2、dence.Independencehassomethingtodowithfreedom.Somekidsarenotallowedtogoanywherealone,andtheonlythingtheirscheduleincludesisgoingtoschool,cominghome,goingtosleep,andrepeatingtheprocessthenextday.Parentstendtobeafraidthattheirkidscangethurtediftheyg
3、ooutsideintotheworld.Butifparentscontroltheirkidstoomuch,theymayneverlearntoliveontheirown.Thebestwayforateenagertolearnlessonisthroughexperience.Ithinkitisbeneficialforteenagerstohavefreedom.Teenagerslackoffreedomcanalsostopthemfromhavinggoodfr
4、iendshipatschool.Somemightsaythatthisisagoodthing,becauseithelpsthemfocusmoreontheirschoolwork.Iarguethatthiscanonlydiscouragethemnottodotheirschoolwork.Someparentsdonotallowtheirchildrentobearoundtheirfriendsoutsidetheschool,thinkingthatthiswill
5、getthemintotrouble.ButIdontthinkso.Instead,isntthisagoodreasonforparentstogettheirchildrenacellphoneCellphonesallowteenagerstostayintouchwiththeirparents,andcommunicatebetterwiththeirfriends.Privacyisanotherissuebetweenparentsandtheirteenagers.Teenag
6、erstendtoenjoyrelaxationbythemselvesintheirownroom.Thisalsogivesthemasenseofindependence.Itoftenannoysteenagerswhentheirparentsentertheirroomwhentheyarenothome.IknowthatmymomalwaysgoesinmyroomwhenImnothome,andthishasbroughtmetothepointwhereIh
7、aveaskedmanytimestogetalockonmydoor.1.WhatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraphA.Kidsknowhowtoliveindependently.B.Someparentsallowtheirkidsnofreedom.C.Itbenefitsteenagerstohavefreedom.D.Kidshaveadullroutineeveryday2.Intheopinionoftheauthor,_.A.parentss
8、houldmakeiteasyforkidstocommunicatewiththeirfriendsB.goodfriendshipsbetweenkidsharmtheirschoolworkC.itisunnecessaryforakidtohaveacellphoneD.kidsshouldfocusontheschoolwork3.HowdoteenagersusuallyfeelwhentheirparentsentertheirroomsintheirabsenceA.Disappoi
9、ntedB.LuckyC.AngryD.Calm4.Theauthorhopestohaveherdoorlockedinorderto_.A.keepherfatherfromreadingherdairyB.preventhermotherenteringherroomC.ProtectherselffromanyharmD.StopthievesfromgoinginBStudyingEnglishforanhouronceaweekisntusuallyenoughtomakea
10、nyrealprogress.ThebestwaytoquicklyimproveyourEnglishistospendatleastafewminutespracticingeveryday.Getyourselfconcentrated(集中)asmuchaspossibleeverytimeyoustudy,andchallengeyourselftolistento,read,andevensaythingsinEnglishthatyouthinkmightbetoodiffi
11、cultforyou.Therightattitudecanmakethedifferencebetweenfailureandsuccess.StopthinkingofyourselfassomeonewhoislearningEnglish,andstartthinkingofyourselfassomeonewhospeaksEnglish.Itsasmallchange,butitwillmakeyoufeelmoreconfidentandhelpyoutousetheEnglis
12、hyoualreadyknowmoreeffectively.ThisalsomeansyouneedtostartthinkinginEnglish.Ifyouwanttosaytheword“apple”inEnglish,forexample,rightnowyouprobablythinkofthewordinyournativelanguagefirst,andthentrytothinkofthecorrectwordinEnglish.Instead,tryimaginga
13、pictureofanapple,andthenjustthinktheEnglishword“apple”.Realfluencyhappenswhenyoustopmentallytranslatingconversations.WhenmoststudentslistentoanativeEnglish-speaker,theyfocusonunderstandingwhatallthewordsmean.Thisisdefinitelyimportant,butthereisalotmore
14、youcanlearnfromlistening.Trylisteningnotjusttowhatthewordsmean,buttohowthepersonsaysthem.Noticewhichwordsthepersonlinkstogetherinasentence,orwhentheysay“ya”insteadof“you”.TrytorememberthesedetailsthenexttimeyouspeakandyourEnglishwillbegintosound
15、morenatural.5.WhatcanwedoifwewanttomakeprogressinEnglishlearningA.WeneedtopracticeEnglisheveryday.B.WeshouldstudyEnglishforanhouronceaweek.C.Wemustbeconcentratedasmuchaspossibleallthetime.D.Weshouldchallengeourselvestospeakatahigherlevel.6.Whatca
16、nweinferfromthetextA.WithmorewordswecanspeakEnglishfluentlyB.WehavetoreadenoughbeforespeakingC.Confidencecomesfromtherightattitude.D.ImaginationisveryimportantinspeakingEnglish.7.WhatdoesittaketospeakEnglishlikeanativespeakerA.Sharpobservation.B.Richi
17、maginationC.TranslatingabilityD.Carefulreading8.WhatcanbethebesttitleofthetextA.MakingYourEnglishSoundNaturalB.TipsonLearningEnglishWellC.ChallengingDifficultiesinLearningEnglishD.BeAttentivewhenLearningEnglishCAwell-dressedmanenteredafamousjewelryshop.Heex
18、plainedthathewishedtobuyapearl（珍珠）forhiswifesbirthday.Thepricedidntmatter,sincebusinesshadbeenverygoodforhimthatyear.Afterexamininganiceblackonethatcost$5,000,hepaidforthepearlincash,shookhandswiththejewelerandleft.Afewdayslaterthemanreturnedan
19、dsaidthathiswifelikedthepearlsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikethis.Ithadtobeexactlythesamesizeandquality,asshewantedapairofearringsmade.Canyougivemeanyadviceonhowtogetsuchapearlsaidtheman.ThejewelerregretfullyrepliedIwouldsayitsabsolut
21、dladycameintohisstore.Tohisgreatsurprise,shepulledtheperfectpearlfromherpurse.Idontliketopartwithit”,shesaidsadly.“Igotitfrommymother,andmymothergotitfromhers.ButIreallyneedthemoney”.Thejewelerwasquicktopayherbeforeshechangedhermind.Thenhe
22、calledtherichmanshoteltotellhimthegoodnews.Themanhoweverwasnowheretobefound.9.WhodidthemanpretendtobuyapearlforA.Hiswife.B.Hismother-in-law.C.Hisownmother.D.Noone.10.Whydidhepay$5,000fortheblackpearlwithoutbargainingA.Becausehewasveryrich.B
23、.Becausehewantedtomakethejewelerbelievehim.C.Becausehiswifewasanxioustogetit.D.Becausehisbusinesshadbeensuccessful.11.WhydidmanypeopleanswertheadvertisementA.Becausetheywantedtoseetheperfectpearl.B.Becausetheywantedtobuysomebeautifulpearltoo.C.Becau
24、setheywantedtogetintouchwiththerichman.D.Becausetheywantedtoselltheirownpearlatahighprice.12.Thejewelercouldntfindthemananywherebecause_.A.hediedsuddenlyB.hehappenedtobeoutC.hegot$20,000bycheatingandhadrunawaywiththemoneyD.hewouldntshowupuntil
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26、forkidsfrom6weeksto12yearstohavefunwhileyouareworkingout.OurKidsClubchildcarefacility(设施)allowsyoutodropthekidsoff,dophysicalexerciseorvisitourspa.PleasefeelfreetostopinduringourregularhourstomeetourfriendlystaffandtogetfamiliarwiththeKidsClu
27、b!ClubHouseChecktheClubHousetoseewhatgamesandyouthactivitiesareofferedthroughouttheweek.Ouroutdoorpool,openinsummer,bringssmilesandendlesskidfunwhileyourelaxpoolside.Childrenbetweentheagesof7-11canbeintheClubHouseunsupervised(无需看管的).However,parentsne
28、edtosigntheminandout.KidsClubHoursMondayandWednesday8:00am-8:00pmTuesday,Thursday,Friday8:30am-8:00pmSaturday8:00am-2:00pmSunday9:00am-4:00pmMoreinformationaboutFortCollinsClubcanbefoundonourwebsite:www.13.WhilechildrendoactivitiesinKidsClub,theirparen
29、ts_.A.mustplaywiththemB.cantakeexerciseC.mustleavetheclubD.shouldstandbyandwatch14.KidsClubopens_.A.at6:00amonMondayB.at7:00amonMondayC.at8:00amonSundayD.at9:00amonSunday15.WheredoesthistextprobablycomefromA.AsciencetextbookB.AtouristmapC.
30、AfitnesswebsiteD.Anewsreport第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。BodyLanguageTipsforLiftingYourConfidencePractisesmiling.Smilingnotonlymakesyoumoreattractive,italsoimprovesyourhealth.Smilingslowstheheartandrelaxesthebody.16Italsocantrick
31、youintofeelinghappy,evenwhenyoufeelsadasyouresmiling.Payattentiontoposture.Goodpostureisessentialforavoidingbackandneckpain,preventingmuscleaches,andkeepingyourbonesandjointsinproperalignment(排成直线).Goodposturealsoreflectsaconfidentmannertoothers.17.Havea
32、stronghandshake.Astronghandshakeisacommonsignofconfidence,andeveryoneshouldhaveone.18Whetherornotyoufeelconfident,astronghandshakewillliftyourfeelingsandmakeothersseeyouasmoreconfident.Dressforconfidence.Dressingconfidentlyismorethanbeinginstyle.Itsabout
33、feelinggoodandbeingself-confidentinallsituations.19youcangainyourconfidenceaboutyourselfwhenyoudressappropriatelyfortheoccasion.20Aproperdirectlookintootherssuggestsyouretruthfulandfriendly.Itshowsasenseofconfidenceandmakestheotherpersonfeelmorepositive
34、andconnectedtoyou.However,toomuchofsuchbodylanguagecansendthesignalyoureaggressive(好斗的)ormaybeevenalittlestrange.A.Practiseeyecontact.B.Stopbeingtoonervous.C.Asweatyweakonehastheoppositeeffect.D.Itcanimproveyourabilitytoperformtasks.AB.Itsalsoaboutse
35、ndingtherightmessagetothepeopleyouarewith.AC.Crossingyourlegsawayfromanotherpersoncansuggestyoudislikethem.AD.Standstraightwithshouldersbackandheadheldhighandyouwilllookself-confident.第二部分：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Honestyisalwaysthebestpolicy.Thoughlyingoft
36、enallowsonetoescapepunishmentforthemoment,the21willalwayscomeout.Inmostsituations,onewill22thatlyingdoesnotofferthesamelong-termbenefits(好处)ashonestydoes.Sometimespeoplelieforthepurposeofbeing23.Forexample,mycousinJoannewas24toherfriendsbirthdaypartyand
37、sheaskedformy25onherdress.Infact,herdresswasterrible,butI26andtoldherthatthedresswasbeautiful.HowcouldI27herexcitementoverthedressLookingbackatthatmoment,Iprobablyshouldhavetoldherthetruth,consideringthattheguests28her.AfterthatIrealizedthe29oftelli
38、ngthetruth.Mybrotheroncehelpedhisbestfriendcheatona30test.Thatnight,hetoldmewhathappenedatschool.Iwasvery31andaskedhimtosaysorrytohismathteacherimmediately32hewenttoschoolthenextday._33_,theteacheronlyforcedthetwoboystotakethetestagain.Ifmybrot
39、herhadnotfollowedmy_34_,hemighthavebeenkickedoutofschool.35,mybrothersbehaviorsetsagoodexampleforhisfriend.Sohe36hisfriendandhelpedhimavoidseriouspunishment.Insomecases,lyingseemstobe37.Forexample,howcanone38toyoungchildrenwhathashappenedwhentheylos
40、eoneoftheirfamilymembersLyingseemskind,butifoneliestochildren,theymayfeelmore39whentheydiscoverthefacts.Therefore,itisimportantforeachofustobe40anytime.21.A.answerB.reasonC.truthD.result22.A.findB.meanC.imagineD.include23.A.activeB.politeC.fair
41、D.silent24.A.sentB.forcedC.rushedD.invited25.A.opinionB.decisionC.informationD.instruction26.A.stoppedB.arrivedC.smiledD.appeared27.A.hideB.ruinC.controlD.cause28.A.caredaboutB.lookedafterC.dependedonD.laughedat29.A.dangerB.purposeC.importanceD.po
42、ssibility30.A.mathB.historyC.spellingD.listening31.A.shyB.proudC.angryD.excited32.A.sinceB.whenC.thoughD.before33.A.ClearlyB.PainfullyC.StrangelyD.Luckily34.A.ruleB.adviceC.exampleD.timetable35.A.SofarB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Asusual36.A.savedB.missed
43、C.believedD.refused37.A.difficultB.unusualC.interestingD.necessary38.A.proveB.explainC.reportD.suggest39.A.relaxedB.impatientC.confidentD.surprised40.A.honestB.braveC.kindD.careful第三部分写作（共两节，满分50分）第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在标号为41-50的相应位置上。Ayoungmanwantedtofindajobafter41(finish)school.Onedayhecametoabigcompanyforit.Thereweresixyoungpeoplethatday42thecompanyonlywantedone.Theinterviewwasveryeasy.Itwasonlyafive43(minute)shorttalk.Thenthesixyoung