Question

Material One

If your child often gets bad grades, you must feel sad. As a middle school teacher,I feel sad, too. However, I'd like to say that bad grades are not the end of the world.

Recently, researchers from the University of Bristol (in England) and the University of Chicago(in the USA)did a survey. Over 10,000 people took part in the research. The study shows that promising children money, iPads or cell phones to pass exams is useless. However, promises of trips can encourage students to study hard. So from now on, please make proper promises.

Material Two

As an education expert, I care much about your kids. A lot of parents I know want their kids to do well in their studies. After all, good grades in school could increase kid's chance of achieving big things when they grow old.

Helping your kids improve their studies can be possible by following these tips:

★See to it that your kids eat right. it's important to eat a balanced and healthy diet.Make sure that your kids don't skip breakfast.

★Let your kids get enough sleep. Make sure that they get at least eight hours of sleep.Getting a good night's sleep is as important as eating three healthy meals a day.

★Influence your kids to read often. Reading is a good habit. It can not only improve your kids communication skills but also extend their vocabulary.

1.According to Material one,promises of        can encourage students to study hard.

A. Money    B. iPads    C. cell phones    D. trips

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to Material Two?

A. Breakfast is important to kids.    B. Kids should have two meals a day.

C. It's necessary for kids to get enough sleep.    D. Reading a lot is helpful to kids.

3.The underlined word“ extend” can be replaced by“      ”.

A. break    B. waste    C. increase    D. remember

4.From the above reading, we can learn that       .

A. the writer of Material One works in a university

B. the University of Bristol lies in the USA

C. the writer of Material Two is a teacher

D. parents can do much to help kids with their studies

5.Who is the above reading written for？

A. Parents    B. Students    C. Teachers    D. Education experts

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】本文给出了两段材料，这两段材料是教育专家写给孩子的父母的，谈论了怎样让孩子取得好的成绩。材料一介绍了来自布里斯托大学（英国）和芝加哥大学（美国）的研究人员进行了一项调查。超过10000人参加了这项研究。研究表明，承诺通过考试给孩子钱，买ipad或手机是没有用的。然而，旅行的承诺可以鼓励学生努力学习。因此，从现在起，请作出适当的承诺。材料二给父母三条帮助孩子提高学习成绩的建议：1.保持均衡和健康的饮食是很重要的，确保你的孩子不吃早餐。2.让你的孩子得到足够的睡眠。确保他们至少有八个小时的睡眠。3.让你的孩子经常阅读。读书是一种好习惯。它不仅可以提高你孩子的交流技巧，而且可以扩展他们的词汇量。

1.题意：根据材料一，_______承诺可以鼓励学生努力学习。A. Money钱；B. iPads；C. cell phones手机；D. trips旅行。根据第2段倒数第2句However, promises of trips can encourage students to study hard.（然而，旅行的承诺可以鼓励学生努力学习。）可知选D。

2.题意：根据材料二，下列哪一项不正确的？A. Breakfast is important to kids. 早餐对孩子很重要；B. Kids should have two meals a day. 孩子应该一天吃两顿饭；C. It's necessary for kids to get enough sleep. 孩子们有充足的睡眠是必要的；D. Reading a lot is helpful to kids. 多读书对孩子很有帮助。根据材料二的建议一中Make sure that your kids don't skip breakfast.（确保你的孩子不要不吃早餐。）可知B是不正确的，可知选B。

3.题意：下画线的单词“extend”可以用“__________”代替。A. break打破；B. waste浪费；C. increase增强，增进，增大，增加；D. remember记住。此句Reading is a good habit. It can not only improve your kids communication skills but also extend their vocabulary.句意是：读书是一种好习惯。它不仅可以提高你孩子的交流技巧，而且可以扩大他们的词汇量。根据句意可知选C。

4.题意：从上面的阅读中，我们可以了解到______________。A. the writer of Material One works in a university材料一的作者在大学工作；B. the University of Bristol lies in the USA布里斯托大学位于美国；C. the writer of Material Two is a teacher材料二的作者是一名教师；D. parents can do much to help kids with their studies父母可以做许多事帮助孩子学习。根据材料一中最后一段最后两句However, promises of trips can encourage students to study hard. So from now on, please make proper promises.（然而，旅行的承诺可以鼓励学生努力学习。因此，从现在起，请作出适当的承诺。）和材料二Helping your kids improve their studies can be possible by following these tips（通过下面的提示，帮助你的孩子提高学习成绩是可能的）结合语境可知选D。

5.题意：上面阅读写给谁的？A. Parents父母；B. Students学生；C. Teachers教师；D. Education experts教育专家。根据材料一第1句If your child often gets bad grades, you must feel sad.和材料二Helping your kids improve their studies can be possible by following these tips（通过下面的提示，帮助你的孩子提高学习成绩是可能的）结合语境可知选A。