When your kids were six or seven, you sent them to school. Did you ever wonder what goes through a teacher's　 __36__　 as he or she tries to teach your kids? Did you ever wonder what the teacher　 __37__　 from you，the parents?

Parents can be　 __38__　 or suspicious. They can be of great help to the teacher　 __39__ be in need of help themselves. Some teachers think parents are too　 __40__　 on their children. Here is　 __41__　 one teacher puts it.

“I usually have the　 __42__　 of parents coming in and 　__43__　 me how much they care about the kids' education and how they really　 __44__ their kids. They tell me they stand and　 __45__　 them closely when they do their homework. Sometimes they　 __46__　 offer help with the kids' lessons as if they were teachers. They check their school work, and are too sensitive to　 __47__. They blame the kids on everything having to do　 __48__ school. When a parent asks me how his or her kid is getting on in my class, my answer usually is‘Well, you know，he is　 __49__　 a good kid. He is fine in my class. Maybe you don't have to be so　 __50__　 with your kid.’”

Teachers want parents to know that they are professionals at　 __51__　 with children. They have　 __52__　 many children and even parents. Because of this, teachers can be　 __53__　 at educating children. Teachers are　 __54__　 that parents want their children to do well, but they know more about what children should be able to do at different ages and　 __55__.

36．A.heart　　 　　　 B．mind　 　C．soul　　　 　 D．spirit

37．A.reflects 　 B．results C．benefits D．expects

38．A.effective B．attentive C．supportive 　 D．positive

39．A.but　 B．or C．thus 　　 D．as

40．A.hard B．keen C．dependent 　　 D．crazy

41．A.where 　　 B．how C．when 　 D．why

42．A.problems B．contracts C．accidents 　　 D．agreements

43．A.advising　 B．examining C．telling　 D．instructing

44．A.help with B．deal with C．make up　 　　 D．give up

45．A.connect 　 B．guide C．watch 　 D．inspire

46．A.even B．already C．still 　　　 D．merely

47．A.marks　 　 B．efforts C．pains 　　 D．words

48．A.at　 　 B．beyond C．in D．with

49．A.nearly 　　 B．really C．seldom　 　　　 D．hardly

50．A.satisfied　 B．careful C．strict 　　 D．cautious

51．A.working 　 B．playing C．staying D．joking

52．A.fed 　 B．observed C．attended 　　　 D．greeted

53．A.pleased 　 B．worried C．disappointed D．experienced

54．A.content 　 B．doubtful C．aware 　 D．suspicious

55．A.stages 　　 B．classes C．schools D．projects

A 70-year study of personality suggests that pessimism is a risk factor for early death, especially among men.
　　The study results also indicate that pessimism can be linked to increased risk for sudden death from accidents or violence, according to the report published in the March issue of Psychological Science.
　　Christopher Peterson of the University of Michigan and his colleagues analyzed data from the Terman Life-Cycle Study, which began by studying California public-school children with high IQs in 1921 and followed them through their life. Most of the 1,528 children were teenagers when the study began. Those still living are now in their 80s. In 1936 and 1940, participants were asked to complete a questionnaire designed to obtain information about difficult life events and their effect on overall outlook. One such question was, “What do you regard as your most serious fault of personality or character?”
　　Pessimists were defined as fatalistic(宿命论的)people who tend to blame themselves when things go wrong and who believe that one bad event can ruin the rest of their life. They also tend to expect bad things to happen to them and feel that they have little or no ability to change their situation.
　　Males were more likely than females to be classified as pessimistic. Compared with individuals with a more cheerful and optimistic outlook, pessimists were more likely to die from accidents and violence (including suicide).
　　A pessimistic personality may lead to poor problem-solving ability, social difficulties and risky decision-making. Taken together, these variables put the pessimist at higher risk of untimely(不适时的) death, say the researchers. Such a person is less likely to avoid or escape potentially dangerous situations, the researchers concluded. “A pessimistic way of thinking in which people worry too much about bad events, predicts untimely death decades later,” according to Peterson.
【小题1】According to the passage, you may be a pessimistic person, if one failure makes you feel________.

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　　In the past few years telephones in cars have become increasingly popular in the United States. At first they were very costly. And then they cost less, so many people ate now buying and using them. The police say people with car phones are reporting crimes they see and helping catch criminals.

　　In the southern State of Florida, more than 125,000 people have telephones in their cars. Almost one car in every 30 has a telephone. A man in a bug city of Florida is one of these car phone owners. One evening as he arrived home, he saw two people he did not know leaving the house next door. He called the police on his car telephone and followed the strangers in his car. The police caught the two men. A woman in another city of Florida sew a man shooting at another man during an attempt of robbery. She called the police on her car phone and followed the gunman as he fled in a car. She told the police where he was driving. With her information, the police stopped the man and caught him.

　　Many people use their car phones to report other drivers who seem to have drunk too much wine. They also report accidents. This helps doctors and nurses get to an accident sooner to provide medical aid. All those car telephones are like having many more sets of eyes and eats on the road. They help the police to do their jobs better. Car phones also help drivers find the best way to get to a place. In some Florida cities, car phone owners can make Gee calls to radio stations to report when roads become blocked by accidents or too marry cars. The stations then broadcast warning to other drivers to find different roads to use.

1．Recently telephones in cars have become more popular because ________.

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A．the police want people to use them to report crimes

B．they are very handy and useful

C．they are much cheaper than many years ago

D．people in Florida can call others on their car phones

2．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Every person has a car phone in the State of Florida.

B．The number of people who own car phones is not known in the State of Florida.

C．One in every 30 cars has a phone in the State of Florida.

D．A car phone is a necessary part in the State of Florida.

3．The man called the police on his car telephone because ________.

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A．he wanted to see if it worked properly

B．he saw two strangers passing the house next door and thought they were thieves

C．he did not know the two men who were driving away

D．he saw two strangers coming out of the house next door and going away

4．Which of the following can he the best title for the passage?

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A．Car Telephones and Grimes in Florida

B．Car Telephones Help People in Many Ways

C．Car Telephones Reduce Traffic Accidents

D．Do You Know Anything about Car Telephones?

短文改错

　　　　There are so much road accidents every day.　　　　　　　1．______

　　They are often caused by carelessness. But there　　　　　　　 2．______

　　are many rules that help to make the road safety.　　　　　　　 3．______

　　Here are some rules what we ought to know: In Hong Kong 　　 4．______

　　traffic keeps to the left. Before across the 　　　　　　　　　　5．______

　　road, we must stop or look at both sides. Look　　　　　　　　 6．______

　　right; look left and look right again. If road　　　　　　　　　　7．______

　　is clear, it is safe cross the road. If　　　　　　　　　　　　　 8．______

　　we saw small children or very old persons,　　　　　　　　　　9．______

　　or blind people waited to cross the road, we　　　　　　　　　 10．______

　　can help them to cross the road safely.