Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .
There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .
Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?
She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .
I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .
Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?
【小题1】Who wrote this story ?

Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .

There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .

Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?

She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .

I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .

Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?

1.Who wrote this story ?

    A．A student in New York who is not interested in maths .

    B．Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home .

    C．An old maths teacher in a middle school .

    D．An old person who once lived in New York when he was young .

2.When did the story happen?

    A．Over sixty years ago .                        B． Over fifty years ago .

    C．Over seventy years ago .                      D．Over eighty years ago .

3.In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?

    A．表扬      B．批评     C．教育         D．原谅

4.When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she      .

    A．became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour

    B．thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching

    C．tried to find out who made the mistakes first

    D．wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating

5.Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?

A．Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests .

B．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well .

C．Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children .

D．Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer .

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine.” Says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers（剑）.Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait.” Says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance（支配地位）when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness ” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also fell less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

43．Bossy children like Stephen Jackson ______.

       A．make good decisions

       B．show self-centeredness

       C．lack care from others

       D．Have little sense o fear

44．The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means ______.

       A．inborn nature

       B．developed character

       C．accepted theory

       D．particular environment

45．The study on bossy behavior implies that parents ______.

       A．should give more power to their children

       B．should be strict with their children

       C．should not be so anxious about their children

       D．should not set limits for their children

46．Bossy children may probably become ______.

       A．relaxed

       B．skillful

       C．hesitant

       D．lonely

47．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．How bossy behavior can be controlled.

       B．How we can get along with bossy children.

       C．What leads to children’s bossy behavior.

       D．What effect bossy behavior brings about.

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Some fifty years ago , I was studying in a middle school in New York . One day , Mrs. O’Neil gave a maths test to our class . When the papers were marked , she found that twelve boys had made exactly the same mistakes in the test .
There is nothing new about cheating in exams . Perhaps that was why Mrs. O’Neil didn’t even say one word about it . She only asked the twelve boys to stay after class . I was one of the twelve .
Mrs. O’Neil asked no questions , and she didn’t scold us , either . Instead , she wrote the following words on the blackboard : On your way home you find some money and you’re completely sure that you will never be found out . Later someone comes to ask you if you have found some money he lost . What will you do ?
She then ordered us to write down the question , and asked us to take our whole lives to try to find out our own answer to it .
I don’t know about the other eleven children . Speaking for myself I can say : it was the most important single thing of my life. From then on , I have been asking this question to myself when I have to make a decision .
Because of this , Mrs . O’Neil has become the most unforgettable teacher for me in my whole life . I often think of this : if Mrs . O’Neil had scolded us as many other teachers often did , would I go on cheating every day ?

1. 1.

   Who wrote this story ?

   1. A.
      A student in New York who is not interested in maths
   2. B.
      Mrs. O’Neil from New York who found some money on her way home
   3. C.
      An old maths teacher in a middle school
   4. D.
      An old person who once lived in New York when he was young
2. 2.

   When did the story happen?

   1. A.
      Over sixty years ago
   2. B.
      Over fifty years ago
   3. C.
      Over seventy years ago
   4. D.
      Over eighty years ago
3. 3.

   In the sentence “…she didn’t scold us either” , what does “scold” maybe mean ?

   1. A.
      表扬
   2. B.
      批评
   3. C.
      教育
   4. D.
      原谅
4. 4.

   When Mrs. O’Neil found twelve boys made exactly the same mistakes in the test , she                      

   1. A.
      became very , very angry and shouted at the children for an hour
   2. B.
      thought maybe she made some mistakes in her teaching
   3. C.
      tried to find out who made the mistakes first
   4. D.
      wanted to teach the twelve boys to stop cheating
5. 5.

   Why did the writer think Mrs. O’Neil unforgettable ?

   1. A.
      Because Mrs. O’Neil often gave her student maths tests
   2. B.
      Because Mrs. O’Neil taught maths very well
   3. C.
      Because Mrs. O’Neil loved her students as she loved her own children
   4. D.
      Because Mrs. O’Neil taught a very important lesson to the writer