第二节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

The Chinese are very generous(慷慨)when it comes to educating their children. Not   36   the money, parents often send their children to the   37   schools or even abroad to England, the USA or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course   38   where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes which will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the   39   an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend a (an)   40   amount of money on education. Even   41   couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.

   42   , what most parents   43   to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually very cheap.

Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize   44   , is that today’s children   45   self-respect and self-confidence(自信).

The problem is that parents are only   46   their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills that they need to be   47   , happy and clever.

Parents can achieve this by teaching   48   skills like cooking, sewing, and doing other housework.

   49   a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands   50   and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult   51   . A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job   52   . His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.

Some old machines such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your children to play with will make him

   53   and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to   54   them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These   55   are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

36. A. offering           B. spending

C. caring about       D. paying

37. A. ordinary    B. best   C. special        D. good

38. A. parties  B. sports  C. clubs      D. activities

39. A. more expensive      B. more reasonable

C. farther           D. cheaper   

40. A. small          B. reasonable

C. proper        D. unreasonable

41. A. rich       B. old   C. poor      D. young

42. A. Therefore          B. Otherwise

C. However          D. Instead

43. A. fail        B. try       C. want      D. manage

44. A. even if  B. though    C. unless     D. or rather

45. A. gain       B. own   C. lose      D. lack

46. A. advising           B. educating

C. persuading     D. suggesting

47. A. unselfish    B. polite  C. friendly       D. confident

48. A. actual         B. practical

C. real              D. true

49. A. Asking         B. Promising

C. Teaching          D. Encouraging

50. A. space          B. determination

C. effort         D. patience

51. A. skill       B. work  C. experience   D. housework

52. A. quickly        B. carefully

C. successfully        D. proudly

53. A. strange B. puzzled    C. curious        D. excited

54. A. fix        B. watch  C. break     D. make

55. A. methods           B. activities

C. movements     D. skills

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