62. Why do some Japanese parents send their children to university-based kindergartens?

　　　 A. They can do better in their future studies.

　　　 B. They can make more group experience grow there.

　　　 C. They can be self-centered when they grow up.

　　　 D. They can have better chances of getting a first-rate education.

61. In Japan’s preschool education, the focus is on ____________.

　　　 A. preparing children academically 　　　 B. developing children’s interest in art

　　　 C. developing children’s study 　　 D. shaping children’s character

60. We learn from the first paragraph that many Americans believe ____________.

　　　 A. Japanese parents pay less attention to their children than American parents

　　　 B. Japan’s economic success is a result of its scientific achievements

　　　 C. Japanese preschool education emphasizes academic instruction

　　　 D. Japan’s higher education is superior to theirs

59. We learn from the story that, with Little Women sold out, _________.

A. Alcott wrote another book　　　　 　　　 B. some girls started to read the book

C. Alcott paid off all her bills　　　　 D. Niles published hundreds of books girls liked

答案：56-59 ADCC

B

Many Americans are turning to Japan, they think, a country of high academic achievement and economic success, for possible answers．However, the answers provided by Japanese preschools are not the ones Americans expected to find. In most Japanese preschools, surprisingly little emphasis (强调) is put on academic instruction. In one survey, 300 Japanese and 210 American preschool teachers, child development specialists, and parents were asked about various aspects of early childhood education．Only 2 percent of the Japanese respondents (调查对象) listed “to give children a good start academically” as one of their top three reasons for a society to have preschools．In contrast, over half the American respondents chose this as one of their top three choices. To prepare children for successful careers in first grade and beyond, Japanese preschools do not teach reading, writing, and mathematics, but rather skills such as determination, concentration, and the ability to work as a member of a group．The huge majority of young Japanese children are taught to read at home by their parents．

Like in America, there is diversity (多样性) in Japanese early childhood education．Some Japanese kindergartens have specific aims, such as early musical training or potential development．In large cities, some kindergartens are attached to universities that have elementary and secondary schools．Some Japanese parents believe that if their young children attend a university-based program, it will increase the children’s chances of eventually being admitted to top-rated(一流的)schools and universities．Several more progressive programs have introduced free play as a way out for stress and anxiety in some Japanese kindergartens.

58. When she handed her first writing in, Niles was _________.

A. sure of her success　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy about her work

C. unsatisfied with the work　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. unpleased with the publisher

57. In which order did the following happen?

a. Alcott began writing Little Women.　　　　 　 b. Niles asked Alcott to write about girls.

c. Alcott wrote romantic adventure stories.　　 d. Alcott performed plays with her sisters.

e. Niles was not pleased with Alcott’s work.

A. a, b, e, d, c　　 　　　　　　 B. d, c, a, b, e　　 　　　 C. b, c, e, d, a　　　 　 D. d, c, e, b, a

56. Which of the following can be used to describe Alcott’s book?

A. interesting　　　　　　　　 B. boring　　　　　　　　　　　 C. magic　　　　　　　　　　　 D. skillful

65.Which of the following is NOT the opinion of the opponents(反对者)?

A. Our memories give us our identity.

B. The memories help human avoid mistakes of the past.

C. The drug should be used in only very serious cases.

D. People may not be sure whether they want to wipe the memories out.

答案：63-65 DBC

江苏省常州市横山桥高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

A

“I have no desire to write a story about girls! I know nothing about girls,” Franchisees Alcott told her publisher, Mr. Niles. But she needed money badly. She seemed to be the only one in her family who could make money. Niles had asked her to write about something she knew, instead of the romantic adventure stories she had been writing. “So I work hard,” Alcott wrote, “though I don’t enjoy this sort of thing.” It was 1867, and the horrible Civil War was over. Now Alcott could devote her energy to making money.

Alcott wrote a simple story of life in her family, their pillow fights on Saturday nights and the amateur (业余的) plays they performed. “Our experiences may prove interesting, though I doubt it.” (“Good joke,” she wrote years later.) Her book described her days growing up with four sisters in a family that had no money. She sketched (勾画) a loving mother who took time to be interested in each child, and she told of the death of a beloved sister. She sketched her family and friends in her book Little Women. Finally, in July of 1868, she finished writing. With a sigh and a headache, she sent off all 102 handwritten pages of her book.

Niles thought the book was dull, and so did Alcott. But when she received her copies of the book, Alcott thought it seemed better than expected. “Not a bit sensational,” she wrote, “but simple and true. We really lived most of it.” Niles asked some girls to read Little Women, and they loved it.

In three months, all the copies of Little Women had sold. It was already time to print more books! Niles thought he could sell three or four hundred more copies. “An honest publisher and a lucky author made a dull book into a golden egg for an ugly duckling,” Alcott wrote in 1885. Later, with a great sigh of relief, she was able to write, “Paid off all the debts! Now I feel that I could die in peace. If my head holds out, I’ll do all I once hoped to do.”

64.The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to “_____”.

A. the new drug　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the research into the drug

C. the bad memory　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the chemical in the drug

63.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. People often suffer from bad memories. 　B. American researchers are trying to develop a pill.

C. Forget bad memories , and be happy.　　 D. The research has caused a heated argument.