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Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

There’s worrying news for any parent who’s struggled with a headstrong young child. Some scientists recently claim that children who have low levels of self-control, which is the earliest demands that society places on children, at the age of three are more likely to have health and money problems and a criminal record by the age of 32, regardless of background and IQ. That is to say, willpower as a child really does influence your chances of a healthy and wealthy adulthood.

They found that children with low self-control were more likely to have health problems in later life including high blood pressure, being overweight, breathing problems and sexually transmitted infections. They were also more addicted to substances such as tobacco, alcohol and drugs, more likely to be single parents, have difficulty managing money and have criminal records.

Researchers from Britain, the US and New Zealand analyzed data from two large studies in which children completed a range of physical tests and interviews to assess genetic and environmental factors that can shape their lives.

The participants’ self-control was assessed by teachers, parents, observers and the children themselves and included things like having low frustration tolerance, lacking persistence in reaching goals, being over-active and acting before thinking.

Researchers then found that when the participants reached their early 30s, this impulsivity and relative inability to think about the long-term gave them more problems with finances, including savings, owning a home and credit card debt.

The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS.)

1. What are the findings of a recent research according to the passage?

____________________________________________________

2. The phrase “more addicted to” (Line 3, Para. 2) probably means “_____________________”.

3. Besides poor anti-frustration ability, over-activeness and fore-acting, children with low self-control may also suffer __________________________.

4. What may primarily cause the financial problems of the children with low self-control in their later years?

____________________________________________________

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假设你是张华，你收到英国笔友Bob的一封电子邮件（见表一），请根据邮件内容和你所获得的海报（见表二）所提供的信息，给Bob回一封电子邮件。

(表一)

Dear Zhang Hua,

How are you getting on recently? I’m so glad to tell you that I have planned to go to Beijing to study Chinese in my coming holiday．

Would you please help me find a Chinese training school, and give me some information about it?

Write back soon．

Bob

(表二)

LET’S TALK IN CHINESE

Course: Chinese for beginners

Time: January 20—February 19

Place: No．1 Lecture Hall

Tuition: 2,000 RMB

Fore more information: www．feiyue．org

Feiyue Language School

注意：1．词数： 120 左右；

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．文章的开头已给出。

Dear Bob,

I’m so delighted to learn_________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,

Zhang Hua