I can honestly say that my answer to that question【1】(change) dramatically（戲劇性地）since I became a parent.

Before the birth of my daughter.I taught at【2】private school often viewing my students as over-protected, worrying【3】would happen when they went on to middle schools.

Some did fine,and some did not.Some needed constant pats on the back, words of【4】(encourage) and extra support,which I【5】(happy) gave.Others were content on their own,needing little or no interaction（互動(dòng)）with their teacher.【6】for the most part,graduates would go on for higher schooling.

I'd always supposed their parents were over-protective,for they were the ones that still walked their【7】(five) graders into the classroom and met them at the school gate.

Admittedly,I laughed at those parents,【8】(think) their children would never learn to be【9】(independence) if they didn't let go just a little.Then I had my own daughter.The moment I looked at her little face,I【10】(know) I'd do everything in my power to protect her and make sure she always felt safe!

At the rate we’re moving in a couple of years you won’t be able to tell the difference between boys and girls. Sound extreme? Think about this. In every movie where advanced time-traveling beings come to our planet, there’s one constant: You can’t tell the male aliens from the female aliens!

But that’s the future. Kids today are soft and fat. People ask why. Is it junk food? No. Junk food has been around for fifty years. Is it video games? No. Video games have been around for thirty years. None of the kids playing them back in the day were terribly obese. We’re all scratching our heads trying to figure out what we’ve introduced to society to ruin our kids. But it’s not anything we’ve added that has ruined our kids. It’s stuff we’ve gotten rid of.

Take the gym rope for example. Remember that thing that stretched from the floor to the ceiling in your gym class that you could never climb? Most of the kids couldn’t make it to the top. But that wasn’t the point; the point was you had to try while some middle-aged guy who couldn’t make it up a flight of stairs shouted at you. We should have put our son on that rope, and given him a head start. But we didn’t want to shame the boy, so we took it down.

Taking down the rope would be a good idea if there were no ropes in life. But they’re everywhere. You just can’t see them. They’re in every goal unrealized and expectation not met. The point everyone missed about the rope is you weren’t supposed to make it to the top. It was there to create a fire that burned in the oversize belly of every kid.

【1】What is the example of aliens used to show?

A．Girls are growing like boys.

B．Boys are going feminine.

C．There are really time-traveling beings.

D．Alien movies are popular with children.

【2】What causes kids today to be soft and fat?

A．Junk food.

B．Video games.

C．Stuff introduced to society.

D．Things removed from society.

【3】How does the author find teenagers today?

A．They have too much dignity.

B．They are overprotected.

C．They are less independent.

D．They are thought too highly of.

【4】What does the rope probably symbolize?

A．Goals.B．Expectations.C．Competition.D．Assistance.

Example Youth Exchanges：

Youth Exchange 1

Location：Ireland

Other nationalities：Ireland，Spain，Italy，Hungary

Theme：Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues．The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community and take part in team-building activities.

Youth Exchange 2

Location：France

Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Italy，F(xiàn)rance

Theme：Organic gardening & continual living．This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games／workshops about continuous development．

Youth Exchange 3

Location：Macedonia

Other nationalities：Serbia，Turkey，Ireland

Theme：Foster social inclusion and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities．Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities．

Youth Exchange 4

Location：Italy

Other nationalities：Italy，Bulgaria，Greece

Theme：A sociaI-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuable development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship. Over 10 days, the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment．

【1】What do you focus on when travelling in France?

A．Gardening work.

B．Civil rights.

C．Developing social inclusion.

D．Rebuilding communities.

【2】If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part in ________.

A．Youth Exchange 1B．Youth Exchange 2

C．Youth Exchange 3D．Youth Exchange 4

【3】Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?

A．Spain．B．Italy.C．Ireland. D．France.

【1】The old photo always makes me remember my happy childhood.(改寫)

The old photo always _________ __________ ___________ my happy childhood.

【2】The West Lake makes Hangzhou famous in the world.(改寫)

Hangzhou __________ __________ __________ the West Lake in the world.

【3】He is likely to go abroad for further study for the following four years.(改寫)

_________ ________ ________ __________ he’ll go abroad for further study for the following four years.

【4】He didn’t say anything because he felt sad at the bad news. (改寫)

___________ ____________ at the bad news, he didn’t say anything.

【5】_______________________________(如何減肥)is a big problem for many girls.

【6】The engineer used the robots to clean the windows of the high building. (用被動(dòng)語態(tài)改寫)

The robots _____________________________________________ by the engineer.

【7】臺風(fēng)(typhoon)過后，政府為無家可歸者提供了食物和水。（用provide翻譯）

___________________________________________________________________________

Opening the Door

In days gone by,a gentleman would always open doors for ladies.【2】This has now almost entirely disappeared and it is not entirely the fault of the men.I have seen women laugh at men for opening a door for them.They seem to be confusing manners with chauvinism（大男子主義）.

Writing Thank-You Notes

In days gone by,whenever a person received a gift,they would write a thank-you note as soon as possible.【3】 Parents would sit children down after a birthday or Christmas and coach them in their first thank-you note.It is a shame that gift giving has now become a virtual obligation and the idea of a thank-you note would be laughed at.

【4】

We seem to have completely lost the concept of correct timing when it comes to parties these days.【5】After all,a party normally has a guest of honor-this is usually the oldest woman present.It was considered extremely rude in the past to leave a party before the guest of honor-and once the guest of honor left,it was a signal to all that they should begin their own preparations to leave.

A.Arriving on Time.

B.Leaving at the Right Time.

C.People leave with various excuses.

D.It enabled people to get on well with each other.

E.This rule was true even if the giver was a relative.

F.It could be the lady they were driving,or a stranger.

G.We've thrown away the concept of a guest of honor at will.

【1】Spielberg is such a famous director that we’re all looking forward to _____________(see)his new films.

【2】To keep fit and lead a healthy life, we need to keep a _____________(balance) diet.

【3】Teenagers ____________(bring) up in the countryside seem to be more independent than those living in cities.

【4】_________surprised us most was that he was awarded all the three medals in the contest.

【5】Driving cars instead of taking buses is harmful ________________ our environment.

【6】Though the job was very difficult, he still managed ___________(finish) it.

【7】The teacher, together with is students, ______________(chat)with the expert in the meeting room at that moment.

【8】This kind of gloves are _____________(slight) more expensive but they last a lot longer.

【9】The little boy has _____________gift for piano and he practices it with great effort.

【10】He did an excellent job in the final exam, ___________made his parents very happy.

【11】__________ is still uncertain when the delayed flight will take off.

【12】It’s raining day and night. There’s no doubt _________the sports meet will be put off.

【13】----Why do you think the travel to Beijing meaningful and unforgettable?

----That’s because I met lots of new friends and harvested plenty of sweet _________(memory).

【14】It’s time to sleep. Early to bed and early to rise keeps you ________________(energy)all the day.

【15】The government has carried out several new plans, _____________benefits are various and obvious.

【1】Xie Lei's preparation course is helping her to get used to the academic r______（要求）of a Western university.

【2】Xie Lei highly r______（推薦）it.

【3】But I was also very nervous as I didn't know what to expect,"Xie Lei told me when I saw her waiting in a q_______（隊(duì)伍）at the student cafeteria between lectures.

【4】Made me very thoughtful and t______（感激）for my life today.

【5】The industry b______（繁榮）attracted Europeans including many Jewish people.

【6】From 1882 to 1940 Angel Island was a famous immigration station where many Chinese people a______（申請）for right to live in USA.

【7】By the time California e______（選舉）to become the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850,it was already a multicultural society.

【8】Firstly,gardeners use it all the time to produce c______（商業(yè)的）quantities of plants.

【9】Cloning plants is s______（直接的）while cloning animals is very complicated.

【10】But at last the determination and patience of the scientists paid off in 1996 with a b______（突破）-the cloning of Dolly the sheep.

【11】On the other hand,Dolly's appearance raised a storm of o______（反對）and had a great impact on the media and public imagination.

【12】The advantage is that if there is a new illness some of these animals may die,but others will survive and pass on the ability to r______（抵抗）that disease to the next generation.

【13】All efforts of cloning an animal will be in v______（徒勞）if there is not enough diversity in the group to overcome illnesses.

【14】Here was a chance for me to distinguish myself by inventing something m______（仁慈的）that would catch snakes but harm them.

【15】Of the first Spanish to go to California,the m______（大多數(shù)）were religious men,whose ministry was to teach the Catholic religion to the natives.

A. what B. that

C. where D. as

A. are；is B. are；are

C. is；are D. is；is

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