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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A Special Appointment
Years ago I moved to Woodland Hills to take a job in a small hospital’s emergency department．No one wanted to work on Christmas Eve, so the shift (轮班) went to me．I kissed my family goodbye and went off to spend the night in the hospital．It was a thankless job．
At 9 pm, the ambulance brought in a man in his 60s who was having a heart attack．His face was pale, and he was frightened． The whole night I did my best to save his life．Before I left in the morning to spend Christmas with my family, I stopped by to see how he was doing．It was still tough, but he had survived the night and was sleeping．
The following year I got Christmas Eve duty again．At 9 pm sharp, the ward clerk told me there was a couple who wanted to speak with me．When I approached them, the man introduced himself as Mr．Lee and said, “You probably don’t remember me, but last Christmas Eve you saved my life．Thank you for the year you gave me．” He and his wife hugged me, handed me a small gift, and left．
The following year a new doctor had joined the group, but I wanted to see if Mr．and Mrs．Lee would return．This time, I volunteered for the shift．I kept an eye on the door．Once again, at exactly 9 pm, the Lees appeared, carrying a warmly wrapped bundle．It was their new grandchild． Mr．Lee, his family and I spent 13 Christmas Eves together．In the later years the staff all knew about the story and would work to give me time with him in the break room, where we spent a half-hour each Christmas Eve．
The last year I saw him, he brought me a gift．I carefully opened the package and found a crystal (水晶) bell inside．It was engraved (镌刻) with a single word: Friendship．Now, my family, friends and I ring that bell every Christmas Eve at exactly 9 pm and offer our best wishes to the man who we won’t forget．
1.Working on Christmas Eve was considered “a thankless job” because ______．
A． most patients were seriously ill
B． patients refused to express thanks
C． doctors had nothing to do on that day
D． doctors couldn’t get praise for the hard job
2.When the author left the hospital the next morning, Mr．Lee ______．
A． was really angry with her
B． was still in a state of danger
C． got ready to leave the hospital
D． recovered from his heart attack
3.According to the passage, the author formed a habit of ______．
A． celebrating Christmas Eve with her family
B． giving Christmas gifts to the hospital staff
C． spending Christmas Eve with Mr．Lee in hospital
D． ringing the bell for patients in the emergency department
4.Why does the author ring the bell on Christmas Eve?
A． To honor her working experience．
B． To tell kids the traditional custom．
C． To show the beginning of the holiday．
D． To remember an old friend of hers．
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Do you know a child who has used first aid to save a life or help an injured person?
St．John Ambulance is seeking young people who have acted quickly, calmly and effectively at a real emergency for its annual Young First Aider of the Year awards．
The awards are open to all those under 18, and the closing date for nomination (提名) is April 30, 2016.The winners will be invited to attend a special ceremony in June, 2016.
“St．John Ambulance believes it is essential for young people to learn first aid so that they can help anyone who is injured,” said Sandra Stocker, director of St．John Ambulance Awards Committee．“The Young First Aider of the Year is a wonderful way to celebrate their bravery and quick-thinking．”
Nomination for the Young First Aider of the Year is now open．Please complete and return the nomination forms as soon as possible and certainly no later than April 30, 2016.The committee will decide which of the nominees will receive the Young First Aider of the Year awards by considering the actions of the nominees along with their ages and other factors．You should send any evidence you have with the nomination form, showing the nominees’ actions．
Examples of evidence could include:
◆ Newspaper clippings (剪报) of the incident．
◆ Police incident record numbers．
Once a nomination form is received, the nominee or nominator may be approached for further details of the incident．For further information please get in touch with Sandra Stocker by email or on 020-73244082 or 020-732440813.
Find out who our winners will be for 2016.
1.What does the passage intend to tell the readers?
A． Young people should learn first aid to help the injured．
B． Learning first aid can help young people win an award．
C． The injured are encouraged to act quickly and calmly．
D． St．John Ambulance makes profit by training first aiders．
2.If you suggest someone for the awards, you should ______．
A． attend the awards ceremony
B． make a speech introducing yourself
C． provide the details of the incident
D． have a good knowledge about first aid
3.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A． Demand for First Aiders
B． Importance of First Aid
C． St．John Ambulance Awards
D． Young First Aider of the Year
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The Entropia Universe
The Entropia Universe is a virtual world on the Internet, which seems very like our real life．It is set in a distant future and based on a planet called Calypso．Entropia was the brainchild of a group of Swedish computer lovers who decided to see if they could create a three dimensional (维度的) virtual world that could be placed on the Internet．They did manage after they received the financial backing they needed．
The game can be played for free, but nearly all in-game activities require personal resources that you have available to use．Although there are various activities to keep you busy on Calypso, what most people do first is to find themselves a profession, such as hunting the fierce animals on Calypso, mining the precious minerals and making tools．Then they can think about buying their virtual house or paying a visit to a virtual nightclub or doing any of the other activities that make life bearable．
Entropia has its very own economy (经济) and its own currency, the PED (Project Entropia Dollars)．Players move real world money into PED which they then use to pay for their life on Calypso．However, the virtual things inside Entropia do have a real value in the outside world, and careful business deals mean that players can actually make real money there．PED can be changed into dollars any time at a rate of 10PED to 1US$．
What’s so impressive about The Entropia Universe is the number of players; currently more than 600,000 representing over 220 countries from planet Earth．A number of players insist that it’s a good way to make money．However, the reality of Entropia’s economic system is that most people end up paying more than they earn and it’s not uncommon to find players who are paying up to $200 a month into their PED account．This might not be the most economical way of spending one’s free time．However, some people say that for them the fact that they can escape the realities of the earthbound life and become a different person with a completely different life for a few hours every week is worth the use of money, even if they don’t get any interest rates on it．
1.What can we learn about The Entropia Universe?
A． It costs nothing to join．
B． It focuses on business plans．
C． It is designed for computer lovers．
D． It presents what life is like on other planets．
2.What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A． What people do on Calypso．
B． When people buy houses there．
C． How people make life bearable．
D． Why people often find a job first．
3.According to the author, playing on The Entropia Universe ______．
A． may be very annoying
B． can be quite expensive
C． is a cheap way to kill time
D． is a good way to earn money
4.What can be inferred about The Entropia Universe?
A． It is technical．
B． It is satisfying．
C． It is ridiculous．
D． It is educational．
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Being Authoritative (由权威的) Parents
Phrases like “tiger mom” and ‘‘helicopter parent” have made their way into everyday language．Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort, we might turn out children with bright futures．But is there anything wrong with a kind of “overparenting style”?
Parental involvement has a long history of being studied． Many of the studies, conducted by Diana Baumrind, a famous psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way, who sets high expectations but gives her child independence．These “authoritative parents” appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically, psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved, or controlling and more involved． Why is this parenting style so successful?
Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children．Carol Dweck, a social psychologist at Stanford University, has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children．In a typical experiment, Dr．Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle．Most do so with little difficulty．But then Dr．Dweck tells some, but not all, of the kids how clever they are．As it turns out, the children who are not told they’re smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles．They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving．
As the experiment suggests, praising children’s talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence．Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one’s status as “smart”．Dr．Dweck’s work strongly supports that of Dr．Baumrind, who also found that reasonably supporting a child’s independence and limiting interference (干涉) causes better academic and emotional results．
The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident．If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can’t walk, you reduce her confidence．Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting．It is easier when they are young．The potential mistakes carry greater risks, and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children．
1.According to the passage, a “tiger mom” ______．
A． helps her children realize their dreams
B． speaks her children’s everyday language
C． places reasonable expectations on her children
D． pays close attention to her children’s experiences
2.It is implied that controlling style of parenting may _____．
A． face more challenges of children
B． foster independence in children
C． cause more problems in children
D． lead to children’s academic success
3.The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests that ______．
A． a good game plays a big role in training young minds
B． overpraising makes children less motivated and confident
C． puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they need
D． bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games
4.The last paragraph tells us that ______．
A． children should not be given much freedom
B． parents should not increase the risk of challenging
C． parents should allow their children to learn from mistakes
D． children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents
