Shenzhen’s transport police recently declared a policeman a “star” member of staff, after he continued to serve in his post even after losing his newborn son. After a netizen made that known, internet users were merciless in their criticism, claiming Sun had sacrificed his son for his career and was unqualified to be a father or even a human being. Though Sun’s wife said via her micro blog he was the best husband and father in the world, it didn’t stop the tide of condemnation.

I feel deeply sorry for this man. It’s not that he should have received the award. It’s traditional in China for individuals to make sacrifices for a group or the country, which remains to be questioned. What annoys me is the netizens pouring anger on the father instead of showing sympathy. Why are they so quick to claim the moral high ground and set themselves up as judges? Whether the father accompanied his son until the last moment or not is a personal affair. The treatment of Sun is a case in point—of the “tyranny(专制)of the majority”. And the majority is not always correct or fair.

Micro blogs have been a growing trend in China in the last few years, becoming a channel for ordinary people to express their opinions, which was previously the preserve of elites(精英) and the media. The positive side of this has been praised enough. But we also need to examine the downside: Self-proclaimed(自诩的)online arbiters of what is right and wrong form another type of unfair rule running cruelly over opinions that don’t match their own. Without knowing enough details and without any serious thought, they pronounce their judgment as opinion of the “majority”.

We should question this expression of personal opinion and the commonness of group attacks. What we need is real, independent critical thinking instead of an Internet mob(暴徒).

I have no idea how to change the situation but I do hope it happens.

1.What do we know about the policeman referred to ?

A.He was a model policeman but a failure as a father.

B.He cared little about the loss of his newborn son.

C.He was severely under verbal(言语上的) attack of the netizens.

D.He did not even have his wife’s understanding.

2.The writer of the passage probably will agree that .

A.the policeman quite deserved the honor of the award.

B.individuals’ sacrifice for a group is undoubtedly a good act.

C.micro blogs are a preserved channel for elites and the media only.

D.some netizens claim their unsound judgments as opinion of the majority.

3.The underlined word “arbiters” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .

A.bloggers B.referees

C.criminals D.programmers

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.Tyranny of the majority online goes wild

B.Policeman who lose baby son got awarded

C.Micro blogs need tough control

D.How to stay away from Internet mobs

When it comes to President Obama,most of his personal business is already known by the public. Personal information about his children, Malia and Sasha,however,has been kept a little more under wraps.

The New York Times recently released a list of rules that Michelle Obama has mentioned over the years that Malia and Sasha must follow during their time in the White House,as well as in general. See how the first family educates their children:

The girls must write reports about what they've seen on their trips,even if it's not required by their school.

Malia may use her cell phone only on the weekend,and she and her sister cannot watch television or use a computer for anything but homework during the week.

Malia and Sasha have to play two sports:one they choose and one selected by their mother.

Malia must learn to do laundry(洗衣服)before she leaves for college.

The girls have to eat their vegetables,and if they say they are not hungry,they cannot ask for cookies or chips later.

While these might be shocking to some,Michelle said,“They're not little princesses. It's just basic rules,boundaries, and expectations that we would have normally.”

Michelle also mentions another set of rules:

The girls must do their chores(家务),though the White House has a large staff. Malia and Sasha have chores of their own.

They must play a team sport, because it's about learning how to play on a team,how to lose and how to win gracefully.

It sounds like Michelle and Barack want the best for their kids and to make them as well ­rounded as possible. What are your thoughts on the Obama family rules?

1.What's the passage mainly about?

A.The first family rules.

B.The first family daily life.

C.How to be good parents.

D.How to be good children.

2.What do the underlined words “under wraps” in Para 1 probably mean?

A.Attractive. B.Secret.

C.Calm D.Public.

3.What has to be followed after the girls' every trip?

A.Emails B.Reports.

C.Homework. D.Photos.

4.Which of the following is the exception for the girls?

A.To learn to do laundry.

B.To play two sports.

C.To use cell phone freely.

D.To eat their vegetables.

There was a woman in Detroit, who has two sons. She was worried them, especially the younger one, Ben, he was not doing well in school, Boys in his class fun of him because he seemed so .

The mother that she would, herself, have to get her sons to do better in school. She them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a a week and do a report about it for her.

One day,in Ben’s , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben up his hand and the teacher let him . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” they wondered. He said anything; what could he possibly want to say?

Well, Ben not only the rock; he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book

Ben later went on to the of his class.When he finished high school, he went to Yale University at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up,he something about his mother that he did not know as a She,herself,had never learned how to

1.A.about B. on C. with D. over

2.A.because B. so C. but D. though

3.A.played B. got C. took D. made

4.A.clever B. hard C. slow D. quick

5.A.asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard

6.A.made B. let C. told D. considered

7.A.notice B. message C. book D. question

8.A.class B. room C. office D. lab

9.A.looked B. gave C. took D. put

10.A.think B. leave C. stand D. speak

11.A.always B. even C. quickly D. never

12.A.found B. played C. knew D. threw

13.A.whether B. when C. where D. why

14.A.afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy

15.A.pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports

16.A.top B. end C. back D. side

17.A.so B. and C. or D. however

18.A.learnt B. remembered C. understood D. guessed

19.A.doctor B. child C. student D. teacher

20.A.read B. work C. teach D. show

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