Kids will often ignore your requests for them to shut off the TV, start their chores(杂事),or do their homework as a way to avoid following your directions. Before you know it, you’ve started to sound like a broken record as you repeatedly ask them to do their assignments, clean their room, or take out the trash. Rather than saying “Do your chores now.” you’ll be more effective if you set a target time for when the chores have to be completed. So instead of arguing about starting chores, just say,“If chores aren’t done by 4 pm, here are the consequences.”Then it’s up to your child to complete the chores. Put the ball back in their court. Don’t argue or fight with them, just say,“That’s the way it’s going to be.”It shouldn’t be punitive(惩罚性的)as much as it should be persuasive.“If your chores aren’t done by 4 pm, then no video game time until chores are done. And if finishing those chores runs into homework time, that’s going to be your loss.”On the other hand, when dealing with homework, keep it very simple. Have a time when homework starts, and at that time, all electronics go off and do not go back on until you see that their homework is done. If your kids say they have no homework, then they should use that time to study or read. Either way, there should be a time set aside when the electronics are off.

When a kid wears his iPod or headphones when you’re trying to talk to him, make no bones about it；he is not ignoring you, he is disrespecting you. At that point, everything else should stop until he takes the earplugs out of his ears. Don’t try to communicate with him when he’s wearing headphones—even if he tells you he can hear you. Wearing them while you’re talking to him is a sign of disrespect. Parents should be very tough about this kind of thing. Remember, mutual respect becomes more important as children mature.

1.According to the passage, it seldom happens that ________.

A．kids turn a deaf ear to their parents’ requests

B．parents’ directions sound like a broken record

C．children are ready to follow their parents’ directions

D．parents are unaware of what they are repeating to their kids

2.Parents will be able to deal with their children more effectively if they ________.

A．avoid direct ways of punishment

B．make them do things at their request

C．argue and fight with their children

D．allow their children to behave in their own way

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A．parents should take off his headphones when trying to have a talk with their child

B．it will make no difference that a kid is wearing his earplugs while talking to his parents

C．parents shouldn’t give in to their kid when he shows no sign of respect

D．kids’ purposely talking to their parents with iPod gives them a sense of power and

control

4.The main idea of the passage is ________.

A．that respecting each other is more important than anything else

B．how kids behave to ignore and disrespect their parents

C．that children should make choices and decisions on their own

D．how parents can deal with their kids’ behavior effectively

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此行多一个词，把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

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此行错一个词，在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

When Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to theatre, they left their                 1.__________

German dog to guard his home. When two burglars broke                2.__________

into and the burglar alarm rang, the dog was waiting for them.          3.__________

Unfortunately, one of the burglars was dog-lover, and he         4.__________

quickly made friends with it. While the alarm was ringing,      

but the burglars were stealing cash and jewelry, worth over     5.__________

$10,000, from a safe, the dog laid down in his basket and went  6._________

to sleep. When the police arrived twenty minutes later, the     7._________

burglars had gone. The dog was proud guarding the empty safe.   8.__________

When the first detective entered into the room, it immediately  9._________

attacked her, tearing her trousers and bit her in the leg.      10.__________

 Justin      a book about his adventures in Tibet．I hope he can find a good publisher when it is finished．

       A．was writing                                        B．is currently writing

       C．has already written                              D．wrote

 The driver tried everything he could think of, but the car just        not move．

       A．should                B．might                 C．must                  D．would

 —Hey! Lucy! Have you heard about the optional courses this year?

—      What about that?

       A．Not really           B．Not exactly         C．Not simply          D．Not nearly

 Please tell me the after service of the computer; I’m worried about        a break down sometime．

       A．there being          B．it being               C．there is               D．it is

 The Olympic snowboarding event,        , was exciting．

       A．on which many people watched            B．where many people watched TV

       C．which many people watched on TV       D．where many people watched on TV

 Yesterday Tim didn’t watch TV,         did he read newspapers．

       A．nor                    B．none                   C．either                 D．so

 —What were you trying to prove to the police?

—        I was last night．

       A．Where                B．When                 C．That                   D．What

 —What should I do with this passage?

—        the main idea of each paragraph．

       A．Finding out         B．Found out           C．Find out             D．To find out