3.　 When your child always talks about death or other morbid subjects, he or she___

A. may has trouble in thinking　　 B. may have suicide risk

C. may have behavior problems　 D. may have physical problems

2.　 Which statement describes a child who may have physical problems?

A. The child is always in high mood.

B. The child always feels tired but sleeps only four hours a day.

C. The child hates to study.　

D. The child can not concentrate on one thing for a long period.

1.　 This article is particularly written for ____.

A. parents　　 B. teachers　　 C. children　　 D. psychologists

8. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the objective test is NOT true?

　　 A. It is more objective than the essay test in terms of scoring.

　　 B. It allows the student to guess the correct answer without really knowing the material.

　　 C. It shows the student’s ability to think about difficult problems.

　　 D. It is easy and quick to score.

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Childhood is a happy time, right? Not necessarily. Consider these facts.

Depression(抑郁症) may occur in as many as 1 in 33 children.

Once a child has an episode(一段情节) of depression, he or she has a 50 percent chance of experiencing another episode in the next 5 years.

Suicide(自杀) is the 6^th leading cause of death for 5–to–15-year-olds.

If your child experiences 5 or more of these signs or symptoms(症状) for at least 2 weeks, he or she may be experiencing depression or another mental illness.

Sometimes, a child who causes problems at school or at home may actually be depressed, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. If you think your child may be depressed, it’s important to have your child treated. Discuss your child’s problems with his or her doctor. The doctor may suggest a referral to a children’s psychologist(心理医生)or psychiatrist(精神病医生).

Treatment may include individual and family therapy(治疗), along with an antidepressant medication (抗抑郁药)

7. The underlined word “this” refers to the fact that ______.

A. students may receive a lower score in an essay test

B. another examiner usually gives the answer a higher mark

C. different examiners may give the same essay different scores

D. the objective test gives each student a fairer chance

6. The essay test is preferred because ______.

A. it shows more about the student’s understanding of the subject

B. it tests the student’s knowledge of the material as well as his expression of ideas

C. it gives each student a fairer chance

D. its scoring may be influenced by the examiner’s feelings

5. What may have been discussed in the previous paragraphs?

A. The essay test.　　　　　　　　　　 B. How teachers test their students.

C. How students write their essays.　　　 D. The objective test.

4. 　What would be the best title for the text?

　　 A. Multicultural Environment.　　　　 　　 B. Cross-Cultural Differences.

　　 C. How to Understand Each Other.　　 　　 D. How to Build Up a Relationship.

B

For a clearer picture of what the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use “essay” tests, which require students to write long answers to broad, general questions such as the following: “Mention several ways in which Benjamin Franklin has influenced thinking of people in his own country and in other parts of the world.”

One advantage of the essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The student cannot get a high score just by making a lucky guess. Another advantage is that it shows the examiner more cares about the student’s ability to put facts together into a meaningful whole. It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject. Sometimes, though, essay tests have disadvantages, too. Some students are able to write rather good answers without really knowing much about the subject, while other students who actually know the material have trouble expressing their ideas in the essay form.

Besides, in an essay test the student’s score may depend upon the examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answer. If he is feeling tired or bored, the student may receive a lower score than he should. Another examiner reading the same answer might give it a much higher mark. Because of this, the objective test gives each student a fairer chance, and of course it is easier and quicker to score.

Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems arise. When some objective questions are used along with some essay questions, however, a fairly clear picture of the student’s knowledge can usually be gotten.

3. 　According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?

　　 A. By sharing different ways of life.　 　　　　 B. By accepting different habits.

　　 C. By recognizing different values.　　 　　　　 D. By speaking each other' s languages.

2. 　The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _________.

　　 A. the English prefer to make long speeches　　 　　　　　　　　

B. too many words are of no use

　　 C. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature

　　 D. even talk and silence can be culturally different