阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
I had the meanest mother in the world．While other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs and toast．; Others had cokes and candy for lunch, while we had to eat a sandwich．As you can guess, my supper was different from the other kids' ．But at least I was not alone in my suffering．My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did．
My mother insisted on knowing where we were at ail times．She had to know who our friends were and what we were doing．We had to wear clean clothes every day．Other kids always wore their clothes for days．We reached the height of disgrace because she made our clothes herself, just to save money．
The worst is yet to come．We had to be in bed by 9:00 each night and up at 7:45 the next morning．So while my friends slept, my mother actually had the courage to break Child Lorbor Law．She made us work．I believed she lay awake all night thinking up mean things to do to us．
Through the years, our friends' report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for failing．My mother, however, would merely be content with black marks．None of us was allowed the pleasure of being a dropout．
She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults．Using this as a background, I'm now trying to bring up my three children．3' m filled with pride when my children think I am mean because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the world． 1．Which of the following things did the writer hate most?
A．Eating differently from other kids． B．Wearing clean clothes made by mother． C．Going to bed early and getting up ．early． D．Letting mother know where they were．
2．From the passage we can learn that the writer's mother was very ______．
A．generous in giving help B．strict with her children
C．mean with money matters only D．cruel to her children
3．It can be inferred from the passage that ______．
A．the writer's family lived a miserable life B．mother was punished for breaking the Labor Law C．all the other kids studied better than the writer
D．the writer worked hard and usually got good grades in studies
B
People travel for a lot of reasons．Some tourists go to see battlefields or religious shrines （圣地） ．Others are looking for culture, or simply want to have their pictures taken in front of famous
places．But most European tourists are looking for a sunny beach to lie on．
Northern Europeans are willing to pay a lot of money and put up with a lot．of inconveniences for the sun because they have so little of it．People of cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam spend a lot of their winter in the dark because the days are so short, and much of the rest of the year is in the rain．This is the reason why the Mediterranean has always attracted them．
Every summer, more than 25 million people travel to Mediterranean resort and beaches for their vacation．They ail come for the same reason: sun!
The huge crowds mean lots of money for the economies of Mediterranean countries．Italy's 30,000 hotels are booked every summer．And 13 million people campout on French beaches, parks and roadsides．Spain's long sandy coastline attracts more people than anywhere else．37 million tourists visit yearly, or one tourist for every person living in Spain． But there are signs that the area is getting more tourism than it can handle．The Mediterranean is already one of the most polluted seas on earth．And with increased tourism, it's getting worse．The French can't figure out what to do with all the garbage left by campers around St．Tropez．And in many places, swimming is dangerous because of pollution．
None of this, however, is spoiling anyone's fun．The Mediterranean gets more popular every year with tourists．Obviously, they don't go there for clean water and solitude（独居） ．They bear
traffic jams and seem to like crowded beaches．They don't even mind the pollution．No matter how dirty the water is, the coastline still looks beautiful．And as long as the sun shines, it's still better than sitting in the cold rain in Berlin, London, or Oslo．
4．The writer seems to imply that Europeans travel mostly for the reason that ______．
A．they want to see historic remains or religious spots
B．they are interested in different cultural traditions and social customs C．they would like to take pictures in front of famous sites
D．they wish to escape from the cold, dark and rainy days back at home
5．In Paragraph 2, cities like London, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam are mentioned ______．
A．to tell us how wealthy and friendly their people are B．to prove that they have got more tourism than they handle
C．to show that they are not nice cities in terms of geography and climate D．to suggest that these cities lack places of historic interest and scenic beauty
6．According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the
others?
A．Italy． B．Greece． C．Spain．
D．France．
7．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means ______．
A．all the 37 million people living in Spain are tourists from France B．every person living in Spain has to take care of a tourist from the world C．every Spanish visited by a tourist every year can travel to other countries
D．every year almost as many tourists visit Spain as there are people living in that country
C
Complaining is one of the biggest problems that we meet in everyday life．We believe that the world is there to make us happy．But when that doesn't happen, we complain about other people, places or events that we think are the causes of our unhappiness．
Everything we feel comes from what is within us, however．We create it and we live through it．If we create unhappiness for ourselves, the world will show us that unhappiness, but if we create joy, peace and love for ourselves, then they are what we will get back．
Can complaining solve any problem? Simply, it can t．When people have done something
that makes us angry, afraid or hurt, we are doing nothing more than showing them the emotion we feel inside．
We have choices about things that make us happy．We sometimes prefer to take the easier choices, the ones that keep us in our comfort zone．But how comfortable is it really when we are annoyed by someone else? Sometimes we just have to go out for comfort zone, which may mean facing something we don't like．Perhaps we feel like a victim and don't stand up when people don' t respect us．Maybe we are afraid of a situation, so we run away from it, instead of facing it．
Whatever the problem is, we have a choice every day to face it with fear, anger, or guilt, or with love, kindness, or peace．How will you walk into your day?
8．The author thinks that a person's feelings are usually decided by ______．
A．the place he or she lives B．himself or herself
C．his or her experiences D．the people around him or her
9．We can learn from the text that complaining about others ______．
A．makes us feel better C．just shows our inner feelings
B．can help to solve problems sometimes D．means we are speaking up for ourselves
10．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the reasons why people stand in their
comfort zone?
A．They don't want to make others annoyed． B．They don't want to face things they dislike． C．They are not brave enough to stand for themselves． D．They are trying not to face some unpleasant situations．
11．The main purpose of the text is to ______．
A．offer some tips for solving problems in life B．explain the bad effects of blaming people C．tell people when they can complain about others D．encourage people to face their problems with joy
D
Blogging has become something of a big thing in the last few years．Just like the Internet
was 10 years ago, blogging is popular with an under- ground culture, that is doing it for love and passion．
Blogging is a way of collecting links to webpages and sharing thoughts and ideas with people online．
Blogs are basically online journals or diaries which are created for sharing information and ideas．
Dominic, a fifth-grade student, writes: \"The blogs give us a chance to communicate between ourselves and inspire us to write more．When we publish on our blog, people across the entire world can respond by using the 'comments' link．In this way, they can ask questions or simply tell us what they like．We can then know if people like what we write and this indicates to us where we can improve．By reading these comments, we can discover our weaknesses and our strengths．Blogging is an opportunity to exchange our points of view with the rest of the world rather than just people in our immediate environment．\"
Blogging is sweeping the Internet．A recent report noted that at least three million Americans have created blogs, with similar numbers being seen around the rest of the world．
Two years ago, Andrew Sullivan decided to set up a Web page himself and used \"Blogger．com” to publish some daily musings（冥想）to a readership of a few hundred．He worked hard at the blog for months for no financial reward．But result is that he is now reaching almost a quarter of a million readers a month and making a profit．
Think about it for a minute: Why not build an online presence with your daily musings and then tell your first book through print - on - demand （POD） technology directly from your Web site? Why should writers go to
newspapers and magazines to get an essay published when they can simply write it themselves, change it into a PDF file, and charge a few bucks per download?
This, at least, is the idea; a publishing revolution more profound than anything since the printing press．\"Blogger．com\" could be to words what Napster was to music—except this time, it'll really work．
12．Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?
A．Blogs are just online chatting with others．
B．Blogging is important in the past few years． C．Dominic wants to get a chance to be a writer．
D．Blogging makes us exchange our views only with friends．
13．According to the passage, about ______ people worldwide have created blogs except
Americans．
A．3 million C．250,000
B．6 million D．750,000
14．From the passage we can see that \"Napster\" in the last paragraph is probably related to
_ .
A．newspapers B．readers C．words
D．music
15．What would be the best title of this passage?
A．Blogging and the Internet C．Blogging Goes Mainstream
1—15 CBDDC CDBCA DBADC
B．Blog Is American Favorite D．A Publishing Revolution
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