When was the last time you had fun with your parents? Your parents are all busy during working days; during the weekends, you may want to hang out with them but they may have to work extra hours.

This is not uncommon. In China, both of the parents have their jobs. Most of the parents try their best to offer their children comfortable circumstances, but they seldom have time to stay with their children. A recent survey done in the US found that more than half of American parents spend less than three hours having fun with their children each week.

As the Daily Mail noted: Families are spending little quality time creating bonds and precious memories together during the week because of the demands of modern life.

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1.用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；

2. 简要分析父母陪伴孩子的时间越来越少的原因；

3. 结合自己的经历，谈谈父母多陪伴孩子对其孩子的影响。

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1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3. 不必写标题。

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8．What has Kate's mother decided to do？

A．Return to school.                B．Change her job.                  C．Retire from work.

9．What did Kate's mother study at college？

A．Oil painting.                      B．Art history.                        C．Business administration.

10．What is Kate's attitude toward her mother's decision?

A．Disapproving.                    B．Ambiguous.                       C．Understanding.

  Where do you go when you want to learn something？

School？ A friend？ A tutor？These are all    1    places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want    2    somewhere else instead. I had the    3    of seeing this first hand on a    4   ．

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so    5    a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some    6    experiences on Saturday as they played against teams    7    trained. Through the first two games, her    8    did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I    9    seeing my daughter playing her best，   10    still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the    11    between Saturday and Sunday. When they    12    for their Sunday game, they were    13    different. They had begun to integrate (融合) the kinds of play and teamwork they had    14    the day before into their    15   ．They played aggressively and    16    scored a goal.

It    17    me that playing against the other team was a great    18    moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle.   19    is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be    20    what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own.

1．A．public               B．traditional               C．official                   D．special

2．A．passes               B．works                     C．lies                        D．ends

3．A．dream               B．idea                       C．habit                      D．chance

4．A．trip                  B．holiday                   C．weekend                 D．square

5．A．won                 B．entered                   C．organized               D．watched

6．A．painful             B．strange                   C．common                 D．practical

7．A．less                  B．poorly                    C．newly                    D．better

8．A．fans                  B．tutors                     C．class                      D．team

9．A．imagined          B．hated                      C．avoided                  D．missed

10．A．if                   B．or                          C．but                        D．as

11．A．girls                B．parents                   C．coaches                  D．viewers

12．A．dressed           B．showed up              C．made up                 D．planned

13．A．slightly           B．hardly                    C．basically                 D．completely

14．A．seen                B．known                    C．heard                     D．read

15．A．styles              B．training                  C．game                     D．rules

16．A．even               B．still                        C．seldom                   D．again

17．A．confused         B．struck                     C．reminded                D．warned

18．A．touching         B．thinking                 C．encouraging            D．learning

19．A．Experience      B．Independence          C．Curiosity                D．Interest

20．A．harmful to       B．mixed with             C．different from         D．applied to

Dear 17﹣year﹣old self，

When your Laker dream comes true tomorrow， you need to figure out a way to invest in the future of your family． This sounds simple， and you may think it's a no﹣brainer， but take some time to think on it further．

I said INVEST．

I did not say GIVE

Let me explain．

Purely giving material things to your siblings（兄弟姐妹） may appear to be right decision． So you buy them a car， a big house， pay， all of their bill． You want them to live a beautiful comfortable life， right？

But the day will come when you realize that as much as you believed you were doing the right thing， you were actually holding them back．

You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made YOU feel good， it made YOU happy to see them smiling and without a care in the world ﹣ and that was extremely selfish of you． While you were feeling satisfied with yourself， you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions． You were adding material things to their lives， but subtracting the most precious gifts of all．

Invest in their future， don't just give．

Use your success， wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose． Put them through school， set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders in their own right． Hold them to the same level of hard work and dedication that it took for you to get to where you are now， and where you will eventually go．

I'm writing you now so that you can begin this process immediately， and so that you don't have to deal with the hurt and struggle of weaning（断绝） them off of the addiction that you facilitated That addiction only leads to anger， hatred and jealousy from everybody involved， including yourself．

As time goes on， you will see them grow independently and have their own ambitions and their own lives， and your relationship with all of them will be much better as a result．

Trust me， setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and headache， some of which remains to this day．

Much love，

158．What might be the best title of his letter？

A．To My Younger Self

B．For My Dear Family

C．To My Beloved Son

D．For My Older Self

159．What may be "the most precious gifts of all" in the underlined part？

A．Independence and growth

B．wealth and health

C．love and dedication

D．success and leadership

160．What can we infer from this letter？

A．The writer will stop offering his siblings help in the future．

B．The writer didn't think it a good fortune to become successful early．

C．The writer intends to remind others not to care too much about materials

D．The writer was once troubled by the relationship between him and his family．

    I remember the day when I first learned to ride a bike. It was a frightening, yet fun experience. My granddad was the one who taught me and he helped me when I got hurt. The first time I got on a bike, I had no idea what I was doing, and just about everything went wrong. My granddad told me to just put my feet on the pedals and start pedaling (骑自行车). He also told me he would hold onto the back of the bike the whole time, yet he didn’t.

As soon as I started trying to balance myself, he let go. I happened to look back just then. I was scared, to death that I was going to fall and hurt myself. When I was scared, my mind went blank from pedaling, and I just wanted off. I forgot how to use the brakes (车闸) and fell right off the bike. My granddad kept encouraging me to get up and try again, and after about 15 minutes, 1 finally stopped crying, got up and tried again.

As soon as I started pedaling again, my pants got caught in the chain, and I fell flat on my face and hit my nose. Since that happened t my granddad decided to call it a day and try again the next morning. The next morning I woke up bright and early, and was very eager to try to ride my bike. My nose felt better, so I wasn’t that afraid of falling anymore.

Though I knew there were a lot of difficulties on the way to mastering the skills in riding a bike, I believed I could do well with my granddad’s help. After all, riding a bike was what I wanted to do eagerly.

38．How was the author when he was on the bike first?

A．He didn’t know where he would be going.

B．He thought balancing himself was easy.

C．He was nervous and didn’t know what to do next.

D．He put his feet on the pedals and started pedaling.

39．What does the underlined part in the passage mean?

A．Remember what happened this day.

B．Make the author feel happy.

C．Stop practicing bicycling.

D．Go on to ride a bike.

40．What is the author’s attitude towards his granddad?

A．Supportive.                                               B．Grateful.

C．Indifferent.                                               D．Negative.

41．Which of the following could be the title for the passage?

A．The Experience of My First Riding a Bike

B．The Difficulty I Met with My Granddad

C．The First Time I Got My Own Bike

D．The Great Moment When I Stayed with My Granddad