Although most parents don't like doing it after a long and exhausting workday, reading bedtime stories does make a positive influence on your child's emotional and mental health.
It helps to develop children's imagination.
Reading bedtime stories can develop your children's ability to form pictures or ideas in their mind. A healthy imagination makes their minds work well and teaches them to think quickly yet effectively.
It improves children's language.
Reading also improves your children's language.
Reading books makes people more learned. When children hear the stories you tell, they learn grammar and vocabulary, for example. It helps them be successful in school as they already know a lot from your stories. What's more, every story has its moral aspect and tells them what's good and what's bad.
These reasons leave no chances of doubting whether to read bedtime stories to your children or not.
| A．It makes children knowledgeable. |
| B．It fosters children's affection for reading. |
| C．Take a look at the best benefits of it and you'll never be lazy to do that. |
| D．So however tired you are, find time to read bedtime stories to your children. |
| E．Bedtime stories create just unforgettable moments. |
| F．They remember most words you say and enlarge their vocabulary. |
| G．They'll be successful in many aspects thanks to a wonderful imagination. |
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【推荐1】We arrived at the hospital to find Dad was very weak, but his smile was as sure as ever. It was another attack of pneumonia (肺炎). My husband and I stayed with him for the weekend but had to return to our jobs on Monday. Local relatives would help Dad get home from the hospital and look after him. But I longed to be able to let him know that we cared too, even when we weren’t with him.
Then I remembered a family tradition when our children were small. When leaving their grandparents’ home after a visit, each child would write a love note to their grandparents. They hid notes in the cereal (麦片) box, under a hairbrush, next to the phone or even in the microwave oven (微波炉). For days, their grandparents would smile as they discovered these signs of our love.
So as I tidied Dad’s kitchen and made up a bed for him downstairs in the living room, I wrote some notes. Some were practical, “Dad, I put the food in the fridge so it wouldn’t spoil.” Some expressed my love, “Dad, I hope you will sleep well in your new bed.” Most notes were downstairs where he would stay for several weeks until he recovered strength, but one note I hid upstairs under his pillow, “Dad, if you have found this note, you must be feeling better. We are so glad!”
Just like his medicines strengthened him physically, these “emotional vitamins” would improve his spiritual health. Several weeks later, in one of our regular phone calls, I asked Dad how he was doing. He said, “Pretty good. I just found your note under my pillow upstairs!”
1. We can infer from the text that the author’s father _______.| A．got home from hospital alone |
| B．lived with his relatives |
| C．asked her to return to work |
| D．had suffered from the same illness before |
| A．follow a family tradition |
| B．play tricks on their grandparents |
| C．show their gifts to their grandparents |
| D．give their grandparents a pleasant surprise |
| A．often called her father |
| B．wrote some notes to her father |
| C．longed to visit her father |
| D．worried about her father’s health |
| A．surprised | B．lucky | C．pleased | D．sad |
| A．She attempted to comfort her father with love. |
| B．She wanted to set an example to her children. |
| C．She enjoyed communicating with her father with notes. |
| D．She believed that a family tradition was very important. |
【推荐2】Slowly, so slowly that we never even noticed how it happened that our family stopped talking to each other. Our own worlds opened up to us through the computer or the cell phone or the CD player.
Family Night was born when Mom called us for dinner. Jessica and I came and sat down. Dad finished his eating and started to rise from the table.
“Where are you going?” Mom questioned.
“To the living room. I have some work.” Dad replied as he hurried away. Mom’s face got tight, but she said nothing. About two minutes later, my cell phone buzzed. Jessica kept her earphones on during most of the meal. Mom was clearly upset.
Family Night started the next week. Mom made three rules: no phones, no music, and no leaving the table. Everyone would eat together and play a game together “like a real family.”
All seemed to be going according to Mom’s plan until the first buzz of a cell phone. After dinner, we had been playing the board game for only ten minutes when another cell phone rang. This time the phone ring belonged to my father.
“Work’s calling. I have to answer.” he whispered as he hurried out of the room.
Mom sighed, but she forced a smile and encouraged us to continue the game. We kept playing through every interruption (中断) afterwards: the beeping of Jessica’s phone, the buzz of another text message from Darnell, the soothing (舒缓的) voice announcing the arrival of an e-mail on Dad’s computer. When the game was over, Mom freed us to our rooms.
That first Family Night was not a success, but Mom soldiered on (坚持着干). Every Monday evening we silenced our electronics and gathered around the table, and each time, setting aside our technological toys became a little easier. The next two months my father would be taking business trips. We wouldn’t be able to have Family Night every Monday.
To my surprise, I realized that I would miss those few hours each week when the house was filled with my family’s laughter and conversation. I was also glad to know that when we really wanted to, we could silence the electronic buzz and just be a family again.
1. How did the author’s mum react to her husband’s hurrying away to the living room in para.4?| A．She was shocked. | B．She was unhappy. | C．She was satisfied. | D．She was nervous. |
| A．Doing the dishes. | B．Listening to music. | C．Playing the board game. | D．Chatting with each other. |
| A．The buzz of a text message. | B．The author’s father’s loud voice. |
| C．The ringing of Darnell’s phone. | D．An e-mail sent to the author’s mum. |
| A．The children didn’t approve of their mother’s arrangement. | B．The author’s mom changed her original plan. |
| C．The children were busy with their homework. | D．The author’s dad went on business. |
【推荐3】It's an annual argument． Do we or do we not go on holiday？ My wife says no because we have no savings to save us． I say you only live once and we work hard and what's the point if you can't go on holiday． The joy of a recession （不景气） means no argument next year---we just won't go．
Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees， we should be grateful． For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday． A YouGov survey of 2， 000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money． A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples．
Kim Stephenson， an occupational psychologist， believes money may be different things to men and women． "People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what it's for．" he explains． "They'll say it's to save， to spend， for security， for freedom， to show someone you love them．" He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they've achieved something．
"The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what's going on with their finances， but they don't． There seems to be more of a taboo （禁忌） about talking about money than about death． But you both need to know what you're doing， who's paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately． In a healthy relationship， you don't have to agree about money， but you have to talk about it．"
1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1？ ______| A．It will cost them too much money． |
| B．It is the chief cause of family quarrels． |
| C．It makes all the hard work worthwhile． |
| D．Few people can afford it without working hard． |
| A．Money is often a symbol of a person's status． |
| B．Men and women view money in different ways． |
| C．Men and women spend money on different things． |
| D．Money means a great deal to both men and women． |
| A．discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship |
| B．put their money together instead of keeping it separately |
| C．make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets |
| D．avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic |
【推荐1】Schools in the UK are cutting time spent on PE lessons because of exam pressures. Secondary school teachers said that older teenagers were especially likely to miss out, because the time spent on physical education for 14-16 -year-olds had fallen in the past five years.
Teachers said that increased pressure to produce exam results was leading to children being pulled out of PE lessons. One in three said exam pressures were behind the decline, and they said subjects such as English and Maths had been given more time at the cost of PE.
Almost all of the teachers from the 487 schools said PE should be more valued for its advantages to young people. Mental health experts also warned that cutting down on exercise could increase children's mental health problems. Cal Strode, spokesman for the Mental Health Foundation, said cutting PE time would be "short-sighted and dangerous". He said, "It is worrying to hear that PE is being cut at a time when students are facing problems with stress and anxiety in increasing numbers. There's a close relationship between mental and physical health."
Tom Madders, director of campaigns at charity Young Minds, said, "Schools' cutting down on physical education because of exam pressures is worrying. Schools that value health also do better in study, so it makes sense to keep good health, rather than putting children under more pressure."
Rising exam stress has been raised as a problem by experts who warn that children are under greater pressure because of a competitive jobs market. Ali Oliver, an expert, said, "The PE is good for physical and mental health. So cutting down physical education time is depriving young people of these advantages at a time when they need them most."
1. What do we know about the text?| A．Schools that value health do worse in study. |
| B．Children in the UK have serious mental problems. |
| C．Many teachers don't realize the importance of PE |
| D．Good physical health is good for mental health. |
| A．The teachers in the UK. | B．Cal Strode | C．Tom Madders | D．Ali Oliver |
| A．parents' expectations | B．poor mental health |
| C．future work | D．schools' requirements |
| A．The importance of physical education |
| B．Teachers' support of getting more PE time |
| C．The serious problems of education in the UK |
| D．Schools' cutting down PE time for exam pressure |
【推荐2】A Good Teacher is a Strict Teacher
One of the most important parts in the healthy development of a child is played by education. But the way in which education is understood has changed completely, as we must not forget that the severe and unfeeling way of bringing up a child in the past was primarily based on cruel grounding（基础）and strict rules that were supposed to create accomplished individuals, the typical gentlemen. Nowadays, society is much more open-minded and it does not put a great value on being strict, although this doesn’t mean that opinions regarding this subject do not differ.
On the one hand, there are also people who believe that there has got to be a bound between teacher and student if any satisfying results are awaited. Luckily for us, more and more teachers are understanding this fact and are doing their best to get over the strict rules and get in touch with us.
My opinion is that only by having a friendly attitude and accepting other opinions, especially those of your pupils, you are truly able to do your job at high standards. However, this does not mean that a teacher shouldn’t be a bit more rough when he feels that things are getting out of hand. All in all, I must say that a good teacher is the teacher that has the ability to be kind and strict at the same time, thus achieving to gain his students respect and interest.
1. The aim of education in the past was to ________.| A．create open-minded persons | B．create perfect persons |
| C．bring up a child | D．build a cruel grounding |
| A．a pupil is always interested in what he is learning |
| B．a pupil himself will improve his studies |
| C．children don’t like a rough hand |
| D．children should be made to study |
| A．skilled and clever | B．kind and strict |
| C．rough and cruel | D．friendly and practical |
| A．society is much more open-minded and being strict is out date |
| B．as long as the teachers are strict with students, the students will certainly get good marks |
| C．if we expect students to develop in a healthy way, the good relationship between teachers and students is important |
| D．most people are in favor of strict teachers because they have strict grounding and strict rules |
【推荐3】Everyone has a burning drive inside of them.
• They read a lot
When Bill Gates and Warren Buffet were asked if they could have one super power, they answered the same thing: to be able to read faster.
• They plan
Highly motivated people don't leave things up to chance.
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Highly motivated people are always working for something. They know what they want, and they search for ways to achieve it.
• They seek advice when needed.
There will be points in everyone's life where they just can’t do it on their own.
| A．They set goals. |
| B．They practise gratefulness all the time. |
| C．It doesn't matter if they're big or small. |
| D．Highly motivated people are always learning. |
| E．For some, they need to learn from others to find it. |
| F．Planning allows people to get things done faster and better. |
| G．Highly motivated people are not afraid to go out and look for help. |
