Before every Mother's Day, you may rush around to try to find the perfect present. But stores don't always have what most moms want. Moms know you love them, but they like reminders. So some kids shared what they appreciate (感激) about their moms. Here are some.

I appreciate my mom because she helps me know when I’m wrong or right.When I don’t know what to do,she is there.The thing I appreciate most about her is that she kisses my head every night.

——Amy,ll

My mother shows me that she loves me in so many ways.She helps me with my homework,drives me to camps.makes delicious breakfasts for me and reads books with me.She is a great role model to me because she keeps studying while working full time and taking care of our family.My mother is a great mom!

——Miles.11

What I appreciate about my mom is that she is funny and nice.When I am in any difficult situation,she is always the first one there.When I have games,she comes every time.She always cares about me.She knows how good I can be,and pushes me to do what I want to.

——Lisa,13

I love my mom because she is very different from most moms.She is my best friend and she is the only one who understands me.She helps me see the world in a different way.She also pushes me to follow my dreams.I'll remember everything she did.

——Scott,13

根据材料内容,选择最佳答案。

1.What does Amy appreciate her mother best?

A. Telling her what is wrong.

B. Kissing her head every night.

C. Helping her solve problems.

D. Telling her what she should do.

2.What is TRUE about Miles' mother?

A. She's a housewife.

B. She does part-time work.

C. She works all day,

D. She is a cook.

3.Who regards his or her mother as the best friend?

A. Amy. B. Miles. C. Lisa. D. Scott.

4.How many mothers encourage their children to achieve their dreams?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

5.Where is this material probably taken from?

A. A novel. B. A dictionary.

C. A diary. D. A magazine.

It would have been a fine Sunday if my mobile phone hadn't rung in the morning.I picked it up and the caller was my boss.He needed an urgent file (紧急文件) to be completed.It meant I had to give up my Sunday plans and rushed to the office.My boss was a very punctual man and he hated being late.

When I reached the office, my boss had already been there.He left after handing me the file.He asked me to finish it before 5 p.m.and it was already 11 a.m.

After two hours, my mobile phone rang again and it was from my boss.He asked if I could bring the file to him.He was at the airport and would catch a flight to Singapore at 7 p.m.

I worked on the file as fast as I could.By the time I completed the file, it was already 6:30 p.m.Time was running out.I rushed out of the office and called a taxi.However, the taxi driver was a really slow one, and what's more, it began raining heavily.By the time I reached the airport, it was already 7:10 p.m.I thought nothing could save me from being fired (解雇).

Then suddenly someone put his hand on my shoulder behind me, I turned around and saw my boss.I stood there in disbelief.He said, “My flight has been cancelled because of the bad weather.Let's go home.”

1.The boss called the writer in order to ________.

A. wake him up B. praise him

C. fire him D. ask him to finish a file

2.The underlined word “punctual” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 守时的 B. 严格的 C. 诚实的 D. 外向的

3.How about this Sunday for the writer?

A. Exciting. B. Busy. C. Boring. D. Relaxing.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer didn't like his job.

B. The writer was fired by his boss.

C. The writer called his boss three times in total.

D. The boss didn't go to Singapore at last.

Not long ago ,people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old .Yet doctors in the united states say babies begin learning on their first day of life .

Scientists note that babies are strongly influnced by their environment .they say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes .A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiver .This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beings .

one study shows that babies can learn before they are born .The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant (怀孕)woman .Then ,they played a recording of a short story .On the day the baby was born ,the researchers tried to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his mother .they did this by placing a device (装置)in the mouth of the newborn baby .

The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way .If the baby moved his mouth the other way ,he would hear a different story .The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born . They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear story again and again .

Another study shows how mothers can strongly influnce social development and language skills in their children .

Researchers studied the children from the age of one mouth to three years .The researchers tried to measure the sensitivity (敏感度)of the mothers .The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children’s activities and did not interfere (干涉)unnecessarily .They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old .Also ,the researchers observed the women for signs of depression(抑郁).

The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression .The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear .

These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people .The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligent development of their children .Children did better when their mothers were caring ,even when they suffered from depression .

1.According to the passage ,which of the following is NOT the fator that influences intelligence development in babies ?

A. Their peers (同龄人) B. The environment

C. Mother’s sensitivity D. Education before birth

2.What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories ?

A. To prove that babies can learn before they are born

B. To prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born

C. To show that early education has a deep effect on the babies’ language skills

D. To show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies

3.Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills ?

A. Children with high communication abilities

B. The children of depressed but caring mothers

C. The children of women who did not suffer from depression

D. The children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children

4.What is the main idea of the passage ?

A. Scientific findings about how babies develop before birth

B. Scientific findings about how intelligence develops in babies

C. Scientific findings about how the stories have effects on babies’ intelligence

D. A study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old

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