People as far away as South Africa have called Melody Pugh in Washington D. C. to help them find a beloved family member. The country’s only licensed and bonded “pet detective”, this 58- year-old former police officer is an expert on thinking like a dog or cat.
It all started in April 1998 when her beloved kitty, Norman, was stolen from the car after arriving at the vet’s office. Pugh searched for Norman for 95 days, quitting her job because the search became all-consuming, and during that time she found 27 other lost pets. That's when she discovered she had a nose for finding clues --- a paw print here, a broken spider web there.
While there are other pet finders, Pugh is the only person in the U. S. registered as a licensed pet detective 一 and there's a big difference. "Pet finders may make posters and phone calls, but they won't actively track your pet or get personally involved because they aren’t bonded and can’t afford to get sued（起诉）,” says Pugh, who has never been sued. She was able to obtain a Private investigator's license from the State of Washington in 2001 because of her background in law enforcement.
Pugh has returned more than 1,000 dogs and cats to their homes in almost every state nationwide. Nearly two million companion animals are stolen each year, often right from their owner's yard, and then sold to research laboratories, dog-fighting rings, or puppy mills.
1. What do we know about Melody Pugh from paragraph 1?| A．She is a caring vet. | B．She is good at finding pets. |
| C．She comes from South Africa. | D．She works as a police officer. |
| A．After she lost 27 pets. | B．The time she arrived at the vets. |
| C．95 days before she found Norman. | D．When she was searching for her cat. |
| A．She tracks the lost pets. | B．She makes posters and phone calls. |
| C．She has never been accused. | D．She is a licensed pet investigator. |
| A．Demanding. | B．Devoted. |
| C．Stubborn. | D．Tough. |
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【推荐1】An allergy（过敏）made Clare give up her job training racehorses, but she has now created a new career for herself as a best-selling author. Jane interviews her.
In the large field which would normally contain horses, there are three big dogs running wildly around. As I talk to Clare and her husband, Daniel, he says, “I’m not allowing Clare to have anything larger than those dogs. ” It’s said with a smile, but persuading one of Britain’s most successful racehorse trainers to give up her work can’t have been easy. Clare explains her situation: I’d been ill for some time, and then I discovered that I had actually developed an allergy to horses. Giving up training horses after so long was a horrible decision to take. But it wasn’t as if I needed the money any more. And at least it allowed me to try writing on a full-time basis—I’d been writing in my free time for years! Clare has made a new career as a novelist ever since.
Clare’s son Tim has now taken over her training business. Despite the fact that Tim’s only been doing this for two years, Clare announces proudly that he’s already had several winners. “But racehorse owners have high expectations. Keeping them happy is not an easy task, ” she says. “It is something you really have to work at and I just hope he can manage. ”
Clare says she is trying to put her life in horse-racing behind her, but in the next breath, she’s talking about a young horse at Tim’s stables(马厩). She often relieves herself: “ my books are selling well. We do need to sort things out better, though, so we have time to take holidays, and enjoy our hard-earned money! ” However, as hard as she tries, there is obviously a huge gap in Clare’s life that has yet to be filled.
1. What do we learn about Clare in the first paragraph?| A．She likes to follow her husband’s advice. |
| B．She was relieved to begin a less stressful job. |
| C．She is still worried about her family’s financial security. |
| D．She accepted that a change of career would be beneficial. |
| A．She considers that he is too competitive. |
| B．She worries that he is under too much pressure. |
| C．She believes that he should have more contact with her. |
| D．She thinks he should spend more time with racehorse owners. |
| A．Running a racing stable. |
| B．Being successful in races. |
| C．Earning money in horse-racing. |
| D．Dealing with the racehorse owners. |
| A．Clare is enlarging the size of her income. |
| B．Clare misses her involvement with horses. |
| C．Clare is concentrating too much on her hobbies. |
| D．Clare plans to return to the horse-racing business. |
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I go to a gym in west London, always unwillingly. Exercise is too exhausting and boring. Always was. At school I made believe that I had headaches and parental notes too, to get out of PE classes and compulsory games. Now, twice a week, I dutifully get on cycling machines and other equipment and make myself work out for an hour. To get through the difficult hour, I people-watched: young and old, fit and unfit and Clayton Rose, one of the instructors.
Clayton is a personal trainer not only to body perfectionists, but to people who are mentally and physically disabled, the obese and hopeless. He treats them all the same. I have witnessed him listening keenly to a middle-aged working-class woman who goes on and on about her life, holidays, everything. Slim and attractive now, she was once so heavy that she was in a wheelchair. I have seen him calm down a young man with Tourette's syndrome（抽动症）and get him on a treadmill. I have also watched him pushing and coaching strong, cool men.
Clayton was shocked when I said I wanted to write about him. "Why? You know I'm not educated? I'm not clued up about politics and all that. Just an ordinary guy.”
He grew up in Twickenham, where his dad worked in a timber yard, his mum in an office. After college, the young man got into personal training and found his work. One of his best friends got seriously ill and was given months to live. Clayton put him on a program that kept him alive for almost five years: "I don't earn much, but I love my work; training and talking really helps people who don't have confidence, who are lonely, afraid, sick. Lots of people can't step into a gym. They need someone they can trust, someone who will be on their side.
The gym recently updated its equipment. The flashy new stuff confuses and upsets disabled customers. Me too. The private firm running these centers made decisions without considering these needs. Clayton is managing the chaos with grace and strength. Last week, when a young woman in a wheelchair started sobbing loudly, he calmed her down, restored her dignity, superhumanly contained his anger.
One of his colleagues thinks Clayton's "a legend". He is, and doesn't know it—a rare thing in this age of extreme narcissism（自恋）and monetized everything.
1. Why was I unwilling to go to a gym?| A．Because I suffered from headaches. |
| B．Because I had bad memories of PE classes. |
| C．Because I had to watch a large crowd exercising |
| D．Because I felt it tiring and no fun |
| A．He brings out the best in them. |
| B．He helps them with illness advice |
| C．He treats them differently. |
| D．He focuses on body perfection. |
| A．The pay he receives |
| B．The grace and strength it brings. |
| C．The comforting power he gives. |
| D．The disabled people on his side. |
| A．Reasons to go to a gym. |
| B．An instructor inspiring confidence. |
| C．Exercise with push and inspiration. |
| D．Rays of hope in the age of narcissism. |
【推荐3】When a Houston dad found out his eight-year-old son was being bullied (欺负), he didn’t get mad at the classmate who teased him. Instead, he talked with the so-called bully and realized that the boy was struggling, too.
Aubrey Fontenot’s son, Jordan, told him a boy named Tamarion was teasing him. Fontenot decided to sit down with his son and Tamarion to understand what was going on, and something unexpected happened.
Tamarion told Fontenot he was being teased at school, too. “I asked, ‘By who? You are big. You are huge. Who is teasing you?’” the father said. “He said, ‘Just all the other kids, man. They are making fun of me.” Fontenot learned that Tamarion was getting teased for his clothes and shoes—his clothes and shoes were old and dirty. Fontenot then spoke to the boy’s mother. “She kind of confirmed it,” Fontenot said. “And she said, ‘That’s the kind of situation.’”
He felt sympathetic to the young boy and wanted to help. So he asked Tamarion’s mom if he could take her son to do some shopping.
Fontenot posted videos of their trip to the mall on social media and they went viral. Tamarion eventually smiled, and then the two were laughing and singing together on their shopping trip. Just as if he were taking his own son to do some shopping, Fontenot got Tamarion new clothes and shoes, and shared words of wisdom with him.
Then, the dad united the two boys. He said it was awkward at first—just a day earlier, they didn’t get along well at school. But the two classmates started playing sports games together and soon became friends.
It was not just about the clothes and shoes. Tamarion gained a friend in Jordan, and a mentor in his dad. Fontenot said he was also bullied when he was a child, so he knew it was important to listen to Tamarion’s story. He chose kindness instead of anger and brought the two boys together. “I wouldn’t say that was the goal, but that was the reward,” Fontenot said.
1. What was Fontenot’s attitude toward his son’s being bullied?| A．Amazed and embarrassed. | B．Angry and impatient. | C．Calm and sensible. | D．Sad and discouraged. |
| A．Fontenot liked Tamarion instantly. | B．Tamarion bullied Jordan out of kindness. |
| C．Tamarion was also a victim of bullying. | D．Fontenot and Tamarion’s mother used to be friends. |
| A．He turned to the school for help. | B．He asked Tamarion’s mother to settle the problem. |
| C．He ordered his son never to play with Tamarion again. | D．He made the two boys united and join together. |
| A．Jordan’s being bullied arose from his clothes and shoes. |
| B．Jordan and Tamarion got along well in the beginning. |
| C．Tamarion’s mother paid little attention to Tamarion. |
| D．Fontenot communicated with Tamarion’s mother to know about him. |
【推荐1】Missing their daughter, my parents came to visit me in the South West of France over my February break. As a little surprise for them I planned a trip to a small village called Niaux to see the famous ancient cave paintings.
These cave paintings, drawn between 30,000 to 12,000 years ago, were made by some of the first modern human beings! Advances in science and technology have enabled scientists and historians to carbon date (碳定年代) the paintings accurately, and to discover the tools they used to draw the paintings, as well as the materials they used. My dad had studied these caves at university as a student of history but he had never had the chance to see one himself. So, I decided this had to change!
We travelled there by train. Many caves which contain prehistoric paintings are no longer open to the public. As the carbon dioxide that we breathe out and the bright light will do damage to the paintings, so for many caves now, visitors can only see reconstructions (复原) of the original paintings. However, Niaux is an exception. By limiting the number of people allowed in the cave at a time and limiting the light used to light up the paintings, the paintings in Niaux have been preserved so that visitors can see the originals. They were incredible! We saw paintings of bison and mountain goats and deer painted on the walls as clearly as though they had been done yesterday. They were actually drawn around 14,000 years ago!
Many people believe that these paintings were drawn as part of an almost religious activity, while others believe they show the daily life experiences of the men and women who lived in these caves all those years ago. Maybe we will never know for sure…but one thing is for certain…those cavemen were far better at drawing than I am!
1. Why did the author surprise her parents by visiting the cave paintings?| A．Because she wanted her parents to relax. |
| B．Because the paintings are of great value. |
| C．Because her parents are both interested in art. |
| D．Because her father had studied the paintings. |
| A．By preventing tourists from visiting them. |
| B．By allowing visitors to see reconstructions. |
| C．By controlling the number of tourists and lighting. |
| D．By stopped tourists from taking pictures of them. |
| A．The author knows nothing about drawing. |
| B．Cave paintings were used for entertainment. |
| C．The purpose of the paintings will be clear soon. |
| D．The author has great admiration for the cavemen. |
| A．A tour of ancient cave paintings. |
| B．The preservation of ancient art. |
| C．The civilization of cavemen. |
| D．A way to show respect for parents. |
【推荐2】In 1938, Soichiro Honda started a little workshop, developing the concept of the piston ring (活塞环).
His plan was to sell the idea to Toyota. He labored night and day. Finally, came the day he completed his piston ring and was able to take a working sample to Toyota, only to be told that the rings did not meet their standards!
Rather than focus on his failure, he continued working towards his goal. Then, after two more years of struggle and redesign, he won a contract with Toyota.
By now, the Japanese government was gearing up for war! With the contract in hand, Soichiro Honda needed to build a factory to supply Toyota, but building materials were in short supply. He invented a new concrete-making process that enabled him to build the factory.
With the factory now built, he was ready for production, but the factory was bombed twice and steel became unavailable, too. He started collecting gasoline cans discarded by US fighters—“Gifts from President Truman,” he called them, which became the new raw materials for his rebuilt manufacturing process.
After the war, an extreme gasoline shortage forced people to walk or use bicycles. Honda built a tiny engine and attached it to his bicycle. His neighbors wanted one, and although he tried, materials could not be found and he was unable to supply the demand.
Soichiro Honda wrote to 18, 000 bicycle shop owners and, in an inspiring letter, asked them to help him revitalize (复兴) Japan. 5,000 responded and advanced him what little money they could to build his tiny bicycle engines. The small engine “The Super Cub” became a reality and was a success. With success in Japan, Honda began exporting his bicycle engines to Europe and America.
In the 1970s there was another gas shortage, this time in America and automotive fashion turned to small cars. Honda was quick to pick up on the trend. Experts now in small engine design, the company started making tiny cars, and rode another wave of success.
Today, Honda Corporation employs over 100, 000 people in the USA and Japan, and is one of the world’s largest automobile companies. Honda succeeded because one man made a truly committed decision, acted upon it, and made adjustments on a continuous basis. Failure was simply not considered a possibility.
1. Which is the major obstacle that Soichiro Honda often met with on his way to success?| A．A lack of financial assistance. | B．A shortage of raw materials. |
| C．Toyota’s breaking contracts. | D．High standards of customer care. |
| A．US fighters. | B．Steel products. |
| C．Gasoline cans. | D．American companies. |
| A．Stubborn and down-to-earth. | B．Optimistic and organized. |
| C．Ambitious and broad-minded. | D．Determined and persistent. |
| A．Success is 99% failure. | B．Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| C．Rome was not built in a day. | D．Opportunity knocks only once. |
【推荐3】During my time at the estate agency, we saw sales figures fall and the management team were starting to become annoyed. Our sales and office manager was dealing with a team of around seven senior estate agency sales people that were seemingly down on their luck.
Only one of them was still making sales and he seemed to have a charm and golden touch that surpasses luck or market forces. Things became very bad and every day we complained about the sales leads we were given. They were from people that had already been surveyed so many times that they were tired and regretted making an enquiry.
After a while, things became so bad that the senior management team sent down an executive from another office. This was a man that was doing very well and didn't complain about poor leads or bad market conditions. He told us that the company had purchased a new batch of untapped leads that could be made into sales, but he told us we were not getting them.
The senior executive they sent told us that we had to make a sale over the next week or we were all fired. They were looking to replace the staff because the ones on the team at the moment were lame ducks. They also started a scoring system. The person that earned the most during the week got a brand-new car; the second most got a new set of steak knives. If you failed to make a sale you were fired.
After a lot of phone calls, I finally got an appointment with a couple that had been approached a few times. I was told that they just like to talk to sales agents, but I was not going to let that stop me. I went around their house and talked to them until past two in the morning. At this point, I was holding out a pen and waiting for them to sign. After around twenty minutes of silence, they took the pen and signed, therefore agreeing to purchase six units within an apartment complex.
Finally I made my own luck, although not motivated in an appropriate and fair manner.
1. Why did some customers regret making an enquiry?| A．Because the senior sales people were always complaining. |
| B．Because too many customers made sales people exhausted. |
| C．Because the customers received so many tiring surveys. |
| D．Because the customers did not get what they wanted. |
| A．A new untapped sales lead was provided instantly. |
| B．All the staff in the company stopped complaining. |
| C．He fired some sales men to show his determination. |
| D．He took several severe measures to promote selling. |
| A．Incompetent employees. | B．Weak ducks. |
| C．Complaining workers. | D．Disabled people. |
| A．He who can't talk big can't succeed. | B．A man's success is through his feet. |
| C．Success and rest do sleep together. | D．Success has many friends. |
【推荐1】It was not easy to buy a delicious pineapple more than 10 years ago. The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.
The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the world’s best-selling pineapple variety.
In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater.
Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market.
1. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is __________.| A．good-looking outside and soft inside | B．green outside and sweet inside |
| C．a little soft outside and sweet inside | D．yellowy-gold outside and hard inside |
| A．It was less sweet and good for health. | B．It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. |
| C．It was developed by Del Monte. | D．It was used as medicine. |
| A．that is always present | B．that people don’t like eating |
| C．that is difficult to get | D．that people use as a gift |
| A．succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself |
| B．slowed other companies to develop pineapples |
| C．planned to help the other companies |
| D．tried hard to control the pineapple market |
【推荐2】The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist. The problem he has is how to remain an artist once he grows up.”
This is both encouraging and discouraging. The fact that we were all born to be artists is certainly exciting, and yet the reality has proven that remaining one is a task that many of us have failed.
Fortunately, some people have seen the problem and want to solve it.
Western educators have suggested that we introduce the concept of “STEAM” instead of “STEM” - traditional “core majors” including science, technology, engineering, and math -since the “A”, which stands for “arts”, is just as important.
And on April 11, China’s Ministry of Education issued a guideline. Colleges and universities are required to provide more art-related courses and students need to earn a certain number of art credits in order to graduate.
These efforts came after many scientific studies had found that art education helps students develop self-confidence and teamwork skills, as well as habits of mind such as problem solving and critical thinking, according to The Washington Post.
It’s true that none of these skills target specific jobs. But as former US ballet dancer Damian
Woetzel told The Atlantic, the purpose of art is “to give kids the tools to become adults who are creative, adaptable, and expressive - capable of having their eyes and ears and senses alive”.And we can now see how we lost track of our born “artist self” on our way to growing up: We failed to keep our capabilities to see, hear and feel, and became blind, deaf and insensitive adults.
Hopefully, art education can help turn things around.
1. What is the function of the first paragraph?| A．To introduce a famous artist. | B．To summarize the whole passage. |
| C．To lead in the topic. | D．To encourage us to be artists. |
| A．Art is as important as traditional “core majors”. |
| B．All of us should learn art in college. |
| C．Traditional “core majors” are out of date. |
| D．Western education is more helpful. |
| A．More art-related courses will appear in all schools. |
| B．College students will have to gain enough art credits to graduate. |
| C．More students will major in art at colleges and universities. |
| D．Art will become much more important than science. |
| A．Every child is an artist | B．Bringing art to life |
| C．Learning from the artists | D．Life is art |
【推荐3】It is called a mobility（移动性）system or wheelchair — and it can be seen at Tokyo Airport moving on its own.
The mobility system seats one person and is able to find its way on its own without hitting anything. It has a pre-programmed path of about 600 meters at Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport. The ride lasts several minutes. It travels from the security area to the boarding gate at a speed of 3.5 kilometers per hour. But many people hope this type of technology can help in other places, such as hospitals or parks. The technology uses sensors and cameras to see a clear path and avoid hitting those walking toward it. The person on the machine can start or stop it through a simple controller. It runs on batteries and is programmed to return to where it started from when its passenger gets off. It was demonstrated on Monday by WHILL, the company behind the technology.
WHILL Chief Executive Satoshi Sugie said robotics and self-driving technology reduce the need for a human at the wheel. They are especially useful in these difficult times when we are living with the coronavirus（冠状病毒）. “We are… developing our business in order to help restore a world where people can enjoy moving around with peace of mind,” Sugie said.
The system is helping with social distancing while fighting the spread of the coronavirus. It also helps older passengers and those who need help walking the last few steps to the boarding gate. What’s more, it could help Japan free up labor. Japan, like many other nations, suffers from a labor shortage. The technology could free a worker to do another job.
Tests have been carried out at several airports since last year, including John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The company hopes to put it in airports around the world.
1. What is special about the mobility system?| A．It produces no pollution. | B．It works by solar energy. |
| C．It needs no help at the airport. | D．It adjusts the speed to the path. |
| A．It is useless to some people. | B．It is well worth using widely. |
| C．It needs to be further tested. | D．It may not work well in other places. |
| A．Various difficulties of boarding. |
| B．New treatment for the coronavirus. |
| C．The reasons for a labor shortage. |
| D．The advantages of the mobility system. |
| A．Science and technology.. | B．Business and culture. |
| C．Sports and music | D．Geography and history. |
【推荐1】Traditionally, robots have been hard, made of metal and other rigid material .But a team of scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed to build an entirely soft robot—one that draws inspiration from an octopus (章鱼).
Described in science journal Nature, the “Octobot” could pave the way for more effective autonomous robots that could be used in search, rescue and exploration. “The Octobot is minimal system which may serve as a foundation for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous robots”, the study’s authors wrote.
Robots built for precise, repetitive movements in a controlled environment don’t do so well on rough terrains (地形) or in unpredictable conditions. And they aren’t especially safe around humans, because they’re made out of hard and heavy parts that could be potentially dangerous to their users.
So researchers have been working on building soft robots for decades. They’ve taken inspiration from nature, looking to animals from jellyfish to cockroaches, which are often made up of more flexible matter.
But creating a completely soft robot remains a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicone (硅酮) body, it’s still a grand challenge to construct flexible versions of essential parts, such as a source of power.
“Although soft robotics is still in its early stage, it holds great promise for several applications, such as search-rescue operations and exploration,” Barbara Mazzolai and Virgilio Mattoli of the Italian Institute of Technology Center for Micro-BioRobotics, wrote in a comment. “Soft robots might also open up new approaches to improving wellness and quality of life.”
1. What’s the special feature of “Octobot”?| A．It’s very small. | B．It’s made of metal. |
| C．It’s soft. | D．It looks like an octopus. |
| A．They’re hard to control. | B．They can’t behave well all the time. |
| C．They can’t predict conditions. | D．They’re too heavy to move. |
| A．The original robots can work on rough land well. |
| B．The original robots may hurt people. |
| C．It’s tough to invent an absolutely soft robot. |
| D．The soft robots might improve the quality of human life. |
| A．silicone body | B．complex structure |
| C．precise movements | D．flexible power source |
| A．Medical research. | B．Life rescue. |
| C．Machine operation. | D．House cleaning. |
【推荐2】Most human beings are kind, good-natured beings who will help someone out in need if they are able to, especially if that someone is a little kid. Travis Sattler is one of those human beings.
The18-year-old didn’t think twice about helping a little boy who walked up to the counter at Freddy’s Frozen Custard where he’d been working for a year. The little boy named Johnny Smith had just finished eating with his mother when he walked up to the counter where Travis was working as the cashier. He ordered an ice cream. “once I told him the total, he was counting his change and all of his money, and then he handed everything to me. But he didn’t have enough money to pay for it. He was maybe $2 short.” Travis said.
But Travis wasn’t about to let this boy walk out of the restaurant without his ice cream. So, he pulled out his credit card and told the boy to take the ice cream away. “He had a big smile and the widest eyes when he ran back to his mom and told her what happened.” Travis said.
About 30 minutes later, the little boy walked up to Travis and handed him a note before walking out of the restaurant with his mom. It says, “Thank you for being so nice and paying for my ice cream. We need more people like you.” The note also had a $100 bill folded in it.
“I think I brightened up their day,” Travis said. And Travis’s boss couldn’t be more proud of him. He gave him an extra $100 bill as well and sent him some goodies.
1. How did Johnny feel when Travis paid for the ice cream?| A．Worried | B．Nervous | C．Happy | D．Confused |
| A．Curious | B．Humorous | C．Hard-working | D．Kind-hearted |
| A．Johnny’s mother couldn’t afford the ice cream. |
| B．Travis has helped many people in the restaurant. |
| C．Travis Sattler’s boss praised him for his behavior. |
| D．Johnny’s mother wrote to Travis and sent him a $2 bill. |
| A．All Roads Lead to Rome. | B．Kindness does need to be rewarded. |
| C．Do well and have well. | D．Doing is better than saying. |
【推荐3】I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with praise, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way.
Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting frustrated, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate (准确的) when he stood up. Could he be more intent (专心的) while standing up?
This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline (纪律) to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.
Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality traits (特点) and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way.
I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual (个人的) and unique (独一无二的). It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.
1. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him _____.| A．pay more attention to his study | B．keep silent in the room |
| C．finish his homework on time | D．get right answers |
| A．the importance of parents | B．the old form of education |
| C．the relationship between kids and their parents | D．the good grades of some kids |
| A．We should help kids correct their wrong ways. |
| B．Parents should study their kids’ DNA. |
| C．Kids should be taught to behave themselves. |
| D．Parents should love and accept their kids. |
| A．Study hard and you’ll be successful |
| B．Be friendly to your children |
| C．Children’s success in their own style |
| D．Parents’ help with their children’s study |
