"Mummy, I don' t know what to play with." Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. "You've got a room full of toys!" his mother says, impatiently. In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four-year-old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed (packed) animals. Each morning he tips out three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother's desk or following her into the kitchen saying: "Mummy, I am bored."
A family therapist ( 心理医生) explains why children lose interest when they have a whole "toy shop" at home: "According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about." What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child's knowledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Be warned though the child will always say he/she wants it then! A talk with relatives and friends may also help. Lyn is the mother of four-year-old Jessie, and we like her way. A small set of shelves in her child's room holds the toys and books that are the current (at present) favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired of these toys, they put them away in a box together and select some other toys from a cupboard in another room. The box of "old" toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is "bored", they also get something from her cupboard - it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn't seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.
Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is collection of dolls which sits in the corner, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something "fresh" to play with.
【小题1】Steve interrupted his mother several times because _____.A.he felt uninterested in his toys |
B.he disliked his mother's guest |
C.he didn't have enough toys to play with |
D.he hoped his mother would play with him |
A.they can't play alone for a long time |
B.they are too young to play with so many toys |
C.they are too lazy to pick out their favorites |
D.they lack the ability to value too many things at a time |
A.Simple choice. | B.Mixture in disorder. |
C.Ordinary appearance. | D.Same shape. |
A.Buy fewer toys for their children. |
B.Form good habits for their children. |
C.Spare some time to play with their children. |
D.Put some toys away without telling their children. |
“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.
Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for vacations during the storm season.
Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”
However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on Earth.”
【小题1】For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _______.
A.get quickly into their cars for safety |
B.wait patiently for the storm to develop |
C.head straight for the center of the storm |
D.collect information about a coming storm |
A.to do it in an organized way | B.to spend much more time on it |
C.not to get too close to a storm | D.not to drive in a heavy rain |
A.storm chasing costs a lot of money |
B.efforts in storm chasing are well paid |
C.storm chasing is worth hours of waiting |
D.a storm presents the greatest show on Earth |
A.To appeal to more people to take the adventures. |
B.To give people advice when a storm is coming. |
C.To introduce a hobby called storm chasing. |
D.To present difficulties of storm chasing. |
A.Storm chasing is only fit for young people. |
B.Some storm chasers were killed during the storms. |
C.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world. |
D.Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment. |
In the world today, all of the people need recreation. We cannot work all the time if we are going to keep healthy and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular form is to take part in sports. There are team sports, such as basketball and football. There are also individual sports, such as swimming and running. Skating and mountain climbing are the most popular recreation for people who like to be outdoor. Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to take part in them. Many people like watching them on TV or listening to them on the radio. So many people like some forms of recreation, such as watching TV, singing and dancing. It doesn’t matter whether we like indoor recreation or take part in outdoor sports. It is important for everyone to relax from time to time and enjoy some forms of recreation.
【小题1】People want to take part in sports in order to ____.A.keep healthy and enjoy life | B.make friends |
C.find a good job | D.make more money |
A.watching TV | B.singing and dancing |
C.listening to the radio | D.skating and mountain climbing |
A.basketball is a kind of team sport |
B.everyone who enjoys sports should take part in them |
C.different people have different ways of relaxing |
D.indoor recreation is not as important as outdoor sports |
Many ski resorts are built and opened in Beijing.Skiing has become a popular sport and enjoyed rapid growth in the past ten years.A lot of people have been very eager to add bright-coloured ski suits to their winter collections And many choose to start the Chinese New Year by gathering in ski resorts.They do not have to worry about Beijing’s dry weather which seldom produces snow.As long as it is cold enough,snow-making machines will manage to cover the hills in the north of the capital.
This craze(一时的狂热)for skiing is partly due to the fact that there has been an increasing number of private cars.Leisure industry has taken off in Beijing's suburbs,which were unreachable to ordinary people at first.One manager of a ski resort said that most visitors drove their own cars to his resort,while the others took buses rented by schools,businesses or government offices.
The craze seems to make huge profits for resort owners.But,according to the manager,making money is yet the biggest challenge,since starting and running ski resorts require a large amount of money.Hiring land from the local government,preparing the hills for skiing,buying enough snow-making machines,renting ski equipment and paying for water and electronic bills all cost a lot.
The ski resort where the manager works costs nearly four million dollars to get everything read.What makes things worse is that too many people want a share in the leisure industry.People rush into the business and a price war breaks out,which in turn makes it more difficult for resort owners to balance.But this is good news for consumers.Beijing now offers some of the cheapest ski training classes in the world.It also helps skiing continue its growth since the low price is likely to attract more newcomers.
【小题1】What does this passage mainly talk about?A.Convenience brought by private cars to skiers. |
B.Skiing as a new way of enjoying one's spare time. |
C.Things to be considered when starting a ski resort. |
D.A sudden increase of ski training classes in Beijing. |
A.Transport to ski resorts. |
B.Production of family cars. |
C.Business of providing spare time enjoyments. |
D.Part-time jobs for people living in the suburbs. |
A.Difficulty in hiring land. | B.Lack of business experience. |
C.Price wars with other ski resorts. | D.Shortage of water and electricity. |
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