56. The main idea of the passage is that ____.

　　　 A. home training is more important than school training

　　　 B. parents should help their children to do their homework

　　　 C. there’re many ways in which the mathematics program can be carried out at home

　　　 D. teachers can and should help parents to use better ways to teach their children

47. A. protect　　　　　　　　 B. prevent　　　　　　　　　　 C. free　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. separate

Section C

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

　 The first religions started thousands of years ago, when people began to believe in spirits. These spirits were usually believed to control things such 　48 　fire, wind, water and animals. There are many tribes around the world who still follow this type of religion, and they believe that some spirits are good 　49 　others are dangerous. The people in these tribes often wear a necklace made from animal teeth or bones 　50 　they believe that this will protect them 　51 　sickness and harm.

　 According to the traditional religious beliefs of 　52 　Karen tribe from western Thailand, there are spirits that live in houses, fields, water, rice, buffaloes and trees. 　53 　believe that the spirits must all be given presents of food because if they are 　54 　they will be great suffering and burdens for people to bear. The most important person in Karen village is the priest and he is consulted regularly about sacrifices and 　55 　ceremonies.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

However important we may regard school life to be, there is always the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroom. Therefore, the teacher should realize that parents have a great influence on their children. Parents can become strong allies (助手) of the school or they can get in the way of the school education.

Experts have realized the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schools. Many headmasters have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness, program writing and mathematics to parents.

Moreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission of the supervisors(管理者), can also play an important part in giving more knowledge to reporting pupils progress, teachers can help parents a lot in educating their children and parents can give much help to teachers.

Suppose that a father has been drilling Junior arithmetic lessons night after night. In a friendly talk between the teacher and the father, the teacher can help the parent to make Junior interested in it. He might be persuaded to let Junior join in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a ruler or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating the distance of a trip and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basis.

If the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to say that he will soon realize that his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the work.

Too often, however, teachers’ talks with parents are devoted to small accounts of children’s misdemeanors(不良行为). They talk about the laziness and poor work habits of the children.

What is needed is a more creative way in which the teacher, as an adviser, plants ideas in parents’ minds to make sure that the child spends the many hours out of the classroom learning something useful.

In this way the school and the home join forces in educating children.

46. A. cheerful　　　　　　　　　　 B. relaxed　　　　　　　　　　 C. calm　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. pale

45. A. turn　　　　　　　　　　 B. develop　　　　　　　　　　 C. survive　　　　　　　　　　 D. advance

44. A. visited　　　　　　　　 B. messaged　　　　　　　　　 C. telephoned　　　　　　　　 D. wrote

43. A. difference　　　　　 B. distance　　　　　　　　　　 C. misunderstanding　　　 D. conflict

42. A. burden　　　　　　　　 B. example　　　　　　　　　 C. encouragement　　　　　 D. wonder

41. A. look forward　　　　　　　 B. hold on　　　　　　　　　　 C. get down　　　　　　　　　 D. go back

40. A. leave　　　　　　　　　 B. miss　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lose　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. desert

39. A. scared　　　　　　　　 B. strange　　　　　　　 　　 C. ashamed　　　　　　　　　 D. homesick