A. with B. in C. of D. on

-It’s about 6 million.

A.how many B. what C.how much D. what number

-- And another example is F2F______ stands for face to face.

A. that B. who C. whom D. it

A. taken out B. carried out

C. put out D. given out

A. the Read family B. Read family

C. the Reads’ family D. my family

A B C D E

【1】_________

【2】_________

【3】_________

【4】__________

【5】_________

In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and usedrugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear,take blood to test for diseases,removea tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. Fromthese studies,researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long theylive, and how many babies theyproduce.

But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears knowthe researchers' voices and they are not afraid of die research team. With the help of a few grapes

to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs.Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.

In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But theresearch methods and the kinds of information that researchers, are able to collect are quite different.

【1】In the first paragraph, we can learn that North American black bears are _______.

A.shy and fearful animalsB.not found today

C.well known to scientistsD.not afraid of people

【2】The word "remove" in the second paragraph probably means _____ in Chinese.

A.拔下B.移植C.清洗D.修補

【3】Which of the following may NOT be included in the New Jersey studies on bears?

A.The age.

B.The way of their communication.

C.The weight.

D.The number of babies they produce.

【4】In the Minnesota studies, researchers _____.

A.can never get close to the bears

B.study the bears while they are asleep

C.use grapes to make the bears full

D.learn a lot about the bears' everyday lives

【5】What do the two studies have in common?

A.Research places.B.The main purpose.

C.Research methods.D.Collected information.

Nadia Comaneci, a famous gymnast (體操運動員), was born in Romania in 1961.

When she was doing cartwheels(側(cè)手翻)on the playground at the age of 7, a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home, Nadia went because she loved gymnastics (體操).

After that, she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975, she was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century.

In 1976, Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score, a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

Everyone was surprised. There wasn’t a sound for a moment. Then a voice came, “Ladies and gentlemen, Nadia Comaneci… 10!”

The audience (觀眾) cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well, when the scoreboard was built, no one thought a score of 10.00 was possible. The decimal point (小數(shù)點) was in the wrong place! In fact, the scoreboard only had three digits (數(shù)位) to show scores, such as 9.50 or 9.85 at that time.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10, which was thought impossible before. From then on, she was looked as a hero. In 1984, she got retired (退休的).

【1】Nadia was named as one of the Athletes of the 20th Century in _______.

A. 1961 B. 1975 C. 1976 D. 1984

【2】At first, the scoreboard showed Nadia got _______ in the Olympics in Canada.

A. 10.00 B. 1.00 C. 9.50 D. 9.85

【3】In Paragraph (段落) 5, “Everyone was surprised” because _______.

A. she was fantastic in the competition

B. there wasn’t a sound

C. she got a score of 10

D. the score was too low

【4】Put the following into correct order according to the passage.

①Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.

②A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.

③Nadia went to the capital to train.

④She was looked as a hero.

A. ②③①④ B. ③①②④ C. ③①④② D. ④③①②

【5】This passage is probably a ______.

A. news report B. notice C. novel D. life story

【題目】

I recently watched a TV program Real Sports where the presenter looked into the culture of handing out participation（參與）trophies to children. There's no doubt that today's kids live in a world of scoreless games and everyone gets a trophy. Sometimes when a league decides to award（獎勵）just the winners instead of all participants, the parents buy their own trophies for the whole team!

However, when we try to protect children from losing at the early ages, are they less prepared when real competition kicks in? People who support giving trophies say they want to make each child feel special, but how does this make them feel special? Stanford University looked at this recently and found that although kids react positively to praise-they enjoy hearing that they're talented, smart and so on, they break down at the first experience of difficulty. Discouraged by their failure, they say they'd rather cheat than risk failing again.

There are also endless social-science studies showing the harmful effects of easy competition, not just on the psyche（精神）but more surprisingly on achievement. If children know they will get an award simply by showing up, what is the reason for improvement? Jean Twenge, writer of Generation Me, warns that when living rooms are filled with participation trophies, it's part of a larger cultural message: to succeed, you just have to show up. In college, those who've grown up receiving these endless awards do the required work, but don't see the need to do it well. In the office, they still believe that attendance is all it takes to get a promotion（晉升）.

When I was a child, I earned my fair share of trophies but none of them was for just showing up. I also missed out on even more and had to watch my friends collect them while I stood by and clapped. I realized that in life, I'm going to lose more often than I win, even if I'm good at something, and I've got to get used to that to keep going.

When children make mistakes, our job should not be to turn those losses into decorated（裝飾性的）victories. Instead, our job is to help kids overcome difficulties, to help them see that progress over time is more important than a certain win or loss, and to help them politely congratulate those who succeed when they fail. To do that, we need to refuse all the meaningless trophies.

【1】The writer mentions Stanford University's study to show that

A.kids should be awarded for their special talents

B.necessary protection helps kids deal with failure

C.parents should try their best to keep kids out of competition

D.overpraise is likely to reduce kids' ability to face difficulties

【2】The writer probably agrees that

A.attendance is the key to making progress

B.participation is more important than victory

C.getting awards easily stops kids from working hard

D.participation trophies give kids a sense of achievement

【3】From his childhood experience, the writer has learned that

A.it's difficult to accept friends' victories

B.it's beneficial to learn from teammates

C.it's important to face winning or losing properly

D.it's necessary to be excellent at something to succeed

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Participation Trophies: Do They Really Matter?

B.Participation Trophies: Why Are They Special?

C.Participation Trophies: How Do They Help Kids?

D.Participation Trophies: Who Should Award Them?

A. we, Class one B. They , Class one

C. we , Class One D. Our , Class One