The other night, I had to go to a meeting, which lasted past my daughter’s bedtime. I _36__ home and was brushing my teeth when I __37_, and there on the bathroom mirror was a note in the __38__ of a heart. It said, “ Hi, Mom! I Love You. Laurel.” __39__, I cut a heart out of a piece of paper, and taped a(n) __40__ next to hers, saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.” Which she __41__ the next morning.
Our family has __42__ that by integrating (融合) writing into our __43__ activities, we become more thoughtful of each other. Meanwhile, our daughter is learning to enjoy writing and becoming a(n) __44__ writer.
While teaching in a primary school, I __45__ how influential parents can be as children learn to write. __46__ when our daughter first began to scribble (乱涂), I became __47__ by her work. I offered praise for her __48__, for I found that scribbling is far more complex and important than I had __49__. It’s obvious that her scribbles, __50__ being lovely art objects, showed a lot about her __51__ of the world of writing.
Gradually, our family began writing a great deal. I sensed that writing helped Laurel learn __52__ to read. As a matter of fact, by __53__ my own child and her friends and by reading professional books, I became more and more __54__ about how writing develops and how __55__ can help chidren become eager writers.
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| 小题2: | | A．turned up | B．turned down | C．looked up | D．looked on |
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| 小题3: | | A．size | B．shade | C．model | D．shape |
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| 小题4: | | A．Immediately | B．Suddenly | C．Finally | D．Directly |
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| 小题5: | | A．picture | B．article | C．note | D．page |
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| 小题6: | | A．felt | B．wrote | C．read | D．heard |
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| 小题7: | | A．found | B．imagined | C．dreamed | D．doubted |
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| 小题8: | | A．relative | B．useful | C．daily | D．personal |
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| 小题9: | | A．important | B．ordinary | C．fortunate | D．skilled |
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| 小题10: | | A．learned | B．regarded | C．considered | D．discussed |
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| 小题12: | | A．disappointed | B．attracted | C．puzzled | D．worried |
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| 小题13: | | A．effects | B．efforts | C．suggestions | D．methods |
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| 小题14: | | A．cared | B．insisted | C．realized | D．proved |
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| 小题15: | | A．apart from | B．far from | C．instead of | D．rather than |
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| 小题16: | | A．arguments | B．fear | C．understanding | D．dislikes |
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| 小题17: | | A．when | B．how | C．what | D．whether |
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| 小题18: | | A．noticing | B．discovering | C．checking | D．observing |
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| 小题19: | | A．particular | B．clear | C．anxious | D．crazy |
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小题12:B
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试题分析：本文叙述了作者是如何一步一步培养女儿对写作的爱好和能力的故事。说明父母在学习写作时，父母是第一老师，对孩子有很大影响力。
小题1:从上一句“我开会”及接下来的“刷牙”，可以推断出是回到家，故填return.
小题2:刷牙之际，看到卧室镜子上有一张便条。根据常识，应该是抬头看到。
小题3:便条是一张心形的便条，shape 形状，shade阴凉处，model模型
小题4:副词辨析。A立刻，马上B突然C最后D直接地，径直地，根据语境，女儿的爱心让妈妈感动，立马也回了一便条。
小题5:从下文saying, “ I Love You, Too, Laurel. Love, Mom.”结合上文可知是妈妈回了一张便条。
小题6:妈妈写的便条贴在女儿的便条旁边，第二天女儿能看到。Read 读，看
小题7:下文提到“通过把写作融入到我们的日常生活活动，我们变得更加能互相体贴对方”是我们发现的，我们意识到的。
小题8:这里指日常活动，daily日常的，每日的，A相对的，B有用的D个人的，私人的
小题9:女儿变得喜欢写作，自然就会成为写的好的作者，故用skilled，熟练的，有技能的
小题10:我得知当孩子刚学写作的时候，父母是多么具有影响力。Learn得知，获悉
小题11:根据上一句，可以推断出此处为因果关系，因此当女儿第一次乱涂的时候，我就表现出很重视。
小题12:从下文offered praise可知我表现被她的写作所吸引的样子（为了激励女儿）。
小题13:我表扬她的努力。Effort努力，成就A影响C建议D方法
小题14:我发现涂鸦远远比我想象还要复杂，重要。
小题15:她的乱涂除了是可爱的艺术作品外，apart from 除。。。之外，还有
小题16:她的乱涂除了是可爱的艺术作品外，还表现出很多对写作世界的理解。Understanding名词，理解，理解力。
小题17:从下文by reading professional books可知是read,我意识到写作帮助Laurel怎样阅读。
小题18:通过观察我的小孩和她的朋友，以及通过看专业书。A注意到B发现C检查D观察
小题19:我越来越清楚的知道如何提高写作。A特别的B清楚的，C焦急的D疯狂的
小题20:从上文得知，学写作，父母有着很大影响力，故填parents父母怎样才能帮助孩子成为热切的作者。
点评：本文叙述了作者是如何一步一步培养女儿对写作的爱好和能力的故事。说明父母在学习写作时，父母是第一老师，对孩子有很大影响力。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。 |
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Sports shoes that work out whether their owner has done enough exercise to promise time in front of the television have been devised in the UK.
The shoes- named Square Eyes- contain an electronic pressure sensor and a tiny computer chip to record how many steps the wearer has taken in a day. A wireless transmitter (发射器) passes the information to a receiver connected to a television, and this decides how much evening viewing time the wearer deserves(应得), based on the day"s efforts.
The design was inspired by a desire to fight against the rapidly ballooning waistlines among British teenagers, says Gillian Swan, who developed Square Eyes as a final year design project at Brunel University in London, UK. "We looked at current issues and childhood overweight really stood out," she says. "And I wanted to tackle that with my design."
Once a child has used up their daily allowance gained through exercise, the television automatically (自动地) switches off. And further time in front of the TV can only be earned through more steps. Swan calculated how exercise should translate to television time using the recommended daily amounts of both. Health experts suggest that a child take 12,000 steps each day and watch no more than two hours of television. So, every 100 steps recorded by the Square Eyes shoes equals exactly one minute of TV time.
Existing pedometers(计步器) normally clip onto a belt or slip into a pocket and keep count of steps by measuring sudden movement. Swan says these can be easily tricked into recording steps through shaking. But her shoe has been built to be harder for lazy teenagers to cheat. "It is possible, but it would be a lot of effort," she says. "That was one of my main design considerations."
小题1:According to Swan, the purpose of her design project is to _____.| A．keep a record of the steps of the wearer. | | B．deal with overweight among teenagers. | | C．enable children to resist (抵制) the attraction of TV. | | D．prevent children from being tricked by TV programs. |
小题2:Which of the following is true of Square Eyes shoes?| A．They control a child"s evening TV viewing time. | | B．They determine a child"s daily pocket money. | | C．They have raised the hot issue of overweight. | | D．They contain information of the receiver. |
小题3:Compared with other similar products, the new design ___.| A．sends teenagers" health data(数据) to the receiver. | | B．counts the wearer"s steps through shaking. | | C．records the sudden movement of the wearer. | | D．make it difficult for lazy teenagers to cheat |
小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for the text?| A．Smart Shoes Stop Childhood Overweight | | B．Smart Shoes Guarantee More Exercise | | C．Smart Shoes Measure Time of Exercise | | D．Smart Shoes Decide on Television Time |
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Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don’t change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more “fashionable”.
Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in “Special English from the V.O.A. or other listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook”.
小题1:This is a piece of advice to learners of English on how to ________.| A．improve their listening ability | | B．read fast | | C．write better English and read faster | | D．speak correctly |
小题2:If you want to understand the English news program on the radio, you should ________.| A．read the Chinese-language newspaper step by step | | B．read again and again the Chinese-language newspaper | | C．go through the Chinese-language newspaper first | | D．be able to recite the Chinese-language newspaper |
小题3:The author advised that once you have taken up a course, you ________.| A．should stick to it | | B．should begin with the last book | | C．should take up other courses if they are more fashionable | | D．shouldn’t do anything else |
小题4:In this passage, V.O.A. stands for ________.
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Reading can provide lots of fun for children and teens during summer vacation. Children who read during the summer are better prepared for school when they return to classes in the fall. Public libraries throughout Wisconsin will host summer events to encourage children and young adults to include reading in their summer fun.
●All Star Readers
The Milwaukee Public Library will host its 2007 Summer Reading Club for kids from 3 to 18. Signing up starts on June 1 at all Milwaukee public libraries and bookmobile sites.
Children aged 6 to 12 are invited to become “All Star Readers” at the Milwaukee library when they sign up for the Summer Reading Club. Children can score a point by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages. When they reach the reading goal, they will win a bag full of prizes.
●Sparkey Spots the Ball
Children up to 5 years old can join the read-to-me club, “Sparkey Spots the Ball”. They will receive their own reading folders to record the books read to them by parents, brothers and sisters or relatives. Once they have listened to 20 books, they will win a baseball and a coupon（优惠券）for McDonald’s ice cream.
●X-treme Read
Teens between the age of 13 and 18 can join in their own reading program called “X-treme Read”. Teens can read to win movie passes, CDs and more.
The library also plans extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. Check with your local library or Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the exact dates, times, and places of the demonstrations (集会).
小题1:Students who take part in the reading club can _________.| A．take part in extreme bike races | | B．get a good mark in the final exam | | C．get better prepared for the new term | | D．finish their homework ahead of time |
小题2:In order to become “All Star Readers” and win a lot of prizes, you _________.| A．should be 19 years old | | B．should be at least 5years old | | C．must read at least 1,000 pages or 10 books | | D．should listen to 20 books. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?| A．Children up to 5 can not join in the read –to- me club. | | B．Children can score two points by reading 10 books or 1,000 pages.. | | C．Teens between the age of 6 and 12can join in “X-treme Read”. | | D．There are extreme bike races by C4BMX at four libraries in June and July. |
小题4:In which club will they win a baseball and a coupon for McDonald’s ice cream.?| A．2007 Summer Reading Club | B．Sparkey Spots the Ball | | C．X-treme Read | D．All Star Readers |
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IMAGINE if there was a device that could do everything for you – wake you up every morning, chat with you and type your e-mails.
The piece of technology in question would be smart, able to tell you about the weather and where the nearest restaurants are.
The good thing is you no longer need to wonder, because something like this already exists. And its name is Siri.
Siri is a voice recognition application designed for Apple products and the concept has been around for almost a year.
When Siri first came out it could only speak English, but now it has “learned” lots of new languages, including Chinese, Cantonese and Taiwanese, reported The Wall Street Journal. So, you can give it orders in your mother tongue.
But how could a cell phone or a computer “hear” what you are saying and understand it? This is all because of voice recognition technology.
When you speak, your voice creates vibrations (振动) in the air – a bit like waves in the water when you throw a rock into the lake. The microphone receives the vibrations and the computer changes them into digital data that is then divided into many parts. They are analyzed one by one to see what pronunciations each part stands for. The computer then puts these pronunciations together into possible words according to its built-in dictionary.
But figuring out the words is far from enough; building words into meaningful sentences is the most difficult part. The computer has to compare what it hears to a large library of known phrases and sentences to determine what the user is saying.
However, people don’t always talk in the most standard way and sometimes make grammatical mistakes. This is why traditional voice recognition software always requires you to remember keywords and to speak in a certain way.
Fortunately, Siri isn’t like that. It’s not just “voice recognition”; it’s “natural language understanding (NLU)”. You can ask it things like “Do I need an umbrella today?” and it will know that you are asking about the weather, according to ABC News.
“The key thing is NLU – understanding what you mean and what you want,” Neil Grant from Nuance, a software company in the US, told The Guardian. “Historically, you had to learn a huge long list of commands . As NLU progresses, you can say what you want in a way that’s natural to you.”
小题1:What is the function of the first two paragraphs?| A．To show that invention usually results from need. | | B．To clear doubts about voice recognition technology. | | C．To introduce something that offers these helpful services. | | D．To show how the voice recognition works. |
小题2:Which step is the most complicated in the process of voice recognition according to the article?| A．Changing the received vibrations into digital data. | | B．Analyzing the digital data to see what pronunciations it represents. | | C．Putting the pronunciations together into possible words. | | D．Figuring out meaningful sentences based on the words. |
小题3:How can you get Siri to respond according to the article?| A．You can speak in a natural way as you would to a person. | | B．You can only speak English and Chinese. | | C．You have to say things in a certain way. | | D．You have to remember keywords and speak specific commands. |
小题4:What can be concluded from the article?| A．Siri can record and save what you say frequently into a computer dictionary. | | B．Siri will fail to understand what you say if you make grammatical mistakes. | | C．The biggest advantage of Siri is that it’s NLU is rather than just voice recognition. | | D．Since first applied to Apple products a year ago, Siri has made great improvements. |
小题5:The text is mainly about ________.| A．the convenience of future life. | | B．an introduction to the Apple products. | | C．the working system of voice recognition | | D．the introduction to Siri |
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After a long day at school, I walked home with my heavy schoolbag. Sleepy and 1 , I threw my things on the sofa and picked something from the 2 to eat. I passed by the living room and wished I could watch TV, but I knew my 3 would take me the whole night. I took my schoolbag and went 4 to my room. I tried to understand chemistry and 5 sleepiness at the same time. I tried to keep my eyes 6 and I wanted something to cheer me up.
Later, I 7 the sound of the front door opening. And I waited for it—the sound of my mom singing. Though she sang off-key(跑调), 8 made me excited that she was here. I ran down to 9 my mom. We hugged each other and talked for a while. I like it when my mom was happy. Her 10 seemed to flow down to me and I got the strength to 11 the stress (压力) again.
Sometimes, I wonder how my mom can still be 12 after coming back from work. Every weekday, she wakes up 13 in the morning to go to work and spends all hour on the bus before getting downtown. At a 14 factory, she works standing for the whole day and draws patterns(图案) for clothes over and over. After work, my mom at times gets stuck(被困) in 15 for two hours on her way back home. When I 16 my school life with her work life, I should not be the one to 17 . At least I have some interesting things to do at school, but one mistake at work can cost my mom her job. I 18 that my mom has a positive (积极的) attitude and lives her life with a joyous heart, which encourages me to do my work well, 19 there may be difficulties. Seeing her happy makes me feel 20 , too.
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| 小题2: | | A．classroom | B．kitchen | C．bedroom | D．apartment |
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| 小题3: | | A．dream | B．supper | C．homework | D．experience |
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| 小题4: | | A．downstairs | B．outside | C．upstairs | D．inside |
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| 小题5: | | A．break | B．put | C．get | D．fight |
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| 小题6: | | A．opening | B．opened | C．open | D．closing |
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| 小题7: | | A．felt | B．listened | C．raised | D．heard |
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| 小题9: | | A．look | B．greet | C．said to | D．help |
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| 小题10: | | A．need | B．idea | C．faith | D．energy |
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| 小题11: | | A．face | B．change | C．accept | D．1eave |
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| 小题12: | | A．creative | B．sensitive | C．competitive | D．positive |
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| 小题13: | | A．early | B．soon | C．fast | D．1ate |
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| 小题14: | | A．furniture | B．shoe | C．car | D．clothing |
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| 小题15: | | A．chat | B．traffic | C．duty | D．task |
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| 小题16: | | A．replace | B．exchange | C．decorate | D．compare |
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| 小题17: | | A．complain | B．decide | C．study | D．play |
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| 小题18: | | A．achieve | B．notice | C．admire | D．improve |
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| 小题19: | | A．however | B．though | C．despite | D．at least |
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| 小题20: | | A．good | B．skillful | C．successful | D．important |
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