【正文】 Robinson says could be caused by the fact that many parents may have forgotten, or never truly understood, the material their children learn in school.While Robinson and Harris largely disproved that assumption, they did find a handful of habits that make a difference, such as reading aloud to young kids (fewer than half of whom are read to daily) and talking with teenagers about college plans. But these interventions don39。 academic lives, from helping them with homework, to talking with them about college plans. In an attempt to show whether the kids of moreinvolved parents improved over time, the researchers indexed these measures to children39。 cheatingB. the decline of moral standards of today39。s too easy an answer. We39。s youth. Others have attributed increased cheating to the fact that today39。 hands and talking openly about the emotions and social influences tied to how we spend.Other initiatives are tacking such realworld issues as the mercial and social pressures that affect purchasing decisions. Why exactly do you want those expensive brandname shoes so badly? It takes confidence to take a stand and to think differently, says JerooBillimoria, founder of Aflatoun, a nonprofit whose curriculum, used in more than 30 countries ,aims to help kids get a leg up in their financial lives .” “This goes beyond money and savings31. The financialliteracy education is intended to________.A. increase Americans39。t save nearly enough for retirement.In response, supporters of financialliteracy education are moving with renewed enthusiasm. School districts in states such as New Jersey and Illinois are adding moneymanagement courses to their curriculums. The Treasury and Education departments are sending lesson plans to high schools and encouraging students to pete in the National Financial Capability Challenge that begins in March. Students with top scores on that exam will receive certificates but chances for longterm benefits are slim. As it turns out, there is little evidence that traditional efforts to boost financial knowhow help students make better decisions outside the classroom. Even as the financialliteracy movement has gained steam over the past decade, scores have been falling on tests that measure how well students learn about things such as budgeting, credit cards, insurance and investments. A recent survey of college students conducted for the Jump Start Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy found that students who39。s diet is not a good idea.The only way to know what is truly healthy for your own body is to talk to a nutritionist or dietician, who can help you choose foods that are right for you as well as guide you toward a proper exercise program for weight loss, or muscle gain. These professionals will never tell you to cut out carbohydrates entirely! The bottom line listen to the experts, not the advertisers!26. As is used in Paragraph l, the word exhausted most possibly means______A. startledB. starvingC. derivedD. deprived27. According to the author, advertisers who sell “carbfree” products_______A. value consumers39。s help was importantD. she could have had a good time with her boyfriend25. The purpose for the author to share her experience is to_______A. introduce what strange fears people haveB. explain why people have strange fearsC. illustrate conquering a fear can be difficultD. encourage people to overe their fearsPassage TwoThe American public39。t walk in certain parts of the city and runs screaming from the subway when one of these rats with wings finds its way onto the platform. Another friend is disgusted with cheese. Once I saw her run away from a slice of it. So where does an irrational fear of cheese e from?Are phobias something we inherit from our genes or do we acquire these unusual anxieties over time?Ever since I can remember I have been unreasonably frightened of elevators. There was no terrible childhood experience and I am fine with confined spaces, but something about elevators makes me nervous. And so, when my boyfriend and I found ourselves trapped in an elevator last year because these sorts of things always happen eventually I was anticipating the worst.While he gave me a suggestive eyebrow raise and proposed we take advantage of the situation, I began screaming uncontrollably. I was far from turned on by the whole facing my worst nightmare thing.However, after the fear subsided(消退)I realized that, yes, this was my greatest fear e true, and yet it wasn39。t looking! They don39。Speaker A: They like lots of action.Speaker B:_____5______Speaker A: I like to see actors who are like real people.Speaker B: Like real people with real problems.Speaker A:___6____Speaker B: Yes, but they never make much money.參考答案：ABCSection BDirections: In this section there is one inplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to plete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.A. I do a lot of research on the Internet tooB. I document everythingC. Of course they mail their friends endlesslyD. I do a lot of my shopping on the net nowInterviewer: Ms. Chen, can you tell us which pieces of technology are important to you?Interviewee: Three things: my Sharp laptop。m talking aboutBurney: There were two men, I think. No, three. They ran into the bank and the one with the gun，the tall one, he runs up to the window, and starts shouting something. I don39。s the other man I39。re in black and white. I think a good story is more important than color.Speaker A: And there was no violence in old movies.Speaker B: No, there wasn39。re always texting on their mobile phones! They play puter games when they think I or their father aren39。s not alone. While popular phobias(恐懼癥) about snakes and spiders might get all of the attention, there are a wide variety of notsoobvio