It’s not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real “pain” for some of us. Sometimes we feel trapped, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are fearful, and sometimes we just don’t understand why we can’t stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hardships in life with a positive attitude and learn from them. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains!

Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these obstacles keep us from following our dreams. We must overcome every obstacle one small step at a time.

As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn’t like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has enriched(丰富) my life in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.

We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. They might seem so huge at the time, but we must be strong. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work and sweat never hurt anyone! If we realize that these pains are just small bumps(碰撞) on our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!

1.The underlined word “obstacles” (in Paragraph 2) roughly means things that ______.

A. are related to your studies   

B. you easily achieve

C. make you happy           

D. make it difficult for you to do something

2.How does the author now feel when remembering what her parents did for her in the past?

A. She is fearful                 B. She is grateful

C. She feels trapped              D. She feels hateful

3.We can know from the last paragraph that _____________.

A. life without challenges is dull   

B. life needs no pains but sunshine and happiness

C. we should give up faced with challenges as the future is ours

D. we shouldn’t easily pay a little hard work in growing up

4.The purpose of the passage is to tell readers____________.

A. life is full of hardships 

B. growing pains can turn into growing gains in a positive way

C. everyone is painful in growing up

D. everyone should do what they don’t like when young

 

 

第三节  完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A  21  friend is someone who stays with you for life”. 22 teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily  23.

  It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place  24 enough for true friendship to develop. However, there can be  25 disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.

  To most of us, friendships are considered very important,  26  we need to have it clear in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or  27  at arm’s length? Do we want to    28 ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are  29  enough. And that’s all right. But at some  30  we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of personal experience including our tears as well as our dark  31  is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must  32 slowly and carried on only if there are  33  of interest and action in return.

  What are some of the  34  of our friendship? The greatest is to  35  too much too soon. Deep relationships  36  time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention.  37 , friendships require actions in return. In other words, you must  38  as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of. Unless you spend 39  time together, talking on the phone, writing letters, doing things together, friendships will die  40  .

21. A. true                   B. fair-weather                    C. school                     D. useful

22. A. Knowledge         B. Experience                     C. Hardship                 D. Schooling

23. A. understood         B. formed                           C. realized                   D. produced

24. A. certain                      B. patiently                         C. long                        D. fortunately

25. A. some                 B. any                                C. great                       D. no

26. A. but                    B. and                                C. or                           D. while

27. A. remained            B. left                                C. kept                        D. stayed

28. A. hide                   B. deepen                           C. strengthen                D. share

29. A. quite                  B. not                                 C. less                         D. very

30. A. degree                      B. point                              C. places                      D. length

31. A. clothes                      B. clouds                            C. dreams                    D. letters

32. A. be undertaking                                              B. have been undertaking    

C. have been undertaken                                          D. be undertaken

33. A. marks                B. signs                              C. sciences                   D. sights

34. A. disadvantages     B. differences                      C. difficulties                      D. requirements

35. A. expect                B. pull out                          Ｃ.command                D. develop

36. A. waste                 B. spend                             C. kill                         D. take

37. A. Similarly           B. Differently                     C. Strangely                 D. Surprisingly

38. A. give                   B. possess                           C. act                          D. walk

39. A. considerate         B. wonderful                       C. reasonable                      D. comfortable

40. A. down                 B. away                              C. out                          D. off

 

 EVERYONE NEEDS FRIENDS

Everyone needs friends.We all like to feel close to someone.It is nice to have a friend to talk,laugh and do things with.Surely,there are times when we need to be alone.We don’t always want people around.But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same.Sometimes friends don’t get along well.That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other.Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends.

Sometimes friends move away.Then we feel very sad.We miss them very much.But we call them and write to them.It could be that we would neven see them again.And we can make new friends.It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.

Families sometimes name their children after a close friend.Many people are named after men or women who have been friendly to people in a town.Some libraries are named this way.So are some schools.We think of these people when we go to these places.

There is more good news for people who have friends.They live longer than people who don’t.Why?It could be that they are happier.Being happy helps you stay well.Or it could be just knowing that someone cares.If someone cares about you,you take better care of yourself.

1.The main idea of this passage is______.

A．that people are all friends	B．that people need friends
C．how to get to know friends	D．how to name a place

2.The first paragraph tells us ______.

A．none needs friends

B．we always need friends around us

C．making friends is the need in people’s life

D．we need to be alone

3.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A．People are not happy when their friends leave them.

B．People can know their friends in different ways.

C．People will never see their friends after their friends move away.

D．People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

4.Why do people who have friends live longer than those who don’t?

A．Because they feel happier and are healthy.

B．Because they get a lot of help from their friends.

C．Because they take better care of their friends.

D．Because they are being well taken care of by their friends.

 

 Five steps to take if your child is being bullied

      51   The worst thing you can do is ignore it. Too often parents feel children and teens need to “work things out” on their own. If the problem is ignored, your child’s self-esteem will become unhealthy, he will be hurt mentally or physically, and he could become a bully himself.

Here are five steps you can take if your child is having problems with a bully:

  52   This is an important first step and will help your child trust that you are able to help him with his problem. Accept what he has to say at face value by using your active listening skills.

Let your child know that he is not alone.   53   Reassure your child that he is not the problem. Nothing he did caused the bully to go after him.

If your child is being threatened in a physical or illegal way at school, report the problem. Your child may not want you to do this, or the school may not take it seriously, but violence cannot be tolerated.   54   You will need to model assertive (果断的) behavior by alerting those in charge where the bullying is taking place.

Teach your child assertive behavior and how to ignore routine teasing. Let them know it is okay to say “No.” sometimes even friends bully, so letting your child know they can be true to their own feelings and say “No” can go a long way.

  55   Giving up possessions or giving in to a bully in anyway encourages the bully to continue. Identify ways for your child to respond to a bully---showing assertive but not aggressive behavior---and role-play them.

A. Believe what your child tells you.

B. Encourage your child not to give in to a bully.

C. Praise your child for being brave enough to talk about it.

D. Bullying is a terrible situation for a child to have to cope with.

E. If you choose not to do anything, that is what you’re teaching your child.

F. Most children have to deal with some type of bullying behavior at one time or another.

G. If your child comes to you because a bully is bothering him, you need to pay close attention to the problem.

 

A blocked airway(呼吸道) can kill someone in three to four minutes, but it can take more than eight minutes for an ambulance to arrive. So a simple procedure such as opening someone's airway can save their life while they're waiting for emergency medical help. This means you're more likely to give first aid to someone you know than a stranger.

There are many misconceptions(误解) surrounding first aid. Below are the ‘most popular’ ones with details of what you should do.

You should put butter or cream on a burn. The only thing you should put on a burn is cold water - keep the butter for cooking. Put the affected area under cold running water for at least ten minutes.

The best way to treat bleeding is to put the wound under a tap. If you put a bleeding wound under a tap you wash away the body's clotting agents(凝血剂) and make it bleed more. Instead put pressure on the wound with whatever is available to stop or slow down the flow of blood. As soon as possible call 999. Keep pressure on the wound until help arrives.

Nosebleeds are best treated by putting the head back. If you put the head back during a nosebleed, all the blood goes down the back of the airway. Instead advise them to tilt(倾斜) their head forwards and ask the person to pinch(捏) the end of their nose and breathe through their mouth.

You need lots of training to do first aid. You don’t - what you mostly need is common sense. You can learn enough first aid in a few minutes to save someone's life – whether it’s from a book, attending a course or watching videos online.

Remember: anyone can save a life

1.The most important point to save a person’s life is to ensure _____.

A．his smooth breath

B．ambulances’ arriving time

C．the quiet surroundings

D．emergency medical help

2.If a person is burnt, what you should do immediately is to _____.

A．put some cream on the burn area

B．cook some butter for the burn

C．place the burn under cold running water

D．wash the affected area for a long time

3.If a bleeding wound is put under a tap, what should happen?

A．It will help the bleeding stop at once.

B．It will help produce more clotting agents.

C．It will produce more pressure on the wound

D．It will bleed more and hard to stop

4.Which of the following statement is RIGHT?

A．When a person’s nose bleed, please put the head back.

B．You can learn first aid in quickly in different ways.

C．When a person is burnt, crap the burn until help arrives.

D．Not everyone can do first aid to save a life.

5.The passage mainly tells us _____.

A．how to learn first aid by yourself

B．some misunderstanding about first aid

C．the importance of first aid

D．how to help medical team save a life