“It hurts me more than you,” and “This is for your own good.” My mother used to say so years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.
That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy on us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy (不干预政策), We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them computers, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.
Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we've made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students-“so passive”- and wonders what happened. Nothing was demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children's passivity. “We're talking about a generation kids who've never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody will always do it for them. Instead of saying 'go look it up', you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say 'no' to a kid.”
Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It's time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It's time to take the car away, to turn the TV off, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it's for their own good. It's time to start telling them “no” again.
【小题1】What can we infer from the first paragraph?A.The writer's mother is strict with him | B.The writer developed himself naturally |
C.The writer didn't have to stay home | D.The writer's mother used to let him learn Latin |
A.allowing behaviour | B.providing help |
C.accepting opinion | D.having discussion |
A.It's time to be more strict with kids | B.Kids should have more activities at school |
C.Parents should leave their children along | D.Kids should have a good example to learn from |
In August, 2021, some new rules came out to restrict(限制) young people’s online game time. People under the age of 18 can only play online games three hours a week. Online game providers can offer only one-hour service to young people from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. They are very popular with teachers and parents.
Zhang Zhe, a high school teacher in Nanjing, thinks online games influence students’ studies a lot. At home, parents often find it hard to stop their children from playing them. What’s worse, students might have no interest in developing friendship. “Students who become seriously addicted(上瘾的) to online games often find all kinds of excuses to play them. They also spend little on food or clothes to save their money for online games. So I think it is really necessary for the government to take action.” said Wu Li, a teacher in Wuhan.
Mrs Wang, a mother of a high school student in Shanghai, used to have difficulty keeping her son away from online games, so she felt really glad when the new rules came out. “Whenever I tried to stop him, he got really angry. For several months, he even refused to talk to me.” said Mrs Wang.
Thanks to the rules, students can have more time to take up new hobbies. To make sure that students develop healthier lifestyle(生活方式), schools, teachers and parents need to work closely to help young students find proper hobbies, and hold different after-school activities for them.
【小题1】According to the first paragraph, which one is TRUE?A.A pupil can play online games 2 hours every day. |
B.A 16-year-old boy can play online games three hours a week. |
C.A student of 17 can play online games from 8 p. m. to 10 p. m. on Sunday. |
D.A girl from a junior high can’t play online games from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. during the Spring Festival. |
A.They spend more on food and clothes. |
B.They have interest in making friends. |
C.Their studies are influenced a lot. |
D.They have a good relationship with their family. |
①They should work together to help young students.
②They should take up new hobbies.
③They should develop healthier lifestyle.
④They should hold different after-school activities for students.
A.①④ | B.②③ | C.①③ | D.②④ |
A.some online games are harmful to students |
B.some students are addicted to online games |
C.some parents and teachers are against the new rules |
D.some parents and teachers welcome the new rules |
One day in May, our school held a special activity called “Food Street” in the gym.
This activity was a part of the English Art Festival in our school. The students in different classes sold different kinds of foods.
“It’s really hard work,” said one of my classmates. “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know the cost of the food.
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“The children will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know meaning of life,” said one of the parents.
根据材料内容,从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项,使短文意思通顺、内容完整。A.Also, we must learn how to serve customers well. |
B.They were all pleased with the nice food. |
C.We made a poster for our own class first. |
D.We all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. |
E.This activity makes the school life colorful. |
My First Day of School
I was afraid when I was walking into my first school in America. I has traveled a long way from India in order to join my parents. They hoped America would help my future.
On the first day, with fear, I reached for the door. Opening it slowly. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the room. Without paying attention to them. I went to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered, “Yes.” His voice made me feel better Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I chose the seat closest to the door in India we had assigned(指定) seats. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the PPT. In Indian schools, we didn’t use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.
Since it was my first day, I had no idea about which hallway to use, but I managed to get to my classes without asking anyone. I wasn’t quite sure when I would have lunch. When the lunch bell rang, I headed for the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didn’t have this in India. At the end of the day, I got on my bus and sat down inside happily, I was thinking, today wasn’t so bad.
As time passed that year, I developed some friendships and started to love my school. The teachers had a fun way of making hard things so easy that a three-year-old could do them. In India the teachers had a more strict way of saying things. We also had much longer school days in India-7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.-while in America school was 7:30 to 2:30. The main difference I found in America is that 1 learned a lot each day. Because of these I feel I am the luckiest person in the whole world.
【小题1】The writer went to America to .A.live with his parents | B.join his friend |
C.go to the best school | D.learn more there |
A.lucky | B.bored | C.afraid | D.excited |
A.what class to have | B.which hallway to use |
C.which teacher to ask | D.where to take buses |
A.seats are assigned by teachers | B.students have longer school days |
C.teachers have a fun way to give lessons | D.students take notes as the teacher speaks |
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