When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know it?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring．I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you’ to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in classes over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself.”I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，and it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love．
【小题1】The foreign teacher _________．

Save the Game

　 The basketball final between Perfect School and Sunrise School has entered white-hot stage. There are only fifteen seconds left. Sunrise School is one point ahead. Mitchell, who is one of the best players of Perfect School, is now controlling the ball. The students are extremely excited. They cannot help standing up and shouting, “Go! Mitchell!”Other teammates also encourage Mitchell, “Take a shot, boy!”

　 Mitchell knows it will be the last shot. He hesitates (犹豫) and falls into careful thinking. He imagines that he shoots from the halfway line. The hall turns quiet. All eyes follow the track of the basketball. It jumps round the ring over and over again and finally rolls out of the court. The world turns noisy. Mitchell sees his coach lower his head, his teammates kneel down and his fans cry. It gives him so much pain. It is the last match for his coach before retiring. All the teammates practiced hard and hoped to give their coach a perfect ending. But now, the bubble bursts (破裂).

　 “Is that what you want?” Mitchell asks himself.“Certainly not. But how can I change the situation? Teamwork!”Mitchell returns to reality from his thinking. He does not have a shot by himself but surprisingly passes the basketball to his teammate, Jack, who is standing near the basket. Jack catches the basketball and quickly scores a two-point shot. There goes the whistle at the same time. Perfect School finally wins the game.

50. When there are only fifteen seconds left, ______.

A. the students are surprised

B. Mitchell’s coach is shouting

C. Sunrise team is one point ahead

D. Perfect team is two points ahead

51. How does Mitchell help his team win the game?

A. He tries to stand near the basket.

B. He passes the basketball to Jack.

C. He shoots from the halfway line.

D. He quickly scores a two-point shot.

52. What can we learn from the story?

A. Teamwork helps win the game.

B. Jack is the most popular player.

C. The coach will retire next year.

D. The hall turns quiet after the final shot.

　　　 In 1985 I visited China.I thought many Chinese parents put much pressure on only high school students.But in the following years, I found the pressure came to primary school children, then those of pre?school age, and finally newborn babies and pre?born children.

In order to succeed, one or two years before entering kindergarten (幼稚园) they must study English, drawing, singing, and dancing, and the three years of kindergarten are mostly spent to build up an early lead in primary school performance.

What if parents let their 3 or 4 years old child enjoy free time on Saturday and Sunday, after five days in nur?sery? They would be thought to be wasting their kid's early life.As others do, so must they do.

　　　 Yet children have not only the right, but the need to play.Kindergartens should not be a school.There should be no classroom, no lesson, no homework, and especially no exams.Instead, playing should be the first thing for children.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

They need to play with others and also to play on their own, as playing is good for learning in a lively way. Children can discover numbers while playing games and the alphabet (字母表) through songs.Some Chinese cha?racters can become familiar to them by being used in games.But the problem with kindergartens is very serious.Chinese parents think studying is more important.Children work hard while having less and less time to play.What these parents fail to realize is that they are following the examples of how not to raise a kid.

(　　)6.What's the situation of children in China now?

　　 A.They have much pressure.　　　 B.They play too much.

C.They have no pressure.　　　　　 D.They work hard but happily.

(　　)7.Why don't parents let their 3 or 4?year?old kids enjoy free time? Because ________.

　　 A.kids don't want to play　 　　　　B.they have to do what other people do

C.the government ask them to do so　 D.the grandparents ask them to do so

(　　)8.According to the author, what should a kindergarten be like?

A.A school with lessons.　

B.A class with exams.

C.A place where children can play freely.

D.A place where children only play games.

(　　)9.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Only middle school students spend much time in studying.

B.Studying is the most important for children.

C.Children have much time to enjoy themselves.

D.Raising kids doesn't mean making them study.

(　　)10.What is probably the best title for this passage?

A.Chinese Education Has Some Problems

B.How to Raise a Child

C.Children Need Time to Play

D.Family Education Is Very Important