2021年常州市英語練習(xí)題【帶答案】

2021年常州市英語練習(xí)題【帶答案】學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、單選題(40題)1.Ournewhouseisvery____formeasIcangettotheofficeinfiveminutes（）

A.adaptableB.comfortableC.convenientD.available

2.Sheaskedthattheletterbe_____inorderthatthecontentsshouldremainasecret（）

A.eliminatedB.ruinedC.destroyedD.spoiled

3.IhavekeptthatpictureIcanseeiteveryday,asitalwaysremindsmeofmyuniversitydaysinLondon（）

A.whichB.whetherC.whereD.when

4.WhenIheardthatmymotherwouldcometoseemethisweekend,I（）forhertoarrive

A.couldn’tbuttowait

B.couldn’thelpbutwaiting

C.couldn’thelpbutwait

D.couldn’thelpbuttowait

5.Janehadn’tbeentoLondonbefore．（）hadherhusband

A.NeitherB.EitherC.SoD.Or

6.Idon'tlike_______youspeaktoher（）

A.theway

B.thewayinthat

C.thewaywhich

D.thewayofwhich

7.Someoftheguests（）tothepartywerefromothercities

A.toinviteB.invitedC.beinginvitedD.hadbeeninvited

8.Let’sputthemattertothevoteandnotwasteourtimearguingaboutit,（）

A.shallweB.canweC.mayID.willyou

9.Theboylistedseveralexamples____hisviewpoints（）

A.insupportof

B.forsupportof

C.tosupportof

D.withsupportof

10.Thenewspaperseverepunishmentforallwhohadbeeninvolvedinthisincident（）

A.appliedforB.calledforC.lookedforD.paidfor

11.Itwasonceadifficulttime,butintheendeverything_____allright（）

A.turnedoutB.putupC.carriedawayD.gavein

12.Between2001~2014,thenumberofoverseasvisitorsexpanded_______

55%（）

A.byB.forC.toD.in

13.Iboughtanewbicycle,_____wasveryhigh（）

A.thepriceofwhich

B.whichprice

C.priceofwhich

D.whichtheprice

14.Hewasasked_____timetohandinhisdictation（）

A.thesecondB.afirstC.thefirstD.asecond

15.Hekeptsilent,soIcouldn’tknow（）heagreed（）not

A.if;orB.whether;orC.either;orD.neither;nor

16.Hermindwasso（）bythediseasethatshecouldnotrememberwhatshehaddone

A.actedB.influencedC.effectedD.affected

17.WhenIgottothecinema,thefilm（）

A.hadbegunB.beginsC.beganD.wastobegin

18.Intheexperimentwekeptawatchfuleye（）thedevelopmentsandrecordedeverydetail

A.inB.atC.forD.on

19.Thepatient’sprogresswasveryencouragingashecould_____getoutofbedwithouthelp（）

A.nearlyB.onlyC.merelyD.barely

20.Kidsareverycurious（）

A.atheartB.inpersonC.bynatureD.onpurpose

21.I'dliketofindsomeoneIcandiscusssuchaproblem（）

A.whoB.whomC.withwhomD.towhom

22.Somepeoplebelievethatnuclearpowerposesathreattotheworldpeace（）

A.doesB.doC.haveD.has

23.Physics（）myfavoritesubjectwhenIstudiedintheuniversity

A.wereB.wasC.isD.are

24._______youofferedhim!（）

A.Howusefuladvice

B.Whatausefuladvice

C.Howausefuladvice

D.Whatusefuladvice

25.Thelocalgovernmentistryingallouttofindoutwhois（）theforestfire

A.toblameforstarting

B.toblametostart

C.tobeblamedforstarting

D.toblamedtostart

26.ManypeopleinAfricaseemtobeoftheAmericanwayoflife:drivingeverywhere（）

A.enviousB.hopefulC.pleasedD.happy

27.Asacommander,youshouldnotthesoldierstounnecessarydanger（）

A.expressB.explodeC.exploitD.expose

28.Able-bodiedpeoplejustdon’trealizehowdifficultitis_____ajob（）

A.ofdisabledpeoplegetting

B.ofdisabledpeopletoget

C.fordisabledpeoplegetting

D.fordisabledpeopletoget

29.Itisreportedtheplanehasbeenmissingformorethanthirtydays（）

A.thatB.whichC.whatD.as

30.Afteralongwalkonahotday,oneoftenfeels______（）

A.exhaustiveB.exhaustingC.exhaustD.exhausted

31._____yourcomingtoseeme,Iwouldhavebeenverylonely（）

A.ButforB.OnaccountofC.OwingtoD.Thanksto

32.Nowtheairpollutioninthiscity_______moreandmoreseriouswitheachpassingday（）

A.tobecomeB.becameC.becomingD.isbecoming

33.Wheneverthemansayssomethingagainsthiswife,shelosehertemper（）

A.tendstoB.comestoC.intendstoD.goesto

34.Itisfrommyschooltotherailwaystation（）

A.two-hourswalk

B.two-hour’swalk

C.two-hourwalk

D.atwo-hourwalk

35.Therearelotsofinconveniencesthatwehaveto（）whenwearecamping

A.putoffB.putupC.putupwithD.putover

36.Adogwasbyavehicleandkilled（）

A.knockedintoB.knockedoutC.heldbackD.runover

37.Mrs.Brownissupposed______forItalylastweek（）

A.tohaveleftB.tobeleavingC.toleaveD.tohavebeenleft

38.Tobehonest,weenjoyedtheholiday________thegreatexpense（）

A.exceptB.besidesC.inadditiontoD.exceptfor

39.Jennyhasadreamonedayshewillbecomeasingingstar（）

A.whatB.whichC.thatD.of

40.Thankyoufortheyoudidmetomovethesofaupstairs（）

A.favorB.goodC.helpD.kindness

二、判斷題(5題)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空題(5題)46.Inordertokeepahighlevelofsafety,allthestaffarerequired（wear）____protectiveclothes

47.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

48.Manyforeignwordsandphraseshave____theEnglishLanguage.（rich）

49.Toeverybody's____,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.（amuse）

50.Thesemethodsare（effect）____inEnglishteaching

四、完型填空(20題)51.（）

A.traceB.wayC.timeD.period

52.51.（）

A.infactB.onthecontraryC.inturnD.atease

53.28.（）

A.thanB.laterC.thenD.latter

54.50.（）

A.stillB.justC.evenD.never

55.Scientistswhostudythebrainhavefoundoutagreatdealabouthowwelearn.Theyhave51thatbabieslearnmuchmorefromthesightsandsoundsaroundthemthanwe52before.Youcanhelpyourbabybytakingadvantageofherhungertolearn.

Fromthe53beginning,babiestrytoimitate（模仿）the54theyhearusmake.Theyreadthe55onourfacesandourmovements.Thatis56itissoimportanttotalk,sing,andsmiletoyourchild.Hearingyoutalkisyourbaby’sfirst57towardbecomingareader,becauseit58hertolovelanguageandtolearnwords.

Asyourchildgrowsolder,59talkingwithher.Askheraboutthethingsshedoes.Askherabouttheeventsandpeopleinthestoryyou60together.Letherknowyouarecarefully61whatshesays.Bykeepingherin62andlistening,youare63encouragingyourchildtothinkasshespeaks.64,youareshowingthatyourespectherknowledgeandherabilityto65learning

（）

A.discoveredB.heardC.watchedD.written

56.16.（）

A.harshlyB.reluctantlyC.easilyD.casually

57.42.（）

A.whoseB.whomC.thatD.which

58.__________（）

A.frightenedB.guarded

C.discoveredD.caught

59.15（）

A.dealB.relateC.doD.concern

60.65.（）

A.howeverB.allC.whateverD.what

61.68.（）

A.seminarB.classroomC.discussionD.course

62.Nowadaysmoreandmoreforeignenterprisesandcompaniesarenolonger____________oninterviewsforrecruitment.Yearsofstudyinginterviewinghasmadeclearthatitisnotaveryobjective____________.Personnelofficersoftenhirethepersontheylikebest,oreventheonetheythinkmost____________attractive.Lookinggoodisnoguaranteeofdoingthejobwell,however.Ugliesorthosewhoareaestheticallychallenged,loseheart.

Togetamore____________view,manycompaniesarealsousingpsychologicalteststohirebothforhighandlowpositions.

Thebasicreasonemployersusetestsisclear:tests____________tobescientificandobjective.Alargebodyofresearchhasshownthatinterviewsbythemselvesarenotveryreliableasamethodofselection.People’sjudgmentisoftenverysubjective:whethertheylikethelookofsomeonecounts____________morethanalmostanythingelse.Butreliableandvalidtestscanofferrapidandmoreobjectiveinformationaboutwould-beemployees.Ifacandidatetalkswellinaninterviewbuthistestresultssuggestthatheisa____________personwhocannotconcentrate,anemployerislikely____________twiceabouthiringhim.

Takingaserioustestforajobisratherdifferentfromtakingagame-liketest.Youcanspendjustalittletime____________questionsofthatkindoftest,andyoudenytheanswersandsaytheyarenotaccurate.Butyoucannotgotoaserioustestwithoutenoughpreparationsinceyoucannotafford____________andeliminatedagainandagain

（）

A.relyingB.torelyC.relyonD.relied

63.TheNobelPrizesareawardsthataregiveneachyearforspecialthingsthatpeopleorgroupsofpeoplehaveachieved.Theyareawardedinsix56:physics,chemistry,medicine,literature,peaceandeconomics.

Theprizescomefrom57thatwascreatedbytheSwedishinventorAlfredNobel.Hewantedtousesomeofhismoneytohelpmaketheworldabetterplacetolivein.

Manyorganizations,chosenbyAlfredNobelhimself,58whoreceivestheprizes.Eachaward59agoldmedal,adiplomaandalotofmoney.Prizescanonlybegivento60ofallraces,countriesandreligions.OnlythePeacePrizecanalsobegiventoagroup.

ThefirstNobelPrizeswerehandedout61December10,1901—fiveyearsafterAlfredNobel’sdeath.Nobelwasachemist,engineerandinventor62mostfamousinvention,dynamite（炸藥）,madehimarichman.Althoughhegavetheworldsucha63weapon.Nobelwasalwaysagainstwarsand64.Hethereforeleftalotofmoneythatwastogotothosewhodidalotforthepeaceofmankind.

Officialsatfirsthandedoutonlyfiveprizesayear.Theprizeforeconomicswasfirstawardedin1969.Insomeyearsprizeswerenotawardedbecausetherewereno65candidates.

AllprizesarepresentedinStockholm,Sweden,withtheexceptionofthePeacePrize,whichisawardedinOslo,Norway

56（）

A.regionsB.partsC.classesD.areas

64.59（）

A.busierB.longerC.richerD.happier

65.63.（）

A.tospeakB.forspeakingC.tospeakingD.tospeakingof

66.61（）

A.atB.onC.byD.in

67.55.（）

A.takesoffB.takesonC.takesawayD.takesup

68.33.（）

A.mindB.appearanceC.voiceD.movement

69.Howmenfirstlearnedtoinventwordsisunknown;inotherwords，theoriginoflanguageisamystery.Allwereallyknowisthatmen，61animals，somehowinventedcertainsoundstoexpress62andfeelings，actionsandthings，63theycouldcommunicatewitheachother；andthatlatertheyagreeduponcertainsigns，calledletters，64couldbecombinedto65thosesounds，andwhichcouldbewrittendown.Thosesounds，66spokenorwritteninletters，wecallwords.

Thepowerofwords，then，67intheircombinations—thethingstheybringupbeforeourminds.Wordsbecomefilled68meaningforusbyexperience;andthe69welive，themorecertainwords70ustothegladandsadeventsofourpast;andthemorewereadandlearn，themorethe71ofwordsthatmeansomethingtousincreases.

Greatwritersare72whonotonlyhavegreatthoughts，butalso73thesethoughtsinwordswhich74powerfullytoourmindsandfeelings.Thischarmingandtellinguseofwordsis75wecallliterarystyle.Aboveall，the76poetisamasterofwords.Hecan77hismeaninginwordswhichsinglikemusic，andwhichbytheirpositionandassociationcanmovementotears.Weshould78learntochooseourwords79andusethemaccurately，ortheywillmakeour80sillyandrude

（）

A.likeB.unlikeC.asD.asfor

70.Chinese-AmericanstodayhavehigherincomesthanAmericansingeneral.One-fourthofall___36__Chinese-Americansareworkinginscientificandprofessional__37__.TheChinesehaverisentothisposition__38__someoftheharshestdiscriminationandviolence__39__anyimmigrantsinthehistoryofthiscountry.Today,__40__oftheChineseprosperity（成功）is__41__thesimplefactthattheyworkharderandtake__42__ofeducationalopportunities.

Chinese-AmericanshavehadthreeNoble__43__winners,allinphysics.ManymorehavePhDs,especiallyfromhigh__44__universities.Amongacademics,Asianspublishmorethan__45__blacksorwhites

（）

A.employedB.employeeC.employerD.employing

五、閱讀理解(20題)71.TheworddeeperinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningtowhichofthefollowing（）

A.HeavierB.LouderC.StrongerD.Happier

72.IfyougotoBritain,youwillfindalotofthingssurprisingly.Butdifferentthingssurprisedifferentpeople.

PeopleinGreecedriveonthe______sideoftheroad（）

A.leftB.rightC.eitherD.other

73.Passage4

UniversityofMarylandstudentBenSimonandhisfriendscouldn'tstandseeinggoodfoodthrownoutontheircampus.Webasicallynoticedthatsomeoftheextrafoodfromthedininghallwasgoingtobewastedattheendoftheday.Andwemetwiththediningservicesandaskedthemwhetheritwouldbeokayifinsteadofthrowingoutthefood,wewoulddonateit.Andtheywereonboard,hesaid.

So18monthsago,thestudentsbeganwhattheycalltheFoodRecoveryNetwork.Eachnight,volunteerswouldshowupatacampusdininghalltopickupleftoversanddeliverthemtoareasheltersandfoodbanks.Sofar,theyhavedonatedmorethan23,000kilosoffoodthatwouldotherwisehavebeenthrownout.

Nationwide,＄165billionworthoffoodiswastedeachyear,accordingtotheNationalResourcesDefenseCouncil.SpokesmanBobKeefesaysthatisabout40%ofthecountry'sentirefoodproduction.Ifwecanreduceourwasteinthiscountryby15%,wecanfeed25millionhungryAmericans.Thatisahugebenefit.ThatiswhatprogramslikethisFoodRecoveryNetworkaredoing.hesaid.

ChristianLifeCenterisoneofthebeneficiaries（受益者）ofthestudents'efforts.BenSlye,theseniorpastor,said,Ithasbeenjustamazingtoseethesestudentstaketheirowntime,theirownvehiclesandgasmoneyandbeabletomakeaneffortlikethis.Eachweekweareablewiththisfoodprobablytofeedoverahundredpeople.

TheUniversityofMaryland'sFoodRecoveryNetworknowhas200volunteersandtheprogramhasexpandedto18schoolsacrossthecountry.Iwanttogrow18chapters（地方分會）toathousandchapterswithinfiveyears.AndoncewemaketheFoodRecoveryNetworkspreadoncollegecampusinAmerica,wewanttoexpandtorestaurantsandfarms.saidSimon.

Thevolunteersarecommittedtomakingthathappen

ThediningservicesinUniversityofMaryland（）

A.threwoutgoodfoodoncampus

B.supportedthevolunteers'job

C.enjoyedthetalkwiththestudents

D.donatedtheirleftoverstothepoor

74.Apropertitleforthispassagewouldbe____（）

A.SnowBlindnessandHowtoOvercomeIt

B.Nature’sCureforSnowBlindness

C.SoldiersintheSnow

D.SnowVision

75.Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewanttosayitwell,buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand—hewantstoteachthem,andhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.

Whatvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutdifficulttoexplain,becausepainterstranslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors,notwords.Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolors,outofthecountlessbillionspossible,isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolors,orhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.

Mostartiststaketheirshapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotionandrepose（安息）;theirchoicesindicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingat,thattheycontainbeautifulsights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpattern,thatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutreferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.

Ifonepainterchoosestopaintagangrenous（壞疽）legandanotheralakeinmoonlight.Eachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld,eachpainteristellingussomething,showingussomething,emphasizingsomething—allofwhichmeansthat,consciouslyorunconsciously,heistryingtoteachus

Itishardtoexplainwhatapainterissaying,because_________（）

A.mostpaintersdonotexpressthemselveswell

B.apainterusesunusualwordsandphrases

C.apainterusesshapesandcolorsinsteadofwords

D.manypaintersdonotsayanything

76.Onespecialfeatureofthevillageshopisthat（）

A.thereisaverywiderangeofgoodsavailable

B.customerscanordergoodsbywordofmouth

C.customerhavetoordergoodsonehourearlier

D.thereisalistofgoodstobedeliveredtodoorsteps

77.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatcanyoudotosaveanothermistake（）

A.Spendtimethinkingaboutwhatpeoplereallymean

B.Takeagoodlookatthepersontalking

C.Focusonthelookinthespeaker’seyes

D.Trytocatcheverywordofthespeaker

78.Ifthereisanythingthatcouldbeusedasaweapon,thepassenger（）

A.cankeepitinasafeplaceontheplane

B.cantakeitbackfromthesecuritystaffwhentheflightisover

C.maynotbeallowedontheplane

D.willbetakenasideandquestionedbysecurityguards

79.Theunderlinedworddeception（Para.7）isclosestinmeaningto_____（）

A.dishonestyB.suggestionC.situationsD.failure

80.PassageTwo

ErnestMillerHemingwaywasbornonJuly21,1899inOakPark,Illinois.Inthenearlysixtytwoyearsofhislifethatfollowed,hebuiltaliteraryfameunsurpassed（無法超越的）inthetwentiethcentury.

AsaboyhewastaughtbyhisfathertohuntandfishalongtheshoresandintheforestsaroundLakeMichigan.TheHemingwayshadasummerhouseinnorthernMichigan,andthefamilywouldspendthesummermonthstheretryingtostaycool.Hemingwaywouldeitherfishthedifferentstreamsthatranintothelake,orwouldtakethesmallboatouttodosomefishingthere.Hewouldalsogosquirrelhuntinginthewoods,discoveringearlyinlifethepeacetobefoundwhilealoneintheforestorgoingthroughastream.Itwassomethinghecouldalwaysgobacktothroughouthislife,andthoughheoftenfoundhimselflivinginmajorcitieslikeChicago,TorontoandParisearlyinhislife,oncehebecamesuccessfulhechosesomewhatisolatedplacestolivein.

Whenhewasn'thuntingorfishing,hismothertaughthimthegoodpointsofmusic.Shewasaskilledsingerwhooncehadwishedalifeonstage,butatlastsettleddownwithherhusbandandspenthertimebygivingvoiceandmusiclessonstolocalchildren,includingherown.Hemingwaywasnevertalentedformusicandsufferedthroughsingingpracticesandmusiclessons;however,themusicalknowledgehegotfromhismotherhelpedhimshareinhisfirstwifeHadley'sinterestinthepiano

ErnestHemingwaydiedin（）

A.1969B.1979C.1981D.1961

81.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage（）

A.Attitudesplayanimportantroleinlearning

B.Studentsshouldlearnhowtousepersonalcomputers

C.Teachersarenotsoimportantinthelearningprocess

D.Therearemanydifferencesbetweenover-achieversandunder-achievers

82.Motionpictures（）

A.causeinertiaoftheeye

B.showasuccessionofunrelatedmovement

C.showconsecutivephasesofmovementwhichappearcontinuous

D.showeachphaseofmovementforone-halfofasecond

83.WhichofthefollowingdoesStrayerwanttostressmost（）

A.Thedrivingperformancemaybeweakenedbyacellphonetalking

B.Thedrivingperformancemaybeaffectedbyahighbloodalcohollevel

C.Driversshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafterdrinking

D.Acellphonetalkingisnolesshazardousthanalcoholindriving

84.YoucanbuyAppleproducts____（）

A.bothatitsretailstoresandatitsonlinestore

B.onlyatitsretailstores

C.atanystore

D.onlyatitsonlinestore

85.ThelastsentenceofthepassageimpliesthatforeignersinAmerica_________（）

A.won’tstaylongthere

B.won’tlikethecountry

C.willsoonfeelathomethere

D.willsoonfindajobthere

86.ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,thewomanwasprotectedbythesettingupofadowry（嫁妝）.Admittedly,thepurposeofthiswastoprotectheragainsttheriskofdesertion,butinrealityitsfunctioninthesocialandfamilylifeofthetimewasmuchmoreimportant.Thedowrywasthewife’srighttoreceiveatenthofallherhusband’sproperty.Thewifehadtherighttowithholdconsent,inalltransactionsthehusbandwouldmake,andmorethanjustaright;thedocumentsshowthatsheenjoyedarealpowerofdecision,equaltothatofherhusband.Innocasedothedocumentsindicateanydegreeofdifferenceinthelegalstatusofhusbandandwife.Thewifesharedinthemanagementofherhusband’spersonalproperty,buttheoppositewasnotalwaystrue.Womenseemedperfectlypreparedtodefendtheirowninheritanceagainsthusbandswhotriedtoexceedtheirrights,andonoccasiontheyshowedafinefightingspirit.AcaseinpointisthatofMariaVivas.HavingagreedwithherhusbandMirotosellafieldshehadinherited,fortheneedsofthehousehold,sheinsistedoncompensation.Nonebeingoffered,shesucceededindraggingherhusbandtothescribetohaveacontractdulydrawnupassigningherapieceoflandfromMiro’spersonalinheritance.Theunfortunatehusbandwasobligedtoagree,asthecontractsays,forthesakeofpeace.Eitherthroughthedowryorthroughbeinghot-tempered,thewifeknewhowtowinherself,withthecontextofthefamily,apowerfuleconomicposition

Originally,thepurposeofadowryisto______（）

A.giveawomantherighttoreceiveallherhusband’sproperty

B.helpawomantoenjoyahigherpositioninthefamily

C.protectawomanagainsttheriskofdesertion

D.bothAandC

87.Thephraseabuyerwillgetsomethingfornothing（Line1,Para.2）probablymeans（）

A.abuyerwillgetsomethingfreeofcharge

B.abuyerwillgetsomethinguseless

C.abuyerwillgetsomethinguseful

D.nothingisworthbuying

88.Ifyouwanttoseeathingwell,reachout（伸出手）andtouchit!

Thatmayseemastrangethingtosay.Buttouchingthingscanhelpyoutoseethembetter.Youreyescantellyouthataglassballisround.Butbyholdingitinyourhands,youcanfeelhowsmooth（光滑）andcooltheballis.Youcanfeelhowheavytheglassis.Whenyoufeelalltheseabouttheball,youreallyseeit.Withyourskin,youcanfeelbetter.Forexample,yourfingerscantellthedifferencebetweentwocoinsinyourpocket.Youcanfeelalittledropofwateronthebackofyourhand,too.

AllchildrensoonlearnwhatDon’ttouch!means.Theyhearitoften.Yetmostofuskeepontouchingthingsaswegrowup.Inshops,wetouchthingsaswemightbuy:food,clothes.Toseesomethingwell,wehavetotouchit.Therearewaysoflearningtoseewellbyfeeling.Onewayistocloseyoureyesandtrytofeeleverythingthatistouchingyourskin.Feeltheshoesonyourfeet,theclothesonyourbody,theaironyourskin.Atfirst,itisnoteasytofeelthesethings.Youaretoousedto（習(xí)慣于）them!

Mostmuseumsarejustforlooking.Buttodaysomemuseumshavesomethingstotouch.Theirsignssay,Dotouch!Thereyoucanfeeleverythingonshow.Ifwewanttoseebetter,reachoutandtouch.Thenyouwillreallysee!

Bytouchingthings,______（）

A.youwillhaveastrangefeeling

B.youwilllearnhowtoreachoutyourhand

C.youcanknowthembetter

D.youcantellwhatcolorstheyare

89.Here’ssomegoodnewsforparentsoftweensandteens:yourule.

Thatmaybehardtobelievesometimes.andit’struekidswon’talwaysfollowyourhealthandsafetyrules.Butstudiesshowparentswhokeepsettingboundariesmakeahugedifference.

ThelatestexampleisasurveyonmediausebytheKaiserFamilyFoundation.Itfoundthattypicalkidsages8to18spendanastonishing7hoursand38minutesadayconsumingentertainmentmedia,indulgingdeeplyinTV,computers,games,cellphones,musicplayersandotherdeviceswhileoccasionallyglancingatbooksandothernon-electronicmedia.Manyexperts,includingthepediatrics（兒科學(xué)）academy,considerthatmuchscreentimeisbadformentalandphysicalhealth.

Butthestudyalsofoundthatkidswhoseparentssetanytimeorcontentlimitswerepluggedinforthreehourslesseachday.Parentscanhaveabiginfluence,saysKaiserresearcherVickyRideout.

Therealityisthatteenagerscaredeeplywhattheirparentsthink,saysKennethGinsburg,aspecialistoftheChildren’sHospitalofPhiladelphia.Thechallengeforparentsistogetacrossrulesandboundariesinawaythatdoesn’tfeelcontrolling.

Researchshowsthatparentswhosetfirmrulesbutexplainandenforceinawarmsupportivewayworkbetterthanthosewhosetnorules,failtoenforcethemorrulewithabecauseIsaidsoirongrip.

Ideally,kidsunderstandtherulesareabouttheirwellbeingandsafety,Ginsburgsays.

Still,achievingjust-rightparentingischallenging,saysMargaretBroeFitzpatrick,ateacherinKensington,Md.,whohasfourchildren,ages8to16.Therearesomanydifferentthingstokeeptrackof.Sheandherhusbandkeeptheirkidsbusywithsportsandotheractivities,limitscreentimeandreviewthemusictheirchildrendownload.Theytalkwiththeir16-year-oldsonabouttheruleshe’llfacewhenhegetsadriver’slicensesoon.But,shesays,theycan’tpoliceeverythingthekidsencounterontheInternetorinfriends’homes.

We’rejustdoingthebestwecan,shesays,evenifyoungpeoplemayprotestatfirst,theydofeelmoresafeandsecurewhenlimitsareset

ThesurveybytheKaiserFamilyFoundationismentionedtoillustratetheideathat_________（）

A.kidsdon’talwaysfollowparents’rules

B.onlyfewparentsbelievethegoodnews

C.muchmediauseresultsinbadhealth

D.parents’rulesmakeahugedifference

90.Isupposethatthemostbasicandpowerfulwaytoconnecttoanotherpersonistolisten.Justlisten.Perhapsthemostimportantthingweevergiveeachotherisourattention,andespeciallyifit’sgivenfromtheheart.Whenpeoplearetalking,there’snoneedtodoanythingbutreceivethem.Listentowhatthey’resaying.Careaboutit.Mosttimescaringaboutitisevenmoreimportantthanunderstandingit.Mostofusdon’tvalueourselvesorourloveenoughtoknowthis.IthastakenmealongtimetobelieveinthepowerofsimplesayingI’msosorry.whensomeoneisinpain.

Oneofmypatientstoldmethatwhenshetriedtotellherstorypeopleofteninterruptedtotellherthattheyoncehadsomethingjustlikethathappeningtothem.Herpainbecameastoryaboutthemselves.Eventuallyshestoppedtalkingtomostpeople.Weconnectthroughlistening.Whenweinterruptwhatsomeoneissayingtoletthemknowthatweunderstand,wemovethefocusofattentiontoourselves.Whenwelisten,theyknoww