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      Reading Oliver James'Affluenza,I thought about what often happens at home.My 12-year-ole
daughter is in tears."I have so take a test tomorrow.I don't understand any of it,"she cries out.After
shouting and shutting her door,she calms down enough to go through her notes.The following dry I
ask her how the test went and the just says"OK,I got a nine".
       "Wow.well done!"I say,before she finishes with "But I never get a ten!"
According to James,this obsession with getting top marks has been a bad development, which
encourages people to think of education in terms of work and money. To test this, I asked my
daughter why she was so worried about her tests. She looked at me as if I was thick. "Well, if I
don't get good grades,I won't be able to afford nice things like a car and stuff."
       I was quite surprised,because I don't consider myself a pushy parent.But James suggests
and it leaves students feeling failures even if they are very bright.He points to the Danish system
(體制)of education as a better model.Creating happy citizens who have good social skills is seen
as more important than high achievements at school or the needs of business.
       For me,  I cannot remember the last time I had to work out the area of a circle,recite a
Shakespeare poem or grammar rules,yet I have lived a happy life.What I really needed to learn
at school was how to make polite conversations,or how to avoid getting into debt or how to
develop good personality.
       This is in fact similar to what Oliver James really has in mind. And he is looking for schools
where students are encouraged to find and follow their own interests, something more like Tongjon.
Tongjon has been developed in some Korean private schools.  It is quite different from the more
rigid system of learning things by heart that is used in Korea, and indeed in many other school
systems around the world.
      As the Russian poet Pushkin said,"Inspiration(靈感)is needed in geometry(幾何學(xué))just as
much as in poetry ",  and inspiration does not come from endlessly revising for tests or getting
worried about them .
1. What does the writer probably think of his/her daughter?
A. She sets herself a goal too high to reach.
B. She should be more polite to her parents.
C. Sheis hard-working but not very bright.
D. She takes her grades much too seriously.
2. What does the word "obsession"in paragraph 3 mean?
A. A plain and unavoidable fact.
B. A satisfied and very proud state.
C. A practical and widely-used way.
D. A fixed and often unreasonable idea.
3. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Social skills are as important as high grades.
B. Interest in grades can shake self-confidence.
C. The writer regrets not having studied hard at school.
D. Danish educational system is for very smart students.
4. The writer wants to tell us that____.
A. learning happily is the key to self-development.
B. top marks may be helpful to increase one's interest.
C. tests should be improved to give children inspiration.
D. education should meet one's needs for word and money.
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閱讀理解。
     When you are learning a language, listening, speaking and writing are important,   but reading can  also
be very helpful. When you read,  you can not only learn some new words, but also learn how to use them. When you read a passage, it gives you a good example for writing. Here are some good reading tips.
     Firstly, try to read at the right level (水平). Read something that you can understand.  If it is too  hard
for you, it is not interesting.
     Secondly, try to understand the new words.  If there are four or five new words on a page,  don't  use
a dictionary.  Instead, try to guess their meanings as you read.   Mark (作標(biāo)記) them with a pencil. Then
look them up in a dictionary when you finish reading,   and write them in your own vocabulary book.  Try
to remember them.
     Thirdly, try to read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes or half an hour every day is better than
two hours every Sunday.   For example,   you can read before you go to bed,   or after you get up  or  at
lunchtime.
     Lastly, read something that interests you. Choose a newspaper, a book or a magazine about a subject
that you like. It will be easy enough for you to understand.
1. The underlined word "tips" in the passage means "_____  " in Chinese.
A. 末端        
B. 小費(fèi)        
C. 處所      
D. 建議
2. How many reading tips does the writer give us?
A. Six.          
B. Five.        
C. Four.      
D. Three.
3. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, you can _____  .
A. stop reading
B. guess the meanings at first
C. write them down at once
D. look them up right away
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Reading a lot can help you write better.
B. It is useful for you to read for long once a week.
C. When you read, you can only learn some new words.
D. Try to read something hard to make your English better.
5. Which is the BEST title for the passage? 
A. How to look up a new word    
B. How to make reading better    
C. How to remember new words
D. How to choose something to rea

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