【题目】One Sunday, my family had gathered at my parents’ house to feast upon Mom’s wonderful cooking.During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混) his words.No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.

We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.

Mom phoned me two days later.“The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤).It’s too large at this point to operate.Maybe they can do something then, but the odds are long.”

Even with the treatment, my father’s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal.During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him.By this time he had great difficulty speaking.I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever.Though grateful for the times they could share, I couldn’t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.

On the visit to my parents’ home during what we all know was my father’s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute.”

I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed.He appeared even weaker than the day before.

“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked.“Can I do anything for you?”

He tried to speak, but he couldn’t make out a word.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t understand you,” I said.

With great difficulty he said, “I love you.”

We don’t learn courage from heroes on the evening news.We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations.In many ways my father was a strict, uncommunicative man.He found it difficult to show emotion.The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.

【1】Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.

B.The writer’s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.

C.The writer’s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.

D.The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.

【2】What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?

A.It takes a long time for Father to recover.

B.There’s little possibility for Father to recover.

C.Father needs love and care from his family.

D.They need a proper time to operate on Father.

【3】The father had never said “I love you” to the writer before because______

A.he was not used to openly showing his emotions

B.he was not so attached to the writer

C.he thought there was no need to tell the writer

D.he believed in strictness and punishment

【4】What does the writer attempt to tell us?

A.Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.

B.Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.

C.Bravely express your love for your family.

D.We don’t often value health until we lose it.

【题目】The World Bank has looked at the distinguishing features of successful school system.

According to the World Banks education specialist, Harry Patrinos, this include: improving the quality of teachers and making sure that teachers are highly regarded; providing information to make schools accountable and giving autonomy to schools and head teachers.

This matters not only for individual pupils but also for the well-being of countries, he says, because improving educational performance has a direct impact on improving economic performance.

China’s education performance at least in cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong— seems to be as spectacular as the countrys fast growing economy.

Certainly both these open and outward-looking cities consider education to be important and are willing to adopt the best educational practices from around the world to ensure success. In Hong Kong, education accounts for more than one-fifth of entire government spending every year.

Shanghai and Hong Kong are small education systems, with a concentration of ideas, manpower and resources for education, says Prof Cheng.

Under the banner First class city, first class education, Shanghai set about systematically re-equipping classroom, upgrading schools and improving the curriculum in the last decade.

It got rid of the key schools system which concentrated resources only on top students and top schools. Instead staff were trained in more interactive teaching methods and computers were brought in.

About 80% of Shanghai school leavers go to university compared to an overall average of 24% in China.

Meanwhile, dynamic Hong Kong was forced into educational improvements as its industries moved to cheaper mainland Chinese areas in the 1990s.Its survival as a service and management hub depends on upgrading knowledge and skills.

In the last decade Hong Kong has concentrated on closing the gap for all students, says a report by McKinsey management consultants.

The report, How the Worlds Most Improved School Systems Keep Getting Better, rated Hong Kongs education system among the best in the world.

1The World Banks survey about education mainly concentrates on .

A. what has made some education systems successful

B. Chinas education system and competitive exams

C. how to relieve Chinese students of their heavy schoolwork

D. the relationship between education and economic development

2According to Harry Patrinos, the key to successful school systems is .

A. to give autonomy to all teachers to educate students freely in class

B. to let students attend after-school tutoring and do more exercises

C. to improve teachers abilities and give schools free performance right

D. to make school education directly serve the economy of the country

3We can learn from the text that .

A. the key school” system is the key to many schools failure

B. students in Shanghai and Hong Kong work the hardest

C. Hong Kongs educational performance isnt as good as Shanghais

D. Shanghai and Hong Kong’s economic performance will improve

4What is the authors attitude towards the school systems of Shanghai and Hong Kong?

A. Negative. B. Positive.

C. Neutral. D. Critical.

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