5．Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：Trevor The Taxi
In this children's story，suited to younger children，we have an adventure with Trevor．He is a taxi．Trevor loves his life：
"Sometimes he takes patients to the nursing home，where they can get better after being ill，and sometimes he takes people home when they have been shopping，and Stan puts all their packages inside Trevor's boot，so they will not get wet or broken．"
The black cab，in this adventure，goes far beyond the call of duty whilst he achieves his wildest dreams!What could this be？Well you will just have to read this short story for yourself!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
The fairy queen is upset and the elves just don't know what to do：
"Oh，oh，"sobbed the queen，getting her hankie all wet with her constant crying．For the twelfth time that day，Elgie the chief elf took her hankie and wrung it out on to the carpet of grass that grew all around the palace．"
How will they manage to help the queen？Why was she so unhappy？There is only one person that can help!Can she do it？This is a lovely fairy tale that will glow the embers of your heart-only for young little princesses!
    Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Envious Kings
This story is suitable for 6 years and upwards．
Unfolding in the story pages of this recommendation is a children's story about two kings who were competing with each other：
"In spite of the easy life that the two kings had，they were not happy，for each of them kept thinking that the other one had a bigger and better palace，or owned more horses，or had more jewels or even had creamier milk．"
They were both petty and，through their envy，they caused themselves much trouble．Who do you think saved the day？Well，you will just have to read the story to find out!
    Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：The Wise Old Woman
This story is probably suited to the 8 years old age range and upwards，although would appeal to adults，alike．
Here I introduce you to one of my kids on-line stories listed on the writing and literature section of Hubpages．In this parable you will find a magical world of wisdom involving trees，people and someone very special．
"As she stood and watched，the knowledge melted into her and the sapling grew…The magical transition took her breath away and as she watched on with ore，she noticed something strange．"
So，what was this strangeness and magical transition？Let me leave you with wonderment…and a click of the link!
Free On-line Short Stories For Kids：Unusual Stories-Faffenburger's Odyssey
This story is probably more suited to the older child．So who is Faffenburger？Well with one of these free on-line short stories for kids，we enter into a different realm．A world of nonsense as Faffenburger moves within alpha and omega．This is a rather unusual story as you will find out!
"My friend，Henry Faffenburger stomped down the long lane on his short stumpy legs，moonlight glancing off his bald-spot，which was a little surprising as there was no moon that night．As he rounded the bend，he saw a pair of headlights coming toward him．They drew level，and stopped．A small man with yellow eyes emerged from the darkness behind the lights，and enquired if Faffenburger would like a lift．
"Where are you going？"asked my friend．"Wherever you want to go"，replied the owner of the yellow eyes．"
So，the adventure begins!Where will they go？Alpha，Omega or just the middle？After all，it was a long summer-especially the middle!Take a closer look at this-you might find something a little more strange and a little more hidden that you have noticed before．Intrigued？Well you should be with Faffenburger's Odyssey!

46．Which story is more well-received by young girls？D 
A．Trevor The Taxi           B．Faffenburger's Odyssey
C．The Wise Old Woman        D．The Girl Who Believed In Fairys
47．You can find the description of a night scene inD？
A．The Envious Kings         B．The Girl Who Believed In Fairies
C．The Wise Old Woman        D．Faffenburger's Odyssey
48．According to the passage，the kings in"The Envious Kings"can be described asA？
A．Jealous   B．powerful         C．rude                 D．ugly
49．Who will most probably find the passage useful？A 
A．parents with children         B．children who love to surf the Internet
C．teachers in high school          D．experts who concern children．

4．The insanely popular song from South Korean recording artist PSY has just become the most watched video on YouTube ever，gaining more than 808million views on the popular media site．
The record was previously held by another pop heavyweight，Justin Bieber，whose song"Baby"had a little more than 804million views at press time．PSY made the announcement early today．
Since its release，the song has outshone such other popular videos as Jennifer Lopez's"On the Floor．"and Eminem's"Love the Way You Lie"．
And in September，"Gangnam Style"also became the most liked video on YouTube，now with nearly 5.4million thumbs up．
At the time of the announcement，the Guinness Book of World Records released a statement saying："In years past it was unthinkable that something would be viewed a hundred million times，and now Gangnam Style has achieved more than twice this figure in just three months on YouTube．PSY，your certificate is waiting here at our office，come and pick it up any time!"
Despite its massive popularity，the video shows no signs of slowing down，and it even has a shot at becoming the first video to get more than one billion views．
If it maintains its current rate of around six million new views per day，"Gangnam Style"would be in line to break that record by the end of the year．
It has found its way to the tops of music charts in more than 30countries，including the United Kingdom，Germany，France，Spain and Canada，while providing material for thousands of parody videos．
It became a staple in the 2012presidential elections with the now ramous"Mitt Romney Style"video and was even used by the North Korean government in propaganda（宣传）films promoting their supreme leader．Meanwhile，such influential figures as President Obama，UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt have all made mention of the hit song．

26．Which of the following ranks second in views on YouTube？B
A．Gangnam Style．  B．Baby．
C．On the Floor．  D．Love the Way You Lie．
27．Which statement about Gangnam Style on YouTube is wrong？C
A．It has become the most watched video．
B．It has become the most liked video．
C．It has won more than 5.4million thumbs down．
D．It has more than two hundred million views in three months．
28．What does the statement made by the Guinness Book of World Records suggest？C
A．Some video gained more views than Gangnam Style．
B．It is impossible that Gangnam Style should have 100million views．
C．Guinness Book of World Records has recognized Gangnam Style's achievements．
D．Guinness Book of World Records won't believe Gangnam Style's achievements．
29．Gangnam Style is toA if it keeps its current rate．
A．get more than one billion views    B．get more than two billion views
C．get more than 808million Views   D．get one hundred million views
30．What can we learn about Gangnam Style from the last paragraph？B
A．It is especially popular in developing countries．
B．It has played a part in the US presidential elections．
C．Few influential figures know it．
D．The supreme leader of North Korea has ever performed it．

3．Hurricane Sandy was a hurricane that destroyed parts of the Caribbean and the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States during late October 2012，with minor impacts in the Southeastern and Midwestern states and Eastern Canada．Sandy，classified as the eighteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season，was a Category 2 storm at its peak intensity．While it was a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Northeastern United States，the storm became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record．Previous estimates of losses due to damage and business interruption are estimated at 65.6 billion，which would make it the second-costliest Atlantic hurricane，behind only Hurricane Katrina．At least 253 people were killed along the path of the storm in eight countries．
Sandy developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on October 22，quickly strengthened，and was upgraded to Tropical Storm six hours later．Sandy moved slowly northward toward the Greater Antilles and gradually becoming stronger．On October 24，Sandy became a hurricane，made landfall near Kingston，Jamaica，a few hours later，entered into the Caribbean Sea again and strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane．On October 25，Sandy hit Cuba，and then weakened to a Category 1 hurricane．Early on October 26，Sandy moved through the Bahamas．On October 27，Sandy briefly weakened to a tropical storm and then restrengthened to a Category 1 hurricane．Early on October 29，Sandy turned from north to northwest and then moved ashore near Atlantic City，New Jersey，as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds．
In the United States，Hurricane Sandy affected 24 states，including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the Appalachian Mountainsto Michiganand Wisconsin，with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York．Its storm hit New York City on October 29，flooding streets，tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city．Damage in the US is estimated at over 63 billion．

47．According to the passage，which of the following wind forms is the strongest？D
A．Tropical wave．
B．Tropical storm．
C．Category 1hurricane．
D．Category 2hurricane．
48．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．Sandy caused 253deaths totally in the USA．
B．Sandy reached its strongest in the Caribbean Sea．
C．Sandy resulted in great loss in most states in the USA．
D．Sandy is the second largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded．
49．Which of the following graph shows the development of Sandy？B
A．
B．
C．
D．

50．What is the writer's purpose of writing this passage？B
A．To tell us how terrible Sandy is．
B．To inform readers of Sandy and its damage．
C．To teach us what to do in face of hurricanes．
D．To warn readers of the dangers caused by hurricanes．

2．At the edge of a forest，stood a big tree．Its branches spread out majestically （庄严地） and so did its roots．It （41）B people from the sun under its shady leaves，and provided （42）C to countless birds and other small creatures in its branches．It was very excited with activity all the time．
At the foot of the tree grew a little plant．The plant was tall，thin，graceful and easily （43）A，and tended to fall over at the （44）B  of the slightest wind．
One day，the two neighbours were having a little chat．
"Well，little one，"said the tree to the plant，"Why do you not plant your feet deeply in the ground，and raise your head （45）A  in the air as I do？"
"I see no need to do so，"（46）D the plant with a smile．"（47）B，I think I may be safer this way．"
"Safer!"sneered （讥讽） the tree．"Are you （48）D that you're safer than I am？Do you know how deep my roots are （49）C，how thick and strong my trunk is？（50）Atwo men hold hands they would not be able to surround my trunk．Who could possibly pull me out by the roots or （51）B  my head to the ground？"
And the tree turned away from the plant in （52）A．
But the tree was to （53）B its words very soon．One evening a great hurricane  （54）C  in the region．It threw the trees off their roots and almost completely destroyed the forest．It uprooted the tree and （55）C it away with great force．
When the storm had passed，the villagers living nearby （56）D the damage．Strong trees that had once almost touched the sky，were now reduced to stumps （残根）or （57）A．The dead animals were found everywhere in the （58）B．
But there was one （59）C．The little plant．The plant had been moved from side to side under the hurricane，and bent completely．But when the hurricane ended，it sighed and stood upright again．
No trace remained of its powerful neighbour （60）D．

41．A．hide	B．protect	C．prevent	D．defend
42．A．shade	B．food	C．shelter	D．space
43．A．broken	B．destroyed	C．grown	D．planted
44．A．reach	B．blow	C．touch	D．knock
45．A．bravely	B．straightly	C．gratefully	D．delightedly
46．A．explained	B．shouted	C．said	D．whispered
47．A．Gradually	B．Actually	C．Generally	D．Finally
48．A．concluding	B．finding	C．guessing	D．suggesting
49．A．placed	B．hidden	C．buried	D．planted
50．A．Even if	B．Although	C．Because	D．When
51．A．put	B．bow	C．lead	D．get
52．A．anger	B．surprise	C．belief	D．relief
53．A．keep	B．regret	C．break	D．follow
54．A．blew	B．arrived	C．arose	D．appeared
55．A．turned	B．pushed	C．threw	D．blew
56．A．counted	B．saw	C．observed	D．surveyed
57．A．worse	B．more	C．less	D．better
58．A．tree	B．forest	C．plant	D．plain
59．A．plant	B．example	C．exception	D．tree
60．A．then	B．finally	C．gradually	D．though．

1．以下是China Daily报道的中国和其他3国人均年阅读量的对比表．

Country	Israel	Japan	France	China
Books/per person	68	44	24	4.77

该报现以"My Reading Plan"为题征稿．请你写一篇100词左右的英语短文投稿，正确表述表格内容，阐明读书的意义，并制定出你自己的读书计划．
As is showed in the chart，we can see the annual average number of reading books in China is the least in the four countries．People in Israel have affection for reading books in particular．
It is well known that books teach us to learn life，truth，science and many other useful things．They increase our knowledge，broaden our minds and strengthen our character．In other words，they are our good teachers and wise friends．Reading is a good thing，but we must pay great attention to the choice of books．It is true that we can derive benefits from good books．
I made a plan about reading books．In my plan I put that I would like to read 50 books this year at least，including professional books about my English and career which I could learn more from these books and some other books like management，Internet and English novels．I planned to read one book every week．There are 52 weeks in every year，then I can finish 50 books easily．I think it is important to split my plan into little ones based on every week，then I have time limit for every book．Let me suppose that every book I will read have 300 hundred pages on average，then I need to finish 40 pages everyday，that is not too hard for me．．

15．我们知道一个人的成长过程是较为复杂的，其个性的形成和发展受诸多因素的影响，比如：家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等．假如某英文报向你约稿，了解至今哪些因素对你的成长影响最大．请你以Tracking My Growth为题，按以下要求写篇英语短文：
1．选择并陈述对你的成长起着很大影响的家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等诸多因素中的两个或三个；
2．谈谈你的看法和理由．
注意：词数120左右，文章的开头已给出（不计入词数）．
Tracking My Growth
The process of growing up is complex for every person，for there are many influential factors in a person's growth as well as the development of his personality．
                      

14．Raising Confident Kids
Self-esteem（自尊） is a collection of beliefs or feelings we have about ourselves．Having a healthy self-esteem can protect us through difficult times and help us remain focused on what is important to us．Research shows that children with high self-esteem grow up to be more confident adults．Self-esteem building should start from young．（36）F
Praise actions
Young children need feedback．It's how they measure their actions and it plays a role in learning from experience．Provide specific praise about actual actions performed and efforts made in the process．（37）D．
Identify strengths
Preschoolers are always watching each other．On the bright side，they learn new things from each other．On the other side，they can become self-critical when they see a peer accomplishing something they still struggle to do．（38）ETell your children to focus on their strengths when they start to draw comparisons．
Foster（培养） a sense of belonging
Young children may not understand how peer pressure （同龄人的压力） works，but they feel it when they're being excluded（排除）．Show your children that they are important by listening to and responding to their needs and ideas．As much as possible，save grown-up conversations for later so that you can have family conversations． （39）C
（40）AAs much as they need us，they also need to work on taking small steps towards independence．When they know they can do things，they feel more confident．Teach problem-solving skills．Step aside and let them work on challenges before jumping in to help．Help by asking，"How can we do this in a different way？Let's come up with some ideas together．"Getting kids involved in problem-solving teaches them how to deal with challenges in the future．
Building and maintaining healthy self-esteem can be a lifelong process，but the sooner you start，the more confident your children will become．

A．Encourage Independence
B．Spend quality time with children
C．Try to address their concerns as they arise，no matter how minor．
D．If praise is only attached to success，kids will focus on"winning"．
E．Be sure to point out your children's strengths regularly and be specific．
F．Below are some tips to help you promote your children's self-esteem．
G．Each parent has the responsibility to help children to become confident．

13．据最新一项调查发现，"低头族"正以星火燎原之势蔓延．假定你是李华，请根据以下要点提示，用英语给《二十一世纪报》编辑部写一封读者来信，以引起社会各界对此的广泛关注．
1．描述这一现象；
2．分析其原因及弊端；
3．你认为该如何改变现状．
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．但可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头和结尾已给出，不记入总词数．
参考词汇：低头族phubbing
Dear editor，
I'm writing to you about a common phenomenon to draw it to the public attention．
                ．
Best wishes to you!
Yours truly，
Li Hua．

12．If you enjoy drinking cappuccino at coffee shops，you can also make it at home．
First，organize all the things you will need．You'll need some freshly boiled coffee，some skimmed   milk，and a big cup to put your cappuccino in．You might also want some sugar，cinnamon（桂皮香料），or chocolate to put on top．（36）C
The second step is to keep the coffee hot while you make the milk．（37）F Otherwise，you might want to put the coffee in a thermos to keep it hot．
The next step is to warm the milk and make it frothy （give it lots of bubbles）．You can warm the milk on the stove，but watch it carefully to be sure that it doesn't boil over．（38）G
After you have warmed the milk，you need to beat it until it is frothy．You can do this by hand with a whisk（搅拌器） or a beater，or you could pour the warm milk into a blender（搅拌机） and run it on high （give it lots of bubbles） for about 30seconds．
Now that you have made the milk frothy，you are ready to combine it with the hot coffee．（39）A
Finally，you can add sugar，cinnamon，or chocolate to flavor your cappuccino．（40）D

A．Pour the coffee into cups and pour the milk on top of it．
B．Taste it first to see whether it is delicious．
C．Have these things ready before you do anything else．
D．Drink it and enjoy this coffee treat．
E．Never add too much milk to it．
F．If you made the coffee in an electric coffeepot，keep it turned on．
G．An easier way is to heat it in a microwave for about 1minute and 30seconds．

11．All the employees complain that their boss is just    with promises but never with money．（　　）

A．

liberal

B．

literary

C．

innocent

D．

impressive