题目内容
Beth ________ a respiratory problem which made it difficult for her to breathe．
解析：
was born with
Remind children that bad things don’t last. It may sound simple, but the message is extremely important. “Children often don’t have the experience to know that when something bad happens---they lose an important game or their best friend lets them down---it’s not the end of the world,” explains Nancy Leffert, a senior research scientist with the Research Institute, an American adolescents(青少年) and children’s research group. “They think their bad feelings will last for ever, or that one failure will ruin everything.”
Unfortunately, that kind of thinking discourages motivation(动机). “If a child believes that the cause of her upset is lasting, or that nothing she does will make a difference, it decreases her ability to keep on trying.” says Dorothy Rich, president of the MegaSkills Education Center of the Home and School Institute, based in Washington. Any time you can help your child see that a situation is not lasting, that a result can be changed, or that one opinion does not reflect reality, you give her reason to hope.
Case in point: “When my daughter Kathy was eight, art was one of her favorite subjects,” says Beth, a mother of two. “Then she got an art teacher who gave a great deal of praise to one student and barely noticed the rest. Kathy was ready to give up until I explained to her, “Never stop doing your best just because one person doesn’t give you praise.” Beth had to repeat the advice often, and finally her daughter got the message. “Kathy is 12 now, and art is still one of her strongest subjects.”
【小题1】According to the passage we know many children__________.
| A．know how to face a failure |
B．try their best  to avoid a situation of failure |
| C．don’t want to stay in bad feelings for ever |
| D．tend to take a failure as the end of the world |
| A．She is concerned about children’s attitudes towards failure. |
| B．She is the president of the Education Center. |
| C．She strongly believes that bad things won’t last long. |
| D．She is the director of the Research Institute. |
| A．“If you call your friend and apologize, he won’t stay mad at you.” |
| B．“Go ahead. Don’t care what other people think.” |
| C．“You have lost today, but you can try again tomorrow.” |
| D．“That may be what your teacher thinks, but I see it differently.” |
| A．Help Children Promote Problem Solving Ability |
| B．Tell Children Not to Let Failure Ruin Them |
| C．Set Reasonable Hopes for Your Children |
| D．Teach Your Children to Be Happy |
Elizabeth and I are 18 now, and about to graduate．I think about our elementary-school friendship, but some memories have blurred （模糊）．What happened that day in the fifth grade when Beth suddenly stopped speaking to me? Does she know that I've been thinking about her for seven years? If only we could go back, and discover what ended our relationship．
I have to speak with Beth．I see her sometimes, and find out school is "fine"．It's not the same．It never will be．Someone says that she's Liz now．What happened to Beth?
I can't call her．Should I write? What if she doesn't answer me? How will I know what she's thinking?
Yes, I'll write her a letter．These things are easier to express in writing．" Be-," no, " Li-," no, " Elizabeth," I begin．The words flow freely, as seven year old memories are reborn．I ask her all the questions that have been left unanswered in my mind, and pray she will answer．I seal my thoughts in the perfect white envelope, and imagine Beth looking into her mailbox．W
ill she know why I'm writing? Maybe she once thought of writing the same letter．
As the mailman takes my envelope from me forever, I wo
nder if I've made the right decision．Do I have the right to force myself into Beth's life again? Am I simply part of the past? I have taken the first step．Beth has control of the situation now．
One day has passed．Are my words lying on the bottom of the post office floor?
Two days are gone．I'm lost in thought and don't even hear the phone ting．
"Hello? It's Elizabeth．"
【小题1】What can we learn about Beth?
| A．She had a quarrel with the author in the fifth grade． |
| B．She moved to another school in the fifth grade． |
| C．She is now called Liz instead of Beth． |
| D．She hasn't seen the author for seven years． |
| A．She is sure that Beth will not answer． |
| B．She's afraid that they'll quarrel on the phone． |
| C．She doesn't know Beth's telephone number． |
| D．It is easier to express her feelings in writing． |
| A．Their elementary-school friendship． |
| B．Her future plan after graduation． |
| C．Her expectations for Beth's reply． |
| D．The questions about the endings of their friendship． |
| A．Beth answers her letter two days later． |
| B．The letter doesn't reach Beth at all． |
| C．They make up their friendship． |
| D．Beth refuses to make peace with her． |
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| delight arrange pollute lack approve acquire recycle quarrel |
【小题2】He spent years ___________________ his skills as a photographer.
【小题3】Beth __________________ a meeting with the marketing director.
【小题4】Don will only buy the motorcycle if his parents _____________.
【小题5】I could hear them ____________________ next door.
【小题6】Plastic bottles can be ______________ into clothing.
【小题7】The river has been seriously ______________ by a chemical factory.
【小题8】Tom ____________ confidence and needs a lot of encouragement.