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1.（2025春?湖南期末）Asparents,wewantourkidstobepersistent（堅(jiān)持不懈的）andrisetofaceany

challenge.Butwhenyourkidsarecomplainingthattheyhatebasketballorsayingthattheydon'twanttotake

danceanymore,shouldyouforcethemtocontinuewiththesportoractivity?

VanessaLapointe,afamilyeducator,saysthatit'sOKforyoutoallowyourkidstostopanactivity,ifit'snot

rightafteradiscouragingpractice."Evenasadults,it'shardforustostickwithsomethingnew一especiallywhen

wefeelunsure,ornotgoodenough,nshesays."Itisharderforyoungchildrenwhodon'thavelifeexperienceto

understandhoweffortisexchangedforoutcomes.'1

That'snottosaythatanytimeyourkidsdon*tfeellikedoingsomething,youshouldletthemoffthe

hook.Kidscanbenefitfrombeinguncomfortable.Whiletheymaynotbethebestatsomethingatonce,the

confidencethatcomesfromknowingorimprovingatanactivitycanbeworthit.

nProbablyalittlegentleencouragementtogiveitafairgoissuitable,"saysLapointe.Sheencouragesparents

toconsiderthekids*personalityandwhytheactivityisn*tsatisfyingbeforegivingup.

Sometimes,weshouldclearlyknowwhosedreamitisanywaywhenpushingthekidstosucceed.Inthestory

Parent'sDream,DavidMario'sfatherputhimthroughendlesstraininginordertomakehimbecomea

professionalsoccerplayer.Butlater,Mariowasunwillingtotryanythingincludingsoccer.Lapointesaysthatthis

oftenhappenswhenparentsputtheirownunrealizeddreamsontotheirkids.

"Youngchildrendonotyethavetheabilitytounderstandtheexchangeoftimeandeffortforanoutcome,

especiallythoseagedunder10,"saysMaryKickeLaHarvard-trainedpsychologist."Forthem,itreallyshould

beaboutinspiringthemtotakepartinactivitiesthatarejoy-filled,playfulandinteresting.Ourjobistogrow

childrenwhoarehardy,nothardened.H

（1）WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseHoffthehookHinparagraph3probablymean?

A.Offerhelp.

B.Makeachoice.

C.Getoutofdifficulty.

D.Facethechallenge.

（2）WhatdoesthestoryParent'sDreamshow?

A.Kids*successisduetotheirparents.

B.Parents*dreamsonkidscandoharm.

C.Kidsshouldcarryonwiththeirparents*dreams.

D.Kids*dreamsareasimportantastheirparents,.

（3）WhatdoesKickelsuggestparentsdofortheunder-10s?

A.Staywiththem.

B.Pushthemhard.

C.Trainthemtobepersistent.

D.Letthemjoininfunactivities.

（4）Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCostofPushingChildrenTooFar

B.HowCanaParentBalanceFreedomandWork?

C.ShouldYouLetYourKidStopanActivity?

D.ANever-EndingDiscussionofChildren'sInterests

2.（2024春?武漢期末）Askanyparentsofyoungchildrenwhetherthey'veeverfeltoverwhelmed（不堪

重負(fù)的），andtheanswerwillprobablybe—yes.Eveninthemostrelaxedhouseholdstherecanbedayswhen

thingsseemtobeoutofcontrol,leavingparentsexhaustedandannoyed.Kidsoftendon'thaveanoffbuttonor

aquietvoice.

Commonasthisfeelingis,there'sapersonalitytrait（特點(diǎn)）thatcanmakeeverydayfamilylifemore

overwhelmingforsomeparents.Roughly20%-30%ofthepopulationareclassedasbeingahighlysensitive

person,accordingtoa2018research.Peoplewhohaveitmayfindithardtocopewithbrightlightsandloudnoise,

andfeelverystressful.ltcanalsoinvolveastrongerunderstandingofotherpeople'sfeelings—empathy（同情）.

Accordingtothepsychologists,beinghighlysensitiveisnotadisorderbutapersonalitytrait一awayof

respondingtoone'senvironment."Generally,highlysensitivepeopletendtoreactparticularlystronglytosensory

stimulation.Theyhavestrongerconsciousness.Theycometorealizemoredetails,"saysMichaelPluess,a

psychologistspecializinginthestudy.HTheywillpickuponthemoodsofotherpeople,havehigherempathy,

processthingsmoredeeplyandpickupmoreabouttheenvironment.DeeplyaffectedbywhattheyseeandfeeL

highlysensitivepeoplearealsoeasilyoverstimulated."

Thechallengeshighlysensitiveparentsface—includingstressandoverstimulationinamessyenvironment-

canaffect"highqualityparenting".Intheearlystagesofparenthood,suchparentsreportgreaterstressandfind

parentingmoredifficultthanotherparentsdo.

Fortunately,though,thetraitalsocomeswithcertainadvantages.Recentevidencesuggeststhatwhilehighly

sensitiveparentsinitiallyexperiencedhighlevelsofstress,theyshowedimprovedparentingstylesbythetime

theirbabieswereninemonthsold.Intheshortterm,sensitivepeoplearemoreeasilyoverwhelmedwithchange,

butwhenitcomestoparenting,highlysensitiveparentshavethepotentialtobeexceptional.Theycanunderstand

theirchildrenandrespondtotheirneedsquicklyandappropriately.

Sinceparentaloverwhelmcanaffectanyone,whetherhighlysensitiveornot,someofthecopingstrategies

forhighlysensitivepeoplecouldbenefitallparents.

(1)Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthefirstparagraph?

A.Thelifeofyoungparentsiscolorful.

B.Thekidsareunhappyforlackoflove.

C.Youngkidsareoftentoughtodealwith.

D.Itiseasytogeteverythingundercontrol.

(2)WhatdoesMichaelPluesssayabouthighlysensitivepeople?

A.Theypossessnogoodinsight.

B.Itishardtooverstimulatethem.

C.Theybetterunderstandtheenvironment.

D.Itiscommonforthemtooverlookdetails.

(3)Howdoestheauthorconsiderthehighsensitivityamongyoungparents?

A.Deeplyrooted.

B.Extremelyharmful.

C.Greatlyunstable.

D?Potentiallybeneficial.

(4)Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetalkingabout?

A.Outcomesofcopingstrategies.

B.Tipsforhighlysensitiveparents.

C.Responsestotheconcernaboutparenting.

D.Evaluationofoverwhelmedparents*impact.

3.(2024春?達(dá)拉特旗校級(jí)期末)PindarVanArmanisapainter,buthe*salsoasoftwaredesigner.Hehas

builtsomemachinesandworkedonaDARPAchallengeteaminCaliforniatobuildaself-drivingcar.His

latestproject?Arobotpainter,BitPaintr.

BitPaintrisVanArman'sfifthrobotin10years.Earlierversionsincludeddevicesthatproducedsimpler

paintingswithalgorithms(算法).ButtheideaforBitPaintrissimple：Auserjustuploadsapicture,anditcan

painttotallyonitsownanddevelopitsownstyle.

Althoughhisfriendsjokethathehasinventedareallyexpensive,slow,badpainter,VanArmansaysteaching

amachinehowtobecreativehashelpedhimgettothebottomofwhatcreativityis一andappreciateit.

"Whenyou'retryingtoteachamachinetodosomethingthat'seasyforhumans，itreallymakesyousitback

andseewhathumansaredoing,"hesays.

Sowhatiscreativity,then,ifarobotwithapaintbrushcanbe——orappeartobe—justascreativeasa

humanwithapaintbrush?

MarkRiedl,aprofessorattheGeorgiaTechSchoolofInteractiveComputing,saysitdependsonhowyou

definecreativity.''ThereiscreativityandCreativity,"Riedlsays."Being'creative'usuallyhassomethingtodo

withthelittlethingsthatwedohundredsoftimesinourdailylives.Theycouldbecreative,butusuallyaren't.To

be'Creative'istohaveanimaginationthatwillhaveahugeimpactonasociallevel一thePicassosandthe

Mozartsoftheworld；thepeoplewhohaveproducedsomethingthat'stakenonthisadditionallevelofmeaning."

Riedladmitswhatrobotscreateisfarfromhuman-levelqualityart,butheseesrobotsenteringthecreative

processasapositivething.

nWewantthecomputerstokeepupwithus,"hesays."AndthankstoresearcherslikeVanArman,itseems

liketheywill,althoughtheywillnotreplaceus,buttohelpustobemorecreative."

(1)WhichisanewqualityofBitPaintr?

A.Simplicity.

B.Creativity.

C.Speed.

D.Profitability.

(2)WhatisVanArman'sfriends'attitudetoBitPaintr?

A.Favorable.

B.Doubtful.

C.Unclear.

D.Hopeful.

（3）WhatdoesMarkRiedlsuggestaboutcomputers?

A.Theywilldefeatthegreatestartistssoon.

B.Theycanproduce"Creative"thingsbythemselves.

C.TheywilllearnmorefromthePicassosandtheMozarts.

D.Theycanhelpustododailythingsinmore"creative"ways.

（4）Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CanBitPaintr-likeRobotsReplaceArtistsintheFuture?

B.WhyDoPeopleHaveSharplyDifferentViewsonAIRobots?

C.WhatIstheDifferenceBetweentheTwoKindsofCreativity?

D.CanBitPaintrBeConsideredanCreative"PaintingSoftware?

4.（2024春?潢川縣期末）Isforgivenessagainstourhumannature?Toanswerourquestion,weneedtoask

afurtherquestion：Whatisthenatureofourhumanity?Toputitinasimpleway,peopleconsidertwo

completelydifferentviewsofhumanity.Thefirstviewisaboutdominance（統(tǒng)治）andpower.Inanearly

paperonthepsychologyofforgiveness,Droll（1984）madetheinterestingclaimthathumans*keynatureis

moreaggressive（好斗的）thanforgivingallows.Thosewhoforgiveareagainsttheirbasicnature,muchto

theirharm.Inhisopinion,forgiversaregivinguptheirwell-beingastheyofferkindnesstoothers,whomight

thentakeadvantageofthem.

Thesecondviewfocusesonthethemeofcooperation,mutualrespect,andevenloveasthebasisofwhowe

areashumans.Researchersfindthattofullygrowashumanbeings,weneedbothtoreceivelovefromandoffer

lovetoothers.Withoutlove,ourconnectionswithawiderangeofindividualsinourlivescanfallapart.Even

commonsensestronglysuggeststhatthewilltopoweroverothersdoesnotmakeforharmoniousinteractions.For

example,howwellhasslavery（奴隸制）workedasamodeofsocialharmony?

Fromthissecondviewpointofwhoweareashumans,forgivenessplaysakeyroleinthebiologicaland

psychologicalintegrityofbothindividualsandcommunitiesbecauseoneoftheoutcomesofforgiveness,shown

throughscientificstudies,isthedecreasingofhateandtherebuildingofharmony.Forgivenesscanbreakthecycle

ofanger.Atleasttotheextentthepeoplefromwhomyouarekeepingawayacceptyourloveandforgivenessand

arepreparedtomaketherequiredadjustments.Forgivenesscanhealrelationshipsandreconnectpeople.

Asanimportantnote,whenwetakeaclassicalphilosophicalview,thatofAristotle,weseethedifference

betweenpotentialityandactuality.Wearenotnecessarilybornwiththecapabilitytoforgive,butinsteadwiththe

potential（潛能）tolearnaboutitandtogrowinourabilitytoforgive.Theactualityofforgiving,itsactual

behaviorinunfriendlysituations,developswithpractice.

（1）WhatisDroll'sideaaboutforgiveness?

A.Peopleshouldofferkindnesstoothers.

B.Peoplewhoforgivecanhavetheirownwell-beingaffected.

C.Forgivenessdependsonthenatureofhumanity.

D.Aggressivepeopleshouldlearntoforgive.

（2）WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph2display?

A.Toforgiveistolove.

B.Tofightistogrow.

C.Togiveistoreceive.

D.Todominateistoharm.

（3）WhichofthefollowingmightthewriterNOTagreewith?

A.Forgivenesscanhelpusstaycalmandfindinnerpeace.

B.Improvedrelationshipcanbeoneofresultsfromforgiveness.

C.Forgivenessisvitaltothebiologicalandphysicalintegrityofhumans.

D.Thepeopleacceptingyourforgivenessmaylikelymakepossiblechanges.

（4）Whatismessageofthelastparagraph?

A.Forgivenessisinournature.

B.Forgivenessgrowswithtime.

C.Actualityisbasedonpotentiality.

D.Ittakespracticetoforgive.

5.（2024春?淮安期末）Alarge-scaleanalysis（分析）ofnearly1,000scientificstudieshasshownjust

howcloselyhumanactivityistiedtopublichealth.Thefindingssuggestenvironmentalchangescausedby

humanactivitiesaremakingtheriskofinfectious（傳染的）diseaseoutbreaksallthemorelikely.The

biodiversity（生物多樣性）crisis一whichhasletsomeonemillionplantandanimalspeciesatriskof

extinction一isaleadingdriverofdiseasespread,theresearchersfound.

"Itcouldmeanthatbychangingtheenvironment,weincreasetherisksoffuturepandemics（流行病），"said

JasonRohr,aco-authorofthestudyandabiologistattheUniversityofNotreDame.

Theanalysisstudiedatleastoneoffive"globalchangedrivers'*affectingwildlifeandlandscapesonEarth：

biodiversitychange,climatechange,habitatlossandchange,chemicalpollutionandtheintroductionofnon-

nativespeciestonewareas.Theresearcherscollectednearly3,000datapointsrelatedtohoweachofthesefactors

mightimpacttheseriousnessofinfectiousdiseaseoutbreaks.

Theirconclusionsshowedthatfouroftheexaminedfactors—climatechange,chemicalpollution,the

introductionofnon-nativespeciestonewareasandbiodiversityloss一allincreasedthelikelihoodofspreading

diseases,withthelatterhavingthemostsignificantimpact.Diseaseanddeathratewerenearlyninetimeshigherin

areasoftheworldwherehumanactivityhasreducedbiodiversity,comparedtothelevelsexpectedbyEarth's

naturalvariationinbiodiversity.

Oneglobalchangefactor,however,actuallyreducedthelikelihoodofdiseaseoutbreaks：habitatlossand

change.Buthere,contextiskey.Mosthabitatlossislinkedtocreatingasingletypeofenvironment一urban(城

市的)ecosystems——whichgenerallyhavegoodsanitation(衛(wèi)生)systems，reducingopportunitiesfordisease

outbreaks.

Thenewworkaddstopastresearchonhowhumanactivitycancausethespreadofdisease.Theresearch

signalstheneedforpublichealthofficialstoremainwatchfulastheeffectsofhuman-causedclimatechange

arise.

(1)Whatdothefindingsrevealaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Humanactivitiesdogreatdamagetopublichealth.

B.Biodiversitycrisesincreasetheriskofdiseaseoutbreaks.

C.Millionsofplantandanimalspeciesareatriskofextinction.

D.Human-causedenvironmentalchangesleadtospeciesextinction.

(2)Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theprocessofthestudy.

B.Theresultofthestudy.

C.Themeaningofdataanalysis.

D.Theimpactofdiseaseoutbreaks.

(3)Comparedwiththeotherfour"globalchangedrivers",habitatlossandchange.

A.worsenedthediseaseoutbreaks

B.hadthemostsignificantimpact

C.madeurbanecosystemsmoredelicate

D.madeitlesslikelytospreaddiseases

(4)Whatmightbethefocusofthefollow-updiscussion?

A.Theexpectationsheldbypublichealthofficials.

B.Themeasurestobetakenbythehealthsystems.

C.Theeffectsofhumanactivitiesonclimatechange.

D.Theconcernsaboutclimatechangeandbiodiversityloss.

6.(2024春?溫州期末)Inthe1930s,thefirstcakemixes(蛋糕粉)whichonlyrequiredwaterwereinvented

andsomepeoplearguedthatthisapproach,theeasiest,wasthebest.Butothersthoughtcookswouldwanttodo

more.Thecake-mixargumentmaybeout-dated,butitscentralquestionremains：Justhowdemandingdo

wewantourtechnologiestobe?

Thenwhatisademandingtechnology?Twoelementsareincluded：Oneisthatitistechnologythattakes

timetomaster,andtheotheristhatitsoperationincludessomerealriskoffailure.Therefore,apianoisa

demandingtechnology,asisaprogramminglanguageoramachinesystem.

However,so-calledeasytechnologiesusuallyrequirelittleconcentratedeffortandproducepredictable

results.Clearly,easytechnologieshaveremadehumansocietyoverthepastcentury,buttheproblemisthat,as

everyindividualtaskbecomeseasier,wedemandmuchmoreofbothourselvesandothers.Asaresult,weare

facedwithalargernumberofsmalltasks(writinghundredsofe-mails)insteadoffewerdifficulttasks

(writingseverallongletters).And,wheneverytaskiseasy,nearlyallpeoplearemultitasking(多任務(wù)處理).

Easytechnologiessupposedlyfreeustofocusonwhatmatters,butsometimeswhatmattersgets

eliminated.Everyoneknowsthatitiseasiertodrivetothetopofamountainthantohike；theviewsmaybethe

same,butthefeelingneveris.Followingthesameidea,wedevelopintobeingsthatcandomore.However,we

can'tgetthesamesatisfactionasweexpect.

Idon'tmeanthateverythingneedstobedonethehardway.Butwemusttakechallengesseriously,orwell

facethedangerofbecomingcreatureswhoselivesarelesssatisfying.

(1)Whatmakesdemandingtechnologiesdifferentfromeasytechnologies?

Altrequiresmucheffort.

B.Ittakeslittleattention.

C.Itachievesintendedeffect.

D.Itdealswithmachines.

(2)Whatisapossibleresultofeasytechnologies?

A.Moretimeforconcentration.

B.Writingmuchlongerletters.

C.Lowerexpectationsonothers.

D.Doingvarioustasksatatime.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedwordneliminatedninparagraph4mean?

A.Noticed.

B.Stressed.

C.Improved.

D.Removed.

(4)Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheArgumentOverCakeMixes.

B.WhatIsADemandingTechnology?

C.TheProblemWithEasyTechnologies.

D.WhatChallengesDoHumansFace?

7.(2024春?蘇州期末)Peoplesendmessageseverydayonsocialmedia.Theseonlineconversationscan

haveahugeimpactandshapehowsocietiesmakedecisions.Butthereisagrowingproblem.Sometimespeople

don'tlistentoeachotherandcansayreallyhurtfulthings.Woulditbebetteriftherewereanadvisorinonline

talks?Wetriedtouseartificialintelligence(AI)(人工智能)tocarryoutthistask.

So,wedidanonlineexperimentwithpairsofpeoplediscussingachallengingtopic.Inthefirstgroup,one

participant(參與者)ineachpairhadanAIhelper.TheAItriedtomakesurethediscussionwaspoliteand

respectful.ltdidn'tchangetheparticipant'spointofview,though!Theparticipantcouldacceptorrefusethe

suggestionsorcompletelyeditthemessageanAIhelperoffers.Inthecontrolgroup,thepeoplehadaconversation

onthesametopicbutneitheroftheparticipantshadanAIhelper.Afterthediscussionsended,thepairsshared

theirthoughtsonhowgoodtheconversationwas.

Inourstudy,theparticipantsacceptedtheAl'ssuggestionstwothirdsofthetime.WhentheyusedtheAPs

suggestions,themessagesbecamemorepositiveandpolite.ParticipantswhosepartnersusedtheAIreported

feelingbetterabouttheconversation.Theyweremorewillingtounderstandandrespecteachother,evenifthey

stilldisagreed.ThepeoplewhousedtheAIthemselvesdidn'treportahugechangeinhowtheyfeltaboutthe

conversation.However,theyweremorewillingtorespecttheopinionsofothers!

TheresultsofourstudyshowthatAIdidagoodjobofmakingonlinediscussionspolite.Butyoudon'tneeda

remindertoberespectful.Eveninthevastdigitalworld,eachconversationmatters.Yourchoicetobekindand

respectfulcanmakeabigdifference.ltcanpromoteacultureofhealthydiscussionandunderstanding.Thisisalso

trueforreal-lifeconversations.

(1)Whatdotheunderlinedwords"thistask"inparagraph1probablyreferto?

A.Startingtalks.

B.Guidingconversations.

C.Changingviews.

D.Sendingmessages.

(2)WhatdowelearnaboutparticipantswithAIhelpers?

A.TheyrespondedtoAIpolitely.

B.TheychangedviewsasAIsuggested.

C.Theytendedtorespectothers*views.

D.Theyexperiencedmixedfeelings.

(3)Whatdoestheauthorwanttostressinthelastparagraph?

A.TheeffectivenessofAIinonlinediscussions.

B.Thesignificanceofrespectfulcommunication.

C.Theimportanceofremindersinconversations.

D.Thebalancebetweentechnologiesandchoices.

(4)Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.CanAIremovemeanposts?

B.CanAImakeonlinetalkskinder?

C.Howtorespectdifferentopinions?

D.Howtoreachanagreementonline?

8.(2023春?讓胡路區(qū)校級(jí)期末)Lastsummer,thestoryaboutaCEOwhoencouragedemployeestotake

mentalhealthdaysspreadonline.ltledtomanymediastoriesabouttheimportanceoftakingcareofyour

mentalhealthincludingtakingamentalhealthdaywhenyouneedone.

Butwhataboutkids?Shouldyouletyourchildtakeamentalhealthdayfromschool?Theanswerisn*ta

simpleyesorno.It*simportantforkidstopowerthroughsomediscomfort,likegoingtoschoolevenwhenthey're

afraidofgivingapresentation,orwhentheydon'thavetheirmathhomeworkdone.There*salotofvaluein

showingthemthatthey*restrongerthantheythink.Butwhenthey'refeelingsobadthatthey*restrugglingto

function,andgoingtoschoolislikelytomakeitworse,amentalhealthdaymightbejustwhatthedoctorordered.

Lettingkidstaketheoccasional(偶爾的)mentalhealthday-maybeonceortwiceayear-couldmake

thembelievethattakingcareoftheirmindsisvital,justastheyshouldtakecareoftheirbodies.ltcanalsobea

greatopportunitytohelpthemsharpentheiremotionalskillsandbuildthementalmusclestheyneedtostay

strong.

Agoodwaytospendamentalhealthdayistousethetimetodothefollowingthings.

Solveaproblem.Ifyourchildisstressedoutbyaspecificproblem,youmightbeabletoturnamentalhealth

dayintoaproblem-solvingopportunity.

Practiceself-care.Ifyourchildisexhaustedoroverworked,anoccasionaldayoffmayhelphim

recuperate.ltcouldbeanopportunitytodevelophealthierhabits,likegoingtosleepearlier,eatingnutritious(有

營(yíng)養(yǎng)的)food,andgettingplentyofexercise.

Seeaprofessional.Ifyourchildisstrugglingtoattendschool,seekprofessionalhelp.Schedulean

appointmentwithyourpediatrician(兒科醫(yī)生)totalkaboutyourchild'smentalhealthneeds.Aphysicianmay

referyoutoamentalhealthprofessionalifit'snecessary.

(1)WhatdidpeopledoafterreadingthestoryaboutaCEO?

A.Theydecidedtotakemoredaysoffwork.

B.Theyrealizedmentalhealthneedscaretoo.

C.Theydecidedtoreadsomemediastoriesabouthim.

D.Theybecameworriedaboutemployees*mentalhealth.

(2)Whichofthefollowingshowstheauthor'sopinion?

A.Allchildrenneedamentalhealthday.

B.Kidsneedamentalhealthdaylessthanadults.

C.Schoolsshouldarrangeregularmentalhealthdays.

D.Amentalhealthdayissometimesnecessaryforchildren.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"recuperate"inParagraph6mean?

A.Recover.

B.Think.

C.Sleep.

D.Exercise.

（4）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Whendokidsneedmentalhealthdays?

B.Whydopeopleneedmentalhealthdays?

C.Howcankidsmakeuseofmentalhealthdays?

D.Shouldkidsbeallowedtotakementalhealthdays?

9.（2023春?唐山期末）Itwasaquietearlyafternooninthelibrary，andwelibrarianswereenjoyingachat

atthelibrarydesk.Suddenly,aregularreader,whohadbeenreadingamagazine,marcheduptous,gaveus

anannoyednShush（噓）！"andwentbacktoherseat.

Shockedintosilence,wetriednottolaugh.Howstrangeforagroupoflibrarianstobeshushedbya

reader!Shouldn'titbetheotherwayaround?

Well,itseemshardtoexplain.Ifyou'reababyboomer（嬰JL潮出生的人）likeme，youprobablyremember

librariesasplacesofadults*silentreading.Thesedays,however,librariesaremorelikebusycommunitycenters,

wherebeingnoisytosomedegreeisthenewnormal,especiallywhenkidsaretakingpart.

Iamaloudlibrarian.Myvoiceisnaturallyonthelouderside.ThehundredsofprogramsIledasachildren's

librarianwerefilledwithsinging，dancing，movementexercisesandcheerfulreadingsofbookswithcrowdsof

childrenandtheircaregivers.Noshushingallowed!

Growingknowledgeabouttheimportanceofkidsandteenslearningthroughhands-onexperienceshas

sincecausedaseachangeinhowpubliclibrariesconnectwithyoungreaders.Thesetypesofprogramslikeboard

games,poetryreadingandstorytimescertainlyaren'tdesignedtobesilent.

Butit*sabalancingact.Notallreaders一orlibrarians一liketheideaofanoisylibrary.It'scleartomenowthat

onthedaymycolleaguesandIwereshushedbyareader,weshouldhavebeenusingour"libraryvoices"aswe

talked.Still,it'sunlikelythatlibrarieswilleverreturntothedayswhentheywereplacesofsilence.There^justtoo

muchfunandlearninghappening.!heartilyagreewithmyfriendRachelPayne,anearly-childhoodservice

educatorattheBrooklynPublicLibrary,whotoldme,“WhenIvisitalibraryanditisquiet,Ialwaysfeelabit

sad.Alibrarywhereconversationsarehappeningandtablesarefullisaverygoodthing!"

(1)Howdidtheauthorthinkoftheshushfromareader?

A.Unexpectedlyfunny.

B.Reallyannoying.

C.Quitenecessary.

D.Veryheartwarming.

(2)Whatcanbeinferredabouttoday'slibraries?

A.Theyservekidsonly.

B.Theybecomequieter.

C.Theyarelesspopular.

D.Theyhavedifferentfunctions.

(3)WhydoestheauthorquoteRachelPayne?

A.Toshowdifferentvoices.

B.Toexpresstheauthor'sidea.

C.Tomaketheendinteresting.

D.Topromoteanewreadingmethod.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoActintheLibrary

B.It'sOKforaLibrarytoBeNoisy

C.WhytoKeepSilentintheLibrary

D.It'sNecessaryforLibrarianstoChange

10.(2023春?翠屏區(qū)校級(jí)期末)Americaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseand

real，yetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmas

greetingsforayearortwo，perhapsafewlettersforawhilethennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagain

bychance,evenyearslater,theypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstand,

becausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybecomelifelongfeelings,extending(延伸)

sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.

Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomes,andsharetheirholidaysandtheirhome

life.Theywillenjoywelcomi