However, do you know how Ivanka likes to teach her children _46_ ?
Just one week after her baby boy Theodore celebrated his first birthday, she began to teach him _47_ language --- Chinese. _48_ does she teach the baby boy? The Internet has told us everything. _49_ , the mother of three has posted a picture of herself and Theodore online. In the picture, the mother and the son are playing and _50_ in the living room. And in front of them is a set of building blocks(积木) __51__ colorful Chinese characters(汉字).
Theodore seems to be __52__ in the Chinese character blocks. The boy is always smiling. The set of blocks has 32 pieces. Each block has the animal?s picture on one side and the word and the pronunciation in Chinese on the other side. The set of blocks seems to be an excellent teaching _53_, because it also helped Ivanka?s daughter Arabella to learn Chinese well.
Ivanka has realized the _54_ of Chinese. She has been ___ about Chinese history and culture. So she hopes all her children can learn Chinese well.
46. A. English B. Chinese C. Japanese D. German 47. A. other B. the other C. another D. others 48. A. How B. Why C. Who D. When 49. A. Recently B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Quickly 50. A. writing B. working C. studying D. eating 51. A. of B. with C. for D. by 52. A. interested B. weak C. good D. bored 53. A. condition B. tool C. way D. toy 54. A. history B. language C. characters D. importance 55. A. surprised B. excited C. worried D. happy
B
There?s a generation gap(代沟) between parents and children. And it?s always difficult to _56__ because they like different things and have different opinions. It seems that the generation gap has become a _57_ problem. More and more people talk about the generation gap. A few days ago, I read a _58_ about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarrelling (争吵) with _59_. I think this is because they don?t often have a talk with each other. Parents now __60_ more time in the office, so they don?t have much time to stay with their children. As time
passes, they both feel that they don?t have the _61_ topics to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more _62_ with your children, get to know them and understand them. And for _63_, show your feelings to your parents. They are the people who love you most. So tell them what you?re really _64_. In this way, you can have a good _65_ to understand each other.
56. A. communicate B. say C. ask D. answer 57. A. wonderful B. new C. serious D. necessary 58. A. message B. report C. letter D. call 59. A. parents B. classmates C. friends D. teachers 60. A. stay B. take C. sleep D. spend 61. A. different B. same C. interesting D. boring 62. A. strict B. patient C. bored D. friendly 63. A. students B. parents C. teachers D. children 64. A. liking B. wanting C. thinking D. saying 65. A. chance B. change C. hobby D. time
VIII阅读理解。(每题2分，共40分) A
I was really afraid when I tried skydiving(跳伞) for the first time. After jumping out of the plane, I wanted to be back on the ground, not 4,000 metres up in the air. Of course, I didn?t do it alone. A teacher went with me and helped me. After that, I did 20 more times alone. ----- Susan I started climbing about 20 years ago and I climbed three high mountains in Europe. Of course it was dangerous, and there were some scary moments, but after arriving at the top of the mountain, I felt wonderful like I won the battle against mountains. ------- Mike I started to like snowboarding when I tried it for the first time. I soon knew I could be good at it. I won the snowboarding game and got a little money from it several months ago. I spend three months every winter practicing snowboarding so that I can make a living from snowboarding in
the future. ------ Tina 66. How did Susan feel after she jumped out of the plane for the first time? A. Afraid. B. Happy. C. Noisy. D. Bored. 67. What does the underlined word “scary” mean in Chinese?
A.难忘的 B.幸福的 C.可怕的 D.放松的 68. Why does Tina practicing snowboarding every winter? A. Because she loves snowboarding a lot. B. Because it is difficult for her to do it well. C. Because her parents ask her to do so. D. Because she wants to turn it into a job. 69. Which is TRUE according to the passage? A. Susan never tried skydiving alone.
B. Mike always feels terrible after getting to the top of the mountain. C. Tina learns snowboarding quickly.
D. Tina stopped snowboarding several months ago.
B
My father died when I was 5. It was hard on us all. My brother is 8 years older than me, and he began to look after my mother and me.
My mother had to do a full-time job. My brother had to wake me up for school, and cooked breakfast for me .When I was eating he prepared my school things and made my bed. As we waited for the school bus, he played the games my father used to play with me. He did his best to make me happy .When we arrived home from school , he helped with my homework and helped mom to cook .
It was a Saturday in June a few years later. My mother and I were at the store .They were selling Father?s Day cards. I looked at them. “My dear, I know this is a hard time for you.” Mom said. “No, Mom, that?s not it. Why don?t they have ?brother?s day? cards?”
She smiled and said, “You?re right. Your brother has certainly been a father to you. Go ahead and choose a card for him. ” So I did. On Father?s Day, my mother and I gave him the card .As he read it, I saw his eyes watering. I heard the cracking (哽咽)in Mom?s voice as she said, “Son , your father is proud of you. You do your best to fill his shoes. We love you, and thank you.” 70. The writer?s brother started taking care of his younger brother and mother at the age of ________. A．five C．fourteen
71. After the writer?s father died, ________. A．he had to do everything by himself. B．his mother didn?t work any more. C．his brother looked after him. D．his family became poorer.
72. What might be written on the card to the writer?s brother? A. Happy Birthday! C. Merry Christmas!
B．Happy Father?s day D．Happy New Year!
B．twelve D．thirteen
73.The underlined phrase “fill his shoes” in the last paragraph probably means ______. A．buy him a pair of shoes B．put on his shoes C．work with him D．do the job for him
C
How do you keep healthy? Do you often exercise? Even if the answer is yes, it may be not enough.
According to a new research done by an American scientist, people who want to live longer and healthier lives should not only exercise more, but also sit less.