Nobody likes having to deal with an upset child. If your little one is hurt, scared or sad, your heart breaks for her. If she’s mad, it can make you mad. You want to be there for her and comfort her, but the best way to do that will depend mainly on two things: why she’s upset and how old she is. Be calm and open-minded when trying to comfort your upset child.
Try to find out why your child is upset, because that affects how you should respond and what will be most effective in trying to comfort her. Take her aside and sit down to talk on her level, physically and emotionally. Be sure she knows she has your complete attention while she’s telling you about the friend who wouldn’t share her new toy and so on. Even if you’ve got 20 other things you need to get done, make yourself take a break and focus on her for a few minutes.
Listen carefully to what your child says, and also pay attention to what she’s not saying. If she says she’s upset because “she hates her stupid school”, you must “choose to accept it” — to read between the lines. Maybe she’s struggling with her studies, or the teacher scolded(责备) her in front of everybody. Patiently listen and try to draw her out so you know what kind of problem you’re dealing with.
Sometimes just knowing someone hears her pain goes a long way toward comforting an upset child. Don’t make excuses or blame others, just let her know her feelings are natural and understandable. Give her permission to feel sad for a little bit or even cry a little, and give her a big hug. Then help her think of ways to get over the hurt and refocus her attention on another activity or 
friend.
1.What is the purpose of the author in the passage?
A. To show an upset child is very tough.
B. To share his experience of keeping a child.
C. To tell how to comfort an upset child.
D. To get advice on how to raise a child.
2. When faced with an upset child, the parents________.
A. may feel at a loss(不知所措）what to do next
B. should turn to experts for advice
C. should keep him company all the time
D. will easily get angry and frustrated
3.When parents have a talk with their child patiently, she can .
A. focus her attention on the talk
B. understand her parents easily
C. talk about her new toy with you
D. open her heart to the parent
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4.The underlined part in the passage means to________.
A. advise her to tell the reason
B. drive her out of home
C. take her to the outside
D. blame her
When Kathryn was 6 years old, she sat outside for three hours at her home and did not make a sound.Her parents wondered why she was so quiet, only to discover that she was drawing a picture of a flag outside. She recalled. “That’s what I wanted to do that day,” said Kathryn, who is now 23 years old. And in the future, she continued to do art as a hobby.
Recently, Kathryn was named Lake Placid’s first artist in the neighborhood. She will be there for at least four weeks and possibly more. During that time, she will teach an art class and focus on her own art. Much of her work includes creating photos. She said: “There is always something there that you haven’t included, so you can never stop when painting a photo.”
Kathryn ended up as the first artist just by chance. She said her sister was on vacation in Florida and looking for a job in Lake Placid. The sister got the job and moved there.
Kathryn said she visited her sister and was ordered to do wall paintings inside a building. Later, her sister saw a demand for an artist on line and suggested she should apply.
Kathryn said she’s the first artist in her family, but added that her parents are creative. Her father loves to create things from wood, she said. “Anything you can make out of wood, he has made it,” she said.
Her own creativity with art continued through college. While at college, she was once employed to recreate a photo of a couple on a vacation to Florida and one of a sunset in either North Carolina or South Carolina.
Kathryn said she’s looking at 
other forms of art. The time she spends here will help her to “figure out who I am as an artist,” she said.
1.From the first paragraph, we can know that________.
A. Kathryn had few words at her early age
B. Kathryn would sit outside in silence
C. Kathryn used to keep silent at home
D. Kathryn liked art since her childhood
2.While painting a photo, Kathryn thinks ________.
A. It’s hard to finish a perfect job.
B. you can’t stop half way
C. you may miss the photos somewhere
D. you have to finish it at a time
3.Talking of her father, Kathryn________ .
A. praised him for his wood art
B. was ashamed of his form of wood art
C. was greatly proud of him
D. felt pity for his creative talent
4. What is the passage mainly about?
A. A young artist treats art more than a hobby.
B. A hobby becomes a pursuit(追求) for an artist.
C. A girl finds her value in her own hobby.
D. A girl walks out of her hobby as an artist.
书面表达
假如你是一名中学生，叫李华，根据下表内容用英语写信给某报社Just ask 栏目的主持人Witman, 请求帮助解决一个长期困扰你如何与同桌相互交流、沟通的问题。
你的情况 | 学习成绩好；喜欢与同学交谈，乐于助人 |
你同桌的情况 | 学习勤奋，遵守纪律；性格内向，很少与人交流、沟通；有时要发脾气 |
注意：1、开头已写好，只需接着写 2、可适当发挥，使文章更连贯3、词数100左右
参考词汇：发脾气 lose one’s temper
Dear Witman,
I’m a middle school student．________________________________________________
短文改错
文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分
On my way to the bookstore, I noticed a group of people surrounded two anxious foreigners. I stopped and found that they were tourist from Canada who careless left a very important wallet in a taxi. I accompanied them to the nearest police station and without their help, we got in touch with the taxi company. We told a moment ago a driver had just turned in a wallet and then a policeman drive us to the company without delay. The two Canadians happily claimed their wallet, that contained their passports, flight tickets, some cash or credit cards.
They expressed our thanks to me. I feel it is really a great pleasure to help the others.
语法填空
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as __1._ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the _2._ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from _3._ countries and cultures. However, __4._there are many positive developments __5.__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also cer
tain fears and concerns. __6.___concern relates to a lack of control over__7.__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are _8._ (restrict) on what kinds of programs can __9._ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __10._ their children to see.
完形填空
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The young woman was feeling a little down on that Sunday in May. ________, it was Mother's Day ... and 800 miles________ her from her parents in Ohio. She had called her mother that morning to wish her a ________ Mother’s Day, and her mother had mentioned how ________the yard was now that spring had arrived. As they talked, the young woman could ________ smell the peaceful purple lilacs (丁香花) hanging on the big bush outside her parents' back door.
Later, when she mentioned to her husband how she ________ those lilacs, he immediately drove her and two children to a hill ________ with purple lilacs. With a smile, the young woman buried her ________in the flowers, drinking in the sweet smell and the ________ it brought back. And then, carefully, she picked a lilac here, another one there until her arms full of them.
_________, they returned to their car for the trip home. While the kids ________ talk
ed and the man attentively drove, the woman sat with a smile, surrounded by her flowers, a ________ look in her eyes. They stopped at a nursing home, where an elderly ________ was sitting in her wheel-chair, ________, head bowed, her back to most of the other patients. ________, across went the flowers to the old woman. She slowly ________ her head , and smiled.
For a few moments, the two women chatted, and both ________with happiness. As they drove back for home, the kids asked, "Mom, who was that? Why did you give her our flowers? Is she somebody's mother? "
The mother said she didn't know the old woman, ________ it was Mother's Day, and she seemed so lonely, and who wouldn't be________ by flowers? "Besides," she added, "I have all of you, and I still have mother, _____she is faraway. That woman needed those flowers more than I did. "
1.A. Above allB. At leastC. What's moreD. After all
2.A. freedB. tookC. separatedD. blocked
3.A. sadB. happyC. clearD. busy
4.A. colorfulB. largeC. dullD. noisy
5.A. thusB. almostC. simplyD. hardly
6.A. valuedB. forgotC. missedD. respected
7.A. coveredB. filledC. piledD. wrapped
8.A. feetB. faceC. eyesD. mouth
9.A. memoriesB. wishesC. dreamsD. imagination
10.A. SuddenlyB. FinallyC. NaturallyD. Certainly
11.A. impatientlyB. gentlyC. calmlyD. excitedly
12.A. farawayB. lonelyC. tiredD. sleepy
13.A. nurseB. doctorC. patientD. professor
14.A. unfortunateB. satisfiedC. helplessD. alone
15.A. SuddenlyB. HappilyC. HopefullyD. Eventually
16.A. noddedB. shookC. liftedD. touched
17.A.calmed downB. showed offC. came throughD. lit up
18.A. whileB. butC. asD. although
19.A. cheeredB. movedC. encouragedD. surprised
20.A. and yetB. in caseC. even ifD. as though
