A youngster’s social development has a very great effect on his academic progress. Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well and have a higher chance of dropping out. In the early grades especially, experts say, youngsters should be encouraged to work in groups rather than individually so that teachers can find children who may be having problems making friends. “When children work on a project,” says LiNian Kate, an educational professor at the University & Illinois, “they learn to work together, to disagree, to think to take turns and lighten tensions.” These skills can’t be learned through lecture. We all know people who have wonderful technical skills but don’t have any social skills. Relationships should be the first “R”.

At a certain age, children are also learning to judge themselves in relation to others. For most children, school marks are not set by an inside clock but by the outside world Just as the 1 – year – old is struggling to walk and the 6 – year – old is struggling to meet expectations. “Young kids don’t know how to distinguish between effort and ability”, says Tynette Hills, professor of early – childhood education for the state of New Jersey. If they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task. “The effect is serious,” says Hills, “A child who has had his confidence really damaged needs a rescue operation.”

1．The author seems to think that a kid’s poor relationship with his classmates would         .

       A．have negative effects on his study

       B．develop his individualism but limit his intelligence

       C．eventually lead to his leaving school

       D．have nothing to do with his achievements in a course

2．For most children, school makes them understand         .

       A．that it is society rather than individual that decides one’s future

       B．that they can meet the social needs.

       C．that one’s effort and one’s ability can be two quite different matters

       D．that social needs and individual needs have nothing in common

3．Which of the following is most unlikely for the author to do?

       A．To talk to the students who have mental problems.

       B．To help students develop a feeling of self – respect.

       C．To keep a student from playing alone.

       D．To announce a student’s scores in public.

4．Which of the following is the major concern of the passage about a student’s needs?

      A．Individualism and cooperation.

       B．Academic success and independent thinking.

       C．Socialization and feeling of ability.

       D．Intelligence and respect.

Cao and her two children were among the first people on the ship who were r________ by lifeboats.

Famous as “the king of chefs and the chef of kings,” Auguste Escoffier helped raise the position of cooking from a laborer’s task to an artist’s job. Escoffier was born on October 28, 1846, in the small village of Villeneuve-Loubet, near Nice, France. Among the key figures in the boy’s life was his father, who worked primarily as a blacksmith（铁匠）. His grandmother, an enthusiastic cook, was perhaps more responsible than anyone for introducing the boy to an appreciation of the delights of cooking.

Young Escoffier attended the local school until age 12, upon which time his father thought it necessary that the boy learn a trade. In school he had shown a talent for drawing, yet he was told to regard this art only as a hobby, and to find his career in a more practical profession. Thus his father took him to Nice in 1859, where he would work as an apprentice（学徒）in his uncle’s restaurant, the respectable Le Restaurant Francais.

At Le Restaurant Francais, Escoffier was not treated as the close relative of the boss. Rather, he experienced a classically demanding apprenticeship. For this strictness of training he would later, in his memoirs（回忆录）, express gratefulness. During this time Escoffier also attended night school, and had to deal with his studies as well as the demands of a promising career.

When Escoffier was 19 and had taken on yet more responsibilities in his uncle’s restaurant, a customer recognized his skills and offered him work in Paris. This was the owner of Le Petit Moulin Rouge, one of the finest restaurants in Paris, where Escoffier was to become a sous-chef, ranking below the head chef. After three years in this position, he rose to the level of head chef, wearing the respected chef’s hat.

1.It was his __________ who first influenced Escoffier to be interested in cooking.

A．father            B．mother           C．uncle             D．grandmother

2.We can infer that as a schoolboy, Escoffier might hope to be __________.

A．a chef            B．a businessman      C．an artist           D．a blacksmith

3.According to Paragraph 3, Escoffier __________.

A．was badly treated by his uncle             B．showed great interest in writing

C．disliked working as an apprentice           D．was thankful for the strict training

4.Which of the following can best describe Escoffier?

A．Hard-working.      B．Honest.           C．Warm-hearted.     D．Modest.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．How to become a chef in France.           B．The influence of Auguste Escoffier.

C．What an apprentice is required to do.        D．The early life of a famous French chef.