A. Tourists are losing interest in it.

B. Its beaches are not well protected.

C. There are 89 million people in Florida at present.

D. Its population has been increasing in recent years.

D

For most kids, height isn’t something they can change, so what do you do if you don’t like how tall or short you are? It might be girls feeling too tall and boys feeling too short but some really tall boys might not like all that height and some shorter girls might get tired of all the jokes or of feeling like they’re staying little while their friends are growing up.

If you are still worried about your height, talk to your parents and your doctor. Most kids don’t have a growth problem that needs help from a doctor, but it’s always OK to ask if you’re concerned.

So for most kids, it seems like there’s not much to do but wait to se e how it all turns out. But you can do something right now: eat healthy and take care of yourself. If you get the nutrition(营养), sleep, and exercise you need, you’re likely to reach your maximum height. In other words, you’ll grow as tall as you were meant to grow.

And even though you may hear people say it, taking extra vitamins or supplements(补品) that you can buy in a store won’t help you get taller. Just stick to a healthy diet if you want to be the tallest you can be!

Kids who wish they weren’t so tall should still eat healthy and take care of themselves, of course. Eating less won’t make you end up any shorter unless you really starved yourself and made yourself sick.

As they get older, most kids learn to feel comfortable with their height, whether they turn out tall, short, or somewhere in between.

32. What is this text mainly about?

A. Some tips on how to grow taller. B. Some advice on height worries.

C. Some problems kids are facing.    D. Some factors that affect height.

33. If you want to grow taller, you are advised to do the following except _____.

A. get enough sleep                 B. take some exercise

C. take extra vitamins               D. get enough nutrition

34. We’ll feel comfortable with our height _____.

A. after we tell the parents           B. after we see the doctor

C. when we grow taller              D. when we get older

35. Who does this text written for?

A. Kids.       B. Parents.       C. Doctors.       D. Teachers

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

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。

Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.

36    Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.

But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to so lve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help.      37       Talking helps you move on and let go.

Write your problems.      38       When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lo se in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith.    39

Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours.    40    Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.

A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.

B. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?

C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.

E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.

G. With faith and hop e, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

第二部分：英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节：完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5 分，满分30分)

A couple of months ago I was renting a house to work from. I was fairly well set up, __41___ didn’t own a lawn mower(割草机) and after a week I realized I had to find some way to deal with the growing __42___! But I was on a fairly __43__ budget(预算) which couldn’t pay a lawn-mowing company.

I was thinking about this one Sunday as the “Mr. Whippy” ice cream van (货车) __44___ outside on the street. I hadn’t had a Mr. Whippy ice cream for years, and I __45___ my coin purse and headed __46___. On the pavement were three young __47___ playing. They may have been from next door, but I was new there and hadn’t really met anyone yet.

It was a __48___ day and I asked them if they’d like an ice cream. “Yes, please,” they replied __49___. At that moment a fourth boy __50___ them from the neighboring house. And there was just enough change to cover __51___ ice creams. As I left the van, I heard the lady serving the boys say, “that was a really ___52___ thing that lady did for you boys. Don’t forget to __53___ her.” I smiled as I went inside to carry on __54__.

I left for work that evening, and didn’t __55___ until Tuesday morning. As I drove into the drive, I realized something was __56___. Yes, my lawns had been mowed. I felt this huge __57___ rush into my heart. I knew my __58___had done this for me.

This act of __59___ not only made a big difference to me, but it also __60__ me to act further in our community. Thank you so much neighbors.

41. A. so B. unless C. but D. or

42. A. trouble B. grass C. tree D. noise

43. A. easy B. big  C. tight D. free

44. A. broken up B. built up  C. taken up  D. pulled up

45. A. grabbed B. opened C. made D. hid

46. A. inside B. outside C. up  D. down

47. A. women B. men C. boys D. girls

48. A. important   B. boring C. cold D. hot

49.A.enthusiastically  B. nervously C. surprisingly  D. disappointedly

50. A. cared about B. joined C. noticed D. laughed at

51. A. three B. four C. five D. six

52. A. easy B. natural C. painful D. kind