It is most difficult for parents to decide to...

It is most difficult for parents to decide to have a second child. Someone says that a single child is likely to be a lonely child. There are no other children in the family for the child to talk or play with. An only child is not able to get along well with children of his age. Some parents regretted（后悔）making the decisions to have only one child.

But the number of parents choosing to have only one child is increasing in many parts of the world. In the US, for example, more than 14 percent of women between 18 and 34 plan to have just one child. The same can be seen in the UK. In Japan, the average number of children born per family had gone down to 1.42 by 1996.

For some single child parents, especially who are busy working every day, time and energy seem to be overwhelming（势不可挡的） They don't have enough time and energy to share with more children. For other people, money is their first consideration（考虑）. Many couples in Japan choose not to have large families because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 reaches around US $ 160,000.

1.According to the passage, why is a single child likely to be lonely?

A.Because his parents don't love him.

B.Because he doesn't have holidays.

C.Because he doesn't have a brother or a sister to talk or play with.

D.Because there are other children in the family.

2.What do people not think about when they choose to have a second child?

A.Time. B.Food. C.Money. D.Energy.

3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.It is not easy to make a decision to have a second child.

B.Many couples in Japan love to have large families.

C.All parents feel confident about having a second child.

D.Less than 14% of women in the UK plan to have just one child.

4.The main idea of the passage is　　　　　　　 .

A.the cost of supporting a child is so high.

B.parents can't share their time and energy with more children.

C.some parents regretted making the decisions to have only one child.

D.the reasons for parents not to have a second child.

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What is your favourite cartoon？It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.

His talent (天资) at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.

Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997,the 15­year­old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang's performances are energetic (充满活力的)．He is well known for making facial expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

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It is difficult for the parents of every family to teach their children to be responsible（有责任的）for housework．

Shatian School in Shanghai is making its students do housework for their parents．Third graders（…年级学生）must learn how to cook and clean，sixth graders do the laundry，and seventh and eighth graders cook balanced meals with 15 yuan．

Many parents think it's a good way for children to try housework，but they don't know how to do it at home．With the following ideas，you really can get your children to help at home．

If you want to make your children think that they can do everything quite right，please don't scold（批评）them but give them lots of praise at home．Talk more about what he did right，not about what he didn't do．If your child finishes some difficult work，give him or her a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad as a reward．

1.Who should learn to cook balanced meals with 15 yuan according to the passage?

A. A third grader　　 B. A sixth grader　　 C. A seventh grader

2.What should parents do when the children do housework?

A. Scold them when they are wrong．　　 B. Give them a lot of praise．

C. Tell them not to do difficult work．

3.From the passage we know that _________．

A. all the children like to do housework

B. all the parents don’t want their children to do housework

C. doing housework is the students’ homework in Shatian School

4.What's the meaning of the word “reward'’ in the passage?

A. 说明　　 B. 奖励　　 C. 惩罚

5.The best title of the passage may be _________．

A. Make Children Do Housework　　 B. How to Teach Children

C. Housework

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It is difficult for parents of nearly every family to teach their children to be responsible(有责任的) for housework, but with one of the following suggestions, you really can get your children to help at home.

If you give your children the impression(印象) that they can never do anything right, then they will treat themselves as unable persons. Unless children believe they can succeed, they will never become totally independent(独立).

My daughter Mary's fifth-grade teacher made every child in her class feel good When students received less than a perfect test score, she would point out what they had mastered and said they could learn what they had missed.

You can use the same way when you evaluate(评价) your child's work at home. Do not always scold but give lots of praise to your children instead. Talk about what he has done right, not about what he hasn't done. If your child completes a difficult task, promise him a Sunday trip or a ball game with Dad.

Learning is a process(过程) of trying and failing and trying and succeeding. If you teach your children not to fear a mistake of failure, they will learn faster and achieve success at last.

1.The whole passage deals with ________.

A.social education B.school education C.family education D.pre-school education

2.The author thinks that ________.

A.there is no way to get children to help at home

B.the more encouragement and praise you give, the more responsible and helpful children will become

C.it is very difficult to make children responsible for housework

D.children can be forced to help with housework

3.The passage gives us a good suggestion about how to evaluate your child's work at home. That is to ____.

A.praise his hard work B.promise him a trip

C.give him a punishment D.promise him a ball game

4.Through the last paragraph, we can conclude that ________.

A.pride goes before a fall B.practice makes perfect

C.no pains, no gains D.failure is the mother of success

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It is necessary for children to help their parents with housework. But most parents may find it difficult to get their children to help with it, because children usually enjoy playing games instead of doing housework. However, I have some good ways to get my children to do housework. Here is an example.

“Mum, what’s next week’s housework? Let Kitty and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s interesting!”

When my son, 7-year-old Tommy shouted, I began to put all the cards on the sofa. On the cards, I wrote some words like these, “wash the car, take out the rubbish, make the bed, do the dishes, clean the living room, sweep the floor, wash the clothes, take the dog for walks, water the flowers” and so on.

Kitty and Tommy chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they wrote them down on their notebooks. Tommy likes to take the dog for walks best while Kitty enjoys cleaning the living room. Soon the two kids had fun taking away all the cards. And I didn’t need to worry about the housework again. Of course, on weekends, I usually do the housework myself and set the children free.

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　　　　 is very difficult for them 　　　　　　 babies .

A. It , have　　 　 B.　 That, to have

C. That , make 　 D. It,　 to have

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1.　 , giant pandas face 2.　 problems in the wild. For 3.　 , it is very difficult for pandas to have babies, and many baby pandas 4.　 when they are very young. Also, giant pandas live 　 5.　 on a special kind of bamboo.

Every year, a lot of 6.　 go to Zhalong to watch the birds .We are now 　 7.　 them to help us.　 We need more people to 8.　 and 9.　 the birds. We hope this will help people understand the 　 10. of the wetlands.

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What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for the pianist Lang Lang， Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang was two years old， he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.

His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since， the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997， the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial(面部的) expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him， while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

1.What made Lang Lang first enjoy western music?

A、When he played the piano at three.

B、When he saw Tom play the piano at two.

C、When he listened to the western music on the radio.

2.How old was LangLang when he became a student of a famous American music

college?

A、Two　　　 B、Three　　　 C、Fifteen

3.What is Lang Lang famous for?

A、He is famous for playing the guitar.

B、He is famous for singing

C、He is famous for making facial(面部的) expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

4.Why did Lang Lang’s mother stay in Shenyang?

A、Because she liked Shenyang， she didn’t want to leave.

B、Because she had to look after LangLang’s grandparents.

C、Because she had to make money to pay for Lang Lang’s education.

5.From the passage， we can say it　　　 Lang Lang and his parents a lot of time to get success.

A、spent　　　 B、paid　　　 C、took

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What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.

His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

1.What made Langlang first enjoy western music?

2. How old was Langlang when he became a student of a famous American music college?

3. What is Langlang famous for?

4. Why did Langlang’s mother stay in Shenyang?

5.From the passage, we can say it _______ Langlang and his parents a lot of time to get success.

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Most American families like to have a vacation in summer. Summer is a good season for vacation. It is often hot in July and August.

Children do not go to school in those two months. Some people like to stay at home, read books, or watch TV. Many families take their lunch to eat at a place with many trees or a nice lake. Some people have enough time and money to travel to other countries like France, Japan and Australia. They usually fly to these countries. Many families travel by car or train to see interesting places in their own countries. Their favorite cities are New York, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Not everyone likes to go to busy cities. Some families travel to mountains or beautiful valleys.

1._____ is a good season for vacation.

A. Spring　 B. Summer

C. Autumn　 D. Winter

2.Some people like to stay at home during their vacation. They don’t _____.

A. read books　 B. visit their friends

C. watch TV 　 D. go to work

3.Many families like to have their lunch _____ during their vacation.

A. in the office　 B. near a cinema

C. near a big factory　 D. near a nice lake

4.If you have _____, you can travel to other countries.

A. money and friends　 B. friends and time

C. money and time　 　　 D. food

5.Which of the following is “芝加哥”?

A.Chicago. B. New York.

C. Miami.　 D. Los Angels

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