Japanese students work very hard, but many are unhappy. They feel heavy pressure from their parents to do well in school. Most students are always being told by their parents to study harder so that they can have a wonderful life. Though this may be a good idea for those very smart students, it can have terrible results for many students because they are not talented enough.
As it is reported, a number of students killed themselves. Others try to get the feelings of taking drugs(毒品). Some join the groups of troublemakers and turn to crime(犯罪). Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hopes. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and they don’t want to go to school any longer.
It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any ways .Many parents feel that they are not able to help their children and it is the teachers’ work to help their children. To make matter worse, a lot of parents send their children to those school opening in the evenings and on weekends— they only help students to pass exams and never teach students any real sense of the world. It is a great surprise that almost three quarters of middle school students have been to such kind of schools. Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the students’ hair to their clothes and the things in their bags. Child psychologists (儿童心理学家)now think that such strict rules are harmful (有害的)to the feelings 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, how to show love for others, even for their parents.
1.Why do the Japanese student feel unhappy?
A. Because they don’t work hard enough
B. Because their parents give them little pressure
C. Because they can’t do well in their schoolwork.
D. Because their parents want them to do well in school, it give them much pressure.
2.Their parents want them to study hard because ______________
A. their parents want to have a wonderful life
B. they want their kids to have a wonderful life in the future.
C. they can’t do well in their own work.
D. the kids wants to have a wonderful life.
3.Why a lot of teenagers killed themselves or did something criminal?
A. Because they like to do that.
B. Because they thought their parents didn’t love them any more.
C. Because they thought everyone hated them.
D. Both B and C.
4. Who do the parents think should help the kids when they can’t do well in school work?
A. Teachers.B. Parents.C. Someone else. D. Their classmates.
5.What do child psychologists think is harmful to the feelings of children?
A. Schools have too much rules about everything.
B. The parents don’t help their children.
C. Children can’t do well in their school work.
D. Parents send their children to all kinds of school which are opening on weekends.
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A generous gap(代沟) has become a serious problem. I read a1about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after they 2 with parents. I think this is because they don’t often have a talk with each other. Parents now3more time in the office,4 they don’t have much time to stay with their children. As times passes, they both feel that they don’t have the __5topic(题目) to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with your6, get to know them and7them. And for children, show your8to your parents. They are the people who love you. So9them your thoughts. In this way, you10have a better understanding of each other.
1.A. messageB. callC. reportD. letter
2.A. talkB. argueC. fight D. play
3.A. spend B. stayC. work D. have
4.A. because B. ifC. butD. so
5.A. interestingB. sameC. true D. good
6.A. business B. childrenC. workD. office
7.A. get on well with B. look afterC. understandD. love
8.A. interest B. secret C. trouble D. feelings
9.A. tellB. ask C. answerD. say
10.A. need B. should C. mustD. would
-I feel stressed out. I have so much work to do every day.
-You'd better not work too hard. It's good for you to take some________ I think.
A. health B. exercise C. lesson D. work
-My mother is ill________ -________
A. Don't worry.
B. No hurry.
C. I'm sorry to hear that.
D. OK.
He often has sports. ________ football, basketball and ping-pong.
A. For an example
B. For example
C. For the example
D. For a example
It's important to eat a ________ diet.
A. balanced B. balance C. balancingD. balances
