1、We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by _11() everything up， we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump _12()bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and <13()them through breakfast so they won＇t miss the bus. At the dining table， you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything()14()，you hurry to the car， thinking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way15(). Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic，you reach your workplace， rushing into the building and _16() up the stairs three at a time， arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take_17()deep breaths. Then， you instantly remember that the ()18()you didn＇t finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by l0＇clock in the morning. Yet it seems that the _19() we go， the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do， _20() at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.12.( )

3、A centuries-old tradition， illustrated in a modern children＇s book， link the sweetness of honey with the joy of learning to read. ＇The grandpa held a jar of honey so that all the family could see.He then dipped a spoon into it and put some honey on the cover of a small book. The little girl had just turned five.”Stand up， little one， ＇he asked the girl softly.＇l did this for your mother， your/uncles， your older brother， and now you!’ Then. He handed the book to her.Taste!＇ She touched the honey with her finger and put it into her mouth.＇What＇s that taste?＇ the grandma asked. The little girl answered， ＇ Sweet!＇ Then all of the family said in a single voice， Yes， and so is knowledge， but knowledge is from the bee that made that sweet honev. vou have to ao after it throuah the pages of a book!＇ The little girl knew that the promise to read was at last hers.Soon she was going to learn to read.”This is the beginning of a profoundly moving children＇s book entitled Thank You， Mr. Falker. In this book， Patricia Polacco writes of her own passion to read， inspired by the honey on the book.It wasn＇t until fifth grade that she met her beloved teacher who provided the help that she needed to finally unlock>the magic of the written word. Reading this book， we are in fact acquainted with some enduring traditions of child education that stress the importance of verbal capacity at a very early age. The child learning to read is admitted into a collective memory by way of books. And with the printed words that are active with meaning， the child becomes acquainted with a common past which he or she renews， to a greater or lesser degree， in every reading. Much as the author of the book Thank You， Mr. Falker puts it， “ Almost as if it were magic， or as if 1ight poured into her brain， the words and sentences started to take shape on the page as they never hzd before···And she understood the whole thing.··Then she went into the living room and found the book on a shelf， the very book that her grandpa had shown her so many years ago.She spooned honey on the cover and tasted the sweetness···Then she held the book， honey and all， close to her chest. She could feel tears roll down her cheeks， but they weren＇t tears of sadness-she was happy， so very happy.”4.The main purpose of this passage is to()( )

A. introduce a”“profoundly moving” children＇s book

B. tell that children＇s verbal capacity is very important

C. show that words are magic and they make children happy

D. show how the girl who tasted the honey on the book grew into a writer

1.I didn＇t know what to do but then an idea suddenly ()to me.

A. happened

B. entered

C. occurred

D. hit

25.He was afraid he would have to ()her invitation to the party.( )

A. refute

B. refuse

C. return

D. decline

5.Their art does not try to serve society; it＇s just art for art＇s()

A. save

B. sakes

C. sake

D. reason

19.If you go out， I will () the baby.

A. take care

B. look for

C. see at

D. attend to

1、We all believe that modern technology can make life better because it makes everything faster. But by _11() everything up， we suffer losses we have not yet learnt to know. Our day begins with speedy urges: the alarm rings and you jump _12()bed. You take a quick shower. Then you wake the kids and <13()them through breakfast so they won＇t miss the bus. At the dining table， you swallow some slices of bread with a cup of tea. When everything()14()，you hurry to the car， thinking of the things you would buy from the supermarket on the way15(). Driving 20 minutes in the busy traffic，you reach your workplace， rushing into the building and _16() up the stairs three at a time， arriving at your desk with seconds to spare. You take_17()deep breaths. Then， you instantly remember that the ()18()you didn＇t finish last night must be faxed to Beijing by l0＇clock in the morning. Yet it seems that the _19() we go， the further we fall behind. Not only in the literal sense of not getting done what we set out to do， _20() at a deeper level. It has come to the point where my days feel like an Olympic marathon.15.( )

A. to home

B. home

C. at home

D. from home

7.We tried and tried， but it was all()

A. to no avail

B. for no avail

C. not to avail

D. not of avail

29.They complained that you charged()prices for your services.

A. plentiful

B. generous

C. reasonable

D. excessive

4、Parents can have a great impact on the development of their children＇s creativity in art. But first， they have to know how. They may find the following advice interesting and instructive. Encourage free drawing rather than coloring books. Coloring books stop the possibility of self-expression. A child may just enjoy colorful pictures and never learn how to express himself. A an art teacher says，”Children have a very powerful instinct to draw freely and roughly. Such practice makes them learn language easily.” In fact， a child expresses himself in rough drawing. This is the beginning of literacy and creativity. Also， parents should not teach their kids “how” to draw and they should not make their kids draw realistic pictures to entertain themselves.Experience tells us that such teaching from the parents will discourage children， making them think they can＇t do it the “right” way. Competition and rewards should also be avoided in the process of artistic creation. A child＇s natural instinct to create will disappear if he or she thinks about prize while drawing. Parents should be role models for their kids. They should not say things IKe， I can＇t draw a straight line.” Instead， they should learn to say，”1love to create”. This teaches children that the process of creation is more important than the product. If children see their parents drawing， cooking or building creatively， they wi11 do the same. Buy a notebook for your child to use every day. This can be a journal for making up stories， writing ideas and drawing pictures. Even the youngest child can use it to draw freely and roughly， expressing himself. Take your child to places that promote ideas and creativity. Art museums， science centers， libraries and children＇s museums all are great places to see other people＇s creativity. That will inspire children to make their own creations and inventions. Give children choices and free time. Some of the best ideas come from daydreaming and imagining.In short， parents should allow their kids to have the freedom to invent for themselves. That means not always teaching and commanding.3.It can be inferred from the passage that in artistic creation()( )

A. product is more important thanprocess

B. process is more important thanproduct

C. process and product are equallyimportant

D. both process and product areunimportant

31.When he was questioned about the missing ring， he firmly_ that he had ever seen it.( )

A. defied

B. accused

C. refused

D. denied