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2.Some children are natural-born bosses.They have a strong need to make decisions,manage their environment,and lead rather than follow.Stephen Jackson,a Year One student,"operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine,"says his mother."The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑).Later,I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones."
"Examine the extended family,and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent,aunt,uncle or cousin in every generation.It's an inheritable trait,"says Russell Barkley,a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina.Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak,hesitant,or in disagreement with each other.
Whether it's inborn nature or developed character at work,too much control in the hands of the young isn't healthy for children or the family.Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behavior,says family psychologist John Taylor.Children,he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation,"have secret feelings of weakness"and"a desire to feel safe."It's the parents'role to provide that protection.
When a"boss child"doesn't learn limits at home,the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family.The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches,for example,or trouble keeping friends.It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.
"I see more and more parents giving up their power,"says Barkley,who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years."They bend too far because they don't want to be as strict as their own parents were.But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills.Their kids,in turn,feel more anxious."
66.Bossy children like Stephen JacksonB
A.make good decisions                   B.show self-centeredness
C.lack care from others                 D.have little sense of fear
67.The underlined phrase"inheritable trait"in Paragraph 2 meansA
A.inborn nature                         B.developed character
C.accepted theory                       D.particular environment
68.The study on bossy behavior implies that parentsB.
A.should give more power to their children
B.should be strict with their children
C.should not be so anxious about their children
D.should not set limits for their children
69.Bossy children may probably becomeD.
A.relaxed           B.skillful         C.hesitant         D.lonely
70.What is the passage mainly about?C
A.How bossy behavior can be controlled.
B.How we can get along with bossy children.
C.What leads to children's bossy behavior.
D.What effect bossy behavior brings about.

分析 文章主要讲述了究竟是什么导致了孩子bossy的行为,原来的父母对他们的放纵,对他们的要求不够严格,导致他们缺乏安全感.

解答 66.B  细节题.从文章的第一段operates under the theory of what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine可以得出结论:这类孩子以自我为中心.
67.A.第二段的第一句话"Examine the extended family,and you'll probably find a bossy grandparent,aunt,uncle or cousin in every generation.可以得出文章开头说的人的几个本性特征是可以继承的.
68.B 推理题.从文章的第三段…too much control in the hands of young isn't healthy for the children or family和第四段…doesn't learn limits at home进行判断,家长应该set the limits.
69.D.细节题.从文章的倒数第二段最后一句It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.可以得到答案为D.
70.C 主旨题.文章的一段说明了什么样的孩子是bossy children,第二段说明了两种可能的原因(先天和后天),第三段挖掘了心里方面的原因; 下面又说了什么样的家庭更容易导致这种情况,所以答案是C.

点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项  (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.

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29.A.poorB.richC.strongD.honest
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31.A.will beB.would haveC.would beD.is going to be
32.A.soB.butC.thatD.if
33.A.theirB.aC.hisD.her
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36.A.thatB.itC.whatD.this
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B.The development of teaching methods.
C.The increase in the number of online classes
D.The growth in the income of Americans.
61.It can be learned from the passage thatD
A.students will be in school from Monday to Tuesday.
B.four-day week was first carried out in South Dakota.
C.Maccray will save one million dollars every year.
D.Minnesota state has approved the four-day week plan
62.The passage is mainly aboutA
A.some school's four-day week plan      
B.districts using a four-day week.
C.how to save on transportation fees.
D.expense of school transportation.
17.In the U.S.Mother's Day is a holiday celebrated on second Sunday in May.It is a day when children honor their mothers with cards,gifts and flowers.First  observance in Philadelphia in 1907,it is based on suggestions by Julia Ward Howe in 1872and by Anna Jarvis in 1907.
Although it wasn't celebrated in the U.S.until 1907,there were days honoring mothers even in the days of ancient Greece.In those days,however,it was Rhea,the Mother of the gods that was given honor.Later,in the 1600's,in England there was an annual celebration called"Mothering Sunday."It was celebrated during June,on the fourth Sunday,the servants,who generally lived with their employers,were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers.It was traditional for them to bring a special cake along to celebrate the occasion.
In the U.S.,in 1907Ana Jarvis,from Philadelphia,began a campaign to establish a national Mother's Day.Jarvis persuaded her mother's church in Grafton,West Virginia to celebrate Mother's Day on the second anniversary of her mother's death,the 2ed Sunday of May.The next day Mother's Day was also celebrated in Philadelphia,Jarvis and others began a letter-writing campaign to ministers,businessmen,and politicians asking to establish a national Mother's Day.They were successful.President Woodrow Wilson,in 1914,made the official announcement recognizing Mother's Day as a national celebration that was to be held each year on the 2nd Sunday of May.
Many other countries of the world celebrate their own Mother's Day at different times throughout the year.Denmark,Finland,Italy,Turkey,Australia,and Belgium celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday in May,as in the U.S.

56.Mother's Day in the U.S.was first celebratedB.
A.in 1872   B.in 1907   C.in the 1600's   D.in 1914
57.The underlined word"observance"in the first paragraph probably means
"A".
A.celebration   B.principle   C.holiday   D.campaign
58.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?C
A.All the mothers were given honor in the days of ancient Greece.
B.Only the servants'mothers were given honor on Mothering Sunday in England.
C.President Woodrow Wilson announced Mother's Day as a national celebration.
D.Ana Javis's mother probably died on the 2nd Sunday of May in 1907.
59.What could be the best title for this passage?A
A.Mother's Day of the U.S            B.Mother's Day of the world
C.Ana Jarvis and Mother's Day         D.Styles of Mother's Day.
7.Like many other places in the world,recently,Indiana education officials decided that the schools of the state will not be required to teach handwriting skills to students any longer.Instead,they will focus their energies on teaching students how to type.Is handwriting still an important skill?An online survey received some surprising responses.
Handwriting is not necessary.Students only need to know how to read it,and the only time that they must write something is to make a signature.Why stress them more than they need to be stressed?We already put so much pressure on them to perform on state tests.-Rita
Children don't write letters now.They send e-mails or text messages.A lot of those old ways are going away.How many bills do you pay by writing a check anymore?-Brown
Although my son is not comfortable with writing,I bought a workbook for him to practice his handwriting.Can you imagine being an adult and not being able to sign a document?-Susan
What a shame!I guess one day it will be a lost art,because handwriting is that personal and beautiful.It has personality-Anna
The school where I worked dropped handwriting several years ago.Unless the students have computers in class,they will not be able to take notes at high speed.I have to speak very slowly and stop after a sentence or two because many students write very slowly.-Helen
The same thing happened here in Tennessee this past year.I think it's a shame.I just received a handwritten letter from my stepmother and it meant that she spent time sitting and writing.Such a letter brought me a good feeling.-Kathy
Children should still learn writing,for the sake of having a skill that all people can communicate with.I certainly appreciate a handwritten note of thanks or news from my children and grandchildren.-Ruth
71.What is the passage mainly about?C
A.Some advice by Indiana education officials.
B.The importance of learning typing in schools.
C.A discussion about the importance of handwriting.
D.The popularity of computers in schools.
72.What both Rita and Brown have in common is that they believeB.
A.It's difficult for students to learn writing     
B.In many cases,handwriting is useless.
C.Handwriting has caused many problems     
D.Students show no interest in handwriting
73.Which of the following is TRUE?B
A.It's of no use for students to learn writing at school.
B.Susan values her son's handwriting very much.
C.Handwriting has already become a lost art.
D.Kathy doesn't like the typed letters from others.
74.In Kathy's opinion,in a way,handwritingA.
A.Could work as a feeling connection       
B.Was her stepmother's favorite
C.Was completely dropped in Tennessee
D.Brought much fun to her family
75.What can we learn from the passage?D
A.Typing had already replaced handwriting worldwide.
B.Susan's son cannot write his own name by hand.
C.Ruth enjoys writing to her children and grandchildren.
D.Handwriting can make one different from others.
14.If Confucius(孔子)were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28birthday with a big cake,there would be a lot of candles(蜡烛).He'd need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out.
While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day,few people in the United States will give him a passing thought.It's nothing personal.Most Americans don't even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes.
But this doesn't mean that Americans don't care about Confucius.In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China.
In the past twenty years,the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities.More recently,the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes(孔子学院) in more than 80countries.These schools teach both Chinese language and culture.The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art,history and philosophy(哲学).Students in the United States,at the same time,are racing(比赛)to learn Chinese.So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States.Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers.
So the old thinker's ideas are still alive and well.
Today China attracts the West more than ever,and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West.
As for the old thinker,he will not soon be forgotten by people in the west,even if his birthday is.

72.The opening paragraph is mainly intended toB.
A.provide some key facts about Confucius
B.attract the readers'interest in the topic
C.show great respect for the ancient thinker
D.prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
73.We can learn from Paragraph 4that American studentsA.
A.have a great interest in studying Chinese
B.take an active part in Chinese competitions
C.try to get high scores in Chinese exams
D.fight for a chance to learn Chinese
74.What is the best title for the passage?C
A.Forgotten Wisdom in America
B.Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
C.Old Thinker with a Big Future
D.Chinese Culture for Westerners
75.The passage is likely to appear in aC.
A.leaflet         B.history paper
C.newspaper       D.philosophy textbook.
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The report also showed that the main reasons employees give up their remaining annul leave are due to pressures at work and their failing to appreciate that taking a break could make them more productive and,in turn,boost the economy in the long term.
The research,done by price comparison website Travel Supermarket,found that more than one in four of those who will give up their remaining holidays (28percent) will do so due to pressures at work.Bob Atkinson,travel expert for Travel Supermarket said:"As the economy is not so satisfying,it's no surprise that people are cautious to take all their leave,especially if they feel stressed and uncertainty at work."Nine percent of the 2,020people surveyed also said they would feel guilty about taking the leave because their work would have to be taken care of by their colleagues.A further three percent said they would be concerned about how taking time off would look to their employer,while the same percentage said they did not want to miss anything interesting or beneficial at work in the time they would be away.
Vicky Redwood,chief UK economist at Capital Economics,said:"Suppose that there are about 250working days in a year,getting an extra five‘free'days of work from their employees could in theory boost the output of  the economy by about two percent.On the other hand,if workers are less productive as a result of not getting enough breaks from work,taking all the annual leave,in fact,will perhaps increase the economy."

41.According to the report,in UK more than a million workersD.
A.will not ask for leave in their working days
B.will take five days leave on average
C.will work 500million days freely for their employers
D.will not take all their holiday leave this year
42.Which of the following is NOT a reason why employees don't take all their holiday leave?C
A.They have a lot of pressures at work.
B.They don't realize that they will be more productive after taking a break.
C.They are busy and have no time because they have a lot of work to do.
D.They don't think it proper to have their work taken care of by their colleagues.
43.According to the report above,three percent of the people don't take all their holiday leave becauseA.
A.they are worried about their employer's view on their taking holidays
B.they are under great pressure from the work
C.they are afraid of being found by their employers while taking holidays
D.they worry about losing their jobs after taking holidays
44.From what Vicky Redwood said,we can infer thatB.
A.employees'extra five days of work will certainly boost the output of the economy by about two percent.
B.not getting enough breaks from work may cause workers less productive
C.in order to boost output in the economy,employees should give up some holidays
D.the more leave the employees take,the better the economy will become
45.The passage is mainly aboutB.
A.a report about how the workers in UK take their holidays
B.the fact that one million employees in UK don't take all their annual leave
C.how the pressures at work affect the workers in UK
D.reasons why employees give up their right to take holidays.
12.Baby girls make their way directly for dolls as soon as they can crawl(爬行),while boys will head for cars,a study has shown.The findings,the first to show differences in very young babies,suggest there is a biological basis to their preferences.
Psychologists Dr Brenda Todd from City University London carried out an experiment involving 90 babies aged 9 months to 36 months.The babies were allowed to choose from seven toys.Some were typically boys'toys----a car,a digger,a ball and a blue teddy.The rest were girls'toys:a pink teddy,a doll and a cooking set.They were placed a meter away from the toys;and could pick whichever toy they liked; their choice and the amount of time they spent playing with each toy were recorded.
Of the youngest children (9 to 14 months),girls spent significantly longer playing with the doll than boys,and boys spent much more time with the car and ball than the girls did.Among the two and three-year-olds,girls spent 50 percent of the time playing with the doll while only two boys briefly touched it.The boys spent almost 90 percent of their time playing with cars,which the girls barely touched.There was no link between the parents'view on which toys were more appropriate for boys or girls,and the children's choice.
Dr Brenda Todd said,"Children of this age are already exposed(显示出) to much socialization.Boys may be given‘toys that go'while girls get toys they can care for,which may help shape their preference.But these findings agree with the former idea that children show natural interests in particular kinds of toys.There could be a biological basis for their choices.Males through evolution(进化,发展) have been adapted to prefer moving objects,probably through hunting instincts(本能),while girls prefer warmer colors such as pink,the color of a newborn                             
60.Baby boys and girls have different toy preferences probably becauseD.
A.baby boys are much more active    
B.baby girls like bright colors more 
C.their parents treat them differently   
D.there is a natural difference between them.
61.What can we infer from Paragrah3?C
A.Nine-month-old baby boys don't play with dolls at all.
B.Two-year-old baby girls sometimes play with cars and balls
C.The older the babies are,the more obvious their preference is
D.Parents should teach their babies to share each other's toys
62.What conclusion did Dr.Brenda Todd draw from the results of the study?B
A.A dults purposely influence their babies preference.
B.Babies'preference isn't affected by social surroundings
C.Baby boys preferring to moving toys will be good at hunting
D.Baby girls preferning warmer colors will be warm-hearted
63.We may read this article in aAsection of a newspaper
A.science    B.health     C.education     D.entertainment.

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