Only children are happier than those with brothers or sisters， according to a new research which shows sibling rivalry (竞争) can have a serious effect on a child’s emotion.
Over half of the children surveyed said they had been bullied（欺负）by a sibling， and one in three said they had been hit，kicked or pushed by a sibling， others complained of name-calling and having their belongings stolen.
Other reasons for only children being much happier include not having to compete（竞争）for parents’ attention or share bedrooms with a sibling， said Gundi Knies， a researcher on the project.
Dr. Ruth Koppard， a child psychologist， said， “In an average home， the more children， the less privacy for each child. Some love sharing a bedroom with a sibling but they would rather choose to do it than have to do it”.
Homes with just one child make up nearly half of all families in Britain.
The study， to be published on Friday， questioned 2，500 young people. It also found that seven out of 10 teenagers are “very satisfied” with their lives.
1.The underlined word “sibling” means_____.
A. 兄弟或姐妹 B. 兄弟 C. 姐妹 D. 独生子女
2. Only children are happier than those with brothers or sisters for the following reasons EXCEPT______
A. they won’t be bullied， hit， kicked or pushed by a sibling
B. they needn’t worry about name-calling and having their belongings stolen
C. they needn’t compete for parents’ attention or share bedrooms with a sibling.
D. they can get what they want， and more love from their parents
3. Dr Ruth Koppard is a _______.
A. researcher B. teacher C. child psychologist D. doctor
4. Homes with just one child make up nearly ______ of all families in Britain.
A. 50% B. 30% C. 70% D. 10%
5. This article mainly tells us____.
A. why the families don’t want to have more than one child.
B. the reasons why only children are happier than those with brothers or sisters.
C. sibling rivalry can have a serious effect on a child’s emotion.
D. homes with just one child make up nearly half of all families in Britain.
1. There were already _____ children’s book fairs before.
A. 7 B. 25 C. 26 D. 55
2. People can enjoy the following EXCEPT _____ at the fair.
A. music B. activities C. books D. movies
3. The book fair will last for _____ hours.
A. one B. five C. six D. seven
4. The fair will be at _____ if the weather is good.
A. Nichols park B. Your backyard
C. 5480 South Kenwood Avenue D. the HPNC
5. We can usually see this _______.
A. in a book B. on a newspaper
C. in a textbook D. in the backyard
完形填空
根据短文内容， 从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
If you meet Walker Ciorobea， a 2-year-old boy from Coral Gables， Florida， the first thing he will ask you is what kind of car you drive. Walker has been interested in for more than a year， ever since the day his ， a car fan， brought home a single matchbox car for him.
“He started to learn cars from his father， and within a week or two， he could every car on the road，” Walker’s mother Lynley Ciorobea said.
Walker’s father often brings home about cars. Lynley said， “So Walker and his father would try to find cars in the magazines that we and our friends drove. So they’d Saturn and my husband would say ‘This is what mommy !’ and then they’d look for Saab and say ‘This is what daddy drives!’ Before we knew it， pointed all our kinds of cars out on the road.”
“So now he knows car you can imagine，” said Lynley， “including some super fancy cars that you never see on the road， such as Aston Martins and Lamborghinis. We’re so to see such a little guy who can name every car he sees!”
Walker can now identify every car he sees on the road — though his isn’t always right. “He’s not good with ‘r’s， so for example when he sees a Porsche， he calls it a ‘Posh.’ And when he sees a Ford， he’ll call it ‘Fod’，” said Lynley.
1.A. boxes B. toys C. cars D. dolls
2.A. father B. grandfather C. brother D. sister
3.A. name B. drive C. clean D. buy
4.A. newspaper B. magazines C. books D. cards
5.A. take B. buy C. find D. get
6.A. rides B. drives C. catches D. brings
7.A. she B. he C. we D. they
8.A. either B. neither C. every D. no
9.A. surprised B. disappointed C. bored D. angry
10.A. spelling B. pronunciation C. imagination D. explanation
情景交际
根据对话内容，从所给的五个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，使对话内容完整。
Teacher: So what do you think about the story of Yu Gong?
Wang Ming: 1.____________ Yu Gong found a good way to solve his problem.
Claudia: Really? 2. ____________ It doesn’t seem very possible to move a mountain.
Wang Ming: But the story is trying to show us that anything is possible if you work hard. Yu Gong kept trying and didn’t give up.
Claudia: Well， I still don’t agree with you. 3.____________
Wang Ming: 4._____________
Claudia: Well， there are many other ways. For example， he could build a road. 5._________
Teacher: You have different opinions about the story， and neither of you are wrong. There are many sides of a story and many ways to understand it.
A.Gong do instead of moving the mountains?
B. That’s better and faster than moving a mountain!
C. I think it’s really interesting.
D. I think we should try to find other ways to solve a problem.
E. I think it’s a little bit silly.
—The cake is too expensive. Would you like to show me a _______one?
—Sure. Here you are.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. cheapest D. less cheap
—What makes you so upset?
—I want to explain why I was late， but Mr. White didn’t give me a (n)_______.
A. way B. idea C. chance D. excuse
