A．expand B．exceptions C．historic D．incredibly E．powering F．protectG．reduced H．replace I．sense J．varied K．enormous When we think of green buildings，we tend to think of new ones-the kind of high-tech，solar-paneled masterpieces that make the covers of architecture magazines．But the US has more than 100 million existing homes，and it would be （11） ____ wasteful to tear them all down and （12） ____ them with greener versions．A（n ）（13） ____ amount of energy and resources went into the construction of those houses．And it would take an average of 65 years for the（14） ____ carbon emissions from a new energy-efficient home to make up f or the resources lost by destroying an old one．So in the broadest （15） ____ ，the greatest home is the one that has already been built．But at the same time，nearly half of US carbon emissions come from heating，cooling and （16） ____ our homes，offices and other buildings．"You can't deal with climate change without dealing with existing building，"says Richard Moe，the president of the National Trust．With some （17） ____ ，the oldest homes tend to be the least energy-efficient．Houses built before1939use about 50% more energy per square foot than those built after 2000，mainly due to the tiny cracks and gaps that （18） ____ over time and let in more outside air．Fortunately，there are a vast number of relatively simple changes that can green older homes，from （19） ____ ones like Lincoln's Cottage to your own postwar home．And efficiency upgrades can save more than just the earth，they can help（20） ____ property owners from rising power costs．

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 3 so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers. The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 13 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents. Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 18 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story. 1. A. hoped B. realized C. told D. said 2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good 3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult 4. A. and B. but C. or D. so 5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very 6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher. 7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads 8. A. few B. many C. a great deal of D. a great number of 9. A. but B. however C. so D. because 10. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast 11. A. articles B. work C. arts D. works 12. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children 13. A. difficult B. hidden C. obvious D. easy 14. A. are B. show C. find D. add 15. A. school B. home C. office D. library 16. A. more B. less C. able D. be 17. A. lovingness B. interests C. objections D. readings 18. A. receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing 19. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common 20. A. common B. average C. different D. same

20. (2.0分) Fireman had to ( ) the door ( ) to reach the people trapped inside.A. break; downB. pick; upC. pull; upD. set; down

They lost their way in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was the night began to fall.A. thatB. whatC. it

---Hi，Jack．Is this your new bike？---No，_________is over there．It's a present from my uncle．（ ）A. MineB. YoursC. HersD. His

A.abandoned B.advanced C.biased D.chances mitment-|||-F.dampens G.dependent H.distant I.frequent J.fulfillment-|||-K.grant L.merely provide N.understandably O. unrealistically-|||-Contrary to popular belief,older people generally do not want to live with their children.Moreover,-|||-most adult children 1 every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the-|||-"good old days",and most older people do not feel 2 -|||-About 80%of people 65 years and older have living children,and about 90%of them have 3 -|||-contact with their children.About 75 % of elderly parents who don`t go to nursing homes live within 30-|||-minutes of at least one of their children.-|||-However, 4 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age.In fact,some-|||-research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This-|||-research may be 5 however,as ill health often makes older people more 6 and thereby increases-|||-contact with family members.So it is more likely that poor health,not just family involvement, 7 -|||-spirits.-|||-Increasingly,researchers begun to look at the quality of relationships,rather than at the-|||-frequency of contact,between the elderly and their children.If parents and children share interests and-|||-values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 8 they are likely to enjoy each other`s-|||-company.Disagreements on such matters can 9 cause problems. If parents are angered by their-|||-daughter`s divorce,dislike her new husband,and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren,-|||- 10 are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.|A.bandoned B. Advanced C.Biascd D.Chances E. Commitment F. dampens G.Dependent H. Distant I. Frequent J. Fulfillment K.grant L.Merely M. Provide N.Understandabl O.unrealistically| Contrary to popular belief,older peoplegenerally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children 1_every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the "good old days",and most older people do not feel 2 About 80% of people 65 years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don't go to nursing homes live within minutes of at least one of their children. However, 4 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact,some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be 5 ,however,as ill health often makes older people more 6 and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, spirits. Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 8 they are likely to enjoy each other's company. Disagreements on such matters can 9 cause problems. If parents are angered by their daughter's divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, _10_are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.

It is indicated in the text that__________．A. Indonesians are sensitive to password securityB. young people tend to have secure passwordsC. nag screens help little in password securityD. passwords for credit cards are usually safe

24. Airplanes are important in transportation in Canada_____. (2分)A. because they can fly very highB. because they can carry larger freight to the destination within shorter timeC. because they are the newest form of transportD. because they can go to some areas that cannot be reached by other transports

【题文】 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”【小题1】At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because .A．other people were selfishB．he thought it exciting to get from othersC．of his early educationD．of his character【小题2】The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because .A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more excitingC．he believed he would get something back by doing soD．the post man delivered an important letter in time【小题3】When the author needed a post-office box, .A．many had applied for post-office box before himB．he asked to put his name on a waiting listC．he tried to see the postmasterD．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation【小题4】The postmaster came around because .A．he overheard this conversationB．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office boxC．he was thankful for the letter the author had writtenD．he was proud of their good service