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If you are hungry, what will you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like stomach, even your mind will be hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. So it silently begins to hide your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets its full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can’t I think?”, “Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well, this is the after-effect of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world which will answer all your “how-to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your oratorical (speech-making) skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you start speaking English or any other language fluently with your friends or other people, you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.
Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly. So guys, do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book and let me know!
49. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Hunger of the mind B. Stomach and Mind
C. Feed your Mind by reading D. Reading or Watching TV
50. You don’t know your mind is in hunger because _____.
A. you are not hungry
B. you keep it thinking of silly things
C. your creativity gets a full stop
D. you always meet with difficult problems
51. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of reading?
A. Reading can make your dream come true.
B. Reading can contribute to your vocabulary.
C. Reading can improve your spoken ability.
D. Reading can make people creative.
52. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _______.
A. comment and blame B. introduce and describe
C. explain and persuade D. advise and inform
查看习题详情和答案>>If you are hungry, what will you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like stomach, even your mind will be hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. So it silently begins to hide your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets its full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can’t I think?”, “Why am I always given the difficult problems?” Well, this is the after-effect of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.
Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world which will answer all your “how-to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never thought of in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your oratorical (speech-making) skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you start speaking English or any other language fluently with your friends or other people, you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.
Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly. So guys, do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book and let me know!
- 1.
What’s the best title of the passage?
- A.Hunger of the mind
- B.Stomach and Mind
- C.Feed your Mind by reading
- D.Reading or Watching TV
- A.
- 2.
You don’t know your mind is in hunger because _____.
- A.you are not hungry
- B.you keep it thinking of silly things
- C.your creativity gets a full stop
- D.you always meet with difficult problems
- A.
- 3.
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of reading?
- A.Reading can make your dream come true.
- B.Reading can contribute to your vocabulary.
- C.Reading can improve your spoken ability.
- D.Reading can make people creative.
- A.
- 4.
The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to _______.
- A.comment and blame
- B.introduce and describe
- C.explain and persuade
- D.advise and inform
- A.
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 rooms, 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 become
mature.
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
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
B. can do whatever they like
C. can stay aside watching TV
D. must switch off the power
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
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
When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your patents—just the two of you?
Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.
“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they’re doing and what they like,” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.
However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other after-school activities. But it’s possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.
That’s certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon’s class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off,” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”
Now Lauren gets to nag（央求） her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute,” she said. “But then he’ll turn around to do amazing drawings,” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it’s interesting to talk it over with him.”
Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can’t think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely,” he said.
68. The author raises the question at the beginning to_______.
A. expect an answer B. criticize some parents
C. introduce the topic D. support his argument
69. What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?
A. The two will become equal. B. The two will communicate more.
C. The child will learn art much better. D. The parent will learn something new.
70. We can learn from the text that_______.
A. Lauren used to talk a lot with her father B. Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren
C. Lauren dislikes her father’s drawings D. Dennis likes playing computer games
查看习题详情和答案>>When was the last time you did something really fun with one of your parents—just the two of you?
Parents who take their young children to music, swimming and art classes often stop arranging such activities once their kids are older and in school all day. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Doing something enjoyable with your kids just might make you look at each other in a whole new way, especially if you do it through a class or an event. When parent and child become students together, it puts them on the same level, at least for a while.
“I really like parents to come to class with their kids—they start sharing things and talking about what they’re doing and what they like,” said art teacher Pyper Dixon.
However, finding something new in common is a big choice for them, especially when kids get involved in sports and other after-school activities. But it’s possible to learn a new skill or hobby together.
That’s certainly true of Lauren, 11, of Silver Spring, who is in Dixon’s class with her father, Dennis. “I was just going to drop her off,” Dennis said, “but Dixon persuaded me to stay.”
Now Lauren gets to nag her father about doing his art homework. “He always leaves it to the last minute,” she said. “But then he’ll turn around to do amazing drawings,” she added, “We have different styles of drawing, so it’s interesting to talk it over with him.”
Without the Saturday morning art class, Dennis said, he would be reading the paper, and Lauren would be on her own in her room or on the computer. But they talk more now. “I can’t think of an experience where you communicate with your kid so closely,” he said.
1.The author raises the question at the beginning to_______.
A．expect an answer
B．criticize some parents
C．introduce the topic
D．support his argument
2.What does Dixon think is the benefit of parent and child studying art together?
A．They will become equal.
B．They will communicate more.
C．The child will learn art much better.
D．The parent will learn something new.
3.The underlined word “nag” in the text probably means _______.
A．urge B．help C．miss D．teach
4.We can learn from the text that_______.
A．Lauren used to talk a lot with her father
B．Dennis enjoys studying art with Lauren
C．Lauren dislikes her father’s drawings
D．Dennis likes playing computer games
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