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16．Parents are anxious about their children's education and should be more detached（超脱的）to allow them to develop naturally，a leading headteacher，Peter Tait，says．
Writing in Attain，the magazine of the Independent Association of Prep Schools，Mr．Tait said．"While parents are determined to do the very best for their child，they can end up doing the opposite，"He said parents need to exercise"common sense and parental nature"when it comes to raising their children．
He added，"Parents also need to have confidence in those whose job it is to look after their children's education．To do this requires a certain detachment，a willingness to trust the passage of time，focusing on whether their children are happy，challenged and purposeful and are learning the right values．If so，they will be fine"．
However，he said，some parents are changing from"sensible"and"moderate（有节制的）"people，who have faith in their schools and teachers，and are"turning into fighters ready to battle with anything and anyone on behalf of‘their'child"．"What has made some parents put their own child at the centre of the universe and never to care about the rest？"And he also blamed the obsession（强迫症）over league tables for some parents'anxiety．He said，"League tables have caused too much anxiety for parents and have led to a boom in the number of tutoring agencies as parents feel they have no choice but give their children a chance"．
Mr．Tait acknowledged that being a parent has become increasingly difficult．He conclude，"While teachers may occasionally fed discouraged by over sensitive and demanding parents，they should note that this parenting lark is rather more difficult than it used to be"．

32．Why does Mr．Tait say parents should be more detached？D
A．They haven't tried their best for their children．
B．They have no common sense or parental nature．
C．It's wrong for them to care about children's education．
D．Their effort doesn't pay off．
33．What does Mr．Tail think parents should care more about？A
A．Children's mental development  B．Children's school reports．
C．Children's wide interests      D．Children's physical health．
34．Which of the following can hest replace the underlined phrase"league tables"in  Paragraph 4？C
A．Parents'obsession        B．Teachers detachment
C．Students'scores ranking  D．Faith in school and teachers
35．What's the main idea of the text？B
A．Parenting is more difficult than it was．
B．Parents should allow children lo develop naturally．
C．Teachers may feel discouraged by demanding parents．
D．Children should be put at the center of the universe．

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读，主要讲的是父母对于孩子的教育很焦虑，而且总是适得其反；因此建议家长要让孩子自然发展，自己变得更加超脱一些．

解答 32-35．DACB
32题答案：D考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的"While parents are determined to do the very best for their child，they can end up doing the opposite，…"虽然父母们下定决心要为孩子做到最好，但是他们以事与愿违而告终…可知本题答案为D选项"父母的努力并未得到回报"．
33题答案：A考查细节推理，根据文章第二段的…focusing on whether their children are happy，challenged and purposeful and are learning the right values．专注于孩子是否开心、是否敢于挑战、是否是有目标的、是否学习的事正确的价值（观）．可知家长应该更关注孩子的"心理发展"，故本题答案为A选项．
34题答案：C考查细节推理，根据文章倒数第二段的"League tables have caused too much anxiety for parents and have led to a boom in the number of tutoring agencies as parents feel they have no choice but give their children a chance"．"League tables给父母造成了太多的焦虑而且导致了培优机构数量的暴增--因为父母觉得他们别无选择只有给孩子一个机会"可知"League tables"指的是"学生成绩的排名"，故本题答案为C选项．
35题答案：B考查主旨大意，本文主要讲的是父母对于孩子的教育很焦虑，而且总是适得其反；因此建议家长要让孩子自然发展，自己变得更加超脱一些．故本题答案为B选项．

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．

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He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in a strange city，thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one．
Late in the evening，the phone rang．It was a stranger．He was trying to pronounce my husband's name and was asking him a lot of questions．Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶） that had been left out on the footpath．
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents．Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers．Her parents had carefully sorted them out，although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents．At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend．
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people．We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way．

21．What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney？B
A．Go shopping．B．Find a house．C．Join his family．D．Take a vacation．
22．The girl's parents got Rashid's phone number fromC．
A．a friend of his family                        B．a Sydney policeman
C．a letter in his papers                        D．a stranger in Sydney
23．What does the underlined word"restored"in the last paragraph mean？D
A．Showed．B．Sent out．C．Delivered．D．Gave back．
24．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？C
A．From India to Australia．   B．Living in a New Country．
C．Turning Trash to Treasure． D．In Search of New Friends．
5．There's no doubt that our character has a profound effect on our future．What we must remember，however，is not merely how powerful character is in influencing our fate （命运），but how powerful we are in shaping our own character and，therefore，our own fate．Character may determine our fate，but character is not determined by fate．
It's a common mistake to think of character as something that is fully formed and fixed very early in life．It calls to mind old proverbs like"A leopard can't change its spots"and"You can't teach an old dog new tricks．"
This perspective that our character is etched in stone is supported by a great deal of modern psychology emphasizing self-acceptance．As Popeye says，"I am what I am．"The hidden message is：Don't expect me to be more，better，or different．
Ultimately，these views of humanity totally undervalue the lifelong potential for growth that comes with the power of reflection and choice．
How depressing it would be to believe that we can't choose to be better，more honest，more respectful，more responsible，and more caring．None of us should give up the personal seeking to improve our character．Not because we're bad，we don't have to be sick to get better，but because we're not as good as we could be．
There are so many things in life we can't control，whether we're beautiful or smart，whether we had good parents or bad，whether we grew up with affirmation or negation．It's inspiring to remember that nothing but moral will power is needed to make us better．
No，it isn't easy．But if we make a great effort to become more aware of the habits of heart and mind that drive our behavior，we can begin to place new emphasis on our higher values so that we become what we want our children to think we are．
32．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3mean？C
A．is carved in the stone with knives
B．is controlled by oneself
C．can't be changed easily
D．can be better and different
33．Which of the following would the writer agree with？A
A．We should value our lifelong potential for growth．
B．We must attach importance to self-acceptance．
C．A leopard can't change its spots．
D．We should make choices constantly．
34．What do we need to improve ourselves according to the author？B
A．Our smartness．
B．Our will power．
C．Our fate．
D．Our character．
35．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．We shape our own character．
B．Character determines our fate．
C．Character can be formed and fixed．
D．Changing our character isn't easy．
4．For thousands of years，the most important two buildings in any British village have been thechurch and the pub．Traditionally，the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town，where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news．
As a result，British pubs are often old and well preserved．Many of them have become historicsites．The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called"The Old Trip to Jerusa-lem"．which dates hack to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England．
     However，British pubs are not just for kings and queens； they welcome people from all classesand parts of society．On a cold night，the pub's landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire．There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price．
     That's how things used to be．Things are beginning to change．It is said that the credit crunch（信贷紧缩 ） is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business．People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer．Recently，the UK government banned （禁止） smoking in all pubs，and that  may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs．
     This decline（衰退） is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 11 p．m．Previously，with 11 p．m．as closing time，customers would have to drink quite quickly，meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly．The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as"binge drinking"，and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities．
In order to save their businesses，pubs are trying to change with the market．British pubs now offer something for everyone．A lot of pubs used to be"Working Men's Clubs"，meaning that women could not usually enter．Today，however，women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems．Perhaps things are changing for the better after all．
64．The passage mainly tells us something aboutC
A．the long history of British pubs                   
B：the decline of British pubs
C．the past and present of British pubs                 
D．the importance of British pubs
65．Which may not be the cause of the decline of British pubs？B
A．The credit crunch．
B．The present closing time．
C．The ban of smoking．
D．Having no spare money．
66．We can infer from the passage thatD．
A．binge drinking means drinking less beer
B．British people used to like drinking slowly
C．closing the pubs early will reduce social problems
D．British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking
67．We can see from the last paragraph that the authorA
A．holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs
B．is against the admission of too many women to the pulbs
C．thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems
D．thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need．

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