“It hurts me more than you. ”and “This is for your own good.” These are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.

　　That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school.

　　The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They thought that it was right to be parents who take a let alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators (计算器), turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.

　　Now teachers, having taught many children who have been developing at their own step for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. Sharon Klompus is such a teacher who thinks her students “so passive” and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them. She believes that Television contributes to children's passivity. “We' re not training kids to work any more,” says Klompus. “We' re talking about a generation of kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying'go and look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”

　　Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vecation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them no again.

1．Children are becoming more inactive in study because______.

　　A. they watch TV too often      　　  B. they have done too much homework

　　C. they have to fulfil too many duties　　D. teachers are too strict with them

2． To such children as described in the passage_______.

　　A. it is easier to say no than to say yes　　B. neither is easy to say yes or to say no

　　C. it is easier to say yes than to say no　　D. neither is difficult to say yes or to say no

3．. We learn from the passage that the author's mother used to play emphasis on______.

　　A. learning Latin　　B. natural development　　C. discipline   D. education at school

4．. By "permissive period in education" the author means a time______.

　　A. when children are allowed to do what they wish to　　

　　B. when everything can be taught at school

　　C. when every child can be educated       　　

　　D. when children are permitted to receive education

5．. The main idea of the passage is that______.

　　A. parents should leave their children alone　

　　B. kids should have more activities at school

　　C. it's time to be more strict with our kids 

　　D. parents should always set a good example to their kids

To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.

　　 Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read.

1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

　　   A. Uses of computers.

　　   B. Calculators.

　　   C. Computer languages.

　　   D. The Kurzweil Reading Machine.

2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph？

　　   A. How computers work.

　　   B. How to use a Kurzweil machine.

　　   C. How to use the scanner.

　　   D. The Kurzweil machine can read in two voices.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　   A. Computers can solve all the problems people can’t do.

　　   B. Large computers can only solve one problem at a time.

　　   C. When using the Kurzweil machine, a blind man needn’t do anything.

　　   D. The Kurzweil machine can help not only the blind people but also the shortsighted children.

4. The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 2) refers to　　   .

　　   A. the book

　　   B. the scanner

　　   C. the Kurzweil machine

　　   D. the blind

5. Why do blind people like the Kurzweil machine?

　　   A. It can help them learn languages.

　　   B. It can help them read books, newspapers, etc.

　　   C. It can read in a normal voice.

　　   D. It can read words with small letters and large letters.

Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control other machines. Many people use small computers called calculators(计算器) to solve simple math problems quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems. At the same time, you can play games with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people.

To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters.

　　 Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read.

1. What does the first paragraph mainly tell us?

　　   A. Uses of computers.

　　   B. Calculators.

　　   C. Computer languages.

　　   D. The Kurzweil Reading Machine.

2. What is the main idea of the second paragraph？

　　   A. How computers work.

　　   B. How to use a Kurzweil machine.

　　   C. How to use the scanner.

　　   D. The Kurzweil machine can read in two voices.

3. Which of the following is TRUE?

　　   A. Computers can solve all the problems people can’t do.

　　   B. Large computers can only solve one problem at a time.

　　   C. When using the Kurzweil machine, a blind man needn’t do anything.

　　   D. The Kurzweil machine can help not only the blind people but also the shortsighted children.

4. The underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 2) refers to　　   .

　　   A. the book

　　   B. the scanner

　　   C. the Kurzweil machine

　　   D. the blind

5. Why do blind people like the Kurzweil machine?

　　   A. It can help them learn languages.

　　   B. It can help them read books, newspapers, etc.

　　   C. It can read in a normal voice.

　　   D. It can read words with small letters and large letters.