请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词（注意：每个空格只填一个单词）
The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum (课外的) activities where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples buy a computer for their son or daughter.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. The result, a well-cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it, your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teach a child to read a book; but rather they teach them to think, and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
Title | How Chinese Parents Should Educate Their 1.________ |
2.______ practice | Being generous with 3.___when it comes to education. Sending them to the 4.________schools abroad. Taking extra curriculum activities in order to 5.____a head start in life. 6._____more money than they can afford on education. |
Bad results | Children's lack of 7.________and self-confidence. |
Suggested 8.________ | Teaching their children practical skills, which are the most important. Cooking. Sewing. Other housework. Repairing a 9.________radio or TV. |
Good results | To make the children hardworking and confident. To enable them to think and to use their 10.________. |
用括号所给动词的适当形式填空。（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.It’s time for you __________ (reconsider) your decision.
2.All the staff in our company are considering ____ (go) to the city center for the fashion show.
3.They were made ______ (work) twelve hours a day with low pay.
4.She ought to ________ (praise) for her heroic deeds.
5.The thief avoided the policeman by _______ (leave) from the back window.
6.The play _______ (produce) next month aims mainly to reflect the local culture.
7.He told us whether ________ (have) a picnic was still under discussion.
8.________ (attend) the ceremony of the 50 anniversary this morning are our alumni from home and abroad.
9.They use computers to keep the traffic ________(run) smoothly.
10.The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ________ (hear).
根据中文完成下列句子。（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.The thief knelt down and ________ (乞求) us to let him go.
2.You must __（道歉）to the teacher for your irresponsible remarks.
3.The children were not to _______ (责备) for the accident.
4.Nothing is worse than feeling _______ (出卖) by your best friend.
5.When much evidence was found, the suspect could do nothing but ________ (承认) the crime he had committed.
6.She ________ (发誓) that she would work hard and enter a key university in the future.
7.What an ________ (笨拙的) dancer! We were all amused by his performance.
8.He lay in bed with his eyes closed, ________ (假装) to be asleep when his mum came in.
9.Don’t ________ (争吵) with your fate. You should take it into your own hands.
10.With much noise outside, I found it hard to have my attention ________ (集中于) on my homework.
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk 'dog', and dogs can learn how to talk 'Cat'.
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets─to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
1.The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. early B. sweetly C. quickly D. smoothly
2.Some cats and dogs may fight when _____.
A. they are cold to each other
B. they look away from each other
C. they misunderstood each other's signals
D. they are introduced at an early age
3.What is found surprising about cats and dogs?
A. They eat and sleep each other.
B. They observe each other's behaviors.
C. They learn to speak each other's language.
D. They know something from each other's voices.
4.It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _____.
A. have common interests
B. are less different than was thought
C. have a common body language
D. are less intelligent than was expected
5.What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
A. We should learn to live in harmony.
B. We should know more about animals.
C. We should live in peace with animals.
D. We should learn more body languages.
“Have you ever heard the old saying, “Never judge(判断)a book by its cover”? This is a good rule to follow when you try to judge the cleverness of others by their looks and performance. Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. A young man with an unusual gift(天赋)in novel writing may find himself speechless before a pretty girl. But don’t make the mistake of thinking he might not be that clever. With a pen and paper, he can tell what he thought very well.
Other people may fool you into mistakenly thinking they are clever by putting up a good front.
A student who listens carefully and takes notes in class is sure to make a good impression(印象)on his teachers. But when it comes to exams, he may get scores much lower than his classmates.
We may conclude that：you can’t judge someone by appearances. The only way to tell whether a person is clever or not is to get to know him by observing(观察) how he reacts to(反映)different situations. The more situations you observe, the more accurate(准确的)your judgement is likely to be. So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
1.The best title for this passage is___________________________
A. Judging cleverness
B. Choosing a book
C. A speechless young man
D. Putting up a good front
2.The main idea of the passage is ___________________
A. don’t judge a book by its cover
B. don’t judge a person’s cleverness by appearance
C. people may fool you by putting up a good front
D. make sure you know someone well before observing him
3.The young man mentioned in the passage________________.
A. is stupid
B. is a good student
C. is a good writer
D. is successful with girls
4.According to the passage, true knowledge of a person’s cleverness comes from_____________.
A. the grades he gets in school
B. his manners at parties
C. his outward appearanc
D. how he behaves in different situations
5.The passage suggests that in judging a person’s intelligence we should_____________.
A. make quick judgements
B. be creative
C. have patience and be careful
D. give him a test
Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting at the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. A teacher was trying to keep a group of schoolgirls in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.
He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Peter, one of Tom's workmates came in and sat with Tom. "What time is your bus?" asked Peter. "There is a lot of time yet." answered Tom. "Well, I'll get you some more tea then." They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. "Oh! It's going backward(反方向的)!" he cried. "A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven." "You are looking at the clock in the mirror." said Peter. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.
1.Tom went into the station caf ? Because _____.
A. Peter asked him to have a cup of tea
B. it was quite early and he could find a seat there
C. he didn't like to stay with the schoolgirls
D. he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there
2.What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror the last time?
A. Half past twelve B. Twenty to twelve
C. Half past eleven D. Half past one
3.From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find _____.
A. the time is right B. it's going slower
C. it's going backward D. it's going faster
4.Which of the following is true?
A. Tom arrived in Paris on time
B. The next bus would leave in half an hour
C. After that Tom didn't like clocks any longer
D. Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once
5.Which of the following is the best title for the story?
A. The Mirror of the Station
B. Not a Careful Man
C. Missing a bus
D. The Man and the Mirror
