题目
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According to the US’ Office for National Statistics,women approaching the end of their childbearing years had an average of 1.9 children in 2004,compared with 3.1 for their counterparts in 1976.The percentage of onechild families in Britain had risen from 18 percent in 1972 to 26 percent in 2007.
But even though only children are becoming increasingly common,the traditional view that they’re selfish,spoiled and lack social skills holds strong.Even parents of only children,like Hult,are made to feel guilty about having only one child.Worried that they’re being selfish and endangering their child’s future,they flock to online discussion forums seeking advice.Soon,however,they ask themselves:is this social prejudice really reasonable?
“There have been hundreds and hundreds of research studies that show that only children are no different from their peers (同龄人),” Susan Newman,a social psychologist at Rutgers University in the US,told ABC News.
This raises another question:why are only children still viewed with such suspicion?
“There is a belief that’s been around probably since humans first existed that to have just one child is somehow dangerous,both for you and for the continuation of your race,” Toni Falbo,a professor of educational psychology,told the Guardian.“In the past a lot of children died.You’d have had to be crazy to only have one.”
Times,of course,have changed and infant mortality (婴儿死亡率) has largely reduced.So what do only children themselves say?
Kayley Kravitz,a blogger for The Huffington Post,grew up as an only child and highly recommends the experience.“Being an only child taught me the most valuable skill of all:the ability to be alone,” she said.
小题1:Which of the following could be the best title for the text?
A.Are only children lonely? |
B.Are only children common? |
C.Are only children dangerous? |
D.Are only children different? |
A.Only children are as good as their peers. |
B.Only children are more selfish and spoiled. |
C.Parents feel guilty about having only one child. |
D.Parents will endanger their only child’s future. |
A.The infant death rate always stays high. |
B.People are crazy to have only one child. |
C.It’s easy for only children to earn their living. |
D.It’s hard to continue the family line with only one child. |
A.must be difficult to persuade |
B.can possibly learn to be alone |
C.should value special skills |
D.need ignore bad experience |
A.Neutral. | B.Negative. |
C.Positive. | D.Doubtful. |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
小题1:解析: 标题概括题。本文主要讨论了独生子女是否就是英国传统观念中的自私、娇气,缺少社交技能的人,所以D项最适合做文章的标题,故选D。
答案: D
小题2:解析: 细节理解题。根据第四段Susan Newman所说的话可知,成百上千的研究表明独生子女和别的孩子没有什么区别,故选A。
答案: A
小题3:解析: 细节理解题。根据文章第六段中的“There is a belief that’s been around probably...both for you and for the continuation of your race”可知,自从人类存在以来,人们就认为只生一个孩子不论对你自己还是对种族的延续来说都是很危险的,故选D。
答案: D
小题4:解析: 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“Being an only child...the ability to be alone”可知,选B。
答案: B
小题5:解析: 观点态度题。文中提到不同人对于独生子女的不同观点,但并没有直接提到作者自己的看法,由此可知,应选A,中立的。
答案: A
核心考点
试题【“Oh,you must have been a spoiled (宠坏的) kid.You must be really bossy.I wonder wha】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The 57yearold,fatherofthree,revealed on The Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
“We’ve chosen in our family that it’s 13 where you get a phone,” the selfmade billionaire explained.
He said as a result his children often return home from school complaining,“All the other kids have one.I’m the only one without one.It’s so embarrassing.”
Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts,Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer,16,who he describes as “independent”.He admitted that monitoring online activity is “a very tricky issue for parents now”.
Despite their vast wealth Mr and Mrs Gates,who live in Lake Medina,have said they want to give their children as normal an upbringing as possible.
It was previously reported that their youngsters have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.
And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he intends to give most of his $61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down.“That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society,” he said.
Also during the Today interview with host Matt Lauer,Mr Gates,who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy,said that helping others gives him the same excitement as creating software.
“What you really feel is what you’ve achieved.If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that’s exciting,” he explained.
小题1:Bill Gates will not let his children own a cell phone________.
A.until they reach the age of 13 |
B.if they don’t really need one |
C.unless they do some housework |
D.before they become independent |
A.All his children now have cell phones. |
B.Phoebe has her own cell phone. |
C.They are not given any pocket money. |
D.Jennifer can use the Internet freely. |
A.Being a parent as a billionaire. |
B.Handing all his money down to his children. |
C.Allowing his children to have their phones. |
D.Giving away all his money to good causes. |
A.He is a warmhearted father to his children. |
B.He has created a lot of software since 2008. |
C.He now devotes himself to helping others |
D.He cares more about money than anything else. |
A.How Bill Gates made himself a billionaire. |
B.How Bill Gates deals with his money. |
C.How Bill Gates managed his business. |
D.How Bill Gates brings up his children. |
Millions of people are using cell phones today.In many places it is actually considered unusual not to use one.In many countries,cell phones are very popular with young people.They find that the phones are more than a means of communication—having a mobile phone shows that they are cool and connected.
The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health professional worried.Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones.In England,there has been a serious debate about this issue.Mobile phone companies are worried about the negative publicity of such ideas.They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
On the other hand,why do some medical studies show changes in the brain cells of some people who use mobile phones?Signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be detected with modern scanning equipment.In one case,a traveling salesman had to retire at a young age because of serious memory loss.He couldn’t remember even simple tasks.He would often forget the name of his own son.This man used to talk on his mobile phone for about six hours a day,every day of his working week,for a couple of years.His family doctor blamed his mobile phone use,but his employer’s doctor didn’t agree.
What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful?The answer is radiation.Hightech machines can detect very small amounts of radiation from mobile phones.Mobile phone companies agree that there is some radiation.But they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about their safety continues,it appears that it’s best to use mobile phones less often.Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.Use your mobile phone only when you really need it.Mobile phones can be very useful and convenient,especially in emergencies.In the future,mobile phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health.So for now,it’s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
小题1:People buy cell phones for the following reasons except that________.
A.they’re popular | B.they’re convenient |
C.they’re useful | D.they’re cheap |
A.discovered | B.removed |
C.cured | D.caused |
A.he disliked using mobile phones |
B.he couldn’t remember simple tasks |
C.he was tired of talking on his mobile phone |
D.his employer’s doctor persuaded him to |
A.deny the existence of mobile phone radiation |
B.develop new technology to reduce mobile phone radiation |
C.hold that the amount of radiation is too small to worry about |
D.try to prove that mobile phones are not harmful to health |
A.to buy mobile phones |
B.to use mobile phones less often |
C.to update regular phones |
D.to stop using mobile phones |
One night, my son was watching his big screen TV alone, and I decided to join him. He was watching a show____there were college students going to a gettogether in Washington DC, and____the thousands who gathered there to celebrate something. When they got there, they started becoming____in drinking, and doing drugs. I didn"t want to watch it any more, so got up and went to bed.
About 330 a.m. I awoke, and lay there thinking about____, and a poem began forming in my mind, which began as, “____sin(something wrong)comes calling, or knocking at your door, run away, don"t delay,____sin is like a magnet, and it will pull you down, run away, do not____.” As I lay there, there was music which____it, and I knew that there was no way I would remember it by____, so I got up and sat at the table, trying to____both the words and the music which came to me at the time.____the pattern was set, and I had the notes written down in my notebook, the____of the poem came to me as well.
When it got____I decided to sit down at the piano and began trying to play it. My family came into the sitting room and I told them about the song, and wanted to____it with them. They all liked it, and____several times that day, I sang it again, and played it again, trying to fix it in my____.
Later, I wanted to put the song on paper____just the little dots in my notebook indicating how high and how____to go. Not knowing how to do that, I____the song, and then sent it to my sister, Jennie, who had written many songs using her own poetry and music, and soon, here came the music and words all done up____. I was so glad.
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Nisha thought her husband might have ___ about their anniversary. When door bell rang, Nisha was ____ happy that Akshaye had finally remembered. She ran to open the door. Indeed, Akshaye was standing outside and ____ a bunch of flowers. They started to have a(n) ____ night. But then the phone started ringing. Nisha went to ____ it up. There was a man on the other ____ of the phone. “Hello, madam. I am calling from the ____ station. Is this Mr. Akshaye Malhotra"s number?”
“Yes, it is.”
“There was an ___ , and a man died. We got your number from the man"s ____. We need you to come here and ____ the body.”
Nisha"s heart ____. “Whhhaat? B...but my husband is here with me.”
“Sorry, madam, the accident took place at 3:00 pm.”
She had heard that the soul of the dead person would come to meet you before it ____. She ran to the sitting room. Akshaye was not there. Had something bad really happened? If she had been given ____ chance, she would have mended all her ____. She was about to lose her senses. ____ Akshaye came out of the bathroom, saying, “Dear, my wallet was ____ while I was ____ my way home this afternoon.”
Life might not give you a ____ chance. So never waste a moment when you have the chance to make up for your deeds.
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Just sitting in the wheelchair was a ___ experience. I had never considered before how ____ it would be to use one. As soon as I sat down, my ____ made the chair begin to roll. Its wheels were not ____. Then I wondered where to put my ____. It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into ____. I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of ____ for several hours. For disabled people, “adopting a wheelchair” is not a temporary(临时的) ____.
I tried to find a ____ position and thought it might be restful, ____ kind of nice, to be ____ around for a while. Looking around, I ____ I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ___ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ____ of the wheelchair as not going to be a(n)____ task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon ___. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the ____, both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
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