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schoolworkalwayscomesfirst;
anAminusisabadgrade;
childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath,andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.
Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy,successfulchildren—atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'
shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories,onethingcan'
tbeignored—thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.
InBritain,shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls,forexample,areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE—79percentgetting5ACGrades,comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'
sleadingtohighachievers?
AndhowdoAmyChua'
stheoriesplayintothatsuccess?
Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest,Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'
saboutalwaysknowing“youcandobetter”,shetoldme.
Interestingly,inChina,thebirthplaceofthetigermother,peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.
1.AfterreadingAmyChua'
srecentbook,thepublic______.
A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren
B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother
C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong
D.don'
tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.
B.Shedoesn'
tthinkherchildrenareclever.
C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.
D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.
3.Paragraph4showsthat______.
A.Chineseparentsdon'
tthinkgradesareveryimportant
B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren
C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren
D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy
4.Theunderlinedword“flak”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“______”.
A.attention
B.criticismC.curiosity
D.contribution
5.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.
A.AmyChuawillchangehermethods
B.AmyChuaconsidershermethodsuseful
C.AmyChua'
schildrendon'
tlovetheirmother
D.AmyChua'
schildrenpreferwesternparentingstyles
B
TherearestoriesabouttwoU.S.presidents,AndrewJacksonandMartinVanBuren,whichattempttoexplaintheAmericanEnglishtermOK.Wedon?
tknowifeitherstoryistrue,buttheyarebothinteresting.ThefirstexplanationisbasedonthefactthatPresidentJacksonhadverylittleeducation.Infact,hehaddifficultyreadingandwriting.WhenimportantpaperscametoJackson,hetriedtoreadthemandthenhadhisassistantsexplainwhattheysaid.Ifheapprovedofapaper.hewouldwrite“allcorrect”onit.Theproblemwasthathedidn?
tknowhowtospell.Sowhathereallywrotewas“olkorekt”.Afterawhile,heshortenedthattermto“OK”.
ThesecondexplanationisbasedontheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn,Kinderhook,NewYork.VanBnren?
sfriendsorganizedaclubtohelphimbecomePresidentTheycanedtheclubtheOldKinderhookClub,andanyonewhosupportedVanBurenwascalled“OK”.
6.Theauthor
A.believesbothofthestoriesB.doesn’tbelieveawordofthestories
C.isnotsurewhetherthestoriesaretrueD.istellingthestoriesjustforfun
7.Accordingtothepassage,PresidentJackson
A.couldn’tdrawupanydocumentsatall
B.didn’tliketoreadimportantpapersbyhimself
C.oftenhadhisassistantssigndocumentsforhim
D.wasn’tgoodatreading,writingorspelling
8.Accordingtothefirststory,theterm“OK”
A.wasapprovedofbyPresidentJackson
B.wasthetitleofsomeOfficialdocuments
C.wasfirstusedbyPresidentJackson
D.wasanoldwaytospell“allcorrect’’
9.Accordingtothesecondstory,theterm‘‘OK”
A.wastheshortwaytosay‘‘oldKinderhookClub”
B.meanttheplacewherePresidentVanBurenwasborn
C.wasthenameofVanBuren?
sclub
D.wasusedtocallVanBuren?
ssupportersintheelection
10.Accordingtothesecondstory.theterm“OK”wasfirstused
A.byVanBurenB.inapresidentialelection
C.toorganizetheOldKinderhookClub
D.bythemembersofthe‘‘OldKinderhookClub”
C
Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?
?
‘WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJerryreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?
Ordidheenvymyluck?
”WhenwelookbackdoubtslikethesecanmakeUSfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback.It’stoolate
Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends-orourenemies?
Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon?
treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou.‘‘you?
realuckydog”.Ishereallyonyourside?
ifhesays.“You?
realuckyguy”or“You’realuckygal”.That?
sbeingfriendly.But“luckydog”?
There?
sabitofenvyinthosewordsMaybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe‘‘dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.
Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone?
swords?
Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?
Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?
Hisposture(体态)?
Thelookinhiseyes?
Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumaysaveanothermistake
11.Fromthequestionsinthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthatthespeaker_____
A.feelshappy,thinkingofhownicehisfriendsweretohim
B.feelshemaynothave“read”hisfriends’truefeelingscorrectly
C.thinksitwasamistaketohavebrokenupwithhisgirlfriend,Helen
Dissorrythathisfriendslethimdown
12.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorusestheexampleof“You?
realuckydog”toshowthat
.
A.thespeakerofthissentenceisjustbeingfriendly
Bthissayingmeansthesameas“You?
realuckyguy”or“You?
realuckygal”
Csometimesthewordsusedbyaspeakergiveacluetothefeelingbehindthewords
D.theword“dog”shouldn’tbeusedtoapplytopeople
13.Thispassagetriestotellyouhowto____
A.avoidmistakesaboutmoneyandfriends
B.bringthe“dog”bitintoourconversation
C.avoidmistakesinunderstandingwhatpeopletellyou
D.keeppeoplefriendlywithouttrustingthem
14.Inlisteningtoaperson,theimportantthingis______
A.tonoticehistone,hisposture,andthelookinhiseyes
Btolistentohowhepronounceshiswords
C.tocheckhiswordsagainsthismanner,histoneofvoice,andhisposture
D.nottobelievewhathesays
15.Ifyoufollowedtheadviceofthewriter,youwould_____
Abeabletogettherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyou
B.avoidanymistakeswhiletalkingwithpeoplewhoenvyyou
C.notloserealfriendswhosaythingsthatdonotpleaseyou
D.beabletoobservepeopleastheyaretalkingtoyou
D
WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,¡
Whydidshelivetobe107?
”Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity’simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountrylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity(长寿)ofthoseinterviewed.Thisfactorisexercise.inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportationoftenrequiressomewalking.Smallerapartmenthouseshavenoelevators(电梯),andsopeoplemustclimbstairs.CitypeoplecanusuallywalktolocalsupermarketsSinceparkingspacesarehardtofind,thereisoftennoalternativetowalking.
Ontheotherhand,thosewholiveinthecountryandsuburbsdonothavetowalkeveryday.Infact,theoppositeisoftentrue.Togotoschool,work,oralmostanywhereelse,theymustrideincars.
16.TheViennasurveymayhelptoexplain_____
A.thecomplaintsofpeopleinapartmenthouses
B.thecauseofMrsGroeger’sdeath
C.thelongevityofpeoplelikeMrs.Groeger
D.theimageofcitiesingeneral
17.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistolistsome_____
A.benefitsofwalkingB.occasionsforwalkingincitylife
C.commentsmadebycitypeopleD.problemsofcityliving
18.Toreachthethirdfloorofabuilding.itwouldprobablybemosthealthful________
A.totaketheelevatorB.towalkupthestairs
C.torideinacarD.tofindanalternativetowalking
19.Peoplewholiveinthecountryprobablydomoredrivingthanwalkingbecause________
A.theydon?
tlivenearbusinessareasB.theydon?
tneedtheexercise
C.theyneverhaveparkingproblemsD.theycan’taffordtotakethebus
20.Aconclusionthatcanbedrawnfromthispassageisthat_______
A.airpollutionisnotseriousB.anyonecanlivetobe107
C.countrypeopleshouldmovetothecity
D.walkingisahealthfulexercise
二、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
Thecomputerplaysanimportantpartinoureverydaylife.Itisoneofthegreat_