If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are realistic about what they expect their children to do, and are hopeful in a sensible（明智的） way, the child may succeed －especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although his father is a good musician, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a goal for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he is always quiet and unhappy.
【小题1】This passage is mainly about_______.

If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fall. Unrealistic expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are realistic about what they expect their children to do, and are hopeful in a sensible（明智的） way, the child may succeed -especially if the parents are very supportive to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although his father is a good musician, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to.
Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Both his parents are successful musicians, and they set too high a goal for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him for every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered.” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he is always quiet and unhappy.

1. 1.

   This passage is mainly about_______.

   1. A.
      how parents should bring up their children
   2. B.
      what aim can be easier for a child to achieve
   3. C.
      how parents should make a child a musician
   4. D.
      what differences there are between parents
2. 2.

   Michael is fortunate because_______.

   1. A.
      his parents help him in a practical way
   2. B.
      he was born in a rich family
   3. C.
      his father is a successful musician
   4. D.
      he can do anything he likes
3. 3.

   Winston’s parents set so high a goal for him that_______.

   1. A.
      he has to do his best to do everything
   2. B.
      he has made greater progress in music
   3. C.
      he is afraid he may disappoint them
   4. D.
      he wants to be a great musician someday

Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life.Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk.In fact,you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However,I believe that five is the best age to learn.By five or six,a child knows fear of water,a very important thing to know.It's wise to be afraid,to recognize true danger.Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous. 
To really benefit from swimming,every swimmer should learn,as soon as possible,these four basic strokes;butterfly,backstroke,breastroke,and crawl.I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others,since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally,without any training. 
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow: 
1.Never swim alone!No matter how good you are in the water,don't risk drowning by swimming alone.If you swim by yourself,with no life guards or friends with you,you may get into trouble. 
2.Don't go beyond your abilities.Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach,Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good.  Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive. 
3.Don't smoke.Swimming depends on a healthy body;good lungs are part of it. 
4.Work at any activity that builds muscles

1. 1.

   Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____

   1. A.
      they can talk
   2. B.
      they start walking
   3. C.
      they have no fear of the water
   4. D.
      they are five or six years old
2. 2.

   The author believes that fear of water is_____

   1. A.
      stupid
   2. B.
      sensible（明智的）
   3. C.
      dangerous
   4. D.
      not smart
3. 3.

   According to the passage,you should not swim alone because_____

   1. A.
      the water is too cold
   2. B.
      your parents would not be happy
   3. C.
      something in the water might attack
   4. D.
      you might drown

Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It’s wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous. 

To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these ---the breaststroke is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training. 

In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow: 

1. Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble. 

2. Don’t go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach. Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive. 

3. Don’t smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it. 

4. Work at any activity that builds muscles. 

59. Little children can learn to swim as soon as ________. 

A. they can talk                      B. they start walking

C. they have no fear of the water        D. they are five or six years old 

60. The author believes that fear of water is_________. 

A. stupid                                    B. sensible（明智的）    

C. dangerous                                  D. not smart 

61. The stroke that some young swimmers use first is_________.

A. butterfly                                     B. backstroke   

C. breaststroke                                 D. crawl

62. According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_________. 

A. the water is too cold             

B. your parents would not be happy 

C. something in the water might attack   

D. you might drown

Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life.Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk.In fact,you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However,I believe that five is the best age to learn.By five or six,a child knows fear of water,a very important thing to know.It's wise to be afraid,to recognize true danger.Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous. 

To really benefit from swimming,every swimmer should learn,as soon as possible,these four basic strokes;butterfly,backstroke,breastroke,and crawl.I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others,since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally,without any training. 

In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow: 

1.Never swim alone!No matter how good you are in the water,don't risk drowning by swimming alone.If you swim by yourself,with no life guards or friends with you,you may get into trouble. 

2.Don't go beyond your abilities.Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach,Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good.  Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive. 

3.Don't smoke.Swimming depends on a healthy body;good lungs are part of it. 

4.Work at any activity that builds muscles. 

1.Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____. 

2.The author believes that fear of water is_____. 

3.According to the passage,you should not swim alone because_____.