【題目】Bicycles, roller skates and skateboards are dangerous. I still have scars (傷疤) on my knees from my childhood run-ins with various wheeled devices. Admittedly, I was a foolish kid, but I’m glad I didn’t spend my childhood trapped indoors to protect me from any injury.

“That which does not kill us makes us stronger.” But parents can’t handle it when teenagers put this theory into practice. And now technology has become the new field for the age-old battle between adults and their freedom-seeking kids.

Locked indoors, unable to get on their bicycles and hang out with their friends, teens have turned to social media and their mobile phones to gossip and socialize with their friends. What they do online often mirrors what they might otherwise do if their mobility weren’t so heavily restricted (限制) in the age of helicopter parenting. Social media and smartphones have become so popular in recent years because teens need a place to call their own. They want the freedom to explore their identity and the world around them. Instead of climbing out of windows, they jump online.

As teens have moved online, parents have projected their fears onto the Internet, imagining all the potential dangers that youth might face.

Rather than helping teens develop strategies (策略) to deal with public life and the potential risks of interacting with others, fearful parents have focused on tracking, monitoring and blocking. These approaches don’t help teens develop the skills they need to manage complex social situations. “Protecting” kids may feel like the right thing to do, but it denies teens the chances of learning as they come of age in a technology-soaked world.

The key to helping youth in the modern digital life isn’t more restrictions. It’s freedom — plus communication. Urban theorist Jane Jacobs used to argue that the safest neighborhoods were those where communities collectively took interest in and paid attention to what happened on the streets. Safety didn’t come from surveillance (監(jiān)視) cameras or keeping everyone indoors but from a collective willingness to watch out for one another and be present as people struggled. The same is true online.

What makes the digital street safe is when teens and adults collectively agree to open their eyes and pay attention, communicate and work together to deal with difficult situations. Teens need the freedom to wander the digital street, but they also need to know that caring adults are behind them and supporting them wherever they go. The first step is to turn off the tracking software. Then ask your kids what they’re doing when they’re online — and why it’s so important to them.

【1】When he was a child, the writer ______.

A. became disabled

B. spent much time outdoor

C. always stayed at home

D. was ignored by his parents

【2】Teens go online mainly because ______.

A. online games mirror real life

B. they want to fight against their parents

C. online experiences make them strong

D. they need a space of their own

【3】By mentioning “helicopter parenting” (Paragraph 3), the writer means parents ______.

A. remove any hidden dangers their kids may face

B. use helicopters to track their kids

C. prevent their kids from going to school

D. protect their kids too much

【4】According to the passage, helicopter parents may make kids ______.

A. lose the chances of learning

B. handle complex social situations well

C. adapt to the digital world quickly

D. develop strategies to deal with public life

【5】The main idea of the passage is that ______.

A. kids should be given freedom to deal with online risks

B. safe neighborhoods come from joint efforts of all

C. the digital street is a threat to kids’ safety

D. kids should be warned against potential dangers in society

【題目】Every possible means __________ to prevent the air pollution, but the sky is still not clear.

A. is used B. are used

C. has been used D. have been used

【題目】The lady who had invited us heard me telling my wife that the dinner was terrible, so I was ______ .

A. confused B. nervous

C. shameful D. Embarrassed

【題目】______ studying abroad can be hard， it can broaden your understanding of the world.

A. If B. While

C. Because D. Since

【題目】It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(題目)， "The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面條)"，caught my eye. The word "spaghetti" brought back the 【1】 of an evening at Uncle Alien's in Belleville 【2】 all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 【3】 spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic (外來的)treat in 【4】 days. Never had I eaten spaghetti，and 【5】 of the grown-ups had enough experience to be 【6】 it. What laughing 【7】 we had about the 【8】 respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. 【9】 ，I wanted to write about that， but I wanted to 【10】 it down simply for my own 【11】 ，not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. 【12】 ，I would write something else. When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no 【13】 left to write a proper composition for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to 【14】 my work. Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 【15】 papers. He said, "Now, class, I want to read you a composition， ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’." My words ！ He was reading my words out 【16】 to the whole class. 【17】 laughed, and then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show 【18】 , but what I was feeling was pure happiness, 【19】 my words had the power to make people 【20】 .

A. memory B. thought C. knowledge D. experience

A. when B. where C. since D. after

A. cooked B. served C. got D. made

A. their B. past C. last D. those

A. none B. one C. either D. neither

A. careful about B. good at C. fond of D. interested in

A. speeches B. lessons C. sayings D. arguments

A. nearly B. naturally C. officially D. socially

A. Especially B. Probably C. Suddenly D. Fortunately

A. settle B. put C. bite D. let

A. work B. story C. luck D. joy

A. However B. Therefore C. As for him D. Except for that

A. time B. excuse C. way D. idea

A. give up B. continue C. hand in D. delay

A. written B. graded C. collected D. used

A. loud B. fast C. publicly D. calmly

A. People B. Nobody C. Somebody D. I

A. shock B. wonder C. worry D. pleasure

A. if B. for C. while D. although

A. excited B. satisfied C. think D. laugh

【題目】The cost of rice is expected to go up in the coming months，as an improving global economy raises demand，and drought (旱災) cuts production in countries such as India. Some economists say prices for rice，the Precision Casting staple food for much of the world's population, could be returning to levels that sparked inflation (通貨膨脹)fears in much of Asia last year.

Charuk Singhapreecha is dean of the faculty (系)of economics at Thailand's Kasetsart University. He says prices—especially for Thai rice are being pushed higher by new customers coming into the market after the economic slowdown of the past year. "They expect that the world demand will increase and Cast steel we expect that the price of rice will increase next year," Charuk said. "There are many new markets for the Thai rice and also we still have for our old customer —China，some Arab countries—they will increase the demand."

Prices on the global market could again near the record above $1,000 a ton set in the middle of 2008. This month, export prices for Southeast Asian rice have jumped from about $550 a ton or less to more than $650.

Vichai Sriprasert, president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association ，says further weakness in the US dollar and concerns over drought add to pressure on prices. Market experts say next year India is likely to try to import three million tons of rice—entering the world market for the first time in 21 years—because of a drought.

Vichai also warns that increasing demand for bio-fuels (生物燃料)from grain could reduce food crops，forcing the price of food grains higher. "This is very serious. That's why the price of rice will not go back to the level that we used to see," Vichai said. "It will have to be elevated at a higher level, but I don't know where."

The Philippines this week said it is cutting rice imports because of high prices, even though the country lost more than a million tons of grain to typhoons this year. Officials from Vietnam, a leading export competitor with Thailand，predict prices will reach about $800 a ton by the middle of 2010. This week the Philippines' National Food Authority offered almost $ 665 a ton for 600，000 tons of Vietnamese rice.

Economists say higher food prices will only increase the problems faced by the region's poor, who are highly dependent on rice as a staple food.

(VOA News 16 December,2009)

【1】 Which of the following is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?

A. Drought reduces production of rice in India.

B. Prices for rice were lower all the time in 2008.

C. Rice is a major food for the world's population.

D. The improving global economy increases the need for rice.

【2】 How many reasons did Vichai mention about rice price's going up?

A. 1. B.2. C.3. D.4.

【3】 Why does the Philippines plan to cut rice imports?

A. Because of high prices. B. Because of typhoons.

C. Because of civil war. D. Because of drought.

【4】 What's the best title of the passage?

A. Higher food prices will increase problems.

B. There are many new markets for the Thai rice.

C. The global economy is improving.

D. Prices for rice are expected to rise.

【題目】My boss asked me if I __________ well with my new job, but I found it hard to respond.

A. wiped out B. cleaned up

C. picked out D. got along

【題目】From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(獨奏演唱會). A recital I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I would ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, saying something about building and working toward a goal.

One recent Sunday I stood in church, video camera in hand, and my 68-year-old father play the piano in his very first recital.

My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldn’t lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, too many of us do. But he wasn’t stuck in the past. When he retired three years ago, he his church music director to take him as .

For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the ? I worried. But then came the beautiful melody (旋律). And I he had been doing what music teachers always stress: the notes and pretend the others aren’t there.

“I’m of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.

“Yeah, and doing it so ,” Jeff added.

With his first recital, my father taught me more about self-confidence and the life goal than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.

【1】A. reflected B. meant C. explained D. proved

【2】A. self-confidence B. self-control C. self-defense D. self-discipline

【3】A. kept B. sent C. watched D. felt

【4】A. miss B. afford C. select D. understand

【5】A. as B. once C. if D. while

【6】A. allowed B. invited C. inspired D. persuaded

【7】A. a teacher B. an old man C. a student D. a singer

【8】A. words B. videos C. notes D. lessons

【9】A. predicted B. realized C. imagined D. insisted

【10】A. pass over B . turn up C. bring in D. concentrate on

【11】A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud

【12】A. nicely B. anxiously C. casually D. frequently

【題目】With the advent (到來，出現)of fast food chains from the West such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut, the Chinese are being introduced to a diet that markedly increases the death rate from certain diseases.

The main killers in North America，the degenerative diseases such as heart attack and stroke as well as colon cancer, will become ways of death in this country if the Chinese do not act quickly and compete with these health-destroying food chains.

Scientific studies from all over the world show that a diet high in animal foods、such as pork, beef, including sugar, white flour, white noodles and even white rice, undermines one's health. Deposits of animal fat cling to the walls of arteries, blocking the blood supply to various organs.

This causes diseases in almost every organ，but in particular it damages two of the most vital ones, the heart and the brain.

Compare these problems with the excellent health one may enjoy if one consumes good Chinese food. The cook goes out every day, procures tasty，fresh vegetables, then cooks them for just a few minutes so that their nutritional value is preserved and afterwards serves them in a most artistic and elegant fashion. Please cling to your traditional ways of eating. They are far superior to those of the West.

Certainly the fast food chains make lots of money，but who wants to fill the pockets of a foreign food chain that proceeds to ruin the health of the Chinese people?

Another reason why Western fast food restaurants make money is that the food they serve, which comes from assembly lines, will not attract bugs or spoil easily.

How the Chinese could patronize (經常光顧)these fast food places when Chinese cook such delicious food, not just in this country but over the entire world, is beyond my comprehension.

Western restaurants are clean and tastefully decorated. Moreover, these restaurants do have "good service and an inviting dining atmosphere". However, Chinese food chains could do likewise if they would organize themselves as the Western chains do.

These lessons in management and decoration are the only ones worth learning from the invasion of this country by the Western fast food chains. In other words, only imitate the style of the restaurants' form.

Do not let the desire for money destroy the wonderful tradition that China has established in producing fantastically tasty as well as healthful food.

【1】 The following are fast food chains from the West EXCEPT ______ .

A. McDonald's B. Kentucky Fried Chicken

C. Pizza Hut D. Chinese restaurants

【2】 The underlined word" undermines" in the third paragraph may have the similar meaning with "______".

A. improves B. damages

C. affects D. strengthens

【3】 What will be worth learning from the Western fast food chains?

A. The content of the food.

B. The menus.

C. The lessons in management and decoration.

D. Shape or form of the food.

【4】 In the passage, the author thinks ______.

A. Chinese should learn everything from Western fast food restaurants.

B. Chinese should say no to Western food.

C. Western fast food restaurants offer healthy diets.

D. Chinese food doesn't contain enough nutrition.

【題目】The man in black is __________ my lifeguard. He is also my close friend.

A. other than B. less than

C. more than D. rather than