It’s not unusual to see an unreasonable child lying on the ground drumming his heels. Beside him is a desperate mother yelling at the top of her lungs. Raising a well-behaved kid is really a head-scratching thing.
If you took all the parenting styles around the world and ranked them by their gentleness, the Inuit(因纽特人) approach would certainly rank near the top. All the moms mention one golden role: Don’t shout or yell at small children.Inuit’s no-yelling policy is their central component to raising cool-headed kids. The culture views scolding, or even speaking to children in all angry voice, as inappropriate, although little kids are pushing parents' buttons.
Playful“storytelling”is another trick to sculpting kids’behavior. But this storytelling differs hugely from those fairy tales full of moral lessons. Parents“retell” what happened when a boy threw a tantrum(发脾气)by way of what Shakespeare would understand all too well: putting on a“drama”. After the child has calmed down, the parents will review what happened when the child misbehaved, usually starting with a question: “Can you show us how to throw a tantrum?”Then the child has to think what he should do. If he takes the bait and performs the action, the mom will ask a follow-up question with a playful tone. For example: “Does that seem right?”or“Are you a baby?”She is getting across the idea that“big boys”won’t throw a tantrum.
Kids’brains are still developing the circuitry needed for self-contro1. What you do in response to your children’s emotions shapes their brains. So next time, seeing your boy misbehave, try using the Inuit’s storytelling approach. And don’t forget to keep coo1. After all, boys will be boys.
1.Which of the following best explains“pushing parents’ buttons”underlined in Paragraph 2?
A.Talking with parents. B.Playing with parents’buttons.
C.Exposing parents’faults. D.Making parents annoyed.
2.What do we know about Inuit’s “storytelling”?
A.It aims at playing a trick on kids. B.It raises kids’awareness of morality.
C.It comes after a child misbehaves. D.It analyzes Shakespeare’s dramas.
3.What’s the author’s attitude to children’s misbehavior?
A.Cautious. B.Tolerant.
C.Uncaring. D.Skeptical.
4.What’s the main idea of the text?
A.Inuit’s approach to parenting.
B.Values of reading literary works.
C.Causes of children’s misbehavior.
D.Parents’responses to“storytelling”.
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◆◇Starting a Writer’s Notebook June 13th—June 17th
This workshop is to inspire children to see themselves as true authors. The writing activities in this workshop are meant to help young authors develop their sense of voice and enthusiasm for writing. Participants will learn a variety of strategies and techniques for generating ideas and producing meaningful writing.
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◆◇Backyard Science June 20th—June 24th
By sharing what we discover in our own backyards, our children will be able to experience firsthand how wildlife, climate, and geographic landscapes differ across the globe. Through this workshop we have the ability to create eye-opening explorations for our children.
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◆◇Be a Peacemaker June 27th—July 1st
By practicing mindfulness we discover how to find that peaceful place within ourselves, even during the most difficult times. This online class offers families a way to explore beneficial techniques together in an effort to develop a shared language and common understanding of what it means to be fully present in our lives.
PRICE: $27.00 AGE: 4—10
◆◇Poetry Makers June 11th—July 15th
When sharing poems with our children, we not only teach them how to appreciate the beauty of language but also that our words have the ability to affect others in deep and meaningful ways. In this four-week online workshop, we will strengthen our children’s understanding of themselves, each other, and the world around them through the power of writing poetry.
PRICE: $27.00 AGE:6—10
1.What can we learn about Starting a Writer’s Notebook?
A. It offers a discount.
B. It lasts four weeks.
C. It is suitable for all ages.
D. It encourages children to write poetry.
2.What can we learn about Backyard Science?
A. It encourages the kids to get close to nature.
B. It offers the kids various outdoor explorations.
C. It fills the kids with confidence in their future.
D. It enriches the kids’ life experience and knowledge.
3.Which workshop can help kids make a good balance in their daily life?
A. Starting a Writer’s Notebook.
B. Backyard Science.
C. Be a Peacemaker.
D. Poetry Makers.
4.What can kids learn at Poetry Makers?
A. Take more interest in their studies.
B. Have a strong desire to be successful.
C. Show much enthusiasm for literature.
D. Be aware of the power of words.
假定你是李华，你向在你校学习的美国交换生Adam借了一本英文小说，但不慎丢失，一时又买不到。请给他写一封电子邮件，说明情况。要点包括：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 说明物品丢失的经过；
3. 提出可能的解决方案。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Adam,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改l0处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I start school when I was five. The classes were small and the teachers were friendly. At eleven I went to other school. Things didn’t go so well as before. I hated to study subject such as biology and physics and I got terribly marks in tests. My parents tried to teach me which I didn’t understand, but it didn’t help. I got very worrying about my exams. Even though I spent a lot of time review my lessons, I failed all the exams and had to take them again a few months late. That was the worst year of my school life. And I never gave up. Now I am proud my career as a successful engineer.
The adobe dwellings(土坯房) 1.(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even 2.most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their 3.(able) to “air condition” a house without 4.(use)electric equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat 5.(slow)during cool nights，thus warning the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough 6.(cool) the house during the hot day: 7.the same time, they warm up again for the night This cycle 8.(go) day after day: The walls warm up During the day and cool off during the night and thus always a timely offset(抵消)for the outside temperatures. As 9.(nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly 10.thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.
“Daily Star, sir,” called Jason, carrying some news-papers under his arm. The little boy had been running up and down the street, but there were still twenty ____ left. His voice was almost gone and his heart was ____. The shops would soon close, and all the people would go home. He would have to go home too, carrying the papers ____ money. He had hoped to sell more papers tonight to make more money to buy a ____ for his mother and some seeds for his bird. That was why he had bought the papers with all his money. He ____ as he thought of his failure to sell all his papers.
“You don’t know the ____ of selling papers. You must shout, ‘Hot news! Bomb bursting!’” another newsboy Chad told Jason. “____ it’s not in the paper at all,” replied Jason. “Just run away quickly ____ they have time to see, and you’ll ____ out and get your money,” Chad said.
It was a new ____ to Jason. He thought of his bird with no ____ and the cake he wanted to buy for his mother, but was ____ that he would not tell a lie. Though he was ____ a poor newsboy, he had been ____ some good things.
The next afternoon Jason went to the office for his papers ____. Several boys were crowding around Chad, who declared with a ____ smile that he sold six dozen the day before. He added that Jason ____ money because he would not tell a lie. The boys ____ at Jason. “You wouldn’t tell a lie yesterday, my boy?” A gentleman at the office came up and patted Jason’s shoulder ____, “You’re just the boy I am looking for.” A week later Jason started his new ____. He lost the sale of twenty papers because he would not tell a lie, but got a well-paid job because he told the truth.
1.A. shops B. coins C. people D. papers
2.A. open B. heavy C. pure D. weak
3.A. instead of B. in return for C. regardless of D. in exchange for
4.A. cup B. card C. comb D. cake
5.A. gave in B. broke down C. got away D. showed up
6.A. difficulty B. process C. goal D. secret
7.A. And B. But C. For D. So
8.A. before B. since C. though D. unless
9.A. call B. drop C. sell D. reach
10.A. edition B. idea C. policy D. task
11.A. bread B. insects C. seeds D. water
12.A. concerned B. amazed C. excited D. determined
13.A. still B. already C. just D. also
14.A. taught B. handed C. awarded D. allowed
15.A. at once B. by chance C. as usual D. on purpose
16.A. proud B. gentle C. warm D. polite
17.A. borrowed B. lost C. made D. saved
18.A. laughed B. shouted C. nodded D. stared
19.A. bravely B. gratefully C. fondly D. modestly
20.A. duty B. business C. job D. method
