A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The  36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism (批评) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n)   40   way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his   44   .  He argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放弃) along the way is their kids’  47  to develop fully and to enjoy life．"

48   critics(批评家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51  in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, "  52  speaking , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they   54   from it．It's good to have high   55  ．”

1.A．rough          B．reasonable        C．vivid          D．strict

2.A．unnecessary  B．uncomfortable  C．uninteresting  D．unimaginable

3.A．higher             B．fewer                C．less      D．lower

4.A．drill         B．practise         C．exercise    D．experience

5.A．skilful            B．extreme          C．excellent  D．merciful

6.A．practical          B．high             C．convenient      D．low

7.A．replace            B．love                 C．force     D．guide

8.A．spread             B．belonged         C．turned        D．referred

9.A．concern            B．delight          C．caution     D.regulation

10.A．caring            B．fond         C．supporting   D．parenting

11.A．goal              B．potential  C．achievement   D．possibility

12.A．strength          B．power            C．force       D．ability

13.A．Why               B．Because          C．While        D．What

14.A．resist            B． state               C．object   D．appreciate

15.A．lion             B．monkey          C．tiger         D．sheep

16.A．angle             B．point           C．opinion          D．view

17.A．Honestly         B．Positively     C．Hopefully   D．Finally

18.A．pushed            B．picked           C．lifted         D．dragged

19.A．count             B．work             C．help       D．benefit

20.A．levels            B．expectations    C.marks       D．results

 

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Dear Doctor，

　　My husband and I got married in 1995 and for the first ten years of our marriage I was very happy to stay home and raise our three children．Then four years ago，our youngest child went to school and I thought I might go back to work．

　　My husband was very supportive and helped me to make my decision．He emphasized all of the things l can do around the house，and said he thought I could be a great success in business．

　　After several weeks of job-hunting，l found my present job，which is working for a small public relations firm．At first，my husband was very proud of me and would tell his friends，“My clever little wife can run that company she's working for．”

　　But as his joking remark was close to reality，my husband stopped talking to me about my job．I have received several promotions and pay increases，and I am now making more money than he is．I can buy my own clothes and a new car．Because of our combined incomes，my husband and I can do many things that we had always dreamed of doing，but we don't do these things because he is very unhappy．

　　We fight about little things and my husband is very critical of me in front of our friends．For the first time in our marriage，l think there is a possibility that our marriage may come to an end．

　　I hove my husband very much，and I do not want him to feel inferior，but I also love my job．I think I can be a good wife and a working woman，but I don't know how．Can you give me some advice？Will I have to choose one or the other or can I keep both my husband and my new career？

　　Please help．

“DISTRESSED”

1．What do you think shows her husband was supportive？

[　　]

A．He took up all the work she used to do．

B．He made all the decisions for her．

C．He gave her encouragement．

D．All of the above．

2．Her husband ________when she first found her present job．

[　　]

A．was very critical of her

B．felt disappointed

C．was proud of her

D．was happy but critical

3．Her husband stopped talking to her about her job when________．

[　　]

A．she received promotions

B．she earned more money

C．her husband was unhappy

D．both A and B

4．The woman has a hard choice between________．

[　　]

A．husband and children

B．children and work

C．career and money

D．job and marriage

As a good teacher, he should use different ways to encourage all children to realize their full         and achieve their goals.

A．possibility

B．conception

C．potential

D．difference

 

That day I was later for school, so Mom offered me a   36 . I sat beside her in our car, daydreaming about my  37 . I’d be graduating from high school in a few months. I’d leave high school behind and do whatever I wanted. What  38 I do? Go to college? Or get a job in an office where I could  39 my way up?

Mom interrupted my thoughts.“Kassandra, do you  40  that?’’She asked just as we were  41  the railroad tracks. She stopped the car on the other side and   42  the window. “It looks like a child.’’  43 ,I saw a small boy walking by himeself. The warning lights on the train tracks flashed  44 .The boy stayed where he was right in the middle of the   45 .The whistle sounded. There’s no  46  that train can stop in time!The boy jumped up and down and   47  at the engineer.

I took off running. My shoes flopped(松动) against my feet as I   48 , so I kicked them off. I ran faster. Stones crunched(发出刺耳的碎裂声) and flew under my   49  feet. The ground shook. God, let me get to him! The train was almost on top of him. I   50 the boy in my arms. Keep running! But something   51  

me. I fell backward, away from the train. I pulled the boy with me onto safe ground. The train barreled(高速行驶)past. The noise was  52 . The wheels were so close that I could have reached out and touched one.

Once the train was out of  53 , I stood up. Mom ran up and hugged me. “Kassandra, I didn’t think you were going to  54 it !’’

I got ready for bed that night  55 looking forward to school the next day. I wanted to enjoy every moment in life.

1.

A．help

B．favor

C．hand

D．ride

2.

A．love

B．future

C．job

D．university

3.

A．would

B．should

C．could

D．might

4.

A．walk

B．struggle

C．feel

D．work

5.

A．see

B．hear

C．watch

D．find

6.

A．passing

B．repairing

C．crossing

D．building

7.

A．brought down

B．rolled out

C．pointed out

D．looked out

8.

A．At length

B．Frankly speaking

C．After all

D．Sure enough

9.

A．red

B．yellow

C．green

D．black

10.

A．streets

B．train

C．tracks

D．roads

11.

A．possibility

B．problem

C．way

D．doubt

12.

A．shot

B．waved

C．shouted

D．laughed

13.

A．ran

B．drove

C．thought

D．walked

14.

A．big

B．bare

C．fast

D．quick

15.

A．drew

B．held

C．led

D．caught

16.

A．attracted

B．knocked

C．struck

D．pushed

17.

A．deafening

B．sounding

C．exciting

D．loud

18.

A．fashion

B．mind

C．sight

D．date

19.

A．fetch

B．do

C．make

D．get

20.

A．thus

B．already

C．never

D．still

 

The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruits and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say that when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provisions to supply the missing vitamins.

　　An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-beri”, which used to make large numbers of Eastern people who lived mainly on rice suffer. In the early years of last century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted（传播）by a germ（病菌）. He was working in a Japanese hospital, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had had the outer coverings removed from the grain. It was thought this would be easier for weak and sick people to digest.

　　Eijkman thought his germ theory was proved when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on remains from the patients’ plates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to separate the germ, which he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ordered that the rice without coverings, even though left over by the patients, was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap, rough rice with the outer coverings still on the grain.

　　Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice（糙米）somehow prevented or cured beri-beri — even that a lack of some ingredient（成分）in the coverings may be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards separated from rice coverings and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive, was in fact causing the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.

1.According to the passage, a good mixed diet ________.

A．is suitable for losing weight	B．should be only fruits and vegetables
C．normally contains enough vitamins	D．is often difficult to arrange

2.What do we know about the disease beri-beri?

A．It killed large numbers of people.	B．It resulted from lack of vitamins.
C．It was transmitted by milled rice.	D．It was caused by diseased chickens.

3.What can be the best title of the passage?

A．A Good Mixed Diet	B．New Discovery
C．The Dangers of Beri-beri	D．The Importance of Vitamins