Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication

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Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication

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Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is otfen the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth, One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age……”Eighteen –year –old Kelly calls lectures “Long , one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”
Kids reflexively（条件反射地）shout down in the face of a lecture , Their eyes glaze over（呆滞）,and they don’t register any incoming information , Listen to 13-year –old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad, “First, they scream, Then comes the“We’re so disappointed’ speech , Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins , After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back’”.
Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial, But many of our expert parents, like Bobby , a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on cliches（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.
Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them, Therefore ,good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language:‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）”。
Betty, who lives in Missouri ,uses and indirect approach, “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about, My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information, Then they never think I’m preaching（布道）”.
This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving , Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed”, She would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash, Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation, She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions—especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is to       
A．compare two ways of parents’ communicating with their kids
B．give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids
C．explain why kids won’t listen to their parents
D．introduce kids’ reaction to the communication between them and their parents
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT right?
A．Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring
B．Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions
C．Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong
D．Kids don’t like any discussion at all.
小题3:What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?
A．独白B．对话C．插话D．讨论
小题4:Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?
A．Parents own experience
B．Kids possible life in the future
C．Something related to kids’ present life
D．What parents have done to their own parents
小题5:In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should       
A．tell their kids to listen carefully
B．set out their warnings directly
C．list out as many examples as possible
D．arouse kids’ desire to express themselves

答案

小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
解析

试题分析：文章主要讲了父母对孩子谈话需要注意的事项，他们常会说一些让孩子认为无趣的陈词滥调，而孩子也无法完全接受需要传达的信息。
小题1:主旨大意题。文章主要是给家长一些可行的交流建议，让他们在与孩子谈话时能取得理想的成果，所以选B
小题2:细节题。D项说孩子不喜欢任何形式的谈话过于绝对，是不正确的，ABC项都能在文中找到根据，所以选D
小题3:词义理解题。根据上下文，这里的名词monologue强调的是只有家长一方在说话的状态，所以是独白，选择A
小题4:细节题。根据文章第五段I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about，可知孩子更能接受与他们现实生活有关的话题，所以选C
小题5:细节题。根据文章最后一段She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions—especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them ，可知最有用的交流方法是让孩子想要抒发自己的感想，所以选D
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Kids have their own ideas about money---some are sensible and others are not so wise.
Twelve-year-old Amanda thinks it’s        to save and not blow your money right away  “ so you can         other things”.
When it comes to credit cards, eight-year-old Jeremie says when the monthly        comes in “ you sign it and then you give it back” ---leaving out the part about actually        it.
These kids are        far away from the working world, but the ideas they’re forming about        could affect how much they save, how they use credit cards and how much debt they finally take on in later life.
High school business teacher Jeff Balch said his students had        knowledge about money other than spending. “ They don’t know most things because        talks to them about them---as in their parents,” said Balch, “The discussions tend to be in terms of kids        too much money, but no one tells them why, where their money goes.
Mitch Murphy said students’ message to the task force was to “ make it       ”. “ It may be difficult to have a 14-or 15-year-old student get too        about retirement planning, ” Murphy said, “ But if you want to talk about a cellphone contract or a debt card,they will be engaged in.” Murphy said learning financial literacy (能力)　    ,  well        getting into the work force, should stay with Canadians for life and        the country as a result.
Sandra Martin said children can start learning about money when they learn to       . “ Sit down with the flyers and look at how much things cost,” Martin said. Babysitting and birthday money could be        and there would be a(n)        as to how much could be debited(借) every month, she said.
“ The reality is that we’re not spending with cash anymore. If you’re always in         of your child’s money, then they’re never going to learn what it means to save for something that’s      .”
Balch said he tries to make his students realize the differences between needs, wants and priorities(优先权). If they haven’t learned self-control and if they haven’t learned how to        money, they can easily spiral(螺旋上升) out of control.
小题1:
A．goodB．difficultC．easyD．hard
小题2:
A．sellB．exchangeC．buyD．involve
小题3:
A．materialB．billC．catalogueD．figure
小题4:
A．payingB．replacingC．recyclingD．adopting
小题5:
A．alreadyB．stillC．evenD．almost
小题6:
A．beliefB．partC．disciplineD．money
小题7:
A．muchB．moreC．littleD．many
小题8:
A．everybodyB．somebodyC．anybodyD．nobody
小题9:
A．spendingB．costingC．takingD．sparing
小题10:
A．amazingB．realC．activeD．legal
小题11:
A．disappointedB．skepticalC．enthusiasticD．fortunate
小题12:
A．correctlyB．earlyC．lateD．patiently
小题13:
A．beforeB．afterC．whenD．while
小题14:
A．benefitB．botherC．contactD．educate
小题15:
A．cookB．tradeC．countD．paint
小题16:
A．stoodB．bannedC．displayedD．deposited
小题17:
A．attitudeB．conclusionC．limitD．data
小题18:
A．searchB．controlC．needD．place
小题19:
A．importantB．formalC．scientificD．independent
小题20:
A．borrowB．lendC．increaseD．handle

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Growers around the world are using new methods to grow grapes to make wine. They use natural and organic methods to control harmful insects and weeds instead of using chemicals. Now, a winery in Canada has adopted a natural way to control its grapevines (葡萄藤).The Featherstone Winery is in southern Ontario. The grapevines, like other plants, need to be cut every year.
Cutting grapevines must be done very carefully. Only a targeted area of leaves is removed from the lower part of the vines to help the grapes grow better. But at the Featherstone Winery, no man or machine does the cutting. Instead, the job is done by 40 little wooly lambs.
David Johnson owns the vineyard. He says he learned about using lambs while visiting wineries in New Zealand. The young lambs are perfectly designed to do the job. They eat the grape leaves on the lower parts of the vine. But they are not tall enough to reach the grapes. They only weigh about 22 kilograms, so they do not beat down the soil. And their waste makes good organic fertilizer. In addition, using the lambs costs much less than hiring workers to cut the vines for seven weeks in summer. And when the cutting is done in August, the lambs become tasty dishes.
Mr Johnson says he had a difficult time finding enough lambs to do the job. There are about 50 million lambs in New Zealand. But there are not nearly as many in Ontario. Also, some organic pesticides (***虫剂) are harmful to lambs. And the lambs must be watched to make sure they do not eat too much of the grapevines.
David Johnson says the lambs help him carry out his environmental ideas about farming. They are lovely and peaceful and he likes having them in his vineyard. People visiting the vineyard also enjoy watching the lambs do their job.
小题1:Farmers who grow grapes with natural and organic methods _____.
A．don"t cut grapevines every year
B．don"t use chemicals to control harmful insects and weeds
C．don"t need to control harmful insects and weeds
D．don"t use organic fertilizer
小题2:In order to help the grapes grow better, growers _____.
A．only have to remove the dead leaves
B．need to remove a specific area of leaves
C．shouldn"t remove any part of the plants
D．should let little lambs do the cutting
小题3:Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____.
A．the future of getting lambs to do the cutting
B．the worries about using organic pesticides
C．the ways to get lambs to do the cutting
D．the problems related to lambs doing the cutting
小题4:We can infer from the passage that David Johnson______.
A．owns several wineries in Canada
B．buys lambs from New Zealand
C．is concerned about protecting the environment
D．loves keeping lambs instead of farming

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The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years . Computers used to be large, expensive machines that were very difficult to use . But scientists and technicians have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their popularity has been increasing as more people have been buying computers for their homes and businesses. Computers have been designed to store information and compute problems that are difficult for human beings to work out. Some have voices that speak with the operators. Stores use computers to keep records of their inventories(库存货物) and to send bills to their customers(顾客) . Offices use computers to copy letters, record business and keep in touch with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to keep track of the money they spend.
One important new use for computers is for entertainment(娱乐). Many new games have been designed to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games, People also have been buying home computers to play computer games, watch movies and listen to concerts at home. They have become very popular indeed.
小题1: Computers used to _____.
A．work rapidlyB．be large and expensive
C．be easy to useD．be used for fun
小题2: In recent years , computers are being made ______.
A．larger and more expensiveB．smaller and cheaper
C．more difficult to useD．to work more slowly
小题3: Home computers can be used for ______.
A．writing lettersB．playing games
C．doing businessD．all of the above
小题4: Salesmen use computers mainly to ______.
A．check the list of goods and materials that are kept in the store house
B．play games for pleasure
C．talk with their friends
D．write letters

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Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin, makes you feel pretty good about yourself, right? It shouldn’t. Even when the bottles are recycled, there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water, says Melissa Peffers, the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense.
The containers are often filled in faraway lands, then shipped from abroad, and stored in refrigerators at your local store. Compare that with the influence on environment of turning on your tap, filling a glass, and drinking up!
Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided, says Peffers, “Most bottled water is just tap water.” And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules. Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive, especially when compared with the alternative, which is almost free, and it is astonishing that America’s desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy, reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year.
“My parents’ generation never had bottled water,” says Isabelle Silverman, an Environmental Defense legal adviser. She has made a commitment to going bottle free. “You don’t need to fetch it home from the store, and it’s cheaper,” she adds.
Bottled water’s role as a status symbol needs to change, Peffers points out. So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers  “And what’s your drink?” that’s no reason to forget your conviction(信念). “Don’t be afraid to say, ‘I’ll have tap.’ Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you,” Peffers says. “And then spend that money on a dessert.”
小题1:In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence “It shouldn’t.” suggest that people _______.
A．shouldn’t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle.
B．shouldn’t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O.
C．shouldn’t be pleased with just recycling empty bottles.
D．shouldn’t be satisfied with drinking only bottled water.
小题2:According to the author, tap water is _______.
A．as safe as bottled waterB．morel likely to be polluted
C．healthier than bottle waterD．less convenient than bottled water
小题3:The underlined part “going bottle free” (in Para. 4) means “_______”.
A．making bottled water freeB．giving up bottled water
C．recycling use water bottlesD．providing free water containers
小题4:Why does Peffers ask people to say “I’ll have tap.” Loudly?
A．To encourage them to set an example for others to follow.
B．To advise them to save the money for one more dessert.
C．To remind them to be aware of their social status.
D．To persuade them to speak confidently in public.

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At the beginning of this century, medical scientists made an interesting discovery; we are built not just of flesh and blood but also of time. They were        to show that we all have “a body clock”         us, which controls the        and fall of our body energies,        us different from one day to the next.
The        of “a body clock” should not be too        since the lives of most living things are controlled        the 24 hour night-and-day cycle. We feel        and fall asleep at night and become        and energetic during the day. If the 24 hour-cycle is        , most people experience unpleasant        . For example, people who are not        to working at night can find that        of sleep causes them to        badly at work.
      the daily cycle of sleeping and       , we also have other cycles which       longer than one day. Most of us would        that we feel good on some days and not so good on        ; sometimes our ideas seem to flow and at other times, they        do not exist.
小题1:
A．anxiousB．ableC．carefulD．proud
小题2:
A．insideB．aroundC．betweenD．on
小题3:
A．movementB．supplyC．useD．rise
小题4:
A．showingB．treatingC．makingD．changing
小题5:
A．inventionB．opinionC．storyD．idea
小题6:
A．difficultB．excitingC．surprisingD．interesting
小题7:
A．fromB．byC．over D．during
小题8:
A．dull B．tired C．dreamy D．peaceful
小题9:
A．regularB．excitedC．livelyD．clear
小题10:
A．disturbedB．shortenedC．resetD．troubled
小题11:
A．momentsB．feelingsC．sensesD．effects
小题12:
A．preventedB．allowedC．expectedD．used
小题13:
A．miss B．noneC．lack D．need
小题14:
A．performB．showC．manageD．control
小题15:
A．WithB．As well asC．ExceptD．Rather than
小题16:
A．working B．movingC．livingD．waking
小题17:
A．repeatB．remainC．last D．happen
小题18:
A．agreeB．believeC．realizeD．allow
小题19:
A．otherB．the otherC．all otherD．others
小题20:
A．justB．onlyC．stillD．yet

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