第二节　完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)

It seems as if cell phones that could be the protection that parents expecting the kids to have freedom and be safe have been looking for.Let’s__36__your 11­year­old son is going on a long bike ride with a friend，so they take along your cell phone__37__they need help.Not only could they call you if necessary，but__38__Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipped on many mobile phones today，your son and his friend could also be__39__easily.Plus，with a special service，you could track the boy’s__40__location.Or consider this：If your daughter is__41__herself and three friends to a concert，she could__42__out exactly how to locate the concert and get back home by using her equipped cell phone.And through a(n)__43__software package，you could__44__her whereabouts (行踪).

__45__tracking devices as we all consider useful，however，have__46__.If the boys urgently needed help during the ride，__47__might be too late by the time someone found them.And if they wanted to，the concert­going girls could deviate (偏离) from the__48__route and go to a night club after the__49__—they could turn off the phone or leave it in their own car and drive with someone else.

Cell phones and their accompanying programs are tools for__50__children’s safety today，but all of them are__51__extremely reliable.Under no circumstances does__52__else replace a well­established parent­child relationship__53__love and trust.

If you do decide to let your kids use these devices，don’t rely__54__on them for protection.Your children need you to watch them，but__55__will never take the place of your time，attention，eyes，and ears when overseeing your child’s whereabouts.

36.A.pretend　B.see　C.prove　D.say

37.A.even if  B.only if  C.in case  D.so that

38.A.with  B.as  C.also  D.for

39.A.called  B.observed  C.contacted  D.located

40.A.obvious  B.clear  C.exact  D.safe

41.A.leading  B.driving  C.heading  D.guiding

42.A.point  B.make  C.turn  D.get

43.A.additional  B.universal  C.international  D.exceptional

44.A.learn  B.know  C.follow  D.search

45.A.These  B.Such  C.Some  D.Few

46.A.faults  B.shortages  C.difficulties  D.disadvantages

47.A.parents  B.it  C.policemen  D.we

48.A.considered  B.established  C.designed  D.planned

49.A.drive  B.ride  C.show  D.party

50.A.guaranteeing  B.providing  C.making  D.finding

51.A.never  B.always  C.usually  D.merely

52.A.everything  B.nothing  C.anything  D.something

53.A.relied on  B.based on  C.laid on  D.kept on

54.A.specifically  B.believably  C.only  D.particularly

55.A.relationship  B.science  C.protection  D.technology

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

A

It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one­word answers.“Where are you going?”“Places.”“When will you be back?”“Sometime.”“Who will you be with?”“People.”

That means that the days of your children bounding in the front door with the details of their day are over.They are breaking away from you so that they’ll be able to stand on their own as a young adult.

Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children’s closeness.Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks.Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult，they’ll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice.But in order to determine who they are right now，they need to separate from you.

Your job，however，is to keep them safe—and that requires knowing where they are and who they are with.Let them know clearly that it’s not because you want to dominate their life and control them;it’s because it’s a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another.

When they’re home and sit down to eat a meal，sit down with them.You need to open up to them about your life.Tell them of an interesting incident at the office，let them in on a bit of family gossip (闲谈)，discuss a piece of news with them.They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life.By letting a teen in on your life，they just may let you in of theirs.

56.The underlined word“That”in Paragraph 2 probably refers to“________”.

A.teens no longer tell parents their detailed information

B.teens don’t tell parents where they had been any more

C.parents are impatient to listen to their children

D.parents are occupied by doing their business

57.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

A.the generation gap is becoming wider and wider

B.teens quarrel a lot with their parents

C.teens don’t want to live with other family members

D.some parents feel distant from their teenage children

58.The author believes that teens’ one­word answers show______.

A.their awareness of independence

B.their physical and mental changes

C.an unpleasant parent­child relationship

D.their wishes for keeping silent

59. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.Parents should understand their children.

B.Parents should keep their children safe.

C.Parents should open their hearts to their children.

D.Parents should give their children enough freedom.

60.What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A.To give advice.  B.To direct teenagers.

C.To present findings.  D.To comfort parents.

B

Mark Twain’s father，John Clemens，decided to leave the small village of Florida and move to the somewhat larger and more prosperous Hannibal，on the banks of the Mississippi River.However，because of Twain’s poor health，his parents feared he would not survive childhood.

During the family’s first few years in Hannibal，Twain was too young to understand fully the changes going on around him.John Clemens，though trained as a lawyer，tried to support his family by running a store and speculating in real estate.When his business failed，Clemens was forced to put off his plan to establish a permanent home for the family.

About 1843，Clemens began concentrating on the practice of law，a decision that brought some stability to the family finances and enabled him to have a house built.Construction began in 1843 ，and the family moved into the new house the next year.About the time the family moved into their new home，Twain’s health improved dramatically.Instead of having to lead a quiet indoor life，he could roam the streets of Hannibal，climb the surrounding hills，explore the area’s caves and splash about in local swimming pools.He reveled (作乐) in his newfound freedom，spending nearly all his free time playing outdoors with the other boys in town and soon becoming a leader.

Twain’s carefree days did not last long.His father used their house as collateral (抵押物) for a friend’s loan，and the creditor took possession when the loan failed.A physician offered to let them live in his home.The Clemens family moved into that house in late 1846.On March 24,1847，John Clemens died.In the same year，his wife and his oldest son，Orion，managed to regain possession of the little house on Hill Street，and the family moved back into it that summer.

For the next six years，Twain，his brother Henry，and his sister Pamela lived with their mother in the family.Within a year of his father’s death，Twain quit school and became an apprentice printer，and when his brother Orion bought the Hannibal Journal in 1851，Twain went to work for him as a printer and editorial assistant.The stories he wrote for Orion’s paper taught him that he much preferred writing to typesetting.Thus，when he decided to leave Hannibal in May 1853，he already had an inkling of his future career.

61.Which is the possible reason for Twain’s family moving to Hannibal?

A.It was a larger and more prosperous place.

B.Their house was taken away by a creditor.

C.They had lived in the small village too long and wanted to have a change.

D.The reason is not mentioned in the passage.