4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A.How to Select a Christmas Tree B.No More Christmas Tree for Us C.Dark Moments of Life D.Christmas Without Trees (C) Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California.That could take several months. So, in eighteen fifty-seven, D.C.Lawmakers in Congress in Washington wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land.Congress offered to help any company that would try to deliver mail overland to the West Coast. A man named John Butterfield accepted this offer. He developed plans for a company that would carry the mail-and passengers, too. Congress gave John Butterfield six hundred thousand dollars to start his company. In return, he had to promise that the mail would travel from Saint Louis, Missouri, to San Francisco, California, in twenty-five days or less. It was not possible to travel straight through because of the Rocky Mountains and the deep snow that fell in winter. So the stagecoach would travel south from Saint Louis to El Paso, Texas, then over to southern California, then north to San Francisco. The distance was about four thousand five hundred kilometers. Two hundred of these stations were built, each about thirty-two kilometers apart. The workers were to quickly change the horses or mules whenever a stagecoach reached the station. There could be no delay. Each stagecoach was to travel nearly two hundred kilometers a day. One hundred stagecoasches were built and painted red or dark green. They were the most modern coaches that money could buy. They were designed to hold as many as nine passengers and twelve thousand pieces of mail. The seats inside could be folded down to make beds. Passengers either slept on them or on the bags of mail. The cost would be one hundred fifty dollars to travel from Saint Louis to San Francisco. If a passenger was not going all the way, the cost was about ten cents a kilometer. The passengers had to buy their own food at the stations. The stagecoach would stop for forty minutes, two times a day. The company warned passengers about the possible dangers. A poster said: “You will be traveling through Indian country and the safety of your person cannot by vouchsafed by anyone but God. 查看更多

 

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Abuse can be defined as “to treat wrongfully or harmfully”. There are different categories of abuse that have been recognized and within our case study there appear to be two distinct forms of abuse, family abuse and child abuse. These can be subdivided into terms of physical abuse and psychological abuse. Physical abuse is the intentional physical injury or harm or deliberately not preventing harm occurring. The minimum physical signs seen in our study of James are bruises but they might feel more painful to his heart than the more serious invisible injuries. Emotional abuse is the continual failure to meet basic emotional needs. Emotional development is prevented and well-being harmed. The emotional signs in our case study can be seen in James by his actions of being withdrawn and non-communicative. The behavioural sign to abuse taking place to James is his aggressive behaviour.
The short term effect of physical abuse on James is physical pain. In the long term, injuries that often happen can result in secondary illness and complications, permanent scars or even disabilities. His emotional effects in the short term are a fear of people, withdrawal, and poor relationship with others. The long term emotional effects could be low self-respect, depression, inability to form relationships.
Abuse can arise for many reasons and there are a number of theoretical views which may be useful in clarifying why the abuse has taken place. The female view believes that sex and family roles give approval to a culture of abuse. Considering the historical and fixed ideas, men have power and control. In James’ case he lives in a re-constructed family with the father being rude and a heavy drinker. From a psychological angle, alcohol misuse can bring mental health problems which may increase aggression in the person and so James is more at risk from abuse by his stepfather. The relationship between the mother and James involves a dependency of James on his mother. With other problems in James’ mother’s life, this leads to increasing stress and the inability of his mother to cope with and manage a family with four children borne by two mothers. The attachment theory states that significant separations of a child from the carer in the early years can have an effect on their emotional development and can lead to psychological and social difficulties in later life. The loss of both his father and his half sister’s father with whom he lives may have contributed to his behaviour.
Abusive behaviour can sometimes be the result of mental health problems, brain damage or being abused themselves. By becoming the abuser they believe they are taking control; some even believe that they are not doing anything wrong and cannot stop themselves. When working with individuals who have abused, it is important to be aware that they may go on to abuse again and there is a need to protect the community from the abuser.
【小题1】Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “bruises” in Paragraph 1?

A.Slight injuryB.Deep CutC.Body disabilityD.Inner wound
【小题2】According to the writer’s case study, which of the following cases can be defined as abuse?
A.A father scolds his son because he doesn’t pass the exam in school.
B.A car knocks down a woman but the driver doesn’t take her to hospital.
C.A father never talks to his daughter and shows no interest in what she does.
D.A husband is angry with his wife when she stays out late into the night.
【小题3】From the passage we can infer that ______________.
A.James’ step father doesn’t show any concern for his mother
B.James’ mother gave birth to a girl in the re-constructed family
C.James’ stepfather is rude to all the children in the family
D.James’ mother loves her husband more than her own son
【小题4】Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? zxxk
A.Categories of AbuseB.How to Prevent Abuse
C.Abuse and Its CausesD.Effects Caused by Abuse

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Abuse can be defined as “to treat wrongfully or harmfully”. There are different categories of abuse that have been recognized and within our case study there appear to be two distinct forms of abuse, family abuse and child abuse. These can be subdivided into terms of physical abuse and psychological abuse. Physical abuse is the intentional physical injury or harm or deliberately not preventing harm occurring. The minimum physical signs seen in our study of James are bruises but they might feel more painful to his heart than the more serious invisible injuries. Emotional abuse is the continual failure to meet basic emotional needs. Emotional development is prevented and well-being harmed. The emotional signs in our case study can be seen in James by his actions of being withdrawn and non-communicative. The behavioural sign to abuse taking place to James is his aggressive behaviour.

The short term effect of physical abuse on James is physical pain. In the long term, injuries that often happen can result in secondary illness and complications, permanent scars or even disabilities. His emotional effects in the short term are a fear of people, withdrawal, and poor relationship with others. The long term emotional effects could be low self-respect, depression, inability to form relationships.

Abuse can arise for many reasons and there are a number of theoretical views which may be useful in clarifying why the abuse has taken place. The female view believes that sex and family roles give approval to a culture of abuse. Considering the historical and fixed ideas, men have power and control. In James’ case he lives in a re-constructed family with the father being rude and a heavy drinker. From a psychological angle, alcohol misuse can bring mental health problems which may increase aggression in the person and so James is more at risk from abuse by his stepfather. The relationship between the mother and James involves a dependency of James on his mother. With other problems in James’ mother’s life, this leads to increasing stress and the inability of his mother to cope with and manage a family with four children borne by two mothers. The attachment theory states that significant separations of a child from the carer in the early years can have an effect on their emotional development and can lead to psychological and social difficulties in later life. The loss of both his father and his half sister’s father with whom he lives may have contributed to his behaviour.

Abusive behaviour can sometimes be the result of mental health problems, brain damage or being abused themselves. By becoming the abuser they believe they are taking control; some even believe that they are not doing anything wrong and cannot stop themselves. When working with individuals who have abused, it is important to be aware that they may go on to abuse again and there is a need to protect the community from the abuser.

1.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “bruises” in Paragraph 1?

A.Slight injury

B.Deep Cut

C.Body disability

D.Inner wound

2.According to the writer’s case study, which of the following cases can be defined as abuse?

A.A father scolds his son because he doesn’t pass the exam in school.

B.A car knocks down a woman but the driver doesn’t take her to hospital.

C.A father never talks to his daughter and shows no interest in what she does.

D.A husband is angry with his wife when she stays out late into the night.

3.From the passage we can infer that ______________.

A.James’ step father doesn’t show any concern for his mother

B.James’ mother gave birth to a girl in the re-constructed family

C.James’ stepfather is rude to all the children in the family

D.James’ mother loves her husband more than her own son

4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? zxxk

A.Categories of Abuse

B.How to Prevent Abuse

C.Abuse and Its Causes

D.Effects Caused by Abuse

 

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Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Hi, dear boys and girls! Do you know how to be a healthy kid? Here are some rules you should follow.
 First, eat different foods, especially fruit and vegetables. You may have a favorite food, but you'd better eat something different, if you eat different foods, you will probably get more nutrients your body needs.
 Second, drink water and milk as often as possible. When you're really thirsty, cold water is the No.l choice. Milk is a great drink that can give you more calcium your body needs to grow strong bones.
Third, listen to your body. How do you feel when you are full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full. Eating too much will not make you feel comfortable and make you fat.
 Fourth, limit screen time. Screen time is the time you watch TV, DVDs and videos, or using computers. It is good to take more exercise such as basketball, bike riding and swimming. You can't watch TV for more than two hours a day.
 Fifth, be active. One thing you'd like to do as a kid is to find out which activity you like best. Find ways to be active every day.
 Follow these rules and you can be a healthy kid.
【小题1】 You should eat different foods especially ___.

A.meatB.hamburgersC.sweetsD.fruit and vegetables
【小题2】 Which kind of drinks can give you more calcium?
A.JuiceB.MilkC.Cold waterD.Tea
【小题3】 According to the passage, you should follow __rules if you want to be healthy.
A.fiveB.nineC.fifteenD.thirteen
【小题4】 According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.When you're eating, you don't have to notice how your body feels.
B.You can eat your favorite food as much as possible.
C.You can watch TV whenever you like to get more information.
D.We should try to live in an active way in our life.
【小题5】 Which is the best title of the passage?
A.How to make yourself important
B.How to be a healthy kid
C.How to be a popular kid
D.How to make your parents healthy

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The other day at the supermarket, I saw a naughty child of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed. A little smack(掌击) on his bottom would have done the job, I thought.
Teenagers also cause discipline(纪律)problems. As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant. In fact, she had left home to stay with him. So we decided to put her in the school hostel. She refused. When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said: “Why don’t you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”
My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her, hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders. It did not. I last heard that she had run away from home again.
The list goes on and on. Could it be that today’s parents are softer and believe that they must not rod (棍棒惩罚)their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree. I believe it is the parents’ duty to discipline the children even at a young age.
My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary. Later when they went abroad, they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined. Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged for child abuse(虐待). However, my daughter showed great respect for me when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.
48. According to the passage, the author would probably_______.
A. beat the children every day      B. punish the children when necessary
C. 1eave the children as they are         D. treat the children in a softer way
49. The underlined word “cajole”(in Paragraph 3) probably means________.
A. persuade       B. scold          C. forgive         D. punish
50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The naughty boy’s mother hit him on the bottom at last.
B. The teenager’s mother lived together with her daughter in the school then.
C. The author was charged for child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad.
D. The author’s daughter was very thankful for her parent’s strict discipline.
51. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A. Respect Parents    B. Spoil Kids    C. Value Discipline  D. Protect Kids

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DirectionsRead the following passageComplete the diagram by using the information for the passageWrite NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer

  Experiencing bad dreams every night can be horrifying for anybodyBad dreams can disturb the sleep and make a person feel stressed throughout the next dayThat's why one should take steps to stop them as soon as they become an everyday occurrence

  Before knowing how to get rid of bad dreams, we need to understand what can result in themResearches have shown that when a person is under some sort of physical or mental stress, he is more likely to get bad dreams and disturbed sleepSo, to stop bad dreams, it's necessary to find out the causes of physical and mental stress in your life and remove theseFor instance, if you're overworked, learn to take things slowDon't be ambitious to the point that it starts affecting your health

  Besides, some trauma(损伤)that a person might have experienced recently or in the past which they're unable to get over can make the person suffer from bad dreamsDeath of a very close family member is often seen to be the reason behind recurrent nightmaresIn such a case, taking therapy and dealing with the trauma is the only solution to stop bad dreams

  Eating fatty and high-protein foods in dinner is also known to cause bad dreams in some peopleSo, bad dreams occurring because of these reasons can be stopped if the diet is changedTaking a light dinner of soups and salad is the best, both for the health and for stopping disturbed sleep in some cases

  Besides these, there are many other things a person can do to have a good night's sleepFor example, your bedroom should be the most comfortable place in the worldSo, get rid of all electronic gadgets including televisionIn addition, if you have negative thoughts, it can have side effects on the kind of dreams you haveSo, from now on try to be a happy and positive person

TitleBad Dreams

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