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In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition which she won last year.
As a writer, I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again? That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and destroyed hopes can resurface in our children.
A revelation (启示) came last week when I asked her, “Don’t you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”
I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.
Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting my daughter’s experience.
While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough away to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
小题1:What do we learn from the first paragraph?| A．A lot of amusements compete for children’s time nowadays. | | B．Children have lots of fun doing mindless activities. | | C．Rebecca is much too busy to enjoy her leisure time. | | D．Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing. |
小题2:What did the author say about her own writing experience?| A．She was constantly under pressure to write more. | | B．Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers. | | C．She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer. | | D．Her road to success was full of pain and frustrations. |
小题3:Why did Rebecca want to enter this year’s writing contest? | A．She believed she possessed real talent for writing. | | B．She was sure of winning with her mother’s help. | | C．She wanted to share her stories with readers. | | D．She had won a prize in the previous contest. |
小题4:The author took great pains to improve her daughter’s stories because _______.| A．she wanted to help Rebecca realize her dreams of becoming a writer | | B．she was afraid Rebecca’s imagination might run wild while writing | | C．she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who needed her help so much | | D．she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance |
小题5:The underlined sentence probably means that the author was _______.| A．trying not to let her daughter enjoy her own life | | B．trying to get her daughter to do the thing as the author wished | | C．making sure that her daughter would win the contest | | D．helping her daughter develop real skills for writing |
小题6:What’s the author’s advice for parents?| A．Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions. | | B．Parents should keep an eye on the activities their kids engage in. | | C．Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience. | | D．A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue. |
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答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C |
解析
这篇文章讲述了一个作家母亲指导女儿写作的故事，通过作者的亲身经历向人们揭示出当今社会的子女教育问题。告诉我们要给孩子自由发展的空间，不要把自己的思想强加于孩子们。
小题1:A推断题。根据第一段第一句话可知，在这个网络聊天，电子游戏，真人电视的年代，从没有缺少不动脑筋的活动使得孩子们保持忙碌。故答案为A—许多娱乐活动角逐孩子们的时间。
小题2:D 细节判断题。根据文章的第二段前半部分I know about winning contests – and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection letter from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories.意思是：“作为一个作家，我享受过夺得竞赛优胜的喜悦，也品尝过失败的滋味。我知道辛辛苦苦写出来一个故事、结果却得到一张出版商的退稿信时的感受。我同样知道夺得优胜后再想保住这份荣誉的压力。”可知D是正确的。
小题3:C 细节理解题。根据she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”意思是她想告诉人们一个上小学一年级的天使的故事，也即想与人们(至少是读到它的人)分享这个故事，这与B的说法是一致的。
小题4:D 细节理解题。文根据文章是在第四段， I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously (自发地) told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales.可知我相信自己有知识有经验来提供指导。故答案为D。
小题5:B句意理解题。很明显此句话的意思是：不知不觉的我把女儿的竞赛变成了我的竞赛。说明我在尽力地使得女儿按照我的希望去做。故答案为B。
小题6:C 推断题。根据第四段：这段的大意是：第一步，我不再干扰孩子，而后，给她空间的同时又能在需要时随时提供帮助。作者随时提醒自己，孩子需要尝试、成长以及表达自我的空间。故答案为C。 |
举一反三
下面文章中有5处（第81~85题）需要添加小标题，请从以下选项中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑,选项中一项为多余选项.| A．Learn Everyday | | B．Agree to Disagree | | C．Respect Each Other | | D．Arrange Some Time to Go Out |
E. Develop Healthy Relationships
F. Learn to Listen and Speak
Healthy Relationship Tips
Healthy relationships are effortless, if both the people involved take equal effort to maintain it. Here are a few healthy relationship tips to help you build the dream of your life.
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Communication is an art of putting your thoughts into words, so that they are exactly understood by the opposite person. Communication does not mean going on talking unnecessarily. This is the first mistake that couples make. One person in the relationship assumes the role of talker and the other becomes the listener. Their roles remain so forever. The talker forgets to listen and the listener becomes used to listening and not reacting. If your partner takes time to open up, help them out by asking questions. So hear them out and give proper reactions. You will obtain the benefits of a healthy relationship through increased confidence in both of you to open up and hear things out.
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Regular conversations take the form of heated arguments amongst many couples. Understand that not every statement needs a reaction. Maybe a certain reaction may lead to an argument with your partner. Just agree with whatever it is and there will be no harm done. Try and reach a mutual (相互的) agreement. If that’s not possible leave the topic for later. If you give it time, maybe both of you will be able to think about it rationally.
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Every single day is a blessing. Each moment with your partner is a moment to learn something new and discover the finer nuances (细微差别) of your relationships. Each one of us keep changing everyday, the circumstances around us change everyday and with that our attitude also needs to change. The same applies when you are living with a person. Learning everyday and taking everyday as a challenge will help you perfect healthy relationship tips.
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This tip is especially meant for couples with children to maintain healthy relationships. After a certain period, couples complain about romance being lost. To keep your relationship healthy, take some time out from your day-to-day routines to spend some quality time with your partner. This can be done as dinners, indulging in outdoor activities or just hanging out at a coffee shop like old times.
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Respect has to be earned. It can only be earned only if you learn to respect. Often, one of the partners plays the role of a dictator to give orders, while the other simply follows. Both sides involved are equally responsible for this mistake. Learn to respect each other and understand that both of you are equally responsible for the relationship.
Creating a healthy relationship takes equal effort from both sides. Sharing, caring, being apologetic, forgiving and having realistic expectations are some of the important ingredients to the recipe of a healthy relationship. |
Tess was eight years old. Her little brother Andrew was very sick and their parents were completely out of money. She heard Daddy say to her tearful Mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
Tess took her money and made her way six blocks to Rexall’s Drug Store.
“And what do you want?” the chemist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago whom I haven’t seen for ages.”
“Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really sick. He has something bad growing inside his head and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now. So how much does a miracle cost?”
“We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the chemist said, softening a little.
“Listen, I can help you.” The chemist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He asked Tess, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” Tess replied. “Mommy says he needs an operation. But my Daddy can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered. “And it’s all the money I have, but I can get some more, if I need to.”
“Well，what a coincidence (巧合),” smiled the man. “A dollar and eleven cents － the exact price of a miracle for your little brother. Take me to where you live. Let’s see if 1 have the kind of miracle you need.”
That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon in neurosurgery (神经外科). The operation was completed without charge and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing well．
Tess smiled. She knew exactly how much a miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents… plus the faith of a little child.
小题1:What can we learn from the first paragraph?| A．Tess’s brother would recover because there was a miracle. | | B．Tess’s brother would die because his family had no money to treat his illness. | | C．Tess’s family would look for a miracle to treat Andrew’s illness. | | D．Andrew should go to hospital for a miracle. |
小题2:Why did the chemist get annoyed first？| A．Because he was a nervous man． | | B．Because Tess didn’t buy his medicine. | | C．Because Tess had bothered him and his brother. | | D．Because Tess was poorly dressed. |
小题3:What can we learn about Dr. Carlton Armstrong?| A．He was a stone－hearted man. | | B．He cared for only a little money. | | C．He never helped others unless given a lot of money． | | D．He was a kind gentleman and ready to help others. |
小题4:What can be the best title？ | A．A dying boy and her sister | B．A miracle of $ 1.10 | | C．A kind doctor and his brother | D．A poor girl and a doctor |
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Betty and Harold have been married for years.But one thing still puzzles old Harold.How is it that he can leave Betty and her friend Joan sitting on the sofa,talking,go out to a ballgame,come back three and a half hours later,and they’re still sitting on the sofa?Talking?
What in the world,Harold wonders,do they have to talk about?
Betty shrugs.Talk?We’re friends.
Researching this matter called friendship,psychologist Lilian Rubin spent two years interviewing more than two hundred women and men.No matter what their age,their job,their sex,the results were completely clear:women have more friendships than men,and the difference in the content and the quality of those friendships is “marked and unmistakable.”
More than two-thirds of the single men Rubin interviewed could not name a best friend.Those who could were likely to name a woman.Yet three-quarters of the single women had no problem naming a best friend,and almost always it was a woman.More married men than women named their wife/husband as a best friend,most trusted person,or the one they would turn to in time of emotional distress(感情危机).“Most women,”says Rubin,“identified at least one,usually more,trusted friends to whom they could turn in a troubled moment,and they spoke openly about the importance of these relationships in their lives.”
“In general,”writes Rubin in her new book,“women’s friendships with each other rest on shared emotions and support,but men’s relationships are marked by shared activities.”For the most part,Rubin says,interactions(交往)between men are emotionally controlled-a good fit with the social requirements of “manly behavior.”
“Even when a man is said to be a best friend,”Robin writes,“the two share little about their innermost feelings.Whereas a woman’s closest female friend might be the first to tell her to leave a failing marriage, it wasn’t unusual to hear a man say he didn’t know his friend’s marriage was in serious trouble until he appeared one night asking if he could sleep on the sofa.”
小题1:What old Harold cannot understand or explain is the fact that_____.| A．he is treated as an outsider rather than a husband | | B．women show little interest in ballgames | | C．women have so much to share | | D．he finds his wife difficult to talk to |
小题2:Rubin’s study shows that for emotional support a married woman is more likely to turn to _____.| A．a male friend | B．her parents | C．a female friend | D．her husband |
小题3:According to the text,which type of behavior is NOT expected of a man by society?| A．Ending his marriage without good reason. | | B．Complaining about his marriage trouble. | | C．Spending too much time with his friends. | | D．Going out to ballgames too often. |
小题4:Which of the following statements is best supported by the last paragraph?| A．Women are more serious than men about marriage. | | B．Men keep their innermost feelings to themselves. | | C．Men often take sudden action to end their marriage. | | D．Women depend on others in making decisions. |
小题5:The research done by psychologist Rubin centers around_____.| A．friendships of men and women | | B．happy and successful marriages | | C．emotional problems in marriage | | D．interactions between men and women |
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Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father,“But,Dad,you can’t be healthy if you’re dead?”
Dad,in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run,had forgotten to wear his safety belt——a mistake 75% of the US population make every day.The big question is why.
There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago.The following are three of the most common.
Myth Number One:It’s best to be“thrown clear”of a serious accident.
Truth:Sorry,but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear”is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing.And chances are you’ll have traveled through a windshield(挡风玻璃)or door to do it.Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are“thrown clear.”
Myth Number Two:Safety belts“trap”people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth:Sorry again,but studies show that people knocked unconscious(昏迷)due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents,People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations,not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three:Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour(mph).
Truth:When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other,an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
小题1:Why did Elizabeth say to her father,“But Dad,you can’t be healthy if you’re dead”?| A．He didn’t have his safety belt on. | | B．He was running across the street. | | C．He was driving at great speed | | D．He didn’t take his medicine on time. |
小题2:The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he____.| A．wasn’t feeling very well | | B．wanted to take some exereise | | C．hated to drive in the dark | | D．didn’t want to be caught by the police |
小题3:According to the text,to be “thrown clear”of a serious accident is very dangerous
because you_____.| A．may be knocked down by other cars | | B．may get caught in the car door | | C．may find it impossible to get away from the seat | | D．may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car |
小题4:Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe__.| A．they will be unable to think clearly in an accident | | B．the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident | | C．they will be caught when help comes | | D．cars catch fire easily |
小题5:What is the advice given in the text?| A．Never drive faster than 30 miles an hour. | | B．Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. | | C．Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. | | D．Drive slowly while you’re not wearing a safety belt. |
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阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）
[1]Perhaps you are an average student with average intelligence.However,you can receive better grades if you want.Yes,even students with average intelligence can be top students without additional work.Here’s how:
[2]Plan your time carefully.Make a list of your weekly tasks.Then make a schedule of your time.Be sure to set aside enough time to complete your normal reading and work assignments.Of course,studying shouldn’t occupy all of the free time on the schedule.
[3]Make good use of your time in class.Listening to what the teacher says in class means less work later.Take notes to help you remember what the teacher says.
[4]Skim before you read.Look over a passage quickly before you begin to read it more carefully.As you preview the material,you get some idea of the content and how it is organized.Later when you begin to read you will recognize less important material and you may skip some of these portions.Skimming helps double your reading speed and improve you comprehension as well.
[5]_____,Go over your notes as soon as you can after class.Review important points mentioned in class as well as points you remain confused.If you know what the teacher will discuss the next day,skim and read that material,too.If you review your notes and textbook regularly,the material will become more meaningful and you will remember it longer.Regular review leads to improved performance on tests.
[6]Develop a good attitude towards tests.The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.The word won’t end if you don’t pass a test,so don’t worry excessively about a single test.
[7]There are other techniques that might help you with your studying.Improving your studying habits will improve your grades.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?(no more than 8 words)
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小题2:What should you do if you fail a test?(no more than 4 words)
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小题3:Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words.(no more than 4 words)
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小题4:According to the passage,how can an average student improve his/her grades?(no more than 6 words)
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小题5:What does the word “it”(line 4,paragraph 5)probably refer to?(no more than 3 words)
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