Japanese students work very hard but many are unhappy. They have heavy pressures from their parents. Most students are always told by their parents to study harder and harder so that they can have a wonderful life when they grow up .Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who aren’t gifted (有天赋的)enough. Many of them have tried very hard at study but fail in the exams and make their parents lose heart. Some students feel that they are hated by everyone else and they don’t want to go to school any longer .They become dropouts.
It is surprising that though most Japanese are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and that it is the teachers’ work to help their children .To make matters worse, a lot of parents send their children to those schools opening in the evening and on weekends. They only help the students to pass the exams and never teach them the very real sense of the world.
Many Japanese schools usually has rules about everything from the student’ clothes to things in their school bags. Child psychologists(心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feeling of the students. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others , how to tell right from wrong and how to show love and care for others, even for their parents.
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1. Japanese students have heavy pressures from .
A. themselves B.Japan
C. their parents D. their classmates
2. What do they work hard for?
A. a wonderful life B. their parents
C. study D. themselves
3.The underlined word “dropouts” means_________ .
A.脱离传统社会的人 B.文明的社会人
C.逃学的人 D.偏激的人
4. Many Japanese schools usually have rules.
A. few B. a few
C. a lot of D. lot of
5.How many students have been taught to how to get on with others?
A.40% B.50% C.70% D.60%
Huang Naihui was born in 1964 in Taipei. When he was a child, he had a very high fever, which made him partially paralyzed.
His parents were afraid that he would bring bad luck to the family and abandoned him. But his grandmother brought him up. It was at the age of 13 that he went to school. At the age of 22, he would study and work part-time. He would sell flowers during the day and attend classes at night. During his spare time he would study. The learning made him very happy.
He used his knowledge very well in his business of selling flowers. He would go door to door selling flowers during the day. He would sell flowers at pubs and night clubs at night. At times, in order to sell, he had to sing. He was often tricked. However, he would face the next customer with a smile. His grandmother passed away when he was 24. It was the darkest day of his life.
Today Huang Naihui owns 3 flower shops and employs disabled people to work for him. He would spend his spare time doing charity work. His book Facing the sun and his story have encouraged many people.
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1.What made Huang Naihui disabled?
A．A high fever. B. The hot weather.
C. The hunger. D. The cold.
2.Why didn’t his parents want to bring him up?
A.Because they wanted to move to other places.
B.Because they loved him very much.
C.Because they were very poor.
D.Because they were afraid of bad luck.
3.Which is WRONG about Huang Naihui?
A. He was disabled.
B. He liked learning.
C. He did charity work in his spare time.
D. He was deeply loved by his mother.
4.What made him sad most?
A. His tiredness. B. His failure.
C. His grandmother’s death. D. His illness.
5.What’s the best title of the text?
A. An Unforgettable story.
B. An Inspiring Story of Huang Naihui.
C. Huang Naihui is Successful.
D. How Great His Grandmother is.
完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Yashika had a problem. Her dad ___to buy her a car for 16th birthday but it wasn’t the ride she wanted. “This car is only $41,000, it isn’t____ enough,” Yashika complained during an MTV reality show, My Super Sweet 16. _____ the end of the show, Yashika had a Mercedes costing $100,000.
TV shows feature the lives of the super rich. Gossip Girls follows the life of wealthy school girls in New York. Hannah Montana is said to be about middle-class kids. But the characters live in huge houses and wear the ____ fashions. Meanwhile, many Americans are struggling financially.
Adam K., 15, said he sees many kids in his school ____ to copy the wealthy characters they see on TV. “I see a lot of people wear fancy clothes that they ____ wouldn’t if they weren’t shows like that.”
Emma F., 13, became angry with the___. “On My Super Sweet 16, this girl cried because she got a BMW and it was the__ color, but there are kids _____ there who are dying for a meal. ” Emma said.
Experts say that picking shows where the characters aren’t super-wealthy can help kids keep a healthy perspective(观点). Kids may feel envious（嫉妒的）if they compare__ to the people on TV.
1.A. offended B. offered C. accepted D. expected
2.A. cheap B. low C. expensive D. high
3.A. In B. On C. with D. By
4.A. late B. later C. latest D. new
5.A. trying B. tried C. to try D. try
6.A. normally B. generally C. normal D. general
7.A. TV B. characters C. shows D. channel
8.A. good B. right C. common D. wrong
9.A. out B. in C. from D. at
10.A.herself B. her C. themselves D. them
The young man ________ is a friend of mine.
A. who I had a talk B. whom I had a talk
C. whom I had a talk with D. which I had a talk with
He asked me______________.
A. when were you born B. when you was born
C. when was my birthday D. when my birthday was.
Loud music and other noises can annoy neighbors, _________ at night.
A. especially B. specially
C. mostly D. mainly
