Our lives were supposed to be more flexible and family-friendly thanks to the t
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Our lives were supposed to be more flexible and family-friendly thanks to the technology at our fingertips. But in this age of BlackBerrys, recession pressures, working at home after hours and on weekends, family time may not be working out the way we thought.
Busy parents who expected more time with the kids are Finding that more work hours at home don"t necessarily translate into quality time with them.
A new generation of parents needs to discover the meaning of "quality time," researchers say. “Personally, just given the life I lead, I think there is something to this idea of quality time- spending productive time with children vs. just being around,” says Peter Brandon, a professor at Carleton College. He says engaging or interacting with a child in activities such as reading or playing counts as quality time rather than "passive monitoring," such as washing the dishes while the child is watching TV.
“This time with children pays off,” Brandon says. He notes that good parent-child relationships result in children being happier and more successful, including at school.
As parents struggle to be more available to their kids, new research on work and family schedules to be presented Friday at the meeting in Dallas includes a study that shows parents" availability is on the decline because more parents are in the workforce. Although parents today may be spending more time on child care, they are less available overall.
Working parents who spend less time with their children should try to make sure the time they do spend is communicating with them, vs. doing the dishes or spending more time on themselves, Brandon says “The trade-off is not necessarily taking away time from your kid,” he says "You"re taking away time from other things”
小题1:The first paragraph mainly intends to tell us that .| A．technology lets parents work at home | | B．parents are satisfied with their work | | C．technology makes our lives much easier | | D．the family time is not always satisfying |
小题2:We can learn from the third paragraph that .| A．some families are not experiencing quality time | | B．it"s enough for parents to stay with their children | | C．parents enjoy engaging in work-at-home activities | | D．working hours at home can transform into quality time |
小题3: According to Brandon, the quality time means| A．just, being around with children | | B．work time is separate from family time | | C．spending instructive time with children | | D．letting the children do whatever they want to do |
小题4:The underlined sentence “This time with children pays” off means .| A．the time with children is of little value | | B．the time with children costs quite a lot | | C．the time with children leads to good result | | D．the time with children has a bad effect on them |
小题5:What will the author most probably talk about in next part of the passage?| A．How to spend more time at home | | B．How to do the dishes in a proper way. | | C．How to spend more time on working at home. | | D．How to take away time in a much proper way. |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:D |
解析
文章讲述的什么才是真正的有质量的家庭时间，以及有质量的家庭时间有什么好处。
小题1:推理判断题，根据第一段最后一句可知，家庭生活有时候不如预想的那样（好）。
小题2:推理判断题，根据第三段可知有的人没有理解quality time的意义，意为跟孩子在一起活着看管孩子就可以了。
小题3:推理判断题，根据第三段可知，要采取积极的互动方式。
小题4:pay off 意为会有回报的，指的是会带来好的结果。根据后面的He notes that good parent-child relationships result in children being happier and more successful, including at school可知。
小题5:推理题，根据文章最后一句You"re taking away time from other things可知，后文讲述的就是关于take away time from other things的话题。 |
举一反三
New York City consists of five parts: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. The population is about 7.5 million and there are 1.5 million in Manhattan alone.
Manhattan, the center of the city, is on the island between the Hudson River and the East River. Most of the famous buildings such as the Empire State and the United Nations and other skyscrapers are in Manhattan. Some of its districts are: Broadway, which has many theatres and cinemas, Fifth Avenue, with stores and apartments, Greenwich Village, where many artists and writers have lived, and Central Park, with a skating rink (溜冰场). From Manhattan you have to cross to the other parts of New York City through a tunnel or over a bridge. The bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Island is the longest in the world.
New York is the second biggest port in the world and it has two airports. The people who live there come from all over the world and speak many different languages. There are 324,000 Germans and 390,000 Poles as well as people from Greece, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and Romania. People call one district "Little Italy" and another "China town".
小题1:The most important part of New York is _______. | A．Hudson River | B．East River | | C．Bronx and Staten Island | D．Manhattan |
小题2:The Empire State is ______.
A. a state of the U.S.A. B. a country
C. a skyscraper D. a district in New York
小题3:If you are going to do some shopping in Manhattan, you will go to _______. | A．Broadway | B．Fifth Avenue | | C．Greenwich Village | D．Central Park |
小题4:From the article we understand ________. | A．Staten Island and Brooklyn are separated by the sea | | B．Staten Island and Brooklyn are one landmass | | C．Manhattan and Queens are one landmass | | D．Brooklyn and Queens are separated by the sea |
小题5:Many ________ live in the New York. | A．people from Poland and China | | B．children from Brooklyn and Staten Island | | C．people from Germany and Italy do not | | D．children from Greece and Romania do not |
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How often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing．The usual answer these days is“never”．or“hardly ever”．As the pace of life continues to increase，we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life，being on the go from morning till night，it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．
Stress is fl natural part of everyday life．There is no way to avoid it, since it takes many and varied forms-driving in traffic，problems with personal relationships are all different forms of stress．Stress，in fact，is not the“baddy”it is often reputed to be．A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first sight of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between “fight” or “fright” and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death．The crisis we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress，it involves the same response．All the energy is shifted to cope with the stress．It is when such a reaction lasts long，through continued exposure to stress，that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．
Stress in some people produces stomach disorders，while others experience tension headaches．Since we cannot remove stress from our 1ires，We need to find ways to cope with it．
小题1:People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because .| A．they are working harder than they used to | | B．they are often too busy to find the time | | C．they are not clear of how to relax by themselves | | D．they are suffering from the effects of stress |
小题2:What is implied but not stated in the passage?| A．The art of relaxation can greatly help people bear stress． | | B．People in primitive days know certain ways to deal with stress． | | C．If one gets into the habit of relaxing every day he can overcome stress easily． | | D．Stress can lead to serious health problem if one is exposed to it for too long． |
小题3:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 suggests that ．| A．stress is not always a bad thing for people | | B．stress has a bad reputation of causing ill health | | C．stress is not so terrible as people often believe it to be | | D．stress is always harmful to people all the time |
小题4:According to this passage，which of the following statements is true?| A．Relaxation in life only benefits us mentally． | | B．Different people can stand different amounts of stress. | | C．All the stress can lead to poor performance． | | D．Large amounts of stress is important to people"s lire． |
小题5:What is the writer"s attitude to stress according to the passage?| A．Stress as well as relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body． | | B．Stress should not be rid completely from the life． | | C．Stress produces both positive and negative effects on people． | | D．People usually work better under stress if they are healthy． |
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Thousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets. The tickets cost only $0.9 each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $90 million. That was the second largest lottery jackpot(积累奖金)in history.
More than 87 million tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80. The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million. But that little chance certainly didn’t affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were selling at the unbelievable rate of 500 per second.
Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth they’ll probably never have.
But many people believe lotteries are no better than legalized (合法化的)gambling. Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick the habit.
Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice(恶习), under the name of social progress.
No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans.
小题1:The main idea of the passage is that __________.| A．lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them | | B．playing a lottery is just like investing in the stock market | | C．a lot of people buy lottery tickets, but lotteries cause disagreement | | D．lotteries are just legalized vice |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Politicians like lotteries because they don’t have to pay extra tax. | | B．The popularity of lotteries in America actually is social progress. | | C．Some critics don’t like lotteries because many poor people waste their money on them. | | D．People love the lottery because it is a stock market. |
小题3:In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_______.| A．$1.62 million | B．$90 million | C．$9.6 million | D．$87 million |
小题4:People who are addicted to playing lotteries should _________.| A．join a club | B．kick the habit | | C．win the Pennsylvania | D．save every cent |
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When we talk about a wolf, we tend to describe it as a kind fierce creature．But is it really true that the wolf stands for devil and ugliness?
Have you read the book "The Wolf Totem"" 《狼图腾》by a famous writer Jiang Rong, which tells the story of the relationship between wolves and human beings? Have you ever 36 the wolves" world? If you had, you would __37 the wolves．In the book, wolves are heroes on the large grassland．They know more about __ 38 than humans．They can attack lambs without disturbing their mothers．They also know how to __ 39 full use of the shape of land to __ 40 sheep．I believe that if wolves were humans, they would be __ 41 at fighting．
The wolf is a kind of special creature that can deeply understand __ 42 ．Each wolf serves its group with its heart and soul．A __ 43 wolf has little power, but a pack of wolves __ 44 nothing．All the wolves obey the rules．__ 45 they are defeated, they run away together. It is their teamwork __ 46 makes wolves powerful．
The wolves also have great self-preservation and won"t __ 47 to anyone．The writer, who wrote the book "The Wolf Totem" , __ 48 stole a one - month - old baby wolf and raised it very carefully．To his __ 49 , he found the little wolf still wanted to go back with __ 50 wolves. The little wolf bit through the iron chain that limited it．The wolf was __51 and never gave up fighting __52 its death．It seemed that the little wolf died as a glorious fighter.
I was shocked by this kind of __53 wolves which are one of the most respected creature on the earth．I want everyone to look at wolves in a __54 way．They are our teachers．They show us how to survive and __55 this not simple but dangerous world．Please honor the wolves, please honor all these heroes of nature!
| 小题1: | | A．talked about | B．walked into | C．thought about | D．cared for |
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| 小题2: | | A．hunt | B．watch | C．draw | D．admire |
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| 小题3: | | A．survival | B．life | C．food | D．plant |
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| 小题4: | | A．get | B．make | C．have | D．take |
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| 小题5: | | A．trap | B．avoid | C．fight | D．discover |
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| 小题6: | | A．considerate | B．imaginative | C．creative | D．expert |
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| 小题7: | | A．process | B．lifestyle | C．teamwork | D．control |
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| 小题8: | | A．brave | B．single | C．lonely | D．fair |
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| 小题9: | | A．fight | B．struggle | C．fail | D．fear |
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| 小题10: | | A．Even if | B．As though | C．Even so | D．As for |
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| 小题11: | | A．what | B．that | C．which | D．one |
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| 小题12: | | A．turn in | B．break in | C．take in | D．give in |
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| 小题13: | | A．just | B．once | C．soon | D．only |
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| 小题14: | | A．satisfaction | B．sorrow | C．disappointment | D．pleasure |
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| 小题15: | | A．rest | B．the other | C．another | D．other |
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| 小题16: | | A．willing | B．worried | C．proud | D．eager |
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| 小题17: | | A．although | B．until | C．before | D．unless |
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| 小题18: | | A．selflessness | B．self-confidence | C．self-protection | D．sell-respect |
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| 小题19: | | A．different | B．curious | C．strange | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．step out | B．set up | C．succeed in | D．get into |
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Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.
The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn’t mean “No”, but “Yes”.
If a person doesn’t know this, it might cause misunderstanding.
At one time a foreigner in Indian told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir,” smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.
小题1:Generally speaking, nodding the head means _______, and shaking the head means _______.| A．Yes; No | B．No; Yes | C．Yes; Yes | D．No; No |
小题2:Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because _________.| A．the Indian driver had something important to do | | B．the foreigner promised to give him only a little money | | C．the driver felt uncomfortable at that time | | D．in India shaking the head means agreement |
小题3:Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _______.| A．the Indian driver didn’t want to send him to his office | | B．he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in India | | C．he asked the driver to send him to his office, but the Indian driver didn’t say any words | | D．the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money |
小题4:The underlined phrase “on the contrary” means ________.| A．just the opposite | B．clear difference between two things | | C．doing what you want to do | D．on the other hand |
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