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.

1.                A．worry          B．change         C．collect   D．bring

2.                A．Many          B．Much          C．More D．Most

3.                A．children        B．parents         C．grandparents  D．teachers

4.                A．make up        B．make sure       C．make of  D．make from

5.                A．another        B．the other       C．other D．others

6.                A．talking          B．doing          C．giving    D．having

7.                A．himself         B．yourselves       C．themselves    D．ourselves

8.                A．asks           B．decides         C．helps D．stops

9.                A．become        B．learn           C．believe   D．develop

10.               A．Why           B．When          C．How  D．What

11.               A．talk            B．start           C．dream D．finish

12.               A．make          B．repair          C．sweep D．move

13.               A．teach          B．train           C．plan D．show

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

15.               A．land           B．invent          C．make D．design

THIS is a story about a boy called Sparky. For Sparky, school was all but impossible. He failed every subject in the eighth grade. He got a zero in physics. It made him the worst physics student in the school’s history. He didn’t do much better in sports. He made the school golf team, but lost the only important match of the season.
He didn’t have friends, either. Other kids didn’t care about him. If a classmate said “hello” to Sparky outside of school, he would feel very surprised. There’s no way to tell how he might have done at dating(约会). Sparky never once asked a girl to go out in high school. He was too afraid of being turned down.  
He was a loser(失败者), and he and his classmates knew it. But, somehow, he decided to keep trying. The only thing important in his life was drawing. He was proud of his ability even though no one else appreciated it. He submitted(递交) some cartoons for his high school yearbook, but they were rejected.
After completing high school he wrote a letter to the Walt Disney Studios. He was told to submit some samples. He spent a great deal of time on the drawings. They were rejected. Another loss for the loser.  
So Sparky decided to write his own auto biography(自传) in cartoons. He created his childhood self – a little-boy loser: Charlie. He never succeeded in kicking a football and never got a date with the little red-haired girl. Sparky, the boy who had such a lack of success in school and whose work was rejected again and again, was Charles Schulz. He created the Peanuts comic strip and the world-famous cartoon characters Charlie Brown and Snoopy. 
【小题1】From the first paragraph we can see that Sparky was        in high school.

Brian is my good friend. He has a five-year-old daughter, Lydia. Lydia likes animals very much and always   1  to have a dog. This Sunday is Lydia's birthday. Brian wants to buy  2  a dog. So he goes to the   3  near his home. He says hello to Paul, the owner（主人）of the store. Paul says hello to him, too. Brian says, "This is a clean and   4   pet store." Then he walks around the store.   5  he doesn't see any pets. "Excuse me.   6  are the pets?" he asks. "The pets are right here," says Paul. Then Paul   7  him a catalog（目录簿）. Brian sees   8  pictures of pets in it, like dogs, cats and birds. "You only need to   9  me the pet you like," says Paul. "We can mail（邮寄）it to you." "What if I don't like it?" asks Brian. "  10  mail it back," says Paul. "Oh, sounds interesting," says Brian.