We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

    The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

    Each of the guests made a particular fuss(小题大做) over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

    I thought to myself that we adults（成年人）usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.

    But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined（比....更出色）. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

    I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

    She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"

    I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

    Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means ______.

     A. show much concern about              

B. have a special effect on

     C. list jobs to be done for                 

D. do good things for

Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.

     A. the guest gave her more coats to carry    

B. she didn't look as pretty as Kelly

     C. the guests praised her sister more than her             

D. her mother didn't introduce her to the guests

We can conclude from the passage that ______.

     A. parents should pay more attention to the elder children

     B. the younger children are usually more easily hurt

     C. people usually like the younger children more

     D. adults should treat children equally

Which of the following statements is right?

     A. Kristen and Kelly are not getting along with each other.

       B. Kristen is older than Kelly.                           

C. The mother likes Kristen more than Kelly.

     D. People usually talk more to Kelly than they do to Kristen.

____out after a long walk ,Tom called and said he couldn’t come to the party.

1. A.
   Having worn
2. B.
   Being worn
3. C.
   To wear
4. D.
   Worn

Many parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communication is often the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth. One common mistake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age….” Eighteen-year-old Kelly calls lectures “long, one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”

Kids reflexively（条件反射地） shut down in the face of a lecture. Their eyes glaze over, and they don’t register any incoming information. Listen to 13-year-old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad. “First, they scream. Then comes the ‘We’re so disappointed’ speech. Then the ‘I never did that to my parents’ lecture begins. After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back.”

Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial. But many of our expert parents, like Bobby, a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on clichés（陈词滥调）to justify our actions, we weaken our position.

Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevance to them. Therefore, good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasons for your actions in present language: ‘I’m not letting you go to the party because I don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）.’”

Betty, who lives in Missiouri, uses an indirect approach. “I find that warnings are accepted more readily if I discuss a news article on a subject I am concerned about. My husband and I talk about it while our children absorb the information. Then they never think I’m preaching(布道).”

This really helped when Betty’s kids began driving. Instead of constantly repeating “Don’t drink; don’t speed,” she would talk about articles in the paper and express sympathy for the victims of a car crash. Betty made no special effort to draw her kids into the conversation. She depended on a teenager’s strong desire to put in his opinions---especially if he thinks he isn’t being asked for them.

1.The purpose of the passage is to _________.

A．compare two ways of parents` communicating with their kids

B．explain why kids won’t listen to their parents

C．give parents advice on how to communicate with their kids

D．introduce kids` reaction to the communication between them and their parents

2.Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A．Kids won’t listen to their parents because they think what their parents say is boring.

B．Kids don’t like any discussion at all.

C．Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong.

D．Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions.

3. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?

A．讨论             B．对话             C．插话             D．独白

4.Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?

A．Something related to kids’ present life

B．Kids possible life in the future

C．Parents` own experience

D．What parents have done to their own parents.

5.In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should______.

A．tell their kids to listen carefully

B．arouse kids’ desire to express themselves.

C．list out as many examples as possible

D．set out their warnings directly

下列各句中均有一处错误，找出错误处并改正在题后的横线上。
【小题1】 Meet my teacher, after all thirty years in Boston, was an unforgettable
moment for me, one I will always treasure.                        __________
【小题2】 From the puzzling look on the students’ faces, I know they didn’t
understand me clearly.                                         __________
【小题3】 The government is trying hard to have the people’s living standard risen.. __________
【小题4】 I will not go to the party unless being invited.                      __________
【小题5】Mum promised to buy an English-English dictionary to me as a present.  __________
【小题6】All the neighbors admire this family that the parents are treating their
child like a friend.                                          __________
【小题7】 The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% of
them are sold abroad.                                           _________
【小题8】–Come on in. I have a gift for you.
--Oh, that’s so nice of you! I never thought you will give me a gift.       _________
【小题9】 I’ll appreciate that if you can phone me to tell me the exact time.       ._________
【小题10】 What was reported in the newspaper that fewer traffic accidents
happened this year.                                             _________

       We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four．Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner．I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang．Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.

       The guests arrived．I introduced my two daughters to each of them．The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.

       Each of the guests made a particular fuss over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her

hair and her smile．They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.

       I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because

she's the one who seems more easily hurt．We do it with the best of intentions.

       But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child．I was a little worried that Kristen

would feel she was being outshined．I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been

missing for twenty minutes．I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.

       I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"

       She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way
they like my sister? Is it because I'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as
much?"

       I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.

       Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.

56．The underlined expression 'make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means _______.

       A．show much concern about                   B．have a special effect on

       C．list jobs to be done for                          D．do good things for

57．The guests praised Kelly for carrying coats upstairs because of her     .

       A．beautiful hair                                       B．pretty clothes

       C．lovely smile                                         D．young age

58．Kristen felt sad and cried because        .

       A．the guest gave her more coats to carry

       B．she didn’t look as pretty as Kelly

       C．the guests praised her sister more than her

       D．her mother didn’t introduce her to the guests

59．We can conclude from the passage that _______.

       A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children

       B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt

       C．people usually like the younger children more

       D．adults should treat children equally