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All about Britain’s Teenagers(青少年)
School
British teenagers can leave school    1   the age of sixteen after taking their GCSE exams. The exams are not easy to pass,    2   they have to work very hard! British teenagers often spend 2.5 to 3 hours every evening    3   their homework.
Free Time
It’s not all work, of course. What do British teenagers do to have    4  ? They love watching TV, going out,    5   friends and listening to music.
Communications (交流)
Teenagers in Britain often use their computers to play games and do their homework. They    6   love their mobile phones, and spend hours texting (发短信) their friends and chatting. Today, many mobile phones are very small and light. You can do a lot more    7   them than just talk. More than 90% of British teenagers have a mobile phone, and experts(专家) say this stops    8   from spending their money on sweets and cigarettes(香烟).
Fashion (服饰)
At school, almost all British teenagers have to    9   a school uniform. However, in their free
   10   they can wear whatever they like. In fact, 40% of British teens say that they think it is important to have the latest fashion.

完型填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
People who speak or perform before the public sometimes may suffer from "Stage Fright". Stage fright makes a person   1 . In that case it can make one's mind go back and forget  2 one ought to say or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even radio show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or   3 .
Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to   4  themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been afraid to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a sad   5 .
She offers them ways to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths   6  helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols advises her patients to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be perfect. It's   7  to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and   8  what helped and what did not. 9  they perform more and more, they will fear less and less as much as 50%. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to  10  stage fright, not to smooth it away completely. This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.

完型填空。（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案。  
Worries about school bus safety have drawn much attention. Now schools in some poor areas are looking   1  some other ways to go to school.
In the countryside, students are living in different places. And there isn’t enough time for school buses to go around and pick up   2  student. So the most useful way is to let students living in the   3  village take a special school bus which is for them only. And the cost is   4  by their parents and the school.
Each bus is asked to carry only five students on the same route(路线) every day. Traffic police are also making daily checks to make sure drivers  don’t carry 5___ than 5 students. For a bus like this, the drivers can   6  make any money. So schools pay 300 yuan to drivers every month. The rest comes from the parents’ pockets（口袋）.
The roads to the students’ homes are rough(崎岖的) and sometimes even dangerous,   7  falling rocks and narrow（狭窄的） bridges. After spending at least an hour on the road, the students finally make it home.   8 the money for taking a bus has increased and it’s not easy for parents to make money, they are glad to know that their children will   9  home safely each day. And they feel happy to see their child enjoy their time at school. But one girl says she’s seen the big yellow school   10  on TV, and wonders when she’ll ride one of her own.

完形填空（每小题2分，共20分）
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
When you are teenagers, it seems that every time you say, “I want to …”, your parents answer, “No, you can’t.”
Young people complain that their parents do not __1__ them. When something goes__2__, most parents just don’t believe in their children. __3_ asking why, they think their kids are wrong. And not many parents allow their kids to choose for themselves.
Yes, ___4___ is true that your parents sometimes treat you as a little child. But remember that not long ago you were really a child. Your parents still remember the childish __5__you used to make. They want to protect you ___6___you don’t want them to do so.
So, if you want to get __7__ freedom(自由), please try to understand your parents and don’t lie to them. Try a friendlier way. If you want them to__8__you to stay out late, don’t just say, “All_9__ kids can stay out late.” Tell them as much as you can about what you want to do and where you’ll be and how important it is 10 you to stay out late. Then they just might say, “Yes”.

完形填空（15分）
Do you often  1 your parents? You may say “Of course, I  2 . I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day, I give my father  3 , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
I have a friend  4 parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice  5 . Then she wanted to  6 , so she dialed(拨号) the number, but then she  7 the phone. After about fifteen  8 , she dialed the number “Hi, Mom.”
Later I asked, “  9 did you dial the number twice?” She smiled, “My parents are old and  10 . They can’t get close to the telephone  11 . I always do so when I call them. I just want to give them  12 time to answer the call.”
My friend is a good girl. She is  13 thinking about her parents. You also want to be a  14 child, right? Please always remember to 15 your parents in every situation, not just on some important days.
【小题1】A、think of            B、think with         C、think
【小题2】A、will               B、do                 C、won’t
【小题3】A、a cake            B、a kiss              C、a present
【小题4】A、who                 B、which                C、whose
【小题5】A、sing              B、conversation         C、drink
【小题6】A、make a call         B、pay a visit         C、have a rest
【小题7】A、put down            B、put away             C、put off
【小题8】A、seconds            B、minutes            C、hours
【小题9】A、How                 B、What                C、Why
【小题10】A、fast             B、slow              C、healthy
【小题11】A、quick             B、quickly             C、slowly
【小题12】A、little             B、quick                C、enough
【小题13】A、always            B、never                C、seldom
【小题14】A、bad               B、clever              C、good
【小题15】A、think of          B、look after           C、ring up

完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Do you know how to study __1__ and make your study more effective (有效的)?　We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for long　__2__, This is very good ,but it doesn’t__3__a lot ,for an effective student must have enough sleep ,enough food and enough rest and __4__. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your__5__.
When you return __6__your studies, your mind will be refreshed(清醒)and you’ll learn more__7__study better. Psychologists (心理学家)　__8__ that learning takes place this way. Here take English learning __9__ an example. First you make a lot of progress（进步）and you feel happy. __10__ your language study seems to stay the same. So you will think you’re learning nothing and you may give __11_. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you __12__ give up, and at some point your language study will again take another big __13__. You’ll see that you really have been learning all along. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and __14_ . Don’t give up along the way. Learn __15__ ,you are sure to get a good result(结果).

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Are your parents “helicopters”(直升飞机)? That’s a new term I read about. It means parents who “hover” over(盘旋) their children.They _1    about every little thing in their child’s life: Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? Too hot? Too cold? Do you need more books? __2  pens? More anything? More everything?
These  3  love their children and want to 4  that everything in their life is perfect. Some kids may become upset but 5  like being pampered(纵容). The pampered kids like the idea of being waited on hand and foot. They like the idea of not  6  to make decisions.
I don’t think this is a good idea. I think it’s important for kids to do things for   7  . I think it’s important for kids to make decisions. This    8  them grow up. It helps them to   9 an independent(独立的) and responsible(负责任的) person.
   10  can you become independent and responsible? It’s easy, just    11  with little things. You can make your own meals sometimes for help with the cooking. You can also  12   your own bed and clean your room. You can   13  your parents that you can be responsible with money.
Your parents are “helicopter”  14  they love you. So, tell them that you understand and that they really shouldn’t worry. Tell them they can “   15  ” the helicopter because you are a responsible kid.

完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

“I can’t  believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate* for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered     1   a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my   2   , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er – I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team,” he said nervously. “You are really   3   and you would be a great partner.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well,   4   you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow.” he said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the    5   from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election* process would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to    6       Jeff.
    7   of all, I began to create a catchy*advertisement. Within a few days, we     8  a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway     9    passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to    10 what new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster agreed to add    11  we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “    12   will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
    13   these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his     14   . The fact that it has made a    15   in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.