Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.  However what most parents fail to realize is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Cooking demands (要求)patience and time.  A good cook always tries to improve his cooking. so he will learn to work hard and gradually(逐渐), finish his job successfully.  His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self confidence.
Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up.  These activities are not merely   teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.
【小题1】Parents in China, according to this passage,_______.

Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is.  However what most parents fail to realize is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.

Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.

Cooking demands (要求)patience and time.  A good cook always tries to improve his cooking. so he will learn to work hard and gradually(逐渐), finish his job successfully.  His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of self confidence.

Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up.  These activities are not merely   teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

1.Parents in China, according to this passage,_______.

2.Generally speaking, what most parents fail to realize is_____.

3.The writer of the passage does not seem to be satisfied with_____.

4.Doing some cooking at home helps children_____. ,

5.According to the last paragraph we can conclude that____.

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　　Luo Yu begin to learn Chinese this year, and he can read and write now. He likes 1 newspapers and books 2 a dictionary.

　　Nowadays(现在), he begins to learn English again and he can talk with foreigners 3 English.

　　This September he goes to school. He doesn't like 4 homework and he doesn't listen to the teacher in class.

　　He is the top(第一)in the first exam. He is number two in the second exam. And he is the number three in the third exam. His teacher is worried 5 him.

　　“Do you know the story 6 the hare and the tortoise(兔子和乌龟)?” his teacher asks.

　　“Yes, I know it very 7 ,” answers Luo Yu.

　　“Why the hare failed(失败) at 8 ?” asks the teacher again.

　　“Because the hare is too proud(骄傲),” answers the boy quickly.

　　“Yes, you are right. If the hare wants to win the game, 9 can he do it?” says the teacher.

　　“Oh, it's very 10 . You can let a wolf(狼) instead of(代替) the tortoise, I think,” says the boy with a smile.

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 It’s the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cellphones. They want to log on (登录) to their microblogs (微博) to check the funny things that have happened in the last hour.    Since last year, the trend (潮流) of microblogging has swept the country. Recent surveys show that most students in middle schools have a microblog, and some even update(更新) their blogs over five times per day.

 “We learn many fresh and interesting things on microblogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Liang Jianmin, 14, a student at Harbin No 3 Middle School. “If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop (被排挤在圈外).”  It is also a great place for students to let out stress. “My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but actually it adds pressure (压力),” said Zhang Yazhe, 15, a student in Luohu Foreign Languages School. “When I share these feelings on my microblog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better.”  But parents are worried that microblogging could be a waste of time. Some misleading（误导性的） messages may even cause danger to kids, they said.

Shen Mingde, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about microblogging. Instead, it can become a window for parents to understand their children.

“If parents can read their children’s microblogs, they’ll know their thoughts, thus (因而) leading to better communication and solutions to problems,” he said. Micro blogging tips for kids

★1. Don’t microblog for more than one hour a day.

★2. Never microblog in class.

★3. Try to talk face to face with people instead of just microblogging.

★4. Be critical (批判性的). Don’t trust all the messages on a microblog.

(  )81. Why do the students quickly take out their cellphones after class?

  A. Because they want to phone their parents to tell them the funny things.  B. Because they want to listen to music.

  C. Because they want to log on to their microblogs.  D. Because they want to surf the Internet to check the funny things.

(  )82. Liang Jianmin thinks people are out of the loop if they do not know________.

  A. the popular topics in class     B. the popular songs in class

  C. fresh and interesting things on the Internet     D. many fresh and interesting things on TV

(  )83. What does the underlined phrase "let out" mean in Chinese?

   A.  释放        B.  泄露     C.  熄灭   D. 开脱

(  )84. What does Shen Mingde think of microbiogging?         A. It could be a waste of time.

  B. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.    C. It can become a window for parents to understand their kids.  D.Parents should not worry too much if kids are crazy about microblogging.

(  )85. Which statement is true according to the passage?  A. Kids should microblog for more than one hour a day.

  B.Kids should try to talk face to face with people instead of just microblogging.

C. The trend of microblogging has swept the country since five years ago.

  D. Kids should trust all the messages on a microblog.

    It’s the end of class. When the bell rings, students of Luohu Foreign Languages School in Shenzhen quickly take out their cell phones. They want to log on (登录) to their micro blogs (微博) to check the funny things that have happened in the last hour. Since last year, the trend (潮流) of micro- blogging has swept the country. Recent surveys show that most students in middle schools have a micro blog, and some even update(更新) their blogs over five times per day.

    “We learn many fresh and interesting things on micro blogs and they have become popular topics in class,” said Liang Jianmin, 14, a student at Harbin No 3 Middle School. “If you do not know about them, you are out of the loop.” It is also a great place for students to let out stress. “My parents always ask me to study hard, and encourage me before exams, but actually it adds pressure ,” said Zhang Yazhe, 15, a student in Luohu Foreign Languages School. “When I share these feelings on my micro blog, I get many replies from friends in the same situation, which makes me feel better.”  But parents are worried that micro-blogging could be a waste of time. “Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.” they said.

Shen Mingde, a professor at the China Education Association, suggests parents not worry too much as long as kids are not crazy about micro blogging. Instead, it can become a window for parents to understand their children.

“If parents can read their children’s micro blogs, they’ll know their thoughts, thus leading to better communication and solutions to problems,” he said. He also gives some Micro blogging tips for kids

★1. Don’t micro blog for more than one hour a day.

★2. Never micro blog in class.

★3. Try to talk face to face with people instead of just micro-blogging.

★4. Be critical (批判性的). Don’t trust all the messages on a micro blog.

1 Why do the students quickly take out their cell phones after class?

      A. Because they want to phone their parents to tell them the funny things. 

B. Because they want to listen to music.

    C. Because they want to surf the Internet to read novels.

D. Because they want to log on to their micro blogs. 

2 Liang Jianmin thinks people are out of the loop if they do not know________.

      A. the latest news on the Internet     B. the famous popular singers among students

      C. the popular topics in class         D. many fresh and interesting things on TV

3 What does the underlined phrase "let out" mean in Chinese?

     A.  释放                    B.  泄露                   C.  熄灭                   D. 开脱

4  What does Shen Mingde think of micro-blogging?       

      A. It could be a waste of time.   B. Some misleading messages may even cause danger to kids.   

C. It can become a window for parents to understand their kids. 

D. Parents should not worry too much if kids are crazy about micro-blogging.

5 Which statement is true according to the passage? 

A. Kids should micro blog for more than one hour a day.

      B. Kids should try to talk face to face with people instead of just micro-blogging.

C. The trend of micro-blogging has swept the country since five years ago.

      D. Kids should trust all the messages on a micro blog.