1、七选五(一) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。The jobs of the future have not yet been invented. 36 By helping them develop classic skills that will serve them well no matter what the future holds.1. CuriosityYour children need to be deeply curious. 37 Ask kids, “What ingredients (配料)can we add to
2、 make these pancakes even better next time?” and then try them out. Did those ingredients make the pancakes better? What could we try next time?2. CreativityTrue creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. 38 There are a dozen different things you can do wi
3、th them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.3. Personal skillsUnderstanding how others feel can be a challenge for kids. We know whats going on inside our own head, but what about others? Being able to read people helps kid
4、 from misreading a situation and jumping to false conclusions. 39 “Why do you think shes crying?” “Can you tell how that man is feeling by looking at his face?” “If someone were to do that to you, how would you feel?”4. Self Expression40 There are many ways to express thoughts and ideas - music, act
5、ing, drawing, building, photography. You may find that your child is attracted by one more than another.A. Encourage kids to cook with you.B. And we cant forget science education.C. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways.D. We can do this in real life or ask questions about ch
6、aracters in stories.E. Gardening is another great activity for helping kids develop this skill.F. So how can we help our kids prepare for jobs that dont yet exist?G. Being able to communicate ideas in a meaningful way is a valuable skill.(二) Evaluating Sources (来源) of health Information Making good
7、choices about your own health requires reasonable evaluation. A key first step in bettering your evaluation ability is to look carefully at your sources of healthy information. Reasonable evaluation includes knowing where and how to fins relevant information, how to separate fact from opinions, how
8、to recognize poor reasoning, and how to analyze information and the reliability of sources. 71 Go to the original source. Media reports often simplify the results of medical research. Find out for yourself what a study really reported, and determine whether it was based on good science. Think about
9、the type of study. 73 Watch for misleading language. Some studies will find that a behavior “contributes to” or is “associated with” an outcome; this does not mean that a certain course must lead to a certain result. 73 Carefully read or listen to information in order to fully understand it.Use your
10、 common sense. If a report seems too good to be true, probably it is. Be especially careful of information contained in advertisements. 74 Evaluate “scientific” statements carefully, and be aware of quackery(江湖骗术). 75 Friends and family members can be a great source of ideas and inspiration, but eac
11、h of us needs to find a healthy lifestyle that works for us.Developing the ability to evaluate reasonably and independently about the health problems will serve you well throughout your life.A. Make choice that are right for you. B. The goal of an ad is to sell you something.C. Be sure to work throu
12、gh the critical questions. D. And examine the findings of the original research.E. Distinguish between research reports and public health advice.F. Be aware that information may also be incorrectly explained by an authors point of view.G. The following suggestions can help you sort through the healt
13、h information you receive from common sources.71-75: GDFBA(三) Why is setting goals important? _51_ Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.Successful people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals. _52_ Its like having a map to show you whe
14、re you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which can be found on a map. She can drive straight there surely without any wasted time of wrong turns. The other driver has no goal, or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same pl
15、ace as the first driver, but she drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas. Which driver do you want to be? _53_ They decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people usually just let life happen by accident. Goals arent
16、 difficult to set and they arent difficult to reach. _54_ You are the one who must decide what to achieve and in what direction to aim your life.55_ Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect or forget. Also when you write
17、your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself continuously aware of situations that will bring you nearer to your goal.AWinners in life set goals and follow them through. BResearch tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to achieve it.CIts up to you to find out wha
18、t your goals really are.DIts difficult for a driver to reach his destination without a map.EBy setting goals you are taking control of your life.FBecause goals can help you do, be, and experience everything you want in life.GBecause everybody should have a goal in his mind.(四) Kids health: Four step
19、s for fighting stressEverybody gets stressed time to time. 71 Some ways of dealing with stress - like screaming or hitting someone一dont solve (解决)，much. But other ways, like talking to someone you trust, can lead you to solving your problem or at least feeling better.Try taking these four steps. the
20、 next time you are stressed:(1) Get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to “trusted adult, such as “parent or other relatives. 72 They might have had similar problems, such as dealing with a test, or the death of a beloved pet.(2) Dont take it out on yoursel
21、f. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. Oh, dear, thats good idea. Remember that there are always people to help you. Dont take it out on yourself. 73 (3) Try to solve the problem. After youre calm and you have support from adults and friends, its time to get do
22、wn to business. 74 Even if you cant solve it all, you can solve a piece of it.(4) Be positive. Most stress is temporary(暂时的).Remember stress does go away, especially when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it. These steps arent magic, but they do work. And if you can stay positi
23、ve as you make your way through a tough time, youll help yourself feel better even faster. 75 A. Ask for a helping hand to get you through the tough situation.B. Notice your friends feelings and find a way to help them.C. Different people feel stress in different waysD. Ah, it feels so good when the
24、 stress is gone.E. You need to figure out what the problem is.F. And dont forget about your friends.G. Then, find a way to calm down.(五) Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often :ability, money and time. 36_. Money is a topi
25、c Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spent in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule.1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing read
26、y to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already? 37_2.Make your time worth it .When you do find time to cook a meal , make the most of it and save yourself time later on .Are you making one loaf of bread ? 38 .It takes around the
27、same amount of time to make more of something .So save yourself the effort for future meal .3.39 This may surprise you , but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation .It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite an
28、d schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start. 40_ And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A. Try new things.B. Ability
29、 is easily improved.C. Make three or four instead.D. Understand your food better.E. Cooking is a burden for many people.F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.(六) Three Apples changed the world. The first one sed
30、uced(诱惑)Eve. The second one awakened Newton._1_Here are some famous words from Steve Jobs to share.On characterIm the only person I know thats lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. _2_.On good designThats been one of my mottos-focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex；You ha
31、ve to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But its worth it in the end because once you get there，you can move mountains.On his outlook_3_ Going to bed at night saying weve done something wonderful，thats what matters to me.On your working lifeYour work is going to fill a large par
32、t of your life，and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work._4_ If you havent found it yet，keep looking. Dont settle.On the importance of deathNo one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven dont want to die to get there._5_ No one has ever escaped it. And
33、 that is as it should be，because Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is lifes change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you，but someday not too long from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.AIts very characterbuildi
34、ng.BThe third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs.CThis is not a oneman show.DAnd the only way to do great work is to love what you do.EAnd yet death is the destination we all share.FIts really hard to design products by focus groups.GBeing the richest man in the cemetery doesnt matter to me.(七) Real
35、 policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV._1_He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer，and what is more，he has to apply it on his feet，i
36、n the dark and rain，running down a street after someone he wants to talk to._2_He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad，unimportant people who are guilty of stupid crimes.Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal：as s
37、oon as hes arrested，the story is over._3_Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks，little effort is spent on searching.A third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant pressures：first，as members of a police force，they always have to behave a
38、bsolutely in accordance with the law._4_They can hardly ever do both. Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.If the detective has to deceive (欺骗) the world，the world often deceives him._5_And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world i
39、s deepened by the simplemindednessas he sees itof citizens，social workers，doctors，lawmakers，and judges，who，instead of eliminating crime，punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform.AHe cant get any evidence from the witnesses.BIn real life，finding criminal is seldom
40、 much of a problem.CLittle of his time is spent in chatting.DSometimes he can chat with others to relax himself.ESecond，as expensive public servants，they have to get results.FThe first difference is that a policemans real life revolves round criminal law.GHardly anyone he meets tells him the truth.答
41、案1. F2. C3. B4. E5. G(八) Money MattersParents should help their children understand money.48 So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.The basic function of moneyBegin explaining the basic function of money by showing how peop
42、le trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). 49 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money
43、, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.Money lessonsApproach money lessons with openness and honesty. 50 If you must say no to a childs request to spend money, explain, “ You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make
44、 a choice between this toy and that toy.”51 Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product-a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.52 If he chooses the ch
45、eaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.A. Wise decisionsB. The value of moneyC. Permit the child to choose between them.D. Tell your child why he can or cannot - have certain thi
46、ngs.E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to youF. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.GFDAC(九)请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出适合各段落的首句。选项中有一项是多余选项。A. You can land a
47、 scholarship easily.B. You will acquire a new way.C. Your mind will be sharpened.D. You may be promoted in your work.E. You will have better travel experience.F. Your first language will be improved.G. Reasons for Learning a Foreign LanguageIn the United Stated, many high schools require at least two years of foreign language study for graduation. Actually, becoming fairly fluent in a foreign language provides many more benefits. As our world becomes increasingly international, the importance of learning a second (or third) language will only continue to grow.43_
