摘要: 杀人者,造成灾难的事物n. 45. 取得进步

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Home schooling

  All children in the USA have to get education, but they don’t have to be educated at school.A number of parents prefer not to send their children to school.About 300 000 children who are educated at home are known as “home scholars”.

  Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they believe that they can give a better education by teaching them at home.Home schooled children quite often do better in the maths and reading exams than the ordinary school students.

  Jim Green and his wife teach their three children at home.Jim says that his children learn very differently from children in school.Learning starts with the children’s interests and questions.For example, when there is heavy snow on a winter day, it may start a discussion or reading something about snow.Or a spring evening when the family is out watching the stars is a good time to ask questions about satellites and the space programme.If the rain forests are on the TV news, it could be a good time to talk about how rain forests change the weather.

  Home schooling is often more interesting than formal schools, but some critics(批评家)say that home scholars are outsiders who might not get on well with others when they grow up.They also say that more parents are not good enough to teach their children.Most parents don’t have the time or they don’t want to teach their children at home, so schools will still be where most children get their education.

问题导入:到了学龄去上学,在大多数人看来是天经地义的事,可是也有这样的孩子,他们不去学校接受教育而是在家里由父母亲自教,其中也不乏有所成就者。你在上学吗?你喜爱你的学校和学校里的学习生活吗?你觉得哪种教育方式更好,是去学校上课,还是在家里接受教育?

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As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.

Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children." In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores," Lewis says. "And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is."

The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟,姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event(扫兴的事).”

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.

  A. show the relationship between parents and children

  B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table

  C. report on the findings of a study

  D. give information about family problems

2. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because____.

  A. they are busy serving food to their children

  B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table

  C. they have to pay more attention to younger children

  D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family

3.By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children__________.

  A. have to help their parents to serve dinner

  B. get the least attention from the family

  C. are often kept away from the dinner table

  D. find it hard to keep up with other children

4.Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question_________.

  A. why TV is important in family life

  B. why parents should keep good order

  C. why children in small families seem to be quieter

  D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

5.Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

  A. It is important to have the right food for children.

  B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.

  C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.

  D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner.

 

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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
  At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The  31  team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics  32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the  33  that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only  34  ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.  35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt  36  and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could  37  his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her  38  his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his  39 .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was  40  in giving birth to their child.  41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home  42  to be with he when she gave birth.
People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no  43 . For the rest of his life, he  44  he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody  45  that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly  46  in order to say yes to something that truly  47 . Peace begins to  48  our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.
Twenty eight years later, Bill  49  a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you  50  while waiting for me to be born.”

【小题1】
A.newB.favoriteC.specialD.weak
【小题2】
A.arrivedB.passedC.nearedD.ended
【小题3】
A.momentB.opportunityC.timeD.promise
【小题4】
A.fastB.oldC.smallD.slow
【小题5】
A.In allB.After allC.As a resultD.As usual
【小题6】
A.honoredB.worriedC.conflictedD.delighted
【小题7】
A.persuadeB.accompanyC.supportD.satisfy
【小题8】
A.placeB.sideC.doorD.mercy
【小题9】
A.dutyB.promiseC.dreamD.demand
【小题10】
A.favoringB.successfulC.safeD.late
【小题11】
A.In additionB.For exampleC.In factD.At last
【小题12】
A.on timeB.in timeC.on purposeD.in need
【小题13】
A.judgmentsB.excuseC.choicesD.regrets
【小题14】
A.believedB.wishedC.wonderedD.proved
【小题15】
A.putsB.takesC.figuresD.gives
【小题16】
A.trustsB.wantsC.understandsD.respects
【小题17】
A.mattersB.happensC.appearsD.continues
【小题18】
A.turn intoB.look intoC.settle on D.rely on
【小题19】
A.discoveredB.wroteC.sent D.received
【小题20】
A.graspedB.offeredC.tookD.lost

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