Most people want their children to be successful in school and a parent’s role in that success must be very important. Parents should help children to build their confidence and achievements. Parents should also play the role of a friend as well as a teacher in children’s education.
Learning about math or reading isn’t the only problem we face in school. Maybe we are having problems with teachers, classmates or other people. At this time we really need a person who is ready to hear what we are thinking. And the person should be you---my dear parents. If we have nobody to talk with, we will have more stress in our school life. Please listen to our worries. It’s good for our study and health.
On the other hand, parents can’t leave all the problems to the teachers. Although it’s their job, even the best and brightest teachers can not take care of every child. We still need personal attention, so the role the parents is to make sure we can get it. Stay in touch with our homework and the tests. Connect with our teachers regularly to talk about how things are going in our classroom. If we need more help, be active in getting it and work with us.
Nothing helps a child succeed more than a parent. A little willingness from a parent can play a very important role in the children’s studies. The more attention parents pay, the more achievements children will make.
【小题1】According to the passage, ___________ help children most.

A．teachers	B．friends
C．parents	D．classmates

【小题2】When we are having problems with others, we really need a person who is ready to

A．listen to our worries	B．care for our health
C．work out math problems	D．help with our studies

【小题3】The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to(指的是）___________

A．the nicest classroom	B．the best teacher
C．school connection	D．personal attention

【小题4】The best title for this passage should be ____________

A．Teachers’ Attention to Children

B．Teachers’ Duty in Children’s Education

C．Parents’ Love for Children

D．Parents’ Role in Children’s Education

从下面方框中选择适当的选项填入短文中，使短文通顺、完整。选项中有两项是多余的。

A. but      B. gives      C. nobody       D. history       E. patient       F. everyone    G. tired     H. looks      I. cheers        J. teacher       K. always       L. millions of

In my life, I have a lot of friends,  1.  there is a special one who I'm the most thankful to. I first knew him when I began to go to school. He has been with me ever since.

Though he   2.  serious, he is really fun as you get close to him. He is very quiet, smart and knowledgeable.  He knows every language of the world, all the events of   3. , all the

thoughts of great scientists and so on. He is admired(钦佩) by   4.  who meets him.

To me, he has been a great  5.  as well. He first taught me the secrets of my own language and then those of others. With these keys, he showed us how to unlock all the arts and sciences of man.

My friend is quite  6.  . Although I am slow in understanding. I can return to him again and again, and he is   7.  ready to teach me. When I am  8. , he makes me relaxed. When I am lonely, he stays with me silently. When I am sad,  he   9.  me up. He is a friend not only to me, but also to  10.  people around the world. Shall I tell you his name? His name is “Reading”.

 

Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were  spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the  coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
【小题1】Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.

B．In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.

C．It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.

D．The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.

【小题2】The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.

A．She hoped she would miss her father.

B．She thought education was most important.

C．She hoped she would find a friend.

D．She wanted her to be happy and strong.

【小题3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．A Childhood Dream.	B．A Mother's Love.
C．A Graduation Party.	D．A Special Birthday.

阅读理解

　　“Katy, get your books. It's time to go to school,”said Mum.

　　“But I don't like to,”Katy said.

　　“Well, go and have fun,”Mum told her.

　　When Katy got to school, some children asked her to play with them. She really wanted to, but she was too shy to say yes.

　　That night when Katy got home she wasn't happy, so she went straight to her room to play with her friend Jimmy the Tiger. She told Jimmy about her shyness and Jimmy told her,“Tomorrow at school, I will help you, and you will feel good about talking to other children.”

　　The next morning, after breakfast, she left home to catch a bus as usual, but this time with Jimmy. On the bus, Jimmy started telling Katy how he was going to help her to talk to other children. When the bus arrived at school, Katy jumped off and ran to her classroom to put her books away. Then she ran outside. But suddenly she stopped.

　　“I can't go over and ask to play with them!!!”

　　“Go !”said Jimmy.

　　As she was walking over to the children, a girl said to her,“Hey, Katy, do you want to play with us?”Katy said,“Yes, I would love to.”She was so happy. From that day on she loved going to school. And now she is happy to go to school alone, without Jimmy the Tiger.

(1) Katy usually went to school _______.

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(2) Katy did not like school at first because she was a ________ girl.

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(3) Katy's classmates asked her to ________ with them.

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(4) Who said“I can't go over and ask to play with them!”?

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(5) The story tells us ________

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A. Jimmy was a school boy

B. Katy went to school once a week

C. Jimmy helped Katy become confident

D. Katy's mum took her to school every day