第二节 短文填空。【学习能力·学习习惯】
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空。
Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get 36. knowledge. So I went to the library and returned happily with several 37. . But after a few days, I felt impatient. The idea of finishing all of them seemed 38. , because I always 39. it hard to focus on reading a whole book. I didn't know what to do 40. it. Then 41. one day I thought, "What about making reading fun?" It gave me hope again. 42. is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually talking with the writer. I tried 43. all my efforts into reading his or her books, so I could feel all of his or her 44. and suffering. Now books 45. part of my life.
Attitudes can make a great 46. . Someone once said, "Even 47. the situation is bad, people still have the freedom to choose their attitude. " So, don't complain 48. study or work. It 49. nothing. Try to see things in 50. different way. Believe me! This will change the situation and help you a lot.

36. more 37. books 38. impossible 39. found 40. with 41. suddenly 42. Reading 43. to put 44. happiness 45. have become 46. difference 47. though/if 48. about 49. helps 50. a

第一节 阅读理解。
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Do teenagers in small villages do chores at home? How about the teenagers in big cities? Here is a survey. We asked 4,000 teenagers in China several questions. Half of them come from big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. The others are from small villages. We made a diagram (图表) of the result of our survey. Let's have a look at it.
| Chores | Teenagers in small villages | Teenagers in big cities |
| Take out the rubbish | 1,600 | 1,000 |
| Sweep the floor | 1,200 | 850 |
| Make the bed | 1,400 | 750 |
| Do the dishes | 1,000 | 400 |
| Fold the clothes | 900 | 1,100 |
We found out that teenagers from small villages do more chores than those from big cities. Maybe it is because they live a harder life. Our advice to parents in big cities is that parents should give their children some chores to do. Doing chores teaches teenagers to take care of themselves.
()51. How many teenagers in big cities sweep the floor?
A. 400.
B. 750.
C. 850.
D. 1,000.
()52. The number of teenagers ______ in big cities is bigger than that in small villages.
A. making the bed
B. taking out the rubbish
C. doing the dishes
D. folding the clothes
()53. What's the purpose (目的) of the passage?
A. To teach children how to do chores.
B. To advise parents to take care of their children.
C. To tell us that teenagers in big cities live a happier life.
D. To advise parents in big cities to give more chores to children.

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