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

　　Beijing，with co­host Zhangjiakou in neighboring Hebei Province，won the bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics. Winning the bid will benefit the capital as well as its residents，so the below are something to be expected from the Winter Olympic Games.

　　Blue skies

Efforts to control pollution ahead of the 2008 Games dramatically improved the air quality in