"Mummy, I don't know what to play with." Steve stops his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. “You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's having no interest in his dolls, cars and animals. Each morning he pours three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, pulls out something and shortly after that, he is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying, "Mummy, I am bored."

A family therapist(心理醫(yī)生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole “toy shop” at home. “According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of different kinds of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest are left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Of course the child will always say he/she wants it then!

Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the new favourites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from a cupboard in another room. The box of “old” toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard -- it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn’t seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.

Some favourite toys stay out all the time, and there is a collection of dolls which sits in the comer, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something “fresh” to play with.

57. Steve stops his mother several times because______.

　 A. he felt uninterested in his toys　　　　　 B. he disliked his mother's friend

　 C. he didn't have enough toys to play with D. he hoped his mother would play with him

58. According to the therapist, children often say they have nothing to play with because______.

　 A. they can't play alone for a long time

　 B. they are too young to play with so many toys

　 C. they are too lazy to pick out their favourites

　 D. they don't have the ability to value too many things at a time

59. What does the underlined word "jumble" mean in Chinese?

　 A. 單一的選擇　 B．雜亂的一堆　 C．普通的外觀　 D．相同的形狀

60. Which is the advice given to parents in the text?

　 A. Buy fewer toys for their children.

　 B. Form good habits for their children.

　 C. Put some toys away without telling their children.

　 D. Spare some time to play with their children.

Americans are very direct people．When they want something they say “yes” and when they don’t they say “no”． If they want something different from what is given, they ask for it． Here’s an example．I arrive at someone’s house and he gives me wine, I don’t want wine． Maybe I don’t like it or maybe I just don’t want it．I will say “No, thanks．” If everyone around me is drinking something, I would ask for something else, “No, thanks．But I’ll take a bit of tea if you have some．” If I really want wine, I just say, “Yes, thank you．” Unless they happen to know the Chinese customs, westerners will not ask you again and again after you have said you don’t want it．

1． If Americans want something, they would say “________”．

A． Yes, thank you．                           B． No, thanks．

C． No, I’m sorry．                            D． Yes, why not．

2． When Americans do not want what is given, they would say “_______”．

A． No, I don’t．                               B． No, thanks．

C． Yes, thank you．                                 D． No, I’m sorry．

3． In this passage, “westerners” means____．

      A． the people who live in the west of their country   

B． the visitors who go to the Western countries

      C． the people who live in the Western countries

D． the people who know the customs of the West

4． The Chinese people might____if you don’t want something given．

       A． be glad                                        B． say “thank you”

      C． get angry                                     D． ask you again to take it

5． From this passage we know that____．

      A． the Chinese people are direct            B． the Chinese customs are better

      C． the westerners are more polite           D． different countries have different customs

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1．In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat _______ food．

A．Chinese            B．Japanese             C．English             D．French

2．Sarah wants to do some volunteer work．She can call _______ to get some ideas．

A．846-3809           B．312-9997            C．822-3331           D．822-5566

3．Red Bird Club is closed on _______．

A．Tuesday              B．Monday             C．Saturday            D．Thursday

4．According to the ad，you can see _______ in the Underwater World．

A．volunteers                                B．excellent dancers

C．sea animals                               D．waiters and waitresses

5．If you want to practice English with native speakers，you can join _______．

A．the Red Bird Club                           B．the Volunteer Project

C．the Dream Corner                          D．the Underwater World

閱讀理解

Ben: Leo, you work too hard. Let’s go and sit in the park.

Leo: I can’t do that. I have to study for my English test next week.

Ben: But, Leo… You already know that you’re going to Tsinghua University! Well, what are you going to major in?

Leo: English and management. How about you? Which school are you going to next year, Ben?

Ben: Oh, I’m going to work for my dad for a year. Then I’ll go to college after that.

Leo: What do you want to study?

Ben: I’m not sure yet. I’d like to study Chinese. So, do you want to be an English teacher or work for a big company after 4 years in Tsinghua University?

Leo: In fact, I hope to go on to study computer science in Beijing University.

Ben: Wow. We are quite different! You know, I just want to find an easy job. I guess you will be a computer programmer.

Leo: Uh-huh. I’d like to.

Ben: Well, I hope to work as a teacher and have a nice family in the future.

Leo: Really? I want to make a lot of money.

根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

1.1.What does the sentence “I can’t do that?” mean?   

A．I can’t do anything.	B．I can’t work.
C．I can’t go to the park.	D．I can’t study.

2. What does the sentence “I’ll go to college after that.” mean?

A．a(chǎn)fter I left middle school	B．a(chǎn)fter 1 year
C．a(chǎn)fter I work for my father	D．Both B and C

3. Who may become an English teacher after 4 years?

A．I don’t know.

B．Leo.

C．Ben

D．Both of them

4.What is Leo going to study after he leaves Tsinghua University?

A．Management

B．Chinese

C．Computer Science

D．English

5.What plan does Ben have for his future?

A．To be a teacher	B．To make a lot of money
C．To be a computer programmer	D．Both B and C

 

閱讀理解

Ben: Leo, you work too hard. Let's go and sit in the park.

Leo: I can't do that. I have to study for my English test next week.

Ben: But, Leo You already know that you're going to Tsinghua University! Well, what are you going to be major in?

Leo: English and management. How about you? Which school are you going to next year, Ben?

Ben: Oh, I'm going to work for my dad for a year. Then I'll go to college after that.

Leo: What do you want to study?

Ben: I'm not sure yet. I'd like to study Chinese. So, do you want to be an English teacher or work for a big company after 4 years in Tsinghua University?

Leo: In fact, I hope to go on to study computer science in Peking University.

Ben: Wow. We are quite different! You know, I just want to find an easy job. I guess you will be a computer programmer.

Leo: Uh-huh. I'd like to.

Ben: Well, I hope to work as a teacher and have a nice family in the future.

Leo: Really? I want to make a lot of money.

（1）根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

(1) What does the sentence”I can't do that.”mean?

[　　]

A．I can't do anything.	B．I can't work.
C．I can't go to the park.	D．I can't study.

(2) What does the sentence”I'll go to college after that.”mean?

[　　]

A．After I left middle school.

B．After 1 year.

C．After I work for my father.

D．Both B and C.

(3) Who may become an English teacher after 4 years?

[　　]

A．I don't know.	B．Leo.
C．Ben.	D．Both of them.

(4) What is Leo going to study after he leaves Tsinghua University?

[　　]

A．Management.	B．Chinese.
C．Computer Science.	D．English.

(5) What plan does Ben have for his future?

[　　]

A．To be a teacher.

B．To make a lot of money.

C．To be a compute programmer.

D．Both B and C.