Parents should stop blaming themselves because there's not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.
I've seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. "I don't know what to do with him these days," she said. "He's forgotten all the manners we taught him."
He hasn't forgotten them. He' s just decided that he' s not going to use them. She confessed that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.
Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, "I don't like your dress; it's ugly." One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.
"Where did we go wrong?" her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.
1.This text is most probably written by _______.
A. a headmaster of a middle school
B. a specialist in teenager studies
C. a parent with teenage children
D. a doctor for mental health problems
2.The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as _______.
A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude
3.From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _______.
A. pay no attention to them
B. feel helpless to do much about them
C. are too busy to look after them
D. have come to hate them
4.What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?
A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.
B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.
C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.
D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.
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I’d appreciate ______ if you can turn the radio down, for my baby is sleeping.
A. itB. that C. this D. you
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LONDON, Feb. 18,2014 (Xinhua News agency) —Britain will send experts to East China's Shanghai to learn from the city's experience in maths teaching in an attempt to raise the teaching standards.
British Education Minister Elizabeth Truss is to lead a delegation of experts on a fact-finding mission to Shanghai's schools next week to see how children there have become the best in the world at maths, to get a first-hand look at maths classes and teaching methods there, and particularly to investigate why the performance of almost all children in Shanghai is high, regardless of gender or income.
Britain was last year placed 50th out of 148 countries and regions in the World Economic Forum's competitiveness ranking in quality of maths and science education. Two years ago, Shanghai topped the 2012 international PISA tables for maths, while England was ranked in 26th place. The top five were all in Southeast Asia, with 15-year-olds in Shanghai judged to be three years ahead of their peers in maths.
The education department said: "England's performance in maths has lagged behind while other countries have improved and overtaken us, including Poland and Germany." Actually, it is the latest step in the government's drive to raise standards in maths, looking at what has made schools in the far East the most successful in the world in teaching the subject.
"Shanghai is the top-performing part of the world for maths—their children are streets ahead. Shanghai and Singapore have teaching practices and a positive mind that make the difference. They have a belief that diligence makes up for lack of ability," Truss said. "Our new curriculum has borrowed from theirs because we know it works—early learning of key arithmetic, and a focus on times tables and long division(長除法), for instance."
She was determined to change the situation as performance in maths is weakening the country's skills base and threatening the productivity and growth. The government is emphasizing maths because of the importance of good grades in the subject to young people competing for good jobs in a global labor market and to the economy more generally.
An education and skills survey released by the Confederation of British Industry last year showed that 30 percent of employers reported dissatisfaction with the standard of school and college leavers' numeracy. More than two-thirds of employers said they wanted both maths and science promoted more in schools.
1.Why does the British government send a delegation of experts to Shanghai?
A. To see how children from rich families have become the best at maths.
B. To investigate why the performance of almost all children in China is high.
C. To get a first-hand look at science classes and teaching methods there.
D. To raise the teaching standards in maths in Britain.
2.Which of the following statements is true according to the two international competition results?
A. British students performed better in 2013 than in 2012.
B. British students did better than the students from Poland in 2013.
C. The students from Singapore did better than the students from Germany.
D. The students from Germany did better than the students from Poland.
3.What has made schools in Shanghai the most successful in teaching maths in the eye of Truss?
A. Curriculum and teaching methods.
B. Teaching practices and a positive mind.
C. Early learning of key arithmetic and times tables.
D. A focus on times tables and long division.
4.How will students’ poor performance in maths affect the country eventually?
A. By threatening the country's competitiveness of economy.
B. By weakening the country's political system.
C. By losing international competitions in education.
D. By failing to find jobs in a global labor market.
5.What can we infer from the news?
A. The students in Britain don’t work hard at Maths.
B. The students in shanghai are the smartest in the world.
C. The education of science in Britain is no better than that of maths.
D. Most British citizens are dissatisfied with teachers’ work.
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If our marketing plan succeeds, we _______ the sales by thirty percent next year.
A. would increaseB. will increase
C. would have increasedD. will be increasing
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請根據(jù)下面的示意圖及其說明,寫一篇100詞左右的短文,在該校的網(wǎng)頁上介紹No.1 Middle School。
說明:1. ①-④籃球場(basketball court)
⑤ 餐廳 ⑥ 學(xué)生宿舍 ⑦ 教師宿舍 ⑧-⑨花壇 (flower bed )
2. 所有大樓四周都種有樹木和花草。
3. 學(xué)校占地130畝。
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My mom and I am fighting. We used to get up so well .But these days, she has been arguing with me about me not come home. She thinks I should spend more time help her with the housework instead going out a lot. In her eyes, I'm just a lazy boy whom only loves playing. The fact is that some of my friends and I are going to different school soon. so I want to spend as much time as I can with her now. I know I should try to understand the situation from her point of a view. But I hope she can understand what important these friends are to me.
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The connection shared by grandparents and grandchildren is something very special and despite the changing family situation, it still remains strong across generations. For most of us, our grandparents were our first best friends, the ones with whom we shared our secrets and our pain.
In majority of the cases, grandparents would have babysat their grandchildren while parents were busy working and didn't have much time for their children. Even as a kid grows up, the love and affection for grandparents never dies, and for many teens, visiting grandparents or living with them in the same house is a pleasure. Kedar Patwary, a mass communication student, says, "I often end up having long conversations with my grandfather about the evolution of Indian society and I really admire him for the patience with which he answers all my questions. "
Many teenagers feel that their parents treat them as grown-ups, while their grandparents give them much freedom.
Leela Narayanan, a grandmother. says that she loves to pamper her grandchildren and cook favorite dishes for them. She further adds that her eldest granddaughter, who is now 19, was brought up by her till she was four and the closeness they shared remains the same even now。
At times, the gap m generations plays a negative role, when grandparents find it difficult adjusting to the modern lifestyle. Technology is what works against this relationship. Youngsters' eing crazy about with gadgets leaves them with no time for their loved ones.
Maria Kutty, is a grandmother t0 12 kids. Her face lights up every time her grandchildren are mentioned. But she has one complaint. "All my children stay close to me but when they come to visit and I want to spend time with them, I can't find them anywhere. They only have time for clickety-clackety things in their hands. Sometimes they listen to loud music and talk about things I don't understand. I feel very sad when I think of all those times," she says.
1.The author uses Kedar Patwary as an example ______.
A. to show Indian society is full of perfect harmony
B. to stress all the children admire their grandparents
C. to show grandparents get on well with grandchildren
D. to indicate grandparents are all good babysitters
2.What does the underlined word "pamper" mean in the passage?
A. Spoil. B. Raise. C. Manage. D. Educate.
3.The gap generation sometimes is negative because_______.
A. grandchildren can 't fit in with modern lifestyle
B. grandparents are eager to know more technology
C. grandchildren are addicted to their digital products
D. grandparents spared no time with their grandchildren
4.How does the author develop the passage?
A. By giving example.
B. By following the order of time.
C. By making comparisons.
D. By his personal experience.
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假設(shè)你是英語科代表,請根據(jù)以下提示,通知你班美國學(xué)生參加學(xué)校為交換生舉辦的一次講座。
1. 時間:周三下午4點;
2. 地點:圖書館;
3. 內(nèi)容:我校歷史張老師講授中國傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日;
4. 提示:準(zhǔn)時到場;做好記錄; 歡迎提問。
注意:1. 詞數(shù)不少于50;
2. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫;
3. 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。
Boys and girls,
May I have your attention, please?
That’s all. Thank you!
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.If what your friend comes up with surprises you,don't reject it immediately._____,imagine that it is true.
A. Thus B.Besides C.Rather D.Otherwise
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