For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house．Some deal with the situation by watching TV．Some may hide．But all of them have something in common．They spend part of each day alone．They are called latchkey children．They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work．And their bad condition has become a subject of concern．
Lynette Long was once the headmaster of an elementary school．She said, “We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attachd. I was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts．There were so many keys, it never came to my mind what they meant．” Slowly, she learned they were house keys．
She and her husband began talking to the children who had them．They learned of the impact（影响） working couples and single parents were having on their children．Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone．One in each three latchkey children the Longs talked to reported being scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety．
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding．It might be in a shower stall, under a bed in a closet．The second is TV．They’ll often play it at high volume．It’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children, the Longs learned. Most parents are slow to admit they leave their children alone．
1.The main idea about “latchkey children” is that they _______．
A．are growing in numbers
B．are also found in middle-class neighborhoods
C．watch too much television during the day
D．suffer problems from being left alone
2.Which sentence in the second paragraph is the topic sentence?
A．We had a school rule against wearing jewelry．
B．A lot of kids had chains around their necks．
C．I was constantly telling them to put inside their shirts．
D．They were house keys．
3.The main feeling these children have when they are at home by themselves is _______．
A．tiredness B．freedom C．loneliness D．fear
4.We may draw a conclusion that _______．
A．latchkey children enjoy having such a large amount of time alone
B．latchkey children try to hide their feeling
C．latchkey children often watch TV with their parents
D．it’s difficult to find out how many latchkey children there are
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them．Our purpose is to fit them for life．
In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation．But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degree; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries．But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one’s work．Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society．
1.The writer of the passage thinks that _______．
A．education can settle most of the world’s problems
B．free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C．free education won’t help to solve problems
D．all the social problems can’t be solved by education
2.The writer wants to prove that _______．
A．our society needs all kinds of jobs
B．our society needs free education for all
C．a farmer is more important than a professor
D．work with hands is the most important
3.The purpose of education is _______．
A．to choose officials for the country
B．to prepare children mainly for their future work
C．to let everyone receive education fit for him
D．to build a perfect world
4.The passage tells us about _______ of the education．
A．the means B．the system C．the value D．the type
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years．I couldn’t believe the change in him．In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 1person．
When I first knew Bill, back in 2, he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 3．He was always ready to have a party．He thought 4of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 5he really like D．Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 6was never dull when he was 7．With him there was one wild 8after another．Sometimes I wonder how we 9to study for our exams．
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel． 10, I wasn’t even sure it was 11．Was this short – haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill．Now he works for a bank．He 12most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house．How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 13thing Bill cared about was possessions．Now they seemed to be his main 14．Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 15Bill changing so much．My image of him 16the one I had formed 17the time when we were college students together．
I suppose it’s 18to expect people to remain the same, especially 19I have changed so much myself．But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill．Maybe he 20the same way about me．
1.A．proper B．same C．usual D．right
2.A．childhood B．the army C．his thirties D．college
3.A．considered B．supposed C．met D．expected
4.A．nothing B．much C．most D．none
5.A．man B．hospital C．movie D．country
6.A．learning B．life C．work D．fun
7.A．in B．out C．away D．around
8.A．adventure B．mistake C．chance D．joke
9.A．decided B．intended C．managed D．hoped
10.A．First of all B．At first C．Now and then D．All the time
11.A．that B．us C．there D．him
12.A．thought B．talked C．argued D．spent
13.A．first B．last C．next D．only
14.A．interest B．event C．subject D．problem
15.A．forgot B．minded C．liked D．imagined
16.A．remained B．reminded C．suggested D．became
17.A．since B．from C．at D．till
18.A．unnecessary B．foolish C．common D．unusually
19.A．because B．that C．how D．when
20.A．felt B．acted C．looked D．discovered
The teacher said there were twelve _____ who had failed in the exam.
A ．at all B．in all C．all in D．all in all
The wounded soldier died ______I had a chance to know his name and family .So I can never give regards to any of his family or relatives.
A．after B．while C．until D．before
It was only when I reread his poems recently______ I began to appreciate their beauty.
A．until B．that C．then D．so
