任务型阅读 请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最适当的单词。每个空格一个单词（满分10分）
The good news: Your son or daughter has graduated from college. The potentially bad news: Due to job losses, the pressure of student loan debt or some other factors, he/she has to return home, living with you.
A recent survey has found that almost one-in-five grown children (aged 18-34) now live with their parents. And of those children, about one-third say they used to live independently elsewhere before returning home. The phenomenon has become known as “The Boomerang Generation”(回巢族).
Don’t worry. From a positive angle, you may find you can actually do a lot to keep harmony in the household and make this tricky time manageable, even beneficial for all involved. When your child comes back, he/she can be a source of social support. He/She can help out economically. And you really get a chance to establish a different relationship—as adults.
It’s important to know how long this kind of situation will last. This can be discussed with your family members, but it’s essential that everyone understands the arrangement. It’s also important to set a goal for your graduated child to help him/her find a suitable job.
Everyone should keep the household rules. College kids are used to doing what they want. So let your child know your expectations for household chores, overnight guests, noise and so on. You can list something that you can never accept.
It is absolutely OK for parents to charge rent(房租). If a grown child is able to pay rent, he/she should be asked to pay some. This can also include electricity, water or other benefits he/she is enjoying. If you feel it uncomfortable to take money from your child, you can collect rent money and return it to him/ her when he/she leaves, to help him/her in his/her new home.
Avoid falling into traditional parent-child roles. This is difficult, but parents should not do traditional things such as lending your grown child money or doing his/her laundry or cleaning any more. Your child has grown up; he/she is no longer a teenager.
At last, parents should not get overly involved in your child’s lives and personal relationships. Parents need to respect your child’s growing independence. Creating a dictatorship (独裁) doesn’t help him/ her grow as a self-reliant individual.
A problem | Your child moves back home after graduation, 1. to live on his/her own. | |
2. why your child comes back home | ·Job losses ·The pressure of student loan debt ·Other factors | |
Present situation | ·Almost 3. percent grown children now live with their parents. ·The phenomenon has become known as “The Boomerang Generation”. | |
4. to parents | Establish a deadline | ·Let everyone understand the arrangement. ·Set a job-hunting 5. for your child. |
Clarify house rules | ·Set 6. for household chores, overnight guests, noise and so on. ·List something your child should never do. | |
7.rent | ·Ask your child to pay rent. ·You can collect rent money and 8. it toyour child when he/she leaves. | |
Avoid falling into old roles |
·Don’t lend money to your child. ·Don’t do9. for him/her. | |
| Respect your child’s 10. and independence. | |
完成句子 根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词（共10个空格；每格0.5分，满分5分）
1.由她的粗心引起的事故导致3人死亡。
The accident _______ _______ her careless driving led to 3 deaths.
2.那个吸毒上瘾的人被匆忙送往了最近的医院。
The man _______ _______ drugs was sent to the nearest hospital in a hurry.
3.这些天，他正忙着为即将到来的旅行做安排。
These days, he is busy _______ _______ for the coming trip.
4.鸟的翅膀相当于认得手臂。
The wing of a bird _______ _______ the arm of a man.
5.也许我们应该摆脱现代科技，回归更为简单的时代。
Maybe we should _______ ourselves ______ modern technology and return to simpler times.
句子转换 根据上一句的意思，完成下一句，每空一词（共10个空格；每格0.5分，满分5分）
1.Some people assume that traffic laws don’t apply to them.
Some people _______ the _______ that traffic laws don’t apply to them.
2.The library is still being constructed and it will be the largest one in the city.
The library is still _______ _______ and it will be the largest one in the city.
3.Common people have no easy access to such important information.
Such important information is not easily _______ _______ common people.
4.To our great surprise, he dropped out of the race at the last moment.
To our great surprise, he _______ _______ the race at the last moment.
5.We agree with the idea that Yoga is beneficial to our health.
We _______ _______ the idea that Yoga is beneficial to our health.
动词填空 请用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空（共10个小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
1.They drove along with the car windows ________ up. (wind)
2.Everything _______ into consideration, they set out on their travels. (take)
3.--Have you got your result?
--Not yet. My exam papers ________, I guess. (mark)
4.The boss demanded that the work _______ in a week. (complete)
5.The young man claimed _______(see) a monster in the sea.
6._______(wear) out, the little boy couldn’t walk any further.
7.The organization’s aim is _______ up people from all over the country. (link)
8.The plane _______ with goods was seen flying to the north. (load)
9.This is our boss, who ________ in the army for three years. (serve)
10.--You look pale, Alice. What’s wrong?
--I ________ from heart trouble recently. (suffer)
单词填空 根据所给汉语或首字母写出空缺处单词的适当形式，使句子完整，语法正确，每空一词（共10个小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
1.He ________(预测) that prices would drop and that was the case.
2.No one knows the _______(潜在的) side effects of the new drug, so it needs to be tested further.
3.The doctor suggested he have a physical examination at regular _______(间隔).
4.When the president ________(对……说话) the nation, he often chooses his words carefully.
5.They are trying to get a _______(专利) for a new kind of car.
6.Sarah r________ her brother’s offer of help. She decided to do it all by herself.
7.The film comedy, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, is an a_______ of popular children’s book.
8.When waiting to see the dentist in the waiting room, I had a c_______ conversation with a stranger beside me.
9.He is always p_______ for the appointments. He doesn’t like being late.
10.He undertook to turn up, but u_______ he got caught in the traffic jam.
A new study found that inner-city kids living in neighborhoods with more green space gained about 13% less weight over a two-year period than kids living among more concrete and fewer trees. Such findings tell a powerful story. The obesity epidemic(肥胖症的流行)began in the 1980s, and many people think it results from increased portion（食物） sizes and inactivity , but that can't be everything. Big Macs and TVs have been with us for a long time. "Most experts agree that the changes were related to something in the environment," says Thomas Glass of the Hopkins School of Public Health. That something could be a shrinking of the green.
The new research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, isn't the first to associate greenery with better health, but it does get us closer to identifying what works and why. At its most straightforward, a green neighborhood simply means more places for kids to play — which is important since time spent outdoors is one of the strongest links to children's activity levels.
Glass warns that most studies don't necessarily prove a link between greenness and health, but they're helping spur action. In September the U.S. government approved the No Child Left Inside Act to encourage public initiatives (积极性)aimed at exposing kids to the outdoors.
Finding green space is, of course, not always easy, and you may have to work a bit to get your family a little grass and trees. If you live in a suburb or a city with good parks, take advantage of what's there. Your children in particular will love it — and their bodies will thank you.
1.According to the passage, what might cause children’s inactivity?
A. Less concrete and more trees
B. Increased portion sizes
C. A green neighborhood
D. A shrinking of the green
2.According to the passage, which of the following statements is wrong?
A. Big Macs and TVs have something to do with obesity.
B. If a 100-pound man lives in green space for 2 years, he will lose 13 pounds.
C. Kids should be exposed more to outdoors.
D. Kids gain less weight living in a suburb or a city with good parks.
3.What does the underlined word “spur” in the fourth paragraph mean?
A. improve B. take
C. encourage D. stop
4.What might be the best title of the passage?
A. The obesity epidemic B. Slimmer in the grass
C. Causes of obesity D. Prevention of obesity
