【正文】 ry concern. They need far more than mere food and shelter. They need careful guidance. Moral values need to be instilled while they are young. 24． Americans used to give their children_______. A． much freedom B． proper guidance C． 1ots of money D． expensive toys 25． Why are American parents exhausted today? A． They bear a heavy debt burden. B． They are under great work pressure. C． They are tired with raising children. D． They have fierce petition in their work. 26． What tone(語氣，口吻 ) does the author use in talking about today’s American parents? A． Grateful. B． Humorous. C． Disapproving. D． Guilty. 27． The last paragraph is written to_______. A． make parisons B． give more examples C． analyze the problem D． give some advice C Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. In recent years, it has been regarded as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season and most major shops have opened extremely early and offered promotional sales(促銷 ). Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many employees and schools have both Thanksgiving and the following Friday off, followed by a weekend. It has been the busiest shopping day of the year since 2020. The day’s name began in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe huge crowds and heavy traffic that would occur on the day after Thanksgiving. The use of the name started before 1961. Later all alternative explanation was made: “Black Friday” indicates the point at which retailers(零售商 ) begin to turn a profit or are “in the black”. For many years, it was mon for retailers to open at 6:00 ., but in the late 2020s many had opened at 5:00 . or even 4:00 ..This was taken to a new degree in 2020, when several retailers opened at midnight for the first time. Black Friday Shopping is known for attracting aggressive crowds, with annual reports of terrible noise and crowds of people trampling(踩傷 ) on other shoppers in an attempt to get the best deal on a product before supplies run out. 28． What can we infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 ? A． People stay at home to spend the holiday． B． All people can have a relaxed Black Friday． C． Black Friday can increase the number of shoppers． D． Altogether people have 3 days off during Black Friday weekend． 29． Black Friday originally referred to______． A． financial loss B． a busy shopping day C． heavy traffic and crowds D． sad feelings and moments 30． Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2? A． gaining money B． 1osing money C． growing weak D． promoting goods 31． What’s the main reason for aggressive crowds on Black Friday nowadays? A． That people are eager to return home. B． That sellers try to make shopping time longer. C． That supplies are too limited to meet shoppers’ needs. D． That shoppers rush to buy the cheapest goods. D Their beautiful call suggests the arrival of spring, but the routes taken by cuckoos(杜鵑 ) during their annual migration(遷徙 ) have remained a mystery. Now, though, scientists from the British Trust for Omithology(BTO) have revealed the details of their remarkable 10, 000mile journey, with the help of tracking devices. Five male birds were caught in Norfolk last May and fitted with satellitetagged “backpacks’’ before being released. The scientists then monitored their progress over 12 months as they flew to Africa in the autumn, and returned in the spring. The project was carried out to discover why every year fewer of the birds return to Britain. Between 1995 and 2020， the population of cuckoos spending summer here fell by almost half, and the number is continuing to decline. Previously, the lack of information about the cuckoos’ long migration has hampered the understanding of how to help conserve the birds. Earlier this year, it was reported that cuckoos arrived in the UK much earlier than normal. Their call was recorded by ornithologists(鳥類專家 ) as early as February, a month ahead of their usual arrival. Like all migrating animals, cuckoos respond to the changing seasons. They depend on lush plants to provide the fruit and food for insects that they feed on. This reliance on seasonal patterns means that a changing climate could make an already challenging journey impossible for them. 32． What is the m