communication styles can be easily seen and learned.
B. Language learning is more important than culture learning. C. Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time. D. People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months. 51.The passage is mainly about_____.
A. learning about cultureB. learning about people
C. the hidden part of the iceberg D. fluency in another language
D
Does your teen spend all of his or her free time playing video games, talking on the phone or going out with friends that don’t really meet with your agreement? Is your son or daughter always asking you for money? Perhaps it’s time to tell your teen to get a job. You might disagree by asking “But he’s still in school and if he gets a job, his schoolwork might suffer.”
Does he have a cell phone or want one? Are you going to buy it? Are you going to pay the monthly phone bill? If you are, that’s your choice, but it might not be the best way to teach your teen responsibility. Helping kids out on the path to adulthood is teaching them to be independent, but buying them whatever they want and paying the bills for them is the first step in creating a dependent adult. This process is often referred to as enabling. You might ask, “Enabling them to do what?” The answer is enabling them to depend on others throughout their lives rather than themselves. Teaching them to be self-supporting is the best choice.
Parents may argue that it is their responsibility to support their children, and it is true that as parents it is our responsibility to meet the needs of our children until they reach legal（法定的）age，but part of responsible parenting is teaching our children to be responsible and
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self-supporting as they move into adulthood. When teens get their own jobs，it gives them a sense of success. They are making their own money, which allows them to buy such as cell phones and pay the bill on their own rather than depending on their parents. Allowing them to pay their own bills also gives them a chance to get to know the world of adulthood.
All too often, teens only see that being an adult can drive and drink. But they fail to see that being an adult means working, paying bills, saving money and managing costs responsibly. When your teen gets a job, you should encourage him or her to open a savings account in a bank at first, which can help your teen to spend money wisely. Believe it or not, it really does make a difference to them when they’re spending their own money rather than yours.
52. The purpose of the first paragraph is ________.
A. to point out a serious problem B. to complain about careless parents
C. to raise the topic by asking questionsD.to tell what kids are prefer to do 53. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “it” means ________.
A. teaching your teen to be independent B. meeting the needs of your teen C. buying a cell phone for your teen D. paying your teen’s phone bill 54. From the passage, we can learn ____________.
A. buying teens whatever they want can create independent adults
B. when teens get their own jobs, they still ask their parents for money C. teens understand being adult means managing everything responsibly D. teens can get to know the adult world by spending their own money 55.What is the best title of the passage?
A. Helping teens to find good jobs B. Stepping into your teens world
C. Improving the relationship with your teens
D. Training teens to be independent and responsible
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。（共10分，每小题2分）
Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. 56 .This worry in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid—all of which can give you a stomachache or a headache.
However, there are different kinds of stress. 57. Good stress might happen when you’re called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. 58.For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. 59.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life. 60.If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
A. And it can actually make you sick
B. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad
C. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done D. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something E. Make sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, Exercise, and Food
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八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
It’s not useful for you if you can’t remember what you read or study. You just waste your time. If you want to remember what you study or read well, you must have a special purpose or reason for reading. When you know why you’re reading, you can remember better.
Think why a salesgirl in a store goes away when your answer to her offer is “No, thank you. I’m just looking around”, because both you and she know that you aren’t sure what you want. But if you say, “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses.” instead，She will say:“Right this way, please.” And she will be very glad to lead you to what you want.
It’s quite the same with your studying or reading. If you choose a book, you only think, “just look” but without any purpose, you are likely to get nothing. But if you know what you want, you are almost sure to get something from it when you read or study. You want “to find out more about”, “to understand the reason for”.A good reader has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.He canconnectthe information to hisgoal and remember it better.
Reading is not one single activity, either. At least two importantprocesses(过程) go on at thesame time.
As you read, you take in ideas quickly and correctly. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself when you read. You have a kind of mental conversation with the writer. If you express your ideas, they may sound like this:” Yes, I agree. That’s my opinion too.” or “Oh, I thought that record was broken much earlier. I’d better check those dates,” or “But there are some other facts to be considered!” You don’t just sit there taking in ideas,you really do something else, and that something else is very important.
Another process of thinking about what you read includes judging it, connecting it to what you already know, and using it for your own goals. In other words, a good reader is a critical(批评的) reader. When you read，you can tell between facts and opinions. Another part of critical reading is you can judge sources(出处). Still another part is drawing right conclusions(结论). 61. Is it useful if you can’t remember what you read or study? 62. What must you do if you want to remember what you read?
63. What can you get if you just look at a book without any purpose? 64. How many important processes when you read? 65.What’s the passage mainly about?
九、文段表达（15分）
根据中文和英文提示，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的回信。信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所要完成的回信内。所给英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
66．假如你叫张毅，最近和美国笔友Tom通过邮件谈论各自的学校生活，他想了解你的最难忘的一节课。请你
根据他的问题回复邮件。
提示词语： unforgettable( 难忘的),interesting , excited
·Which was your most unforgettable lesson? ·What was it about ? ·How did you feel ? 完美整理
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