题目内容
Children have their own rules in playing games. They seldom need a referee(裁判) and rarely trouble to keep scores. They don’t care much about who wins or loses, and it doesn’t seem to worry them if the game is not finished.Yet, they like games that depend a lot on luck, so that their personal abilities cannot be directly compared.They also enjoy games that move in stages, in which each stage, the choosing of leaders, the picking-up of sides, or the determining of which side shall start, is almost a game in itself.Grown-ups can hardly find children’s games exciting, and they often feel puzzled at why their kids play such simple games again and again. However, it is found that a child plays games for very important reasons. He can be a good player without having to think whether he is a popular person, and he can find himself being a useful partner to someone of whom he is ordinarily afraid.He becomes a leader when it comes to his turn. He can be confident, too, in particular games, that it is his place to give orders, to pretend to be dead, to throw a ball actually at someone, or to kiss someone he has caught.
It appears to us that when children play a game they imagine a situation under their control. Everyone knows the rules, and more importantly, everyone plays according to the rules. Those rules may be childish, but they make sure that every child has a chance to win.
1. What is true about children when they play games?
A.They can stop playing any time they like.
B.They can test their personal abilities.
C.They want to pick a better team.
D.They don’t need rules.
2. To become a leader in a game the child has to ________.
A.play well
B.wait for his turn
C.be confident in himself
D.be popular among his playmates
3. What do we know about grown-ups?
A.They are not interested in games.
B.They find children’s games too easy.
C.They don’t need a reason to play games.
D.They don’t understand children’s games.
4. Why does a child like playing games.?
A.Because he can be someone other than himself.
B.Because he can become popular among friends.
C.Because he find he is always lucky in games.
D.Because he likes the place where he plays a game.
5. The writer believes that ________.
A.children should make better rules for their gamesV
B.children should invite grown-ups to play with them
C.children’s games can do them a lot of good
D.children play games without reasons
Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure(压力). It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
【小题1】The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” means “______”.
A.Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space |
B.Living space requirements are not always the same |
C.The world requires the same amount of living space |
D.Nobody needs a required amount of living space |
A.they have limited living space |
B.they are brought up in a large family |
C.it satisfies(满足) their psychological space needs |
D.the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents |
A.Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth. |
B.Economic situation decides one’s amount of space needs. |
C.People in different countries demand(need) different psychological space. |
D.Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future. |
A.American Way of Living |
B.Psychological Space |
C.Space Needs in Different Countries |
D.Psychological Space and Economic Pressure |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their
friends. They believe that their family members, especially their parents, don’t
know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only turn to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or many friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The question of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
1. Many teenagers think their____ know them better than their parents do.
A.friends |
B.teachers |
C.brothers and sisters |
D.classmates |
2.When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is to___.
A.turn to their friends |
B.talk with their parents |
C.have a discussion with their family |
D.talk with their friends on the phone |
3.The passage suggests (暗示) that___ .
A.parents cannot choose friends for their children successfully |
B.perhaps some children’s friends are chosen by their parents |
C.children won’t let their parents choose friends for them |
D.parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them |
4.Which of the following do you think is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
B.In all families, children can choose everything they like. |
C.Parents should try their best to understand their children better. |
D.Teenagers can only turn to their friends for help. |