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There is a debate going on in America public schools over the best way to teach English to foreign students. Many schools use bilingual education. This means that students study their core subjects such as science, mathematics and social studies in their native tongues. They also take a few h ours of English.

Recently, many educators have begun to criticize bilingual education. Opponents claim that bilingual education slows not only students’ development of language skills but also their adjustment to American life. They often remain separated from the mainstream student body.

These critics have proposed the immersion method (沉浸式语言教学法). This means that students take only English classes until they can function effectively in regular subject classes. Proponents of the immersion theory argue that in order to prepare these foreign students for college or the job market, they must be able to communicate in English.

Despite this disagreement, nearly all educators agree that English is a necessary tool for improving the quality of one’s life in America.

72. In bilingual education programs, students ______.

A. study in their native countries

B. study their core subjects in their native languages

C. study only English until they can function effectively in regular subject classes

D. mainly work on adjustment to American life

73. A proponent is someone who ______.

A. supports a certain idea or policy      B. is against a certain idea or policy

C. uses the immersion method of teaching English   D. is a school administer

74. According to the article, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Nearly all educators agree that English is important for foreign students.

B. Students in bilingual education programs are often separated from American students

C. Nearly all educators agree that bilingual education is best for teaching English to foreign students.

D. Students with good English language skills have better chances for college or the job market.

75. What is the author’s opinion about the bilingual education in America?

A. He is for it strongly             B. He is against it strongly

C. He doesn’t show his own opinion  D. He is against all the educators

C

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabres(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”

“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.

Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behaviour, says family psychologist John Taylor. Children, he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness” and “a desire to feel safe.” It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.

When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.

 “I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behaviour for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”

46．Bossy children like Stephen Jackson        

A．make good decisions                                   B．show self-centeredness

C．lack care from others                                  D．have little sense of fear

47．The underlined phrase “inheritable trait” in Paragraph 2 means        

A．inborn nature                                             B．developed character

C．accepted theory                                              D．particular environment

48．The study on bossy behaviour implies that parents         .

A．should give more power to their children

B．should be strict with their children

C．should not be so anxious about their children

D．should not set limits for their children

49．Bossy children may probably become         .

A．relaxed                   B．skillful                   C．hesitant                   D．lonely

50．What is the passage mainly about?

A．How bossy behaviour can be controlled.

B．How we can get along with bossy children.

C．What leads to children’s bossy behaviour.

D．What effect bossy behaviour brings about.

一、单词拼写

1. “Sorry, sir. Please show me your driving p____________,” the policeman said politely.

   2. You need _________________( 耐心) if you want to get served in this shop.

   3. It was not our _______________ ( 错误 ) that we were late.

   4. It’s best to cook vebetables in a small a___________________ of water.

   5. Do you mind his s_______________________ at you ?

   6. Young people like to ___________________ (寻找 ) success in life.

   7. He is so r_____________________ that nobody wants to play with him.

   8. Hot is the c____________________ of cold.

   9. At first we thought he was poor because he was in r__________________ .      

   10.Thank you very much ________________________ ( 实在；真的 ) .

   11. Ten years hard life made her poor ______________________ ( 外表 ) . 

   12. It’s bad  _____________________ (礼貌 ) to talk with your mouth full.

   13. Mark Twain became rich because of his _________________ ( 小说 ) .

   14. The ___________________ ( 人行道 ) was covered with fallen leaves.

   15. When Henry left the restaurant, the owner, hostess and waiter all ______ (鞠躬) together.

____Mr Brown's anger, it was his own son who didn't agree ____him.

A. To; with   B. Because of; to     C. With; of    D. For; on