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"Beating is a sign of affection, cursing (骂)is a sign of love."

Many may not expect to hear the words of the old Chinese saying in these modern times—with parents wealthier and better educated than they have ever been—but experts say they still ring true.

Today, it seems, Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way tosuccess.

"Good education doesn't mean letting your child enjoy privileges, especially our boys," said Song Wenming, an entrepreneur(企业家)in Jinhua, East China's Zhejiang province." They should be raised in tough conditions to know what to fight for in the future."

In August, Song sent his 17-year-old son to Valley Forge Military Academy (VFMA) in Pennsylvania. And he is far from alone, even though it takes a lot of money - around $48,000 per year —to send a child to a strict military school.

Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.

A few years ago, there were no Chinese students at Valley Forge. Today, there are 28."All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled," said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.

Song's only son, Song Siyu, had a rocky start during his first six weeks at the school. The teenager said he went to the school voluntarily but did not expect it to be as difficult.

Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.

"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals," said Song Siyu.'The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal."

But his enthusiasm is not universal. Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.

But for those who stick with it, there is a reward for all the hard work.

1.From the second paragraph, we can know the old Chinese saying _____.

A.is out of date in modern times.

B.is disagreed by rich parents.

C.is still worth trusting.

D.is deeply believed by better educated parent.

2.The underlined sentence means that _____

A.Song sent his only son to military school, so he feels lonely.

B.Song is the only one who sends his child t to military school.

C.There are other people sending their children to military school besides Song.

D.The fee of the military school is so high that only Song can afford it.

3.Song Siyu got some achievements in the military school except _____.

A.taking a bath in a short time               B.having his meal with his eyes closed

C.taking unreasonable criticism              D.improving his character

4.How many Chinese students are there at Valley Forge before this year?

A.10               B.13               C.15               D.25

5.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

A. It's likely that more and more Chinese students will attend VFMA.

B. Most Chinese parents approve of educating their children by beating and cursing nowadays.

C. Song Siyu had no difficulty in adjusting to the life at VFMA.

D. Most Chinese students support the way of education at VFMA.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析:“严是爱,松是害”这样的教育子女的方式现在仍然很受欢迎,本文讲述了很多父母把孩子送到管理的严格的军校去学习的情况。

1.C 推断题。根据文章第二段Chinese parents are more likely to send their children to pre-college military academies in the United States in the hope that some tough love will pave the way tosuccess.可知现在很多父母把孩子送到管理的严格的军校去学习,说明他们仍然相信严是爱。故C正确。

2.C 推理题。根据And he is far from alone, even though it takes a lot of money - around $48,000 per year —to send a child to a strict military school.

Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.可知越来越多的学生家长送孩子来这里,C项正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数3,4段Now, three months later, he has perfected the art of taking a bath in 35 seconds, finishing a meal without looking at his food, and making his bed with precision. He can even take criticism, no matter how unreasonable.和"The training is hard but I know it is good for self-development of individuals," said Song Siyu.'The endless training and scolding are just ways to build up our character, they are not personal."说明ACD三项都属于在这里取得的进步,B项表述不正确,并不是说学会了闭着眼睛吃饭。

4.D计算题。根据Today, there are 28."All of the Chinese students at Valley Forge came from wealthy families, some of them were spoiled," said Jennifer Myers, director of marketing and communications at the school.和Ten of the 13 Chinese students who joined the academy this year have transferred to other schools.说明在此之前有15个学生。故B正确。

5.A 推断题。根据第四段最后2行Statistics shows that an increasing number of Chinese students have been registering with such academies.说明越来越多的学生来这里学习了。故A正确。

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点评:本文讨论了“严是爱,松是害”这样的教育子女的方式现在仍然很受欢迎。本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上,把握文章的真正内涵。要吃透文章的字面意思,从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索,这是推理的前提和基础;要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工,由表入里,由浅入深,从具体到抽象,从非凡到一般,通过分析、综合、判定等,进行深层处理,符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事,断章取义,以偏概全。要忠实于原文,以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。

 

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An old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying.Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland.She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying.Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her.Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers.

Judy Kaczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA.Her daughter Tina was the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota.She said, "Our daughter was a very outgoing child.She was a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends.And over a period of time her grades fell completely.She started having health issues.She couldn't sleep.She wasn't eating.She had terrible stomach pains.She started clenching her jaw and grinding her teeth at night.Didn't want to go to school."

Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence.Or it can be verbal — for example, insults or threats.Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying.

And now there is cyberbullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages.It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.

The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s.The latest government study in the United States was released last year.It found that about one-third of students age twelve to eighteen were bullied at school.

Susan Sweater is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network.She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need.She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior, and bullies are often victims themselves.

From the case of Tina, we can know that            .

         A.bullying is rare                     B.victims suffered a lot

         C.schools are to blame                   D.personalities are related

Which of the following is NOT bullying?

         A.To beat someone repeatedly.                  B.To call someone names.

         C.To isolate someone from friends.  D.To refuse to help someone in need.

Why is cyberbullying appealing to the bully?

         A.Because it can involve more people.      B.Because it can create worse effects.

         C.Because it is more convenient.               D.Because it can avoid cheating.

According to Susan Sweater,           .

         A.bullies are anti-social                            B.bullies should give victims help

         C.students are not equally treated      D.bullies themselves also need help

Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

         A.Bullying—Old Irish Girl Committed Suicide

         B.15-Year-Old Irish Girl Committed Suicide

         C.Cyberbullying-Taking Off in Schools  

D.How to Find Bullying among Teens

完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Tong Shiqiang rushed into a kindergarten behind his primary school several times, carrying a __36__ of kids each time he rushed out of their classroom on that fateful(灾难的)day. Only 14 years old and 1.5m tall, Tong can now __37__ a national bravery award for saving seven children.

The grade-6 student was __38__ a Chinese language class in Zhongwang Primary School in Qishan village of Longnan city, one of the worst-hit areas in Gansu province, __39__ the deadly quake struck on May 12,2008. There were 49 __40__ students in his class at the time.

"Windows began rattling(嘎嘎响)and it __41__ as if lots of bees were singing underground," __42__ Tong Shuangxi, Tong Shiqiang's teacher and uncle. "The sound grew __43__ ... and then I __44__ it was an earthquake.”

The teacher cried: " __45__ out!" All the students ran out of the room immediately.

__46__ outside, Tong Shuangxi rushed toward the kindergarten where the children __47__ a nap (午睡). Tong Shiqiang ran with him.

Only three of the kids had __48__ to run out of their room when they __49__ the building. The rest were crying, too __50__ to move. It __51__ less than three minutes for them to carry out all the five- and six-year-olds to __52__.

    __53__ whether all the kids had been saved, Tong and his nephew had __54__ begun checking the name list when the classroom's walls fell down. "That's the only time I was scared," said Tong Shiqiang.

The 14-year-old is __55__ to be nominated (提名) for the child hero award, to be given by the Ministry of Education and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League.

A. score          B. dozen            C. couple       D. number

A. beat           B. win          C. show         D. give

A. listening      B. hearing      C. giving           D. attending

A. when           B. while            C. where            D. which

A. another            B. other            C. others           D. the other

A. looked         B. turned           C. appeared     D. seemed

A. reminds            B. remains      C. recalls          D. remarks

A. alouder            B. weaker       C. clearer          D. louder 

A. realized           B. found            C. thought      D. recognized

A. Nobody         B. Everybody        C. Somebody     D. Anybody

A. once            B. Before           C. Since            D. After

A. were having        B. have         C. had          D. having had

A. tried          B. wanted       C. managed      D. attempted

A. arrived            B. reached      C. got          D. escaped

A. surprised      B. moved            C. frightened       D. excited 

A. paid            B. spent            C. cost         D. took

A. safety         B. classroom        C. yard         D. hospital

A. No problem     B. No wonder        C. Not sure     D. Not know

A. ever           B. just         C. never            D. even

A. possible      B. probable     C. likely           D. maybe

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A. looked into         B. searched for     C. wondered about   D. glanced at

A. presented       B. sent             C. rushed           D. handed

A. hurt          B. beat             C. disappointed     D. puzzled

A. for            B. like             C. on           D. after

A. impress         B. make             C. consult      D. defeat

A. effect          B. phenomenon   C. challenge      D. scene

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A. apologize      B. beg          C. hide             D. complain

A. consider        B. imagine      C. appreciate       D. resist

A. hardly             B. ever             C. even             D. gradually

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A. while          B. though       C. but          D. because

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A. sensitive       B. uncomfortable    C. different        D. tense

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A. has scared    B. has taught         C. has held             D. has warned

A. realistic        B. real                 C. true                 D. authentic

A. something   B. everything                   C. nothing             D. anything

A. frightened    B. excited            C. delighted         D. overconfident

A. against      B. to                  C. down              D. over

A. come out      B. come up             C. come true          D. come across

A. fight        B. left                 C. suit              D. wrong

A. stop         B. perform            C. work             D. stay

A. created       B. written              C. made             D. composed

A. tells         B. reads                    C. suggests            D. goes

A. teenage      B. youth               C. mid-aged            D. old

A. considered   B. dreamed            C. suggested           D. tried

A. gentle       B. cold              C. depressed            D. explosive

A. lead         B. pop              C. proper             D. first

A. workers        B. strangers          C. classmates          D. colleagues

A. bagged       B. accepted           C. beat               D. finished

A. broke into    B. broke in          C. broke up            D. broke down

A. improving    B. doubting           C. wondering           D. considering

A. reach         B. have               C. adapt              D. contribute

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63.   The underlined words “that scientific opinion” in the third paragraph refers to the theory that ______.

A.birds like Snowball have the ability to keep the beat

B.humans are the only animals that can accurately keep rhythm with music

C.the brain and the nervous system contribute to some mental abilities

D.bird pets can have their special rhythm under human’s instruction

64.   From the fourth paragraph we may know that ______.

A.Patel is the only scientist who has studied Snowball’s moves.

B.Snowball is able to adjust his dancing to match the rhythm.

C.Snowball cannot dance to the versions of the song Everybody.

D.it is the brain and the nervous system that control the mental abilities.

65.   The idea of studying animals’ ability to keep the beat comes from ______.

A.bird lovers’ discovery

B.humans musical sense

C.the same abilities in children

D.videos of dancing birds

66.   According to the scientists, Snowball’s ability to dance to music is probably related to the fact that ______.

A.it is the only bird member of the Backstreet Boys band

B.it has the ability to imitate sounds

C.it is a kind of dancing parrot

D.it has the same abilities as preschool children

 

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