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1、 Until 同步检测.阅读理解As parents，we always want what is best for our children.But finding that balance between allowing them to spread their wings and become independent and keeping them safe seems to be becoming increasingly difficult.In the past few weeks there have been two cases in which teens have mu
2、rdered younger children.The truth is that we just dont know，so how can we possibly let our children out of our sight？I know my son is capable of going to use the bathroom at a restaurant by himself，but I dont know who else might be in that bathroom that could harm him.I know that he is capable of fi
3、nding his way through the short wooded path at the park that is within yelling distance，but there is another access to the wooded area where someone could snatch him and take him out the other side before I would know it.Even when “all the other kids are doing it”as a mother my answer is “no”，becaus
4、e the whatifs are too great.But we also cant live in fear.At some point we will have to let them out of our sight or the sight of their teachers.When I think about 10yearold Jessica Ridgeway walking to school in Colorado and 12yearold Autumn Pasquale riding her bike，I think that their parents must b
5、e devastated(不安的)that they allowed them out on their own，but I also think that by those ages I hope that my child will be able to do the same thing.They were old enough to do them，but they still were victims to the evil of their neighbors.The world will never be rid of evil people.And its probably n
6、ot even possible to say that its more evil now than it was when I was a kid.The news didnt spread quite as far or as quickly as it does now with the Internet so people werent faced with stories about it every single day.I dont know when will be the right time to let my son become more independent in
7、 this world.In the meantime，I will try to teach him how to protect himself without trying to scare him into being afraid to leave the house.Life isnt all good，and while I try to shield him from the evil in this world，its important that I also teach him about it so that he is well armed if something
8、bad happens to himwhich I pray never happens.【文章大意】作者就两个孩子独自上学而被害这一事件进行思考：如何在让孩子独立和保持安全之间寻找平衡？1According to the passage，what is becoming more and more difficult?AHow to allow children to spread their wings and become independent.BHow to keep dangers off children and do what is best for children.CHow
9、 to let children become independent and keep them safe at the same time.DHow to prevent teens from murdering children who are younger.解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，父母在让孩子独立和保证他们安全之间寻找平衡越来越困难了，故C项正确。2The second paragraph tries to tell us _Athe author will not let her son out of her sightBthe authors son is
10、capable of being independentCthe author believes her son is in dangerDthe author thinks there are many evil people in the world解析：选A。段落大意题。根据第二段第一句中的“how can we possibly let our children out of our sight”以及后文作者的担忧可知，作者不想让她的儿子离开她的视线。故A项正确。3It can be inferred that Jessica and Pasquale _Awere friends a
11、nd neighborsBmade their parents proudCbecame independent earlier than other kidsDwere murdered by children older than them解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句话以及第三段中的“their parents must be devastated(不安的)”“but they still were victims to the evil of their neighbors”可推断，他们两个被杀害，故D项正确。4Facing the possible evil in the
12、 world，the author _Ais worried about her sons safety and doesnt allow him to be independentBisnt sure how to find a balance between her sons safety and his independenceCwill train her son to protect himself and encourage him to be independentDwill scare her son not to leave the house to learn how to
13、 protect himself解析：选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I will try to teach him how to protect himself without trying to scare him into being afraid to leave the house”可知，作者“既要鼓励儿子出门，又要教会儿子如何保护自己”。故C项正确。.七选五补缺题What is a dream?For centuries，people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their
14、sleep.1._ However，they have been valued as necessary to a persons health and happiness.Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God.It was only in He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies or fears，which would be socially unacceptable in real life.The second theor
15、y to become popular was Carl Jungs compensation theory.Jung，a former student of Freud，said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something，but rather to communicate it to the dreamer.3._ Thus，people who think too highly of themselves may dream about failing；those who think too little of themsel
16、ves dream of being heroes.Using more recent research，William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that Until they reach age five，they can not express very well what their dreams are about.Once people become adults，there is little or no change in their dreams.The dreams of men and
