题目内容
That afternoon Molly almost danced along the street, as she walked home with her father from the station. They had seen Mrs. Gibson and Cynthia off to London. She wished her stepmother would take herself off to London much more often.
“Well now, Dad.” she said, “I’m going to have you all to myself for a whole week. You must be very obedient（服从的，听话的）.”
“I hope you aren’t going to boss me, Molly. You’re walking me out of breath already. We mustn’t pass Mrs. Goodmays in our hurry.” They crossed the street to speak to Mrs. Goodmays, one of the doctor’s patients. “We’ve just been seeing my wife and daughter off to London. They’ve gone up for a week.”
“Dear me, to London, and only for a week!” said Mrs. Goodmays, with surprise. “It seems hardly worth the packing. It’ll be lonely for you, Molly, without your stepsister.”
“Yes,” said Molly, suddenly feeling as if she ought to have taken this view of the case “I’ll miss Cynthia.”
“And you, Dr. Gibson, I hope you won’t feel like widower(鳏夫) once again. You must come and have supper with me one evening. What about Tuesday?”
Dr. Gibson felt a sharp blow on his leg from the toe of Molly’s shoe, but even so he accepted the invitation, much to the old lady’s satisfaction.
A moment later Molly said to him, “How could you go and waste one of our precious evenings! We’ve only go five now. I’ve been planning all sorts of things for us two tonight.” “What sort of things?”
“Oh, I don’t know. Things you used to like.” She looked at him fearlessly. “Forbidden things now.”
Her father’s eyes lit up, but his face remained serious. “I’m got going to be pulled down, Molly. With hard work and sensible guidance I’ve reached a very height of civilized behavior, and there I’m going to stay.”
“Oh, no, you are not. We’re having bread and cheese for supper tonight, in armchairs in front of the TV! And you shall wear you dressing-gown at breakfast tomorrow-and every morning for a week! And you shall read the paper at the dining table! That’s only a start. I haven’t finished by a long way yet.”
1．What were Molly’s feelings as they walked home?
A．She wished she had gone to London too.
B．She was pleased to be alone with her father.
C．She was looking forward to meeting Mrs. Goodmays.
D．She hated being apart from Cynthia.
2．From the underlined sentence in the 4th paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Goodmays thought
_____________.
A．Mr. Gibson should have gone with them
B．Mr. Gibson would be a widower again
C．Mrs. Gibson should stay in London longer
D．Mrs. Gibson should have taken Molly with them
3．From the passage we can be certain that ____________.
A．Mrs. Gibson is strict with her husband and daughters
B．Mrs. Gibson has no children of her own
C．Mrs. Gibson never treated Molly well
D．Mr. Gibson is not satisfied with his present life
4．When Molly kicked her father, ___________.
A．she wanted him to turn down the invitation
B．she meant she didn’t expect the return of Cynthia
C．it seemed to have been a pure accident
D．it showed she was pleased to have been invited
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A
During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another .Understandably so. Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything, from organized sports to music, dance and more. But we can overdo it, leaving our children feeling a little burnt out, and according to parent educator Diane Loisie ,it’s their school work which suffers the most. “After school, if they’re busy in a number of sporting events, besides they need to do their homework, then the time they’ll feel sleepy is in the classroom. Your child needs free time. So if you’re filling up that after school time, then it’s during the day that they’re going to be taking a break.”
Professor Claire McDermott agrees that there’s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activities away. “Relaxing time is important for children. It’s time just to do the things they want to do. A child can go up to their room, or they can play around. It doesn’t look like productive time; parents certainly wouldn’t be saying ‘Wow, are they ever learning things now?’ But this relaxing time gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day. It helps a child prepare for sleep, but it also helps to understand the learning that’s gone on that day.”
It’s hard to prevent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons. After all, many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activities in the arts or sports is a part of that. However, Loisie feels that in the long run most children feel better with just a few key activities because it gives them an opportunity to master them. “When we get our children in too many activities because we want our children to experience everything, then what we’re doing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gaining a skill.” So choose your children’s activities wisely. It may be one of the best things you’ve ever done for your kids… and for the family drivers!
1.What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?
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A．They can get bored easily about everything. |
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B．They might have no time to do the homework. |
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C．They might not pay much attention to learning. |
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D．They cannot easily focus on learning during the day. |
2.What should we think of children’s playing around aimlessly?
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A．It is productive. |
B．It is helpful. |
C．It is a bad habit. |
D．It is a waste of time. |
3.Why should parents limit the activities our children attend?
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A．Because children have no time. |
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B．Because children cannot learn many things. |
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C．Because children do not have enough sleep. |
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D．Because children cannot focus on too many activities. |
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
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A．Don’t be children’s drivers after school. |
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B．Choose activities for your children wisely. |
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C．Make your children learn as much as possible. |
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D．Let children learn something from various subjects. |