6. representing　　 7. appreciation　 8. inaccurate　 　

B. 1. popularity　　 2. appreciated　　 3. reasonable　　 4. appearance　　 5. evident　　 6. controversial　 7. personal/private　 8. disadvantages　 9. intelligent　　 10. Judge

15. listen to weather forecast　　 16. communicate with experts　　 17. build social ties　　 18. effect one’s normal life　 　　　19. be addicted to the Internet 　20. keep... in mind　 21. be eager/anxious/keen/desperate to do sth.　 　　　　22. correct mistakes/errors　　　 23. be sure about　　 　　　　24. be divided to　

13. have negative effects on　　 　　14. in bad/great need of/be badly in need of　

5. 感觉脱离了真实世界 　6. 完成学业 　7. 支持某人的论点 8. 建立在共同的兴趣之上　　 9. 对结果很满意　 10. 没有资格　 11. 在此基础之上　 12. 一般情况下　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　B

For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. Some deal with the situation by watching TV. Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children. They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.

Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school. She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.

She and her husband began talking to the children who had them. They learned of the impact(影响) working couples and single parents were having on their children. Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.

The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone.

25. The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______.　

A. are growing in numbers　　　　　　　

B. are also found in middle-class neighborhoods

C. watch too much television during the day　

D. suffer problems from being left alone

26. Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?

A. We had a school rule against wearing jewelry.

B. A lot of kids had chains around their necks.

C. I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts.

D. They were house keys.

27. The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______.　

A. tiredness　　　 B. freedom　　　 C. loneliness　　　 D. fear

28. We may draw a conclusion that _______.　

A. latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone

B. latchkey children try to hide their feeling

C. latchkey children often watch TV with their parents

D. it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are

Suggested Answers

A

Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all - one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…

In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

21. The writer of the passage thinks that _______.

A. education can settle most of the world’s problems

B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world

C. free education won’t help to solve problems

D. all the social problems can’t be solved by education

22. The writer wants to prove that _______.

A. our society needs all kinds of jobs

B. our society needs free education for all

C. a farmer is more important than a professor

D. work with hands is the most important

23. The purpose of education is _______.

A. to choose officials for the country

B. to prepare children mainly for their future work

C. to let everyone receive education fit for him

D. to build a perfect world

24. The passage tells us about _______ of the education.

A. the means　　　　　 B. the system　　　　 C. the value　　　　　 D. the type

While I was standing at the kitchen window, five-year-old Spencer, my oldest son, ran into the house 　1　 　, “We need a doctor out here. Hurry, Mom.” “What’s wrong?” I asked. Spencer anxiously told me he had found a 　　2 　　bird that needed a doctor. At once, I seized a small plastic bag from the cupboard and took Spencer’s hand- 　3　 　, that’s the sort of thing mothers do. While my son led me out of the door and 　4 　　the bird, I explained that if the creature was indeed dead, a doctor couldn’t 　5 　.

When we arrived at the 　6 　　scene, it was obvious that the baby bird was dead. Spencer and I could see the nest high up in the tree. My son and I 　　7 　　the probable age of the baby bird, its inability to fly well, and exactly how the 　8 　　had caused its death. “I think its mummy and daddy really 　9 　　him.” Spencer observed. I reached for my boy’s hand and tried to reduce his 　10 　　by saying that I was sure they did, and that everything would return to 　　11 　　because the little bird had gone to Heaven to be with God and Pop-my dead grandfather. I made Spencer believe the bird’s mummy and daddy knew their little one would be 　12 　　and loved. I told Spencer that Pop loved little birds and that I 　13 　　he was in Heaven holding and playing with the baby bird 　14 　. I picked up the little creature’s body, slipped it into my plastic bag and 　15 　　placed the bird in the rubbish bin. 　16 　　was said about the matter for the rest of the day. Spencer went right back to play 　17 　　he had never been interrupted.

At breakfast the next morning, Spencer mentioned it sadly to his father. Trying to 　　18 　Spencer’s spirits and remind him that the little bird was really 　19 　, I asked our son to tell Daddy 　20 　　the baby bird was. Spencer, looking serious faced at his dad, stated, “In the rubbish bin with Mama’s granddad, Pop.”

1. A. saying　　　　　　　　　 B. screaming　　　　　　　　　　 C. declaring　　　　　　　　 D. telling

2. A. sick　　　　　　　　　　　 B. wounded　　　　　　　　　　　 C. dying　　　　　　　　　　 D. dead

3. A. in fact　　　　　　　　　 B. at least　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at most　　　　　　　　　 D. after all

4. A. from　　　　　　　　　　 B. toward　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　　　 D. of

5. A. come　　　　　　　　　　 B. save　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　 D. support

6. A. accident　　　　　　　　 B. kitchen　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. danger　　　　　　　　　 D. terror

7. A. wondered　　　　　　　 B. discussed　　　　　　　　　　　 C. studied　　　　　　　　　 D. knew

8. A. fall　　　　　　　　　　　 B. tree　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. wind　　　　　　　　　　　 D. nest

9. A. hate　　　　　　　　　　　 B. lose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. miss　　　　　　　　　　　 D. love

10. A. excitement　　　　　 B. regret　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. sadness　　　　　　　　　 D. disappointment

11. A. normal　　　　　　　　 B. peace　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. safety

12. A. enjoyed　　　　　　　 B. played　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. treated　　　　　　　　　 D. cared for

13. A. doubted　　　　　　　 B. found　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. believed　　　　　　　　 D. feared

14. A. right away　　　　　 B. right then　　　　　　　　　　 C. from now on　　　　　 D. now and then

15. A. gently　　　　　　　　　 B. heavily　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. happily　　　　　　　　　 D. quickly

16. A. Nothing else　　　　 B. Nobody else　　　　　　　　 C. Nothing　　　　　　　　 D. Something else

17. A. since　　　　　　　　　 B. as if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　　　 D. though

18. A. break　　　　　　　　　 B. rise　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. show　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lift

19. A. dead　　　　　　　　　　 B. injured　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. OK　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. alive

20. A. where　　　　　　　　　 B. what 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　 D. when

8. Whenever we run into new words, we may __________ (查询) the dictionary.

7. You may come to my home whenever you want to, only letting me know ________ ________ (提前).

6. I become __________ _______ _________ (习惯于写) my most private thoughts in my diary.