In the United States, parents usually encourage their children to develop their potential (潜能). They pay attention to what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, US boys and girls hope to be actors, athletes and doctors; many even want to become presidents when they grow up.
US parents often encourage their children to take part in all kinds of activities at school. They believe that joining in these activities can make their children mature(成熟). Schoolwork is important, but they think that social skills are important as well.
But things in China are different. Chinese parents often tell their children to study hard and pass exams. They think that, for a student, staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time. This puts a lot of pressure on Chinese students, so leaders in China’s education department have called for less homework at the lower grades. Only healthy kids can become healthy adults.
【小题1】American parents think that           .
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A.Schoolwork is as important as social skills
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B.Schoolwork is more important than social skills
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C.Schoolwork is less important than social skills
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D.Passing exams is the most important for their children
【小题2】Why do many American children have their dream jobs?
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A.Because they start school earlier than Chinese children.
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B.Because they study hard.
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C.Because their parents encourage them to do less homework.
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D.Because their parents usually pay attention to what they can do,not what they can’t.
【小题3】Chinese parents think that          .
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A.taking part in all kinds of activities at school can make their children mature
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B.staying away from schoolbooks means wasting time
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C.their children should do what they want to do
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D.social skills is necessary for the students at lower grades
【小题4】According to this passage the writer thinks         .
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A.China’s education is better than America’s
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B.America’s education is better than China’s
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C.Chinese students at the lower grades should have more homework
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D.Chinese students have less pressure than America’s

Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather. They are in space, and they can reach any part of the world. The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms. They send these pictures to the weather stations. So meteorologists(气象学家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures, the meteorologists compare them with earlier ones. Perhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours. This may mean that the weather on the ground may soon change, too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for three or five days. Soon, perhaps, they may be able to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前).

1.Satellites travel _____________.

A.in space          B.in the atmosphere   C.above the ground   D.above space

2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because ________.

A.the weather satellites can do it easily        B.clouds form in the atmosphere there

C.the weather forms in the atmosphere        D.the pictures can forecast the weather

3.Meteorologists forecast the weather __________.

A.when they have received satellite pictures

B.after comparing the pictures with earlier ones

C.before they received satellite pictures

D.while they study satellite pictures

4. The main idea of this passage is that satellites are now used in _________.

A.taking pictures of the atmosphere           B.receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C.doing other work in many ways             D.weather forecasting to the pictures

 

Being able to multitask—doing several things at the same time—is considered (考虑,认为) a welcome skill by most people. But if we consider the situation of the young people aged from eight to eighteen, we should think again.

What we often see nowadays is that young people juggle a larger number of electronic devices (电子产品) as they study. While working, they also surf on the Internet, send out emails, answer the telephone and listen to music on their iPods. In a sense, they are spending a large amount of time in fruitless efforts (努力) as they multitask.

Multitasking is even changing the relationship between family members. As young people give so much attention to their own worlds, they seem to have no time to spend with the other people around them. They can no longer greet family members when they enter the house, nor can they eat at the family table.

Multitasking also has an effect (影响) on young people’s performance at university and in the workplace. When asked about their opinions of the effects of modern gadgets (器具) on their performance of tasks, many young people gave a positive (肯定的) response (回应). However, the response from the worlds of education and business was not quite as positive. Educators feel that multitasking by children has a serious effect on later development of study skills. They believe that many college students now need help to improve their study skills. Similarly, employers (雇主) feel that young people entering the job market need to be taught all over again, as modern gadgets have made it unnecessary (没必要) for them to learn special skills to do their work.

1. What does the underlined word “juggle” most probably mean?

A. Want to buy.                     B. Use at the same time.

C. Take the place of.               D. Search information from.

2.In Paragraph 3, the author points out that__________.

A. family members do not greet each other

B. family members do not eat at the family table

C. young people get on well with their families

D. young people hardly communicate with their family members

3.What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Young people must learn skills for future jobs.

B. Young people benefit (获益) a lot from modern gadgets.

C. Multitasking is an important skill to young people.

D. Multitasking influences young people’s development seriously.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Young people think multitasking is good for their study and work.

B. Employers consider it unnecessary for young people to be taught all over again.

C. Educators feel that young people don’t need to improve their study skills.  

D. People from the world of education believe multitasking has a good effect on children’s later study skills.

5. The author develops (阐述) the passage mainly by__________.

A. providing special examples

B. following the natural time order

C. giving out a cause and analyzing (分析) its effects 

D. comparing opinions from different worlds

 

Now satellites(卫星)are helping to forecast(预报)the weather. They are in space and they can reach any part of the world.The satellites take pictures of the atmosphere(大气), because this is where the weather forms(形成)。They send these pictures to the weather station. So meteorologists(气象专家)can see the weather of any part of the world. From the pictures, the scientists can often say how the weather will change.

Today, nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries receive satellite pictures. When they receive new pictures,the meteor- ologists compare(比较)them with earlier ones. Peerhaps they may find that the clouds have changed during the last few hours .This may mean the weather on the ground may soon change,too. In their next weather forecast, the meteorologists can say this.

So the weather satellites are a great help to the meteorologists. Before satellites were invented, the scientists could forecast the weather for about 24 or 48 hours. Now they can make good forecasts for 3 or 5 days. Soon,perhaps , they may be ablet to forecast the weather for a week or more ahead(提前)

1.Satellites travel__________.

A in space           B in the atmosphere

C above the ground    D above space

2.Why do we use the weather satellites to take pictures of the atmosphere? Because___________.

A the weather satellites can do it easily

B clouds form there

C the weather forms there

D the pictures can forecast the weather

3. Meteorologists forecast the weather________.

A when they have received satellite pictures

B after they have compared new satellite pictures with earlier ones

C before they receive satellite pictures

D while they study satellite pictures

4.Maybe we’ll soon be able to forecast the weather for _______.

A one day   B two days  C five days   D seven days or even longer

5.The main idea of this passage is that satellite are now used    in______.

A taking pictures of the atmosphere

B receiving pictures of the atmosphere

C doing other work in many ways

D weather forecasting

 

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