【正文】 en I began staying home my wife was the ―better‖ parent： She had spent more time with Ry,could read him better and calm him more quickly． And given a choice． he‘d have picked her over me． But as she was the more employable one． my wife went out to work and I looked after our son． Know what? I caught up． Because of the increased time I spent with him． I soon knew Ry well， understood what he needed and could look after him more or 1ess as well as my wife could． Actually, the experience helped me unlock one of the world‘s great secrets： Women are good at looking after children because they do it． It‘s not because of any innate female aptitude or a mother‘s instinctwhich I think is mostly learned anyway． It‘s because they put in the time and attention required to bee good at the job． Women obviously get a biological head start from giving birth and nursing． but over the long term experience is more important． When I got the experience myself, I was good． too． As good? I don‘t know． Who cares? Children are not made of glass． other people ale capable of looking after them besides Mom． 練習(xí)： of the following does the first paragraph imply? A)Men are no longer given the opportunity to stay at home． B)In more and more families the wife is earning more than the husband． C)The author works at a TV station． D)More and more men choose to stay at home to look after their children． author decided to stay at home to look after their son eight years ago because A)he though the was the better parent． B)it was easier for his wife to find a job． C)their son Ry liked him better． D)he was earning less than his wife． of the following is NOT mentioned as a thing that a good parent should 中國最大的管理資料下 載中心 (收集 \整理 . 部分版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) 第 6 頁 共 32 頁 do with his or her child? A)Spending more time with him． B、 taking him t0 school． C)Reading stories to him． D)Being able to calm him down． 4. Women generally are better than men at taking care of children because A)they were born with the ability． B)they just enjoy doing it． C)they spend more time with them． D)they have learned to do it at school． of the following is the conclusion the author draws at the end of the article? A)He is better than his wife at taking care of children． B)He is as good as his wife at taking care of children． C)Anyone Can take good care of children as far as he has the experience． D)Children prefer to be taken care of by their mother than by anyone else． Some things we know about language Many things about language are a mystery, and many will always remain so． But some things we do know． First， we know that all human beings have a language of some sort． There is no race of men anywhere on earth so backward that it has no language， no set of speech sounds by which the people municate with one mother． Furthermore， in historical times， there has never been a race of men without a language． Second， there is no such thing as a primitive language． There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped， who are， as we say， uncivilized。答案一律涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。請將答案涂在答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上。 which created a layer of ice and helped maintain a temperature near freezing． Citrus trees are considered in danger of damage if the temperature drops below minus 2 degrees Celsius for four hours or more． Snow ranging from a dusting to up to 30 centimeters ―blanketed― the Carolinas， Tennessee and parts of Virginia． 練習(xí)： ． of the following statements is not meant in the first two paragraphs? A)The cold air mass was a threat to Florida‘s citrus crop． B)The temperature in the United States except the South dropped below the freezing mark． C)The northern harbors were blocked with ice． D)The eastern two thirds of the United States was hit by cold air mass． to the second paragraph， in which area(s)did the temperature fall below zero? A)Most of the South． B)Parts of interior South Florida． C)West Palm Beach． D)All of the above． ‘s statement that ―we brought shorts， Tshirt， and I had to go out and buy another coat． ‖shows that A)he was caught by the sudden cold． B)he needed formal clothes． C)fashion in Florida is tempting． D)Florida is hot pared with England． Jeb issue the emergency order because he A)thought speed limit for trucks was unreasonable． B)tried to improve the traffic condition of the expressways． 中國最大的管理資料下 載中心 (收集 \整理 . 部分版權(quán)歸原作者所有 ) 第 9 頁 共 32 頁 C)wanted to encourage trucks to transport as much fruit to market as possible D)wanted to stop trucks from carrying too much fruit to market． statement is NOT true according to the last paragraph? A)Sprinklers were used to protect citrus trees from being damaged． B)Citrus trees would be damaged if the temperature drops below minus 2~C for four hours． C)The Carolinas， Tennessee and parts of Virginia were covered with snow． D)Florida Citrus Mutual sprayed trees with sprinklers for citrus growers． 第五部分：補(bǔ)全短文（每題 2 分，共 10 分，建議在１０分鐘以內(nèi)完成 ） 閱讀下面的短文，文章中有 5 處空白，文章后有 6 組文字，請根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容選擇 5 組文字，將其分別放會文章原有位置，以恢復(fù)文章原貌。 1. A. 2． B． 3． B。 。 9． C。 The first four minutes When do people decide whether or not they want to bee friends? During their first four minutes together, according to a book by Dr. Leonard Zunin. In his book, Contact: The first four minutes, he offers this advice to anyone interested in starting new friendships: __1__. A lot of people‘s whole lives would change if they did just that. You may have noticed that average person does not give his undivided attention to someone he as just . If anyone has ever done this to you, you probably did not like him very much. 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