A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”

　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.

　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.

　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”

1.The story is about ____________.

　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   

B. how strict parents should be with their children

C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor

2. The young man untied the string ________________.

　　    A. in order to throw it away   　　

B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight

　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side

3.When could the string be taken away?

　　    A. When the old man left.　   　　

B. When the young man untied it next time.

　    　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.

4. At last the old man told the young man ________________.

　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 

stand alone

　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children

　　    C. that he should be hard on his children

5.We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.

A. the young father and the old neighbor    　　

B. parents and their children

　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

A young father was visiting an old neighbor. They were standing in the old man’s garden, and talking about children. The young man said,“How strict should parents be with their children?”
　  The old man pointed to（指着）a string (细绳) between a big strong tree and a thin young one.
　 “Please untie (解开) that string.” said the old man. “But first pull the string tight so that（以便于）the young tree is straight again.” The young man did so. He untied the string and only found that the young tree bent（弯）over to one side.
　 Then the old man said,“There, it is the same with children. You must be strict with them. But sometimes you must untie the string to see how they are getting on. If they are not yet able to stand alone，you must tie the string tight again. But when you find that they are ready to stand alone，you can take the string away.”
【小题1】The story is about ____________.
　　    A. how to take care of young trees　   
B. how strict parents should be with their children
C. how the young father should get on with his old neighbor
【小题2】 The young man untied the string ________________.
　　    A. in order to throw it away  　　
B. so that both of the trees wouldn’t grow straight
　　    C. and found that the young tree bent over to one side
【小题3】When could the string be taken away?
　　    A. When the old man left.　  　　
B. When the young man untied it next time.
　   　C. When the young tree grew strong enough.
【小题4】 At last the old man told the young man ________________.
　　    A. that he should be strict with his children if they could not 
stand alone
　　    B. that he should always be strict with his children
　　    C. that he should be hard on his children
【小题5】We learn that the big strong tree and the thin young one are like _________.
A. the young father and the old neighbor   　　
B. parents and their children
　　     C. the old neighbor and the children of young father

完形填空

　　Charlie Benson is a bus driver. He is a good young man and 1 his work very much. One day, when he 2 along a street, he saw two thieves 3 out of a shop towards a ear. The ear was waiting in front of the shop. One of them was carrying a bag full of money. Charlie quickly drove his bus straight at the thieves. The one 4 the money became 5 frightened that he dropped the bag. 6 the thieves were trying to get away in their car, Charlie drove his into the 7 of it. While the car was moving 8 , Charlie stopped his bus and rang to the police 9 the car and 10 men were caught.

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Ⅰ．听力情景反应：根据听到的内容选择正确答案。

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A．I played games.

B．I had a great time.

C．I went to Hainan Island.

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A．It's in the northeast of Hainan Island.

B．It's in the north of Hainan Island.

C．It's in the southeast of Hainan Island.

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A．500 yuan.

B．Two hour.

C．Two thousand kilometres.

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A．It leaves at seven.

B．That boy over there.

C．Go straight along here.

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A．We are going to talk with him.

B．About where we are going for our holiday.

C．They are talking about our English teacher.

Ⅱ．听力篇章理解：根据听到的短文内容回答。

听第6段材料，回答6～10小题。

6．The speaker is the ________ in the family.

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A．student　　B．youngest　　C．boy

7．The parents have ________.

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A．two sons

B．two daughters

C．a son and a daughter

8．Who is the oldest in the family?

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A．Father.　　B．Mother.　　C．Brother.

9．The boy is ________ younger than his mother.

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A．20 years　　B．25 years　　C．28 years

10．The mother works in a ________.

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A．hospital　　B．factory　　C．school