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SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youarerequiredtoreadonequotedblogandthecommentsonit.Theblogandcommentsarefollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestanswerandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet

OneofthecentralprinciplesofraisingkidsinAmericaisthatparentsshouldbeactivelyinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation:

meetingwithteachers,volunteeringatschoolhelpingwithhomework,anddoingahundredotherthingsthatfewworkingparentshavetimefor.TheseobligationsaresobakedintoAmericanvaluesthatfewparentsstoptoaskwhetherthey’reworththeeffort.

UntilthisJanuary,fewresearchersdid,either.Inthelargest-everstudyofhowparentalinvolvementaffectsacademicachievement,KeithRobinsonandAngelL.Harris,twosociologyprofessorsatDuke,foundthatmostlyitdoesn’t.Theresearcherscombedthroughnearlythreedecades'worthofsurveysofAmericanparentsandtracked63differentmeasuresofparentalparticipationinkids'academiclives,fromhelpingthemwithhomework,totalkingwiththemaboutcollegeplans.Inanattempttoshowwhetherthekidsofmore-involvedparentsimprovedovertime,theresearchersindexedthesemeasurestochildren'sacademicperformance,includingtestscoresinreadingandmath.

Whattheyfoundsurprisedthem.Mostmeasurableformsofparentalinvolvementseemtoyieldfewacademicdividendsforkids,oreventobackfire（适得其反）-regardlessofaparent'srace,class,orlevelofeducation.

Doyoureviewyourdaughter'shomeworkeverynight?

RobinsonandHarris'sdatashowthatthiswon’thelpherscorehigheronstandardizedtests.Oncekidsentermiddleschool,parentalhelpwithhomeworkcanactuallybringtestscoresdown,aneffectRobinsonsayscouldbecausedbythefactthatmanyparentsmayhaveforgotten,ornevertrulyunderstood,thematerialtheirchildrenlearninschool.

WhileRobinsonandHarrislargelydisprovedthatassumption,theydidfindahandfulofhabitsthatmakeadifference,suchasreadingaloudtoyoungkids（fewerthanhalfofwhomarereadtodaily）andtalkingwithteenagersaboutcollegeplans.Buttheseinterventionsdon'ttakeplaceatschoolorinthepresenceofteachers,wherepolicymakershavethemostinfluence-theytakeplaceathome.

Comment1:

Basicallythechoiceiswhetheronewantstoletkidstobekids.Persistentparentalinvolvementandconstantlycommunicatingtothekidsonwhattheparentswantconsciouslyorunconsciouslywouldhelpthekidsgrowuporthinkliketheparentssoonerthanotherwise.

Comment2:

Italsodependsonthekid.Emotionalandsocialmaturityhavealottodowithsuccessincollegeandinlife.Somekidsmayhavethebrainsandareboredbyhighschool,butthatdoesn'tmeantheyarereadyforcollegeortheworkplace.

Comment3:

Thearticledoesn'tclearlydefine"helping,"butIunderstooditasactuallyassistingchildrenintheexercises（e.g.helpingthemtosolveamathproblem）and/orreviewingtheirworkforaccuracyratherthansimplymakingsurethey'vecompletedtheirwork.Ithinkthelatterismorehelpfulthantheformer.Iwouldalsocertainlyhopethatnostudywoulddiscourageparentsfrommonitoringtheirchildren'sperformance!

41.Theword"they"（Para.l）refersto.

A.studies

B.principles

C.values

D.obligations

42.WhatisthemainconclusionoftheRobinsonandHarris’sstudy?

A.Thekidsofmore-involvedparentsimproveovertime.

B.Parentalinvolvementmaynotnecessarilybenefitchildren.

C.Parentalinvolvementworksbetterwithlow-achievers.

D.Schoolsshouldcommunicatewithparentsregularly.

43.Comment1suggeststhat

A.parentsshouldleavetheirchildrenalone

B.kidsshouldbekidsafterall

C.parentsmayinfluencechildren'sthinking

D.persistentparentalinvolvementisamust

44.ThewriterofComment2wouldprobablyagreethat

A.highintelligencedoesnotguaranteesuccess

B.gettingreadyforcollegeisanemotionalprocess

C.socialmaturityissufficienttoachievesuccessinlife

D.highschoolisoftenboringintheU.S.

45.WhichofthefollowingparentalhelpswillthewriterofComment3considerproper?

A.Reviewingkids'homeworkforaccuracy.

B.Monitoringkids'classperformance.

C.Assistingkidsintheirexercises.

D.Makingsurekidshavefinishedtheirwork

PartIVCloze（10points）

Directions:

Inthispart,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmarked,A,B,C,andD.ChoosethebestanswerforeachblankandmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Ironically,astudyfindsthatwe’reawfulgift-giverspreciselybecausewespendtoomuchtimetryingtobeconsiderate.Weimagineourfriends46agiftthatisimpressive,expensive,andsentimental.Weimaginethelookofhappinessandsurpriseontheirfacesandthewarmthwefeel.47.Butthere’ssomethingthatthemostsentimental-gift-giverstendnottothinktoomuchabout:

48thegiftispracticalinthefirstplace.

49,practicalityseemslikeanenemyofgreatgiftgiving.Beautifuljewelry,lovelywatches,perfectrugs,finelycraftedkitchenhardware:

Thesethings50greatgiftsbecausetheycommunicatesomethingbeyondpracticality.Theycommunicatethatthegivercares.

Butdothereceiverscare?

Often,no."Giftreceiverswouldbe51ifgiversgavethemexactlywhattheyrequested52.attemptingtobe'thoughtfulandconsiderate'bybuyinggiftstheydidnotexplicitlyrequest"tosurprisethem,theresearcherswrite.Theircleverpaperasksgiversandreceiversto53giftsfromtwoperspectives:

desirability（e.g.thecostofacoffeemaker）andfeasibility（e.g.the54ofthecoffeemaker）.Acrossseveralexperiments,theyfindthatgiversconsistentlygivegiftsbasedondesirabilityandreceivers55favorgiftsbasedonfeasibility.

46.A.toopenB.openingC.haveopenedD.opened

47.A.inpersonB.inturnC.inplaceD.inreturn

48.A.WhetherB.WhenC.WhyD.How

49.A.TobesureB.TosumupC.InmanywaysD.Inmanycases

50.A.workoutB.leadtoC.makeforD.takeup

51.A.happierB.moresurprisedC.happyD.surprised

52.A.regardlessofB.ratherthanC.astoD.butfor

53.A.decideB.classifyC.selectD.measure

54.A.lookB.qualityC.neverthelessD.ease

55.A.unexpectedlyB.whereasC.neverthelessD.continuously

PartVTextCompletion（20points）

Directions:

Inthispart,therearethreeincompletetextswith20questions（Ranging

from56to75）.Aboveeachtexttherearethreeorfourphrasestobecompleted.First,usethechoicesprovidedintheboxtocompletethephrases.Second,usethecompletedphrasestofillintheblanksofthetext.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

TextOne

A.accelerate

B.otherwise

C.between

D.imitate

Phrases:

A.wouldbedifficultto56

B.from57itsfeathers

C.enablingthebirdto58

D.it59could

Theemperorpenguintrapsairinitsfeathers.Notonlydoesthisinsulatethebirdagainstextremecoldbutitalsoenablesittomovetwoorthreetimesfasterthan60How?

Marinebiologistshavesuggestedthatitdoessobyreleasingtinyairbubbles61.Asthesebubblesarereleased,thereducefrictiononthesurfaceofthepenguin'swings,62.

Interestingly,engineershavebeenstudyingwaystomakeshipsgofasterbyusingbubblestoreducefrictionagainsttheirhulls（船身）.However,researchersacknowledgethatfurtherinvestigationischallengingbecause"thecomplexityofpenguin’swings63

TextTwo

A.beyond

B.aswellas

C.sending

Phrases:

A.64thewagesofaveragefamilies

B.65youngpeopletocollege

C.66thereachofmostAmericans

AresearchgroupinCaliforniahasreleaseda"nationalreportcardonhighereducation."Thereportsaysthepriceofcollegehasincreasedmorethanfourhundredpercentsince1982.Costshaveclimbedmuchfasterthanotherprices-67.Thegroupwarnsthatacontinuationofthesetrendswouldputhighereducation68.Anditwouldmeangreaterdebtforthosewhodogotocollege.ThereportalsoexpressesconcernthattheUnitedStatesislosingitsleadershipin69.

TextThree

A.so

B.hirethem

C.watchingTV

Phrases:

A.andunderstandably70

B.thatcouldbespent71

C.thatthecompaniesthat72wantmoney

Childrenareaspecialtargetofadvertisers,73.Youngpeopleareshoppingandspendingmorethaneverbefore.Researcherssuggestthatchildrenwhoarehighlyinvolvedinconsumerculturearemorepronetochildhooddepressionandanxietyandhaveworserelationshipswiththeirparents.Theysaid:

"Youcannottotallyprotectyourkidsfromadvertisingbecauseitiseverywhere.Soyoucanexplaintoyourkidsthatadvertisershaveanagendaand74.Theydon'thaveourbestinterestsinmind."

Theyalsosuggestthatfamilyshouldwatchverylittletelevision.Youcanfillthe

time75withotheractivities,suchasreadingandplayinggamestogether.

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