语言朋友(59)__1__and new to him for a while.And I wish you would sort of treat him __2__.You see，__3__， he's been king of his own room.He's been__4__of the backyard.I have always been around to__5__his wounds, and to comfort his feelings.But now things are going to be__6__.
This morning, he is going to walk down the front steps, wave his hand and start on his great__7__that will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow.To live his life in the world he has to live in __8__ faith and love and __9__.So, World, I __10__ you would sort of take him by the hand and teach him that things he will have to know.Teach him, but gently, if you can.Teach him that for every scoundrel (恶棍) there is a hero; that for every dishonest politician, __11__leader; that for every enemy there is a friend.Teach him the wonders of__12__.Give him quiet time to __13__ the mystery of birds in the sky, bees in the sun, and flowers on the green hills.Teach him it is far more honorable to fail than to __14__.Teach him to __15__ his own ideas, even if everyone else tells him he is __16__.Teach him to sell his strength and brains to the highest bidder(出价人), __17__.Teach him to close his ears to a howling mob(暴徒) and to stand and__18____19__him, because only the __20__ of fire makes fine steel.This is a big order, World, but see what you can do.He is such a nice little fellow.
解题导语：本文是一位母亲因为自己的儿子即将踏入社会而给世界写的一封信。她希望这个世界能温和地对待他帮助他养成良好的习惯。文章字里行间都作者的儿子第一天上学这对他来说是一个奇怪而又新鲜的事情。故选D。D
2．A.carefully
B．gently
C．strictly
D．slowly
解析：根据下文的“Teach him, 可知选B。B
3．A.in the past
B．from now on
C．up to now
D．now and then
解析：up to now“到现在为止”。其他选项不符合语境。C
4．A.boss
B．child
C．pupil
D．caretaker
解析：句意：他是自己房间里的国王家里庭院的老板。此句说明在作者的庇护下儿子还非常天真活泼。A
5．A.protect
B．repair
C．treat
D．find
解析：根据下文的“comfort his feelings”可知选语意相近的repair。句意：我总是在她的身边修复他的伤口安抚他的情绪。B
6．A.tough
B．different
C．difficult
D．upset根据文意可知此处指儿子离开了作者紧密的保护事情变得不一样了。故选B。B
7．A.march
B．study
C．adventure
D．research
解析：根据下文的“will probably include wars and tragedy and sorrow”可知选C。adventure “冒险探险”。C
8．A.has to learn
B．is full of
C．means
D．will require
解析：句意：为了在他不得不生活的地方生活需要信念、爱和勇气。D
9．A.courage
B．talent
C．skill
D．gift
解析：参见第8题解析。A
10．A.wish
B．request
C．order
D．hope
解析：wish“希望”表达的是一种愿望句中使用了虚拟语气。A
11．A.determined
B．satisfying根据下文的“that for every enemy there is a friend”的对比意味可知选D。句意：对每一个不诚实的D
12．A.books
B．families
C．world
D．friendship
解析：此处指教给他书本的奇迹。此处指儿子既要发现书本知识的力量又要发现大自然的神奇。A
13．A.deal with
B．talk about
C．think over
D．absorb in
解析：think over“仔细思考”。C
14．A.succeed
B．defeat
C．cheat
D．compete
解析：句意：教给他失败要比欺骗更光荣。其他选项不符合语境。C
15．A.come up with
B．put forwardhave faith in“相信”。D
16．A.wrong
B．clever
C．correct
D．true
解析：根据句中的条件关系可知选A。句意：教他相信自己的决定即使每个人都说他是错的。A
17．A.heart and soul
B．bad behavior
C．expensive shoes
D．high grades
解析：根据上文的“strength and brain”可知选heart and soul“灵魂”。A
18．A.argue
B．express
C．help
D．fight句意：如果他认为是对的就站起来斗争。D
19．A.praise
B．spoil
C．criticize
D．push
解析：作者希望世界温柔地教儿子但不要宠坏他。spoil“宠溺”。B
20．A.heat
B．burn
C．test
D．exercise
解析：句意：只有大火的test“检验”。C
七选五
It makes no difference what you read or study if you can't remember it.You just waste your valuable time.__21__One dependable aid that does help you remember what you study is to have a specific purpose or reason for reading.
Why does a clerk in a store go away when your reply to her offer to help is, “No, thank you.I'm just looking.” Both you and she know that if you aren't sure what you want, you are not likely to find it.But suppose you say instead, “Yes, thank you.I want a pair of sun glasses.” She says, “Right this way, please.”
__22__If you choose a book, “just looking” for nothing in particular, you are likely to get just thatnothing.But if you do know what you want, you are almost sure to get it.Your reasons will vary; they will include reading or studying “to find out more about”， “to understand the reasons for” and “to find out how”__23__ Before you start to study, you say to yourself something like this, “I want to know why Stephen Vincent Benet happened to write about America”．Because you know why you are reading or studying, you relate the information to your purpose and remember it better.
__24__At least two important processes go on at the same time.As you read, you take in ideas rapidly and accurately.But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself as you react to what you read.You have a kind of mental conversation with the author.
This additional process of thinking about what you read includes evaluating it, relating it to what you already know, and using it for your own purposes.__25__One part of critical reading, as you have discovered, is distinguishing between facts and opinions.Facts can be checked by evidence; opinions are one's own personal reactions.Another part of critical reading is judging sources.Still another part is drawing accurate inferences.
A．Maybe you have already discovered some clever ways to keep yourself from forgetting.
B．It is important for students to have a positive attitude to their study.
C．You remember better when you know what you're reading.
D．In other words, a good reader is a critical reader.
E．It's quite the same with your studying.
F．Reading is not one single activity.
G．This is the way it works.
答案：21～25 AEGFD