The U.S. government has repeatedly made it clear that it would welcome China’s entrance into the world arena as a power. However, a series of issues since the beginning of this year, particularly Washington's stance on the U.S.-South Korean joint military exercises and the South China Sea issue, have made the world think: Is the United States ready to recognize China as a power on the world stage?
It is easier said than done for the United States to adapt itself to China's development. Lip service is far from enough to boost the development of Sino-U.S. relations. If Washington cannot find a way to recognize and accept China's peaceful rise onto the world stage, bilateral（双边的） ties will be like a roller coaster full of ups and downs. However, no one would like to see the negative effects rocky relations would bring to China, the United States and possibly to the world as a whole.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged China to play a greater role in solving the world's economic, environmental and political problems. She said global issues could not be solved by the United States or China alone, but without participation of the two countries, no problems would likely be solved. Washington has realized that the United States' global interest can be maintained only through changing the way it deals with China.
The Obama administration released positive signals in its relations with China, which have been interpreted as the United States showing its intention to change the traditional strategy of engagement and containment（遏制）. As a matter of fact, the general direction of Sino-U.S. relations provides a foundation on which the United States can base its foreign policies and is more complicated than an adjustment in real conditions. Issues such as arms sales to Taiwan, Google censorship, RMB exchange rates as well as finger-pointing about economic responsibility show Washington still seems confused and inpatient about relations with China.
The relationship between China and the United States is the most important and complicated bilateral relationship in the world this century. The development of Sino-U.S. relations will affect world peace and stability, especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist specializing in U.S. foreign policy, said, "America and China will have more than ever to gain from closer political and commercial ties, and must take steps to avoid a Cold War, or worse."
In that circumstance, the United States needs both wisdom and determination to recognize and accept China, a country that is totally different from its own, as a power on the world stage.
【小题1】The underlined word stance in the first paragraph probably means      .

A．information

B．opinion

C．ignorance

D．criticism

【小题2】Why does the US have to change the way it deals with China?

A．The US welcomes Chin’s entrance into the world arena.

B．The US hopes that China will get more powerful.

C．Only in this way can China meet all of its demands.

D．Only in this way can its global interest be maintained.

【小题3】Ian Bremmer thinks both America and China will benefit more from      .

A．a cold war.

B．keeping patient

C．better cooperation

D．developing economy

【小题4】Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．Is it Clear that China has become world power?

B．Is US ready to recognize China as world power?

C．Is US still the most powerful country in the world?

D．Is Sino-U.S. relationship the most important and complicated in the world.

Let children learn to judge their own work. A child who learns to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much., he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the differences between the language he uses and the language those around him. Little by little, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, children learn to do all the other things without being taught-to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle-compare their performances with those of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes.

But in school we never give a child a chance to find out his mistakes and correct them himself. We do it all for his act as if we thought that he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says , what the answer is to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.

If it is a matter of right answers, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine(daily) work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that they can’t find the way to get to measure their own understanding, how to know what they know or do not know.

1. According to the passage, the best way for children to learn things is by ______.

A．listening to the advice of grown-ups.

B．asking adults many questions.

C．making mistakes and having them corrected.

D．doing as other people do by themselves.

2. Which of the following does the writer think teachers should NOT do?

A．Give children correct answers.

B．Allow children to make mistakes.

C．Tell the children what is wrong with their work as often as possible.

D．Let children judge their own work.

3. According to the writer, teachers in school should ______.

A．encourage children to learn from each other.

B．point out children’s mistakes whenever they are found.

C．correct children’s mistakes as much as possible.

D．teach children more knowledge from book.

4.The passage suggests that learning to speak and learning to ride a bicycle are ______.

A．different from learning other skills.	B．the same as learning other skills.
C．more important than other skills.	D．unnecessary skills.

5.. Which of the following may serve as the best title of this passage?

A．Let Us Teachers Stop Working.	B．Let Children Alone.
C．Let Children Correct Their Exercises.	D．Let Children Learn by Themselves.

 

Anthony was sad. He was, as he put it, “not very bright” and couldn’t win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Anthony was sent away to a boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded with（恳求）his parents year after year not to send
him. “The thought was ,it would be good for me,” he recalled.
It was not. Anthony did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied for five years. “My teachers couldn’t have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn’t even smart enough to rebel. The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was the desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”
Now, at 55, Anthony is one of the world’s most successful children’s book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies，and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, has come out.
The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency M16.
Anthony says he doesn’t try to write for kids; it just comes out that way.“ I have a feeling that it has something to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.
The style has also made Anthony a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it’s all about entertaining people with a good story.
Now, Anthony couldn’t be happier with his life. He sums up his success:“…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”
【小题1】Which of the following is true of Anthony?

A．He was the beloved child of his family.

B．Although he is successful, he isn’t very happy.

C．He places more emphasis on the characters’ behavior in his stories.

D．Studying in a boarding school proved a good choice for him.

【小题2】At boarding school , Anthony’s teachers_____________.

A．often criticized him.	B．showed great concern for him.
C．encouraged him to be a writer.	D．thought little of his ability.

【小题3】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Anthony’s popular books—Alex Rider series

B．Alex Rider, a popular character

C．Anthony, a successful children’s book author

D．Special writing style

【小题4】What advice does Anthony give to readers?

A．Confidence is the key to success.	B．Hardship teaches valuable lessons.
C．Internet is the best teacher.	D．Failure is the mother of success.