二、阅读理解
If parents' aim is only to make a child be a genius (天才), they will cause a disaster. Several leading educational psychologists say this is one of the biggest mistakes that can cause great problems for children.
However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully—especially if the parents can support him. Michael is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to give him personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, Michael's father plays the piano very well. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend Winston, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint (使失望) his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
(
A. 心理学家
B. 咨询家
C. 校长
D. 教授
(
A. Michael's parents are good at music.
B. Michael's parents are his strong supporters.
C. Winston's parents are successful pianists.
D. Winston wins every competition.
(
A. pay too much attention to their child
B. push the child into achieving too much
C. make their child become a musician
D. help their child succeed in the future
(
A. his father can teach him much
B. his mother knows a lot about music
C. his parents are rich enough to support him
D. his parents help him in a wise way
(
A. it is important to let children develop in their own way
B. it is successful to let children develop without others' help
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. the more you help your children, the less they can achieve
If parents' aim is only to make a child be a genius (天才), they will cause a disaster. Several leading educational psychologists say this is one of the biggest mistakes that can cause great problems for children.
However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully—especially if the parents can support him. Michael is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to give him personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, Michael's father plays the piano very well. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend Winston, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint (使失望) his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.
(
A
) 16. The underlined word “psychologists” most probably means “______” in Chinese.A. 心理学家
B. 咨询家
C. 校长
D. 教授
(
B
) 17. Which of the following statements is true?A. Michael's parents are good at music.
B. Michael's parents are his strong supporters.
C. Winston's parents are successful pianists.
D. Winston wins every competition.
(
B
) 18. One of the biggest mistakes parents can make is to ______.A. pay too much attention to their child
B. push the child into achieving too much
C. make their child become a musician
D. help their child succeed in the future
(
D
) 19. Michael is lucky because ______.A. his father can teach him much
B. his mother knows a lot about music
C. his parents are rich enough to support him
D. his parents help him in a wise way
(
A
) 20. The two examples show that ______.A. it is important to let children develop in their own way
B. it is successful to let children develop without others' help
C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children
D. the more you help your children, the less they can achieve
答案：16. A
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. A
17. B
18. B
19. D
20. A
三、填空
A)根据括号中所给汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整、正确
21. Our ______
22. The theme park has recently opened. It has a special rule that adults are not ______
23. Nobody ______
24. A growing number of car accidents call for much ______
25. As soon as they get the ______
A)根据括号中所给汉语写出单词,使句子意思完整、正确
21. Our ______
chemistry
(化学) teacher is experienced enough to make his lessons very interesting.22. The theme park has recently opened. It has a special rule that adults are not ______
allowed
(允许) to enter unless they go with a child.23. Nobody ______
doubts
(怀疑) Tina is the best person to be the president of the Students' Union.24. A growing number of car accidents call for much ______
stricter
(严厉的) traffic rules.25. As soon as they get the ______
reply
(答复), they will carry out their plan.答案：21. chemistry
22. allowed
23. doubts
24. stricter
25. reply
22. allowed
23. doubts
24. stricter
25. reply