LONDON--Life for Cathy Hagner and her three children is set to permanent fast-forward.
Their full school day and her job as a lawyer's assistant are busy enough. But Hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or hockey or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or Girl Scout Club.
Often, the exhausted family doesn't get home until 7 pm. There is just time for a quick supper before homework.
In today's world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.
Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright. It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
"Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress," says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. It's a very serious problem.
Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, music and math classes for children as young as four.
"There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential at a young age; otherwise you will let him down”, says Terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist (青少年精神病专家) "It isn't entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted."
1.From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that ________.
A.Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons
B.Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job
C.Hagner is interested in spots and music
D.Hagner busies herself by following a trend
2.British parents, as the writer described in this passage, __________.
A.treat their children as spots players
B.pay no attention to their children's lessons
C.bring up their children in a simple way
D.give their children little time to develop freely
3.The writer's opinion about after-school clubs is that __________.
A.activities in the country are too competitive
B.children should attend four clubs at a time
C.some clubs result in competitive pressures
D.clubs should have more subjects for school children
4.The last paragraph tells us that in Britain _________.
A.parents used to take their children to every club
B.parents used to be wise on how to raise children
C.parents have all benefited from children's clubs
D.parents have come to know the standard of education
科目:高中英语 来源:2012届高三英语一轮复习精品同步练习(人教新课标)必修3 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 题型:056
假设你是李华,你的英国笔友Frank在给你的来信中就伦敦正在进行的“Slow Down London”活动作了如下介绍:
“Slow Down London”is a new project to inspire Londoners to improve their lives by slowing down to do things well.“Slow Down London”launched a campaign and festival(24 April 2009-4 May 2009), designed to offer ideas and opportunities to help people slow the pace of life and appreciate the world around them.
请你就此给Frank写封回信,谈谈对该活动的看法。回信要点如下:
1.现代生活节奏加快,人们整天忙碌;
2.在为理想与事业奋斗的同时,给自己太大压力;
3.很多人身体处于亚健康状态;
4.Slow Down London活动旨在提醒人们去改善这一生活状态;
5.简要谈谈你的看法。
注意:
1.词数:120左右;
2.开头和结尾已为你写好(不计入单词总数)。
Dear Frank,
I'm glad to hear from you and get informed of the campaign in your country-Slow Down London.
________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:山西省汾阳中学2012届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题 题型:056
书面表达
伦敦奥组委以海报形式面向世界招募2012年伦敦奥运会志愿者。请你根据下表信息,以李华的身份向伦敦奥组委写一封自荐信,要求为奥运会服务。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾已给出(不计词数)。
Dear London Olympic Committee,
I have read your poster for recruiting volunteers.I think I am fit for the job.I’d like to recommend myself.
……
All the best!
Looking forward to your reply.
Truly yours
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011届上海市松江区高三英语5月模拟测试 题型:阅读理解
I have never heard about a “Fashion Week” outside of New York, London or Milan. But then one just happens to turn up in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan. Actually, I’m ignorant of all those countries in Central Asia, whose names are always ending in “stan.” For decades, even centuries, Central Asia has been out of focus, a blank on the map of empires. Just as the introduction from Turusbek Mamashov, from the Tourism agency of the president of the Kyrgyz Republic, says, “Throughout this Fashion Week project, we need to create a revolution in the minds of our people, preparing the country for the international tourism market. It is an opportunity as well as an investment.” What he says is right. If you just give it a glimpse (一瞥), you’ll find out that the flavor (风情) of the Silk Road is still there.
As part of the route for Silk Road traders and migrating tribes through its epic(史诗的) history, Kyrgyzstan, like other Central Asian countries, is a vast place of desert, grassland and mountain ranges. It is not widely known that Kyrgyzstan is the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai’s birthplace.
Bishkek, the place holding Fashion Week, is the capital and industrial center of independent Kyrgyzstan. It is a relaxed, handsome place with wide streets and large amounts of greenery. Especially in the autumn of November, the yellow leaves falling everywhere make the whole city a legend in fall. The mountains are just at its rear, in that case a unique scene of picturesque beauty is composed by snow-white peaks, lakes and the urban Landscape.
Today, Ala-Too Square is the center of the poetic places worth seeing in Bishkek. The “White House,” the seat of the Kyrgyzstan Government, is just at the west of the square. Behind this is Panfilov Park, a great place to head for a national holiday. The State Museum of Fine Arts is opposite, which is also called the Gapar Aitiev Museum of Applied Arts, featuring Kyrgyz jewelry, rugs and works by local artists.
One of the joys besides the scenery is the openness of the people. Bishkek is a city without a big population but mainly good-natured people from many races, 47 percent are Russian and about a third are Kyrgyz. Most travelers vote Kyrgyzstan as the most appealing, accessible and welcoming of the former Soviet Central Asian republics. It is written by a tourist that Kyrgyzstan is the country Russians most desperately want to keep: hills always covered with grass and wild flowers. Kyrgyz men always ride a horse wearing a photogenic hat.
【小题1】 According to the passage, Kyrgyzstan used to be ___________.
A.an international fashion centre | B.an important part of Silk Road |
C.the focus of the world | D.a vast desert land in Central Asia |
A.start a revolution in Kyrgyzstan | B.attract foreign investment to Kyrgyzstan |
C.promote tourism in Kyrgyzstan | D.celebrate the independence of Kyrgyzstan |
A.Bishkek is a crowded modern city surrounded by mountain ranges. |
B.Panfilov Park is a popular destination for local people during holidays. |
C.The majority of the population in Bishkek are Russian and Kyrgyz. |
D.The famous poet Li Bai is thought to have been born in Kyrgyzstan. |
A.Reflections and thoughts on the glorious history of the Silk Road. |
B.Feelings about the ongoing Fashion Week project in Bishkek. |
C.The geographic features and imposing history of Kyrgyzstan. |
D.The natural and cultural characteristics and attractions in Kyrgyzstan. |
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科目:高中英语 来源:辽宁省锦州市2010年高三教学质量检测二(英语) 题型:填空题
短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定在英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文.请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误.每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加,删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词:
2.只允许修改l0处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear John,
This summer I will go to study at the London University,but I don’t know how to adapt myself for the new life.
I hear that many freshmen are at loss what to do when they are in a foreign country .Feel lonely and homesick ,they find it much harder to get use to the new culture ,diet and climate.
Most of them can’t take well care of themselves in their everyday life .
However it is difficult to find a satisfied host. It ’,s more difficult to fully understand what the teachers teach in class though they speak English all the time.
Could you tell me how to deal with these problems so that I will be able to suit the university life in the future?
Yours,
Li Hua
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科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年宁夏高三年级第三次月考英语题 题型:书面表达
假设你是李华,下个月要去英国留学,想通过你的英国朋友Peter寻找寄宿家庭。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件,说明你的租房要求:
1.提供单独的房间,干净整洁;
2.房子应离市中心不远,交通便利;
3.房东一家能够说地道的英语,热情好客;
4.最好能免费提供洗衣机和厨具,以便自己洗衣,做饭。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Peter,
I am going to study in London next month.______ _________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forwards to your early reply.
Yours truly
Li Hua
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