All parents know that one of their most important tasks is to prepare their children for an independent life，but any parent can tell you that it’s hard to let go of your children．That balance between keeping your children safe and allowing them to learn from their own mistakes can be heartbreaking．Years of experience means that parents often do know best，but on the other hand，the young，being less bound by tradition，are often more creative，more able to find new solutions to old problems．Revolutions are led by the young．
Good teachers make the growth of critical （批判性的） thinking easier in their students，only to find that this can lead to a questioning of the teachers’ basic beliefs．Schools encourage parents to become involved，but are often embarrassed when parents have reservations about some of the educational methods being used．Governments encourage unimportant groups to empower themselves in order to participate fully in the development process．And they are often surprised when the new leaders of these groups turn around and attack the policies of that same government．The rebellions （叛逆的）young and the newly unimportant groups are important in social development．They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．
Good parents know that just forbidding particular behaviors does not prevent their children from finding ways to engage in these forbidden activities．Indeed，sometimes the forbidden fruit is more inviting，just because it is not accepted by authority．Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts，know as much as possible about he lives of their children，provide a good example，encourage more wholesome activities but also support their children when they don’t follow what is expected of them．But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go．
小题1:By saying “Revolutions are led by the young”，the author indicates that young people are more___________________．| A．conventional | B．creative | | C．realistic | D．heartbreaking |
小题2:From the second paragraph we know__________________．| A．the voice of the rebellious young should be heard by the government | | B．schools encourage parents to question their education methods | | C．movement is satisfied with the new leaders’ attack on the policies | | D．teachers’ basic beliefs should be questioned by students |
小题3:In order to educate children well，parents should_________________．| A．forbid particular behaviors in their daily life | | B．know as much as possible as their children | | C．educate them with facts and expect much of them | | D．know them well and set a good example to them |
小题4:From the passage we can learn that the author prefers ___________________．| A．free parenting | B．traditional parenting | | C．smart parenting | D．critical parenting |
小题5:What is the best title of the passage?| A．Teaching Methods – for Teachers and Schools | | B．Parents’ Tasks – in Children’s Development | | C．Way of Growth – for the Young Groups | | D．Letting Go – for Children’s Independent Life |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D |
试题分析：这是一篇议论文。本文论述了培养孩子是每个家长的职责，过度的关爱和限制不利于下一代成长，因此家长要学会放手。
小题1:推理判断题。根据the young, being less bound by tradition, are often more creative, more able to find new solutions to old problems.暗示了年轻人有创造性，故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段最后They are not necessarily representatives of those they want to represent or not realistic in their demands，but their voices must be heard．可知年轻人叛逆的心声应该被政府知道，故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据Parents must work with their children to educate them on the facts, know as much as possible about the lives of their children, provide a good example, 父母应该为孩子树立好的榜样，故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据But the most important point is that they also need to learn how to let go.可知作者更喜欢明智的教育方法，故选C。
小题5:标题归纳题。根据整篇文章的内容可知让家长学会放手，让孩子独立，故选D。 |
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Our body clock，or natural body rhythm，influences our energy and alertness．Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of day when we best perform specific tasks．
The reality，however，is that most of us organize their time around work demands，school deadlines，commuting or social events．Doing whatever your body feels like doing is a luxury in today"s fast-paced modem society．
But that doesn"t mean it isn"t worth trying．Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits．Disrupting our natural body rhythm，on the other hand，has been linked to problems such as depression，obesity，or headache，says Steve Key，a biology professor．
When the body clock can synchronize（使……同步）the rhythms of its natural processes，it “gives us an advantage in daily life”，says Key．
According to him，when it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most adults perform best in the late morning．As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday，our memory，alertness and concentration gradually improve．
However，he adds，our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter．Most of us are more easily distracted（分心）between noon and 4 pm．
Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm，making that a good time for a nap．
Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers．For most adults，problems that require open ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired， according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning．
When choosing a time of day to exercise，paying attention to your body clock can improve results．Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm，says Michael Smolensky，a professor of biomedical engineering．
Of course, not everyone"s body clock is the same，making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans．
小题1:If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ．| A．find out the suitable time to do specific tasks | | B．organize our time around work demands | | C．do whatever our body feels like doing | | D．be sure to be healthy |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythm | | B．Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modem society． | | C．Obeying our body clock is good for our health． | | D．Disrupting our natural body rhythm can lead to obesity． |
小题3:According to Steve Key，which of the following is NOT true?| A．When our body clock synchronizes the rhythms of its natural processes，we can do better． | | B．When it comes to cognitive（认知的）work，most people perform best in the late morning． | | C．As body temperature rises before awakening in the morning，our concentration gradually improves． | | D．We concentrate better in the late morning than between noon and 4 pm． |
小题4:Inspiration（灵感）to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us ．| A．when we get up in the morning | | B．when we are tired in the evening | | C．when we are full of energy in the late morning | | D．when we are asleep at night |
小题5:Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?| A．What is natural body rhythm? | | B．Natural body rhythm is good for us． | | C．Something about natural body rhythm． | | D．The latest research about natural body rhythm． |
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A noted American psychologist once remarked that childhood is a magical period in one’s life．Indeed it is, for during one undergoes a step-by-step transformation not only in mental capacity, but also in physical and verbal skills．Each step an increase in the difficulty of a child’s conceptual and learning abilities．During the early stages of childhood, from infancy to about five, the child learns skills including using the toilet, bathing and dressing himself independently．At this stage, he also learns to be very observant, curious, imaginative and creative．His ability to remember things also at this stage． He remembers details that an adult may have difficulty in remembering．Gradually , he learns elementary skills in problem-solving．At school, particular in classes, the child is especially creative．Given a piece of paper and some colored pencils, he draws a variety of from his surroundings as well as from his circle．It is not surprising to see a child draw a monster to represent an abusive father, and an angel to represent a loving and caring mother．
As he graduates to the later stages of childhood bordering on the teenage years, the child learns the of human relations and socialization by interacting with his peers—his friends and schoolmates． He also learns to with new life situations, including dates and part-time work． Given a tight schedule of schoolwork, the child learns to prepare his own schedules of work and play; the more________ and less serious ones manage to take time out of their busy schedules of assignments, reports and tests and examinations to go with their friends on relaxation entertainment．
| 小题1: | | A．adolescence | B．adulthood | C．childhood | D．infancy |
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| 小题2: | | A．signs | B．presents | C．prevents | D．signals |
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| 小题3: | | A．difficult | B．simple | C．useful | D．helpful |
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| 小题4: | | A．develops | B．increases | C．reduces | D．strengthens |
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| 小题5: | | A．music | B．art | C．chemistry | D．biology |
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| 小题6: | | A．pictures | B．buildings | C．reflections | D．images |
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| 小题7: | | A．family | B．school | C．teacher | D．friend |
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| 小题8: | | A．competence | B．commitment | C．complexity | D．competition |
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| 小题9: | | A．agree | B．experiment | C．withdraw | D．concern |
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| 小题10: | | A．practical | B．cautious | C．enthusiastic | D．stubborn |
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Mrs. Ohama spoke to the graduates of Martin luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencemenl (毕业典礼）speech this year. The ceremony___1____in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.
"The first lady told her 170 ___2_____ that she spent too much of her time in college _____3___ on acadamic achievements. While her success in college and law school ____4____ a good job, she said, she ended up focusing on public service. “My message to you today is that don’t ____5______ a minute living someone else’s dream”she said. “It ______6___ a lot of real work to discover what brings you___7____ and you won’t find what you love simply by _____8_____ mailboxes or surfing the net."
She said MLK reminded her of her own high school ______9____ in Chicago. “My No. 1 _____10__ was to go to a high school that would push me and___11______me,” she said: “I wanted to go somewhere that would ____12_____achievement. ___13_____ schools like this don"t exist for every kid,” she said. “You are blessed.”
The first lady told graduates that__14____ may be a part of their college lives and careers, and that how they respond ___15_____ what they will became. “That’s when you ___16_____what you are really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if you’re willing to put yourself in a position ____17_____ you might fail.” Overcoming diffcultie has been the ____18_____of many great people，she said, “Oprah was demoted (降职)from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesn’t even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey.And then there’s this guy Barack Obama. I could ____19______a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He ___20____ his first race for Congress”.the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.
| 小题1: | | A．happened to | B．took place | C．occurred to | D．came across |
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| 小题2: | | A．graduates | B．teachers | C．students | D．teenagers |
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| 小题3: | | A．depending | B．focusing | C．deciding | D．living |
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| 小题4: | | A．led to | B．referred to | C．looked forward to | D．occurred to |
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| 小题5: | | A．spend | B．spoil | C．enjoy | D．waste |
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| 小题6: | | A．demand | B．takes | C．spend | D．benefit |
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| 小题7: | | A．energy | B．power | C．joy | D．laughter |
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| 小题8: | | A．opening | B．checking | C．writing | D．designing |
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| 小题9: | | A．experience | B．memory | C．failure | D．events |
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| 小题10: | | A．task | B．goal | C．homework | D．wish |
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| 小题11: | | A．disappoint | B．encourage | C．satisfy | D．challenge |
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| 小题12: | | A．celebrate | B．congratulate | C．apply | D．analyse |
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| 小题13: | | A．Unfortunately | B．Fortunately | C．Occasionally | D．Unexpectedly |
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| 小题14: | | A．happiness | B．sadness | C．failure | D．success |
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| 小题15: | | A．affects | B．determines | C．dedicates | D．donates |
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| 小题16: | | A．find out | B．pull out | C．beak out | D．hold out |
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| 小题17: | | A．what | B．which | C．where | D．that |
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| 小题18: | | A．mark | B．shortcoming | C．point | D．advantage |
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| 小题19: | | A．turn on | B．take on | C．turn up | D．take up |
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| 小题20: | | A．abandoned | B．lost | C．won | D．obtain |
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Climate change is making it harder than usual for scientists to figure out what the future will bring and what impact weather changes will have on society and the economy. An upsurge of severe weather events has already destroyed homes, businesses and lives. Some fairly simple changes may reduce the toll.
In a laboratory test, a house built with conventional techniques is falling apart in hurricane-force winds.
The survivor has stronger shingles, thicker roof boards, and metal straps holding floors together.
Wind tunnel tests were done by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety. It says stronger construction costs a little more, but holds up much better to extreme weather.
The growing number of unusually strong storms, like Typhoon Haiyan, has convinced the Chairman of the U. S. Senate Homeland Security Committee, Tom Carper, that extreme weather is the “new norm（标准）.”
"Extreme weather events have increased in frequency over the past 50 years and are expected to become even more common, more intense, and more costly," said Carper.
Hurricane Sandy hit beachfront businesses along the U.S. East Coast, including Carper"s home state. Insurance companies had to pay out huge claims. To limit such losses, the insurance industry can raise premiums（保险费） for businesses in vulnerable（易受攻击的）locations and offer discounts to clients who make their buildings more resilient with upgraded construction techniques.
Managing risks is the job of insurance brokers like Kevin Connelly of the Graham Company, who spoke to VOA via Skype.
“We are either going to price your insurance at a huge markup, or we are not going to write (sell it) it at all, which is just as bad obviously," said Connelly.
Drought is another suspected consequence of climate change, and dry ground means more wildfires in California. Current mathematical models of climate change do a poor job of predicting the economic impact of drought and other weather events, says Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Robert Pindyck, who spoke via Skype.
“I think all we can do, taking all of that into account, is come up with some very rough numbers, very rough estimates, "said Pindyck. "Consensus estimates that maybe experts provide, that give us a view of what would the catastrophic outcome look like if we don’t do anything?”
To help deal with this serious problem, Pindyck says policymakers should take actions such as imposing a tax on carbon dioxide emissions. A carbon tax would encourage companies and families to use less energy and generate fewer of the gases thought to be driving changes in the climate. But other analysts say it is unlikely a new tax will get approval in the U.S. Congress any time soon.
小题1:What can be inferred from the passage?| A．There are many severe weather events destroying homes, businesses and lives. | | B．Stronger construction will save the expense in the long run. | | C．Government should be totally responsible for the weather change. | | D．Typhoon Haiyan hit Tom Carper"s home state. |
小题2:What natural disasters are not mentioned in the passage?| A．Drought | B．Hurricanes | C．earthquakes | D．wildfires |
小题3:In a laboratory test , what kind of houses can stay up?| A．a house built with conventional techniques | | B．A house with stronger shingles | | C．A house with thinner roof boards | | D．a house with metal floors . |
小题4:What won’t insurance companies do to limit such losses?| A．pay out huge claims | | B．raise premiums（保险费） for businesses in vulnerable（易受攻击的）locations | | C．offer discounts to clients who make their buildings more resilient with upgraded construction techniques. | | D．price insurance at a huge markup |
小题5:What is the attitude of other analysts towards the new tax on carbon dioxide emissions?| A．supportive | B．doubtful | C．indifferent | D．positive |
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Dyslexia（失读症）is a learning disorder, it interferes with the ability to recognise words, and for some readers to understand what they have read.
Experts say dyslexia affects about five to ten percent of the population of the United State. Researchers have long known that people with dyslexia write or read words and letters backwards in the wrong order.
But a new study shows that people with dyslexia may have trouble redirecting（重新传入） their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. The study suggests something that might help dyslexic people learn more quickly - play video games.
Vanessa Harrar of Britain"s University of Oxford led the study. She reported the findings in the journal Current Biology. The study suggests that dyslexic people may have trouble moving quickly from what they read to what they hear. Doctor Harrar calls this a "sluggish shifting of attention across the senses."
"So, if you are trying to read something and then trying to listen to somebody who"s reading aloud and you"re trying to follow along with what they are reading -- they have to switch their attention from hearing what they are saying to looking at the piece of paper and back again. So we found they have quite sluggish shifting of attention across the senses," said Harrar.
In the study, Doctor Harrar tested 17 people with dyslexia, and 19 others without reading problems. The volunteers were asked to push a button as quickly as possible when they heard a sound, saw a light or experienced both together. Doctor Harrar compared the speed of their reactions.
She found that people with dyslexia were just as fast as the others when they saw only a picture or heard only a sound. But the dyslexics had a slower reaction time when they heard a sound and saw a picture at the same time.
Doctor Harrar feels like playing action video games could help dyslexic people shift from seeing to hearing more quickly. She adds that images in video games force the eyes to move and focus quickly.
"Video game types of things pop out of here and there, they move your eyes around the screen quite quickly in response to things quite quickly, and the more you play a video game the faster you get that kind of thing. So, the video game is really training the attention system to move quickly," said Harrar.
The study also shows that dyslexic people have the most difficulty going between what they saw and what they heard, this may have an effect on how dyslexic children are taught how to read.
When children learn the alphabet，they usually see the letter first and then hear the sound, or they see and hear the letter at the same time. The study shows that dyslexics might learn more quickly if they hear the sound of a letter or word first before seeing it.
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage？| A．Video Games are good for children. | | B．Study Suggests Video Games Might Help Dyslexics | | C．A study about Video Games is being carried out. | | D．Children with Dyslexics can learn better by playing video games. |
小题2:People with Dyslexia have the following problems except_________.| A．writing or reading words and letters backwards in the wrong order. | | B．redirecting their attention between senses, from seeing something to hearing something. | | C．moving quickly from what they read to what they hear. | | D．seeing a picture or hearing a sound. |
小题3:What does the underlined word“sluggish”in Paragragh 4 mean？| A．slow | B．wrong | C．specific | D．accurate |
小题4:Why can playing video games help dyslexic people learn more quickly?| A．While playing video games, people will train their reading and hearing. | | B．While playing video games, people will have a good knowledge of the system. | | C．While playing video games, people should move their eyes around the screen quite quickly train the attention system to move quickly. | | D．Video games can arouse their interest in reading. |
小题5:What is the importance of the finding?| A．The finding will prove video games are not necessarily bad for children. | | B．People with Dyslexia will be cured by playing video games. | | C．People with Dyslexia will not be made fun of by others. | | D．The finding may have an effect on the way to teach dyslexic children how to read. |
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