Your daughter______ the enjoyment of our visit.

A. adds up     B. adds to     C. adds up to       D. adds in

    “See that red light near Austin Avenue (大道)？”the controller asked a visitor. “There’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”

    At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there.” the controller explained. “They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”

    The sensors(传感器) show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressways for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the country there are2.6

    Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”. Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead.” says New York City’s traffic director; and he adds, “we are far being…”

1.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computerized Traffic Control System　　 B. Rush Periods Getting Longer

C. The Nation’s Busiest Road　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sensors on Expressways

2.How does the controller follow Chicago’s traffic?

A. By learning how to use a computer.

B. By waiting for the red light to turn to green.

C. By watching the sensors built into expressways.

D. By looking at a set of lights on the map in the control room.

3.The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to　　    .

A. a truck which needs repairing   B. a truck doing repairs on the road

C. Austin Avenue　　　　　　　　  D. a red light

4.The system in Chicago　　   .

A. is really effective　　　　　　  B. is actually of very little use

C. will be sent to Los Angeles D. is looked down upon by New York’s traffic director

A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic-cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.

    “See that red light near Austin Avenue (大道)？”the controller asked a visitor. “There’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”

    At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again. “A lot of trucks get on the expressway there.” the controller explained. “They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”

    The sensors(传感器) show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressways for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the country there are2.6

    Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”. Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston. “Chicago has taken the lead.” says New York City’s traffic director; and he adds, “we are far being…”

1.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Computerized Traffic Control System　　 B. Rush Periods Getting Longer

C. The Nation’s Busiest Road　　　　　　　　　　 D. Sensors on Expressways

2.How does the controller follow Chicago’s traffic?

A. By learning how to use a computer.

B. By waiting for the red light to turn to green.

C. By watching the sensors built into expressways.

D. By looking at a set of lights on the map in the control room.

3.The underlined word “it” in the passage refers to　　    .

A. a truck which needs repairing   B. a truck doing repairs on the road

C. Austin Avenue　　　　　　　　  D. a red light

4.The system in Chicago　　   .

A. is really effective　　　　　　  B. is actually of very little use

C. will be sent to Los Angeles D. is looked down upon by New York’s traffic director

According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.
Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children’s self-confidence —the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like ’good job’ or ’nice work’ whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve," some researchers advise.
Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child’s advantages (强项) and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect (影响) if it is given equally to all students.
"It’s important to tell children the truth about what they’ve done. Honest feedback (反馈) is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That’s just how the world is."
【小题1】According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will ______.

According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.
Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children’s self-confidence —the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like 'good job’ or 'nice work’ whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve," some researchers advise.
Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child’s advantages (强项) and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect (影响) if it is given equally to all students.
"It’s important to tell children the truth about what they’ve done. Honest feedback (反馈) is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That’s just how the world is."
【小题1】According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will ______.