Parents will do anything for their children. Whether it would be the food, clothes, or the place they live in, parents will always make sure their children have the best of everything. One of the biggest concerns that parents currently have is educating their children. They are faced with lots of difficulties when it comes to education for their young ones. Choices include private school, charter school, public school or home schooling.
Fortunately for parents，there are a variety of different strategies that they can take in order to increase their child’s overall intelligence. According to Ross A. Thompson, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis, a child’s brain will actually reach 90% of its full size by the time they start kindergarten.
Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago concluded that playing a musical instrument directly affected the brain stem, the lower section of the brain. Moreover, children that learn an instrument at an early age tend to continue it when they are older. And numerous studies show that a well balanced meal is essential for a child’s mental as well as physical health. Some other researchers recommended that a second language should be taught when children are in preschool. They state that three to four years of age is the perfect time and that any age under four would work perfectly well for a child’s brain development.
The average child will learn how to read between kindergarten and second grade. Many parents can give their children a jump start by teaching them to read before they start school. Children could have an adequate background of the alphabet and sounds of words before attending school. This can be done by simply reading to them whenever you want. The more comfortable they get, the easier the process will be.
1.From the first paragraph, we can infer that ________.
A. parents find it hard to satisfy their kids’ various demands
B. parents meet a new challenge when raising their kids
C. parents have more choices in offering education to their kids
D. parents get actively involved in the process of their kids’ growth
2.What suggestion may the researchers in the passage make?
A. To train kids as early as possible.
B. To try as many means as possible.
C. To help kids develop as fully as possible.
D. To use as many available resources as possible.
3.What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. The proper time to teach children to learn languages.
B. The effective ways to help develop children’s brains.
C. The vital factors to have a great effect on children’s health.
D. The practical steps to arouse children’s interest in study.
4.We can replace the words “jump start” in the last paragraph with ________.
A. inspirationB. introductionC. suggestionD. promotion
Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary. He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. "Most people don't seem to mind Tom," says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. "He's my fourth child," she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son. He moves around buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes, but in fact Tom is a dog.
Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.
People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so aren't surprised to find that owning a dog means more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, which is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.
In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car, you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.
1.Catherine pays taxes for Tom because ________.
A. Tom follows her everywhere
B. Tom is her child
C. Tom is her dog
D. Tom often falls ill
2.The money paid as dog taxes is used to ________.
A. keep a high level of care for the people
B. pay for damage done by dogs
C. provide medical care for dogs
D. buy insurance for dog owners
3.The underlined world "premium" possibly means ________.
A. payment for risks B. medical check
C. entertainment expense D. protection fee
4.If a dog causes a car accident and gets killed, who should pay for the damage done to the car?
A. The owner of the car.
B. The owner of the dog.
C. The insurance company.
D. The government.
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1.We are in complete __________ (ignore) of your plans.
2.There is __________ (dusk) light inside the cave.
3.There are __________ (add) charges.
4.What did he __________ (actual) say?
5.__________ (base), my knowledge of physics is pretty limited.
6.Over the past 12 years, American and Chinese leaders have met __________ (frequent) to discuss a whole host of issues.
7.He's involved in the __________ (organize) of a new club.
8.Those are __________ (wool) blankets.
9.His father is a leader with courage and __________ (determine).
10.The President was leaving for a four-day __________ (office) visit to China.
11.That's an __________ (entire) different matter.
12.After his __________ (recover) from his illness, he continued his work again.
13.Children all enjoy themselves __________ (outdoor).
14.I felt sick because that fish __________ (agree) with me.
15.How __________ (rely) are the local weather forecasts?
16.__________ __________ (加起来) your scores and see how many points you can get.
17.The boy broke Jack’s window __________ __________ (故意). He wanted to frighten Jack.
18.__________ __________ (和往常一样), she is the first to come to the class.
19.She has __________ __________ __________（担心） her daughter __________ __________ (自从) she heard that she dropped out of school.
20.The country has __________ __________ (经历) too many wars.
21.和睦相处可以建立你们之间的良好关系。
You can build up good relationship by __________ __________ well with each other.
22.事实上，父母亲的态度对我作出这样的决定起着重要的作用。
As a matter of fact, my parents’ attitude __________ __________ __________ __________ in my making such a decision.
23.我们必须充分利用时间来学习。
We must __________ __________ __________ __________ our time to study.
24.他很顽固，他一旦下定决心做某些事情，什么都改变不了。
He is very stubborn and once he __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ to do something, nothing can change it.
25.曾经有段时间我非常厌倦学习。
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ I got __________ __________ study.
26.昨晚我妈妈直到半夜才睡觉。
__________ __________ __________ __________ midnight __________ my mother went to bed last night.
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处语言错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\ )划掉。
注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分
Life is not easy for any of us. We will unavoidably suffered bitterness and sadness from failure. Thus, there is very important for us to have a good mood in our daily life. If you have a good mood, you will be happy with everything in the world. Most important, you will have an optimistic effect at the people around you. We all will live harmonious and happy life. It is good for our health as well.
However, sometimes when you meet some difficulties, when you quarrel with others, but when you fail in doing nothing, you may have a bad mood. If so, you should get rid of it as soon as possibly. As we all know, every coin has two sides. So you should think more about its bright side. We are sure that everything will be better with time passed by.
Remember: only you can make himself happy.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
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 2. (confident) and without hesitation. Thirdly, 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 3. (grammatical) correct.
There is no easy way to success 4. language learning. 5. good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only 6. (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and 7. meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 8. 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 advice for those 9. are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 10. (write) the language whenever we can.
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第21—40 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
Sudha Chandran, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also ________ on her career road.
Though the accident brought her bright career to a ________, she didn’t give up. In the ________ months that followed, Sudha met a doctor who developed an artificial ________ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So ________ she wanted to go back to ________ after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sudha knew that she believed in ________ and could realize her dream, and ________ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing — ________ to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.
After every public recital (个人表演), she ________ ask her dad about her performance. “You ________ have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get ________. In January 1984, Sudha made a historic ________ by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it ________ everyone to tears and this ________ pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the ________ question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.
Sudha’s comeback was ________ moving an event that a film producer ________ to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sudha how she had ________ to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.” ________ is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.
1.A. left aloneB. cut offC. kept outD. put out
2.A. topB. heightC. pointD. stop
3.A. unforgettableB. painfulC. busyD. free
4.A. flowerB. legC. giftD. box
5.A. strangelyB. graduallyC. heavilyD. strongly
6.A. homeB. schoolC. dancingD. walking
7.A. the doctorB. the stageC. herselfD. her dad
8.A. howeverB. evenC. sinceD. therefore
9.A. startingB. rememberingC. wantingD. learning
10.A. couldB. wouldC. shouldD. might
11.A. yetB. everC. alsoD. still
12.A. in returnB. in turnC. in surpriseD. in anger
13.A. changeB. movementC. comebackD. promise
14.A. madeB. movedC. letD. forced
15.A. storyB. performanceC. decisionD. accident
16.A. sameB. newC. normalD. interesting
17.A. suchB. thisC. veryD. so
18.A. allowedB. pretendedC. refusedD. decided
19.A. triedB. managedC. thoughtD. imagined
20.A. NothingB. AnythingC. SomethingD. Everything
