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　　A debate has been caused by a new book called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother about Chinese-style tough parenting in the US by Amy Chua．She is also a mother of two．

　　Chua describes the child-rearing methods she used with her daughters．She said they would seem unimaginable to Westerners．

　　Chua set strict standards for her daughters．For example, in school they weren't allowed to make grades lower than As．They had to play piano or violin and practice hours a day．There were no sleepovers, play dates or TV．

　　There has been wide criticism of Chua's book in the US．“It is kind of extreme,” Jeffrey Seinfeld, a professor at New York University, told the Los Angles Times．“standards of parenting need to be realistic and tailored to each child．Children need parents who can guide them, not force them to do things they are probably not interested in．”

　　Now the criticism seems to have spread to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his concerns．He argued that Chua's method of parenting would limit children from reaching their full potential．

　　“Some Chinese parents do focus on test scores and good degrees,” Sun said．“but what gets sacrificed along the way is their kids' capacity fully to develop and to enjoy life．”

　　While critics might sympathize with kids who experience this parenting style, some young people quite appreciate it．“I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said 17-year-old Li Ao, a Senior 3 student at Qingdao No2 High School．“A tiger mother is there to help her kids work hard．”

　　Others think that Chua has a point when it comes to setting challenging goals for kids．

　　“It's crucial for children,” according to Abigail Gewirtz, a professor of family science at the University of Minnesota．She told CNN：“Honestly, kids need to be pushed sometimes．If you push a kid to do well, and they're good at it, they benefit．It's good to have high expectations．”

(1)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
[　　]
A．	Most children don't need strict standards to do well．
B．	Chua's educating method is widely accepted in China．
C．	Supporters of Amy Chua believe in high expectations．
D．	Most children welcome challenging goals．

(2)

The underlined word “crucial” could be replaced by ________．
[　　]
A．	helpful
B．	cruel
C．	unfair
D．	important

(3)

Which of the following statements might Jeffrey Seinfeld agree with?
[　　]
A．	Children need to be pushed to succeed．
B．	The tiger mother is no longer popular in American society．
C．	Parents should take their children into account when they give them guidance．
D．	Extreme parenting produces children who do not know themselves when grown up．

(4)

What is the author's attitude towards Chua's parenting style?
[　　]
A．	Approving．
B．	Objective．
C．	Critical．
D．	Disapproving．

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Female Chinese space pioneers?
CHINA plans to recruit(招募) women astronauts thanks to the lobbying(游说) of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF) (全国妇联), said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities, local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut-training programme.
Beijing needs mental health care
MORE than 1,000 people committed suicide(自杀) in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 percent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 percent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 percent reporting symptoms of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Center.
No need to fear your licence plate
CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number “four” from this month on ---a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, schools and residents. The word for “four” sounds like “death” in Cantonese. The number has been cleared away from the computer data banks that generate the six-digit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious(迷信的) beliefs.
83．We can infer from the news that ____.
A．there are several female astronauts in China now
B．people in Guangdong province hate number “four”
C．the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country
D．the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system
84．The underlined sentence in the third news means that __ __.
A．there is no number “four” in the computers in Shenzhen
B．computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers
C．local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers
D．number “four” will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers
85．What is the message of the first news?
A．China only needs male astronauts.
B．Gu Xiulian wants to be the first space woman.
C．Society doesn’t discriminate(歧视) against women in China.
D．The proposal of female astronaut training hasn’t been approved.
86．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “symptoms”?
A．symbol B．signs C．sorts D．shocks

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Female Chinese space pioneers?

CHINA plans to recruit(招募) women astronauts thanks to the lobbying(游说) of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF) (全国妇联), said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities, local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut-training programme.

Beijing needs mental health care

MORE than 1,000 people committed suicide(自杀) in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 percent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 percent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 percent reporting symptoms of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Center.

No need to fear your licence plate

CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number “four” from this month on ---a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, schools and residents. The word for “four” sounds like “death” in Cantonese. The number has been cleared away from the computer data banks that generate the six-digit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious(迷信的) beliefs.

1．We can infer from the news that ____.

A．there are several female astronauts in China now

B．people in Guangdong province hate number “four”

C．the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country

D．the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system

2．The underlined sentence in the third news means that __ __.

A．there is no number “four” in the computers in Shenzhen

B．computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers

C．local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers

D．number “four” will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers

3．What is the message of the first news?

A．China only needs male astronauts.

B．Gu Xiulian wants to be the first space woman.

C．Society doesn’t discriminate(歧视) against women in China.

D．The proposal of female astronaut training hasn’t been approved.

4．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “symptoms”?

A．symbol B．signs C．sorts D．shocks

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Female Chinese space pioneers?

CHINA plans to recruit(招募) women astronauts thanks to the lobbying(游说) of the leading women’s organization. Gu Xiulian, president of the All-China Women’s Federation(ACWF) (全国妇联), said on Saturday that she put forward a proposal that women be trained for space missions after the manned space flight last October. And it was accepted by the central authorities, local media reported. But the plan to recruit female astronauts has yet to be worked out, according to sources close to the astronaut-training programme.

Beijing needs mental health care

MORE than 1,000 people committed suicide(自杀) in Beijing last year, and experts have been encouraging the capital to set up a mental health care system as soon as possible, local media reported last week. About 20 percent of the people of Beijing live in unhealthy conditions, with 3 percent of these suffering from affective disorder and 5 percent reporting symptoms of depression, according to the Beijing Mental Health Service Center.

No need to fear your licence plate

CAR licence plates in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, will not have the number “four” from this month on ---a move that has led to heated discussion among officials, schools and residents. The word for “four” sounds like “death” in Cantonese. The number has been cleared away from the computer data banks that generate the six-digit licence numbers for local cars. Some say that, for the first time, a public agency service has considered local customs and bans. Others worry it will encourage superstitious(迷信的) beliefs.

83．We can infer from the news that ____.

A．there are several female astronauts in China now

B．people in Guangdong province hate number “four”

C．the mental disorder concerns everybody all over the country

D．the city government of Beijing has promised to set up a mental health care system

84．The underlined sentence in the third news means that __ __.

A．there is no number “four” in the computers in Shenzhen

B．computer is used to print six-digit car licence numbers

C．local cars will be protected to use six-digit car licence numbers

D．number “four” will no longer appear in the six-digit car licence numbers

85．What is the message of the first news?

A．China only needs male astronauts.

B．Gu Xiulian wants to be the first space woman.

C．Society doesn’t discriminate(歧视) against women in China.

D．The proposal of female astronaut training hasn’t been approved.

86．Which word has the same meaning as the underlined word “symptoms”?

A．symbol B．signs C．sorts D．shocks

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The 115-year-old prestigious (有名望的)Oxford Dictionary will now include popular new Chinese terms like“shanzhai” “youtiao” and “fangnu”, as part of the modern Chinese language．
As China plays a more and more important role in the world economy, the Chinese language is forever developing, attracting more attention from people who want to understand this ancient yet lively language．
For instance, the word “shanzhai” is used to describe the countless knockoffs（名牌仿制品）of iPhones or designer bags imprinted with Louis Vuitton logos．
Another new term in the new edition is the word “fangnu”, or a “mortgage slave” —a term used to describe the phenomenon in large cities where well-educated youth complain of a miserable existence due to the heavy burden of a home mortgage．
All these new or often fashionable terms can be found in the new Oxford English –Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary that was unveiled(公布于众的)in the recently concluded Beijing International Book Fair last week．
The dictionary now is available for retail sales since the beginning of this month．This dictionary is the largest single volume English-Chinese, Chinese-English dictionary and contains 670,000 words and phrases after five years of preparation．Sixty editors from the Oxford University Press and its partner in China—the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press—worked together on the project．According to Julie Kleeman, the dictionary’s chief editor, most of the firm’s editors were Chinese, while about one fourth were native-English speakers．
“We don’t want to make it florid（绚丽的）, we want it to be modern and conversational．．．many of the words in the present dictionary are no longer in use,” said Kleeman．“The need for studying Chinese by foreigners today is totally different from decades ago．．．Precise, native and practical—that is our main advantage,” she said．
Kleeman said newer publications updates will be available only for the online version as language often changes too quickly for book versions to keep pace．The online version will also offer a Chinese phonetic pronunciation guide．The online version, allowing access via different platforms from the PC to the iPad, will be ready “as soon as possible”, Kleeman said．

1.
According to the above passage, we learn that ________．
1. A.
  knockoffs can be found in China but not very often
2. B.
  the Oxford University Press made the dictionary without outside aid
3. C.
  most Chinese editors are also native speakers of English
4. D.
  well-educated youth in China’s big cities have difficulty buying houses
2.
The possible reason why newer publications updates are not available for book versions is that ________．
1. A.
  book versions can’t keep up with the changes of language
2. B.
  the computer network is available everywhere
3. C.
  book versions can’t offer a Chinese phonetic pronunciation guide
4. D.
  computer technology like the PC and the iPad keeps pace with language
3.
What is the main idea of the passage?
1. A.
  New Chinese terms like “shanzhai” and “fangnu” have got into Oxford Dictionary．
2. B.
  The latest Oxford English-Chinese, Chinese-English Dictionary is on the market．
3. C.
  Oxford Dictionary has become more fashionable due to the Chinese language．
4. D.
  Beijing International Book Fair was where the new Oxford Dictionary was published

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According to the above passage, we learn that ________．

The possible reason why newer publications updates are not available for book versions is that ________．

What is the main idea of the passage?

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