If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child a genius, they will cause great damage to him．According to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will fail．Unrealistic parental expectations can cause great damage to children．

　　However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well especially if the parents are very supportive of their child．

　　Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometres twice a week for violin lessons．Although Michael's father plays the trumpet (小號(hào)) in a large orchestra (管弦樂隊(duì)), however, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling to．

　　Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he does not win．“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered．” Winston's father tells him．Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．

1．The main idea of the passage is________．

[　　]

A．how parents should make a child a musician

B．how parents should bring up a child

C．what differences there are between two kinds of parents

D．what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

2．Michael is lucky because ________．

[　　]

A．his parents help him in a sensible way

B．his family is rich enough to have a car

C．his father is a musician in an orchestra

D．he is free to do anything that he likes best

3．Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that ________．

[　　]

A．he has to try his best to do everything

B．he has made greater progress in music

C．he is afraid he may disappoint them

D．he often wants to kill himself some day

4．It is one of parents' worst mistakes if ________．

[　　]

A．they want their child to be a musician

B．they help their child to win music competitions

C．they don't care much for their child's education

D．they make their child try to achieve too much

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來源：英語(yǔ)教研室 題型：050

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　　Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native languages, so immigrants(移民)are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don't have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic(民族的)identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good.

　　For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen-year-old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn't under stand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn't want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about. I felt sympathy(同情)for my aunt whenever my fourteen-year-old cousin said,“Mom, what is your problem?”The third child is a twelve-year-old son.

　　He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter.

　　He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.

　　I think most immigrants are trying to preserve(保持)their native language in their new country, but this doesn't help very much in getting a good job. My aunt didn't teach Korean to her children in order to help them succeed in the US; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parents' country, they will probably feel different from other people there too. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothes and walked differently.

　　We must realize that languages is important and valuable for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their heritages(文化遺產(chǎn)) by teaching them the parents' native language. This is very important, not only for the harmony of the family, but also in helping the second generation establish their identity.

1．This passage is mainly about _____.

[　　]

A．how to learn a second language

B．how to become American citizens

C．language and its effect on the identity of immigrants

D．schools attended by immigrants to the US

2．Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph?

[　　]

A．Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parents' native language.

B．It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate with each other.

C．Foreigners in America want their children to speak English so that they can achieve great success.

D．Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because of language differences.

3．Which is NOT a reason that the 14-year-old daughter has problems with her mother?

[　　]

A．She doesn't want to speak Korean.

B．she doesn't love her mother.

C．She is very Americanized.

D．She does not understand her mother when she gets punished.

4．The author's aunt tries to teach her children to speak Korean to help them _____.

[　　]

A．succeed in the US

B．find a good job

C．establish a Korean identity

D．improve their Korean language skills

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　　If parents bring up child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him．According to several leading educational psychologists(心理學(xué)家), this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parent expects, and will fail．

　　Unrealistic⑩(不現(xiàn)實(shí)的)parental expectations can cause great damage to children．

　　However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in sensible(有理智的)way, the child may succeed in doing very well-especially if the parents are very supportive of their child．

　　Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometres twice week a for violin lessons．Although Michael's mother knows very little about music．Michael's father plays the trumpet(小號(hào))in a large orchestra(管弦樂隊(duì))．However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling．

　　Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Winston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he does not win．“When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered．”Winston's father tells him．Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．

(1)

The main idea of the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

how parents should make a child a musician

B．

how parents should bring up a child

C．

what differences there are between two kinds of parents

D．

what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

(2)

Michael is lucky because ________．

[　　]

A．

his parents help him in a sensible way

B．

his family is rich enough to have a car

C．

his father is a musician in a orchestra

D．

he is free to do anything that he likes best

(3)

Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that ________．

[　　]

A．

he has to do his best to do everything

B．

he has made greater progress in music

C．

he is afraid he may disappoint them

D．

he often wants to kill himself some day

(4)

It is one of parents' worst mistakes if ________．

[　　]

A．

they want their child to be a musician

B．

they help their child to win music competitions

C．

they don't care for their child's education much

D．

they make their child try to achieve too much

(5)

According to the author's opinion, ________．

[　　]

A．

it is unimportant to let the children develop in the way they want

B．

parents should be supportive of their children

C．

all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything

D．

unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children

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　　If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius(天才), they will cause great damage to him．A ccording to several leading educational psychologists, this is one of the biggest mistakes which some parents make．Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect, and will fail．Unrealistic parents’ expectations can cause great damage to children．

　　However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible way, the child may succeed in doing very well–especially if the parents are very supportive to their children．

　　Michael Li is very lucky．He is very fond of music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and arranging private piano and violin lessons for him．They even drive him 50 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons．Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music．Michael’s father plays the trumpet(小號(hào))in a large orchestra．However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling．

　　Michael’s friend, Wiston Chen, however, is not so lucky．Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard for Wiston．They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held．They are very unhappy when he doesn’t win．“When I was at your age, I used to win every competition I entered．”Wiston’s father tells him．Wiston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy．

(1)

The main idea of this passage is．

[　　]

A．

how parents should make a child a musician

B．

what differences there are between two kinds of parents

C．

how parents should bring up a child

D．

what aim of a child can be much easier to reach

(2)

Michael is lucky because．

[　　]

A．

his parents are rich enough to have a car

B．

his father is a musician in an orchestra

C．

he doesn’t do anything that his parents allow him to．

D．

his parents help him in a sensible way

(3)

Wiston’s parents set so high a standard for him that．

[　　]

A．

he is afraid he may disappoint them

B．

he has to do his best do everything

C．

he had made greater progress in music

D．

he often wants to kill himself some day

(4)

A ccording to the author’s opinion．

[　　]

A．

it is unimportant to let the children develop in the way they want

B．

parents should be supportive to their children

C．

all sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything

D．

unrealistic parents should arrange private lessons for their children

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Winners Club
You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account(交易賬戶)where you receive a key­card so you can get to your money 24/7—that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers：
● No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
● Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits without taking them out in a month.
● Convenient
Teenagers are busy — we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet...You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part­time job!
● Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key­card)but it is easy. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
【小題1】The Winners Club is a bank account intended for________.

A．parents　　B．teenagers　C．winnersD．a(chǎn)dults
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A．Special gifts are ready for parents.
B．The bank opens only on work days.
C．Services are convenient for its members.
D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
【小題3】The Winners Club provides magazines which________.
A．encourage spending
B．a(chǎn)re free to all teenagers
C．a(chǎn)re full of adventure stories
D．help to make more of your money
【小題4】If you want to be a member of the Club，you must________.
A．be an Internet userB．be permitted by your parent
C．have a big sum of moneyD．be in your twenties
【小題5】What is the purpose of this text?
A．To set up a club.
B．To provide part­time jobs.
C．To organize key­cards.
D．To introduce a new banking service.

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