Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But accor

1.Bedtime stories are one of the delights of early childhood. But according to Dr. Julie Spreadbury from Queensland University, parents should not __21__ reading to their children after they enter primary school. She says listening, reading and discussing the stories help children's __22__."My research indicates that once children can read by themselves, most parents stop reading to them," Dr. Spreadbury says."That may be at the end of year 1, which is too __23__."Dr. Spreadbury says bedtime reading not only gives children a good start at school, but brings parents and children closer."This __24__ it easier for them to talk to parents about things that are celebrating them, __25__ things they are celebrating in their everyday life."1)、选项： A:development B:early C:makes D:give up E:or

2.Good children must be good students at school. They should work hard at all subjects and do what is given to them on time. They should develop the ability to care for themselves, to try not to depend too much on their parents, to think independently and to work in a planned way. They ought to respect teachers? have a cooperative attitude towards schoolmates and always be ready to help others.At home, good children should be tidy and hard working. Besides schoolwork they should help their parents with housework and be always ready to show respect and gratitude to their parents whenever their parents do something for them. They should also be very considerate towards their entire family. They ought to please their family with something that makes them happy and feel good instead of upsetting them with their personal worries.When it is absolutely necessary to talk to their parents about their personal problems, they should talk nicely and calmly, getting ready to take advice from their parents since they are much more experienced in life. If any disagreement occurs, good children should try to iron out the disagreement by listening to the parents, opinions. They never take it for granted that they are always in the right. On the contrary, good children learn quickly by listening to others . The most suitable title for this passage would be “ 选项： A: Good Children at Home B: Good Students at School C: What Good Children Should Be like

3. Parents often read books for their children mainly because ______. 选项： A、 stories in the books can make children calm B、 children can gain some knowledge from the books C、 stories in the books can make children fall asleep D、 parents need to talk with their children in this way

4.In China,parents always try every means to help their children, and even make important decisions for them.They never care what the children really'want because they believe that it is good for the children.If parents decide to sign up for their children to take an extra class to increase their chances of being admitted to a key school, they will stick to their decision, even if their children are not interested in it. In the United States, however, parents are likely to respect their children's opinions. It may be worthy of praise for the Chinese parents to attach great importance to education. However , they should learn how to balance the relationship between parents and the children from American parents when it comes to education.

5.According to the text, which of the following statements is NOT true? 选项： A、To stubborn Westerners, Chinese parents do things that seem to be irritating, unimaginable and unlawful. B、Western parents care too much about their children's self-esteem, avoid criticizing them. C、Chinese parents believe that it's parents who give birth to their kids, so it's the parents’ responsibility to take care of them. D、All responsible parents, either Chinese or Westerners, want to do what's best for their children, but they are using different methods.

6.We should let more young parents and their children can enjoy scientific early education.（）选项： A、provide more young parents and their children to enjoy early education B、provide more young parents and their children to enjoy early education and scientific C、provide young parents and their children enjoy more scientific early education D、provide young parents and their children with more early education services

7.Children for whom school has no pointMany children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.The Home Office__. 选项： A:has given powers to the police to pick up parents B:will give money to parents to send children to school C:will go to the family and persuade parents and their children D:will punish parents who fail to send their children to school

8. Which of the following is different in the meaning from the sentence “some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends”？选项： A: Some parents may even not allow their children to meet their good friend. B: Some parents may even ask their children not to meet their good friends. C: Some parents may not even let their children meet their good friends. D: Some parents may want their children to meet their good friends.

9. Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. The communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members． However, parents often try to choose their children friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome．

4.Which of the following is the writer's attitude?

选项： A:

Parents should choose friends for their children.

B:

Children should choose everything they like.

C:

Parents should understand their children better.

10.Recent research on children's reading has shown that they _____（）选项：A．start to read at a very early age B．can read clearly in primary school C．examine in detail what they read at school D．had formed their reading tastes by the time they were seven

11. Anthropologists believe differences between traditional and modern societies are that in the old society _____. 选项： A、 there was secluded love affair between children and parents B、 parents got some help from others to rear the infant C、 only infant's parents looked after their child D、 children were separated from their parents at early stage

12.Children for whom school has no pointMany children do not go to school either because their parents want them at home as carers for siblings,or simply because their parents cannot be bothered to send them．Thousands more are not registered at any school at all,because of their families'unstable lives.Underlying this dreadful situation there are two central truths．First of all,the problem of children not going to school often has more to do with their parents than with the children themselves．Secondly,once children go to school,we need to make sure that the experience is a positive one so that they want to keep on going.In Britain,the Ministry of Education has introduced a complex package of sticks and carrots to persuade Schools to bring truants'and excluded children back into the classroom．It is paying grants so that a thousand schools can set up special units to help these children．Schools receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the police power to pick up truants on the streets.Truant=a child who does not go to school when he or she should.Part of the problem is__. 选项： A:that people feel very emotional B:that parents worry their children at school C:that these children think education is a waste of time D:that there are not enough police to pick up truants on the streets

13.______are usually located close to the child’ s home and parents are encouraged to help their children with reading and writing and other activities.

14.Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas.It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. The communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members． However, parents often try to choose their children friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome．选项： A:friends B:brothers C:parents D:stay E:discuss F:go G:You H:We’ve I:You J:Parents K:Children L:Parents M:Only N:They O:They

15.{{B}}Passage One{{/B}}The fact that parents check the contents of the book or the film for their children to read or sec shows ______. A．the necessity of censorshipB．many books and films are badC．children need their parents to help them understand moreD．the parents are permissive

16.(单选题) Read the following paragraph carefully and select the best topic sentence from the four possible answers that follow the paragraph. Childcare centers may assist children in their early development. They give children an opportunity to mix with other children and to develop social skills at an early age. Parents and children need to spend some more time apart. Children become less dependent on their parents and parents themselves are less stressed and more effective care-givers when there are periods of separation. Parents who cannot go to work because they do not have access to childcare facilities cannot contribute to the national economy. 选项： A:Childcare B:some C:Children D:The

17. Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas. It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends. The communication is very important in children's growing up, because friends can discuss something. These things are difficult to say to their family members. However, parents often try to choose their children friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. Have you ever thought of the following questions? Who chooses your friends? Have you got a good friend your parents don't like? Your answers are welcome.Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better. 选项： A:friends B:brothers C:parents

18.So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible, Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children as devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity: It can be seen and observed. Leaning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language, Almost all of it in private, for learning in an occupation of the mind, and that process in not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable, what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest （探索） for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teach-ding instructions. Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading. 11. The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that A) it is one of the most difficult school courses B) students spend endless hours in reading C) reading tasks are assigned with little guidance D) too much time is spent in teaching about reading 12. The teaching of reading will be successful if A) teachers can improve conditions at school for the students B) teachers can enable students to develop their own way of reading C) teachers can devise the most efficient system for reading D) teachers can make their teaching activities observable 13. The word scrutiny (Line 3, Para.3) most probably means A) inquiry B) observation C) control D) suspicion 14. According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when A) children become highly motivated B) teacher and learner roles are interchangeable C) teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D) reading enriches children's experience 15. The main idea of the passage is that A) teachers should do as little as possible in helping students learn to read B) teachers should encourage students to mead as widely as possible C) reading ability is something acquired rather than taught D) reading is more complicated than generally believed

19.文章：So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible”. Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed. Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed language. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny. If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest（探索）for knowledge? Smith has one principal rule for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. ” When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pressure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading. ]问：According to the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when ______________. 选项： A: children become highly motivated B: teacher and learner roles are interchangeable C: teaching helps children in the search for knowledge D: reading enriches children’s experience

20.Some parents give their children very little attention and guidance and let them decide on everything by themselves. What kind of parents are they?选项： A:Authoritarian parents; B:Permissive parents; C:Authoritative parents; D:Uninvolved parents