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Naturally, it’s easy to blame the students in these situations, but the bigger problem is us. We—as parents—are so eager to protect our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them. As the mother of two young sons, I have to remind myself all the time that the biggest responsibility I have as a parent is to help them develop the skills needed to live in, to live without me. So, I’ll let them fail.
I’ll let them fail because as long as they are safe and warm inside their comfort zones, they will never grow. And failure—along with loss, heartbreak, disappointment, etc.—will be part of growth for them. Call me the anti-tiger mom, but leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today. From terrorism (恐怖主义) and seemingly endless natural disasters, to our national debt and beyond, if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish.
My children are faced with hard situations in their own life almost each day, but they try to negotiate (协商) everything now. It’s a small price to help them learn a skill they’ll use for the rest of their lives, including when I don’t come with them on job interviews.
小题1:Why do parents go along with their kids on job interviews?
A.Because they want to protect their kids from difficulties. |
B.Because they think they can protect them from being hurt. |
C.Because their kids are too shy to attend interviews. |
D.Because their kids strongly request them to do so. |
A.Protecting them. | B.Keeping them safe. |
C.Leaving them alone. | D.Blaming them. |
A.become healthier than other kids |
B.grow in this challenging world |
C.develop all social skills |
D.escape from natural disasters |
A.go with him to protect her kid from difficulty |
B.stay home but give him directions over telephone |
C.wait outside and talk with other parents |
D.let him go to the interview by himself |
A.Never help your kids | B.Let your kids fail |
C.Go to the interview with your kids | D.Live without parents |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析
试题分析:本文讲述的是要让自己的孩子经历挫折,而不是帮助孩子处理一切困难。因为挫折可以让他们长大。让他们了解世界的艰难,让孩子真正成长。
小题1:A 细节题。根据文章2,3行We—as parents—are so eager to protect our kids that we fail to realize that this in itself is harming them.可知问题在我们父母亲身上,我们总是保护我们的孩子。让他们是去了自己发展的机会。故A正确。
小题2:C 细节题。根据文章第三段第三行leaving them alone is my way of helping them become equipped to fit in this world as we know it today.可知让孩子独处是一种帮助孩子适应我们这个世界的很好的方法。故C正确。
小题3:.B 推理题。根据文章第三段最后2行if we expect the next generation to stand up to the very real problems of our time, we need to stop feeding them and start teaching them how to fish.可知我们要想让我们的孩子在这个世界上立足,就要让他们自己体验失败,只有这样才能再这个世界里成长。故B正确。
小题4:D 推理题。根据文章最后一段1,2行My children are faced with hard situations in their own life almost each day, but they try to negotiate (协商) everything now. I可知我们要和孩子尽可能多地协商,通过协商来帮助自己的孩子。推断出作者在孩子面试的时候,也会合孩子进行协商,给出自己的建议。故D正确。
小题5:B 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是要让自己的孩子经历挫折,而不是帮助孩子处理一切困难。因为挫折可以让他们长大。让他们了解世界的艰难,让孩子真正成长。故B正确。
点评:本文讲述的是要让自己的孩子经历挫折,而不是帮助孩子处理一切困难。因为挫折可以让他们长大。让他们了解世界的艰难,让孩子真正成长。本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案。
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试题【Most recently, it’s very common in students who need a parent present for job in】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
Speaking practice can be effective in many different forms when people learn English or another foreign language. Imitating the speech of others is proven to be highly effective in developing a native speaker’s level of fluency in a language. Actually you’ve already proven that to your-self.
How? That’s how you learned your first language! Whether it was English, Spanish, French or some other language, you "imitated" your mother, father, other family members, friends, teachers and whoever else was around making "talking" noises at you as you formed your first communicative language skills.
So don’t think those who are talking to themselves are "crazy". At least don’t do so until you’ve tried it for your-self, in English or in your new foreign language.
As you go through your day, in English or your new foreign language, tell yourself what you’re doing at the moment and what you’re going to do during the day.
"Which of these shirts, ties, etc. should I wear today? Not this one, I wore it just last week. Maybe this one, but I don’t like this color with the pants. Let’s try another one," you might say as you are getting dressed.
If you live alone, you can talk aloud whenever you want without disturbing others. If you don’t live alone, however, then first explain to your family or roommates what you’ll be doing, to avoid a quiet phone call to the local psychiatrist (精神病学家).
小题1:The author wrote the passage mainly to _______.
A.tell us how to talk to ourselves |
B.introduce a method of learning a foreign language |
C.tell us why some people talk to themselves |
D.explain to us how we learned our native language |
A.The word "crazy". | B.A foreign language. |
C.The skill of communicating. | D.The method of talking to oneself. |
A.people who talk to themselves are crazy |
B.if you live alone, you should talk to yourself |
C.you should tell yourself what you’re doing |
D.we learned our native language by imitating |
Making them a Disaster Master won’t be easy. They must know what’s in a disaster emergency kit(工具箱) and why it’s included. You can get your friends involved, too. If your friends have children, they may want to be involved in your emergency preparations. Make it a group project. This is the opportunity for everyone to become familiar with the equipment.
We have to be aware of our conduct and the way we react to stress. The children will be easily influenced by your attitude and demeanor. The calmness, steady manner, and good humor of your spouse (配偶) and you will go a long way toward the easing or the reduction of stress.
Explain to them what they’re likely to encounter or see and describe how people may react. Disasters can come and go very quickly and generally don’t last long. If you must stay away from home, try to get into a routine quickly and encourage them to make new friends. Let them know they can look to their parents and other adults if they become scared or confused. And it’s important to let them know it’s OK to cry during a disaster.
It’s sometimes helpful to let the children draw pictures of what they’ve experienced. Encourage them to write what they learned and what could have been done better. Save the story. Make it part of a documented family history!
小题1:This passage was written mainly to tell us about ______.
A.the importance of mutual help in disaster preparation |
B.tips for preparing children for a natural disaster |
C.the importance of educating children about natural disasters |
D.ways to raise children’s courage in natural disasters |
A.when a natural disaster will come |
B.why there are natural disasters |
C.how to use a disaster emergency kit |
D.how to teach others about emergency preparations |
A.personality | B.lifestyle | C.emotion | D.behavior |
A.must write down what they see and how they feel |
B.should believe that the disaster will never last long |
C.can cry if they are frightened |
D.should help other children despite the danger |
A.parents | B.young children | C.teachers | D.college students |
B. You get what you tolerate
C. Don’t feel guilty of your requests
D. Don’t think others are mind readers
E. Don’t make a “no” mean more than it does
F. Be specific about what you want and when you want it
Be Bold: Ask for What You Really Want!
Have you ever been in a situation that is causing you to feel annoyed, frustrated, or unappreciated? We all experience them, but often we don’t have the courage to change them or ask for what we really want. Complaining about your problems never solves them. Only when you get clear about what you want, and are willing to ask for it, will you experience not only a lot less stress in your life, but greater success in your relationship, career and life. Here are five tips to help you on your way.
小题1:________________
We often think our bosses, colleagues and even our friends can understand our thought even without being told. So when they don’t act as we’d like, we feel hurt and upset. For any relationship to develop, both parties have to communicate their needs. Whether it’s how you’d like your colleague to communicate with you about a work project, or how you’d like your boss to assess your work, it’s necessary to convey what you want.
小题2:________________
When asking for what you really want, you will seldom, if ever, be given more than what you have the courage to ask for. So don’t weaken your requests to avoid being turned down. Think about what your ideal outcome would be and then confidently, courageously, ask for it. While you may not always get as much as you asked for, you will get more than you would have otherwise.
小题3:________________
In the workplace, the biggest reason for unmet expectations is a lack of understanding of exactly what is expected. A request that holds water needs to make clear not just what you want, but also the time limit within which you want it. That is, both a clear “what” and “when”. For example, “Could you please get the monthly sales report to me by midday Friday?
小题4:________________
Whether it’s asking your friend to show up on time, or asking your colleague to stop making jokes in your presence, every day, through what you say and do, you teach others how to treat you. Letting others know what you will (and will not)put up with and what you expect from them, is important to your wellbeing and success—at home and work.
小题5:________________
In reality you won’t always get what you ask for. Your boss won’t always give you the pay raise you’d like and your parents may not agree to mind your three kids every second weekend. When people say no, you can take it really personally and decide never to speak to them again—or you can accept it graciously and move on. At least now you know where you stand and can plan accordingly.
Asking for less than you really want—from yourself, from others and from life—doesn’t serve anyone. Remember that fortune favors the bold. So make bigger, better, bolder requests, and ask for what you really want. Who knows…you might just get it!
Every year, moist (潮湿的) air masses,known as monsoon,produce large amounts of rainfall in India, East Asia, Northern Australia and East Africa. All this wet air is pulled in by a high pressure area over the Indian Ocean and a low pressure area to the south.
According to Edward Cook, a weather expert at Columbia University in New York, the complex nature of the climate systems across Asia makes monsoons hard to predict. In addition, climate records for the area are too recent and not detailed enough to be of much use. Therefore, he and a team of researchers spent more than fifteen years traveling across Asia, looking for trees old enough to provide long-term records. They measured the rings(年轮), or circles, inside thousands of ancient trees in more than 300 places.
Rainfall has a direct link to the growth and width of rings on some kinds of trees. The researchers developed a document they are calling a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas. It shows the effect of monsoons over seven centuries, beginning in the 1300s.
Professor Cook says the tree-ring records show periods of wet and dry weather. “If the monsoon basically fails or is a very weak one, the trees affected by monsoons at that location might put on a very narrow ring. But if the monsoon is very strong, the trees affected by that monsoon might put on a wide ring for that year. So, the wide and narrow ring widths of the chronology(大事年表) that we developed in Asia provide us with a measure of monsoon variability.” With all this information, researchers say they can begin to improve computer climate models for predicting the behavior of monsoons.
“There has been widespread famine and starvation and human dying in the past in large droughts. And on the other hand, if the monsoon is particularly heavy, it can cause extensive flooding.” said Eugene Wahl, a scientist with America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “So, to get a sense of what the regional moisture patterns have been, dryness and wetness over such a long period of time in great detail, I would call it a kind of victory for climate science.”
小题1:What’s the passage mainly about?
A.The effects of Asian monsoons. | B.The necessity of weather forecast. |
C.The achievements of Edward cook. | D.A breakthrough in monsoon prediction. |
A.it is hard to keep long-term climate records. |
B.they are formed under complex climate systems. |
C.they influence many nations. |
D.there is heavy rainfall in Asia. |
A.Long and detailed climate records can offer useful information for monsoon research. |
B.The Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas has a monsoon record for about 1,300 years. |
C.The trees affected by monsoon grow fast if the monsoon is weak. |
D.The rainfall might be low although the monsoon is strong in monsoon-affected areas. |
A.determine the regional climate. |
B.have a great influence on the regional climate. |
C.offer people information about the regional climate. |
D.reflect all kinds of regional climate information. |
A.It is a great achievement in climate science. |
B.It should include information about human life in the past. |
C.It has analysed moisture models world wide, |
D.It will help people prevent droughts and floods. |
A.Matter-of –fact | B.Pessimistic | C.Humorous | D.Friendly. |
These may sound like strange things to put together. But scientists, inventors, and designers are doing just that. They are learning from nature to create new technology.
The word biomimicry (仿生学) combines two words: biology and mimicry. So people using biomimicry try to use examples in nature to design new technology.
Biomimicry is not a new idea. People have been studying nature for hundreds of years. Leonardo DaVinci used birds as models to invent his flying machine. And when the Wright Brothers made the first successful airplane, they also studied birds. In 998, Janine Benyus, a natural science writer and teacher, wrote a book about biomimicry. To develop her interest in the subject, Janine Benyus started the Biomimicry Institute.
The Biomimicry Institute is a non-profit organization. It brings together scientists, designers, inventors and many other people. It offers classes to teach people biomimicry. It provides money for people to research and test new technologies. And it wants all people, from children to adults, to think about new ways to learn from nature.
People involved with the Biomimicry Institute believe that biomimicry can help solve many of the world’s problems. Often, new technologies can harm nature, but this is not true for biomimicry. Let’s look at some examples.
Butterflies have colorful wings because light shines off them in a special way. Scientists want to copy these same ways to make light shine off computers. They hope this will make for more colorful screens.
Another example of biomimicry is the bullet train. It travels at speeds of over 250 kilometers per hour! But it had a problem: it made too much noise!
Through the observation of birds, scientists thought about a kind of bird, the kingfisher(翠鸟). The kingfisher can dive into water without making any noise because of the shape of its beak(喙). Researchers thought that if they could design the front of the train like this beak, the train would be quieter. Well, it worked!
小题1:The first paragraph is written to_____.
A.start a discussion | B.make a brief summary |
C.introduce the topic of the text | D.test readers" knowledge on science |
A.To honor the Wright Brothers. |
B.To show her recent inventions. |
C.To gather talented people for her research. |
D.To explore the link between nature and technologies. |
A.earns a lot by giving classes on biomimicry | B.tells people about their technologies |
C.gives free support to scientists | D.teaches children about birds |
A.biomimcry works harmoniously with nature | B.the fast development of modern technology |
C.how biomimcry changes our life | D.how nature inspires scientists |
A.Biomimicry is widely used in the world. |
B.People copy nature to create new technologies. |
C.The Biomimicry Institute was set up for science. |
D.Birds play an important part in new technologies. |
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