CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just “bribery(贿赂)”.

   Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies(好东西) for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.

   That’s what worries parenting experts.

   “I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations,” says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.

   “But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough,” Safyer says.

   Parents and experts alike agree that the dynamic(动力) is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It’s unrealistic to think a parent wouldn’t reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who’s the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.

   “But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it’s not something huge for something small,” Lanzi says.

   She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.

   Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.

   “You want to raise them in a way that they’re respectful and appreciate things,” Powell says of her children. “But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. ”

Parenting experts are worried that ____ .

       A. today’s children are fed up with material things

      B. parents are rewarding their kids improperly

      C. today’s children are more and more demanding(苛求的)

      D. there is lack of communication between parents and children

What Safyer says suggests that ____ .

      A. reward systems are quite limited in developing abilities

      B. reward systems work well regardless of（不管） time and place

      C. reward systems are still not made full use of to develop abilities

      D. reward systems are often used at the wrong time and place

What can we learn from what Robin Lanzi says?

      A. She holds a different opinion from other parenting experts.

      B. She thinks children can’t behave well without being rewarded.

      C. She holds a similar belief to Safyer and gives further explanation.

      D. She doesn’t believe in rewarding children for good behavior.

The father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system can be regarded as

   _____.

       A. over-rewarding his child       

       B. giving his child proper reward

       C. respecting and appreciating his child 

       D. giving something small for something huge

   CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just “bribery(贿赂)”.
Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies(好东西) for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.
That’s what worries parenting experts.
“I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations,” says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.
“But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough,” Safyer says.
Parents and experts alike agree that the dynamic(动力) is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It’s unrealistic to think a parent wouldn’t reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who’s the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.
“But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it’s not something huge for something small,” Lanzi says.
She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.
Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.
“You want to raise them in a way that they’re respectful and appreciate things,” Powell says of her children. “But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. ”
【小题1】Parenting experts are worried that ____ .

   CHICAGO ---Call it a reward, or just “bribery(贿赂)”.

Whichever it is, many parents today readily admit to buying off their children, who get goodies(好东西) for anything from behaving in a restaurant to sleeping all night in their own beds.

That’s what worries parenting experts.

“I think that reward systems have a time and a place and work really well in certain situations,” says Marcy Safyer, director of the Adelphi University Institute for Parenting.

“But what often gets lost for people is being able to figure out how to communicate to their kids that doing the thing is rewarding enough,” Safyer says.

Parents and experts alike agree that the dynamic(动力) is partly a reflection of the world we live in. It’s unrealistic to think a parent wouldn’t reward their children with material things sometimes, says Robin Lanzi, a clinical psychologist and mother of four who’s the research director at the Center on Health and Education at Georgetown University.

“But you want to make sure that they match the behavior, so it’s not something huge for something small,” Lanzi says.

She recalls hearing about a father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system for scoring a couple goals in a soccer game.

Elizabeth Powell, a mother of two young daughters in Austin, Texas, knows what she means.

“You want to raise them in a way that they’re respectful and appreciate things,” Powell says of her children. “But sometimes, you wonder now if kids appreciate even a new pair of shoes. ”

1.Parenting experts are worried that ____ .

2.What Safyer says suggests that ____ .

3.What can we learn from what Robin Lanzi says?

4.The father who offered his child a Nintendo Wii game system can be regarded as

_____.

Sometimes people call each other “scared-cat”, but have you ever thought about this expression? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster, its muscles get tense, and there are changes in the chemicals in its blood- stream.

    Although the cat doesn’t   21   this, its body is getting ready for action.

    If the danger continues, this animal will do one of the two things. It will   22   itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.

  23  , when people are excited, angry, scared, or aroused by other emotions, our bodies also go through many   24   changes. Our hearts beat faster, and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves   25   run.

Human beings,   26  , have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them   27  , we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger, or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teacher, told someone you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then  28   later you had kept your mouth shut? It isn’t always   29   to express your feelings freely.

Does this mean that it’s smarter always to   30   our feelings? No! If you   31   feelings of anger, sadness, and bitterness hidden away or bottled up inside, your body stays   32  . Physical illnesses can develop. It can actually be   33  for your health.

Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside don’t just   34  . It’s like you bought some bananas and stuck them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but   35    you’d smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, you’d   36  little fruit flies hovering (盘旋) all over them. They’d be rotten.

You can try to treat emotions   37   they were bananas in the cupboard. You can   38    they don’t exist, but they’ll still be   39  . And at last you’ll have to   40   them. Just like those bananas.

21. A. mind               B. admit                  C. realize                 D. remember

22. A. save              B. help                    C. defend                 D. hide

23. A. Truly              B. Frequently            C. Similarly                D. Differently

24. A. chemical          B. physical                C. health                  D. ill

25. A. and               B. or                      C. but                     D. yet

26. A. therefore          B. but                     C. besides                D. however

27. A. take off           B. take on                 C. take over              D. take up

28. A. wished            B. hoped                  C. blamed                  D. shared

29. A. useful              B. right                     C. easy                     D. wise

30. A. handle             B. hurt                           C. hide                    D. prevent

31. A. keep             B. find                     C. control                 D. let

32. A. relaxed           B. tense                  C. same                  D. different

33. A. good             B. harmful                 C. helpful                 D. useful

34. A. go away          B. go on                  C. go up                 D. go out

35. A. long before      B. as usual               C. before long           D. right away

36. A. meet             B. observe                 C. catch                 D. see

37. A. as if               B. just as                  C. just after               D. even though

38. A. pretend           B. expect                 C. decide                 D. assume

39. A. in                  B. around                        C. over                  D. beyond

40. A. eat up             B. deal with                C. throw away            D. send out

I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.