Not long after the telephone was
invented, I assume, a call was placed. The caller was a parent saying, "Your
child is bullying my child, and I want it stopped!" The bully’s parent replied.
"You must have the wrong number. My child is a little angel." A
trillion phone calls later. The conversation is the same. When children are
teased or tyrannized, the parental impulse is to grab the phone and rant. But
these days, as studies in the US show bullying on the rise and parental
supervision on the decline, researchers who study bullying say that calling moms
and dads is more futile than ever. Such calls often lead to playground
recriminations(指责) and don’t really teach our kids any lessons about how to
navigate the world and resolve conflicts. "When you call
parents, you want them to ’extract the cruelty’ from their bull A. frightening and hurting B. teasing C. behaving like a tyrant D. laughing at
[单项选择]Passage One A. Make a long time to rest. B. Feel relaxed while working. C. Close eyes more often. D. Keep eye-drops handy.
[单项选择]{{B}}Passage Two{{/B}}
As long as her parents can remember,
13-year-old Katie Hart has been talking about going to college. Her mother,
Tally, a financial-aid officer at an Ohio university, knows all too well the
daunting calculus of paying for a college education. Last year the average
yearly tuition at a private, four-year school climbed 5.5 percent to more than
$17,000. The Harts have started saving, and figure they can afford a public
university without a problem. But what if Katie applies to Princeton (she’s
threatening), where one year’s tuition, room and board — almost $34,000 in 2002
— will cost more than some luxury cars Even a number cruncher like Tally admits
it’s a little scary, especially since she’ll retire and Katie will go to college
at around the same time. Paying for college has always been a
humbling endeavor. The good news A. The difficulty of paying the tuition. B. The far-sight of the parents. C. The increasing tuition in the university. D. The promising future of Katie.
[单项选择] Passage Two Teachers have long said that success is its own reward. But these days, some students are finding that good grades can bring them cash and luxury gifts. In at least a dozen states this school year, students who bring home top marks can expect more than just thankfulness. The most ambitious experiment began in September, when seven states—Arkansas, Alabama, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington—won spots in an Mobil-funded program that,in most cases,pays students $100 for each passing grade on advanced placement(AP) college-prep exams. It’s an effort to get low-income and minority students interested in the courses, says Tommie Sue Anthony, president of the Arkansas Advanced Initiative for Math and Science. "We still have students who are not sure of the value, who are not willing to take the courses. "she says, "Probably the motivation will make a difference with those students. " Gr A. Success is its own reward. B. Success makes a difference. C. Good grades deserve gratitude. D. A new motivation for students.
[单项选择]Passage 2
We have known for a long time that the organization of any particular society is influenced by the definition of the sexes and the distinction drawn between them. But we have realized only recently that the identity of each sex is not so easy to pin down, and that definitions evolve in accordance with different types of culture known to us, that is, scientific discoveries and ideological revolutions. Our nature is not considered as immutable, either socially or biologically. As we approach the beginning of the 21st century, the substantial progress made in biology and genetics is radically challenging the roles, responsibilities and specific characteristics attributed to each sex, and yet, scarcely twenty years ago, these were thought to be “beyond dispute”.
We can safely say, with a few minor exceptions, that the definition of the sexes and their respective functions remained unchanged in the West from the beginning of the 19th century to the 1960s. The role di A. female passivity is natural. B. men and women are physically identical. C. men are born competitive and aggressive. D. some different sex identity is acquired.
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