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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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