Title | How Chinese Parents Should Educate Their 1. ________ |
6.______practice | Being generous with 2.________when it comes to education. Sending them to the 3.________schools abroad. Taking extra curriculum activities in order to 4.________a head start in life. 5.________more money than they can afford on education. |
Bad results | Children"s lack of 7.________and selfconfidence. |
Suggested 8. ________ | Teaching their children practical skills, which are the most important. Cooking. Sewing. Other housework. Repairing a 9.________radio or TV. |
Good results | To make the children hardworking and confident. To enable them to thinkand to use their 10.________. |
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However important school life may be, we can"t ignore the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom.Therefore the great influence of parents can"t be ignored or discounted by the teacher. They can become strong supports of the school or they can consciously or unconsciously prevent the school from accomplishing its aims. Administrators have been aware of the need to keep_parents_apprised_of the newer methods used in schools.Many principals have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness program and developmental math. Moreover, the classroom teacher can also play an important role in explaining to parents what they should do.The informal tea and many interviews carried on during the year, as well as new ways of reporting pupils" progress, can significantly aid the interchange of ideas between school and home. Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior in arithmetic processes night after night. In a friendly interview, the teacher can help the parent change his method.He might be persuaded to let Junior participate in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating mileage on a trip and engage in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis. If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to assume that he will soon realize his son is making satisfactory progress in math and at the same time, enjoying the work. Too often, however, teachers" conferences with parents are devoted to unimportant accounts of children" s wrongdoing, complaints about laziness and poor work habits, and suggestions for punishments and rewards at home. What is needed is a more creative approach in which the teacher, as a professional advisor, plants ideas in parents"minds for the best use of the many hours that the child spends out of the classroom.In this way, the school and the home join forces in fostering the fullest development of youngsters" competence. 1. The underlined phrase"keep parents apprised of"in Para.2 probably means to let parents________. A. judge B. know C. design D. develop 2. What is the purpose of the schools" informal tea and interviews? A. To improve the relationship between teachers and parents. B. To explain to parents the change of the school curriculum. C. To report students" misdoings and suggestions for punishments. D. To help develop good communication between school and home. 3. Why does the author provide the example in Paragraph 4? A. To help parents know the importance of home activities. B. To show how the teacher can guide in home training. C. To prove parents are nonprofessional advisors. D. To advice parents to teach kids math at home. 4. From the passage we learn that the author________. A. thinks teachers should do better as professionals B. is worried about children" s performance at home C. is satisfied with the present state of school education D. believes time spent out of the classroom has been wasted | |
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Busy senior managers need no longer waste time in showering themselves-an Australian company has invented a suit that can be worn while they wash. The suit has been specially designed so that it can be cleaned under the showerhead.There is no need for soaking (浸泡), dry cleaning-or even soap. The Japanese market has taken a liking to the "shower suit", described as "revolutionary" by its owner Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), which is the research and marketing body that represents Australian woolgrowers.Orders have been placed for 170,000 of the woolen suits. The suit could be worn in the shower, although it was probably better to hang it on a clothes hanger and carry it instead, AWI corporate affairs spokesman Stephen Feighan said."The idea is that you hang it up and then...you give it a spray (喷雾), and it"s dry the next morning, " Mr Feighan said. A Japanese researcher working for AWI invented the suit by combining three technologies.The secret is the best lining (内衬), which allows the suit to dry quickly.The shower suit attracted busy corporate people, particularly those who often traveled or stayed up late, Mr Feighan said.The airline industry was also interested. Mr Feighan confessed he had not worn one of the suits yet, or tried to wash it in the shower, because they cut to fit Japanese figures. AWI believes that the shower suit will spread from the Japanese market through Europe and India. Mr Feighan hoped the suit, made from local wool, would be available in Australia in 12 to 18 months" time. 1. What is the writing purpose of the article? A. To introduce a newlydesigned shower suit. B. To help the white collars arrange their life more sensibly. C. To provide suggestions on saving time in bath. D. To praise AWI for its important achievement. 2. Which is true about the suit according to the passage? A. It can spare the owner"s trouble of soaking, dry cleaning and applying soap. B. It is of the quality of fast dry for its best cloth. C. It is not suitable for hanging. D. It has attracted more orders than any other suit. 3. The suit draws the attention from all the following groups EXCEPT________. A. corporate people who are always on the go B. people on occasional business trips C. the airline industry D. people burning the midnight oil 4. Which of the following has much to do with Mr Feighan? A. The invention of the suit. B. The tryon of the suit. C. The combination of the three technologies on the suit. D. The popularization of the suit and best wishes for it 5. It can be inferred from the passage that________. A. Australians prefer foreign markets to the domestic one B. wool is the most favorite material for clothing C. westerners have different body sizes and figures from easterners D. Australia"s economy will not recover within a year |