D．ask their children to choose toys and books by themselves
A 解析：推理判断题。由最后一段中的Intelligent parents, however, realize that...there can be no strict general rules.可知， 聪明的家长面对一些规则时能够灵活变通。
4．What can we infer from the text?
A．Parents should avoid disappointing their children. B．Children of the same family have few differences.
C．Children’s character development is affected by many factors. D．Parents should give their children more freedom and less discipline. C 解析：推理判断题。由最后一段的第一句可知， 有很多因素影响孩子的性格发展。 Ⅱ 完形填空
My sister Martie and her husband Jan, just returned from their trip to Ecuador, and I couldn’t wait to hear their __1__ about their two weeks abroad. As I listened to them __2__ their adventures over dinner the other night, I was __3__！So many changed lives!
As dinner came to a close, I __4__ that my sister had a new ring on her right hand，so I asked her about it.
__5__，tears came to her eyes as she began telling me about her beautiful new __6__．
Early in the trip, they went to a church, where they met a woman, who shared her __7__ with addiction(沉迷) and other life struggles with them. They prayed (祈祷) with her, and __8__ Martie hugged her, an idea struck her that she could give her ring to the woman as a gift.
So Martie __9__ her ring, handed it to the woman, and said, “Please accept this ring so that every time you look down at your __10__， you’ll remember this day and celebrate your new beginning.”
The woman was __11__. She cried, put the ring on her finger, and a __12__ smile spread over her face.
Then, on their final night, they __13__ a woman they had prayed for when they were in Ecuador four years before. She __14__ shared how much her life had __15__ for the better since their first visit. As they were rejoicing(欢喜) with her, the woman took off her __16__ ring and put it on Martie’s right ring finger. She said she wanted to bless(保佑) Martie with her ring.
Martie could hardly speak, but she managed to say __17__ to the woman.
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Now, every time Martie looks down at her right hand, she is __18__ of the kindness of the woman from Ecuador. She __19__ if you pay kindness forward, it will __20__ to you at last.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。送出去一枚戒指，又收到别人赠送的一枚戒指，善意可以传递。
1．A.stories C．troubles
B．opinions D．ideas
A 解析：由该空前的hear和下文中的their adventures可知，“我”等不及想要听他们在国外的“故事(stories)”。
2．A.discuss C．experience
B．express D．share
D 解析：由下文的描述可知，妹妹和妹夫“分享(share)”他们的奇遇。 3．A.relaxed C．amazed
B．concerned D．frustrated
C 解析：由该空后的So many changed lives！可知，听了他们的故事，“我”感到很“吃惊(amazed)”。
4．A.decided C．considered
B．noticed D．expected
B 解析：由该空后的my sister had a new ring on her right hand可知，“我”“注意到(noticed)”妹妹的右手上戴着一枚新戒指。
5．A.Finally C．Clearly D
6．A.friend C．watch
B．ring D．job B．Luckily D．Immediately
B 解析：由文中的描述可知，“我”问完后，她“立刻(Immediately)”哭了，并给“我”讲述了她的新“戒指(ring)”的故事。
7．A.plan C．battle
B．task D．arrangement
C 解析：由该空后的other life struggles可知，她分享了她与生活的“斗争(battle)”。
8．A.as C．since
B．though D．unless
A 解析：“当(as)”Martie拥抱这位女士的时候，她有了一个想法。
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9．A.took off C．put on
B．picked out D．put away
A 解析：由下文中的handed it to the woman可知，Martie把戒指“摘下来(took off)”。 10．A.wrist C．hand
B．feet D．legs
C 解析：由上下文的描述可知，此处指当你每次低头看“手(hand)”的时候，你都会记得这一天。
11．A.amused C．sad
B．moved D．satisfied
B 解析：由该空后的She cried可知，她很“感动(moved)”。 12．A.grateful C．simple
B．natural D．forced
A 解析：由文中的描述可知，她非常感激，因此脸上露出了“感激的(grateful)”笑容。 13．A.talked about C．turned down
B．waited for D．came across
D 解析：由该空后的a woman they had prayed for when they were in Ecuador four years before可知，他们“遇到(came across)”四年前曾为其祈祷的一位女士。
14．A.bravely C．politely B
15．A.left C．changed
B．promised D．kept B．excitedly D．secretly
C 解析：由该句中的shared how much her life had ...for the better可知，这位女士“兴奋地(excitedly)”给他们讲述她的生活“变(changed)”好了多少。
16．A.old C．round
B．ugly D．lovely
D 解析：由上文中的telling me about her beautiful new...可知，这位女士把她“漂亮的(lovely)”戒指摘下来，戴到Martie右手的无名指上。
17．A.goodbye C．sorry
B．thanks D．hello
B 解析：由文中的描述可知，Martie向那位女士表达“感谢(thanks)”。 18．A.warned C．informed
B．told D．reminded
D 解析：每当Martie低头看到自己的右手，她都会“想起(reminded)”那位女士的善
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意。
19．A.believes C．agrees A
20．A.turn C．return
B．point D．flow B．predicts D．proves
C 解析：Martie“相信(believes)”如果你将善意传递出去，它最终会“回归(return)”于你。
阅读强化训练(十一) (建议用时：25分钟)
Ⅰ 阅读理解
Hannah Levine decided she wanted to give hugs to all of the children and families in need at local hospitals.
Because she couldn’t give them one by one, Levine，then a sixth-grader, decided she would use her talents(才能) to do
the next best thing. She began to knit(编织) hats, scarves, and blankets for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. Her creations also went to Bundle of Joy, a program that provides newborn baby items for families in need, and to Knitting Pals by the Bay, a local organization that provides hand-knitted caps to cancer patients.
“I love to knit, and I thought it would be a great idea to make all these handmade items for kids and adults who need them. It would be like a hug for them，”Levine explained.
Levine started the project about a year ago.“I think it’s just really fun to do, and it keeps me busy，” said Levine, now 13.
Once she got started, Levine realized that her project could be much bigger than the goods she was able to produce with just her own two hands. So she sent emails to her school and communities(社区)，asking for knitted donations(捐赠物) to the project she named “Hannah’s Warm Hugs”．She also posted advertisements at Starbucks and other locations in her area. The warm goods began to gush_in．
“It was amazing; more strangers than people she knew started dropping donations at our door，”said Levine’s mother, Laura Levine.“We ended up with this huge box
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