题目内容
A harmonious society is like a symphony — each person contributes a small sound, but when __with other sounds, it becomes beautiful music.
A. combining B. combined C. being combined D. to be combined
B
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C
In any family with more than one child, chidren seem to naturally compete for their parents’ love and attention. Parents say they love every child equally. But is that true?
Susan, founder of a consulting firm in Chicago, interviewed 216 women and found that even though none of her questions asked directly about a parent favoring one child over another, about two-thirds of the women said there was a favored child. And they also remembered their experience when they were young. One of the women said, “My mother always liked my brother better, and he got to go to summer camp in 1968 and I didn’t.”
Plumez, who interviewed parents with both biological children and adoptive children for an adoption book in 2008, found that what matters most is whether your temperaments(性情) are pleasing. “In some cases, parents would say they felt closer to their adopted children,” she says, “Some parents like the children with characters similar to theirs. Two people who are shy and withdrawn might get along well, unless the shy parent doesn’t like that aspect of themselves and they try to push the naturally withdrawn child to be more extroverted.”
It could be a result of gender, birth order or how easy or difficult a child’s temperament may be, but a parent’s different treatment has far-reaching effects. Students have found that less-favored children may suffer emotionally, with decreased self-esteem and behavioral problems in childhood. Favoritism is a reason for the next generation not to like each other.
Experts say it is not realistic to say everyone should be treated equally, because no two people are the same and they relate differently to others.
“It does not mean that parent loves or likes one child more. It has to do with which one of them is independent,” says psychologist Laurie Kramer of the University of Illinois.
【小题1】The study carried out by Susan shows that ______.
| A．showing favoritism is common in many families |
| B．most mothers like their sons better than their daughters |
| C．only two-thirds of the women interviewed have more than a child |
| D．it is a favoritism that leads to absence of harmony in most families |
| A．independent | B．outgoing | C．clever | D．brave |
| A．Favoritism is not beneficial to the development of children |
| B．Parents’ favoritism to a certain child can’t be avoided in families |
| C．Parents may be favoring one of their children and don’t realize it |
| D．People are very much shaped by how they were treated by their parents |
| A．Parents’ favoritism can affect children deeply |
| B．Why do parents show favoritism to children? |
| C．Parents should give attention to all their children |
| D．Building a harmonious family is important to children |
你校正在开展创建和谐校园系列活动，其中包括“做文明学生，创和谐校园”英语演讲比赛，请根据以下要点准备一篇演讲稿，参加该活动。
| 1．文明行为使校园和谐，也是学生高素质的体现 2．文明行为：讲礼貌，有爱心； 维护校园环境，爱护一草一木； 勤奋学习，遵守校规 …… |
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
4．参考词汇；
文明行为civilized behaviors 和谐harmony (n.)
Good afternoon, teachers and students．I feel honored to make a speech here．The title is “Be a Civilized Student, Construct a Harmonious School”．
That’s all．Thank you!