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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Allparentshavesky-highhopesfortheirchildren.Wewantthemtobeconfidentandcontent.Whatcanparentsdotohelptheirkidsgrowuptoleadhappylives?
Expertsadvise:
1.Helpingthemfindtheirtalents.Inordertosucceed,childrenneedtofeelthey'
regoodatsomething.Soexposeyourchildrentoasmanyinterestsaspossible,thenletthemchoosethosetheylikebest.
2.Applaudingtheirachievements.Astudyfoundthatstudentswhoseparentspaidattentiontotheirabilitieswerefarmorelikelytodowellinschool-andinlife-thanstudentswhoseparentsdidn'
tshowsuchsupport.Socelebrateyourkids'
achievements,nomatterhowsmalltheyare.
3.Praisingtheirefforts.Kidswon'
talwayscomeoutontop.Still,theydeservekudos(赞誉)fortryingtheirbest.Ten-year-oldAprilCutler,forexample,hashadtroublewithmathsincesecondgrade.“SheusuallygetsC'
sonherreportcard,butlastyearshewasdeterminedtogetA'
sandworkedhardatit,"
sayshermom."
Whenthefirstgradingperiodended,AprilwasdisappointedwhenshegotaBminusmmath,"
Lueillecontinues."
ButmyhusbandandItoldherwewereveryproudthatshe'
dimproved.Thatinspiredhertotryevenharder,ShegotaBplusforthenextperiod!
"
4.Lettingthemmakedecisionsandmistakes.Makinghis/herowndecisionsincreasesachild-ssenseofcontrolandbuildshis/herself-esteem(自尊心).Andallowingkidstomakewrongdecisions-solongasdoingsowon'
tharmthem-helpskidslearnfromtheirmistakes.
5.Encouragingthemtosolvetheirownproblems.Astheygrow,childrenneedpracticeincommunicating,standingupforthemselvesandcompromising.Oneofthebestplacestolearntheseskills
athome.Sothenexttimeyourchildrunstoyoucomplainingthatherbrotherisblamingher,stepbackandletthemworkitout.
21.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Toencourageparentstoadmiretheirkids.
B.Toshowhowtopraisekids.
C.Togiveadviceonhowtohelpkidsbecomemature.
D.Tohelpkidsstudyharder.
22.Thepassageismainlyintendedfor.
A.parentsB.kidsC.teachersD.educators
23.FromtheexampleofAprilCutler,wecanlearnthat_.
A.settingahighgoalmakeskidsfeeldiscouraged
B.praisingkids'
effortscanhelpthemmakegreaterprogress
C.solvingproblemsbythemselveshelpskidsfeelconfident
D.interestisthebestteacher
24.Whyshouldparentsallowkidstomakemistakes?
A.Makingmistakesisanormalthingforakid.
B.Adultsalsomakemistakesnowandthen.
C.Makingmistakeswon-tharmkids.
D.Kidscanlearnsomethingvaluablefromtheirmistakes.
B
MygrandmotherwasfromatowninMichigan.Summeraftersummer,Ienjoyedstayingwithmygrandparentsasayoungchild.Iwasfromthecityandlovedthesmalltowntheylivedin.Peoplekneweveryone,theirkids,theirpets,theirancestors.ThebondwiththemcontinuedtogrowasIgrewandtheygotolder.Grandmawasalwaysusingherhandsforsomethingexciting.Shewouldmakelittlesandwichesandwe'
dhaveteaparties.She'
dmakebeautifulquiltsforeachone.Irememberthesmallthimble(顶针)shewouldusewhiledoingherneedlework.
Afewyearsago,whenGrandmaleftthisearth,Ibidfarewelltoalovinggrandmother.Howquicklyourlivescanchange.Wehadjusthadteatogetheracoupleofmonthsearlier,onher91stbirthday.
Imissedherverymuch.Ononeparticularbirthday,whenIwasfeelingalittlelow,somethinghappenedtomakemefeellikeshewassharingthatspecialdaywithme.Iwasarrangingsomecolorfulpillowsthatshehadmade,andsuddenlyIfeltsomethinginsideonepillow.Itwassmallandhard.Imovedtheobjecttoaseam(接缝)thatIcarefullyopened,andtomydelightoutcameatinysilverthimble!
HowhappyIwastofindsomethingthathadbeenapartofher.Notrealizingithadfallenoffherfinger,IpicturedhersewingitinthatlittlepillowthatIjusthappenedtoplaceonmybedspreadthatday.Icarefullylaidthethimblealongsidetheotherslovecollectedovertheyears,whereIcouldcontinuetosee'
thegiftGodchosetorevealtome.Whatapreciousmemoryofaveryspecialladywhosomehow,Iknew,waslaughingindelightatsewingherthimbleinsidemypillow.
Imadesometea,usingmybestchina,asGrandmaalwaysdid,andenjoyedmyteaandGrandma'
sthimble.Whatawonderfulbirthdaythatwas'
!
25.Theauthorwrotethispassageto_.
A.aexpressadesiretoleadasimplelifeB.showshemissedlivingwithhergrandma
C.callonpeopletocarefortheoldD.recallherhappychildhood
26.Theauthorlikedstayingwithhergrandparentsbecause.
A.shewascuriousaboutpeopleandthingsthereB.theyoftenboughthersomegifts
C.shecouldhaveteapartiesandeatsandwichesD.shecouldlearntosewquilts
27.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshefoundthesilverthimble?
A.Sad.B.Proud.C.Cheerful.D.Lucky.
28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Grandmassilverthimble.B.Alittlepillow.
C.Mygrandparents.D.Mychildhood.
C
TheUnitedNationssaysmorethan900millionpeopleworldwidedonothaveenoughtoeat.Officialssay100millionmorecould,gohungrythisyearbecauseofthefoodandfinancialcrises.
Todealwiththesituation,theUNWorldFoodProgramhasstartedaprojecttohelpsmallfarmers.Thesefarmersaremainlywomen.Manycannotproduceenoughfoodeventofeedandsupporttheirownfamilies.
TheneweffortiscalledPurchaseforProgress,orP4P.Itaimstoconnectlocalfarmerswithdependablemarkets.Thatway,theycouldgetachancetoselltheirsurplus(剩余)atcompetitiveprices.P4Pwillbetestedinasmanyas21countries.duringthenextfiveyears.
ThebiggestcontributortotheprojectisBillGates,throughtheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation.Anotherdonor(捐款者)istheHowardT3uffettFoundation,ledbyasonoftheAmericaninvestorWarrenBuffett.ThegovernmentofBelgiumisalsosupportingtheprojectinaformercolony(殖民地)gnowtheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.
Togetherthesedonorshaveprovidedmorethan76milliondollarsforprojectsinAfricaandCentral
America.
PurchaseforProgresswillworkwithUnitedNationsagencies,governmentsandnon–governmentalorganizationstohelpincreasecropproduction.TheWorldBankGroupandotherpartnersaretohelptrainfannersinbettercropmanagementandmarketingskills.
TheWorldFoodProgramsaysitexpectstobuy40,000tonsoffoodinthefirstyearusingmethodcarriedoutbytheproject.Thatwillbeenoughtofeed250,000people.
P4Pisexpectedtodevelopfoodcooperativesandlongtermagreementsforbuyingcorn,wheatandotherfoodcrops.About350,000farmerscouldbeassisted.
OfficialssaytheprojectwillchangethewaytheWorldFoodProgrambuy.sfoodindevelopingcountries.ExecutiveDirectorJosetteSheeransaysthisisthefirsttimeheragencywillbuyalargeamountoffoodfromsmallfarmers.Theagencyhastraditionallyboughtmostofitsfoodfromdevelopingcountries.,butthroughlargertradingorganizations.
29.Fromthepassage,weknowthat.
A.inall900millionpeopleworldwidelackfood
B.aprojecthasbeenstartedtohelpwomenfarmers
C.somefarmersstillcannotsupporttheirfamilies
D.thereareonlytwodonorstohelptheproject
30.Accordingtothepassage,willworkhardtodealwiththesituation.
A.thecombinedeffortsB.theUnitedNations
C.somegovernmentsD.somenon-governmentalorganizations
31.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTbedonetohelpsmallfarmers?
A.Todonatemoney.B.Toreformthewayoffoodpurchase.
C.Tobuyalargeamountoffoodfromthem.D.Toprovidethemwithfood.
32.What'
sthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.ContributiontoSmallFarmers.B.ProjecttoHelpSmallFarmers.
C.FoodProblems,D.P4PIsBeingCarriedOut.
D
"
Whenoneofthedoctorscriticizesme,Igetdefensive.Ifeellikeachildagain,beingscolded,andIwanttoexplainthatI-mnotwrong,"
saysViola,anurse.Thisisacommonreactiontocriticism,butnotagoodone.Therearebetterwaysofdealingwithcriticism.
Trytobeobjective.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisnewemployerfornothavingmadeasale,Sol'
sreactionwastofeelsorryforhimself."
IhadputeverythingIhadintomakingthatsale,"
Solsays."
AndIfeltthatIhadfailedasaperson.Ihadtolearnthroughexperiencenottoreactlikethattoeachfailure."
Taketimetocooldown.Ratherthanreactatoncetocriticism,takesometimetothinkoverwhatwassaid.Yourfirstquestionshouldbewhetherthecriticismisfairfromtheotherperson'
sposition.Theproblemmaybeasimplemisunderstandingofwhatyoudidoryourreasonsfordoingit.
Takepositiveaction.Afteryoucooldown,considerwhatyoucandoaboutthesituation.Thebestanswermaybe"
nothing"
."
IfinallyrealizedthatmybosswashavingpersonalproblemsandtakingthemoutonmebecauseIwasthere,"
saysSheila."
Hiscriticismsdidn’treallyhaveanythingtodowithmywork,sonothingIsaidordidwasgoingtochangethem."
InSheila'
scase,thebestwaytodealwithitwastoleaveherjob.However,that-sanextremereaction.
Youmaysimplyexplainyouropinionwithoutexpectinganin-depthdiscussion.Youmayevendecidethatthebattleisn’tworthfightingthistime.Thekey,inanycase,istohaveareasonableplan.
33.WhenSolwascriticizedbyhisemployer,he.
A.arguedbitterlywithhisemployerB.wasangryand