All the wisdom of the ages and all the stories that have delighted mankind for centuries are easily and cheaply available to all of us within the covers of books. The most unfortunate people in the world are those who have never discovered how satisfying it is to read good books.

Reading is the pleasure of the mind, which means that it is a little like a sport: your eagerness and knowledge and quickness make you a good reader. Reading is fun, not because the writer is telling you something, but because it makes your mind work. Your own imagination works along with the author's or even goes beyond his. Your experience, compared with his, brings you to the same or different conclusions, and your ideas develop as you understand his.

Every book stands by itself, like a one--family house, but books in a library are like houses in a city. Although they are separate, together they all add up to something. They are connected with each other and with other cities. Books influence each other; they link the past, the present and the future and have their own generations, like families. Wherever you start reading, you connect yourself with one of the families or ideas, and in the long run, you not only find out about the world and the people in it but also you find out about yourself, too.

Reading can only be fun if you expect it to be. If you concentrate on books somebody tells you "you ought" to read, you probably won't have fun. But if you put down a book you don’t like and try another till you find one that means something to you, and then relax yourself with it, you will almost certainly have a good time  and if you become, as a result of reading, better, wiser, kinder, or more gentle, you won't have suffered during the process.

72. In the writer's opinion, in fact reading is a process of ________.

A. listening to the author                                B. accepting the author's ideas

C. communicating with the author and yourself            D. judging the author's work

73. The writer thinks that the most unfortunate people are those _______.

A. who don't have any books                            B. who can't enjoy reading books

C. who don’t like books                              D. who read too many books

74. To find pleasure in reading, you should read the books _______.

A. written by famous writers                                    B. written in humor style

C. which you like to read                               D. which are recommended by your friends

75. The author's purpose in writing the passage is to _______.

A. show the importance of reading                         B. tell us how to make reading more effective

C. tell us how to read                           D. show the pleasure of reading

. I think ______ information of this kind is        help when you look for a job.

A.不填; a                      B. the; a              C. an; a                 D. the; 不填

Honey, stay outside and ______ a few minutes; then we'll go to church together.

A. hang around                 B. hang up             C. hang on             D. hang out

—Are you coming to the English evening?

—I'm not sure. I ________ go to the concert instead.

A．must　　　　　B．would　　　　C．should　　　　 D．might

Don’t worry about her; she will realize what you said is for her good      

A. sooner or later           B. sooner and later

C. soon or late             D. soon and late

---Where is my new football shoes, Mum? I need them to play football with my friends.

　 ---I haven’t seen them. You ____ somewhere in your room.

　 A. ought to put it   B. might put it      C. must  put it    D. may have put it

You can love them or hate them, but no matter which tourist destination you visit, chances are that you’ll see someone with their head buried in a Lonely Planet guidebook.

   Lonely Planet is one of the world’s largest travel guide brands, publishing more than 500 different guides in eight languages. The popular brand also produces television shows, websites and podcasts(播客)all devoted to travel.

   Some people praise Lonely Planet books because they make traveling easy and affordable. They also save time and make sure you don’t miss the best things.

   They also provide the reviews of hostels(旅店), hotels, restaurants and ticket information about your destination.

   This can be great if you’re a nervous traveler, or if you haven’t traveled by yourself before. If you’re in a country where you don’t speak the language, sometimes there’s nothing better than getting into a taxi and opening up a guidebook. You simply point to a map that directs the taxi driver to a hostel that’s cheap and clean, with friendly staff and cold beer.

   But others criticize Lonely Planet and other travel guide publishers like them. They say guidebooks take the fun and spontaneity(自發(fā)性)out of traveling, and that part of the enjoyment of travel comes from the fact that anything can happen. They also regret that if you follow a guidebook, you’ll end up doing the same thing and having the same experience as everyone else. You might end up seeing the same group of people over and over, because everyone is reading the same book and following the same route.

   Another criticism of travel guides is that they have a large impact on local communities. For example, some locals devote their lives to behaving in ways that attract tourists. They pretend to live a traditional lifestyle, wear traditional clothes and live in traditional houses in order to attract the tourist dollar.

63. The Lonely Planet guidebook can bring you the following advantages EXCEPT that __________.

A. you can speak a foreign language when opening a guidebook

B. you can easily find a nice place to stay in a strange city

C. it provides lots of useful information about your destination

D. it can help you save time and money when traveling

64. People criticize the guidebook because __________.

   A. it is not as useful as most travelers expect

B. tourist destinations will be crowded if everyone follows the same route

C. travelers may not get the chance to have unexpected adventures

D. local people keep modern lifestyles under its influence

65. What do we know about the Lonely Planet guidebook from the text?

   A. It’s a world-famous brand only producing guidebooks for travelers.

B. It’s very useful to a person who’s nervous about touring an unfamiliar place.

C. It’s very useful to a tourist who likes to repeat others’ experiences.

D. It is loved by all travelers because of the convenience it brings to travelers.

66. Which of the following best shows the structure of the text? (①—⑦ stand for Paragraph 1

—Paragraph 7 )

A.   ①　　　         　B.  ①                C. ①                D. ①

②                 ②③  ④                ②                ②   ③

③④   ⑤⑥⑦         ⑤        ⑥⑦        ③④⑤  ⑥⑦       ④⑤      ⑥⑦

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Homework is a great way for kids to develop independent, lifelong learning skills, so here are some general homework tips for parents:

       ● Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework.

       Avoid having your child do homework with the television on or in places with other distractions, such as people coming and going.

       ● Make sure the materials your child needs, such as some paper, pencils and a dictionary, are available.

       Ask your child if special materials will be needed for some projects and get them in advance.

       ● Help your child with time management.

       Establish a set time each day for doing homework. Don’t let your child leave homework until just before bedtime. Think about using a weekend morning or afternoon for working on big projects, especially if the project involves getting together with classmates.

       ● Be positive about homework.

       Tell your child how important school is. The attitude you express about homework will be the attitude your child acquires.

       ● When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers.

       Giving answers means your child will not learn the material. Too much help teaches your child that when the going gets rough, someone will do the work for him or her.

       Cooperation with the teacher. It shows your child that the school and home are a team. Follow the directions given by the teacher.

       ● Reward progress in homework.

       If your child has been successful in homework completion and is working hard, celebrate that success with a special event (e.g. pizza, a walk, a trip to the park) to reinforce the positive effort.

Title: (76) ____________ for parents on their children’s homework

My parents are always telling me to leave everything in the study_________.

       A. as they were     B. as it was        C. like they were        D. like it was

 ---William has asked me for a loan of 50 dollars. Should I lend it to him?

---Certainly. Because ______ he would try to borrow it from me.

   A. otherwise              B. therefore                        C. besides                     D. however