B

By now there were several people standing around me, my mom, and the little broken bush(灌木丛).

“Son, would you like me to call an ambulance?” some men said.

“No,” my mom yelled. “I’m fine. Please go away!”

“She’s learning to ride,” I tried to explain to all those who were not going to go away.

“Oh, all right!” My mom sat up and brushed the grass and leaves off her sweater. Finally she stood up. Everyone began to clap(鼓掌), and my mom’s face turned bright pink.

“Thank you very much, but as you can see, I’m just fine.” Mom took a few steps around to show them that she wasn’t hiding a broken leg. Everyone clapped again and then went on their way.

“Enough for today?” I asked hopefully.

“No,” she said in a way that surprised me. “I almost had it, and then I let myself get scared. I know I can do it this time!” Now this sounded more like my mom, for I’d never known my mom to be afraid of anything before. I helped her pull the bike out of the bush and push it up the hill.

She didn’t look quite so pale this time. She got on the bike again and went down the hill. I ran down the hill after her. She had ridden quite a way ahead of me when she looked back over her shoulder, smiling. Then she gave me a thumbs-up(翘拇指) sign.

“No, no!” I yelled. “Use both hands!”

But it was too late. Again.

“Mom! Are you hurt?” I ran up to her in the grass.

This time she was laughing. “Did you see me? I did it! I really did it!” Then she stopped and looked at me. “I mean,” she said, “we did it.”

60. From the passage we can learn that the author ____.

A. was helping his mother learn to ride a bike   

B. went on a picnic with his mother by bike

C. was learning to ride a bike by himself           

D. could ride a bike as well as his mother could

61. Those people were not going to go away because they ____.

A. would wait until the police came                  

B. wanted to see if the author’s mother was OK

C. thought it was a terrible traffic accident

D. worried about the little broken bush

62. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 8) most probably refers to ____.

A. the ambulance   B. the sweater    

C. the skill of riding a bike   D. the courage to stand up

63. What happened after the author’s mother gave him a thumbs-up sign?

A. She forgot how to ride a bike.               B. She broke one of her legs.

C. She was hit by something.                     D. She fell off the bike.

 

D

As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

become electronic．

There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

nagging．

With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

A．American children often stay up late studying

B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

A．that her nagging is thoughtful

B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

  

  D

  As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

 homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

  This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

 become electronic．

  There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

 nagging．

  With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

 Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

  For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

   When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

  Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

  Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

  It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

  She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

  Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

  A．American children often stay up late studying

  B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

  C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

  D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

  A．that her nagging is thoughtful

  B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

  C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

  D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

  A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

  B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

  C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

  D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

 7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

  A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

  B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

  C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

  D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

  D

  As school fl,tats again，there’s SO much mole for an American parent to nag(唠叨)about，like

 homework，bedtime and lost hours on the Intemet．But in the age of digital childhood，Jacky Long-well，45，of McLean，Virginia，often text—messages(发短信)what she OnCe told her children bymouth_"Be nice to your brother；walk the dog；remember your reading．

  This is the world of the modem family，in which even reminding children to do something has

 become electronic．

  There  are changes in how parents nag and in what they nag about and in the frequency of their

 nagging．

  With technology，“you nag more，and you are a little bit more：precise with your nagging．’’said

 Reginald  Black，46，of Woodbridge，Virginia．

  For many young people，electronic nagging is part of the experience of growing up．Charles Flowers，17，131．$enior at St．John“College High School in Washington．says his mothel-reminds him about everything from laundry，being Oil time to baseball practice and mowing the lawn by text．

   When she uses capitals he knows she is serious：GET HOME!

  Some say technology has made nagging less annoying．

  Jaeky Longwell thinks texts ale less emotional than spoken messages and less likely to be resisted by teenagers．

  It’s not as painful for them to hear it by text．It becomes grouped with the friendly communication，”she said．“They can’t hear the nagging．”

  She thinks a good way to do it is to mix friendliness with nagging．A parent Call always start by

saying hello．

  Not all parents like the new electronic r,agging．Joyce Bouehard，51，a mother of four in Fairfax，Virginia，texts her 14一year—old son but says that for many  things — chores，homework— the

old—fashioned way works better．Nagging by text has risks，she notes：I always think，if you are texting them something and they are with their friends，they ale getting a big laugh out of it．’’

68．We can conclude from the first two paragraphs that————————．

  A．American children often stay up late studying

  B．Jacky Long'well had a happy aigital childhood

  C．American parents pay too much attention to their children’s studies

  D．American parents think a lot about their children’s characters

69．The example of Reginald Black is used to show readers————————．

  A．that her nagging is thoughtful

  B．how the amount and kind of nagging have changed with the arrival of the digital age

  C．the kind of skills a parent needs to nag effectively

  D．that she likes nagging her children very much

70．We can infer that—————————．

  A．It’S better for parents to nag in a friendly,way

  B．whether、nagging is e]ectronic or not，it is annoying

  C．American parents generally don’t like to nag

  D．American parents like to llse capital letters in messages

 7 1．The main idea of the article is———————一．

  A．the subjects American parents like to nag about

  B．the reaSOliS American parents like to nag their children

  C．that electronic nagging is becoming commoll in the U．S

  D．how American parents began to nag their children by text messages

B

By now there were several people standing around me, my mom, and the little broken bush(灌木丛).

“Son, would you like me to call an ambulance?” some men said.

“No,” my mom yelled. “I’m fine. Please go away!”

“She’s learning to ride,” I tried to explain to all those who were not going to go away.

“Oh, all right!” My mom sat up and brushed the grass and leaves off her sweater. Finally she stood up. Everyone began to clap(鼓掌), and my mom’s face turned bright pink.

“Thank you very much, but as you can see, I’m just fine.” Mom took a few steps around to show them that she wasn’t hiding a broken leg. Everyone clapped again and then went on their way.

“Enough for today?” I asked hopefully.

“No,” she said in a way that surprised me. “I almost had it, and then I let myself get scared. I know I can do it this time!” Now this sounded more like my mom, for I’d never known my mom to be afraid of anything before. I helped her pull the bike out of the bush and push it up the hill.

She didn’t look quite so pale this time. She got on the bike again and went down the hill. I ran down the hill after her. She had ridden quite a way ahead of me when she looked back over her shoulder, smiling. Then she gave me a thumbs-up(翘拇指) sign.

“No, no!” I yelled. “Use both hands!”

But it was too late. Again.

“Mom! Are you hurt?” I ran up to her in the grass.

This time she was laughing. “Did you see me? I did it! I really did it!” Then she stopped and looked at me. “I mean,” she said, “we did it.”

60. From the passage we can learn that the author ____.

A. was helping his mother learn to ride a bike   

B. went on a picnic with his mother by bike

C. was learning to ride a bike by himself           

D. could ride a bike as well as his mother could

61. Those people were not going to go away because they ____.

A. would wait until the police came                  

B. wanted to see if the author’s mother was OK

C. thought it was a terrible traffic accident

D. worried about the little broken bush

62. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 8) most probably refers to ____.

A. the ambulance   B. the sweater    

C. the skill of riding a bike   D. the courage to stand up

63. What happened after the author’s mother gave him a thumbs-up sign?

A. She forgot how to ride a bike.               B. She broke one of her legs.

C. She was hit by something.                     D. She fell off the bike.