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______school is much larger than ______.
A.Our;your
B.Our;yours
C.Ours;yours
D.We;you
______school is much larger than ______.
A.Our;your
B.Our;yours
C.Ours;yours
D.We;you
A.had spent
B.spend
C.has spent
D.spent
There are a number of factors, which determine the onset of smoking, and these are largely psychological and social. They include availability of cigarettes, curiosity, rebelliousness, appearing thought, anticipation of adulthood, social confidence, the example of parents and teachers, and smoking by friends and older brothers and sisters.
It should be much easier to prevent children from starting to smoke than to persuade adults to give up the habit once established, but in fact this has proved very difficult. The example set by people in authority, especially parents, health care workers, and teachers, is of prime importance. School roles should forbid smoking by children on the premises. This role has been introduced at Summerhill School where I spent my schooldays.
There is, however, a risk of children smoking just to rebel against the rules, and even in those schools which have tried to enforce no smoking by corporal punishment there is as much smoking as in other schools. Nevertheless, banning smoking is probably on balance beneficial. Teachers too should not smoke on school premises, at least not in front of children.
In this passage the author puts an emphasis on ______.
A.the effect of smoking among children
B.the difficulty in preventing children from smoking
C.the reasons why children start smoking among children
D.the measures to ban smoking among children
Many Americans still _____1 whether honesty was an important part of the American Character.______2 that reason,there are ______3 watch-dog committees at all levels of society.Although signs of dishonesty in school,business,and government seem much more numerous in recent years than in the past,could it be that we are getting better at revealing such dishonesty? Some evidence is ______4 that dishonesty may ebb and flow.When times are hard,incidents of theft and cheating usually go ______ 5.And when times get better such incidents tend to go down.
A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her 【B6】 she knew nothing about the Chinese culture of language. 【B7】 her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money. 【B8】, the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised 【B9】 such a question because in the British culture it would be 【B10】 an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people it can also 【B11】 the young man's interest in dating the girl. 【B12】 this bank clerk was a complete stranger 【B13】 the British girl, she was very much taken aback (生气), and hastily commented that she had eaten 【B14】. After this she 【B15】 to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she 【B16】 that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled 【B17】 why they asked it. 【B18】 the following days she was asked the same question again and again. Only much later 【B19】 that the question had no real meaning 【B20】 --it was merely a greeting.
【B1】
A.build on
B.build up
C.build into
D.build out
A young British woman went toHong Kong to work, and at the time of her 【C6】______ she knew nothing about the Chinese culture of language. 【C7】______ her way to school one day, she went to the bank to get some money. 【C8】______ , the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised 【C9】______ such a question because in the British culture it would be 【C10】______ an indirect invitation to lunch. Between unmarried young people it can also 【C11】______ the young man's interest in dating the girl. 【C12】______ this bank clerk was a complete stranger 【C13】______ the British girl, she was very much taken aback (生气), and hastily commented that she had eaten 【C14】______ . After this she 【C15】______ to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked the same question. By now she 【C16】______ that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled 【C17】______ why they asked it. 【C18】______ the following days she was asked the same question again and again. Only much later 【C19】______ that the question had no real meaning 【C20】______ —it was merely a greeting.
【C1】______
A.build on
B.build up
C.build into
D.build out
【C1】
A.which
B.since
C.even if
D.now that
a good title for the passage is ()
A、Hemingway's Interest in Writing
B、The Subjects for Hemingway's Writing
C、The Life of Young Hemingway
D、Hemingway's Understanding of War
Today, more than 45 years later, I always check out " It pays to Enrich Your Word Power" first when the Digest comes each month. I am impressed with that idea, word power. Reader's Digest knows the power that words have to move people to entertain, inform. and inspire. The Digest editors know that the big word isn't always the best word. Take just one example, a Quotable Quote from the February 1985 issue: " Time is a playful thing. It slips quickly and drinks the day like a bowl of milk. "
Seventeen words, only two of them more than one syllable, yet how much they convey! That's usually how it is with Reader's Digest. The small and simple can be profound.
As chairman of a foundation to restore the Statue of Liberty, I've been making a lot of speeches lately. I try to keep them fairly short. I use small but vivid words: words like "hope" , "guts", "faith" and "dreams". Those are words that move people and say so much about the spirit of America.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not against using big words, when it is right to do so, but I have also learned that a small word can work a small miracle—if it's the right word, in the right place, at the right time. It's a "secret" that I hope I will never forget.
The passage is mainly about______.
A.one of the many old memories
B.using simple words to express profound ideas
C.Reader's Digest and school speeches
D.how to make effective speeches
A recent survey of over 16,000 children made by the National Child Development Study in London revealed that children whose fathers came to school conferences and accompanied their children on outing did measurably better in school than those children whose fathers were not involved in those activities. The study, which monitored children born during a week in March, 1992, from the time of their birth through the years of their early schooling, further revealed that the children of actively involved fathers scored much higher in reading and math than those children whose only involved parent was the mother. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the role played by fathers in the raising of a child. It indicated a much higher level of parental involvement by the father than had been anticipated. Over 66% of the fathers were said to have played a major role in parental responsibility.
The study also suggested that the greatest level of paternal parenting took place in the families of only child. As the number of children and financial obligations increased, the father’s apparent intere4st and involvement with the children decreased. However, no matter what the size or financial condition of the family is, a father’s active participation in the child’s development made a definite difference in the child’s progress.
The study further revealed that while the frequency of overnight absences reflected a corresponding deficiency of the child’s level in math and reading, a father’s employment on night shifts appeared to have little effect on the child’s academic progress. The data from the study were obtained primarily through interviews from parents, teachers and physicians. The information evaluating the level of the father’s parenting performance was elicited primarily form. the admittedly subjective observations of the tier wives.
1. What is the main discovery made in the study?
A. A father’s influence played a significance role in the level of the child’s academic progress.
B. A much higher level of parental involvement of the father.
C. A father’s employment on night shifts appeared to have little effect on the child’s academic progress.
D. The greatest level of paternal parenting took place in the families of only child.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Children whose fathers did not come to school conferences or accompany them on outing did better than those whose fathers were involved in those activities.
B. The more children a family has, the more interest and involvement the father has.
C. Children who have actively involved fathers did much better academically than those whose only involved parent was the mother.
D. The more overnight absences the father has, the worse the child’s level in math and chemistry is.
3. What’s the aim of the study?
A. To evaluate fathers’ abilities in involving in children’s activities.
B. To reveal fathers’ role in bringing up a child.
C. To compare children from large families with children from small ones.
D. To explain the differences between mothers’ and fathers’ role in raising a child.
4. Evidence indicated that fathers who were involved in the parenting process amounted to ().
A. more than three-quarters of all the fathers
B. slightly less than half of the fathers studied
C. a little less than one hundred percent of all fathers
D. about two-thirds of the fathers involved in the study
5. The data accumulated were obtained through ().
A. interviews, school records and physicians’ reports
B. conversations with mothers of the children
C. observations by social psychologists
D. observations of fathers with their children
Parents are concerned about the lack of quality in television programs for children. The degree of violence in many of these shows also worries them. Studies indicate that, when children are exposed to violence, they may become aggressive or insecure.
Parents are also concerned about the commercials (商业广告) that their children see on television. Many parents would like to see fewer commercials during programs for children. And some parents feel that these shows should not have any commercials at all because young minds are not mature enough to deal with the claims made by advertisers.
Educational television has no commercials and has programs for children that many parents approve of. The most famous of these is Sesame Street, which tries to give preschool children a head start in learning the alphabet (字母) and numbers. It also tries to teach children useful things about the world in which they live.
Even though most parents and educators give Sesame Street and shows like it high marks for quality, some critics argue that all television, whether educational or not, is harmful to children. These critics feel that the habit of watching hours of television every day turns children into bored and passive (被动的) consumers of their world rather than encouraging them to become active explorers of it
1). Which of the following statements is not based on the passage?
A. Parents are worried about the influence from television on their children.
B. Television has much influence on children.
C. Both parents and their children like watching educational television.
D. Some critics think that television is no good for children.
2). In what ways do children suffer from television?
A. They become the victims of social violence.
B. They spend hours watching television instead of doing school work.
C. The programs make the children lose interest in the world.
D. The programs make the children spend too much of their parents’ money.
3). Parents would not like their children to see commercials because ______
A. they think that their children are not old enough to handle advertising
B. commercials teach children alphabet and numbers
C. commercials help to sell products
D. they don’t like commercials
4). Educational television is widely appreciated because _____
A. it does have the same commercials as others
B. it offers programs for both children and their parents
C. many parents like the programs it offers for their children
D. children can learn some school subjects before they go to school
5). Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?
A. Watching Too Much Television Is Harmful to Young Minds.
B. Television Is More Harmful than Educational.
C. Television’s Influence on Children.
D. More Education Television.