Children, especially at young ages, are very creative. And creativity can be a glorious(极好的) thing. Look at all the amazing artists and architects that have created glorious pieces of history. Look at all the authors with the award winning books. Now I am not saying everyone is going to end up this way but creativity is an important part of growing up and becoming who you are. This should be encouraged in young children as well as the older children.
Young children grow up playing with make-believe. And so many people try to make their young child see that their invisible friend isn’t real or that talking when someone is not in the room is weird. To adults it is, but for small children it is them being creative. May it be them playing house, or chef, or playing with stuffed animals, it is their creative part coming out. Some kids can have fun playing with rocks and sticks and it’s because of their creativeness that they can do this. The invisible friend part is another part of being imaginative, and is not a bad thing since they will grow out of that phase(阶段). So encourage this and play along with them, play house, or stuffed animals or whatever they want to play. Help keep their imagination running. You can even make up games, like treasure hunts, or dinosaurs, super heroes; there is just so much you can choose from.
All this can help your children’s minds stay creative. The arts and music, even thoughts are an important part of life and important in our society. If we didn’t have and encourage creative thinking, we wouldn’t have had inventors, or philosophers, or as I said before, artists.
1.The underlined word “weird” is close in meaning to .
A. familiar B. strange C. common D. natural
2.According to the author, if a child talks alone in a room, we should .
A. let him be
B. stop him from doing so
C. give him some advice
D. know that he is suffering from loneliness
3.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. How creative artists and architects are born.
B. How to help children grow up in a healthy way.
C. What kind of activities children like.
D. How to help children to be creative.
4.The author of the passage would agree that .
A. every child can become creative artists or inventors
B. creative people all show strange behaviors when young
C. creativity brings out great artists and architects
D. creativity is a natural ability to be born with
The hottest show this summer-the “Voice” just finished on Sunday at the Shanghai Stadium．But the show that had a good start didn't end to everyone's satisfaction．The two and a half hour show dragged on for more than four hours because of the huge amount of advertising, which the audience and residents（居民） living nearby could hardly bear．
This summer, something hotter than the weather came to Shanghai. That is the Voice of China．The show soon became a cash cow for the organizer as the advertisement prices reached 1.16 million yuan for 15 seconds. And the show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now in ad income only. But the organizers’ bliss（快乐） was audiences’ melancholy（悲哀）．
In the final live show on Sunday, about 14 rounds of advertisements were aired, each of which came at a crucial result-announcing moment.
Frequently interrupted by advertisements, some audience complained that the show wasn’t worth its ticket prices of 180 to 1680 yuan.
The planned two and a half hour show went two hours overtime because of the advertising. This annoyed audience members, and touched the nerves(神经) of residents living near the site.
Someone called the police, and the show is now facing punishment for going over-time and disturbing residents late at night.
1.Why didn’t “the Voice” make audience satisfied?
A. It failed to attract audience attention in the end．
B. It failed to make audience satisfied．
C. It increased by one and a half hours and audience couldn’t bear it．
D. It was full of so many advertisements that audience can’t tolerate them．
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The show lasted for two and a half hours.
B. Someone called the police because they can’t bear the noises late at night.
C. The show was worth its ticket prices because the audience watched many advertisements.
D. The show has earned more than 100 million yuan up to now totally.
3.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. The Voice of China—the most popular TV show of last summer.
B. The Voice of China—I want you.
C. The Voice of China—hard to say I love you.
D. The Voice of China—the noises of China.
4.This passage is organized in the pattern of____.
A. time and event B. comparison and contrast
C. cause and effect D. definition and classification
A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this enchanting newcomer and soon invited him to live with our family. The stranger was quickly accepted and was around to welcome me into the world a few months later.
As I grew up, I never questioned his place in my family. In my young mind, he had a special position. My parents were complementary instructors：Mom taught me the words, and Dad taught me to obey them. But the stranger... He was our storyteller. He would keep us spellbound for hours on end with adventures, mysteries and comedies(喜剧).
If I wanted to know anything about politics，history or science，he always knew the answers about the past, understood the present and even seemed able to predict the future! He made me laugh, and he made me cry. The stranger never stopped talking, but Dad didn't seem to mind.
I now know that my early concepts about relationship were influenced strongly by the stranger. Time after time, he opposed the values of my parents, yet he was seldom blamed...and NEVER asked to leave.
More than fifty years have passed since the stranger moved in with our family. He has blended(融合) right in but is not nearly as fascinating as he was at first. Still, if you were to walk into my parent's room today, you would still find him sitting over in his corner, waiting for someone to listen to him talk and watch him draw his pictures. His name?
We just call him...“TV”.
He has a younger sister now. We call her “Computer”.
1.When the stranger came to live with our family, he was ________.
A. ignored by the children
B. driven away for no reason
C. abandoned because it was too noisy
D. accepted by every family member
2.The stranger can do all the following things EXCEPT that he can ________.
A. tell us some funny stories B. reject our proposals(提议)
C. influence the children's character D. predict the future
3.The underlined word “spellbound” in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.
A. concentrated B. puzzled
C. fascinated D. astonished
4.What can we learn from the last three paragraphs of the passage?
A. The computer is more advanced and has gained greater popularity.
B. Old as he is，we like the stranger best.
C. The TV set is out of fashion and often breaks down.
D. We decide to throw the TV set away immediately.
My son was badly hurt in a fire. After he 36 from a series of treatments, the doctors told him they would not do any operation for six months 37 it took long for the skin to stop shrinking (收缩). So, he had to return to college with a visible 10-inch 38 on his face.
I said to my son, “Keaton, 39 will pay any more attention to your scar 40 you do. If it does not bother you, it will not bother 41 .” He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head 42 high — glad he was alive.
43 , everyone has scars and shortcomings. Some of you may spend much time thinking that people would like you better, 44 you looked different, or dressed differently, or could have a different and newer 45 .
But you see, like Keaton’s scar, people will only judge you by your looks, or your 46 , or your car, if you are judging yourself by these same false 47 .
One of my friends in college was very 48 . At first, when people met him, they noticed his 49 for about 10 seconds. This man felt 50 about himself and spent most of his time 51 about other people’s comfort and welfare(幸福). 52 , people ignored his looks. What people 53 was his kindness and his concern for them. He didn’t act in an ugly way so people didn’t treat him as an ugly man.
Therefore, concentrate on what you value 54 yourself, because if you can see that beautiful person, everyone you are in contact with will see the same 55 .
1.A. cured B. recovered C. improved D. returned
2.A. because B. though C. until D. before
3.A. cut B. wound C. injure D. scar
4.A. no one B. anyone C. everyone D. someone
5.A. as B. like C. than D. when
6.A. another B. others C. all D. us
7.A. put B. held C. taken D. hung
8.A. After all B. In conclusion C. In fact D. Above all
9.A. as long as B. if C. even if D. as if
10.A. house B. telephone C. job D. car
11.A. clothes B. hairstyle C. figure D. salary
12.A. means B. standards C. comments D. rules
13.A. smart B. optimistic C. rude D. ugly
14.A. manners B. expressions C. looks D. actions
15.A. lucky B. worried C. good D. sad
16.A. inquiring B. asking C. knowing D. caring
17.A. Completely B. Gradually C. Obviously D. Suddenly
18.A. wanted B. understood C. brought D. saw
19.A. within B. beyond C. except D. above
20.A. kindness B. concern C. beauty D. perfection
—Thank you for your help, Mr. Smith. I’ll hand in my paper tomorrow.
—______. You may send it to my mailbox 3 days later.
A. No hurry B. With pleasure
C. Come on D. Nothing serious
―Could I smoke here?
―I’d prefer _______if you don’t smoke in front of the children.
A. that B. this C. it D. you
