My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36   , including her “sixth sense”, that she rarely gives the impression she’s   37 anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38  that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house. She moves around so fast that often   40  don’t realize she’s blind.

I  41 this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42 about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43 excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle   45  with us.

To my great   46   , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend!

Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my  47 showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really   48   what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation.

When I told her, she was   51  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was   53  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work,

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55 .”

Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．lost

3.                A．and            B．except         C．even D．but

4.                A．who           B．it              C．she  D．which

5.                A．guests          B．family          C．children  D．friends

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．recognized    D．witnessed

7.                A．excited         B．sad            C．satisfied  D．enjoyed

8.                A．especially       B．not so          C．a little    D．not at all

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．played

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

13.               A．touched        B．distinguished    C．saw   D．understood

14.               A．after           B．before         C．until D．when

15.               A．referred to      B．turned out      C．come up   D．talked about

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．puzzled   D．worried

17.               A．cried          B．insisted         C．complained D．informed

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．description

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other   36  , including her "sixth sense", that she rarely gives the impression she's   37  anything.

Michelle looks after her children pretty much like the rest of us,   38   that she doesn’t push too hard on them,   39  really benefit a lot from her relaxed attitude. She knows when to clean the house, she moves around so fast that often   40   don't realize she's blind.

I   41   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   42   about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was   43   excited about her finger-painting project."Mom, guess what?" said Kayla, all smiles. "I learned how to   44   colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  45   with us.

To my great   46  , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, "Michelle told me my   47   showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment. She really  48   what I was doing!" Kayla said she had never felt how good finger paints felt   49  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn't know that Michelle was blind. It had just never   50  in conversation. When I told her, she was   51   for a moment. At first, she didn't believe me. "But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!" Kayla   52 . And I knew my child was  53   because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her artwork. Michelle had also heard Kayla's   54  in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, "You know, Mommy, Michelle really did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my   55  ." Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.A．ways       B．means        C．methods      D．senses

2.A．enjoyed        B．found        C．missed       D．lost

3.A．and            B．except       C．even     D．but

4.A．who        B．it           C．she          D．which

5.A．children       B．family       C．guests       D．friends

6.A．realized       B．heard        C．recognized   D．witnessed

7.A．sad            B．satisfied        C．excited      D．enjoyed

8.A．especially B．not so       C．a little     D．not at all

9.A．paint      B．draw     C．create       D．mix

10.A．stayed        B．painted      C．talked       D．played

11.A．excitement    B．encouragementC．delight      D．surprise

12.A．attitude      B．color        C．picture      D．paper

13.A．touched       B．distinguishedC．saw      D．understood

14.A．after     B．before       C．until        D．when

15.A．come up   B．turned out   C．referred to D．talked about

16.A．curious      B．quiet         C．puzzled      D．worried

17.A．cried    B．insisted     C．complained   D．informed

18.A．right        B．wrong     C．worried      D．uncertain

19.A．shortcomingsB．difficulties C．pride          D．description

20.A．paper      B．pens        C．hands       D．eyes

My friend Michelle is blind, but you’d never know it. She makes such good use of her other  __1 , including her “sixth sense”, that she seldom gives the impression (印象) that she’s  2__   anything. It’s really amazing.

Michelle  3  her children pretty much like the rest of us, except that she isn’t too hard on them. Her children really benefit a lot from her  4 __attitude. She knows when to clean the house, and she moves around so fast that 5 often don’t realize she’s blind.

I 6   this the first time after my six-year-old daughter, Kayla, went to play there. When Kayla came home, she was very   7  about her day. She told me they had baked cookies, played games and done art projects. But she was  8  excited about her finger-painting project.

“Mom, guess what?” said Kayla, all smiles. “I learned how to 9 colors today! Blue and red make purple, and yellow and blue make green! And Michelle  10  with us”. 

To my great  11 , my child had learnt about color from a blind friend! Then Kayla continued, “Michelle told me my   12  showed joy, pride and a sense of accomplishment (成就). She really   13  what I was doing!” Kayla said she had never known how good finger paints felt  14  Michelle showed her how to paint without looking at her paper.

I realized Kayla didn’t know that Michelle was blind. It had just never come  15  in conversation. When I told my daughter Michelle was blind, she was   16  for a moment. At first, she didn’t believe me. “But Mommy, Michelle knew exactly what was in my picture!” Kayla  __17 . I knew my child was _18  because Michelle had listened to Kayla describe her art work. Michelle had also “heard” Kayla’s 19 in her work.

We were silent for a minute. Then Kayla said slowly, “You know, Mommy, Michelle did ‘see’ my picture. She just used my __20__.” Indeed, she uses a special type of “vision” that all mothers have.

1.                A．ways           B．means          C．methods  D．senses

2.                A．enjoyed        B．found          C．missed   D．held

3.                A．comes across    B．looks after       C．picks out  D．learns from

4.                A．relaxed         B．nervous        C．anxious   D．secret

5.                A．parents         B．family          C．guests    D．friends

6.                A．realized        B．heard          C．forgot    D．witnessed

7.                A．sad            B．calm           C．excited   D．puzzled

8.                A．especially       B．seldom         C．frequently D．hardly

9.                A．paint           B．draw           C．create    D．mix

10.               A．stayed         B．painted         C．talked D．competed

11.               A．excitement      B．encouragement  C．delight    D．surprise

12.               A．attitude        B．color          C．picture    D．paper

13.               A．touched        B．considered      C．saw   D．understood

14.               A．after           B．unless          C．until D．if

15.               A．up            B．down          C．back  D．on

16.               A．curious         B．quiet           C．angry D．worried

17.               A．whispered      B．insisted         C．introduced D．informed

18.               A．right           B．wrong          C．worried   D．uncertain

19.               A．shortcomings    B．difficulties      C．pride D．disappointment

20.               A．paper          B．pens           C．hands D．eyes

     Madame de Stael says that only the people who can play with children are able to educate them. For success in training children, the first condition is to become a child oneself.  It means to treat the child as really one’s equal, that is, to show him the same consideration, the same kind of confidence one shows to an adult.  It means not to affect the child to be what we ourselves want him to become, but to be affected by the impression of what the child himself is; not to treat the child with cheating, or by force, but with the seriousness and true love suitable to his own character.

     Not leaving the child in peace is the greatest problem of present methods of training children. Parents do not see that during the whole life, the need of peace is never greater than in the years of childhood, an inner peace under all outside liveliness.

     But what does a child experience? Corrections, orders, interference (干涉) , the whole livelong day. The child is always required to leave something alone, or to do something different, to find something different, or to want something different from what he does, or finds, or wants. He is always guided in another direction from the true inner will that is leading him. All of this is caused by our so－called enthusiasm in directing, advising, and helping the child to become the same model produced in one assembly line (流水线). Understanding, the deepest characteristic of love, is almost always absent.

     To bring up a child means carrying one’s soul in one’s hand; it means never placing ourselves in danger of meeting the cold look on the face of the child. It means the truth that the ways of injuring the child are limitless while the ways of being useful to him are few. How seldom does the educator remember that the child, even at four or five years of age, has already had a sharp feeling! The smallest mistrust and unkindness, the least act of injustice, leave wounds that last for life in the heart of the child. While, on the other hand, unexpected friendliness and kindness make quite as deep an impression on those soft senses.

51. The passage mainly talks about  __________.

   A. misleading zones and right ways in educating children

   B. current problems in training children

   C. what should be taught to children

   D. the importance of educating children

52. Children, according to the passage, are experiencing __________.

  A. corrections, orders and peace                B. orders, interference and peace

  C. interference, orders and corrections       D. peace, guide and praise

53. If you were a parent, which of the following methods is TRUE according to the text?

   A. You could treat your children not so seriously for they don’t understand many things.

   B. You could train your children as you wish them to be.

   C. You should sometimes leave your children in peace as they wish in their childhood.

   D. You should correct your children immediately if their behavior is not what you want.

54. We may conclude that the author believes people should ____________.

   A．play with the children with enthusiasm all day long just to please them

   B．try to give an order, advice and suggestions to their children at any time

   C．treat their children just as the way they treat an adult in their daily life

   D．regard their children as an equal to them and have understanding of the inner peace of them

Madame de Stael says that only the people who can play with children are able to educate them. For success in training children, the first condition is to become a child oneself. It means to treat the child as really one’s equal, that is, to show him the same consideration, the same kind of confidence one shows to an adult. It means not to affect the child to be what we ourselves want him to become, but to be affected by the impression of what the child himself is; not to treat the child with cheating, or by force, but with the seriousness and true love suitable to his own character.
Not leaving the child in peace is the greatest problem of present methods of training children. Parents do not see that during the whole life, the need of peace is never greater than in the years of childhood, an inner peace under all outside liveliness.
But what does a child experience? Corrections, orders, interference（干涉）, the whole livelong day. The child is always required to leave something alone, or to do something different, to find something different, or want something different from what he does, or finds, or wants. He is always guided in another direction from the true inner will that is leading him. All of this is caused by our so-called enthusiasm in directing, advising, and helping the child to become the same model produced in one assembly line（流水线）. Understanding, the deepest characteristic of love, is almost always absent.
To bring up a child means carrying one’s soul in one’s hand; it means never placing ourselves in danger of meeting the cold look on the face of the child. It means the truth that the ways of injuring the child are limitless while the ways of being useful to him are few. How seldom does the educator remember that the child, even at four or five years of age, has already had a sharp feeling! The smallest mistrust and unkindness, the least act of injustice, leave wounds that last for life in the heart of the child. While, on the other hand, unexpected friendliness and kindness make quite as deep an impression on those soft senses.
【小题1】The passage mainly talks about _______.