This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years. I need an outside opinion.

I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children—all under the age of 5—and I’m upset with some of their parenting ways.

For example:

They lock the doors to their children’s bedrooms at night because “the children might get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them”.

If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a “naughty” word, all three are given hot sauce(辣酱汁)in the mouth.

I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere(干涉).

Gram

Dear Gram,

Children’s bedroom doors should not be locked. If a fire breaks out, it would be a nightmare (可怕的事物).

Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other.

Children who use “naughty” words should not be punished with hot sauce in the mouth. They should be taught the proper and acceptable words to use instead of the “naughty” words.

Abby

1. From the passage we can see that Abby is probably_______.

A. a famous writer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. a columnist (专栏作家)

C. a friend of hers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a government official

2. Gram’s daughter_______.

A. is very strict with her children

B. does not love her three children

C. always punishes her children at night

D. often gives her children hot sauce

3. Gram writes the letter in order to_______.

A. disclose her daughter’s ways as a mother

B. criticize her daughter’s ways as a mother

C. express her anger about her daughter’s ways as a mom

D. get others’ opinion about her daughter’s ways as a mom

Dear Abby,

This is my first letter to you, although I have been reading your column for many years. I need an outside opinion.

I am a grandmother in my 70s and have just returned from visiting my daughter, her husband and their three dearly loved children—all under the age of 5—and I’m upset with some of their parenting ways.

For example:

They lock the doors to their children’s bedrooms at night because “the children might get out of their beds and wander around the house, and we may not hear them”.

If one child should get punishment, all three are punished, and if one child says a “naughty” word, all three are given hot sauce(辣酱汁)in the mouth.

I know these parents love their children very much, but are these ways of disciplining them wise? Please understand, it is not my aim to interfere(干涉).

Gram

Dear Gram,

Children’s bedroom doors should not be locked. If a fire breaks out, it would be a nightmare (可怕的事物).

Punishing all the children when only one has earned the punishment is a good way to make them grow up to hate each other.

Children who use “naughty” words should not be punished with hot sauce in the mouth. They should be taught the proper and acceptable words to use instead of the “naughty” words.

Abby

1. From the passage we can see that Abby is probably_______.

A. a famous writer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. a columnist (专栏作家)

C. a friend of hers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a government official

2. Gram’s daughter_______.

A. is very strict with her children

B. does not love her three children

C. always punishes her children at night

D. often gives her children hot sauce

3. Gram writes the letter in order to_______.

A. disclose her daughter’s ways as a mother

B. criticize her daughter’s ways as a mother

C. express her anger about her daughter’s ways as a mom

D. get others’ opinion about her daughter’s ways as a mom

第二节：完成句子（每词1分，满分15分）

我们本来是可以按时完成工作的，但雨下的太大了。

We ______ ______ _______the work on time, but it was raining hard.

2. 他们报告说看见那男孩被攻击了。这次可怕的经历对他来说肯定是场噩梦。

They ______ _______the boy being attacked. This ______ experience must be a nightmare for him.

3. 盒子里面的东西全都被倒空了。

The box has been ______ _______all its things.

4. 如果这些病毒被吸入，会导致疾病。

If _____ ______, the viruses can ______ in illness.

5. 你要穿救生衣，以免筏子翻的底朝天

You have to wear a life jacket, just ______ ______your raft gets turned ______ ______.

第二节：完成句子（每词1分，满分15分）

我们本来是可以按时完成工作的，但雨下的太大了。

We ______ ______ _______the work on time, but it was raining hard.

2. 他们报告说看见那男孩被攻击了。这次可怕的经历对他来说肯定是场噩梦。

They ______ _______the boy being attacked. This ______ experience must be a nightmare for him.

3. 盒子里面的东西全都被倒空了。

The box has been ______ _______all its things.

4. 如果这些病毒被吸入，会导致疾病。

If _____ ______, the viruses can ______ in illness.

5. 你要穿救生衣，以免筏子翻的底朝天

You have to wear a life jacket, just ______ ______your raft gets turned ______ ______.

他们报告说看见那男孩被攻击了。这次可怕的经历对他来说肯定是场噩梦。

They ______ _______the boy being attacked. This ______ experience must be a nightmare for him.