Children arc children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it's so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.

    Conflicts(矛盾）go between parents and children. It's hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it's parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.

    We are partly responsible(有责任的）for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的).Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力）.And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child's confidence.

    So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults.

1._______are all lovely and lively.

    A. Children  B. Toddlers    C. Kids D. Grown-ups

2.There are many conflicts between  ______.

    A. fathers and mothers     B. parents and children

    C. parents and toddlers    D. parents and parents

3. The underlined word "maturity" means________.

    A.学期    B.阶梯   C.知识      D.成熟

4.Which is acceptable according to the passage?

    A. Answering back  .    B. Being rude.

    C. Using force.         D. Respecting elders.

5.Which of the following is true?

    A. Children often copy what their parents do.

    B. Children can not change their behavior.

    C. Children's behavior develops in their own way.

    D. Children's behavior is not acceptable.

6.The writer wrote the passage__________.

    A. to show the importance of good examples

    B. to give examples on educating children

    C. to show the growth of children

    D. to show the behavior of children

--- Smoking and drunkenness (酗酒) are both bad for people' s health.

--- Yes, So we should __ cigarettes and alcohol (酒精) .

A．slow down         B．put up            C．stay away from      D．give out

The little boy entered the house unhappily. His mother was 31   cakes in the kitchen. She smiled as she 32   but stopped when she saw his face. “Tyler, 33  happened? Is everything okay?”

“Nothing is okay, mom.” said the boy, “Today, in our science lesson, Mrs Green was talking about the 34 . She said that the whole world is getting dirtier and that many animals and plants are dying. She wants us to think of something we can do to help. I thought all the way, but there is 35  I can do to make a difference.”

“Let me tell you 36 .” the mother said after thinking for a while. “One morning a man was walking down a beach, there he saw thousands of dying starfish covering the beach, they were pushed up by the 37 , and it was too far up for them to make their way back by 38 . The man shook his head as he walked along, ‘What a pity! So many starfish will die on the beach.’ The man felt very sorry 39  those starfish. He went on walking and just at that time he was 40 to find a boy in front who was throwing the starfish back into the sea as 41 as he could, ‘how silly you are! My 42 ,’ the man said, ‘There are so many starfish, can you throw all of them back?’ The boy didn’t stop but kept throwing, ’43 I can’t help them all. I can make a difference to this one, and this one, and this one, and this one.”

“Thinking for a moment, the man 44  to help return the starfish to their home. He smiled and said to himself, ‘Sometimes the biggest lesson in life comes from the 45  person.

9.A of             B. for              C. from             D. forward

15.A shortest             B. tallest          C. smallest         D. biggest

How is the weather in Xinjiang?

Xinjiang is  1   the west of China. The weather there is very  2  . It’s cold in the morning,  3  it turns warm at noon. You must have  4   the famous saying, “Put on your leather coat in the morning but put on your shirt in the  5 of the day. And you can eat watermelons at the fire.” It means the weather changes very  6  . It rains little so it’s also very  7 there. And the fruit there is very sweet  8  there is lots of sunshine. Xinjiang is also famous    9   its grapes (葡萄).

Mutton (牛肉) is Xinjiang’s popular food. Roast mutton is very delicious.  10   you go to Xinjiang one day, remember to try it.

1.                A．in             B．on             C．at   D．to

2.                A．common        B．pleasant        C．strange   D．usual

3.                A．and            B．but            C．so   D．or

4.                A．look at         B．thought about    C．listened to D．heard of

5.                A．beginning       B．front           C．middle   D．end

6.                A．slow           B．slowly          C．quickly   D．quick

7.                A．wet            B．dry            C．cold D．hot

8.                A．because        B．so             C．though   D．but

9.                A．as             B．on             C．of   D．for

10.               A．Before         B．After          C．If    D．Since