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　　体裁：议论文　话题：家庭教育　时间：8分钟e developing their own language and figuring out ways to talk to one another that would baffle adults.One example is through the text messages that young people send to one another.Sometimes they are so strange that no parent on earth would be able to figure it out at first glance.Now，this can be a dilemma(困境) if you're a parent trying your best to figure out what your child is up to.If your child refuses to communicate at allout a way to reach your child somehow.One way is to find out your child's interests and passions.If asking them gets you nowhere，then it might be helpful to take a tour through their room and see what kinds of things they collect and are interested in.For example，if they have a collection of music，see what kind they like.Check the titles of their book collection，watch the posters on the wall，and get a sense of who your children are and what kinds of things make them happy.If you know just anything at all，it might be a great way to relate to him or her by bringing it up casually，or getting some tickets to their favorite band's concert and asking if you can go along.Of course，take it slowly and know that communication is not built overnight.

　　Of course，you want to make sure that you communicate effectively with your children，because that might help you prevent any kind of problems or trouble that they might get into during these years.Things like drugs，alcohol，etc.are all serious problems that teenagers face daily and sometimes when they have no one to talk to about it，it can cause lots of problems for them.

　　If your children aren't willing to talk about it，it's important that you get to the bottom of it by reading through their text messages.Then you should figure out a way to help them through it.

　　【语篇导读】　本文论述了在家庭教育中父母如何跟孩子交流。________.解析　推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句可知本文就父母如何跟孩子沟通的问题给出了建议故可推知本文的目标读者是父母。答案　B________”.解析　词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句中的“...so strange that no parent on earth would be able to figure it out...”可知孩子们的短信内容让父母感到困惑不已故puzzle与画线词的意思最为接近。答案　CA.Leave the child alone.

　　B.Force the child to tell the truth.

　　C.Invite the child to listen to a band's concert.

　　D.Find out some useful information by touring the child's room.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第一至三句可知如果孩子拒绝与父母交流父母要设法寻找一种途径来了解孩D项正确。答案　D________.解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知父母在发现孩子遇到问题时要帮助他/她走出困境。答案　AC.How to learn about the content of your children's text messages.

　　D.How to understand your children and communicate with them effectively.

　　解析　主旨大意题。根据全文尤其是第一段最后一句、第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知本文主要讲述了父母如何了解孩子以及如何与之有效地进行交流。答案　DB

　　体裁：说明文　话题：现代生活　时间：8分钟meet the demand.These days，consumers can choose between water sourced from Icelandic glaciers or the thawing snows of Mt.Fuji;there's even one brand—Woof Water—specially designed for dogs.ntal cost.According to the Earth Policy Institute，producing all those plastic bottles requires some 17 million barrels of oil a year.The energy needed to process and transport the bottles rises to 50 million barrels—enough to run 3 million cars for a whole year.Meanwhile，water itself is growing increasingly scarce，prompting some communities to question the wisdom of giving bottling companies free rein (缰绳) to siphon_off local supplies.Bottling plants can consume hundreds of millions of gallons of water a year-spring sources preferred by consumers are precisely the sources most vulnerable (脆弱的) to over-pumping.of Mayors is working to manage bottling plants and monitor the effect of thrown-away bottles;leaders in San Franciscourther still：This month-cent tax on every bottle sold-water bans.-pronged counterattack.Individual brands are seeking to clean up their image：Fuji Water recently promised to go carbonnegative：They've launched a major lobbying (游说) effort and legal campaign to try to roll back the new efforts.(契机) is with the reformers：Last monthal influence.With expert witnesses blasting bottling companies and accusing the FDA of failing to properly monitor the industry，Kucinich pledged to examine the state of local and national regulations.

　　6.The author probably holds the belief that________.解析　推理判断题。由文章第三段第一句可知作者在谈到有些地方政府开始注意瓶装水带来的问题时用了fortunately“幸运的是”说明他赞成限制瓶装水。答案　Berican experts' view on water resources.

　　D.The impact of bottled water consumption on environment.

　　解析　主旨大意题。概括文章第二段可知本段主要说明瓶装水在生产、运输等各个环节中所消耗的能源及对环境所造成的不良影响。答案　D________.-water bans have come into effect in several states-water companies are now in trouble解析　推理判断题。根据文章第二段介绍的情况分析美国的一些州政府开始关注瓶装水所带来的问题开始考虑通过立法来限制或禁止瓶装水但这些法律都还没有起作用。由此可知人们对瓶装水所引发的问题十分关注。答案　C________.-efficient解析　细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段可知瓶装水贸易行业对政府立法采取了敌对态度组织游说和合法的答案　B(in Para.2) probably means “________”.解析　词义猜测题。根据语境分析有些团体开始怀疑给瓶装水行业权利让他们去开发当siphon off原意为“把……抽走”这里与overuse意思相近。答案　A信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列某记者采访几位女明星记录中整理出来的关键备忘信息：：The Power of Friendship.

　　Lauren Toyota：MuchMusic Led Me on My Way. ：Doing It Your Way.

　　Hilary Duff：Never Satisfied with Doing the Same Old Thing. ：Sing My Life

　　Michelle Branch：Work Comes First.以下是各位明星对自己成长经历的详细陈述。请将相关的陈述与关键备忘信息匹配起来：gram called VJ 101，so if you want to work at MuchMusic，you might have to find your own way，” she certainly did as she said.“My journey to the front of the camera wasn't a typical one.But，I started the way many VJs start：watching MuchMusic as a child.And basically(　　)ove people，” says she.“The people that would do anything for their art are the people that you are going to want to see—really passionate，creative people.So when they share that with others，you have a lot of power，and ultimately，I think that is why people love music.” Some of her musical influences include legends like Neil Young，and Elvis Costello.“I admire musicians that are still challenging themselves after 30 years or more.That is what I hope to one day do for myself.My music is a reflection of different experiences that I endure at any given time of my life，” she adds.(　　)er high school.”“There is perhaps no greater need for a true friend than in times of loss，pain or illness.It is life's struggles that put friendships to the test，and if you can come out smiling and knowing that the other is always there for you no matter what happens，then that's a friend worth keeping，”the Vampire Diaries star added.(　　)-stop journeyt I，as a person，have not changed although other things have.My surroundings have definitely changed，and I've had to adapt to that—being away from home constantly，which was strange to me at first.But I've had a year of touring to practice being on my own，and tried to keep in contact with my closest friends and family as much as possible.”“All I do these days is work，so if I ever do need advice，it has to do with work，” she laughs.(　　) is an important and natural thing，”she says.“It's important because everyone changes as they grow up.With the album，I wanted to let people know that I was maturing.Music is a good way to get everyone to know the real me.Everyone evolves and changes，” she adds.With the success of her debut album，she proved that evolving from TV actress to movie star to pop star was an important and natural change indeed.(　　)答案　1.B　2.E　3.A　4.F　5.D