Many parents who welcome the idea of turning off the TV and spending more time with the family are still worried that without TV they would constantly be on call as entertainers for their children. They remember thinking up all sorts of things to do when they were kids. But their own kids seem different, less resourceful, somehow. When there’s nothing to do, these parents observe regretfully, their kids seem unable to come up with anything to do besides turning on the TV.
One father, for example, says, “When I was a kid, we were always thinking up things to do, projects and games. We certainly never complained in an annoying way to our parents. ‘I have nothing to do’.” He compares this with his own children today: “They’re simply lazy. If someone doesn’t entertain them, they’ll happily sit there watching TV all day.”
There is one word for this father’s disappointment: unfair. It is as if he were disappointed in them for not reading Greek though they have never studied the language. He deplores (哀嘆) his children’s lack of inventiveness, as if the ability to play were something born that his children are missing. In fact, while the tendency to play is built into the human species, the actual ability to play – to imagine, to invent, to elaborate on reality in a playful way –and the ability to gain fulfillment from it, these are skills that have to be learned and developed.
Such disappointment, however, is not only unjust, it is also destructive. Sensing their parents’ disappointment, children come to believe that they are, indeed, lacking something, and that this makes them less worthy of admiration and respect. Giving children the opportunity to develop new resources, to enlarge their horizons and discover the pleasure of doing things on their own is, on the other hand, a way to help children develop a confident feeling about themselves as capable and interesting people.
小題1: According to many parents, if there’s nothing to do, the children would        .
A．turn on the TVB．complain to their parents
C．a(chǎn)sk their parents to play with themD．do all of the above
小題2: Many parents think that, instead of watching a lot of TV their children should       .
A．sit silently studying GreekB．think up things to entertain themselves
C．find chances to talk with parentsD．enjoy themselves outdoors
小題3:The father often blames their children for not being able to entertain themselves. This is unfair because        .
A．the children are not really lazy, but there’s nothing for them to do
B．they do not lack the ability to play
C．they have to learn and develop their playing ability gradually
D．the father have done nothing to help the children
小題4: When parents show constant disappointment in their children, the children will         .
A．lose their confidence and respectability
B．be much more disappointed
C．refuse to learn new things
D．discover the pleasures of doing things on their own
小題5:What is the author’s main idea?
A．Today’s children are becoming less capable and independent than before.
B．Parents should give children more help on how to be creative.
C．Turning off the TV will help us solve a lot of family problems.
D．It’s not just for parents and children to complain each other.
小題1:D小題1:B小題1:C小題1:A小題1:B
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But as I stood there in the dark in that crowded burning train, I could see no way to escape. I thought, “No one can save me from certain death but God. Only God can make a way for any of us to escape death in this train.”
Before the flames reached me, I found the open door and I climbed out of the train into the dark tunnel. Then as quickly as I could, I ran from the burning train down the tunnel. Now as I ran I could hear hundreds of people that were locked in that burning train, crying out for help. I knew I could do nothing to help them, so I ran on.
Then for two hours I kept walking in that dark train tunnel. At last I saw a light in the distance. I asked myself “Why did God enable me to escape death?” I decided, “God must have a purpose for saving my life. He must want me to help other people experience what He could do for them.”
小題1: What caused the woman next to me to fall?
A．The fire.
B．Fear.
C．The smoke.
D．Anxiety.
小題2: The passengers failed to escape because ________.
A．they didn’t find the way out
B．they were too frightened to move
C．the fire and smoke were too much
D．too many people were in their way
小題3: What would the author most possibly do after he saw the exit from the tunnel?
A．Going home.
B．Blaming himself.
C．Calling reporters.
D．Returning to help.
小題4:Between which two paragraphs can the following paragraph be put?
I cried, “God, if it is not my time to die, please help me!” Then I heard a noise. It was like a door opening. It was on my right hand side. So in the dark, I at once began to push my way forward to where that noise came from.
A．Between Paragraph 2 and 3.
B．Between Paragraph 3 and 4.
C．Between Paragraph 4 and 5.
D．Between Paragraph 5 and 6.

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King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.
The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy ,everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.
Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand . ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.
Just then his daughter came running in . ‘‘Why are you so sad , dad ?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this ,he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him.  ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘ Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘ give me back my daughter.”  ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.
小題1: The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because_____
A．she hoped to make the king the richest in the world.B．She loved gold too.
C．She wanted to teach the king a lesson.
D．She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold gold.
小題2: When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was _____
A. excited  B. hungry  C. worried   D  happy
小題3: Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
A．The king died in the river.
B．The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl.
C．All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones.
D．Both B and C
小題4:What do you think the story tries to tell us?
A．Gold makes people unhappy.
B．More gold , more happiness.
C．Gold is not the thing that makes life happy.
D．People feel happy if they have not gold.

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