Writer and teacher Yin Jianli's stories and thoughts about bringing up her daughter
Yuanyuan have been a constant source of inspiration for parents over the past 16 years.
Her book,  A Good Mother Exceeds Good  Teachers,  published  by  Writers Publishing House, has been a bestseller on Dangdang and Amazon's online platforms
for the past three years.  The book helped Yin make the Chinese Writers' Rich List, with 4. 48 million yuan（＄710，000).
Experts say Yin's book provides practical guidance, which makes it popular among parents.
"When the majority of books are either full of bragging about（自吹自擂）the authors' children or outlining big theories that have no foundation in practice, I write books that are practical and easy to follow," Yin writes.
"For example, there was an occasion when Yuanyuan forgot to do her elementary school homework.  In such a situation many Chinese parents show their anger and scold their kids,”says Yin, who made an agreement with her husband they would not overly criticize or push their daughter.  Instead, Yin encouraged the daughter to make up the homework, which meant staying up until midnight.  As a result,  she learned to arrange her time better and did not have a harmful reaction to doing homework.  Yin's principle of "no parental interference（干涉），and "giving children the opportunity to learn from their mistakes" is described in a number of real-life examples.
Readers say Yin's books improve their children's performance at school,  and encourage them to develop good personalities and habits.  They believe her books are not only about being good parents but also about growing as parents and individuals.
"When I'm reading books，I keep thinking about what a better personality I would have if my parents had adopted the methods Yin suggests when I was a kid，＂one reader comments in a review on Yin's online blog.
【小題1】The book“A Good Mother Exceeds Good Teachers" has been so popular because______.

A． it covers many inspiring thoughts about bringing up children

B． it outlines big theories from home and abroad

C． it provides practical guidance for parents

D． it sells at a great discount

【小題2】We can learn from the text that Yin Jianli_______．

A． advocates learning from mistakes

B． makes a good living only by writing books

C． holds the view that saving your stick spoils your kid

D． believes successful education calls for joint efforts from school and family

【小題3】It can be implied from the text that________.

A． Yin's readers are mostly parents

B． The book is only available online

C． Yin has a great sense of business

D． Yuanyuan achieved success thanks to her mother

 “Lizzie, there’s a letter for you!” Emily called up the stairs to her sister. Elizabeth looked down. “Is it from Harvard? They refused my application once.” Emily answered, “No, it’s from Yale.” Quickly, Elizabeth walked downstairs. She took the letter and opened it. “Rejected again,” Elizabeth said unhappily. “Who says women can’t be doctors?”

“They are fools not to accept you. You can’t let them stop you, Lizzie,” Emily said.

“I won’t. I’ll apply to (申請(qǐng)) Geneva Medical College,” Elizabeth told her sister. As it turned out, the professors at Geneva Medical College were not fools. They allowed Elizabeth Blackwell to study medicine.

In 1848, a year before Elizabeth would graduate, a typhoid epidemic (傷寒流行病) broke out in New York. Elizabeth wrote to Emily. “There’s an outbreak (爆發(fā)) of typhoid, and I am going to help. It is dangerous, so if I should not survive, please do me the honor of studying medicine yourself.”

Emily replied, “Encouraged by your dream and success, I have decided to study in medical school, as well.”

Having survived the disease, Elizabeth tried to set up a private medical practice. “I graduated first in my class but no one believes a woman can be a good doctor,” she said to Emily one day. “All I hear is that doctors should be men, while women should stay home to cook and clean.”

Emily said worriedly, “I will graduate in June with my medical degree. What shall we do?” Elizabeth thought for a while and replied, “There’s a big house in the poor part of our town. We can practice medicine there for people who couldn’t afford care.”

Soon with the help of some friends, Elizabeth and Emily bought the house and opened a hospital for poor women and children. “We’ll have an all-women staff (員工),” Elizabeth said. “And later, we’ll add a medical college for women!” Emily added. At last, Elizabeth realized her dream of being a doctor.

1.The underlined word “Rejected” in the first paragraph can be best replaced by _____.

A．Refused          B．Praised           C．Changed          D．Accepted

2. Hearing Elizabeth’s words about the letter from Yale, Emily felt _____.

A．excited           B．calm             C．satisfied           D．a(chǎn)ngry

3. In 1848, Elizabeth wrote to Emily to _____.

A．persuade Emily to come to help the sick      B．a(chǎn)sk Emily to study medicine if she died

C．warn Emily the danger of typhoid epidemic    D．tell Emily she would graduate from college

4.We can learn from the text that Elizabeth _____.

A．received strong support from her sister      B．refused to go to study at Yale University

C．founded a medical college after graduation    D．was finally accepted by Harvard after her efforts

5.Which of the following can best be used to describe Elizabeth?

A．Humorous.        B．Honest.           C．Determined.       D．Careful.

 

My life as a ‘runner’ began by running in a playground near my home in order to lose weight about 2 years ago. As time went by, I found myself so good at running that sometimes, I even forgot how many rounds I ran around the playground.

     Thanks to all this practice, I was able to win the 5^th place in short course marathon game at ‘BASF Yeosu Site Athletic Competition’ held in October 2002. This event inspired（鼓舞）me to take part in public short-course marathon games such as 10km, 20km and half-course competitions. Finally, in May 2003, I was able to complete a full course （路線） marathon for the first time of my life. My next challenge was the Boston Marathon race, which is the world's oldest and most famous marathon races. To qualify for the Boston Marathon, one should meet the designated time standard of their age group at a certified marathon. So I took part in ChunCheon Marathon in Korea. I had to finish the full coursewithin 3 hours and 30 minutes to meet the time standard for my age group (45 to 49 years old). But to my pleasant surprise, I recorded 3 hours 22 minutes, which is 25 minute faster than my previous best record!

In April 2004, I was finally able to go to Boston. I was very pleased and proud because I could play a role to promote BASF all across the world through this sport. And it really happened! When I ran in the Boston Marathon wearing BASF logo（標(biāo)記）, people along the streets rooted for me shouting ‘BASF! BASF!’. I was very touched and so proud of my company. Of course I completed the full course successfully. After the game, I was interviewed by Korean local newspapers and had an opportunity to appear on several TV shows, which helped me to promote BASF in the community.

The author first began running in order to ______.

   A. build up his strength                               B. prepare for a marathon race

   C. lose weight                                             D. train for a sport meet

From the passage we can learn that BASF is ______.

   A. a company                                             B. a book

   C. a piece of sports equipment                      D. a city

We learn from the passage that the author is NOW______.

   A. in his thirties                                                 B. in his late forties

   C. in his twenties                                        D. in his fifties

According to the passage, the author first took part in a full course marathon in ______.

   A. 2002                         B. 2003                 C. 2004                 D. 2005

When I was 11, my grandfather began to teach me how to drive. I was a fast learner. At 16, I was already a   1   driver. However, when I passed into adulthood, I began to get speeding tickets. For me, this did not reflect one’s   2   as a driver. So I   3   to drive as fast as I could.

Then in September of 2005, I received a letter   4  my presence to discuss my future   ___5   rights. As I sat down, a man began to unfold my file. I was   6   to see my record was five pages long. The man gave me two   7  . I could turn in my   8   and not drive for three months or continue driving, but without tickets for one year. With two kids and a busy practice, I went with the second choice.

After the meeting, I had lunch with my friend, Nick. He noticed that my eating habits        ___9   my driving habits. Nick told me that my attention was   10   paid to the destination and not the process of getting there. The car gives fun, allowing me to get to my   __11   much faster. However, after reaching it, I was never truly satisfied because I   12_   the messages and lessons of the journey.

After the two   13  , I began to transform myself. I now enjoy driving, often taking the most scenic route. I have also slowed my   14   down, enjoying each bite as I go. Learning   15   is really a big lesson for me.

1. A. lucky         B. skilled           C. careless           D. poor

2. A. interest          B. belief             C. ability               D. character

3. A. stopped       B. wanted            C. began              D. continued

4. A. requesting        B. hoping            C. suggesting         D. planning

    5. A. driving           B. swimming           C. diving                D. living

    6. A. disappointed  B. depressed          C. surprised         D. terrified

    7. A. tickets           B. choices            C. letters           D. pages

    8. A. license           B. money              C. evidence          D. file

    9. A. affected      B. matched            C. suited            D. caused

    10. A. totally          B. partly             C. slowly            D. slightly

    11. A. destination  B. process            C. place             D. journey

    12. A. understood   B. lacked             C. gained            D. ignored

    13. A. surveys      B. events             C. debates           D. arguments

    14. A. working      B. driving            C. walking           D. eating

    15. A. honesty      B. understanding      C. patience          D. carelessness

 

短文改錯(cuò)（共10題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2．只允許修改 10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

It is a long time since you come to Beijing to learn Chinese. How are you getting along well with your study? I’m eager to know if you are used to live in Beijing or not. There is going to have an English speech contest in Beijing in July. It’s such important for me that I want to do it well. Therefore, I have some trouble in collecting information I need. That also puzzles me is how to put what I have learned into practice. I know you have a good command of English. Would you please do me favor? I’d appreciate you if you can give me some advice on how to solve these problems. After the speech contest, I will call on you.