children need. David Bond from Project Wild Thing says“We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine, freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”.
This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe, like me, it’s made you think about sticking on your boots, getting outdoors and reliving your childhood. There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself! 28. What is the best title of the text? A. Benefits of wild time B. Wild time for children C. More space for children D. Adventures of children
29. Children are encouraged to do the following activities except _______. A. building dens B. watching TV C. playing hide and seek D. climbing trees 30. According to Andy Simpson, we know that ______.
A. wild time is beneficial for children B. wild time is hard to design C. parents know the importance of wild time D. parents like keeping their children indoors 31. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4 ?
A. This generation of kids have no freedom. B. Adults value outdoor activities.
C. The present world is complicated.
D.. Modem children need wild time.
D
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.” 32. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _____.
A. show the relationship between parents and children B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table C. give information about family problems D. report on the findings of a study
33. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because _____. A. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
B. they have to pay more attention to younger children C. they are busy serving food to their children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
34. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in Paragraph 3, Lewis means that
middle children _____.
A. have to help their parents to serve dinner B. get the least attention from the family C. are often kept away from the dinner table D. find it hard to keep up with other children
35. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question _____. A. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter D. why TV is important in family life
第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
36 Being angry doesn’t really solve much, but what people do when they feel angry is important. The goal is to calm down and try to solve what is bothering you. This is hard for some kids and adults, too. Instead of calming down, some kids might keep getting more and more upset until they explode like a volcano! 37 Their anger might be so strong that they lose control of their temper. They may act in ways unacceptable and hurtful. People may say that someone has trouble controlling their temper. 38 Some kids might get so angry that they scream at their parents, break something, or even worse, hit their brothers or sisters. 39 However, it's not OK for a kid to do any of those things. Kids don't want to act in this way, but sometimes angry feelings can be hard to manage. So what to do?
Well, the good news is that kids don't just have to keep making the same mistakes over and over again. 40 Imagine your temper as a little dog inside you that needs some training. The little dog is not bad-it will probably turn out a great dog. It just needs to learn some rules because, right now, that little dog is causing some problems to you.
A. You can train your temper.
B. You don't want to cause trouble.
C. Everybody gets angry sometimes.
D. Kids should be allowed to express their feelings, even angry ones. E. In fact, they usually mean that a kid behaves badly when feeling angry. F. Instead of thinking of the person you 're angry with, think of something else G. Some kids get angry more often or more easily than some other kids. 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可My father was a world wrestler（摔跤选手）. He always 41 me with strength and bravery. I miss him so much, 42 when I meet with difficulties, either at home 43 at work. One day, when I was 20, I was driving home and I felt someone’s 44 on me. A man drove next to me and waved. I stared straight ahead and 45 I wasn’t noticing. When the light turned green, I 46 at a great speed, leaving him behind. He 47 behind me. I started to get 48 . Fifteen minutes later, I turned onto another road and he turned 49 . I tried very hard to stay 50 and decided to do a test — a quick u-turn： 51 he follows, I’ll know he is following me and I’ll call for help. When I did a u-turn, so did my 52 . My fingers 53 hard as I dialed home with the car phone. My father answered, with his voice heavy with sleep. “Dad, I’m being followed,” I said. “Head on home.” he replied, suddenly 54 . As I turned onto the Eighth road, there was my father who looked like 55 , strong and fearless. He walked straight to the car 56 me. My father caught the man by the collar and told him to 57 the engine. Then he called the police. It turned out that my follower had a mental illness and a criminal 58 . My father never 59 to help me out in time of difficulty. My heart broke when my father 60 a sudden heart attack last summer. I realized that I could carry on that strength for my children. 41. A. told 42. A. actually 43. A. or 44. A. ears 45. A. pretended
B. showed B. especially B. and B. hands B. discovered
以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 C. inspired C. certainly C. but C. feet C. believed
D. passed D. finally D. then D. eyes D. thought
46. A. stepped back 47. A. disappeared 48. A. disappointed 49. A. after all 50. A. safe 51. A. if 52. A. friend 53. A. moved 54. A. alive 55. A. Salesman 56. A. behind 58. A. thought 60. A. came across
B. drove on B. sat B. excited B. calm B. after B. follower B. shook B. aloud B. Policeman B. before
C. walked out D. stood still C. continued C. happy C. quiet C. while C. partner C. hit C. asleep C. Superman C. beside C. give up C. managed C. suffered from
第Ⅱ卷
D. stopped D. nervous D. at least D. silent D. since D. driver D. struck D. awake D. Milkman D. over D. take out D. decided D. died of
B. or so C. as well
57. A. turn off B. knock on 59. A. tried B. failed
B. escaped from
B. idea C. way D. record
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分) 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
答案
写在答题卡相应空白处。
I started playing the piano when I was five years old and I still enjoy it now. It’s a perfect way 61 (relax) and can cheer me up when I’m feeling down.
When I ___62__ (live) at home with my parents, we had a lovely piano in the house. I had piano 63 (lesson) every week and often practised on that beautiful piano. 64 , when I went to university, I had to leave my family and my piano.
I missed playing the piano so much ___65__ I spent all the money I got for my eighteenth birthday 66 a new electric piano. I could play the piano whenever I wanted to, ___67__(use) headphones so that I wouldn’t disturb my roommates. As far as I was 68 (concern), 69 impressed me most was that the piano could help me relax and improve my efficiency. When I was feeling homesick, playing music that I 70 (learn) on my old piano made me feel better.
