2020年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬試題

2020年大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬試題

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試模擬試題

ModelTestFive

PartIListeningComprehension

Directions:Thissectionisdesignedtotestyour

abilitytounderstandspokenEnglish.Youwill

hearaselectionofrecordedmaterialsandyou

mustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.

Choosethecorrectanswer—A,B,CorD,and

then,markyouranswerbywritingthe

correspondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

SectionA

(C)11.A)Hewillonlybeavailableinthe

afternoon.

B)Ifsnothisofficehour.

C)Hedoesn'thavetime.

D)Heistootiredafterclass.

(A)12.A)Thewomaninsistsongoingout.

B)Thewomandoesn'tlikewatchingTV.

C)Themanpromisedheragiftonher

birthday.

D)Themanistootiredtogoout.

(B)13.A)Therearetoomanycoursesofferedto

students.

B)Thewomanshouldtakefewercourses

nextterm.

C)Themanwilltakefourcoursesnext

semester.

D)Itiswisertotakemorethanfour

courses.

(B)14.A)Inanairplane.

B)Inahotel.

C)Inarestaurant.

D)Inastore.

(D)15.A)Janeislookingforasummerjob.

B)Janeispackingforthesummer

vacation.

C)Janeisonherwayhome.

D)Janeiseagertogohomeforthe

vacation.

(D)16.A)Itdoesn'twork.

B)Itonlyworkstemporarily.

C)Ifsreallyeffective.

D)Ithasharmfulsideeffects.

(D)17.A)Wenttothestation.

B)Sawhisbrotheroff.

C)Visitedhisbrother.

D)Stayedathome.

(A)18.A)ShecantellJoanwhensheseesherat

noon.

B)SheshouldtellJoan'sbrotherabout

thereception.

C)ShemustcallonJoanafterthe

reception.

D)ShemayseeJoan'sbrotheratlunch.

(A)19.A)Collegeteachers.

B)Maintenanceworkers.

C)Students9parents.

D)Laboratorysupervisors.

(A)20.A)Onehoureachdayonly.

B)Threeandahalfhoursonly.

C)Asmuchtimeasnecessary.

D)Enoughtimetodoassignments.

(D)21.A)Themachinehasn'tbeenyetbeen

repaired.

B)Thestudentsforgettoreservetheir

terminals.

C)Thesupervisorwon'tobservethe

regulations.

D)Thestudentsstayattheterminaltoo

long.

(C)22.A)Invitethelabsupervisortoattend

class.

B)Repairthelaboratoryinanewway.

C)Prepareanoticetogiveoutinclass.

D)Addmoreterminalstothelaboratory.

(A)23.A)Art.B)French.

C)Chemistry.D)German.

(C)24.A)Doingsomephotographyandtravel.

B)Goingtoconcertsquitefrequently.

C)Playingtraditionaljazzandfolk

music.

D)Goingtothetheatrenowandthen.

(A)25.A)Experienceathoroughtraining.

B)Getoffthetraineeschedule.

C)Knowhowtoworkwithpeople.

D)Knowaboutallaspectsofthework.

SectionB

Passage1

(D)26.A)90.B)108.

C)180.D)668.

(A)27.A)England'sFootballeroftheyear.

B)AsoccercoachinWestGermany.

C)Wildcelebrationsofgoals.

D)AmemberoftheOrderoftheBritish

Empire.

(D)28.A)EditingSundaySport.

B)WorkingforCapitalRadio.

C)Managingprofessionalsoccerteams.

D)Developingasportsmarketing

company.

Passage2

(C)29.A)BecausehewasafamousEnglish

writer.

B)Becauseheenjoyedwalkingalongthe

street.

C)Becausehehadagoodmemory.

D)Becausehewasproudofhisown

ability.

(C)30.A)Fortheyarenothard-working.

B)Fortheyaredon'thavegood

memories.

C)Fortheyhaven91enoughtimeforit.

D)Fortheyarebusywiththeirown

language.

(B)31.A)Mindtakesclearerphotosofwhatwe

see.

B)Mindtakespicturesofallfivesenses.

C)Mindspendslesstimetakingpictures.

D)Mindkeepsphotosforlongertime.

(B)32.A)Picturetaking.

B)Memory.

C)Languagelearning.

D)Poemwriting.

Passage3

(C)33.A)Fortymillionpeople.

B)Forty-fivemillionpeople.

C)Overthreemillionpeople.

D)Fivemillionpeople.

(D)34.A)PeopleinfectedwithHIVvirusshould

watchTVserieslike“DetectiveVijay”.

B)Governmentsshouldplayabigrolein

fightingagainstAIDS.

C)TVserieslike“DetectiveVijay”can

makealotofmoney.

D)Themediacanplayaneffectiverolein

fightingagainstAIDS.

(D)35.A)Itisapoliceman.

B)ItisaneducativeTVshowinIvory

Coast.

C)ItisaneducativeTVshowinSouth

Africa.

D)ItisaneducativeTVshowinIndia.

SectionC

TheLibraryofCongressisAmerica's

nationallibrary.Ithasmillionsofbooksand

otherobjects.Ithasnewspapers,(36)

publicationaswellaslettersof(37)

interest.Italsohasmaps,photographs,art(38)

,movies,soundrecordingsandmusical

(39).Alltogether,ithasmorethan100

millionobjects.

TheLibraryofCongressisopentothe

publicMondaythroughSaturday,exceptfor

publicholidays.Anyonemaygothereandread

anythinginthecollection.Butnooneis(40)

totakebooksoutofthebuilding.

TheLibraryofCongresswas(41)

in1800.Itstartedwithelevenboxesofbooksin

oneroomoftheCapitolBuilding.By1814,the

collectionhadincreasedtoabout3,000books.

Theywereall(42)thatyearwhenthe

CapitolwasburneddownduringAmerica'swar

withBritain.

Tohelpre-buildthelibrary,Congress

boughtthebooksofPresidentThomasJefferson.

Mr.Jefferson's(43)included7,000

booksinsevenlanguages.

(44)

―,Today,threebuildingsholdthelibrary's

collection.

(45)

―,Itbuyssomeofitsbooksandgetsothersas

gifts.Italsogetsmaterialsthroughitscopyright

office.(46)

.ThismeantheLibraryofCongressreceives

almosteverythingthatispublishedintheUnited

States.

答案：

36.popular37.historical

38.prints39.instruments

40.permitted41.established

42.destroyed43.collection

44.In1897,thelibrarymovedintoitsown

buildingacrossthestreetfromtheCapitol

45.Thelibraryprovidesbooksandmaterialsto

the.Congressandalsolendsbookstoother

Americanlibraries,governmentagencies,and

foreignlibraries

46.Anyonewhowantscopyrightprotectionfora

publicationin.mustsendtwocopiestothe

library

PartIWriting

(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30

minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicThe

OldandtheYoung.Youshouldwriteatleast120

wordsaccordingtotheoutlinegivenbelowin

Chinese:

L老年人與年輕人之間常會(huì)發(fā)生沖突；

2.談?wù)勀銓?duì)這種現(xiàn)象的餓認(rèn)識(shí)及解決的辦法。

TheOldandtheYoung

Oldpeoplearealwayssayingthatyoung

peoplearenotwhattheywere.Everynew

generationisdifferentfromtheonethat

precededit.Todaythedifferenceisverymarked

indeed.

Ontheonehand,theyoungarebetter

educated.Theyhavealotmoremoneytospend

andenjoymorefreedom.Theygrowupmore

quicklyandarenotsodependentontheir

parents.Theythinkmoreforthemselvesanddo

notblindlyaccepttheideasoftheirelders.On

theotherhand,theoldalwaysassumethatthey

knowmoreforthesimplereasonthattheyhave

beenaroundabitlonger.Theydon'tliketofeel

thattheirvaluesarebeingquestionedor

threatened.Andthisispreciselywhattheyoung

aredoing.Theyarequestioningtheassumptions

oftheireldersanddisturbingtheircomplacency.

Whattheyrejectmorethananythingis

conformity.

Traditionally,theyoungturnedtotheir

eldersforguidance.Today,thesituationis

reversedtosomeextent.Theold—iftheyare

preparedtoadmitit——couldlearnathingortwo

fromtheirchildren.Perhapsamutually

beneficialrelationshipbetweenthetwosidesis

moreacceptablethanquarrelsandclashes.

PartIIReadingComprehension(Skimmingand

Scanning)(15minutes)

HybridCars

HybridCars-AnInnovationforToday

Haveyoucheckedthepriceofgasoline

lately?Haveyourecentlypaidmorethat

$pergallon?Isthesizeofthegastankinyour

currentcarbiggerthaninthecaryouwere

drivingafewyearsago?Howmuchdoesitcost

younowtofillupthegastankofyourcar?Are

youpayingmorethan$30,$40oreven$50

tofillup?Takealookinthefuture,whatwill

thepricepergallonbe2or3yearsfromnow?

Whatwillitcostthentofillupthegastankof

yourvehicle?

Thereisstillalotoffossilfuelintheworld

butthefuelthatiseasytofindandtoextract

fromthegroundisdisappearing.Those

searchingfornewsuppliesoffossilfuelmust

searchinplacesthataremoredifficulttowork

(duetothecold,theheat,thedepthofthewater,

ortheunfriendlypoliticalsituationofthe

country).Thecostofthesearchcontinuesto

increase,asdoestheexpenseofextractingthe

fuel.Thisexpenseisnotonlymeasuredin

dollars,butalsointhedamagestothe

environment.

Nowthinkofwhatitmightcostyou2or3

yearsinthefutureforatankofgasifyou

continuetodrivethesametypesofvehicles.The

automobileindustry,inforeigncountriesandin

theUnitedStates,hasdevelopedthetechnology

tohelpreducetheseenergyneedsandto

decreasepollution.Thisinnovationiscalled

hybridcars.ThesecarsareavailableintheUS

todayfrom2or3manufacturersandmany

moreareontheway.

WhatAreHybridCars?

Avehicleisahybridifithasmorethanone

sourceofpower.Wehavehybridvehiclesall

aroundussuchasdiesel-electrictrains,

diesel-electricbuses,andnuclear-electric

submarines.Maybesomeofyourememberthe

Mo-Ped,amodifiedbicyclethatuseda

combinationofagasolineengineandmuscle

powerofitsrider.Inasimilarmanner,the

gasoline-electrichybridcarisacombinationof

gasoline-poweredcarandanelectriccar.

WhatIsReasonforDevelopingSucha

ComplicatedCar?

Therearetwomajorreasons:1)Toreduce

tailpipeemissionsand2)Toincreaseaveragegas

mileage.Thesetwogoalsinteractwitheach

othersothattheoverallperformanceofthe

hybridcarenhancesbothofthem,today9s

hybridsprovidegasefficiencyof40to60

miles/gallon.Thehybridshavereduced

emissionstoapproximately10%oftheJapanese

standardsoraboutequaltotheCalifornia

standards,whicharethemostrestrictiveinthe

US.

HowDoHybridCarWork?

Therearetwotypesofhybridcars.Oneis

knownastheparallelhybridandtheotheris

knownasaserieshybrid.Bothtypesusethe

samecomponents,whichare:

?SmallGasolineEngine

?FuelTank

?ElectricMotor

?Generator(usedmostlyintheseries

hybrid)

?Batteries

?Transmission

?Intheparallelhybrid,thefueltank

suppliesgasolinetoengineandbatteries

supplypowertotheelectricalmotor.Both

theengineandtheelectricmotorcanturn

thetransmissionatthesametime,andthe

transmissionturnsthewheels.Anonboard

computercontrolsthesystemsothatthe

maximumefficiencyisobtained.Inaseries

hybrid,thegasolineengineturnsa

generator,whicheitherchargesthe

batteriesorpowersanelectricmotorthat

drivesthetransmission.Thegasolineengine

neverpowersthevehicledirectly.

HowDoTheseCombinationsMeettheDesired

Goals?

Thekeytohybridcarperformanceisthat

thegasolineenginecanbemuchsmallerthan

theengineinaconventionalhighhorsepower

car.Buthowcanthisbewhenyouwillbe

competingonthehighwaywithmuchmore

powerfulautosontheroad?

Theansweristhataconventionalengine

mustsupplypowerforalldrivingconditions.

Theengineneedstobepowerfulenoughto

accelerateontoafreewayanduphills,butitto

useonlyasmallpercentageofitspowerat

highwayspeeds.

Inahybrid,thegasolineengineprovides

thepowerathigherhighwayspeedsandthe

battery-electricmotorcombinationprovidesthe

powerforcitydrivingandforaccelerationneeds.

Withthiscombination,eachpowersourceworks

atitsoptimallevel.

Someothertricksthehybridcarusestoget

moreefficiencyareasfollows:

Thesystemreturnsenergytothebattery

whenitdecelerates.Whenyoupushonthe

brakes,theelectricmotoractsasagenerator

andrechargesthebattery.Thisenergyislostin

aconventionalcar.

Thehybridcanshutoffthegasolinemotor

whenitisnotneeded.Thisisveryimportant

whenyouaredoingstopandgodrivinginthe

cityandyouhavetostopalot(gasolineisnot

wastedbyrunningtheengineatidlewhilethe

carwaitsatatrafficlight.)

Hybridcarsaredesignedwiththelatest

aerodynamics.Thisreducesthedragathigher

highwayspeeds.

Hybriduselow-rollingresistanttires.These

arestifferandinflatedtoahigherpressureand

causeabouthalfthedragofconventionaltires.

Therideisalittlerougherbutthegassaving

canbehuge.

Hybridalsouseverylightweightmaterials.

Thisreducestheoverallweightofthecarand

themileageisincreased.

Theabovedesignswillprovideavery

usefulandcomfortableautothatalsogivesyou

amaximumofgasmileage.

Hybridsaresomewhatscarcerightnow

(about3%ofthecarssoldintheUS)butshould

beplentifulfornextyear'smodels().

Theabovedescriptionofhybridcarsis

meanttobeonlyanintroductiontothisnew

technology.Ifyouareinterestedingettingone

ofthesemarvelouscarsinthefuture,youshould

startyourinvestigationnow.Takeatestdrivein

someoftheavailablehybridcars,youwillfind

somesurprises.Oneisthatthecarsare

extremelyquiet,theyhaveadditionalinsulation

inordertodecreasetheneedforair

conditioningandheating(thepurposeistosave

energybuttheresultingquietnessisaverynice

benefit).Asecondisthatthesecarsarevery

peppy,unlikeearlyautomobilesdesignedfor

energyconservation.Theadvantagesand

disadvantageswillvarywitheachmanufacturer,

typeandmodelofthehybrid.Itwilltakealotof

timetolookatallthevariousmodelsbutitwill

bewellworthitforyourfuturedrivingpleasure.

(N)Thereisenoughfossilfuelintheworld,

butitwillbedifficulttofindandto

extractitfromtheground.

(Y)IntheUStoday,alotofmanufacturers

aretryingtoproducehybridcarsin

ordertoreducetheseenergyneedsand

todecreasepollution.

(Y)Mo-Pedisonekindofhybridvehicle.

(NG)Thereareothertypesofhybridwhich

usedifferentcomponents.

(N)Inbothtypes,thegasolineenginecan

worktodrivethetransmission.

(NG)Themostimportantadvantageof

hybridcaristhatitsgasolineengine

canbemuchsmallerthantheenginein

aconventionalhighhorsepowercar.

(Y)Thegasolineengineandthe

battery-electricmotorinahybrid

worktogethertoprovidethepowerfor

citydrivingandforaccelerationneeds.

Hybridalsouselightmaterialstoreduce

ofthecar.(theoverallweight)

Theabovedesignscanmakeaveryuseful

andcomfortablecarwhichcanalsogive

you,(amaximumofgas

mileage)

Ifyouwanttogetonehybridcarinthe

future,youshould.(startyour

investigationnow)

PartIVReadingComprehension(Readingin

Depth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Theimpactofthefrontierhasbeen

traditionallyassumedbyhistorians,whohave

studiedits1(H)onmountainmenand

cowboys,ondifferentpoliticalandsocial

institutions.Yettheimpactofthefrontieronthe

mostcommondimensionoflifeuponthefamily

remainslargely2(C).Althoughfamilyhas

been3(L)significantinthehistorical

process,itisrelativelyanewareaofhistorical

research.

Intermsofwestwardmigration,family

playedaspecialrole.Forpeoplewho4(1)

thechurchasmuchasthestate,familywasthe

onlyinstitutionthatcouldbeentrustedwiththe

enterpriseofsettlingthecontinent.AChristian

familywasenoughofthechurch;aChristain

familywas5(E)expressionofpoliticaland

socialorder.In1862,Congressprovidedforthe

6(0)oflandstoheadsofhouseholdsinalaw,

butthatlawmerelyrecognizesthatsettlement

hadbeenthebusinessoffamiliessincethe

seventeenthcentury.

Familiestookupthechallengeofthe

westernlandsinavarietyofways.Some

familiesmovedwestinloosely7(G)groups

madeupoffamiliesinsimilardirections.They

drewupconstitutionsandelectedleadersand

generallyappliedthedemocraticprocesstothe

journeywest.Thegovernment,foritspart,

8(A)littlehelp—nomapsortransportation,

notoolsoragriculturalinformation,nomedical

servicesandlittleprotection.Beyondthe

westward-runningriverstherewasnoroaduntil

wagonsleftdeep9(D)onthegroundso

thatonecouldseeatrail——oruntilenough

wagonsbecamelostanddoubledbacktowarn

othersagainsttheirmistakes.Nonetheless,the

attractionof“freeland“wasirresistible.One

dayoranother,inawagontrainorallalone,a

familypackedits10(N)andlivestockand

setofftowardthenext“empty“space.

A)providedI)mistrusted

B)usuallyJ)farming

C)unexaminedK)bargain

D)tracksL)especially

E)sufficientM)considerable

F)bendN)belongings

G)organizedO)distribution

H)effects

SectionB

PassageOne

Inthepast,itwasbelievedthatdepression

wasmoreprevalentamongthepoorerandless

educatedpeople,butthatisnotthecase.The

truthis,depressioncanafflictpeoplefromall

walksoflife,andoftenithitsthemostambitious,

creativeandconscientious.Itisfallaciousto

thinkthatpeopleonthecorporaterungofthe

socialladderarenotprone(易于)tothismalady

(疾病)?Infact,executivesandprofessionalswho

areburdenedwithmountingpressuresintheir

workmaysuccumbtoallthesepressuresand

becomedepressed.ThesuicideofVincentFoster,

Jr.,anotedAmericanlawyerandWhiteHouse

officialisacaseinpoint.Despitetheglamourof

hisposition,whichmanypeoplethought

enviable,thefeltoverburdenedwithpressures

anddecidedtotaketheeasywayout.

Studiesshowthatpeoplebornlaterinthis

centuryhaveexperiencedmuchmore

depressionthanthosebornearlier.Infactthe

rateofdepressionoverthelasttwogenerations

hasincreasedtenfold.Expertstheorizethatit

couldbeduetothefactthattheyounger

generationshavehigherexpectationsfromlife

andarethereforemorelikelytosufferfrom

failure,disappointmentandhence,depression.

Depressioniseasilyrecognizable.The

depressedpersonfeelssadordowninthedumps,

andlosesinterestineventhemostpleasurable

activities.Moreover,hesuffersfromeither

significantgainorlossofweight,sleeplessnessor

oversleeping,sluggishmovementandthinking,

fatigue,feelingsofguiltandworthlessness,

impairedconcentrationandforgetfulness,and

inextremecases,theafflictedpersonmayhave

suicidaltendencies.Itisoftenbelievedthat

depressionrunsinthefamily,butthisisnot

conclusivelyso,sincetherearecaseswhere

depressedpersonsdonothaveahistoryof

depressionintheirfamilies.Depressionisoften

work-relatedalthoughattimesithasitsrootsin

familyrelations.

Peoplewhosufferfromdepressionneednot

stayinthecloset,sinceitisnotasinorashame

tobedepressed.Apromptvisittoapsychologist

meansprompttreatmentandhenceprompt

recovery.Expertsguaranteethatdepressionis

easilytreatable,andinnip-in-the-budcases,the

patientfullyrecoversinafewdays,thanksto

thevarietyofeffectivetreatmentavailable.

(C)Accordingtotheauthor,depression

A)affectsthepoorandlesseducatedpeople

morethantherichandsuccessfulones

B)seldomattacksexecutives

C)isnotlimitedtoanyparticularclassof

people

D)iscausedbyone'sambition

(A)Studiesshoedepression.

A)ismorecommontodaythaninthepast

decades

B)wasmorecommonintheoldgenerations

C)increasedtentimesinthedaysofour

parentsandgrandparents

D)afflictsonlyyoungpeople

(D)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOT

true?

A)Veryhighexpectationsfortheindividual

makehimmorepronetodepression.

B)Adepressedpersonfeelssadanddejected.

C)Peopleneednotattempttohidetheir

depressionbecauseifsnotashameful

thing.

D)Depressionishereditary.

(B)Depressioncanbeeasilycured.

A)ifthepatientisyoung

B)attheearlystageofthedisease

C)whenplantsareinbud

D)ifthepatientgoestoseeapsychologist

(B)Thepassageismainlya.

A)descriptionofthesymptomsof

depression

B)briefintroductionofdepression

C)summaryofthecausesofdepression

D)listoftreatmentofdepression

PassageTwo

Teachersalwaysplandowntotheminute

whattheirstudentswillbedoing.Thisisgood

forkids,becauseitteachesthemtostayontask

andfollowaschedule.Butmosthomesaren't

runthisway.Ifparentsdoplantheirchildren's

livesminutebyminute,whathappenswhenthat

childgrowsupandgoestocollege?Atsome

point,kidsneedtolearntomanagetheirown

time.Thiscanbeoneofthevaluableskillsyou

helpyourkidsdevelopoutsideofschool.Butit

generallywon'thappenallbyitself,because

there9sabigtransitionthathappenswhenkids

leavethestructuredschoolenvironmentand

comehome.

Ifyouhavekidstayaloneathome,think

hardabouttryingtofindanadultwhocanbe

thereandprovidethesupportyourchildneeds.

Ifasupportiveadultisn'tavailable,anexpert

namedMartinrecommendsyoufindan

after-schoolprogramledbyexperienced

professionalswhowillengagethemincreative

activities,nourishthemwithhealthysnacks,and

assistthemwiththeirschoolwork.Ifyouareat

homeonthecontrary,totakesomebreakafter

theguysgetstartedondiversions,becauseifs

hardtostopanddosomethinglikehomework.

“Ifthatlittlebitofdowntimeistelevision,good

luck...gettingthemtodotheirhomework/9says

aprofessorofchilddevelopmentatCalifornia

StateUniversity,66TVisaddictive?9Abetterway

tohelpyourchildunwindiswithahealthy

snack."Waituntildinner,makeaplatefullof

energizingfood.Youcouldevendishuppartof

thedinneryou'repreparingalittleearlyforthe

kids,“shesays.

Whileyou'resharingasnack,youcan

makealistofwhatyourkidswillgettodo

duringtheirstudybreaks.Thetypesofbreaks

recommendedincludeshootingbaskets,getting

adrink,usingthebathroom,orevenplayinga

quickcardgamewithparents.Yourkidscanbe

theonestodecidewhichbreaksthey'dliketo

take.But,asFreimuthsays,yourchildrenwill

havetobehonestaboutwhatkindofbreakwill

energizethemandnotupsettheirmomentum.

(A)Themainpurposeofthispassageis.

A)toprovidesomeadvicefortheparents

aboutchildren'seducation

B)toexplainhowtoprepareaprettysnack

foryourchildren

C)toexplainwhytheparentsspoiltheir

children

D)todescribechildren'slivesafterschool

(B)Thewords66thisway”inthesentence"But

mosthomesaren'trunthisway“inthefirst

paragraphmostpossiblymeans.

A)tostayonthetask

B)toarrangeeverythingindetails

C)togivesomelessonstochildren

D)tobehaveinthestructuredschool

(C)Accordingtothepassage,theexpertnamed

Martinmostprobablytakesupthefollowing

jobsEXCEPT.

A)aspecialistinchildreneducation

B)aprofessionalconsultantinaafter-school

program

C)theleaderofaresearchgroupabout

sports,suchasbasketball

D)mostlythesameaswhatFreimuthdoes

(D)Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,the

appropriatesnacksthattheparentsprovidewill

A)upsetthechildren'smomentum

B)exhaustthembylotsofdirtydishes

C)makethechildrengetaddictedtoTV

D)bringmoreenergytochildren

(C)WhichofthefollowingisNOTrecommended

forthebreakduringthechildren'sstudyafter

class?

A)Shootbaskets.

B)Playsomegameswithparents.

C)Goouttodrinksomebeverageinabar

foralongtime.

D)Relaxabitbyusingthebathroom.

PartVCloze

(15minutes)

Mostparents,Isuppose,havehadthe

experienceofreadingabedtimestorytotheir

children.Andtheymusthave1how

difficultitistowritea2children'sbook.

Eithertheauthorhasaimedtoo3,so

thatthechildrencan'tfollowwhatisinhis(or

moreoften,her)thestory,4thestory

seemstobetalkingtothereaders.

Thebestchildren'sbooksare5

verydifficultnorverysimple,andsatisfyboth

the6whohearsthestoryandtheadult

who7it.Unfortunately,thereareinfact

8bookslikethis,9theproblemof

findingtherightbedtimestoryisnot10

tosolve.