There is a scene in the movie The Descendants and it went something like this ---George Clooney’s character Matt King has a daughter who may be 9 or 10. She said something bad to a girl at her school that made her cry. The mother of that girl made Matt and his daughter come to their house to apologize. “Sorry,” said his daughter very casually. She was clearly not sorry for her actions and the girl’s mother complained she didn’t take her apology seriously. Matt shrugged(耸)his shoulders. What was he supposed to do? His daughter apologized as asked. He couldn’t make her mean her words.
I always think of this story when my daughter is asked by other adults to apologize for her wrong doings. I know my daughter is being taught to say “sorry” with all the best intentions. They are teaching her to be polite. But she is apologizing because she is being forced to please the adult or to avert punishment.
This situation has happened on a few occasions and it really bothers me. Here are three reasons why I don’t think it’s a good idea to teach children to say sorry: 1. My daughter is being taught to say things that are not from her heart. 2. She is being taught insincerity(不真诚) is valued over genuineness. 3. She is being taught she needs to please others to be loved.
These messages make me uncomfortable and I will not ask my children to apologize. Instead, this is what I think people should teach children:
teach them behavior that is acceptable and to practice positive behavior.
teach them how their actions affect others.
give them space to think about the situation and ask them to suggest ways to make the situation better.
help them make healthy choices
lead by example and show them how to fix wrong doings
1. The story in Paragraph 1 mainly shows that ________.
A. sometimes people don’t take their apology seriously
B. The Descendants is a good film that is worth seeing
C. forcing a child to apologize may not get expected results
D. parents should punish their children for their mistakes
2.What does the underlined word “avert” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Suffer B. Avoid C. Deserve D. Get
3.From Paragraph 3 we can learn that the author ________.
A. doesn’t like apologizing to other people.
B. doesn’t think apologizing is important to children
C. doesn’t think her daughter has done anything wrong
D. thinks forcing a child to apologize has disadvantages
4. According to the last paragraph, the author suggests people should ________.
A. teach children how to become independent
B. teach children how to apologize in the correct way
C. teach children to behave well instead of forcing them
D. teach children how to set a good example to others
学校校报面向在校高三学生组织英语征文活动,请以我的高三生活为主题写一篇英语短文,具体内容如下：
1. 生活安排；
2. 学习计划
3. 理想的大学和专业。
My last year in the senior high school has already started.
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短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共
有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Tom,
How is everything going recently? That has been a long time since we meet in China last time. Having passed the finally exams, I am busy planning a two-weeks trip to the US during this winter holiday. Do you have any suggestions about the choice of America cities? I prefer to big and modern cities. I guess I'd better pre-order a hotel. What is the price for single boy like myself?
Is it easy to find Chinese food? What is the traffic like, after I travel between cities in the US?
Hope to hearing from you. Thank you!
Best regards!.
Li Hua
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 1.______spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 2.______, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success 3.________ language learning. 4._______good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only 5.________(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and 6._________ meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language.
7.________ we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 8._______(advise) for those 9._______are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practice speaking and 10.________ (write) the language whenever we can.
单词拼写（共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分）
1.Jack is an intelligent pupil, but he lacks __________(动力) .
2.It really i________(使烦躁)me when he doesn’t help around the house.
3.At the meeting they __________(低语) to each other in order not to be heard.
4.Thousands of people blocked the street, __________(抗议)，against the new legislation.
5.Fearing further attacks, most of the population had ________(放弃) the city.
6.In the absence of the manager, I shall be in c________ of the company.
7.I like the job so much that I didn’t h________about taking it.
8.Some scientists p______that the Earth’s temperature will rise by 5°C over the next 20years.
9.He was d________(沮丧) because he hadn’t passed his maths examination.
10.The black mountains c________sharply with the white snow.
（每小题2分,共5小题,满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive. 1. ?
As a new word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.
Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.
_2._You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere might be the same as any other time.
_3. It means you won't be available for work or other activities.
What can you do to make your staycation fun?
1. Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself to room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.
2. 4. You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!
3. Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have more fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!
4. Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs （纪念品） if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!
The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited! _5._
A. Eat out for every meal
B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to a beach.
C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation
E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual.
D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work.
F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.
G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a staycation.
