Is early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learning through playing to develop the child’s physical, sensory, communicational and social developmentEarly childhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formally trained before they are old enough for Kindergarten

There are good reasons for the government to push early childhood educationStudies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in lifeFurther studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or go to jail

There are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too earlyTime Magazine online explains that “the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work” I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high schoolYet parents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better off he or she is, so they push to start children earlier

Actually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a “false start”, as the gains are lost in middle and high school yearsIt seems that environment is a bigger factor on life’s success than early educationHead Start programs have not achieved its original goal in closing the achievement gap in poor and middle school childrenPerhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap

1.The purpose of the government valuing the early childhood education is ________

Ato develop the children’s communication

Bto give orphaned children good care and education

Cto get the children prepared for the kindergarten

Dto train the children formally and regularly

2.According to the studies, which of the following is True?

AChildren with good early education may have a rich life

BThe orphaned children are usually unhappy in their life

CChildren without early education can do well at school

DHead Start programs are helpful to the poor children

3.“the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work” suggests that _________

Athe early childhood education is helpless to the child’s grade

Bit is good for the young children to receive early education

Cthe early education can help the children follow the grade

Dthe younger the children are, the cleverer they will be

4.The author’s attitude toward the early childhood education is _________

Apuzzling?? ????????????? ? Bobjective?? ????????????? Cindifferent?? ????????????? Dapproving

5.The main idea of the last passage is that __________

Athe early childhood education is very necessary

BHead Start programs have helped the children a lot

Cenvironment is the most important to life’s success

Dbetter ways should be found to help the poor children

 

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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。

Wranglers(争吵者) and Stranglers(扼杀者)

Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative  36   talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their   37    to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men  38   regularly to read and critique (评论) each other's work. And critique it they did!

These men were merciless with one another. They  39   the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their  40   .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the  41   of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”.

In order to  42   , the women of literary talent in the university  43   to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They  44   themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their  45   one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more  46   , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was   47   .

Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友;男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的;彻底的)  48    of his classmates' careers when he   49    a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the  50   young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary   51    of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful   52   , some of national renown (名望;声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.

Talent between the two?Probably the same. Level of   53   ?Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an)   54   .The Stranglers   55    an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.

1.A. architectural              B. artistic                   C. literary                  D. musical

2.A. strength                      B. ability                    C. performance       D. power

3.A. gathered                             B. organized    C. challenged           D. collected

4.A. turned                        B. translated    C. combined    D. divided

5.A. appreciation              B. criticism                C. assessment           D. judgment

6.A. leaders                       B. organizers  C. members              D. arrangers

7.A. participate                           B. practice                C. succeed                D. compete

8.A. determined               B. agreed                  C. promised     D. dreamed

9.A. regarded                             B. called                    C. thought                 D. recognized

10.A. works                        B. letters                   C. books                    D. papers

11.A. fantastic                            B. critical                   C. positive                 D. serious

12.A. required                            B. spared                   C. made                     D. encouraged

13.A. experiment             B. study            C. analysis                 D. judgment

14.A. reflected                           B. resolved               C. explained    D. noticed

15.A. optimistic                          B. confident              C. bright                    D. honest

16.A. achievement                    B. influence              C. contribution         D. improvement

17.A. engineers                          B. writers                  C. doctors                 D. lawyers

18.A. courage                             B. patience               C. education    D. skill

19.A. reward                     B. favor            C. honor                    D. lift

20.A. ruined                      B. lightened              C. promoted             D. enjoyed

 

Mr. Harris used to work in Dover, but then he changed his work, and he and his wife moved to another town. They did not have many friends there, but they soon met a lot of interesting people, and after a few weeks, they often went to dinner or to parties at other people’s houses.

Then Mrs. Harris said to her husband, “We’ve been to a lot of other people’s houses, and now we must invite them to our house, mustn’t we?”

“Yes, certainly,” answered her husband, “A big party will be the easiest thing, won’t it? Then we can start to invite people to dinner in small numbers next month.”

So Mrs. Harris said, “Yes, I’ll invite all our friends here to a big party on 5th December.”

“How many will that be?” Mr. Harris asked. “Don’t invite too many.”

Mrs. Harris was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, “Party. 6.30 to 8.30 p.m.”

“That isn’t very nice, is it?” he said. “You’re telling our guests that they must go at 8.30.” So Mrs. Harris just wrote “Party. 6.30 p.m.”

A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they did not go home at 8.30. In fact they were still there at mid-night when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived. He said, “You must stop making a noise, because someone has complained.”

Mr. Harris said he did not want to quarrel with the policeman, so everyone went home. They were sorry to have to go.

When Mr. and Mrs. Harris were alone again, she said to him. “That was a surprise, wasn’t it? Who complained about the noise?”

“I did,” Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.

1.Why did Mr. Harris and his wife move to another town?

A.They wanted to make some new friends.

B.Mr. Harris changed his work.

C.They wanted to meet a lot of interesting people.

D.They enjoyed going to parties and visiting other people’s houses.

2.What made Mr. and Mrs. Harris hold a party at their house?

A.It was easy to hold a big party at home.

B.They could ask people to dinner in small numbers.

C.They had gone to other people’s parties many times.

D.They liked making friends with others.

3.How long would Mrs. Harris like the party to last?

A.From the morning till night.                B.About fourteen hours.

C.About two hours.                       D.Till midnight

4.When did the party end that evening?

A.At about 8.30.

B.When the policeman talked with Mr. Harris on the phone.

C.About twelve o’clock..

D.When someone telephoned the police station.

5.Why did Mr. Harris telephone the policeman about the noise?

A.Because someone rang his door bell many times at mid-night.

B.He did not want his friends to stay late that night.

C.His friends had a good time that night and also feel tired.

D.Because he hated the noise.

 

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