12．Having a brother or sister protects adolescents against negative feelings such as loneliness and guilt，but they also have to learn to________ and to control their emotions.

A．compete B．compensate

C．comprehend D．compromise

答案　D

解析　句意为：多一个兄弟或姐妹，可以防止青少年出现消极情绪比如孤独和内疚，但是他们也要自己学会适当妥协和控制情绪。compromise妥协，符合句意。compete竞争，比赛；compensate补偿，赔偿；comprehend理解，领会。

13．A new branch of the company is going to be open.________，the decoration of its main store has been finished.

A．Instead B．However

C．Therefore D．Meanwhile

答案　D

解析　句意为：这家公司的一个新分公司马上就要开业。同时，本部的装修工作也已经完成。meanwhile同时，符合句意。

14．The desk that________ clean so I could do homework was always surrounded with bowls of bad milk，old magazines and soon.

A．may have been B．would have been

C．must have been D．should have been

答案　D

解析　句意为：那张本应该很干净让我来做作业的书桌总是被变质的牛奶、旧杂志和其他的东西包围着。might/may/must have done表示对过去肯定的推测；should have done意为"本应该......(但实际上没有)"，根据句意可知选D。

15．Miss Green often said"God helps those who help themselves" to tell us the________ of being independent.

A．influence B．significance

C．difference D．appearance

答案　B

解析　句意为：格林小姐经常说："天助自助者"，以此告诉我们独立的重要性。significance重要性，意义，符合句意。

Ⅱ.阅读理解

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