I found the imagination of becoming a grandmother somewhat discouraging. I was younger than I thought a grandmother should be when I got the news that I was going to become one myself. I admit, it was not a role that I was emotionally ready to accept. I had been a young mother, and had certainly hoped my daughter would not face that same challenge. I remarried when she was a teenager, and then had two more children. On getting the news that she was expecting, I remember thinking “What do I know about being a grandmother? —I haven’t even finished raising my own kids yet!” I don^’t like to be unprepared, so I read a few books about grandparenting. That gave me a little help, but I was still uncertain. I thought about other grandmothers I knew, and got a few ideas I liked and a few more that I didn't. But I couldn't quite figure out what kind of grandmother I wanted to be. Then I thought about my own grandmother, Granny, as she’s known by most people, and I knew I had the answer.

I didn’t realize it until that moment, but my own grandmother was the example for the kind of grandmother I wanted to be. I am fortunate that I got to spend a lot of time with my grandparents when I was a little kid. Here's what I learned from my Granny：

Grandmothers always have a cookie jar. For my entire life, Granny always had a cookie jar full of cookies. When I was a little tiny girl, just at eye level with the counter, Granny would get the cookie jar down for me. When I was a little older I learned how to pull the chair over so I could reach. As I got taller, if I really stretched, I could reach the cookie jar with my finger tips and move it close enough to get it down off the counter to find out what kind of treat was inside. Always the first thing I did when I went to Granny 's house was check the cookie jar and there were always cookies in it. Many years later, I’ll drive my own children to Granny’s house and the first thing Pd do is get us all a cookie.

So grandmothers must have a cookie jar and on my granddaughte’ s first Christmas, my daughter bought me my own cookie jar. She said when they came to see me, her daughter would find the treat the way she did and I did.

The writer thought it was a little discouraging to be a grandmother because________.

A.  she was not old enough to be one

B.  she was not emotionally ready to be one

C.  she thought her daughter was too young to be a mother

D.  grandmother should be older than she was

The underlined phrase “that same challenge ” in the first paragraph refers to” ________”

A. taking care of a grandchild  B. taking care of a baby

C. being a young grandmother    D. being a young mother

It can be inferred from the last paragraph that________.

A.  the writer has many happy memories of her grandmother’s cookie jar

B.  the writer always wanted to know what was inside her grandmother’s cookie jar

C.  the writer often drove her grandchildren to see her grandmother’s cookie jar

D.  women   of the writer ‘s age all have a cookie jar for their grandchildren

What kind of grandmother did the writer want to be?

A.  One who has a jar filled with many kinds of cookies for children and herself.

B.  One who grows up with her grandmother's cookie jar with all kinds of cookies.

C.  One who is like her own grandmother with a cookie jar to treat her grandchildren.

D.  One who always makes different kinds of cookies to treat her grandchildren.

Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A.  Grandmother’s Cookie Jar                 B.Grandmother’s Treat for Children

C.  Grandmothers and Grandchildren          D. Happy Memories of Cookies

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?

We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

59．Now in an American family, people can find that___________.

A．children never live with their parents                                   

B．not all working people live with their parents

C．old people are supported by their grandchildren     

D．grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

60．Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.

A．they had never seen a baby before  

B．the baby was clever and beautiful                   

C．the baby brought them the image of life 

D．the baby's mother would take care of them            

61．Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?

A．Because they have relationships with their grandparents.              

B．Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                                 

D．Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

62．Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?

A．The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.

B．The old get excited when they see a baby.

C．The old can cure the young when they are sick.

D．Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.
That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?
We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it`s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.
Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.
A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.
The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (养老院)when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.
67. Now in an American family, people can find that___________.
A. children never live with their parents                            
B. not all working people live with their parents
C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren    
D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents
68. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.
A. they had never seen a baby before                        B. the baby was clever and beautiful                   
C. the baby brought them the image of life              D. the baby's mother would take care of them           
69. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?
A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.                 
B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.
C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                                 
D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.
70. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?
A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.
B. The old get excited when they see a baby.
C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.
D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.
BCAA

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?

   We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

1.Now in an American family, people can find that___________.

   A. children never live with their parents                           

   B. not all working people live with their parents

   C. old people are supported by their grandchildren       

   D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

2. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.

   A. they had never seen a baby before                        

   B. the baby was clever and beautiful                   

   C. the baby brought them the image of life                  

   D. the baby's mother would take care of them           

3. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?

   A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.     

   B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

   C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                       

   D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

4. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?

   A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.

   B. The old get excited when they see a baby.

   C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.

   D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Have you seen Jurassic Park? In this film, scientists use DNA kept for tens of millions of years to clone dinosaurs. They find trouble, however, when they realize that the cloned creatures are smarter and more dangerous than expected. That’s nothing more than a fiction.

But could we really clone endangered animals?

    To date, the most successful attempt to do so was the cloning of a gaur, a rare ox-like animal from southeast Asia. Scientists used a cow to bring the cloned baby gaur, named Noah. Two days after birth, however, Noah died from a common bacterial infection. Other endangered species that may be cloned include the African bongo antelope (羚羊), the Sumatran tiger, the cheetah (猎豹), and the giant panda.

Next, could we really clone extinct animals?

In theory? Yes. To do this, you need a well-kept source of DNA from the extinct animals such as wool mammoth (毛象), Tasmanian tiger, or even dinosaur, and a closely related species, still living, which could serve as a surrogate mother.

In reality? Probably not. On the one hand, it’s not likely that extinct animals’ DNA could survive undamaged for such a long time. Cloning such extinct animals as wool mammoth, Tasmanian tiger, or dinosaur is much more difficult due to the lack of properly well-preserved DNA. On the other hand, for example, a gaur can have a cow as a surrogate mother, definitely not a monkey. But what about an extinct animal as unique as the panda? What species could possibly serve as a surrogate mother?

   Cloning presents many exciting possibilities. However, even if extinct animals were brought back, they could not survive in today’s world. Not only do most extinct animals have no habitat to love in, but the other plants and animals they depended on for food may also be gone as well.

1. It can be learned from the text that ________.

A. the gaur is an extinct species

B. the gaur lives in Asia and is endangered

C. scientists have cloned the African bongo antelope

D. both the cheetah and the giant panda live in Asia

2.The underlined words “a surrogate mother” probably refer to a female who ______.

A. gives birth to a baby of its own                 B. cannot give birth to a baby

C. gives birth to a baby for another female             D. provides DNA

3.The difficulty in cloning an extinct species is the lack of ______.

A. both the well-preserved DNA and a surrogate mother

B. both the habitat to live in and the well-preserved DNA

C. both the well-preserved DNA and plants to live on

D. both the habitat to live in and plants to live on

4.In the author’s opinion, it is possible that ______.

A. all the extinct species may be cloned

B. extinct species may be cloned and easily survive

C. a gaur can have a monkey as a surrogate mother

D. some extinct species may be cloned, but not survive