With rapid increase of economic rate in western countries, more and more married young couples tend to have no child or only one. At the meantime, many developing nations adopt family planning policy to get rid of poverty. All these facts result in a world with population growth rate declining. But I myself would like to grow up in a big family.

Of course, a small family has its advantages. Firstly, small family makes it easier for parents to bring up and educate their children. Parents could spend more time and money educating one child than several. The child could grow up in an influential environment. Secondly, the child could learn more survival skills for future success.

However,                      . The only child becomes the little emperor. It would make the one child ask more for him and think less of others. Besides, after the child grows up and gets married, the new couple has to take care of four old parents. That means the two children must work hard to support the old parents. At present, many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society. China will face this situation in a short time to come.

On the contrary, a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects. Firstly, parents could educate several children with almost the same time as they spend with one. Moreover, the old brothers or sisters also could help their parents bring up little children. Secondly, if one of the children turns out to be successful, it may mean he or she is becoming a model for other children to learn from.

Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children, it is not as difficult as people think it to be. With the help of good educational system and modern technology, it is becoming easier to afford several children.

小题1:What is the writer's attitude whether it is good to grow up in a big family? （no more than 10 words.）

小题2:Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

小题3:What's the main idea of the second paragraph? （no more than 10 words.）

小题4: Please fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. （no more than 10 words.）

小题5:Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

Although parents need more time and money to raise several children, it’s easier than it’s thought to be.

Did you know that the position you choose to sleep in says something about what kind of person you are?

A study of 1,000British people has been done by Chris,a British professor and director of the Sleep Assessment and Advisory Service in the UK.It looked at the six most common sleeping positions and which personalities tend to match them.Have a look.

1. Fetus (胎儿) position – This is the most common sleeping position. About 41 percent of the participants said they sleep in this position. These sleepers may appear to be strong but they are usually sensitive (敏感的) and shy. The more they curl (蜷缩) up, the more worried they are.

2. Log position (树干睡姿) – This is the second most common position. People who sleep like a log are usually stubborn.

3. Yearner position (向往型睡姿) – This position says that you are open-minded and eager (急切的) to face challenges.

4. Soldier position – These sleepers lie on their backs with their arms down and close to the body. They are usually reserved and quiet.

5. Freefall position – People who sleep in this position are outgoing (外向的) but feel a lack of control in their lives. This is the least comfortable position.

6. Starfish position – People who sleep like this are good listeners, helpful, and uncomfortable being the center of attention.

小题1:What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Sleeping position decides personality.

B．Sleeping position reflects personality.

C．What the six different sleeping positions are like.

D．Different people have different sleeping positions.小题2:Which of the following pictures shows “soldier position”?

A．

B．

C．

D．小题3:According to the passage, which of the following statements is correct?

A．Those sleeping in fetus position are always strong.

B．Those sleeping in log position changes their ideas easily.

C．Those sleeping in freefall position usually feel uncomfortable in their lives.

D．Those sleeping in starfish position may feel uneasy when focused on.小题4:What does the underlined word “participants” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

A．Fetus

B．British people

C．People surveyed

D．Sleepers