Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to
Dr Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __61 up reading to their children __62 they enter primary school. She says listening to, reading and discussing the stories help children's __63 .
“My __64 indicates that once children can read themselves, most parents stop reading__65 them，”Dr Spreadbury says.
“__66 may be at the end of Year 1, which is far too__67 .”
Dr Spreadbury says __68 reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and their children closer.
“This makes it __69 for them to open up and talk to parents about things that are worrying them, or things they are __70 in their everyday life.”
61. A. speed B. keep C. give D. hold
62. A. after B. until C. if D. unless
63. A. thinking B. comprehension C. relaxation D. development
64. A. theory B. research C. story D. decision
65. A. about B. from C. to D. through
66. A. Some B. Most C. They D. That
67. A. difficult B. early C. much D. informal
68. A. daily B. healthy C. fast D. bedtime
69. A. easier B. funnier C. rarer D. clearer
70. A. reading B. promising C. celebrating D. Receiving
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Presently selfie (自拍) is popular among many young persons, even some elders. Danny Bowman was so crazy about it in order to attract girls when he was at school. He spent 10 hours a day ________ more than 200 selfies trying to find the ________ one.
He would take 10 photos of ________before he washed and would go ________ class secretly three times every hour. At 16, he dropped out of school________ he could throw himself into his addiction, and he ate ________.He did not leave his house for six months, and when he failed to take the perfect picture, he tried to ________ himself by taking an overdose（过度用药）． His mother, Penny, ________ to save him, and forced him to ask for help after his addiction had become ________ .
Then 19-year-old, believed to be Britain's first selfie ________ , is now under special treatment ________ . He has not taken a picture of himself in seven months and has ________ that achieving perfection is ________ . He told the Sunday Mirror, "I was constantly ________the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn't, I wanted to die. I ________ my friends, my education, my health and almost my life. The only thing I ________ about was having my phone with me so that I could satisfy the desire for a picture of myself at any time of the day." He expressed his ________ to the doctors and said their help kept him ________ and called on others to ask for help __________ they ended up in hospital.
One psychologist at a clinic ________ Danny was treated said the addiction to taking
selfies has now become a mental illness.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Having left the town, the girl stopped the car at the landing near the entrance of the bay (海湾).She stepped into the ________ and rowed（划船） out silently. The tide was rushing to the entrance and________ to the wild open sea. She had to row across the bay to reach ________ side. The waves struck against the side of the boat, ________ and uneven; it became ________ difficult to row. If she ________ for a moment, the tide would push the boat back towards the ________ .
She wasn' t even halfway, ________ she was already tired and her hands ________ from pulling on the rough wooden oars (船桨). “I'm never going to ________ it”, she thought. She rested the oars on her knees and ________her head helplessly, then looked up as she ________ the boat shift(晃动) against the tide.
The east wind , which had swung(旋转) around from the south-west, ________ her help and pushed the boat towards the mountains. It was going to be ________ . Her hands weren't so painful. Her chest didn’t feel as if it was about to burst________.
The lights of the town became ________ . one of the oars banged against the side of the boat and she ________ it with a start. Had she been asleep, or just ________ ? She looked over her shoulder. She was almost on the beach. The girl gave one last ________ on the oars to ground the boat, and then lay back against the seat. She listened to the waves ________ and knew she had come home. Far across the moonlit bay the lights were no more than a sparkling chain.
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完形填空,阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A young man stole into a room through an open window. He ________ through all the room, but he didn’t find any money ________ a bankbook(存折). He thought, “If I have some credentials （证件）of the ________ , I’ll be able to get the money in the bank. ” Suddenly to his ________ , he caught sight of an identity card（身份证）on the ________ of the desk just before him. So he snatched it quickly and rushed to the bank with ________ .
________ the bankbook and the identity card, the woman clerk in the bank was so ________ that her face suddenly turned ________ and she sat there dumbfounded (发呆) for a minute. But she tried the best to hide her ________ , and then in a ________ voice said to the uncommon man, “Excuse me, can you tell me what is the ________ between you and the owner of the bankbook?” Being so ________,the young man who was waiting turned red：“He…he…oh, sorry, I ________ she…she is my wife…” “Now I see,”said the woman clerk, and almost at the time, she gave a quick ________ on a button. Immediately an aged policeman came out of a side room.
“Come along with me, young man! ” said the policeman.
“What’s the matter?” the man ________ back in a cold voice.
“Look at this!”it was a woman’s angry voice.
The man couldn’t ________ looking up and to his surprise he found ________ was the woman clerk who was holding the identity card ________ her face. Also, the photo on it suggested she happened to be the ________ owner of the bankbook.
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完形填空,阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the first day of kindergarten. I walked in with my mom and was at all the toys against the walls. I ran over to them and started to play. Most of the other were doing the same. In the corner, though, I saw one girl sitting . She was small and weak, the only one in the class than me. Her red eyes she had been crying. None of the other kids seemed to notice her.
I was playing with the toy cars. When I , I saw her sad and lonely eyes. Suddenly I felt something inside my heart . I wasn’t sure what it was. Being the youngest in my family I had become spoiled. My elder brothers always did while I was free to play. However, that day it was that I should think of someone other than myself. Finally, I two toy cars and went over to her. “Do you want to play?” I asked . She smiled at me and her head yes.
What made me remember that first act was a letter that little girl wrote to me after we both . She told me how her illness made other kids her and how my act had changed her . She cherished(珍惜) the friendship I had . From then on we continued our friendship through the mail for several years the bad health finally took her life.
Today I still think of her and thank her for stirring something in my selfish that day. I ask myself how a bit of can move a heart, touch a soul, and change a life.
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I became a gardener when I was twelve. My early ________ of gardening may not have originated from my love for nature. It was to ________ my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with ________ at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish to her, “something else to ________ !” Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father even thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something ________ to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they found ________ , I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily (百合花) seeds in the yard. But they failed to ________ . I continued to plant sunflower seeds and roses. Wild ________ joy, I found the first rose bloom (开花). One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads off. ________ , I was touched by this land of wonder.
________ , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even ________ at me because he found it was ________ to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother’s ________ , I put in her vase my real roses which, in her eyes, were simply weeds ________ flowers.
Regardless of their________, I kept on planting my garden and ________ to enjoy the pleasure of gardening. Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom, they ________ to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to ________ my parents. Today I become known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show, which makes my parents feel very ________ . And now I could say it is my affection for ________ that makes me a real gardener.
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