Warning: reading too much Cinderella to your daughter may damage her emotional health in later life. A paper to be developed at the international congress of cognitive psychotherapy(认知心理疗法) in Gothenburg suggests a link between the attitudes of women abused by their parents and early exposure to the wrong sort of fairy tales. It says girls who identified with Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast were more likely to say in destructive relationships as adults.

The theory was developed by Susan Darker Smith, a psychotherapist at the University of Derby. She interviewed 67 female abuse survivors and found that 61 put up with severe abuse because they believed they could change their partners with patience, composition and love. The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. Hardly any of the women in a control group, who had not experienced abuse, thought they could change their partners in this way.

    The same view was taken by male survivors who had been abused as children. These women and men said they would leave a relationship rather than put up with abuse from a partner. Ms Darker Smith found the abused women were much more likely to identify with Cinderella and other submissive female characters in fairytales, who were later rescued by a stranger prince or hero.

Although most girls heard the stories, damage appeared to be done to those who adopted the characters as role models. “They believe if their love is strong enough they can change their parents’ behaviors,” she said.” Overexposure in children to stories that emphasize the transformational qualities of love may make women believe they can change their partners.” For example, they might never have understood the obvious flaw in the story of Rapunzel, who remained locked in a high tower until rescued by a knight on a white horse, who broke the door down. “The question,” said Ms Darker Smith, “is why she did not break the door down herself.”

The passage is especially intended for _________.

       A.parents with young daughters

       B.girls who like reading fairy stories

       C.girls who think they can change their partners

       D.parents with grown-up daughters

Cinderella, Rapunzel and Beauty in Beauty and the Beast are similar in that _________.

       A.They all married some princes

       B.They all changed their partners with love

       C.They were all abused by their partners

       D.They all put up with abuse

Which of the following statements is true of the women in a control group?

       A.They don’t believe in fairy tales.

       B.They don’t believe in the transformational qualities of love.

       C.They have also experienced abuse.

       D.They survived abuse.

What does the underlined word “submissive”in the 3rd paragraph probably mean?

       A.kind-hearted    B.passive     C.gentle      D.easy-going

It was a party. I was 18 and it was fresher(大一新生) week. I was at the beginning of a course in English Literature and full of enthusiasm for my subject. She was also 18 and enrolled in a course in physics.

“Your major is of no use to society. What will you do with it when you graduate, other than teach? Plus, you’re going to be poor your whole life,” she said. “You have no soul and your degree is boring. I don’t care how much money you’re going to earn. I’d rather be poor and don’t mind being a teacher. If I love my work I’ll have something far more meaningful than a big bank account!” came the reply.

And so it went, back and forth, neither of us giving the other an inch, each of us stubbornly committed to our prejudice. We were both ignorant, but our ignorance was also society’s ignorance. It had always been that way. Scientists mocked(嘲笑) humanists; humanists laughed at scientists. Back in the 1960s, the physicist-turned novelist C. P. Snow labeled the sciences-humanities divide “a problem of ‘the two cultures’” . He said it was bad for society. The modern world needed well-rounded people.

I think I know better now, but it would have helped if we had been encouraged to think a little more outside our science and arts “boxes”.

That’s why I believe it is healthy that China is beginning a debate on whether it’s wise for young people to have to choose which direction their careers – and lives – will take at such an early age. At the moment, in their second year of high school, students must choose either the sciences or the humanities. After making the choice, they focus their energies on passing the appropriate college entrance exam.

But now, people in China are asking: Is this forced, early decision good for young people or society? Young people need time to explore, to discover where their real talents and interests lie. There are more than just a few middle-aged people out there, stuck in jobs they hate because they made the wrong choice at the wrong time.

And from the point of view of society, isn’t it better for students to delay a while before they decide what to study? Scientists can benefit from learning to develop the critical skills associated with the humanities; students in the humanities, surely, only stand to gain by finding out a little more about science and technology, which are so important to the future of a developing country like China.

With any luck, in the future young people fresh to college will be better informed about the possibilities of education than people of my generation.

The author describes what happened at a fresher party to ________.

A. show that he was ready to defend the subject he enjoyed

B. lead up his argument that the sciences-humanities divide is harmful

C. prove that doing something meaningful is better than having a lot of money

D. describe how fierce students of different majors can be when arguing with each other

What was C. P. Snow’s attitude towards the sciences-humanities divide?

A. Indifferent.         B. Uncertain.         C. Positive.          D. Negative.

In the sixth paragraph, an example mentioning middle-aged people is used to show that ________.

A. students should not make decisions too early

B. not all people have a talent for or are interested in the sciences

C. these people did not have the chance to make a choice earlier in life

D. the earlier young people make a decision, the better it will be for them

According to the text, it is safe to say that ________.

A. sciences are more practical in the modern world

B. C. P. Snow was a novelist who became a physicist

C. future generations will be able to get more out of education

D. a command of both the sciences and humanities is important to society

What’s the best title for the article?

A. The sciences or the humanities, which to choose?

B. High school education in China

C. Isn’t it better to delay the choice of the career direction?

D. A better time to decide what to study

Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV,start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions.Before you know it,you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments,clean their room,or take out the trash.Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed.So instead of arguing about starting chores,just say,“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm,here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores.Put the ball back in their court.Don’t argue or fight with them,just say,“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm,then no video game time until chores are done.And if finishing those chores runs into homework time,that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand,when dealing with homework,keep it very simple.Have a time when homework starts,and at that time,all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done.If your kids say they have no homework,then they should use that time to study or read.Either way,there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him,make no bones about it;he is not ignoring you,he is disrespecting you.At that point,everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears.Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones — even if he tells you he can hear you.Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect.Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing.Remember,mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

According to the passage,it seldom happens that ________.

A.kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

B.parents’ directions sound like a broken record

C.children are ready to follow their parents’ directions

D.parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.

A.avoid direct ways of punishment      B.make them do things at their request

C.argue and fight with their children    D.allow their children to behave in their own way

When the kid is doing his homework,parents ________.

A.should provide him with a good learning environment

B.can do whatever they like

C.can stay aside watching TV

D.must switch off the power

It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A.parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B.it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C.parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D.kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and

control

The main idea of the passage is ________.

A.that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B.how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C.that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D.how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate.He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say.

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation.Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  .You can' t be positive all the time.How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today.You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood.' I  29  to be in a good mood.Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it.I choose to learn from it."

     "Yeah, right.It isn't that easy." I protested.

     "Yes it is, " Michael said."Life is all about choices.You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood.You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood.The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life."

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower.After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered.When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place.

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied."Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  .I chose to live."

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude.

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully. 40 is everything.

21.A.mood       B.sense       C.feeling      D.emotion

22.A.active     B.positive    C.reactive    D.negative

23.A.trainee    B.interviewee     C.employee  D.bee 

24.A.moved    B.interested        C.precious         D.curious

25.A.take it      B.hold it     C.make it    D.get it

26.A.make up B.take up    C.wake up         D.bring up

27.A.roads       B.choices     C.ways        D.methods

28.A.good B.pretty      C.nice D.smart

29.A.decide     B.choose      C.feel   D.require

30.A.cook        B.receiver    C.victim      D.leader

31.A.by     B.against     C.with        D.to

32.A.what        B.that C.how  D.which

33.A.thing B.incident   C.accident    D.state

34.A.help  B.care        C.rest   D.holiday

35.A.gone through   B.broken through C.looked through D.read through

36.A.sat  B.lay    C.stood       D.lied

37.A.move       B.leave       C.die  D.remove

38.A.so long as       B.in case of        C.instead of       D.because of

39.A.what        B.how C.that   D.which

40.A.Attitude         B.Choice     C.Person     D.World

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