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Kid of the Year Photo Contest

Enter your kid’s photo today and win! We’re giving away 52 weekly $250 prizes from Readers' Choice votes. Plus, our editors will select one entry (参赛作品) to win our grand prize of $7,000.

Official Contest Rules

    No purchase necessary to enter or win.

The Kid of the Year Photo Contest entry period begins at 12:00 a.m. March 23, 2013, and ends December 21, 2013 (the “Entry Period”). Entries must be received by 9:00 p.m. on December 21, 2013 (“Entry Deadline”). Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.

SPONSOR: Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa.

ENTRY: There will be two methods of entry.

ShareMy Entry:

Visit http://www. parents.com/photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/ and click the button to enter.

Facebook Entry:

Visit Facebook.com/ParentsMagazine and click the Kid of 2012 tab(选项卡).

Then complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of up to six photos of your child aged three months to eight years. You may provide one description and one album title that will be applied to all photos. Photos, without any brand names or trademarks, must be taken by participants, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpeg or .bmp image formats (格式) and cannot be over 3 MB.

This promotion is in no way sponsored, supported or run by, or associated with Facebook.

You are providing your information to Parents Magazine and not to Facebook. The information you provide will only be used to run the promotion and register for Parents.com.

Photos must not contain material that infringes (侵犯) the rights of another, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyright infringement. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks. 

 LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible (有资格的) child, per week. One weekly prize per child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries. 

63. We can learn from the passage that _________.    

A. you should buy something first before you enter the contest

B. your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contest

C. you should send your entry before 9:00 p.m. on December 21, 2013

D. the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes

64. Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She must _________.

A. provide a description and an album title for the kid’s photos

B. go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration forms

C. complete the entry process separately for each of her kids

D. provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry

65. To enter the contest, photos must __________.

A. have won some prize or award                   B. be taken by non-professional entrants

C. contain brand names or trademarks            D. contain parents’ personal information

66. The purpose of the passage is __________.

A. to advertise the website Facebook. com

B. to attract photographers’ interest in a photo contest

C. to introduce two methods of entering a photo contest

D. to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contest

Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got. I’ve always tried to keep my  21  from people who are rude, aggressive and mean. But sometimes we  22_  become tied to people who might not have our best  23  at heart.

   Last summer, I became involved with a(n)  24  coworker who was at a bad spot in his life. I had a lot of  25  for him and decided to help him  26  this tough time, so I tried my best to   27  his rudeness when he lost his temper. However, just like a swimmer drowning in a pool, he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when I reached out and tried to  28  him. His rudeness gradually was out of  29 . One night, when I got up to get a glass of water, he started yelling at me to get back into my bedroom. I did as I was told but I was not happy about it. He  30  my shift in mood and asked what was wrong. But when I told him his behavior toward me was  31  and I was very hurt by the way he had treated me, he was  32 . He could not understand his actions had  33  impacted me. He told me he didn’t have anything against me and that there was no need for me to  34  it. I used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the  35  that the same things also made me  36 . I said, “ I always treat you with compassion, patience and understanding, but you haven’t treated me with  37   respect.” He was silent after listening to my words. What I had said might  38  him.

    People only change if they want to change. I didn’t know whether he would shift his  39  or not in the future, but I would continue to  40  him through my patience, understanding and kindness.

21. A. difference                  B. distance             C. pressure                   D. absence

22. A. luckily                    B. expectantly     C. unwillingly             D. unavoidably

23. A. decisions             B. performances     C. interests                   D. consequences

24. A. co-operative            B. kind-hearted       C. easy-going             D. bad-tempered

25. A. advice                     B. sympathy          C. permission             D. selection

26. A. get across                  B. get out of          C. get through            D. get off

27. A.control                      B.tolerate         C. criticize                    D. explain

28. A.rescue                           B. persuade            C. entertain                   D. drag

29. A. practice                         B. action             C. control                         D. danger

30. A. forgave                B. ignored              C. understood            D. noticed

31. A. unacceptable              B. appropriate     C. unnecessary             D. traditional

32. A. surprised           B. scared            C. anxious                    D. shamed

33. A. properly              B. directly           C. deliberately            D. equally

34. A. accept                B. doubt                   C. refuse                   D. mind

35. A. summary            B. analysis          C. comparison                  D. expectation

36. A. upset                  B. unfriendly       C. puzzled                    D. selfish

37. A. promised             B. deserved         C. proven                         D. intended

38. A. annoy                B. satisfy            C. touch                          D. inspire

39. A. ambition              B. involvement    C. requirement              D. perspective

40. A. convince             B. trust           C. praise                    D. comfort

 People in the office regard him as “_____”. He is not only knowledgeable but also honest and nice to everyone.

   A. a wet blanket          B. a black sheep       C. the apple of their eyes   D. the salt of the earth

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处

语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。

      2．只允许修改1 0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Sir or Madam,

    Knowing that our library is going to buy more books, I’d like to give some advices.

    What we need most are popular science books, that usually explain basic principles of the nature in a simple and interesting way. They help us understand science subjects better and arousing our curiosity about scientific discoveries.

    In addition to reading for knowledge, we read for fun and inspiration. That is how I recommend another category of books: literary books. These classic works, writing by great masters , present noble thoughts through fascinating stories and beautifully language. It not only provide us joy and excitement, but also encourage us to think critically.

    I would appreciate this if you could consider my recommendation.

                                                                 Yours sincerely,

                                                                     Li Hua

How learning Habits Influence on Learning Results

It’s useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings.”,    41   shows the importance of habits.

 “An apple a day keeps doctor away.” also shows how a healthy everyday habit   42      

(help) to build up our body.    43    , good learning habits can help us gain great learning results including high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes towards the content of our learning.    44    

(obvious), a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations. As we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important    45    I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits---keep    46     learning diary every day. We can start the habit by    47    (write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and     48   (mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from     49     .

  What’s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can just concentrate on reading for a short time and I will conquer this problem by spending more effort   50    concentration practice.

 I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.

Sherry has taught me that no matter how bad things seem they can ________ in the end.

  A. figure out   B. make out   C. work out  D. pick out

假设你是李华，你和学校外教Mr. Brown 约好下周末去西湖（the West Lake）玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：

1. 表示歉意；2. 解释原因；3. 另约时间(make another date)。

注意：1. 词数约100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯.

 Dear Mr. Brown,

     I am Li Hua, your student in Class 12.                                     _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

 _____, I think, and you will settle the problem.

    A. So long as you make your effort   B. If you make your effort

    C. Making great effort                      D. A bit more effort 

          , the growing lack of kindness is a social phenomenon that has caused great concern of society．

       A．As a consequence   B．On the whole          C．On the contrary      D．In the meanwhile

The Wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions. Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area. He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

This event is becoming increasingly popular. A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.

The event is famous for its warm and humorous atmosphere. The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles (障碍物）and a water obstacle, about a meter deep.

There are a few basic rules and the winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.

    Alongside with the Wife-carrying World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink”. Then he may continue the race. A special prize is awarded to the team with the best costumes.

While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife-carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.

60. The Wife-carrying World Championship is famous because ________.

   A. it is held on a 253.3 meters long official track

   B. many competitors take part in it

   C. it has a pleasant atmosphere

   D. the winner will be awarded a lot of money

61. If a husband drops his wife 3 times in the competition, he will be fined ________.

   A. 15 seconds    B. 30 seconds   C. 45 seconds   D. 60 seconds

62. Compared with the Wife-carrying World Championship, the team competition ________.

   A. is more exciting

   C. has a different track B. has a special prize

D. has three teams altogether

63. The passage is written mainly to ________.

   A. warn people that the competition is dangerous.

   B. attract more visitors to the Wife-carrying World Championship.

   C. introduce how the Wife-carrying World Championship has become popular.

   D. tell us something about the Wife-carrying World Championship.

Life is different in Anchorage, Alaska, at the beginning of March. Every year at this time, the downtown streets become crowded with people. But these are not just regular pedestrians. In addition to the people walking through the streets, there are hundreds of dogs. It is time for the Iditarod—the famous dogsled race of Alaska.

The name of the race comes from the name of an Alaska gold rush town, Iditarod. It means “distant” or “distant place.” It comes from one of the languages of native Alaskans.

More than sixty sled teams begin the race in Anchorage. When the teams reach the outskirts of town, they get a taste of Alaska’s wilderness. For about two weeks, they will fight the unbearable cold, wind, snow, and ice to finish the race. The temperature on the trail is often well below zero degrees.

The Iditarod trail stretches for about a thousand miles. It has many rendezvous points. At these meeting places, race teams “check in” to let officials know how they are doing. Some teams get into trouble along the way. Officials will stop them on the trail and give them the help they need. For example, officials might stop a team’s progress to give first aid or to collect an injured or tired dog. These dogs are cared for and reunited with their owners after the race.

The Iditarod trail is an important part of Alaska’s history. A part of the trail was used by some heroic dogs and humans in 1925. In Nome, Alaska, many people were catching the deadly disease diphtheria. The whole town was in quarantine, or isolation, in order to stop this disease. The only way to get medicine to Nome was by dogsled. About twenty “mushers,” or dogsled drivers, offered to help. They wanted to save the people of Nome from this terrible trouble.

Today the Iditarod race honors this heroic journey and all of the journeys on the famous trail. As the race organizers say, the Iditarod is “the last great race on Earth.”

65.   Which of the following is TRUE about the Iditarod race?

       A. It is held every year in the downtown streets in Anchorage.

       B. It usually lasts about two weeks in freezing cold weather.

       C. It is held to honor the gold seekers who once lived in Iditarod.

       D. Its trail is totally different from the one used by some heroic dogs

66.   In the race, it’s possible for a seriously injured dog _____.

       A. to finish the race unnoticed                    B. to meet its owner again

       C. to work for a new owner                             D. to get timely treatment

67.   When a town is in quarantine (in paragraph 4), people in the town _____.

       A. can get whatever they want easily

       B. have to exchange gold for medicine

       C. are not allowed to go out freely        

       D. will be remembered as heroes

68.   The passage is mainly about _____.

       A. life in Alaska                                         B. a dogsled race of Alaska

       C. a period of Alaska’s history                    D. heroic dogs and people in Alaska

 There will be times in life _____ you are met with disappointment instead of success and life won’t always turn out _______ you want.

A. which; the moment     B. in which; that   C. that; how      D. when; the way

 Shooting, as ____ means of survival originally, developed into _____ sport only in the late 19th century.

A. a; a                B. the; the                  C. a; the                         D. the; a

It’s interesting that technology often works as a servant for us, yet frequently we become a servant to it. Email is a useful tool but many feel controlled by this new tool. The average business person is getting about 80 emails per day and many feel that about 80% of the messages in their box are of little or no value.

So, I have four suggestions to help you to become better at “Erasing Email”

1.get off the lists. The best way to deal with a problem is to never have it. If you are receiving a lot of unwanted emails, ask to be removed from the various lists. This would include your inclusion in unwanted lists.

2. “unlisted address”. Just as you keep an unlisted telephone number that you share only with those whom you want to have direct access to , you might want to get a separate email address only for the important communications you wish to receive.

3.check it once or twice per day. Many I speak with are becoming chained to their email server, monitoring incoming email continuously. Maybe this is because email creates its own sense of urgency, but most of the communications are not all that urgent. I respond to them a couple of times per day.

4. deal with it. As you open each email, do one of the following:

a. if it requires a quick response, respond to it and delete it.

b. if it requires a response but is not the best use of your time, try to find someone else to do it.

c. if it is going to take any serious amount of time to respond, schedule it for action in your day planner and then download the message, save it, or print it out for future action.

I personally receive about 250 emails per day and by practising the suggestions above, I can handle that volume in about an hour, taking advantage of this fantastic tool but not being controlled by it to make sure I’m doing more important tasks in my day.

36. If you get unwanted emails, the best you can do is to_______.

A.make a list of them    B.put them into unwanted lists

C. send them to a special address   D. ask to be deleted from different lists

37. For the important communications, the writer suggests that you ______.

A. have a direct access for them  B. have several email servers for them

C. get a separate email address for them  D. get an unlisted phone number for them

38. To avoid being chained by the incoming emails, what you can do is to______.

A. respond urgent ones only  B. reply to all of them at the same time

C.handle them a couple of times daily  D. keep replying to emails all day long

39. To deal with an email you get, you can do the following except_______.

A. responding right away if it’s urgent 

B. downloading every email before you reply

C. scheduling it for later reply if it takes much time

D. asking someone else to reply to it if it’s not at your convenience

Online music providers in China hope to set up a plan that will charge individual users for music    

    A. prints  B. projects  C. records D. downloads

 (NEW YORK) A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

    Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Scaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dive in after him.

    “I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”

     Duret, an engineer on vacation ,was walking with his girlfriend along the pier(码头)when he saw something falling into the water .He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

    When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

    Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from cookers. Duret caught a train with his girlfriend shortly after.

    The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism he was leaving the next morning.

“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”

 Jenkins stood at the huge plate glass window looking down at the parking lot．“You have to fire him．”

“Who?”William sighed．

“That Casey．”

Jenkins was the firm’s regional manager，and his visits were monthly inspection on William’s entire team．

“Casey? He’s my best salesman．You know，youth is a blunder(莽撞)，but when he calms down，he is so devoted to his work．Why should I fire him?”   

Jenkins craned(伸长)his neck to follow whatever he was watching．“I don’t think he helps to build our company image well．”

“Maybe not，but he’s really a good salesman，a team player，and he inspires everyone in the office and even the whole team here，”William said．“I won’t do it．”Technically，as director of this team，he and Jenkins were equals，but William knew that he had to play this carefully．

“What you call inspiring，I call troublesome．Look!”．

William walked over to see what he was talking about．Down in the parking lot was a strange sight indeed．Casey was dancing circles in the drop-off zone．He had his shirt tied around his waist．shoes and socks off，and smile you could see from the fifth floor．One by one Casey’s co-workers were joining him．Each took off what clothes they could and danced like a feather in the wind．

“Inspiring? It’s crazy．”Jenkins was looking seriously angry，face red．

“We were once young，weren’t we?”William said with a huge smile spreading across his face．“He’s doing the dodo dance．It’s not crazy．It’s SPRING．We all enjoy this time of the day!”He said，pulling down his tie as he headed to the door．

21What kind of person is Casey in William’s opinion?   

A．Strict but open—minded．             B．Kind and easy—going．

C．Motivational and hardworking．        D．Stubborn but considerate．

22.What made Jenkins angry?

A．Casey’s casual behaviours．              B．Casey’s ignorance of his work．

C．William’s disrespect．                           D．The trouble William made．

23.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?   

A．Casey will be laid off．                   B．Jenkins will fire William．

C．The company image will be damaged．  D．William will join Casey in the dance．

I was born with epilepsy, a disease of the nervous system that causes a person to fall

  unconscious. I first suffered from it at 3.My mother was also born with it, but only ever so often short periods, Elementary and Junior High were not easy for me. I was unable to take part in sports and events like the other students. I was being treated with medicines, as they were trying to find the right ones for me. I was a victim of bullying. and often got off the school bus crying. I had friends and good times, but I was never happy at school. I would rather stay at home and play the piano and read books.

    The first two years of High School were the worst. I was bullied by girls and guys who didn't

  want to get to know me. I soon felt like there was something wrong with me. I felt alone, and my relationship with God was falling. Junior year, I took part in volleyball and cheerleading, and was Very 8uccessful in the two. I made t}1ree Very close friends, and I soon started acting like myself. Senior year, I was Voted class clown, and I grew so strong and I shared my kindness with all around me, and stood up for what was right.

    When l went off to college, I started attending church and my relationship with Cod was close again, like my younger days in Sunday sch001.1 wouldn't go back and change anything. I came to a

 conclusion. It was my mom who helped me and stood by my side all those years, and it was God who carried me. I am stronger than ever before, and I will never become discouraged about the bullying. I still have my beautiful family, and nothing else will take away those memories. If these difficulties and efforts bring us closer to God, then bring on the rain.

21.WIly would the author stay at home rather than play with others?

    A. Because she had no friends at all to play with．

    B. Because she often suffered from epilepsy.

    C. Because she was often bullied by others.

    D. Because she had no skills in plays.

22.From the passage we can know the author was——when in Elementary and Junior High schools.

    A. positive    B. brave    C .naughty    D. depressed

 23.Who gave the author greatest help in the author's life?

A. The God    B .Her teacher    C. Her friends    D. Her mother

--- How did you pass the challenging test?

--- It was a long time ________ I found a series of suitable methods.

   A. when                  B. until                         C. since                              D. before