In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child's acquisition (学会) of each new skill in the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early, a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

    Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are severe (严格的) over time of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child's own happiness.

    As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality (道德). Also, parents should realize that "example is better than precept". If they are not sincere and do not practice what they preach (说教), their children may grow confused when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

    A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents' principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

Eagerly watching the child’s acquisition of new skills_________________.

  A. will make the child lose interest in learning new things

  B. sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

  C. is universal among parents

  D. should be avoided

In the process of children’s learning new skills, parents _________________.

  A. should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

  B. should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

  C. should expect a lot of the children

 D. should create as many learning opportunities as possible

The second paragraph mainly tells us that _________________.

  A. parental restrictions vary, and are not always for the benefit of the children alone

 B. parental controls reflect only the values of the community

  C. parents should be strict with their children

  D. it’s parents’ and society’s duty to control the children

The word “precept” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_________________”.

  A. opinion          B. punishment       C. instruction    D. behavior   

In terms of moral matters, parents should _____________________.

  A. follow the rules themselves

  B. be aware of the huge difference between adults and children

  C. always ensure the security of their children

  D. forbid their children to follow hook teachings

Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say. __  

       If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.

The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. ___    The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice. 

       An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.    In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.

       A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office._   He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.

“But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”

       A. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and                 take long walks.

       B. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.

       C. After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine.

       D. All these will cost a lot of money.

       E. He looked cheerful and happy.

       F. He was more worried about his illness.

       G. Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.

— What about ______ lecture you attended yesterday?

       — To tell the truth, it was too boring．I can't stand ______ lecture like that．

       A．a; the              B．the; a        C．the; 不填        D．the; the

---What’s your impression of the Great Wall?

 ---Wonderful! Once ____ , it can never be forgotten.

A. seen              B. seeing             C. being seen         D. saw

She desired to marry _____ a rich man.

A. to    B. with    C. /    D. for

Is it high time that the children _____ go to school ?

A. will go   B. went    C. would go  D. to go

Danby left word with my secretary _______ he would call again in the afternoon.

A. who       B. that        C. as        D. which

If Mr Black has a desire to be a sports teacher, he should contact _______.

       A. Airport Terminal Services      B. www. Workatats. com

       C. 865-524-9881               D. tlgknoxvilletn@thelittlegym. com.

As a driver in Local Delivery, John has to _______.

       A. work hard to earn money         B. have printing skills

C. have interest in the position      D. be offered paid training

Mr Smith can find a job as a mechanic at _______.

       A. Washington DC Location.        B. Baltimore Location

C. a fast paced company               D. Dillard

What is a must when one hopes to be a member of Dillard’s team?

       A. He must be able to work in the evening and on weekends.

B. He must have experience.

C. He must have a good knowledge of shoe fashion and sales.

D. He must like top brands of shoes.

Providing small classes for at least several grades starting in early primary school gives students the best chance to succeed in late grades, according to groundbreaking new research from a Michigan State University scholar.

The research by Spyros Konstantopoulos, a professor of education, is the first to examine the effects of class size over a period and for all levels of students. The study appears in the American Journal of Education.

He is also a member of a group for the Department of Education’s Instiute of Education Sciences that will give official advice on class size to the states. He said the advice will mirror his research: the best plan is to provide continuous small classes(13 to 17 students) for at least several years starting in kindergarten or first grade.

“For a logn time states thought they could just do it in kindergarten or first grade for one year and get the benefits,” He said. “I don’t believe that. I think you need at least a few years in a row where all students, and especially low-achievers, receive the treatment, and then you see the benefits later.”

His research used data from the Project Star study in Tennessee that analyzed the effects of class size on more than 11,000 students in primary and middle school. He found that students who had been in small classes from kindergarten through third grade had actually higher test scores in grades four through eight than students who been in larger classes early on.

Students from all achievement levels benefited from small classes, the research found. “But low-achievers benefited the most, which narrowed the achievement gap with high –achievers in science, reading and math, ” he said.

Although the study didn’t consider classroom practices, he said the reason for the narrowing gap is likely due to low-achieving students receiving more attention from teachers.

“This is especially important in poorer schools because teacher effectiveness matters more in schools with more disadvantaged and low-performing students, ” he said.

The professor argues about ________ .

       A．the size of the class            B．the period of the class

       C．the attention from teachers      D．the achievements of students

The result of the research shows that _________.

       A．small classes for one year in early grade are enough

       B．continuous small classes help students achieve more

       C．it’s best to attend small classes in kindergarten

       D．small classes do equal good to students of all levels

What can we infer from the passage?

       A．High achievers will not benefit from small classes.

       B．Continuous small classes have not been widely accepted.

       C．Low-achievers should be separated from high-achievers.

       D．Teachers’ attention matters less than classroom practices.

The underlined word “This” in the last paragraph refers to _______.

      A．the gap between low and high achievers     B．continuous small classes

       C．classroom practices in later grades         D．the Project Star Sturdy

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