Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say, “If chores aren’t done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.” Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say,“ That’s the way it’s going to be.” It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive. “If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.” On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

1.According to the passage, it seldom happens that _______________________.

A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

B．parents’ directions sound like a broken record

C．children are ready to follow their parents’ directions

D．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

2.Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________________.

A．avoid direct ways of punishment

B．make them do things at their request

C．argue and fight with their children

D．allow their children to behave in their own way

3.It can be inferred from the passage that _________________________.

A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and control

4.The main idea of the passage is ______________________________.

A．that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C．that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D．how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an  36  into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept   37 ．For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become disappointed and   39 ．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40 ．

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face．The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was  43  here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”

The president wasn’t moved ．Instead, he was   45 ．“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．If we did, this place would look like a   46 ,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a  48  to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed（喊道）, ” A building! Do you have any  50  how much a building costs? We have spent over ＄7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard．” For a moment the lady was silent．The president was  51 , because he could get rid of them now．Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a  52 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded． 53  their offer was turned down，Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University  54  after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about．

1.                A．appointment     B．decision        C．acquaintance  D．choice

2.                A．talking         B．standing        C．sitting    D．waiting

3.                A．hoping         B．finding         C．realizing  D．imagining

4.A．go down     B．go out       C．go around      D go away

5.A．hopelessly  B．carefully    C unwillingly     D．unexpectedly

6.                A．cold           B．funny          C．pleasant  D．sad

7.                A．attended       B．studied         C．visited    D．served

8.                A．clever          B．brave          C．proud    D．happy

9.                A．set about       B．set down        C．set up    D．set off

10.               A．satisfied        B．shocked        C．excited    D．ashamed

11.               A．park           B．cemetery       C．garden    D．museum

12.               A．expressed      B．explained       C．refused   D．admitted

13.               A．building        B．yard           C．playground D．square

14.               A．laughed        B．shouted        C．glanced   D．called

15.               A．suggestion      B．thought        C．idea  D．opinion

16.               A．bored          B．astonished      C．interested D．pleased

17.               A．department     B．club           C．business   D．university

18.               A．Once          B．While          C．Since D．Though

19.               A．followed        B．looked         C．taken D．named

20.               A．cared          B．knew          C．heard D．talked

Britain ____ many other industrialized countries, ____ major changes over the last 100 years.

A．together with; have experienced           B．as well as; have experienced

C．in common with; has experienced           D．instead of; has experienced

- Don’t you think hard work is what makes people succeed?

-- ________________

A．I couldn’t agree more                   B．I hope so

C．I’ve got it                            D．Wish you success

-- It’s many years since I saw you last； I _____ you at all.

--- I wouldn’t have, either, if someone ______ you by the name.

A．didn’t recognize; hadn’t called          B．didn’t recognize; didn’t call

C．haven’t recognized; didn’t call           D．recognized; had called

With more and more tourists invading, lots of places of interest require ______.

A．being repaired     B．repaired          C．to be repairing     D．repairing

_____ is believed to be the most excellent in all aspects will win a scholarship.

A．Whom            B．Whomever        C．Who             D．Whoever

Physical Education in schools can teach us endurance — something we all need ______ life becomes tough.

A．unless            B．in case            C．though           D．until

I’d like to make use of ______ more time to consider my decision.

A．fairly             B．many             C．much             D．hardly

For most informal dinners，you should wear comfortable，______  clothes.

A．fake             B．casual            C．gentle            D．curious