【题目】I first went to Harrow in the summer term. The school had the biggest swimming pool I had ever seen. It was a good joke to come up behind a naked boy, and push him into the pool. I made quite a habit of this with boys of my own size or less.

One day 1 saw a boy wrapped in a towel on the side of the pool. He was no bigger than I was, so I thought him a fair game. Coming secretly behind, I pushed him in, holding on to his towel so that it would not get wet, I was surprised to see an angry face come out from the water, and a being of great strength making its way by fierce strokes(猛力地划)to the shore. I fled, but in vain. He overtook me, seized me violently, and threw me into the deepest part of the pool. I soon climbed out on the other side, and found myself surrounded by a crowd of younger boys. ‘‘Do you know what you have done?" they said, It's Amery ;he is in Grade Six. He is champion at gym. He has got his football honor.

I was frightened and felt ashamed. How could I tell his position when he was wrapped in a bath towel and so small. He didn't seem pleased at all, so I added in a most brilliant word, My father, who is a great man, is also small. At this he laughed, and after some general words about my rude behavior and how I had better be careful in the future, signified the incident was closed.

【1】The writer thought Amery "a fair game "because the boy ________.

A. looked like an animal

B. was fond of games

C. was of similar size

D. was good at sports

【2】 The writer felt" ashamed" because ________.

A. he was laughed at by other boys

B. Amery turned out to be in the same grade

C. he pushed Amery hard and hurt him

D. he played a joke on an outstanding athlete

【3】 By saying My father, who is a great man, is also smallthe writer ________.

A. tried to please Amery

B. challenged Amery

C. threatened Amery

D. admired his father

【4】 Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer could run faster than Amery.

B. The writer liked playing on boys of all sizes.

C. Amery was a student in Grade Four,

D. Amery forgave the writer for his rude behavior.

【5】 What does the underlined word "overtook" mean?

A. caught hold of

B. caught up with

C. took a look at

D. shouted at

【题目】The back-to-school season is upon us, and once again, parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies. It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.

American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year. The educational process feels more than ever like a race, one that starts in pre-school and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college. Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades, test scores and IQ. And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance, optimism, responsibility, and self-control, which together do more to determine success than S.A.T. scores or I.Q.

There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills. If you’re concerned only with a child’s G.P.A., then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school. With real challenge comes the risk of real failure. And in a competitive academic environment, the idea of failure can be very scary, to students and parents alike.

But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character. Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood. “Overcoming those obstacles,” the researchers assumed, “could teach effective coping skills, help engage social support networks, create a sense of mastery over past adversity, and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”

By contrast, when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper; when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character-building experiences. As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written, that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood, when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.

In the classroom and outside of it, American parents need to encourage children to take chances, to challenge themselves, to risk failure. In the meantime, giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.

Back to School: Why Perseverance Is More Important than Good Grades?

Common phenomena

Parents throughout America【1】 their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.

Many American parents don’t【2】 enough importance to their kids’ character building.

The writer’s【3】

Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.

Evidence and 【4】 findings

Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may【5】 them from learning some valuable skills.

Parents concerned only with a kid’s G.P.A. have a【6】 to minimize the challenges the child faces.

Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are 【7】 and more confident than those who haven’t.

Denying kids character-building experiences can【8】 in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.

The writer’s suggestions

【9】 kids to be risk-takers.

Give kids room to experience【10】 .

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