短文填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。(本大题共5分，每空0.5分)
Parents often believe that they have a good r 1. with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always c 2. ,” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. “She u 3. to cuddle up(蜷伏) with on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated(看待) like a little girl and sometimes like a young l 4. . The problem is figuring out(弄清楚) which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their m 5. . “In fact, parents are first on the l 6. ,” said Michael Riera, author(作者) of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the ten years,” Riera e 7. . “They talk to their friends first, then maybe the teachers, and their parents l 8. .”
Parents who know what’s going in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create c 9. to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom(自由), though young. A 10. thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）
1.那次战争一爆发，他们便被迫离开。
They were ____________________________ the war broke out.
2.根据政府计划，将创造更多适合年轻人的工作。
More jobs for young people will ____________________________ the government plan.
3.由于恶劣的天气，那些登山队员别无选择只能改变了主意。
Those climbers ____________________________ change their mind because of the terrible weather.
4.每年的国庆节庆祝活动简直就是欢腾的海洋。
Every year, the National Day celebrations ____________________________ the sea of happiness.
5.我真不能想象那些开拓者是如何成功地游过那条大河的。
I can’t imagine ____________________________ across the wide river.
6.当你解决心理问题有困难时，向老师寻求帮助如何？
How about asking teachers for help when you ____________________________ the mental problem?
动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
1.You’d better ________(not agree) with him, because his plan isn’t very good.
2.As we know, a year ________(divide) into 12 star signs in Western countries.
3.Success ________(require) hard work and wisdom.
4.Anyone who has done good to others is worth ________(respect).
5.Two more methods ________(suggest) to them to work out the problem, but neither of them was accepted.
6.Not only Simon but his classmates ________(make) great progress in English learning since last month.
7.— Jim, can I borrow your bike?
— Sorry, I ________(promise) it to Jack yesterday.
8.Tell me what you ________(try) out for when your mum called you just now.
词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）
(A)根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.When Tom heard the news of getting a scholarship, he ________(simple) couldn’t believe his ears.
2.—My difficulty in learning English is how to get the ________(pronounce) right.
—You’d better follow the tape often.
3.________(care) may cause disasters, both to others and to yourself.
4.Among the three children, John is thought to be the ________(live) one.
(B)根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
5.I want to know if yellow was once the color of the rulers in ________(古代的) China.
6.The news which kept ________(影响) him a lot was from a little girl.
7.You can ________(几乎不) ask the old man to move away because he has lived alone here for 10 years.
8. ________(无论何时) you lose heart, things will get worse.
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventures—those who have climbed the highest mountains, travelled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans(海洋). Now, however, there are more people who look for an excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
I would think bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic (有弹性的) rope tied to your ankles(脚踝). You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other risky activities include jumping from tall buildings and diving(跳水) into the water from the top of high places.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern world has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were often in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was harder than that of the present days.
Nowadays, to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in safe conditions; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
1.More and more people today __________.
A. are trying activities such as bungee jumping
B. are climbing the highest mountains
C. are coming close to death in sports
D. are looking for adventures such as travelling into exciting parts of the world
2. In bungee jumping, you __________.
A. jump as high as you can
B. slide down(下滑) a rope to the ground
C. tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground
D. fall towards the ground without a rope
3. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because __________.
A. they have a lot of free time
B. they can go to hospital if they are injured
C. there isn’t so much excitement in life
D. they no longer need to hunt for food
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Modern Life is Boring
B. Dangerous Sports: What and Why
C. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?
D. Need for Excitement
If parents’ aim(目标) is only to make a child be a genius(天才), they will cause a disaster. Several leading educational psychologists(心理学家) say this is one of the biggest mistakes that can cause great problems to children.
However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully—especially if the parents can support him. Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to give him personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father plays the piano very well. 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(音乐家), they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, 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 entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint(使…失望) his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
1. One of the worst mistakes any parent can make is to __________.
A. pay much attention to their child’s education
B. push the child into trying to achieve too much
C. make their child become a musician
D. help their child to succeed in the future
2. Michael Li is lucky because __________.
A. his father knows music and teaches him much
B. his parents are rich enough to support him
C. his mother doesn’t know much about music
D. his parents help him in a wise way
3.The two examples show that __________.
A. it is important to let children develop in their own way
B. it is successful to let children develop without others’ help
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. the more you help your children, the less they can achieve
