根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Five steps to better handwritingSome ki

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Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them?   1  Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier.   2  Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡).   3  Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure (压力)
4  That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.

A．Play games

B．Ask for more advice

C．So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.

D．You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.

E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.

答案

小题1:F
小题2:G
小题3:C
小题4:E
小题5:A

解析

试题分析：
小题1:从前面的句子：Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them?可知不用担心，书写是可以练好的。选F
小题2:从前面的句子：But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier.可知这里说的是正确的握笔方式。选G
小题3:从前面的句子：Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡).可知大写的A是小写的a的一倍。选 C
小题4:从后面的句子：That makes it harder to make the smooth lines.可知有的孩子写字的时候力气太大。选E
小题5:从后面的句子：Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures.可知是建议做些游戏。选A
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One day a lady saw a mouse running across her kitchen floor. She was very afraid of mouse, 小题1: she ran 小题2: of the house, got into a bus and went to the shop. There she bought a mousetrap（捕鼠器）. The shopkeeper said to her, “Put some cheese in it 小题3: you will soon catch that mouse.”
The lady went home 小题4: her mousetrap, but when she looked in her cupboard, she could not find any cheese in 小题5: . She did not want to go back to the shop, 小题6: it was very late. She cut a picture of some cheese out of 小题7: magazine and put that in the trap.
Surprisingly, the picture of the cheese was quite successful! 小题8: the lady came down to the kitchen the next morning, she found a picture of a mouse in the trap beside the picture of the cheese!

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An allowance（零花钱）is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decision. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.
How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not a right amount. Actually amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.
To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work out a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures(花费) such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these bills,” Says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peer’s can feel left out.
It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten, her

mother gave her $1, 75% of which for bus fare and lunch. “If you lose your money,” Brooke’s mother told her, “you walk home.”

One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home.” recalled Stephens, now a financial planner. “ At first I was angry, but I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”

Experts advise that an allowance not be tied directly to child’s daily chores（日常家务）.

Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home that can develop his or her initiative.

An Allowance
The passage mainly discusses how to teach a child about 1.
As an important tool, an allowance teaches children how to budget, save and make their ___2___.	Josephine Swanson suggests that you should work out a budget for your child 3 .
	If you make the child 4 for these bills, he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”
	The author thinks that you should keep your child’s allowance in line with that of 5__.
An 6 of Brook Stephens	Brook’s mum told her that if she lost her money, she has to 7 .
	At first she felt 8 , but she finally realized that her mother was trying to teach her an important lesson.
About child’s daily chores	The author suggests children should 9 the house and they should realize they are 10___ of a family.

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Dear Xiaohua,
I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter I know you have shown 小题1:______ great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. As for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to 小题2:______.
Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors don’t seem to have much 小题3:______ common. But creative thinking, 小题4:_______ is greatly valued, is perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break小题5:______ from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the problem in 小题6:____ many ways as possible. Each new way may improve your understanding.
More importantly, always keep it in mind 小题7:______ success is no accident. It is the result of a long process of trial and error. Above 小题8:_____, the main task for you is to study hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation.
Hope your future invention will make a difference.
Good luck!
Yours,
Wang Li

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Children are great. However, being a parent to a child can be very challenging. In your child’s preschool years he is sure to test you to see what he can and can’t get away with. Ensuring your child behaves himself is easier said than done. But you can minimize(最小化)frustrations and enjoy every moment you have with your child by the following.
Spend quality time with your child. Try putting off some work to spend time with your child. Play with him or read him a book. By spending quality time with him every day you are letting your child know that you are concerned about him.
State your rules in black and white. At first, it may be tough for you to carry them out just because of your child’s too much crying, and you have to give in to him at times. But in the long term, by sticking to your rules, you are letting your child know what behaviour you will and will not bear.
Punishment should be avoided if possible. It will deeply affect your child’s physical and mental health. It you want to correct his mis behavior, do it in a friendly way.
You children copy their parents’ behavior. If you are trying to teach your child to always be kind to others, your behavior needs to suggest that. By being on your best behavior in front of your child you will set a wonderful example to him. Your child will only be this age once. Allow your child to make his own decisions. Let him make mistakes sometimes so he will learn to be more responsible for his actions.
Another thing that you have to remember is to let your child understand that his actions always affect other people and his misbehavior is not the solution to his problem.
By following those above, you are on your way to having a well-behaved child and getting along well with him.

Title: How to raise 1._______
I. Difficulty
It is 2. ______to shape a kid.
II.3. _______
l Spare some time with your kid and let him know 4. _______.
l Be consistent in carrying out 5. _______.
l Correct your kid’s misbehavior in a friendly way rather than 6. _______.
l Make yourself a good 7. ______ to your kid.
l Give your kid 8. ______ to arrange his own life.
l Help your kid know 9. _______ have an effect on others and his misbehavior makes no sense.
III. 10. _______
Your kid will behave himself and you will have a good relationship with him.

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? __1___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___2___.
※When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in selfpity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※__3_. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※ 4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously putting yourself in a better mood.
※Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5

A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.

B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.

C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．

D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.

E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G．It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.

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