D

In this age of Internet chat, video games and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.

As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.

A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”

I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.

While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.

70. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Now many amusements compete for children’s time.

B. Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities.

C. Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time.

D. Rebecca often go online for her writing materials.

71. What did the author say about her own writing experience?

A. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

B. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

C. She didn’t quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

D. Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations.

72. The underlined word “resurface” in Paragraph 2 probably means  “______”.

A. recycle             B. reappear           C. reconsider         D. reunite

73. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest?

A. She was confident about her talent in writing.

B. She was sure of winning with her mother’s help.

C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D. She had won a prize in the previous contest.

74. The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.

A. she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer

B. she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing

C. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much

D. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

75. What’s the author’s advice for parents?

A. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

B. Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in.

C. Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.

D. A writing career,though attractive,is not for every child to pursue.

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节;满分35分)

第一节：阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求答题，然后将答案填入相应的位置上。(请注意答题后的词数要求)。

Statuses(身份) are part of human inventions that help us get along with one another and determine where we “fit” in society. As we go about our daily routines, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman,and so on.

The statuses we take often vary with the people we meet and change throughout life. Most of us can quickly adjust our statuses that various situations or occasions require. Most of social interaction(互动) consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to take their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of judgment. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric (衣料). But an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook(钱包). Having made a choice within these limits we can make certain changes, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks(衣架). Statues too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

76.  What is the function of statuses ?  (within 10 words)

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77.  What do we do as the situation changes?  (within 5 words)

______________________________________________________________________

78.  Which word can you find in Paragraph 2 to replace “identifying”?  (1 word)

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79.  What are the three factors that limit our choice?  (within 5 words)

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80.  What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?  (within 7 words)

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第二节  书面表达(满分30分)

书面表达 五月十日学校对毕业班同学开展了一项调查，根据下面的情况请写一篇稿件。

68%学生认为          32%学生认为

观点 每天体育锻炼，如跑步，做早操，打乒乓球、篮球等，但时间不宜太长。  锻炼浪费时间

理由   锻炼能增强体质，减少疾病; 运动使大脑得到休息,使复习效果更好。  锻炼使人疲劳，运动时可能会受伤;

运动后很兴奋，较长时间不能复习功课。

注意：字数130左右

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