Find which Direction Is South
Do you have a good sense of direction？If not，please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass , you can still find your way.
It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted(委托〕with the job of map reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the "slightly confused look on their face that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it’s still morning. If you don't know the exact time，you can still find out where south is，but you'll need to be patient.
①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.
②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line（铅锤线）with a piece of string（绳子） and weigh. You haven't got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.
③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.
④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.
⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.
⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.
⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.
⑧That point is south of where you are.
⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be traveling.
1.To find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because ________.
A. it is not easy to find a proper stick
B. it is not easy to position the stick
C. it takes hours to make the marks
D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks
2.The passage would probably be most helpful to ________.
A. those who draw maps
B. those who get lost
C. those who make compasses
D. those who do experiments
3.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?
4.The author presents this passage by ________.
A. telling an interesting story
B. describing an activity in a lively way
C. testing an idea by reasoning
D. introducing a practical method
It`s not easy being a teenager (13—19岁的青少年)----- nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry , hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself . It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.
Expect a lot from your child ,just not everything . Expect for health and safety problems , such as drug use or careless driving, consider everything else open to discussion . If your child is unwilling to discuss something , don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind . The more you insist , the more likely that he 'll clam up . Instead, let him attempt to solve（解决）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy(隐私).Never read his mail or listen in on personal conversations.
Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family . If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long., tell him he can talk for 15 minutes ,but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls , but teaches your teenager moderation(节制) .Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part—time job.
1.The main purpose of the text is to tell parents ________.
A. how to get along with a teenager
B. how to respect a teenager
C. how to understand a teenager
D. how to help a teenager grow up
2.What does the phrase “clam up ” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. become excited Ｂ．show respect C. refuse to talk D. seek help
3.The last paragraph is about how to teach a teenager __________.
A. to use the phone in a sensible way
B. to pay for his own telephone
C. to share the phone with friends
D. to answer the phone quickly
4.What should parents do in raising a teenager according to the text?
A. Not allow him to learn driving or take drugs.
B. Give him advice only when necessary
C. Let him have his own telephone
D. Not talk about personal things with him
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A little boy had the job of coming to school early each day to start the fire and warm the room before his teacher and his classmates arrived. One 36 they arrived to find the schoolhouse full of flames. They dragged the 37 little boy out of the flaming building more dead than alive. He had major 38 over the lower half of his body.
From his bed the horribly(可怕地) burned little boy heard the 39 telling his mother that her son would 40 die for the terrible fire which had devastated(毁坏) the lower half of his body. 41 the brave boy didn’t want to die. He made up his mind that he would 42 and he succeeded. When the 43 danger was past, he again heard that 44 the fire had destroyed so much flesh, it would almost be 45 if he had died.
Once more, he would not be a cripple(跛者). He would walk. But 46 from the waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just 47 there, all but life-less. Back from the hospital, every day his mother would massages(按摩) his little legs, but there was no 48 .
One sunny day his mother wheeled him out into the 49 to get some fresh air. This day, instead of sitting there, he 50 himself from the chair. He pulled himself across the grass, 51 his legs behind him. He worked his way to the white 52 .
With great effort, he 53 himself up on the fence. Then, he began dragging himself along the fence, 54 that he would walk. He started to do this every day.
Finally through the daily massages and his iron determination, he did 55 the ability to stand up, then to walk by himself and then to run. This determined young man, Dr Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile!
1.A. afternoon B. evening C. noon D. morning
2.A. senseless B. hardworking C. dead D. sleepy
3.A. wounds B. injuries C. burns D. cuts
4.A. father B. classmates C. doctor D. friends
5.A. hardly B. possibly C. rarely D. surely
6.A. And B. But C. So D. Even
7.A. deserve B. live C. fail D. escape
8.A. deadly B. little C. worthy D. risky
9.A. when B. until C. unless D. since
10.A. better B. worse C. sadder D. most
11.A. unluckily B. suddenly C. finally D. strangely
12.A. moved B. shook C. hung D. waited
13.A. feeling B. touch C. pain D. control
14.A. street B. school C. yard D. shop
15.A. stood B. threw C. hid D. lifted
16.A. driving B. pushing C. dragging D. moving
17.A. fence B. wall C. houses D. door
18.A. walked B. raised C. remained D. kept
19.A. satisfied B. surprised C. puzzled D. determined
20.A. start B. develop C. experience D. attempt
----How are things with you?
----_________. I now make enough money to pay bills and keep food on the table.
A. From bad to worse B. Can’t complain C. Too bad D. Too good
______ quickly, _______ you won’t be able to catch the train.
A. To get up; or B. Getting up; and
C. Get up; or D. If getting up; but
The couple went through all their pockets _______ their passports.
A. in honor of B. in search for C. in search of D. in memory of
