“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard. wrote Oscar Wilde.“This is the only proper basis for family life. It's hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this week's cover photo or the pictures 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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“Fathers should be neither seen nor heard，” wrote Oscar Wilde.“This is the only proper basis for family life.” It's hard to say what Wilde would have thought of this week's cover photo or the pictures inside of dads and their children.Several clearly oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached(使分开) from the parenting process and that's just what the photographers intended.

Gregory Heisler，who did the cover photograph，says he wanted the image to show genuine affections.So，rather than use professional models，he went out and found some “real dads and their real kids”. Adds Heisler, “Instead of doing some skilful，overproduced photographs，I wanted something more authentic to the experience of being a father.” This isn't the first time that Heisler，39，has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME.His photographs have decorated the front of the magazine some 20 times，ranging from Olympic athlete Jackie JoynerKersee and director Davis Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for “Man of the Year” issues in 1991 and 1992，respectively.But this week's TIME cover has special meaning，he says，because he and his wife had their first child，Lucy，16 months ago.

The pictures appearing inside were all done by photographer Jeffrey Lowe.Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet，he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child.Of all the pictures，Lowe was most deeply touched by the fathertobe embracing his pregnant wife.

While most of the credit for the pictures rightly goes to those behind the camera，cover coordinator(协调者) Linda Freeman and assistant picture editor Mary Worrell Bousquette，who work behind the scenes，also deserve praise.Freeman，for instance，had the challenging task of making arrangements for the group portrait of child movie stars that appears on page 62. She says, “My greatest reward is working with these talented artists.”Bousquette edited the pictures that appear inside.“I wanted our story to show the many faces of fatherhood，”she says.At least in this issue，those fathers are seen as well as heard.

20．In this week's TIME the photographers wanted ________．

A．to show Oscar Wilde's view had gone out of date

B．to show honor to the famous playwright Oscar Wilde

C．to support Oscar Wilde's view

D．to say sorry to Oscar Wilde

21．In Oscar Wilde's view，________．

A．fathers should stay actively involved in their children's lives

B．there should be distance between fathers and children in family life

C．what fathers enjoy most is family life

D．fathers aren't sure about what they should do at home

22．Jeffrey Lowe managed to show fathers' feelings accurately in his photos by ________．

A．trying to experience fatherhood himself

B．spending most of his time with his pregnant wife

C．studying the relationship between each member in a family

D．mixing with many fathers and their children

23．Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A．Heisler has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME several times.

B．Mary Worrell Bousquette is a cover coordinator.

C．Lowe was most deeply touched by his pregnant wife.

D．The author praises the work by the photographers and the editors.

在哺育和关爱孩子的过程中，父亲不应该袖手旁观，而要负起该负的责任。

20．A　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Several clearly oppose the outdated idea of fathers as detached (使分开) from the parenting process and that's just what the photographers intended”可知，《时代》的摄影师们认为Oscar Wilde的观点已经过时了。

21．B　推理判断题。根据文章开头“‘Fathers should be neither seen nor heard，’wrote Oscar Wilde.‘This is the only proper basis for family life.'”可推知，Oscar Wilde认为在家庭生活中，父亲要和孩子们保持一定的距离，故答案为B项。

22．D　细节理解题。从第三段中的“Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet，he observed many warm moments of parenting by spending a lot of private time with each dad and child.”可以看出，Lowe通过观察那些父亲和孩子在一起的温馨时刻来获得灵感。

23．A　正误判断题。由第二段中的“This isn't the first time that…some 20 times”可知A项正确。由第四段的第一句可知B项错误；由第三段的最后一句可知C项错误；通读全文可知，D项在文中没有信息支持，故可排除。

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The next day dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.

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A. He was silent most of the time.

B. He was too proud of himself.

C. He did not love his children.

D. He expected too much of her.

57. When the author went out with her father on weekend, she would feel .

A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe

58. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

A. More critical. B. More talkative

C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hard-working.

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"Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking," said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.

"Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke."

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BC Social Report, August 14, 2010

Scandinavians may spend a lot of the winter in darkness but they are the happiest people in Europe, according to a study showed this month. Countries like Denmark and Finland scored highest on the study of happiness in Europe carried out by Cambridge University, which also found that the sunny southern countries of Italy, Portugal and Greece got the least joy out of life.

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