Displaying charitable behavior can develop your children"s sympathy and desire to give. Sherry,
__1__, began doing so when her daughter, Tracy, was 4. She __2__ to Tracy that there were
many children whose parents couldn"t afford to buy them toys, and she might want to __3__ the toys,
and clothes she was "too big for", and put them in a bag. Tracy was __4__ to do this task, and they
drove to a shelter __5__ by a local church. Tracy carried the __6__ in. __7__ Tracy became older,
they would carry out this tradition a few times a year.
These activities showed Tracy that her mom was involved in helping the poor, but __8__, gave
her a chance to become involved. Sometimes, Tracy had a second thought about some toys she had
prepared to donate and decided to keep a few of them for herself. This is fine. __9__ children are
willing to give up some of their things, they are on the right 10 .
Getting your children involved doesn"t 11 much time and effort. Grace and Kal"s children attended
a local public 12 that had a shelter. Once a week, both of them brought two 13 of food to
school for the shelter. Every member of the 14 worked there a few hours once a month. One evening
the family 15 dinner there, and the meal 16 canned peach. Many years has passed and their
younger daughter 17 recalls how good it made her feel when she was 4 and saw the 18 eating her
peaches. Today, all three kids continue to be active 19 . 20 their parents. |
( )1. A. for example
( )2. A. recalled
( )3. A. pick up
( )4. A. discouraged
( )5. A. run
( )6. A. toys
( )7. A. Because
( )8. A. after all
( )9. A. As far as
( )10. A. track
( )11. A. spend
( )12. A. school
( )13. A. bottles
( )14. A. shelter
( )15. A. ordered
( )16. A. included
( )17. A. hardly
( )18. A. homesick
( )19. A. volunteers
( )20. A. Because | B. in other words
B. explained
B. show up
B. forced
B. carried out
B. clothes
B. When
B. above all
B. As long as
B. path
B. share
B. shelter
B. boxes
B. school
B. had
B. including
B. never
B. boys
B. students
B. But for
| C. all in all
C. mentioned
C. set up
C. unwilling
C. belonged to
C. bag
C. With
C. at all
C. Even though
C. alternative
C. require
C. church
C. bags
C. family
C. cooked
C. contained
C. still
C. students
C. children
C. Thanks to | D. in a word
D. insisted
D. gather up
D. pleased
D. invented
D. task
D. As
D. as a matter of fact
D. While
D. choice
D. replace
D. meeting
D. cans
D. church
D. served
D. containing
D. merely
D. homeless
D. persons
D. Despite | | 阅读理解 | Poor listening skills form an obstacle to effective communication. A study by Dr. Paul Panklin at a
university found that 9 percent of communication time is devoted to writing, 16 percent to reading, 30
percent to speaking and 45 percent to listening.
We spend more time listening than we do in any other form of communication. However, most of
us don"t pay much attention to it.
Research indicates that normal listening results in a 50percent retention immediately after a 10minute
presentation, which then declines to only about 25 percent after 48 hours. Extension Specialist Bob
Linda says the average person will hear 7. 5 minutes of a onehour presentation and will forget half of that.
One reason we listen so poorly is that our minds work much faster than our mouths. The average
person thinks 600-700 words per minute but speaks at a rate of about 125. His listeners" minds are
occupied with hearing only onefifth of the time he is speaking. The listeners may consider and react to
what is being said during the other fourfifths of the time, or become absorbed in coming up with his
response, or think other thoughts and miss the rest of what is being said.
If we really listen, we may be forced to accept a different perspective of reality. Most of us have
a firmly developed view of reality that we do not want to change. Carl Rogers, the psychiatrist, points
out that if you are really willing to listen to another, to enter his private world and see reality as he sees
it, you run the risk of being changed. "This risk of being changed is one of the most frightening prospects most of us can face. "
1. From the passage, we can learn that listening ______.
A. always forms a barrier to our communication
B. occupies the largest part in communication
C. will take the place of other ways of communication
D. is a difficult skill to master
2. The underlined word "retention" in the 3rd paragraph means "________".
A. attention
B. presentation
C. memory
D. occupation
3. In normal listening, the reason why an average person can only keep half of what the
speaker says in mind is that ________.
A. half of that will be forgotten
B. our mouths work much more slowly than our minds
C. most of us pay little attention to it
D. he is afraid of being changed
4. According to Carl Rogers, ________.
A. we should let listeners enter our private world
B. the opinions of the speakers may affect us if we listen to them willingly
C. we shouldn"t make us changed while listening
D. it is wrong that we don"t want to change while listening | | 完形填空 | Many language learners think their pronunciation is good enough because their teacher doesn"t correct
them too often or because other students can __1__ them.
Pronunciation is the area which is __2__ the least attention to in language learning. Working on each
student"s pronunciation in class is just __3__. Also, the students who are __4__ at pronunciation may be
afraid that it will embarrass their classmates if they help __5__ their mistakes.
If you believe your pronunciation is good enough to __6__ because it is good enough for your teacher
and other students, you may be __7__ when you actually go to a foreign country. One of my friends was
the best student in his __8__ class in Poland. When he went to America, he found Americans didn"t
understand what he said.
Your pronunciation may still be quite different from that of a native speaker. If this is the __9__, other
people will find it __10__ to understand what you"re saying and will not be comfortable with you.
__11__, don"t think you can communicate in a foreign language until you"ve tested your skills on real
native speakers. __12__ for native or nearnative pronunciation so that people you talk to can
communicate with you __13__. In order to achieve this goal, there"s __14__ that you will need to start
thinking about pronunciation and __15__ time on it. | ( )1. A. mistake
( )2. A. fixed
( )3. A. fantastic
( )4. A. poor
( )5. A. find out
( )6. A. communicate
( )7. A. happy
( )8. A. Polish
( )9. A. same
( )10. A. easy
( )11. A. In conclusion
( )12. A. Stand
( )13. A. smoothly
( )14. A. no way
( )15. A. take | B. watch
B. drawn
B. impossible
B. well
B. work out
B. travel
B. disappointed
B. French
B. matter
B. beneficial
B. In a word
B. Look
B. difficultly
B. no need
B. cost | C. surround
C. paid
C. necessary
C. good
C. try out
C. pronounce
C. surprised
C. German
C. case
C. convenient
C. On the contrary
C. Aim
C. truly
C. no doubt
C. spend | D. understand
D. called
D. important
D. strict
D. point out
D. exchange
D. excited
D. English
D. fact
D. hard
D. In short
D. Account
D. practically
D. no wonder
D. kill | | 阅读理解 | What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some
school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is
good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may
be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other
hand, you may not have any specially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory
standard.Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A
knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will
have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.
Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in
your work.You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve
these skills. If you have had a parttime job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from
it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get
on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as
important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a
parttime job.
Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be_all_thumbs when you handle
tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any
weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet
it is an important part of your background.You should not be apologetic(认错的) about it but instead
recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.
1. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The importance of working hard at school.
B. Choosing a career according to one"s strengths.
C. How to face one"s weakness.
D. The value of school work.
2. The writer thinks that a student"s parttime job is probably________.
A. a good way to find out his weak points
B. one of the best ways of earning extra money
C. of great use for his work in the future
D. a waste of time he could have spent on study
3. From the passage we learn that if a student"s school performance is not good, he ________.
A. should pay more attention to learning skills and developing abilities
B. will be regretful about his bad results
C. may also do well in his future work
D. should restart his study in school
4. The underlined phrase "be all thumbs" (in Para.3) probably means "________".
A. be clumsy at doing things
B. be skillful in doing things
C. be not interested in certain things
D. be easily bored in doing things
5. From the last paragraph we know one should ________.
A. make full use of one"s own weak points
B. study harder for a new school record
C. apologize for one"s own school record
D. face one"s own weak points bravely | "A very disruptive(制造混乱的) sixyearold child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand," said one
teacher. "I broke up a fight and was kicked between my legs," said another. Many people have heard
stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.
Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their
potential, regardless of their parents" wealth and class. And we recognize that, as a nation, it is a long
way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in
danger of neglecting the latter.
Far too many children are behaving badly at school, even to the point of being violent to staff. This
is terrible enough, but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of
their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table,
and unable to use the lavatory properly.
We are in danger of becoming a nation of families_living_separate_lives_under_one_roof. The
bedroom, once a place to sleep, has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front
of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and
young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to monitor just what their children
are watching.
Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both
parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They
are responsible for setting boundaries for their children"s behavior and sticking to those boundaries when
the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting
that most precious of resources-time-so that children come to school readily and are willing to learn. | | 1. In the opinion of the writer, what problem do people ignore? | A. The school violence.
B. The pressure of students" learning.
C. The right to achieve students potential.
D. The responsibilities of the students. | | 2. The writer"s attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of ________. | A. dissatisfied
B. unconcern
C. understanding
D. tolerance | | 3. The underlined part in Para. 4 means________. | A. parents and children live in their separate rooms
B. parents care little about children"s life at home
C. children don"t live with their parents in the same room
D. at home children live a different life from that of parents | | 4. From the last paragraph, we can infer that ________. | A. schools can"t correct the wrongs that society does to teachers
B. teachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parents
C. parents should spend time with children making them ready to learn
D. students are responsible for making themselves known in society | | 5. What"t the main idea of the passage? | A. Children"s behavior at school is worrying people.
B. Parents expect schools to correct their children"s bad habits.
C. There is no point in parents" teaching children at home.
D. Don"t blame teachers when it"s parents who are failing. | 最新试题
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