Passage Two

In bringing up children, every parent watches eagerly the child?s acquisition(学会)of each new skill—the first spoken words, the first independent steps, or the beginning of reading and writing. It is often tempting to hurry the child beyond his natural learning rate, but this can set up dangerous feelings of failure and states of worry in the child. This might happen at any stage. A baby might be forced to use a toilet too early; a young child might be encouraged to learn to read before he knows the meaning of the words he reads. On the other hand, though, if a child is left alone too much, or without any learning opportunities, he loses his natural enthusiasm for life and his desire to find out new things for himself.

Parents vary greatly in their degree of strictness towards their children. Some may be especially strict in money matters. Others are strict over times of coming home at night or punctuality for meals. In general, the controls imposed represent the needs of the parents and the values of the community as much as the child?s own happiness.

As regards the development of moral standards in the growing child, consistency is very important in parental teaching. To forbid a thing one day and excuse it the next is no foundation for morality(道德). Also, parents should realize that “example is better than precept”. If they are not sincere and do not practise what they preach(说教), their children may grow confused, and emotionally insecure when they grow old enough to think for themselves, and realize they have been to some extent fooled.

A sudden awareness of a marked difference between their parents? principles and their morals can be a dangerous disappointment.

()6.Eagerly watching the child?s acquisition of new skills .

A.should be avoided

B.is universal among parents

C.sets up dangerous states of worry in the child

D.will make him lose interest in learning new things

()7.In the process of children?s learning new skills, parents .

A.should encourage them to read before they know the meaning of the words they read

B.should not expect too much of them

C.should achieve a balance between pushing them too hard and leaving them on their own

D.should create as many learning opportunities as possible

()8.The second paragraph mainly tells us that .

A.parents should be strict with their children

B.parental controls reflect only the needs of the parents and the values of the community

C.parental restrictions vary, and are not always enforced for the benefit of the children alone

D.parents vary in their strictness towards their children according to the situation

()9.The word “precept” (Line 3, Para.3) probably means “”.

A.idea

B.punishment

C.behavior

D.instruction

()10.In moral matters, parents should .

A.observe the rules themselves

B.be aware of the marked difference between adults and children

C.forbid things which have no foundation in morality

D.consistently ensure the security of their children

Ⅲ. Proofreading and Error Correction 10%

Directions: There is one passage in this part. The passage contains no more than TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it.

Traveling to every part of the world gets easier, but how good do we know1.

and understand each other. Here?s a simple test. Imagine you are planning to hold a meeting at four o?clock. Which time should you expect your foreign business friends to arrive?2.

If they are Germans, they?ll arrive in time.3.

If they are Americans, they?ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are Englishmen, they?ll be 15 minutes late, and you should allow to an hour for the Italians.4.

The British seemed to think since the English language was wide used5.

in the world, people would always understand what they do. Therefore,6.

they found they were completely wrong. For example, the British are happy to have a business lunch and discuss business matters and have a drink during the meal. The Japanese prefer not to work while eat. Lunch is a time for them to relax and get to know each other and they7.

don?t drink at lunchtime.8.

The Germans like to talk business before dinner. The French like to eat at first and 9.

talk afterwards. They have to be well feed and watered before they discuss anything.10.

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