Most adults want to return to their childhood, because they believe how happy it is to be a child. But they forget that times have changed a great deal, and they never honestly change places with a child. Think of the years at __1__: the year spent living in __2__ fear of examinations and school reports. Every movement you made was __3__ by some adults. Think of the __4__ when you had to go to bed early, you had to eat __5__ things that were supposed to be good for you. Remember how "gentle" __6__ was given to you with words like"If you don"t do what I say, I will…". I"m sure you will __7__ forget! __8__, these are only part of children"s trouble. No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often __9__ from some terrible and illogical fears since they can"t understand the world around them. They often have such 10 in the dark or in the dream. 11 can share their fears with other adults while children have to face their fears 12 . But the most 13 part of childhood is the period when you begin to go out of it, the period when you go into 14 . Teenagers start to be 15 their parents and this causes them great unhappiness. There is a complete 16 of selfconfidence during this time. Adolescents pay much attention to their appearance and the 17 they make on others. They feel shy, awkward and clumsy(笨拙的). 18 are strong but hearts are easily broken. Teenagers 19 moments of great happiness or black despair, 20 through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever. |
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阅读理解 | Compared with their continental counterparts, children in the UK start school at a very early age. Our correspondent is not convinced that it gives them any academic advantage. My threeyearold son and I went shopping for his school uniform. As he stood in the changing room, swamped by even the smallest trousers, several people commented that he looked too young to start school. I couldn"t agree more. Scarcely will he have blown out the candles on his fourth birthday cake when I"ll be waving him off at the school gates. The poor little man still puts his pants on back to front and thinks baby pigs come out of eggs. How is he going to cope with literacy and numeracy hours, let alone the horrors of school toilets? Yes, I am an overanxious mother but I surely can"t be the only person who feels that British children start school far too young. A research suggests that channelling children into formal learning structures at such a young age breeds a sense of failure and disaffection that will dog them throughout their school career. The law states that the statutory school starting age for children in the UK is the term after a child"s fifth birthday, but it is common practice in England and Wales to admit children to reception class at the beginning of the year in which they become 5, which means that most children start school at the age of 4. The latest government figures indicate that around 80 percent of children enter school before their fifth birthday. By comparison, children in France, Portugal, Belgium start school at 6, while the school starting age in many Scandinavian countries is 7. This is the starting age in Finland, where students recently beat those from 39 other countries to come out tops in maths, science and reading.
1. When her son is going to enter primary school, the writer feels very ________. A. excited B. worried C. surprised D. puzzled
2. In the UK, it is stated in the law that children should start school at the age of ________. A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7
3. Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage? A. Do our children start school too young? B. Students starting school too young may cause problems C. Young students may lead to failure D. The age of starting school in some countries
4. What worries the writer is that her child ________. A. can"t even look after himself B. can"t dress himself C. has some childish thoughts D. has little ability in writing and reading | 完形填空 | 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 |
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