Parents today are wealthier than their parents and they want their children to have more than what they had. Yet parents often to give their children what they had when they were young.
For example, today’s generations of children mostly have their own private with a television, their own cell phone, their own computer, and finally when they are enough they will even have their own cars. all of these things, children do not these gifts as much as previous generations did. , children are often __ _ just spoiled(被宠坏的) , and all these things give them enjoyment when they really need some to their own development. Finally, children these short-term activities in order to fight against their boredom, and as a result of this, kids shorter periods of attention with little .
The obvious question that you may be asking is probably that: patience is a virtue, then why don’t parents it?
In today’s society, it is far easier to make children lose concentration than to teach personal development and that’s a common problem. For example, it is much easier for parents to buy a new toy or turn on the television for their children than to their curiosity (好奇)in a natural way. This strong to know the world will lead them through self-learning, by which they would slowly value the of hard work and patience.
Basically, the easiest method for parents to teach patience to their children is not by them things, but by giving their children an opportunity to learn what they are interested in. Thus, parents can teach their children the same lessons that they have painfully learned too. The point is, realize what they lack and take action immediately.
A．neglect (忽略) B．refuse C．promise D．hesitate
A．teachers B．doctors C．houses D．bedrooms
A．clever B．old C．rich D．good
A．As a result of B．For the purpose of C．Instead of D．Regardless of
A．prepare B．understand C．value D．accept
A．Besides B．Otherwise C．Somehow D．Therefore
A．less than B．more than C．not more than D．no more than
A．positive B．little C．natural D．immediate
A．attention B．help C．attitude D．contribution
A．provide B．organize C．watch D．require
A．need B．develop C．draw D．improve
A．time B．patience C．effort D．hope
A．As B．Unless C．Since D．Though
A．learn B．research C．teach D．have
A．directions B．experiences C．courses D．skills
A．satisfy B．show C．study D．follow
A．position B．point C．order D．desire
A．cost B．rewards C．relations D．differences
A．passing B．reading C．buying D．making
A．interesting B．hard C．special D．strange
完型填空 （共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
The sun didn’t come out. The 15 – year – old girl Razeena said goodbye to her mother and left for school. She was thinking about the coming Christmas and 21 the holiday lights at the nearby senior citizens’ apartment 22 she noticed some smoke through the door.
The building is on fire ! She looked around wildly, 23 not a soul was in 24 .
Razeena 25 .“Fire ! ” she yelled, running into the hallway and striking on every door she saw, “Everybody get 26 !” The building had two floors, she pulled herself 27 ,where the thick 28 was hanging just a few feet 29 the floor. She could see pairs of slippered feet——but no one was moving. She 30 they couldn’t see where to go ! “Down here ! and follow me !” she yelled. 31 a sleeve over her mouth, she led the elderly residents (居民) down the stairs.
So she pounded up and down the stairs, weaving through the smoke and heat to 32 more people. “ Take my arm,” she told the extremely 33 residents. Her eyes burned and flames were hissing louder. Finally, she led the last person out. 34 stood on the side walk, dazed and crying. “Thank you so much,” they told her over and over, “ Without you, we never would have 35 .”
When Razeena walked home, shaking and 36 with dirt, mother cried, “ What happened?!”
“ There was a fire…so many people … I think I 37 them all.” She burst into tears, “ I 38 my uniform. I thought you might be mad! ” Mother 39 her head, tears in her eyes, “Oh honey, I’m so 40 of you,” she whispered.
A．seeing B．admiring C．lighting D．noticing
A．when B．while C．as D．for
A．and B．so C．but D．however
A．public B．bed C．school D．sight
A．panicked B．looked C．delighted D．watched
A．up B．down C．out D．in
A．downstairs B．upstairs C．forward D．back
A．smoke B．fire C．flame D．dirt
A．in B．on C．beyond D．above
A．asked B．wondered C．realized D．cried
A．Folding B．Holding C．Cutting D．Finding
A．search B．bring C．care D．fetch
A．excited B．moved C．frightened D．surprised
A．She B．He C．You D．They
A．carried out B．made it C．gone ahead D．set free
A．covered B．mixed C．connected D．pleased
A．saved B．satisfied C．led D．dismissed
A．lost B．injured C．ruined D．tore
A．dropped B．shook C．nodded D．bent
A．thankful B．tired C．kind D．proud
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选 出最佳选项。
Once upon a time there lived an old man in a nice cottage with a large garden. The old man was seen 21 his flowers all the time. They were so well-tended that every passer-by could not but 22 for a glance.
One day a young man went by the garden. He gazed at the splendid garden, 23 in admiration at the beauty of these sceneries. Then, suddenly he 24 the old gardener was blind. 25 , the young man asked, "Why are you busy tending these flowers every day which you can't 26 in fact?" The old man smiled and answered that " I can tell you 27 reasons. First I was a 28 when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, yet I can 29 them. Third，I can smell sweetness of them. As to the last one, that's 30 .
"Me? But you don't know me," responded the young man 31 .
"Yeah, it's 32 that I don't know you. But I know everyone knows flowers and would never 33 them down. I know the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good 34 . In the meantime, it also 35 a chance to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us."
The old man's 36 astonished me. The blind man grows flowers and 37 them as a link of minds so as to make 38 enjoy the sunshine in spring. Isn't it one kind of happiness？
I believe every flower has 39 with which they can see the kindness of the man's heart. The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Though 40 to see the beauty of blossoming, he surely can hear the voice of it, I suppose.
A．loving B．watering C．tending D．planting
A．stop B．stay C．live D．run
A．kept B．dropped C．fallen D．lost
A．realized B．noticed C．felt D．thought
A．Excited B．Frightened C．Shocked D．Satisfied
A．feel B．see C．hear D．eat
A．one B．two C．three D．four
A．gardener B．teacher C．farmer D．painter
A．taste B．plant C．touch D．appreciate
A．it B．me C．them D．you
A．with pleasure B．in surprise C．with hope D．in anger
A．true B．possible C．a pity D．a shame
A．put B．turn C．get D．knock
A．mind B．life C．future D．mood
A．introduces B．offers C．stands D．leaves
A．words B．behavior C．story D．attitudes
A．treats B．acts C．works D．serves
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．ears B．soul C．eyes D．heart
A．refusing B．trying C．pretending D．failing
完形填空 （共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
My husband and I went into a shop that sold handcrafted items in hopes of finding a few last-minute Christmas gifts.
There was a lot 36 . Every shelf and 37 was loaded with different crafters' handiwork. As I walked through the store, I noticed a wooden plaque(瓷花金属板) hanging on a wall. I turned to take 38 look and remember shaking my head "yes" at 39 printed on the plaque.
"Life isn't about waiting for the 40 to pass," the plaque proclaimed（宣布）. "It's about learning to dance in the rain."
As I pulled my husband over and directed his attention to the plaque, I could see that he too 41 the simple lesson the plaque shared. How often in our daily lives had we put conditions on our 42 ? When we get the house paid off, then we can be happy. When things settle down with the kids, then we'll be able to do more together. There is so little joy for the here and now in the uncertainties of the 43 and thens.
Looking at the plaque, I found myself 44 to a hot and muggy day the summer before, when I unknowingly 45 the plaque's message. Light rain continued to fall as I walked out to get my mail. Water was still running 46 through the gutters（屋顶檐槽）. I don't know what came over me, 47 I suddenly felt forced to do something a little crazy 48 my fifty-plus years.
I 49 my shoes and stockings and began walking barefoot through the water. It was deliciously 50 , heated by the pavement that had been 51 by the summer heat.
I'm sure my neighbors thought that I had 52 my last vestige of sanity（神智健全）, but I didn't care. For in that moment, I was alive. I wasn't worried about bills, the future or any other day-to-day cares. I was 53 a gift — a pure and simple moment of joy!
The plaque now hangs in my living room, a Christmas gift from my husband. I walk past it multiple times each day and 54 pause to ask myself, "So, am I 55 in the rain?"
I think I am. I know I try to. One step at a time, I am learning to dance in the rain!
A．to purchase B．to see C．to choose D．to order
A．wall B．counter C．drawer D．panel
A．a first B．a second C．a better D．a worse
A．the word B．the design C．the note D．the message
A．trouble B．happiness C．storm D．fortune
A．considered B．recalled C．appreciated D．acknowledged
A．happiness B．responsibility C．desire D．virtue
A．wheres B．ifs C．buts D．whens
A．keeping back B．thinking back C．going back D．dating back
A．interpret B．understood C．conveyed D．lived
A．high B．fiercely C．deep D．low
A．ortherwise B．and C．but D．thus
A．in B．for C．above D．at
A．come off B．put on C．throw away D．slipped off
A．cold B．warm C．smooth D．swift
A．baked B．swollen C．removed D．burned
A．dismissed B．suffered C．lost D．gained
A．experiencing B．distributing C．receiving D．presenting
A．hardly B．incidentally C．seldom D．frequently
A．stuck B．running C．dancing D．caught
完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
从A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the past, man did not have to think about the protection of his environment．There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 31 ．
Today things are 32 , the world has become too 33 ．We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are 34 our environment with dangerous chemicals．If we continue to do this, human life on the earth 35 survive．
Everyone 36 today that if too many fishes are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left． Yet, with modern fishing 37 , more and more fishes are caught．We know that if too many trees are cut down, 38 will disappear and nothing will grow on the earth．Yet we __39 to use bigger and more powerful machines to 40 more and more trees．
We realize that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, fish will die． 41 , in most countries wastes are 42 put into rivers or into the sea,
and there are 43 laws to stop this．
We know, too, that if the 44 of the world continues to rise at the present rate , in a few years there will not be enough 45 ．What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less 46 ,there will be more food available for everyone．Land that is used to grow crops 47 five times more people than land where ani
mals are kept．
Our natural resources will 48 longer if we learn to recyclethem．
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth 49 ．
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 50 in the future．
A．beautiful B．unlimited C．unusual D．valuable
A．common B．the same C．changeable D．different
A．crowded B．small C．dirty D．busy
A．protecting B．saving C．polluting D．fighting
A．may not B．will not C．shall not D．could not
A．wonders B．realizes C．considers D．discovers
A．poles B．boats C．methods D．ideas
A．mountains B．the sea C．trees D．forests
A．continue B．have C．ought D．go on
A．grow B．plant C．save D．cut down
A．Thus B．However C．Generally D．Therefore
A．still B．even C．also D．certainly
A．many B．none C．some D．few
A．production B．pollution C．population D．development
A．houses B．vegetables C．food D．places
A．fruit B．meat C．fish D．grain
A．feeds B．increases C．supplies D．helps
A．use B．stay C．keep D．last
A．control B．born C．plan D．pay
A．nature B．sea C．planet D．forest
Every morning a woman made some bread for members of her family and an extra piece for whoever needed it. She would always 36. the extra piece on the windowsill(窗台).
She 37. an old man came every day and took the extra piece without expressing his 38. . This went on day after day. The woman felt very 39. . In order to punish him, she decided to add 40. to the bread she 41. for him! As she was about to place it on the windowsill, she 42. and gave up eventually. Immediately, she prepared another one and put it on the sill. 43. , the man came that day, picked up the bread and left, totally 44. of the anger in the heart of the woman.
That evening, there was a 45. on the door. As she opened it, she was 46. to find her son standing in the doorway. He had gone to a distant place to 47. his fortune. For many months she had heard no news of him.
Looking at his mother he said 48. , “ Mom, it is truly 49. I’m here. My business 50. so I had to beg for food on my way home. I would have died this morning, but just then an old man passed by. He was 51. enough to give me a piece of bread, and said, ‘ this is what I eat every day. Today, I shall give it to you, for your 52. is greater than mine!’ ”
As the mother 53. those words, her face turned pale. She 54. the 
poisoned bread that she had made that morning. Had she not thrown it away, it would have been eaten by her own son and he would have 55. his life!
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A．cut B．taste C．place D．sell
A．doubted B．noticed C．hoped D．worried
A．appreciation B．concern C．regret D．sympathy
A．strange B．sad C．satisfied D．angry
A．sugar B．salt C．poison D．milk
A．cared B．applied C．prepared D．begged
A．agreed B．hesitated C．accepted D．understood
A．As usual B．On the way C．As a result D．On the other hand
A．message B．key C．knife D．knock
A．curious B．surprised C．nervous D．disappointed
A．assess B．spend C．seek D．bring
A．cheerfully B．carefully C．proudly D．weakly
A．normal B．amazing C．terrible D．necessary
A．failed B．succeeded C．grew D．continued
A．unique B．smart C．kind D．mean
A．strength B．job C．help D．need
A．said B．wrote C．read D．heard
A．threw B．remembered C．kept D．discovered
A．lost B．saved C．started D．built
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