2021-2022年湛江市英语训练题【带答案】

2021-2022年湛江市英语训练题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Wearelate.Iexpectthefilm（）bythetimewegettothecinema

A.hadalreadystarted

B.havealreadystarted

C.willalreadyhavestarted

D.havealreadybeenstarted

2.Ithinkyou'dbetterholdyoupositionanddon'ttotheirdemands（）

A.giveoffB.giveupC.giveawayD.givein

3.Thegovernmentwillprovidetemporaryforuptothreethousandhomelesspeople（）

A.descriptionB.impressionC.reputationD.accommodation

4.Ithinkweshouldstoparguingandworktogether,ifwewanttoget______nearasolutiontotheproblem（）

A.anywhereB.everywhereC.nowhereD.somewhere

5.Wordscanhavedifferentmeaningsdependingontheinwhichtheyareused（）

A.contextB.contactC.contentD.contrast

6.After_____seemedages,thenewsmandisclosedthefacts（）

A.thereB.whichC.whatD.that

7.Jennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,aman______andleft（）

A.tookupB.gotupC.shutupD.setup

8.Hurricanesareseverecycloneswithwindsoverseventyfivemilesanhour______originateovertropicaloceanwaters（）

A.whichB.whoC.whereD.howto

9.AlicespeaksEnglishwell,（）

A.shedoesB.doessheC.shedoesn’tD.doesn’tshe

10.Theshygirlfeltquite（）anduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswertheinterviewer’squestion

A.amusedB.sensitiveC.curiousD.awkward

11.Theweatherwasgoodexceptforan（）shower

A.optionalB.intentionalC.additionalD.occasional

12.Theyoungmanlosthisjoblastmonth,butitwasn’tlong_____hefoundanewpositioninmycompany（）

A.beforeB.whileC.asD.after

13.Thehotelwasreasonablycomfortablebutthefoodlacked（）andtheservicewaspoor

A.energyB.standardC.varietyD.heat

14.Ifeitherofyouhadbeenabletoyouranger,thefightwouldhavebeenavoided（）

A.holdupB.holdoutC.holdbackD.holdonto

15.theplancarefully,herejectedit（）

A.Tohaveconsidered

B.Toconsider

C.Havingconsidered

D.Considering

16.Tom’sroomisinaterriblemess,everythingseems______init（）

A.outofcontrol

B.outofdate

C.outoforder

D.outofservice

17.unforgettableexperienceitistotravelonacamelinthedesert！（）

A.WhatB.WhatanC.HowD.Howan

18.Thelittleboysawtheplane_____andburstintoflames（）

A.completeB.compelC.crashD.clutch

19.Wehadto______alotofnoisewhenthechildrenwereathome（）

A.comeupwithB.catchupwithC.putupwithD.keepupwith

20.TheancientEgyptiansaresupposedrocketstothemoon（）

A.tosend

B.tobesending

C.tohavesent

D.tohavebeensending

21.UntilthendidIrealizethattheirmarriagehadbecausetheyhadlittleincommon（）

A.putoffB.givenupC.brokendownD.calledoff

22.Idarenottellyouwhathedid,heshouldbeangrywithme（）

A.inorderthatB.onconditionthatC.forfearthatD.unless

23.Ofmorethanthreehundredpeopleintheairplanethatcrashedlastweek,onlyfive______miraculously（）

A.sustainedB.enduredC.survivedD.maintained

24.Ididn’tmean（）anythingbutthecakeslookedsogoodthatIcouldn’tresisttryingone

A.eatingB.toeatC.tobeeatenD.beingeaten

25.It’svitalthatenoughmoney_____collectedtogettheprojectstarted（）

A.isB.beC.mustbeD.canbe

26.ThisphotomeofthedayswhenIworkedonthefarmmanyyearsago（）

A.remindsB.recallsC.retellsD.remembers

27.Areyougoingtofixthecaryourself,orareyougoingtohaveit_____（）

A.fixingB.tofixC.fixD.fixed

28.Itistimeto_____fieldsinwhichtheyarejustascapableasmen（）

A.keepwomen’s

B.stoptokeepwomenout

C.keepwomenaway

D.stopkeepingwomenoutof

29.Inthisworkshop,theoutputofJulywasthreetimes（）ofJanuary

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

30.Onlyunderspecialcircumstances______totakemake-uptests（）

A.freshmenarepermitted

B.arefreshmenpermitted

C.permittedarefreshmen

D.arepermittedfreshmen

31.Youcan’tgetadriver’slicense_______youareatleastsixteenyearsold（）

A.ifB.unlessC.whenD.though

32.Herisked_____hishousewhenhiscompanywentbankrupt（）

A.toloseB.havinglostC.losingD.tohavelost

33.Itisimportanttothepublicwhatishappening（）

A.forusinexplaining

B.toustoexplain

C.ofusinexplaining

D.forustoexplain

34.ADreamoftheRedMansionissaidintodozensoflanguagesinthelastdecade（）

A.totranslate

B.tohavetranslated

C.tobetranslated

D.tohavebeentranslated

35.Chinesepeoplespend_____moneyontravelingtodayastheydidtenyearsago（）

A.morethantwice

B.astwicemuch

C.twiceasmuch

D.twicemorethan

36.Itisreported（）greatchangeshavebeenmadewiththeapplicationofthenewpolicy

A.whichB.thatC.whileD.what

37.Thedoctorsaidthatmental（）isthemajorcauseofhissleepingproblem

A.tensionB.sadnessC.angerD.relaxation

38.Don’t______thenewstothepublicuntilyouareaskedto（）

A.releaseB.showC.announceD.expose

39.Withouttheairtoholdsomeofthesun'sheat，theearthwouldbe______onatnight（）

A.verycoldforustolive

B.socoldtousliving

C.toocoldforustolive

D.rathercoldofuslive

40.Ted,（）yourselfanddon’tgetyourcoatdirtyagain,oryouwillgetintotrouble!

A.behaveB.makeC.performD.take

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Thegovernmenthastakendrasticmeasuresto____thepublictransport.（modern）

47.____moretime,theexpertswillbeabletofindoutthecauseofthisdiseasefinally.（give）

48.Itisessentialthatwe____informedofyourplansinadvance.（）

49.ReadingEnglishnovelscan____yourvocabulary.（large）

50.Idon'tthinkitwisetoteachstudentsofdifferent（able）____inthesameclass

四、完型填空(20题)51.ThefirstnamefortheOpenUniversitywas‘TheUniversityofthe__36_’.TheideawastoTeach‘ontheair’,inother__37__,onradioandtelevision.Mostoftheteachingisdonelikethis.Radioandtelevision__38broughttheclassroomintopeople’s__39__.Butthis,onisown,isnot__40__forauniversityeducation.TheOpenUniversity__41__alsoreceivesadviceatoneof283studycentersinthecountry.Thirty—sixweeksoftheyearhehastosend__42__worktoa‘tutor’,thepersonwhoguideshis__43__.Hemustalsospendthreeweekseverysummer__44__afull—timestudent.Thetutorsandstudentsmeetandstudytogether,asinotheruniversities,AttheendotheOpenUniversity’sfirstyear,theresultsweregood.Threeoutofeveryfourstudents__45__theirexaminations.Iftheydothisveryyear,theywillfinishtheirstudiesinfourorfiveyears

（）

A.AirB.RadioC.TelevisionD.Open

52.（）

A.WatchingB.DrawingC.BeatingD.Receiving

53.Thoughsomepeoplehavesuggestedthatwomenshouldreturntohouseworkinordertoleave51jobsformen,theideahasbeenrejectedbybothwomenandmeninpublic52polls.

Latelysomeunionofficialshavesuggestedthattoomanywomenareemployedintypesofworkmore53formenandthatwomenshouldstepasidetomake54forunemployedyoungmen.Theyarguethatwomen,especiallywomenintheirchildbearing（育龄的）years,55delayeconomicdevelopmentandresult56lowerproductivity,poorqualityand57.

Tosolvetheproblem,theysuggestthatworkingwomenstayathome58theirhusbandsorbrothersweregivendoublewages.Theyarguethat59thesecircumstances,familieswould60theirsamelevelofincome,andwomencouldrunthehouseand61childrenmuchbetter.

Thesuggestion,62,hasbeenflatlyrejectedby9outof10people63.

Someotherpeoplehavesuggestedanotherwaycalledphasedemploymenttheory.Thetheorysuggeststhatawomanworkertake64fromherjobwhensheissevenmonthspregnantandstayoffthejob65herbabyreachestheageof3.Itsuggeststhatwomen66leavereceiveseventy-fivepercentoftheir67salaryandbeallowedtoreturntoworkafterthethree-yearperiod.Thiswill68children,women,theirfamiliesandthesocietyandit69seemstobemoreacceptablethanthesuggestion70womenreturntotheirhomesforever

51.（）

A.moreB.fewerC.muchD.less

54.36.（）

A.thoroughB.exactlyC.surelyD.narrow

55.52.（）

A.needB.learnC.startD.plan

56.14）（）

A.couldn’tB.wouldn’tC.mustn’tD.don’t

57.59（）

A.containsB.formsC.consistsofD.makesup

58.50.（）

A.weretakingB.takesC.hadtakenD.took

59.45.（）

A.ignoredB.admiredC.hatedD.disliked

60.68.（）

A.soasB.andthatC.sothatD.suchthat

61.5（）

A.symbolB.memoryC.truthD.reality

62.69.（）

A.ThroughB.AgainstC.WithD.On

63.ItwasacoolOctoberevening.Excitementandfamilymembers61thehall.Iwasonlya7-year-oldgirl,butIwasthecenterof62.Finally,afterweeksofpreparation,Iwould63allmyhardworkinadanceofperformance.Everythingwouldbe64--soIthought.Iwaitedbackstageall65inmyblacktightswithagoldenbelt.Inaloudandclearvoice,themasterofceremonies66thatmyclasswasnext.Mydanceclasswasdoingaroutineonwoodenboxestwofeetbytwofeet,facingthe67.AllIhad-todointhenextmovewasputonefoot-ontheboxnexttomineandkeepmyotherfootonmybox.Itreallywasan68move.Iwasconcentratingsomuchon69thehugesmileonmyfaceandholdingmyheadupthatIdidnotlook70Iwasgoing.Imissedmypartner'sboxaltogetherand71.ThereIwasstandingonthestagefloorwhenmyclassmateswereontopoftheirboxes.Icouldheargiggles（咯笑）comingfromtheaudience,andIfeltthe72rushtomyface.Irememberedmydanceteacherhadtoldus,"Ifyoumakeamistake,keepsmilingsotheaudiencewillnot73."Ididmybesttofollowher74asIcontinuedwiththeroutine.

whenthecurtaindropped,sodidmy75fortheevening.I76bitterly,tastingthesaltfromthetearsthatstreameddownmyface.Iranbackstage,butnoonecould77medown.

RecentlyIrealizedIhadbeena78thatnight.Iwas79,butIfoughttheurgetorunoffthestage.80,Ifinishedtheroutinewithasmileonmyface.NowwhenfriendsandfamilylaughaboutthetimeIslippedduringadanceperformance,Icanlaughtoo

（）

A.filledB.visitedC.attendedD.decorated

64.62.（）

A.detailB.advanceC.hurryD.away

65.47.（）

A.companyB.loveC.touchD.relation

66.72.（）

A.inB.withC.onD.up

67.55.（）

A.pressuresB.fightsC.criticismsD.encouragements

68.61.（）

A.growB.bringC.raiseD.feed

69.67.（）

A.introducedB.madeC.practicedD.revised

70.26.（）

A.drinkB.penC.hatD.hand

五、阅读理解(20题)71.PassageTwo

Helicopterparentingdescribesastyleofraisingchildrenwhereparentsareover-protectiveanddotoomuch.Thetermwasusedforthefirsttimeinthelate1960s.Itdescribesparentswhowatchovertheirkidslikeahelicopter.Today,moderntechnologyallowsthesehelicopterparentstowatchoverfromevenfaraway.Theycangivetheirchildrendirectionsatanymomentfromanywhere.

AuthorJulieLythcott-HaimswroteabooktitledHowtoRaiseAnAdult.Inherbook,shegivesreadersacloserlookatthisparentingstyle.

Over-parenting,shesays,comesinthreetypes:thefirstistheover-protectiveparentswhothinktheworldisscaryandunsafeandunpredictable.Andtherefore,Imustprotectandprevent.Thesecondtypeistheover-directivetype—theparentwhosays,IknowbestwhatleadstosuccessandyouwilldoasIsay.You’llstudythesetopics,dotheseactivitiesandyouwillbehighlyachievingatallofit.Thethirdtypeistheconcierge（看门人）—theparentwhojustwantstomakelifesmoother—fromwakingtheirkidup,tokeepingtrackoftheirdeadlines,tomakingsuretheyhaven’tforgottenanything,toevendoingthehomeworkforthekid.

JulieLythcott-Haimssayssheexperiencedtheeffectsofhelicopterparentingfirsthandwhensheworkedasdeanoffirst-yearstudentsatStanfordUniversity.Theincomingstudentswereverysmartandaccomplishedonpaper.Butmanywereunabletotakecareofthemselves.

Theywereturningtoparentsconstantlyforguidance,forproblemsolving,tohavethemmakethechoiceaboutsomething.Oftentimes,Lythcott-Haimshadtoremindthoseparentsthattheirkidswereoldenoughtotakecareofthemselves

Thetermhelicopterparenting（）

A.describesparentswhogivechildrendirectionsintheair

B.wasprobablyinventedinthelatenineteenthcentury

C.gainsmoremeaningasmoderntechnologydevelops

D.referstoparentswhoconcerntoomuchaboutkids

72.Ifyouwanttobewell-mannered,___________（）

A.youlaughatpeoplewhentheyareintrouble

B.it’sallrighttospeakwithyourmouthfulloffood

C.youshouldstopsomeonewhenheistalking

D.youshouldspeakaftersomeoneelsehasfinishedtalking

73.Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention,andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking,there’snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey’resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon’tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesayingI’msosorry.whensomeoneisinpain.

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten,theyknowwecare.

Ihaveevenlearnedtorespondtosomeonecryingbyjustlistening.IntheolddaysIusedtoreachforthehandkerchiefs,untilIrealizedthatpassingapersonahandkerchiefmaybejustanotherwaytoshuthimdown,totakethemoutoftheirexperienceofsadness.NowIjustlisten.Whentheyhavecriedalltheyneedtocry,theyfindmetherewiththem.

Thissimplethinghasnotbeenthateasytolearn.ItcertainlywentagainsteverythingIhadbeentaughtsinceIwasveryyoung.Ithoughtpeoplelistenedonlybecausetheyweretooshytospeakordidnotknowtheanswer.ButnowIknowthatalovingsilenceoftenhasfarmorepowertohealthanthekindestwords

Whatdoestheauthorvaluemostinthecommunicationwitheachother（）

A.Deepunderstanding

B.SayingI’msorry

C.Attentionfromheart

D.Doingnothing

74.CocoChanel,aFrenchwoman,isveryfamousforhersuccessinthefashionworld.ThelifeofCocoChanelisaclassicrags-to-richesstory.Bornin1883,shewasabandonedbyherfatherafterhermotherdied.ShewasraisedbyherauntswhotaughthertosewandgaveherthenicknameCoco,whichmeanslittlepet.

Startingoutasahatdesigner,Cocowentagainstthefancyhatsbeingwornatthetime.Howcanabrainfunctionunderthosethings,shewondered.Instead,shecreatedsimple,butbeautifuldesignswhichbecamepopularwithfashionableyoungwomenofParis.

Strangelyenough,WorldWarⅠgaveherthechancetodevelopherideaofsimpleelegancefromhatstoclothing.Duetotheshortageofmaterialduringthewar,shetooktheopportunitytoshowthatlesscantrulybemore,introducingturtlenecksweater（高领毛衣）andpantsforwomen.

In1923,Cocolaunchedherlineofperfumes.Awomanwhodoesnotwearperfumehasnofuture!shesaid,andwomenbelievedher.Sinceitsfirstappearance,ChanelNo.5hasbeentheworld’smostpopularperfume,withanotherbottlebeingsoldevery30seconds.AndCocoherselfinspiredgenerationsofwomendesignersandbusinesswomentopursuetheirdreams

Theworld-famousbrandChanelisnamedafter______（）

A.alittleanimal

B.ahatcompany

C.thenicknameofaFrenchwoman

D.thesurnameofaFrenchwoman

75.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage（）

A.Theauthor'sthingswillescapewhentheyareneeded

B.Whentheauthorneedstotakenotes,hecan'tfindhispencils

C.Theauthorcanoftenfindscrewdriversandtinopenersinthekitchen

D.Boxesofmatchesoftenstaywheretheyshouldnotbe

76.WecaninferthatRobertToddDuncandidn'tatfirstwanttotryforthepartmainlybecause_______（）

A.hewastoobusytodoit

B.hewasnotinterestedinit

C.hewasnotconfidentenough

D.hedidn'twanttobecomefamous

77.Passage4

Inthesamewaythatachildmustbeabletomovehisarmsandlegsbeforehecanlearntowalk,thechildmustphysiologicallybecapableofproducingandexperiencingparticularemotionsbeforetheseemotionscanbemodifiedthroughlearning.Psychologistshavefoundthattherearetwobasicprocessesbywhichlearningtakesplace.Onekindoflearningiscalled"classicalconditioning".Thisoccurswhenoneeventorstimulusisconsistentlypairedwithorfollowedby,arewardorpunishment.Itisthroughclassicalconditioningthatachildlearnstoassociateshismother'sfaceandvoicewithhappinessandlove,forhelearnsthatthispersonprovidesfoodandcomfort.Negativeemotionsarelearnedinasimilarfashion.

Thesecondkindoflearningiscalled"operantconditioning".Thisoccurswhenanindividuallearnstodothingsthatproducerewardsinhisenvironmentandlearnsnottodothingsthatproducepunishments.Forexample,ifamotheralwaysattendstoherbabywhenhecriesandcuddleshimuntilheisquiet,shemayteachhimthatifhecrieshewillgetattentionfrommother.Thus,thebabywilllearntoincreasehiscryinginordertohavehismothermore.

Everyday,wegrowandhavenewexperiences.Weconstantlylearnbyreading,watchingtelevision,interactingwithotherpeople,andsoforth.Thislearningaffectsouremotions.Whyisitthatwelearntolikesomepeopleanddislikeothers?Ifapersonisnicetous,caresaboutus,welearntoassociatethispersonwithpositivefeelings,suchasjoy,happiness,andfriendliness.Ontheotherhand,ifapersonismeantous,doesnotcareaboutus,andevendeliberatelydoesthingstoharmus,welearntoassociatethispersonwithnegativefeelings,suchasunhappiness,discomfort,andanger

Theauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassageisto______（）

A.teachchildrenhowtolearntoproduceandexperiencecertainemotions

B.givethegeneralreaderanaccountoftwobasickindsoflearning

C.giveparentssomeadviceonhowtomodifytheirchildren'semotionsthroughlearning

D.discusswithpsychologistshowpositiveandnegativefeelingsareproduced

78.A.GB.HC.ID.J

79.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph（）

A.Manypeoplearestillunabletoaffordthecostofphysicalexercises

B.Nobodyshouldtakepartinphysicalactivityinordertobeanathlete

C.Moderatephysicalexerciseisusuallyenoughforordinarypeople

D.Oldorsickpeopleshouldonlytakepartinphysicalexercisesoftheslowesttype

80.Today'sgrandparentsarejoiningtheirgrandchildrenonsocialmedia.IntheUKtheover-55sarejoiningsocialmediasitesinincreasingnumbers,meaningthattheywillsoonbethesecondbiggestusergroupofthesesites,with3.5millionusersaged55-64and2.9millionover-65s.Sheila,aged59,says,“Ijoinedtoseewhatmygrandchildrenaredoing,asmydaughterpostsvideosandphotosofthem.It'samuchbetterwaytoseewhatthey'redoingthanwaitingforlettersandphotosinthepost.That'showwediditwhenIwasachild,butIthinkI'mluckyIgettoseesomuchmoreoftheirlivesthanmygrandparentsdid.”Unexpectedly,Sheila'sgrandchildrenarelesslikelytousesocialmediasitesthemselves.Childrenunder17intheUKareleavingthesites—only2.2millionusersareunder17—butthey'renotgoingfarfromtheirsmartphones.Chloe,aged15,evensleepswithherphone.“It'smyalarmclock,soIhaveto,”shesays.“IlookatitbeforeIgotosleepandassoonasIwakeup.”Unlikehergrandmother'sgeneration,Chloe'sagegroupisspendingsomuchtimeontheirphonesathomethattheyaremissingoutonspendingtimewiththeirfriendsinreallife.Sheila,ontheotherhand,hasmadecontactwitholdfriendsfromschoolthatshehasnotheardfrominfortyyears.“Weusesocialmediasitestoarrangetomeetalloverthecountry,”shesays.“Theyhavechangedmysociallifecompletely.”Teenagersmighthavetheirparentstothankfortheirsmartphoneaddiction(上瘾)astheirparentsweretheearlyusersofsmartphones.Peter,38andafatheroftwoteenagers,reportsthatheusedtobeonhisphoneorlaptopconstantly.“IwasalwaysconnectedandIfeltlikeIwasalwaysworking,”hesays.“HowcouldItellmykidstogetofftheirphonesifIwasalwaysinfrontofascreenmyself?”Thus,intheeveningsandatweekends,hetakeshisSIMcardoutofhissmartphoneandputsitintoanold-stylemobilephonethatcanonlymakecallsandsendtextmessages.“I'mnotcompletelycutofffromtheworldincaseofemergencies,buttheimportantthingisthatI'msettingabetterexampleformykidsandspendingmorequalitytimewiththem.”Moreandmoreover-55sintheUKarejoiningsocialmediasitesto.

A.developtheirownwebsites

B.posttheirvideosandphotos

C.knowaboutthelivesoftheirgrandchildren

D.formonlinehabitssimilartotheirchildren's

81.Researchersfinditdifficulttoknowhowunsafepasswordsaredueto________（）

A.lackofresearchtools

B.lackofresearchfunds

C.limitedtimeofstudies

D.limitedsizeofsamples

82.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Therearemanykindsoflibraries

B.Alibraryisaplacewherebooksarestore

C.Librariesprovideentertainment

D.Librariesoffermanydifferentservices

83.Soundisusedtoreplace（）

A.humancontact

B.shoppinginstores

C.avoidingsilence

D.theirspiritualproblems

84.TheworkofMesseandCallahan-Levytendstosupportwhichofthefollowingnotions（）

A.Womenaregenerallylessconcernedwithfinancialrewardsfortheirworkthanmenare

B.Menarewillingtopaywomenmorethanwomenarewillingtopaythemselves

C.Paymentforworkshouldgenerallybedirectlyrelatedtothequalityofthework

D.Womenjudgetheirownworkmorecriticallythantheyjudgetheworkofmen

85.Thepurposeofresearchistofindoutwhetherthecarinsurance_________（）

A.includesalltheadvantages

B.bestmeetsyourneeds

C.offersthebestrate

D.iseasytopurchase

86.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe______（）

A.DroughtsandFloods

B.Meteorologists

C.ChangingClimate

D.SolarHeat

87.Whatarethemajorsourcesofairpollutionincities（）

A.Trashandgarbage

B.Majorindustries

C.Carsandpopulation

D.Gasfumesandtheburningforenergy

88.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage（）

A.AKindShoeSeller

B.APairofOldShoes

C.ACleverLittleGirl

D.AGirl’sNewUniform

89.Here’ssomegoodnewsforparentsoftweensandteens:yourule.

Thatmaybehardtobelievesometimes.Andit’struekidswon’talwaysfollowyourhealthandsafetyrules.Butstudiesshowparentswhokeepsettingboundariesmakeahugedifference.

ThelatestexampleisasurveyonmediausebytheKaiserFamilyFoundation.Itfoundthattypicalkidsages8to18spendanastonishing7hoursand38minutesadayconsumingentertainmentmedia,indulgingdeeplyinTV,computers,games,cellphones,musicplayersandotherdeviceswhileoccasionallyglancingatbooksandothernon-electronicmedia.Manyexperts,includingthepediatrics（儿科学）academy,considerthatmuchscreentimeisbadformentalandphysicalhealth.

Butthestudyalsofoundthatkidswhoseparentssetanytimeorcontentlimitswerepluggedinforthreehourslesseachday.Parentscanhaveabiginfluence,saysKaiserresearcherVickyRideout.

Therealityisthatteenagerscaredeeplywhattheirparentsthink,saysKennethGinsburg,aspecialistoftheChildren’sHospitalofPhiladelphiThechallengeforparentsistogetacrossrulesandboundariesinawaythatdoesn’tfeelcontrolling.

Researchshowsthatparentswhosetfirmrulesbutexplainandenforceinawarmsupportivewayworkbetterthanthosewhosetnorules,failtoenforcethemorrulewithabecauseIsaidsoirongrip.

Ideally,kidsunderstandtherulesareabouttheirwell-beingandsafety,Ginsburgsays.

Still,achievingjust-rightparentingischallenging,saysMargaretBroe-Fitzpatrick,ateacherinKensington,Md.,whohasfourchildren,ages8to16.Therearesomanydifferentthingstokeeptrackof.Sheandherhusbandkeeptheirkidsbusywithsportsandotheractivities,limitscreentimeandreviewthemusictheirchildrendownload.Theytalkwiththeir16-year-oldsonabouttheruleshe’llfacewhenhegetsadriver’slicensesoon.But,shesays,theycan’tpoliceeverythingthekidsencounterontheInternetorinfriends’homes.

We’rejustdoingthebestwecan,shesays,evenifyoungpeoplemayprotestatfirst,theydofeelmoresafeandsecurewhenlimitsareset

ThesurveybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationismentionedtoillustratetheideathat（）

A.kidsdon’talwaysfollowparents’rules

B.onlyfewparentsbelievethegoodnews

C.muchmediauseresultsinbadhealth

D.parents’rulesmakeahugedifference

90.PassageTwo

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon'tclearlyunderstandhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew—forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisaboutsixperperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthat,thedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonsfortheirsharedinterestvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economiccondition,socialposition,andintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsarenotofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.

Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,andtohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon.Theyoftentalkaboutbeingonthesamewavelength.Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyononeanother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavoursandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.

Incontrastwithmarriage,therearenofriendshipceremoniestostrengthentheassociationbetweentwopeople.Butthesupportingandunderstandingofeachotherthatresultsfromsharedexperiencesandemotio