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1、Passage 38She is a cute, quiet girl. As a daughter, she has no secrets from her mother, who is very pleased with her. But these days she has become not so open as before. She has a diary that she keeps under lock and key. Her mother cannot help worrying about her. “What will I do if she falls in lov
2、e, which is too early of her age? After all she is reaching the dangerous time.” These thoughts have caused trouble in the mothers mind.One weekend, the girl came to tell her mother that she was going to the cinema with her schoolmates and would return late. This was the first time her mother had ag
3、reed, and she couldnt help worrying because her daughter had never been away at night before. The mother waited till nine. She decided to go out to meet her daughter. Just at that time, she heard the noise of a car parking. She went to the window and saw her daughter waving goodbye to a boy. Her hea
4、rt missed a beat. When the girl came in, the mother was watching TV, pretending nothing had happened. “Mum, Im back.” “Yeah.” “Sorry to be late. Still sitting up?” “Yes. Oh, that Who is that boy?” The daughter got a surprise.” Ah He is my monitor. He gave me a lift on his way home. Mum, Im going to
5、bed.” “All right. Go to sleep early.”The next morning, when the mother went to the daughters room to do some cleaning, she found her diary left on the bed. After a few minutes thinking, she at last opened it to the page of the night before. It read: Mum, it is love that made you ask, but it would sh
6、ow your understanding of me if you hadnt.1. The mother used to be _ with her daughter.A. angry B. satisfied C. popular D. pleased2. The mother worried because her daughter _.A. was too cute and quiet B. had a diary under lock and keyC. fell in love too early D. always went back home too late3. Why d
7、id the daughter get a surprise at night? Because _.A. her mother found her diary that she kept under lock and keyB. her mother knew she didnt go to the cinemaC. she found that her mothers heart missed a beatD. her mother knew she stayed with a boy that night4. Why could the mother find her daughters
8、 diary? Because _.A. she thought her mother wouldnt read her diaryB. the girl forgot to lock her diary and left it on the bedC. she wanted her mother to read her diary on purposeD. she always had no secrets from her mother5. The purpose of the article is to tell parents that _.A. all parents must be
9、 strict with their children in everythingB. children need less understanding than simple loveC. parents shouldnt read their childrens diaries without their permissionD. parents shouldnt prevent their children from falling in love earlyPassage 39For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping
10、watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells
11、different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in on year it made $100 million. In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel f
12、or 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can open for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German business are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.Some people like tele
13、shopping because it allows them to do their shopping withour leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They can teleshopping “junk on the air”. Many Europeans usually w
14、orry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies. They will hav
15、e to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.1. Teleshopping is _ in Europe.A. not popular B. growing C. declining D. cheap2. People like teleshopping because it is _.A. fashionable B. cheaper C. easier D. safe3. Some Europeans dont like teleshopping because they _.A. dont like to buy things B. dont watch TVC. believe the things sold on TV are expensive D. think the things sold on TV are of bad quality4. In Germany, teleshopping may _.A. hel
