The good thing about children is that they_____ very easily to new environments.

A. adapt     B. appeal     C. attach    D. apply

       “My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more.

        The children don’t just plan any city. They map and analyze（分析）the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and foretell its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect（建筑師）who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing building of the future gives children a lot of freedom,” says the teacher who developed this program. “They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected ‘official’ and ‘planning group’ make all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser.”

        CBEP is a test of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the children’s own standards.

63. The Program is designed ______________.

   A. to direct kids to build solar collectors               

  B. to train young scientists for city planning

   C. to develop children’s problem-solving abilities

   D. to help young architects know more about designing

64. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom ____________.

   A. to find out kids’ creative ideas                          B. to discuss with the teacher

   C. to give children lectures                                          D. to help kids with their program

65. Who is the designer of the program?

   A. An official.      B. An architect.         C. A teacher.      D. A scientist.

66. The children feel free in the program because ______________.

   A. they can design future buildings themselves

   B. they have new ideas and rich imagination

   C. they are given enough time to design models

   D. they need not worry about making mistakes

   Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake? Worse, have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box? Maybe she responded with a polite "Why, thank you," but you knew you had missed the mark. Why do presents sometimes go wrong? And what do your choices (good and bad) reflect about your personal qualities?

    Choosing the right gift is an art, I believe. It calls for empathy — the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart .We're all able to do this; in fact, we're born with a kind of natural empathy. After the earliest period of childhood, however, it needs to be reinforced (加強(qiáng))—by our parents, teachers, friends. When it isn't, we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply. This can show in the gifts we select, and so can many other emotional (情感的) qualities.

   Think back to the presents you’ve given over the past year, the time and effort you put into your selection, how much you spent, your thoughts while you were shopping, and your feelings when the receiver opened the package. Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world. Of course, you may express yourself differently with different friends, relatives, and other people you know.

   We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication. Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away. If you really dislike such a tradition, tell your friends ahead of time.

60.  The underlined expression "you had missed the mark" means "you had failed to _____'.

    A. make her feel better                        B. keep your friendship

    C. receive a present in return                        D. get the expected effect

61. Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph?

   A. Natural empathy needs to be reinforced.

   B. Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts.

   C. Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with.

   D. Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers.

62. In the third paragraph, the author tells us that________..

    A. attention should be paid to the receivers' responses

    B. one learns from what he did in the past

    C. the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities

    D. one should spend more time choosing gifts

 63. The best possible title for this passage is “_______”.

    A. Ways of Choosing Gifts                          B. An Important Tradition

    C. Exchanging Presents                              D. Message in a Gift

In a time of social reform, people’s state of mind tends to keep _______ with the rapid changes of society.

A. terms              B. pace              C. progress            D. touch

Who has deprived the children's happiness of learning???  

Children are born with a natural desire of learning. They are curios and concerned about   36   around them. They are   37   to learn anything that amazes them. They have so many   38   that they keep on asking. They can bore the   39   all day long with many   40   questions which they will never feel bored with. Why? This is because learning is their   41    , perhaps an instinct of human beings. They just can't help. But   42    , they feel bored with learning, especially when learning becomes a boring   43    for them, especially after school has become a    44   of their life, especially when they have to   45    teachers who tell them again and again to   46    to recite and memorize things they don't want to learn, and especially   47    they realize school is not what they once    48    to be but something that, according to their parents, they must rely on in order to   49   a good fame or a good job or a good future. That is to say, learning has become a   50   , which they are forced or   51   to face. So it is the teachers and parents who have thrown the heavy   52   on the children. And meanwhile, the competitive society is also to blame. The children have been   53   of their pleasure and happiness that they could have enjoyed from the natural learning.  

Therefore, my   54   to the students’ learning is that they   55   enjoy learning, enjoy the pleasure that they could feel from learning itself. Find back the long lost desire and curiosity of learning in their childhood.

36．A．nothing                  B．a(chǎn)nything                 C．everything              D．something

37．A．curious                  B．proud                    C．nervous                  D．eager

38．A．questions                   B．reactions                 C．problems                D．troubles

39．A．students              B．a(chǎn)dults                    C．parents                   D．teachers

40．A．funny                     B．boring                   C．bored                     D．practical

41．A．a(chǎn)bility                    B．excuse                    C．characteristic           D．nature

42．A．gradually                B．eventually               C．however                 D．therefore

43．A．duty                          B．exercise                 C．task                      D．remark  

44．A．pleasure                  B．part                      C．occasion                 D．success

45．A．face                   B．follow                    C．escape                    D．imitate

46．A．repeat                    B．copy                       C．report                     D．reply

47．A．before                    B．since                      C．a(chǎn)fter                       D．when

48．A．forbidden            B．a(chǎn)ttracted                 C．intended                 D．expected

49．A．require                  B．a(chǎn)chieve                  C．earn                      D．indicate

50．A．promise                 B．service                   C．must                      D．choice

51．A．pleased                  B．recommended        C．obliged                  D．experienced

52．A．burden                   B．confidence              C．difficulty                D．challenge

53．A．informed                   B．deprived               C．a(chǎn)ccused                  D．a(chǎn)pproved

54．A．Encouragement     B．persuation              C．suggestion              D．decision

55．A．must                B．should                   C．might                     D．could

       How to beat a bad mood

Having one of those days or weeks when everything seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood will probably go awary after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two.

??Walk it off

Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster.A person who’s in a bad mood has low energy and high tension.Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood.

??Tune it out

Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences we’ve had.

??Give yourself a pep talk

Stop and listen to what's on your mind.Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts.Write them all down on paper; the pessimistic（悲觀的）messages you’ve been giving yourself and then give optimistic answers.

??Reduce your stress

Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters.These include deep breathing,stretching and visualizing（想象）, all of which sound complicated but aren't.One easy way to visualize;

close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach..Another simple way to distress is to make a to-do list.One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have mo options（選擇權(quán)）.

By taking control over certain areas,You realize you're not helpless.You can make change in your mood and life.

??Avoid thing that won’t improve your mood

TV may not help much: You need to increase your energy level and stimulate your mind—something that the tv show “neighbors” won’t do. And before you reach for that piece of cake and coffee, think about how mood and food are linked. Sugar and caffeine contribute to depressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates, such as potatoes and pasta,produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them.

5．We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood _______.

       A. to do nothing about it                                   B. to take a long walk on the beach

       C. to do some exercises with light music      D. to talk it to neighbours

6．Why it is suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?

       A. It is not complicated to do so                 B. It is an area to be easily controlled

       C. It helps beat a bad mood                        D. It brings us a new technique

7．TV may not improve your mood because _______.

       A. it sometimes shows what happens around you

       B. it keeps you stay unmoved

       C. it reminds you of eating and drinking

       D. it produces a calming effect.

8．This text most probably appears in _______.

       A. a book on physical exercises                   B. a doctor’s handbook

       C. a notice                                                D. a magazine

       Be Brave With New Things

   The old advertising slogan, “so simple a child can do it ,” has taken on new meaning to me. A few weeks ago I got a computer, but I an mechanically illiterate. I knew that children had no fear of the future, so that seemed a good place to seek help. I asked my nephew, twelve years old, at an elementary school, to help me.

   My nephew took the machine for granted and has simply accepted the fact that computers are now a way of life. He plays with them and does his homework on them and even creates programs for them. I , on the other hand, are terrified by what this equipment can do. It can interchange paragraphs, switch words around and even correct my spelling. It informs me of Its limitations, takes commands and asks questions. It even seems to have a sense of communication. Rather than accusing me of making an error, it prints “One of us has made a mistake!” It never gets tired and is always patient and ready to go when I am.

   I think it was somewhat normal for me to be suspicious of computers. They represent a break with some very familiar habits and traditions. It is only human to instinctively avoid anything that shifts thoroughly from the acceptable, comfortable past. But the world is governed by ceaseless change and we must therefore establish links with the present and future as well as the past. Computer technology is an excellent case in point, as the newest systems grow out of date in only a few years, or even months.

   This ability to see, experience and accept the new is one of our saving characteristics. To be fearful of tomorrow, to close ourselves to possibilities, to resist the inevitable, to advocate standing still when all else is moving forward, is to lose touch. If we accept the new with joy and wonder, we can move gracefully into each tomorrow. More often than not, the children shall lead us.

6．What is the new meaning of  “So simple a child can do it” for the author?

A．computers are so easy to operate that even a child can play them well

B．A child can always do more complex things than an adult.

C．It is easier for a child to accept new things than for an adult.

D．A child has greater ability than an adult in operating computers.

7．According to the second paragraph, which of the following statements is true?

A．The nephew thought it is natural to accept the fact that computers are now a way of life.

B．The nephew believed that machines were made for people to do whatever they wanted.

C．computers are not only used to communicate, but also to remove their limitations.

D．It is a fact that both adults and children have accepted computers as a way of life.

8．Which of the following doesn’t the author’s computer do ?

A．It asks the author if she has made a mistake.

B．It accuses the author of making mistakes.

C．It corrects the author’s spelling mistakes.

D．It informs the author of her mistakes.

9．According to the third paragraph, it is human nature that we resist those things which   

A．only represent the comfortable and acceptable past

B．change thoroughly into the comfortable and acceptable past

C．make people stand still when all else is moving forward

D．change completely from the acceptable and comfortable past

10．How do you understand the underlined sentence in the  text?

　　A. It is always ready to inform me when I am ready to go.

　　B. It is always ready to start working when I am ready for work.

　　C. When I am ready to go, it is patient to wait.

　　D. When I am ready to go, it has already gone.

The ship, ___ 1500 passengers , set off on its first trip on a cold winter day.

A. carried      B, carrying      C. to carry    D. being carried

He didn’t move　　  the music went on,but got up 　　 it ended.

A.when;while　　　　　　　　　　B.while;when

C.while;while　　　　　　　　　D.when;when

—What do you think of the book?

—Oh,great.It’s 　　 a second time.

A.worth to read　　　　　　　　　　　　B.worth of reading

C.worthy to be read　　　　　　　　　　D.worthy of reading