"Life is speeding up.Everyone is getting unwell." This may sound like something someone would say today.But in fact，an unknown person who lived in Rome in AD 53 wrote it. We all love new inventions.They are exciting，amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives？ Picture this：You're rushing to finish your homework on the computer.Your mobile phone rings，a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen，and the noise from the television is getting louder and louder.Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work.Now you have to stay up all night to get it done.How calm and happy do you feel？ Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired.Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities，who have no telephones，no cars，not even any electricity （电） often seem to be happier？Perhaps because they lead simple lives. Our family in the UK went "back in time" to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today.The grandparents，with their daughter，and grandsons Benjamin，10 and Thomas，7，spent nine weeks in a 1940s house.They had no washing machine，microwave，computer or mobile phones. The grandmother，Lyn，said， "It was hard physically，but not mentally." She believed life was less materialistic （物质的）. "The more things you have，the more difficult life becomes." she said.The boys said they fought less.Probably，they said，because there was less to fight over，such as their computer.Also Lyn changed from being a "fashionable，beer-drinking granny，to one who cooked things." Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions! Don't be available all the time.Turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don't check your emails every day. Don't reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can.It may be fun at first，but it soon gets boring. Make sure you spend some time talking to your family.Set aside one evening a week when you don't turn on the television.Play cards and chat instead. Get a low technology hobby.Every day，do something in the old way，such as walking to have a face-to-face meeting instead of using the email or telephone. Don't worry too much about life-laugh more.（1）Why does the writer use the quote （引文） at the beginning of the passage？ ____ A.To lead in the topic.B.To tell us a famous saying.C.To tell us what life was like long time ago.D.To point out that you experience some big problems.（2）Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940s house？ ____ A.Because they loved to live simple lives.B.ecause they were troubled by modern inventions.C.Because living a different time would be a lot of fun for them.D.Because they want to know how people lived without modern inventions.（3）What does the underlined word "available" probably mean？ ____ A.Depended on by others.B.Trusted by others.C.Learned from by others.D.Found by others.（4）3 What is the passage mainly about？ ____ A.Problems with technology.B.The importance of technology.C.hanges happening to technology.D.Improvements of our life with technology.（5）According to the passage，which is NOT right？ ____ A.People who live far away from noisy cities often seem to be happier.B.An unknown Roman was sure that the quality of life would get better.C.The family had some changes when they lived in a 1940s house.D.With the improvement of our lives，we often feel stressed and tired.

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Being Authoritative （由权威的） ParentsPhrases like"tiger mom"and‘‘helicopter parent"have made their way into everyday language．Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort，we might turn out children with bright futures．But is there anything wrong with a kind of"overparenting style"？Parental involvement has a long history of being studied．Many of the studies，conducted by Diana Baumrind，a famous psychologist at the University of California，Berkeley，have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way，who sets high expectations but gives her child independence．These"authoritative parents"appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically，psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved，or controlling and more involved．Why is this parenting style so successful？Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children．Carol Dweck，a social psychologist at Stanford University，has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children．In a typical experiment，Dr．Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle．Most do so with little difficulty．But then Dr．Dweck tells some，but not all，of the kids how clever they are．As it turns out，the children who are not told they're smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles．They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving．As the experiment suggests，praising children's talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence．Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one's status as"smart"．Dr．Dweck's work strongly supports that of Dr．Baumrind，who also found that reasonably supporting a child's independence and limiting interference （干涉） causes better academic and emotional results．The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident．If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can't walk，you reduce her confidence．Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting．It is easier when they are young．The potential mistakes carry greater risks，and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children．67．According to the passage，a"tiger mom" ____ ．A．helps her children realize their dreamsB．speaks her children's everyday languageC．places reasonable expectations on her childrenD．pays close attention to her children's experiences68．It is implied that controlling style of parenting may ____ ．A．face more challenges of childrenB．foster independence in childrenC．cause more problems in childrenD．lead to children's academic success69．The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests that ____ ．A．a good game plays a big role in training young mindsB．overpraising makes children less motivated and confidentC．puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they needD．bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games70．The last paragraph tells us that ____ ．A．children should not be given much freedomB．parents should not increase the risk of challengingC．parents should allow their children to learn from mistakesD．children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents．

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3 Daniel has found a website article about fair play.Read the article-|||-below and answer the following questions.丹尼尔在网站上找到了一篇关于公-|||-平竞争的文章。阅读下面的文章并回答以下问题。-|||-与ot 与everything 连用表示部分否定-|||-赢并不是一切-|||-→两个what均引导宾语从句,从句中计作形式主语,不定式短语作-|||-We all know what it is like to want to win what it is like to lose.-|||-我们都知道 想要赢是什么感觉, 我们大多数人也知道输是什么感觉。-|||-More often than not winning has the victor walking on air ,lost in the glory-|||-胜利往往让成功者得意扬扬, 沉浸在当下的荣耀中,-|||-of the moment,while the loser is left with a bitter taste and a feeling of failure -|||-而留给失败者的只有苦涩的滋味和挫败感。-|||-i作形式主语,不定式短语tokeep...作真正的主语-|||-Almost nobody likes (d)^21 ,and sometimes it is difficult to keep everything-|||-几乎没有人喜欢屈居第二, 而且有时候很难正确客观地看待-|||-in Modern society honours winners and successful sportspeople-|||-这一切。 现代社会授予获胜者荣誉, 成功的运动员-|||-→过去分词短语作定语,修饰celebrities-|||-quickly become celebritie ^24,admired by all.However,there are ways to win and-|||-很快成为名人, 受到所有人的羡慕。然而, 赢得起也要输得起。-|||-ways to lose.Whether you come first or last,it is important to remember that at any-|||-无论你是第一名还是最后一名, 重要的是要记住, 在任何-|||-sporting event,you face two opponents your fellow competitors and yourself. 2-|||-体育赛事中, 你都面临着两个对手: 与你同场竞技的人和你自己。-|||-. mish ,your competitors will walk away you will have to live with-|||-比赛结束时, 你的竞争者会离开, 但你将必须接受-|||-your decisions.A true sportsperson will make the right sin i for the right reasons-|||-你的决定。 一位真正的运动员会用正确的理由做出正确的决定,-|||-过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰an old and very wise saying←-|||-and not worry about failure.There is an old and very wise saying,repeated many times,-|||-而不担心失败。 有一句古老而又非常明智的谚语, 重复了很多次,-|||-(1)W W With huminity bigcirc (30) ,lose with (e)^31 ,and do both with dignity-|||-"赢要谦虚, 输要优雅, 两者都要有尊严。"-|||-_(n)praise o(f)^bigcirc (33) such acts of sportsmanship,the Interna Fair Play Committee-|||-为表彰这些彰显体育精神的行为, 国际公平竞赛委员会-|||-"the+序数词+名词+不定式短语"结构,不定式短语作后置定语←-|||-decided to award the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy,in 1964.The first athlete-|||-在1964年决定颁发皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦公平竞赛奖。 第一位-|||-to receive the award was an Italian bobsleigh named Eugenio Monti.-|||-获得该奖项的运动员是意大利的雪橇运动员欧金尼奥·蒙蒂。-|||-During the two-man bobsleigh final at the 1964 Winter Olympic Games,he-|||-在1964年冬奥会双人雪橇决赛中, 他-|||-produced an excellent time for his downhill run.One of the British competitors,-|||-在速降滑雪赛中创造了一个美妙的时刻。 其中一名英国选手-|||-Tony Nash,had broken a part of his bobsleigh and was unable to compete.Monti-|||-托尼·纳什的雪橇断了一部分, 无法参赛。 蒙蒂-|||-. aWaoce of bigcirc (35) this,and without hesitation (d)^37 the same part of his own-|||-意识到了这一点, 他毫不犹豫地把自己雪橇上同样的部分拆下来-|||-bobsleigh and lent it to his opponent.Nash and his partner went on to achieve a-|||-借给了对手。 纳什和他的搭档继续创造了-|||-record time and won the gold medal.Monti's remarkable, tan alpha (sin )^4(alpha )^4 decision-|||-纪录, 并赢得了金牌。 蒙蒂非凡、无私的决定在奥运会比赛的最后阶段,-|||-→不定式短语作后置定语,修饰decision-|||-to help a fellow competitor,in the final stage of an Olympic event,is an example to-|||-帮助了其他选手, 这是我们所有人的-|||-名词短语作主语补足语,再如:He went into the library a happy man.他兴高采-|||-烈地走进了图书馆。-|||-us all.He did not come first but he walked away a true hero.-|||-榜样。他不是第一个到达终点的,但他离开的时候是一个真正的英雄。-|||-1 Why does the author say"at any sporting event,you face two opponents"?-|||-为什么作者说"在任何体育赛事中,你都面临着两个对手"?-|||-__-|||-2 Why was Monti awarded the Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophy?-|||-为什么蒙蒂被授予皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦公平竞赛奖?-|||-__-|||-p使用了虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反-|||-3 Would you do the san ne if you were Monti? Why or why not?-|||-如果你是蒙蒂,你也会这么做吗?为什么或为什么不?

Mr. Smith has cancelled his trip because an urgent matter has come up which requires his immediate attention.A. 史密斯先生推迟了旅行．因为发生了一件大家都十分关注的突发事件。B. 史密斯先生取消了旅行，因为发生了一件紧急的事情需要他立即处理。C. 史密斯先生取消了旅行，因为有一件棘手的事情需要他予以密切关注。D. 史密斯先生推迟了旅行，因为要处理一桩已引起公众关注的突发事件。

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