a professor of psychology at Queen Maud University in Norway."I think monkey bars and tall slides are great.As playgrounds become more and more boring, these are some of the few facilities that still can give children exciting experiences with heights and high speed."

　　"Climbing equipment needs to be high enough, or else it will be too boring in the long run，" Dr Sandseter said."Children approach thrills and risks in a progressive (渐进的) manner, and very few children would try to climb to the highest point when they climb for the first time.The best thing is to let children meet these challenges from an early age, and they will then progressively learn to master them through their play over the years."

　　Falls are the common form of playground injury.But these rarely cause long­lasting damage, either physically or emotionally.While some psychologists and many parents have worried that a child who suffers a bad fall would develop a fear of heights, studies have shown the opposite pattern: a child who's hurt in a fall before the age of 9 less likely becomes a teenager who has a fear of heights.

　　1．What's the point of this passage?

　　A．Can children easily get hurt on the playground?

　　B．Do children need to be overprotected at school?

　　C．Should children keep away from the playground?

　　D．Should a playground be too safe for children?

　　2．The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 1 refers to "________"．

　　A．other children B．monkey bars

　　C．playgrounds D．parents

　　3．Which of the following statements about safety­first playgrounds may Ellen Sandseter agree to?

　　A．They are never too safe.

　　B．They make children safe and happy.

　　C．They cannot prevent physical injuries.

　　D．They may prevent the emotional development of children.

　　4．The writer would probably agree that ________.

　　A．safety­first playgrounds are better for the emotional development of children

　　B．children who have suffered a bad fall may be less likely to develop a fear of heights

　　C．children usually try to climb to the highest point when they climb monkey bars for the first time

　　D．a teenager's fear of heights often results from a fall from monkey bars before nine years old

　　Ⅴ.任务型阅读

　　I was heading home after a long day at work, and I was tired and looking forward to getting home. Coming down the stairs into the station, I saw a lady. 1.________ As she was speaking another language, and it was evening rush hour, no one stopped for her.

　　I said "Can I help you？" and she turned to me. Besides English, all I really knew was "Do you speak French？" and "Do you speak German？" 2.________ She kept saying and I finally caught a phrase I only recognized. She was a Russian. Then I took her to the map and started going through stations. I started with my own line. I went through the stations slowly, came to mine and she started nodding. 3.________ She was telling me the name of her station.

　　When we got off the train, it was dark. She looked around, not sure where to go. So I tried going through major street names to see if it would help. 4.________ As she got closer to the street, she got excited, recognizing the neighborhood.

　　When we got to her house, she wanted me to come in for a drink. I tried to explain I had to go home to my baby. She asked me to wait, came into her house and then came out with a teddy bear. 5.________ I thanked her, got a big hug, and then went home.

　　A．She was trying to talk to people.

　　B．I put my hand on her hand and just held it.

　　C．She acted out showing it was for my baby.

　　D．She recognized the name of a major street.

E．I realized what she had been saying earlier.