The parents found ____ necessary to let their children know how hard the life was in
A.it
B.that
C.what
D.which
A.it
B.that
C.what
D.which
第1题
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第2题
A.in contrast with
B.in harmony with
C.in conflict with
D.in contact with
第3题
A.Marijuana is the illegal drug most used by kids.
B.Pot smoking may directly lead to the use of cocaine and heroin by young people.
C.The withdrawal from pot smoking contributes to abandoning other drugs.
D.This is the way they found effective to make contributions to society.
第4题
A) The wide spread of ADHD.
B) Environmental pollutants found in things we use.
C) The way children are reared and educated
D) Over-attention from parents
第5题
A.they find it hard to resist the carrot-and-stick approach of their parents
B.they have learn from other parents about the joys of having children
C.they feel more and more lonely ad they grow older
D.they have found it irrational to remain childless
第6题
As parents, we usually groom our children's future according to what we are or what we wanted to be. We buy them toys and educational materials according to what we dream our children would become someday.
In career pathing, the parents' role plays a major part for the individual's success in identifying their chosen career. (27) The best approach is to support the child's interest and not forcing them to take courses that the parents wanted for themselves. Support can be provided by helping them read materials on their field of interest, (28) exposing them to the career and providing information as to the advantages and sacrifices that one may take to accomplish their chosen field. This is not difficult nowadays. The internet and the publications are now very affordable and even the media provides the information for the different careers that our children may take. There are shows and programs that can provide a picture of the different fields. (29) But before you go to your television and change the channel of what your children is watching, check first if the program is fit for their age and maturity.
(33)
A.During their employment.
B.When they have found a job.
C.During their childhood.
D.When they are in college.
第7题
More and more students want to study in "hot" majors. Being a 【M1】______
result, many students want to give up their interests and study in
these spaces such as foreign languages, international business and 【M2】______
law, etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors, such as
maths, physics and biology, and art majors, or history, Chinese and 【M3】______
philosophy.
Quiet a few students can study in these "hot" majors, because 【M4】______
the number of these "hot" majors is limited.
If one had no interest in his work or study, how can he do 【M5】______
well? I learned this from one of my classmates. He is from the
countryside. His parents are farmers. 5hough he likes biology', he chose
"international business". He wants to live a life which is different
from which of his parents. 【M6】______
In the end, he found he was interested in doing business. He 【M7】______
Found all the subjects to be rare. Maybe this would' t have happened 【M8】______
if he had chosen his major according to his own interests. 【M9】______
Choosing a major in university do not decide one's whole life. 【M10】______
Majors which are not "hot" today may become the "hot" major of tomorrow.
【M1】
第8题
Twins
The same factors that give rise to uncanny physical similarities between twins--similarities are mirrored in genetic similarities that can have more negative impact. Australian researcher David Hay has found that one type of identical twin seems to be plagued with developmental difficulties, especially in language acquisition, and that both parents and teachers add to these difficulties by responding more positively to the older of the two.
Hay has found that just as many identical twins are "mirror images" of one another--with the facial structure, dominant hand and even fingerprints of one exactly reversed in the other---their brains also seem to reflect the same phenomenon.
Questions about Identical Twins
"It is almost impossible to find identical pairs (of twins with the same brain structure)," says Hay, who presented some of his findings on twins at the International Society for Twin Study Conference in Amsterdam in September. "There is generally no relationship between how their brains function; the twins work and think differently." "The left half of the brain controls language skills in one twin while in the other it is the right half," he continues. "So one twin may have difficulty in the reception of language and the other in communication."
"We still have piles of questions about identical twins," he adds.
Hay heads one of the world's largest studies on twins at LaTrobe University in Melbourne, and has studied 587 sets of twins and their siblings over the last 10 years. He has found that both genetic and social factors combine to put twins at a disadvantage, but that steps can be taken to set the youngsters on the path to normal development. The twins who experience the bulk of the problems are the second of two types of identical twins, says Hay. The first type, comprising one-third of all identical twins, results when the fertilized egg splits three to four days after conception. These embryos have separate placentas. The second group forms when the egg divides four to eight days after conception. They share the same placenta, and are "mirror image" twins in about 70 percent of the cases. This group is at the highest risk for a range of social and learning problems, as well as for congenital abnormalities such as spinal bifida and cleft palate. Hay points out that twins traditionally have been known to have difficulties acquiring language sills." They're older when they say their first word, their sentences are shorter and baby talk persists longer that it does with other children, ' he says. "They are also known to develop a secret language they use to communicate with one another." Hay has found that this exclusive language is usually the result of one twin omitting letters and syllables as he or she hurries to get a message across before the other one interrupts." In a sense their language is very adaptive to their own environment, but unfortunately, maladaptive to other situations," he says. "Until recently it was believed language problems gradually diminished until around the time of starting school for all children. But now it appears that twins in particular develop a shaky foundation in this area that has to be corrected early."
Problems with Twin Boys
Hay has also found that "mirror image" identical twin boys are especially at a loss in trying to pick up language skills in school. They are at a double disadvantage, he notes, because boys are normally slower at language acquisition than girls are. According to Hay, as many as 90 percent of the "mirror image" boys at primary level had some reading problems while 23 percent were seriously learning-disabled. But environmental factors contribute even more heavily to twins' troubles, Hay believes. Identical twins, his research shows, have cause to challenge their parents' fairness. Parents tend to lavish more time and attention on the first-born twin, who is o
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第9题
听力原文: Today we're going to talk about shyness and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to get along with others socially.
Many people consider themselves shy. In fact, forty percent of people who took part in our survey said they were shy--that's two out of every five people. And there are studies to indicate that the tendency toward shyness may be inherited. But certain timid children doesn't mean that they are bound to be shy forever. There is something parents, teachers, and the children themselves can do to overcome this tendency--and even to prevent it.
Our researchers found that if parents gently push their shy children to try new things, they can help these children become less afraid and less inhibited. Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills. For example, there are special training programs where children are taught things like looking at other children while talking to them, talking about others' interests, and even smiling.
These groups have been very successful in giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted, and building up their self-esteem.
(33)
A.Showing children how to behave.
B.Helping children overcome shyness.
C.Several causes of children's shyness.
D.How timid children become shy adults.
第10题
A new study published in the Archive of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine【66】to that evidence while introducing an【67】new perspective. Many studies have suggested that television hamper learning by【68】youngsters' ability to interact with others, and according to Dr. Dimitri Christakis, a University of Washington pediatrician (儿科医生), that effect may be【69】when parents get drawn into TV-watching too.
Christakis reports that when babies get【70】up with what's playing on television, their parents are equally likely to get distracted, which limits their【71】with their kids. It's a three-way interaction, with TV affecting both children and their parents, and the parents' detachment【72】impairing their children.
Christakis argues that【73】what is playing on the screen, television by nature is a passive medium that hampers rich social interaction.【74】when parents and children interacted actively while watching TV together, the net effect of having it turned on, for a few minutes or hours, was a drop in talking. On【75】, the study found, when the TV is switched on, youngsters spend more time【76】silence and solitude than they do in active social interaction.
【77】his previous findings on the issue, his feeling is that television probably isn't the ideal medium for【78】real interaction between parent and child. If it were, he argues, then the net effect of having the TV on,【79】in the foreground or in the background as noise, would have been richer and would have led to more【80】exchanges and conversations.
Nothing, it seems,【81】the most basic form. of bonding—a good old-fashioned one-on-one conversation, even if you're only trading coos and gurgles(咯咯声).
(63)
A.value
B.price
C.influence
D.reason
第11题
Cash【C3】______, in fact, often means that the only way of【C4】______when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things【C5】______financially. There are obvious【C6】______of living at home personal laundry is usually【C7】______done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to【C8】______And there is【C9】______the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc.
On the other hand,【C10】______depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family【C11】______do you like them? Are you prepared to be【C12】______when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n)【C13】______, and that you finally have the money to leave, how do you【C14】______finding somewhere else to live?
If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are【C15】______well-known to you al ready. Friends and the local paper are always【C16】______. If you are going to work in a【C17】______area, again there are the papers and the accommodation agencies,【C18】______these should be approached with【C19】______. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the【C20】______of the first week's rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.
【C1】
A.ideal
B.perfect
C.imaginary
D.satisfactory