Follow the directions on the bottle carefully when _______.

1. A.
   you will take the medicine
2. B.
   taking the medicine
3. C.
   to take the medicine
4. D.
   taken the medicine

Slow parenting means parenting children in the contact of nature without any interference (干预) of materialistic influence. We can also term it as “self-raising”. In slow parenting children are allowed to do what they think proper and parents just keep a watch over the child. Curiosity of the child leads to exploring and discovering things. Parents provide little help only when it’s too necessary, otherwise keep themselves away from the child and just have a look on him/her: This brings about a feeling of self-dependency and they are encouraged to solve their problems.
This is a natural way of learning. When a child is left to learn in a natural environment, the child’s natural development takes place. Influence of any materialistic way doesn’t let the mind develop naturally. Watching TV, playing video games or joining classes of dance, swimming or any other sports will not let the mind develop naturally.
Here creativity of their mind is developed. They explore ideas. The logic behind this is that the kids of animals learn by nature, so can our kids. So let our children play in the garden, to watch flowers, plants, birds, butterflies and other gifts of nature. In the classes of dance, swimming etc. their creativity is influenced and their natural creativity is suppressed (压制). In these classes they are overburdened and can’t train their creativity. So let them play in the open air or garden without any burden instead of joining classes.
Generally parents give toys to their children and explain how to operate them. But those parents who believe in slow parenting give toys and observe how the children are managing them. Their skill to learn and understand comes out. Maybe the process is slow, but it will be their exploration, which will make them self-dependent, and self-capable to learn.

1. 1.

   In slow parenting, parents ______.

   1. A.
      set limits to what their children do
   2. B.
      keep a close watch over their children
   3. C.
      give the whole directions to what their children do
   4. D.
      give their children freedom to do what they think proper
2. 2.

   What is the main advantage of slow parenting according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Arousing children’s curiosity.
   2. B.
      Helping children to be independent.
   3. C.
      Making children interested in exploring nature.
   4. D.
      Keeping children away from materialistic influence.
3. 3.

   We can infer from the third paragraph that______.

   1. A.
      children should join some classes
   2. B.
      slow parenting should be done in a logical way
   3. C.
      exploring nature is a good way of slow parenting
   4. D.
      children can’t learn by nature like the kids of animals
4. 4.

   What is the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      Slow parenting and its advantages.
   2. B.
      Different parenting styles.
   3. C.
      The requirements of slow parenting.
   4. D.
      The author’s opinion on slow parenting.

The secret of carrier pigeons' unbelievable ability to find their way home has been discovered by scientists: the feathered navigators follow the roads just like we do.
Scientists now believe the phrase "as the crow (乌鸦) flies" no longer means the shortest most direct route between two points. They say it is likely that crows and other day birds also choose AA-suggested routes, even though it makes their journeys longer.
Scientists at Oxford University spent 10 years studying homing pigeons using global positioning satellite (GPS) and got a surprising result. The birds often don't use the sun to decide their directions.
Instead they fly along motorways, turn at crossing and even go around roundabouts (绕道) , adding miles to their journeys.
"It really has knocked our research team sideways to find that after a decade-long international study, pigeons appear to ignore their inbuilt directional instincts (本能) and follow the road system," said Prof Tim Guilford, reader in animal behavior at Oxford University's Department of Zoology.
Guilford said pigeons use their own navigational system (导航系统) when doing long distance trips or when a bird does a journey for the first time.
"But once homing pigeons have flown a journey more than once, they can fly home on a habitual route, much as we do when we are driving or walking home from work," said Guilford.
"In short, it looks like it is mentally easier for a bird to fly down a road. They are just making their journey as simple as possible."

1. 1.

   What would be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      How Pigeons Find Their Ways Home?
   2. B.
      Why Pigeons Can Fly long Distance?
   3. C.
      Birds Follow Roads as We Do.
   4. D.
      Why Crows Fly the Shortest D stance?
2. 2.

   What does the words "the feathered navigators" refer to?

   1. A.
      The crows.
   2. B.
      The pigeons.
   3. C.
      Day birds.
   4. D.
      Animals that can fly.
3. 3.

   Scientists used to think that homing pigeons often find their directions ____.

   1. A.
      by global positioning satellite
   2. B.
      by the sun
   3. C.
      by the road system
   4. D.
      by following other birds
4. 4.

   Why do homing pigeons tend to follow the road system daring the r journey?

   1. A.
      Because they don't have their inbuilt directional instincts now.
   2. B.
      Because their own navigational system doesn't work.
   3. C.
      Because it is too hard to use their own navigational system.
   4. D.
      Because it is easier to make journey simple by following road system.

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

Zoo Lights

6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan. 7. The Phoenix Zoo’s 15^th-annual holiday light festival features more than 2 million lights and light displays throughout the zoo, as well as a new arctic exhibit and jingo, the talking giraffe. Phoenix Zoo, 455 N. Galvin Parkway, $7 ahead of time. Phoenix. $8 at gate. (602)273-1341. www.phoenixzoo.org.

Cowboy Christmas

5pm---9pm Thursdays, 5pm---10pm Fridays and Saturdays, 5pm---9pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan 1. Rawhide’s Main Street will be lit with 150,000 lights, including a 100-foot tall “tree of lights” and nightly lighting ceremony. Rawhide at Wild Horse Pass, 5700 W. North Loop Road, Gila River Reservation. FREE. (480) 502—5600. www.rawhide.com.

Arizona Celebration of Lights

6pm---9pm Thursdays, 6pm---l0pm Fridays and Saturdays, 6pm---10pm Sundays through Wednesdays, through Jan.1. A 2-mile drive featuring 300 light displays with more than 5 million lights. Community Church of Joy, 21000 N. 75th Ave., Glendale. $12 per car, $8 for adults, free for kids aged 4 and younger, $2 discount with canned food or toy donations. (623)561—0500. www.joyonline.org.

Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights

6pm---10pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Jan.6. A display featuring 1.4 million lights decorates downtown Glendale. It also features an animated musical light show in the north part of town. The center of the display is at Murphy Park. Murphy Park, 5850 W. Glendale Ave. Glendale. FREE. (623)930—2820.

Valley of Lights

6pm---12pm Thursdays through Wednesdays, through Dec. 30. A one-mile drive through exhibits featuring more than 100,000 lights and animated displays. Donations accepted. Fain Park, 2200 N. Fifth St., Prescott Valley. FREE. 1一(928)一759—3090. www.pvchamber.org.

These ads are all about__________.

A. night light displays in the Phoenix Zoo      B. celebrations of lights

C. Christmas activities all over the world      D. advertisements of some products

Which of the following websites can offer you further information about the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”?

A. www. pvchamber. org.                     B. www. joyonline. org.

C. www. rawhide.com.                   D. www. phoenixzoo.org.

If Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith drive to Arizona Celebration of Lights with their son aged 5, most probably how much will they pay for the visit at least?

A. $34.                     B. $36.          C. $28.                    D. $26.

According to the text, which of the following offer animated displays?

A. Zoo Lights & Cowboy Christmas.

B. Valley of Lights & Cowboy Christmas.

C. Zoo Lights & Arizona Celebration of Lights.

D. Valley of Lights & Glendale Glitters Quiet Nights.

What’s the purpose of the text?

A. To attract more visitors to these activities.

B. To collect more donations from the visitors.

C. To let kids have an interesting Christmas Day.

D. To earn more money.

    The round-the-clock(24小时不断的)availability that cell phone have brought to people’s lives may be taking a toll on family life，a new study suggests．The study，which followed more than 1，300 adults over 2 years, found that those who consistently used a mobile phone throughout the study period were more likely to report negative “spillover’’ between work and home life—and，in turn, less satisfaction with their family life.

    Spillover essentially(本质上)means that the line between work and home begins to become unclear．Work life may invade home life when a．parent is taking job—related calIs at home，for instance--or family issues may start to take up work time．For example，a child may call mom at work，telling her "microwave exploded” explained Noelle Chesley，an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee and the author of the study. The problem with cell phones seems to be that they are allowing for ever more spillover between work and home．    ‘

    This may be especially true for working women，the study found. Among men，consistent use of mobile phones seemed to allow more work issues to creep (潜入)into family time．But for women，the spillover tended to go in both directions being “connected” meant that work cut into home time，and family issues came：into work life． 

    Cell phones seem to be opening more lines for stressful exchanges among family

members．But there may be ways to control the spillover，according to Chesley．Empoyers, she said，could look at their policies on contacting employees after hours to make sure their expectations are “reasonable”．For their part，employees could decide that cell phones go off during family time, Chesley said. 

What does the underlined phrase “taking a toll on’’probably mean in Paragraph 1?

   A. Explaining.   B. Protecting.   C. Extending       D. Damaging.

What is the purpose of offering the example “microwave exploded” in Paragraph 2?

  A．To show the microwave is of poor quality.

  B．To indicate how dependent the child is.

  C．To indicate family issues affect work hours.

  D．To show work time creeps into family life

As a result of negative“spillover”，people will feel _____.

  A．1ess satisfied with their family life．

  B．1ess satisfied with their work．

C．angry with their troublesome children·

  D．unwilling to get married at an early age．