—English is too hard to learn.

—Indeed！________idioms.

A．Especially                                           B．Specially 

C．Generally                                            D．Usually

Children should be encouraged to________to strengthen their bodies and characters.

A．work out                                            B．work on 

C．turn out                                              D．carry out

—He should have been warned of the danger.

—________，but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A．So he was                                          B．So was he

C．So should he                                       D．So he should

—Sam speaks________English like a native.I always admire him.

—Now he is learning________more difficult language—Arabic.

A．an；a　　　　                                    B．/；the　　　　

C．/；a　　　　                                      D．the；a

开学初，老师和家长都要李明住校学习，而他却喜欢住在家里，双方各持己见。假设你是李明，请用英语把这个情况告诉中学生英语报“学生之音”栏目组，请求主持人给予建议。

注意：1.词数：120左右；

2．信的开头已写好，不计入总词数；

3．参考词汇：住校board (v.)。

Dear Sir，

I’m a student of Senior 1.________________________________________________________________________

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Bill’s shoes were worn out.Since he was unlucky recently，he decided to throw them away.One day，he went to the rubbish pit far from the city and threw the old shoes into it.Then he returned home，lay down and slept.

But he had a dog，and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to look for food.On that day，the dog saw the shoes in the pit and knew they were its master’s.So the dog took one of the heavy shoes in its mouth and went slowly，and left it at Bill’s bedside.Then the dog fetched the other shoe in the same way.

When Bill woke up，he saw the shoes by his bed and he was afraid very much.The shoes can walk by themselves，so they must be done away with，he thought.Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it.

Just then a strong wind was blowing，and before long the fire made the house start burning.His neighbor immediately came out but could do nothing.The house burnt down，but the old shoes were saved by the honest dog again.

When told the truth，all his neighbors said that he was foolish.

Title：Bill and his 71.________

Many American presidents were born in poor families.They spent their childhood in little wooden rooms.They got little education (教育)．Washington and Lincoln，for example，never went to school and they taught themselves.Lincoln once did jobs of a worker，shop­keeper and postman in his early years.

A large number of US presidents had experiences (经历) in the army.The two best known were Ulysses Grant and Dwight D．Eisenhower.Grant was a general (将军) in the American Civil War and Eisenhower was a hero in the Second World War.It happened that they graduated (毕业) from the same school—West Point Military Academy (西点军校)．One may be surprised to learn that both of them did not do well in the school.Eisenhower，for example，was once fined (罚款) because he broke the rules of the school.

The jobs for US presidents are tiring.He must keep an eye on anything important which happens both at home and abroad.Every day，a lot of work waits for him to do，and he has to make many important decisions.When Franklin Roosevelt was a child，he was once brought to visit President Taft.The old president said to him，“When you grow up，you should not be president.It’s a tiring job.”

68．According to the passage，many US presidents.

A．did not have much knowledge in their work

B．had been workers，shop­keepers and postmen in their early years

C．couldn’t receive good education before they grew up

D．didn’t want to go to school during their childhood

69．President Eisenhower became well­known________.

A．while studying in West Point Military Academy

B．during the American Civil War

C．after he was elected President of the US

D．during World War II

70．Which of the following do you think is true according to the last paragraph?

A．In the US no one wanted to be president because it was tiring.

B．None of the presidents except Taft could do the tiring job.

C．It is an important and tiring job to be a president in the US.

D．President Taft didn’t want Roosevelt to be a president because he was too young.

Friends play an important part in our lives，and although we may take friendship for granted (认为……理所当然)，we often don’t clearly understand how to make friends.While we get on well with a number of people，we are usually friends with only a very few.For example，the average among students is about 6 per person.In all the cases of friendly relationships，two people like one another and enjoy being together，but beyond that，the degree of intimacy (亲密) between them and the reasons for their shared interests vary (变化) greatly.As we get to know people，we take into account things like age，race，economic condition，social position，and intelligence.Although these factors (因素) are not of great importance，it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.

Some friendly relationships can be kept on argument and discussion，but it is usual for close friends to have similar ideas and beliefs，the same opinions and interests.They often talk about “being_on_the_same_wavelength”．It generally takes time to reach this point.And the more intimately (密切地) involved people become，the more they depend on one another.People who want to be friends have to learn to put up with annoying habits and to stand differences.

In contrast (比较) with marriage，there are no friendship ceremonies to strengthen it between two people.But the supporting and understanding of each other that results from shared experiences and feelings does seem to create a powerful bond，which can overcome differences in background，and break down barriers (障碍) of age，class or race.

64．According to the passage，________.

A. friends are those who must share their interests

B．friends are closer than people who just get on well with each other

C．all the people know how to make friends

D．every students has six friends

65．We can learn from the passage that________.

A．there are no special ceremonies to strengthen friendship

B．friendship can overcome all differences between two people

C．differences in opinion can lead to friendship

D．friendship can be strengthened by smiles and soft voices

66．The underlined words “being on the same wavelength” in Paragraph 2 mean that people________.

A．watch the same TV programs

B．are the same in all ways

C．have the same background

D．share the same way of thinking and the same interests

67．Which of the following is NOT implied in the passage?

A．Even friends may have different opinions.

B．Friends never argue with each other.

C．It generally takes time for people to become close friends.

D．Someone’s habits may annoy his friends.

I hear many parents say that their teenagers are too independent.I wish it were so.At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents.You should be learning to stand on your own feet.But take a good look at the present rebellion，it seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents.Instead of striking out bravely on their own，most of them are trying to seize at one another’s hands for safety.

They say they want to dress as they please.But they all wear the same clothes.They set off in new directions in music.But the reason for thinking or acting in thus­and­such a way is that the crowd is doing it.They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧)—into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way.Industry has firmly opened up a teenager market.These days every teenager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teenager should have and be.And many of today’s parents have come to award (奖励) high marks for the popularity of their children.All this adds up to great difficulty for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the difficulty is worth getting over.The path is worth following.You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party.You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records.You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates.Well，go to it.Find yourself.Be yourself.Popularity will come—with the people who respect you for who you are.That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts.

60．The writer’s purpose in writing this text is to tell________.

A．readers how to be popular in the world

B．teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

C．parents how to control and guide their children

D．people how to understand and respect each other

61．Teenagers should________，according to the text.

A．rebel against their parents

B．find their real self

C．become different from others in as many ways as possible

D．obey what their parents say

62．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

A．People will respect you if you share your thoughts with others.

B．Some parents are actually keeping their children from finding their own paths.

C．It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates.

D．Most teenagers say they want to do what they like to，but in fact they are not doing the same.

63．What does the underlined word “counts” in the last paragraph mean?

A．To recite or list numbers.

B．To have value or importance.

C．To share some thoughts.

D．To be different.

Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers.But last summer，Joanna 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 of his room is always shut，” Joanna noted.

Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14­year­old daughter.“She used to cuddle up (蜷伏) with me 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 like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady.The problem is figuring out which time is which.”

Before age 11，children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds.“In fact，parents are first on the list，” said Michael Riera，author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers.“This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained.“They talk to their friends first，then maybe their teachers，and their parents last.”

Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’lives are in the best position to help them.To break down the_wall_of_silence，parents should create chances 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，though young.Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend，not a manager，with their children is a better way to know them.

56．“The door of his room is always shut” suggests that the son________.

A．is always busy with his studies

B．doesn’t want to be disturbed

C．keeps himself away from his parents

D．begins to dislike his parents

57．What troubles Tina and Mark most is that________.

A．their daughter isn’t as lovely as before

B．they can’t read their daughter’s mind exactly

C．they don’t know what to say to their daughter

D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help

58．Which of the following best explains the underlined “the wall of silence” in the last paragraph?

A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends.

B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents.

C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents.

D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives.

59．What can be learned from the passage?

A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children.

B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers.

C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers.

D．Parents should try to understand their teenagers.