-----Jane has never been to such a beautiful country..
-----________________.
A. so have I B. Neither have I C. Neither do I
_________ of the population in this area __________ farmers.
A. Two thirds ,are B. Two thirds, is C. Two third, is
----How long _________ she _______ this book ?
----She _________it from the library two weeks ago.
A. has, kept; borrowed B. has, kept; lent C. has, borrowed; borrowed
最近有两则关于“高考英语”的消息：
一则是：北京的2014年高考改革了，英语将由150分下调至100分，今后将侧重英语交际能力的测试。
二则是：山东省的2014年高考英语取消听力。
你作为一个在校学生，请你写一篇英语作文，提出你对这两条消息的看法。并谈谈你该如何在听、说、读、写方面学习英语。不少于60字。
What are people wearing in the 21 st century? Scientists believe that in the near future, high—tech（高科技）clothing will make our lives more interesting. Take a look here and see some great inventions.
Some say Speedo swimsuits helped world champion Michael Phelps move faster in water 1. This gives clothes many new functions（功能）.
Now many clothes makers begin to use new fabrics（纺织品）like nanofiber（纳米纤维）. The clothes made from these fabrics can keep away stains（污渍）and creases（皱褶） 2.
Clothes makers also use eco—friendly materials in clothing. Most of them come from old clothes. newspapers or even plastic bottles. 3. Many clothes makers like Li-Ning make clothes from this low-carbon material.
As the Internet has become part of our life, everyday objects are becoming part of a network.
Clothing is, too. For example, a US company has developed a pair of pants. 4.
Scientists put sensors（传感器）inside the pants and then connect them to a computer. When people put the pants on, the sensors collect information about the body and send it to the computer. 5. .
A. People don't have to wash them or iron them frequently.
B. Reusing materials will help us to cut down on carbon emissions（碳排放）.
C. High-tech clothing is made from old clothes, newspapers or even plastic bottles.
D. It can see your movement and “let a computer know your every move”.
E. Today there's more and more technology in clothing.
F. Scientists believer this technology will help us learn more about our bodies.
G. Clothes makers can make more and more money in the future.
If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect. and will fall. Unrealistic（不现实）expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible（明智）way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive（支持的）to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He likes music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard（水平）for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.
1.The main idea of the passage is _________.
A. how parents should make a child a musician
B. how parents should bring up a child
C. what differences there are between the two boys
D. what aim is easier for a child to reach
2.Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that _______.
A. he has to do his best to win every competition
B. he has made greater progress in music
C. he is afraid he may disappoint them
D. he often wants to kill himself someday
3.It is one of the parents’ worst mistakes if ______.
A. they want their child to be a musician
B. they help their child to win music competition
C. they don't care for their child's education much
D. they make their child try to achieve too much
4. According to the writer's opinion, _________.
A. it's unimportant to let the children develop（=grow）in the way they want
B. sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything
C. parents should be realistic and supportive to their children
D. unrealistic parents should arrange（安排）private lessons for their children
