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1.So many children in the United States watch the program because ______. 选项： A:it uses songs, stories and jokes to give them basic knowledge; B:it is arranged for most children to watch it regularly; C:tests have shown that it is beneficial to them; D:both A and B

2.Which of the statements is NOT mentioned in the selection? 选项： A:It is advisable that high school students not watch television on school nights. B:Children in the first grade is not allowed to watch television at all. C:College students may spend as much time as they like in watching television D:Preschool children spend more hours in front of television than school age children.

3.The author believes it is important to .选项： A:have children watch more TV programs B:prepare today's children for the future C:send a child to a well-known kindergarten D:increase the school hours for children

4.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receive the grant if they bring a target number of children back to school;if they do not meet the target,the grant is withdrawn.Parents are the subject of this campaign,too:the Home Office has introduced fines for parents who fail to send their children to school,and has given the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

5.One of the important reasons for the success of the program is that. 选项： A、not only children but also their mothers like to watch it B、many famous film stars enjoy watching it C、it teaches educational theories D、it is produced by the government

6.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

7.According to the passage, people usually pay great attention to men tal well-being of mothers because 选项： A:they are the ones who give birth to their children B:it has been proved that fathers have less influence on their children C:their states of mind will affect the growth of the children D:their husbands will not always stay with them while they are pregnant 6/9

8.School should attach importance to parents' participation in their child' s education because________. 选项： A、parents have a responsibility to help students to do their homework B、home training is more important than school training since a child spends more time with parents C、parents exert a subtle influence on children's character D、a student spends more time with their parents than with their teachers

9.Ideally, the goal of the program of Education for All is to_____by 2015.选项： A:get all the world’s children to complete primary school B:enroll all the world’s children into primary school C:give quality education to people of 88 countries D:support those committed to transforming their education systems

10.Increasing numbers of parents in the U.S. are choosing to teach their kids at home. In fact, the U.S. Department of Education estimated that, in 1999, around 850,000 children were being homeschooled. Some educational experts say the real figure is about double this estimate, and the ranks of homeschooled children appear to growing at a rate of about 11 percent annually.At one time, there was a stigma associated with homeschooling. It was traditionally used for students who could not attend school because of behavioral or learning difficulties. Today, however, more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their children at home due to dissatisfaction with the educational system. Many parents are unhappy about class size, as well as problems inside the classroom. Teacher shortages and lack of funding mean that, in many schools, one teacher is responsible for thirty or forty pupils. The result is often that children are deprived of the attention they need. Escalating classroom violence has also motivated some parents to remove their children from school.Critics of homeschooling say that children who are not in the classroom miss out on learning important social skills because they have little interaction with their peers. Several studies, though, have shown that the home educated appear to do just as well in terms of social and emotional development as other students, having spent more time in the comfort and security of their home, with guidance from parents who care about their welfare. In spite of this, many critics of homeschooling have raised concerns about the ability of parents to teach their kids effectively. Many parents who homeschool have no teacher training and are not competent educators of all the subjects taught in schools. In terms of academic achievement, however, homeschooled children do just as well as those who have been in the classroom and many walk the campuses of Harvard and Stanford alongside the conventionally educated.With an increasing number of disgruntled parents taking their children out of class, schools are receiving less money in per pupil funding. Some see this as a threat to the system, and argue that schools will never be able to improve their situation and restore parents' confidence in the educational system. Many schools have opened their doors to homeschoolers on a part-time basis, allowing these children to attend classes once or twice a week, or take part in extracurricular activities such as playing football or taking ballet lessons. While parents will not completely put their confidence back into the system, many of them have reached a compromise that allows their children the extra benefits of peer interaction and access to a wider choice of activities.Whatever the arguments for or against it, homeschooling in the U.S. has become a multimillion dollar industry, and it is growing. There are now websites, support groups, and conventions that help parents assert their rights and enable them to learn more about educating their children. Though once the last resort for troubled children, homeschooling today is an accepted alternative to an educational system that some believe is failing. 1. What is the reason that more parents are taking on the responsibility of educating their children at home?选项： A:Teacher shortages and lack of funding.; B:Escalating classroom violence.; C:Large class and problems inside the classroom. ; D:Dissatisfaction with the educational system.

11.To parents who take the responsibility for children's expenses, the cost of living increases because______. A: children attend school for more years B: children are better dressed C: children spend more money on entertainment D: all the above

12.[单选题]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 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. They are not able to utilize their productive skills and do not pay income tax. A Childcare centers may help children become more independent B Some children do not have the opportunity to develop their social skills C Childcare services are important to both individual families and the nation. D The government should provide more assistance to parents who use childcare.

13.The author believed that 选项： A、all parents do not have a correct attitude towards their children's behavior B、people are usually wrong about the reason why their children are not learning C、we failed to attract children to read and write D、children can watch TV for some time every day

14. Which of the following statements is NOT the findings of the survey? 选项： A:The children are living more comfortably than they were in the past. B:Children need more care from parents, teachers and the government. C:Children in traditional families are clever than the ones in single-parentfamilies. D: Children in single-parent families are more likely to have lower self-esteem

15.A 22-year-old male reports to his eye doctor that he lost the center portion of the vision in his right eye over a week’s time and 2 weeks later, the same thing happened in his left eye. He has two older brothers who had the same thing happen to them at age 21 and 23, and one older sister who had the same eye problems starting at age 24. If the patient has children, which one of the following patterns will occur? 选项： A:All of his children will have the disease. B:None of his children will have the disease. C:Only his sons will have the disease. D:Only his daughters will have the disease. E:All of his children will be carriers of the disease

16.[单选题]Read the following paragraph and choose the best topic sentence from the four options that follow. 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 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. They are not able to utilize their productive skills and do not pay income tax. A Childcare centers may help children become more independent. B Some children do not have the opportunity to develop their social skills. C Childcare services are important to both individual families and the nation. D The government should provide more assistance to parents who use childcare.

17.A 22-year-old male reports to his eye doctor that he lost the center portion of the vision in his right eye over a week’s time and 2 weeks later, the same thing happened in his left eye. He has two older brothers who had the same thing happen to them at age 21 and 23, and one older sister who had the same eye problems starting at age 24. If the patient’s sister has children, which of the following patterns will occur? 选项： A:All of her children will have the disease. B:None of her children will have the disease. C:Only her sons will have the disease. D:Only her daughters will have the disease. E:All of her children will be carriers of the disease.

18.Children’s education is changing very rapidly today. __________, teachers made children sit still for hours. They made them memorize all sorts of things. Today many teachers __________ if it is possible to make children learn at all. They say you must let children learn and discover things __________.But for some children, school is a kind of prison. They are there only because their __________ make them go. They get out of the classroom as soon as the teacher lets them leave. Many of them want to find jobs but the __________ will not let them work until they reach a certain age. And so, they have to stay in school. Often they do not learn anything __________ and hate every moment.