1 . A parent might place his daughter’s drawing on the fridge out of a love for his child,but for many people,that drawing is actually quite delicate.
Whether it is lucky accident or artistic talent,
Even simple scribbles(胡写乱画)are meaningful.When scribbling,children are representing through action,not through
Ingram,a preschool teacher,said her students often tell different stories about a
Ultimately, what may be most
What’s most important to remember is that “children’s art has its own logic.”Winner said.＂Children are not being
| A．In turn | B．In consequence | C．In fact | D．In contrast |
| A．themes | B．patterns | C．tones | D．shapes |
| A．or | B．and | C．than | D．but |
| A．concrete | B．abstract | C．visible | D．accessible |
| A．relate to | B．point to | C．see to | D．apply to |
| A．at heart | B．in mind | C．at hand | D．in store |
| A．acknowledging | B．denying | C．approving | D．confining |
| A．decision | B．attainment | C．product | D．goal |
| A．slightly | B．completely | C．readily | D．precisely |
| A．words | B．ideas | C．pictures | D．stories |
| A．presented | B．passed | C．placed | D．pleased |
| A．idea | B．thought | C．advice | D．feeling |
| A．furniture | B．character | C．page | D．line |
| A．given | B．common | C．favorite | D．distinct |
| A．aggressive | B．frustrated | C．confused | D．nervous |
| A．counter | B．guess | C．realize | D．consent |
| A．touching | B．promising | C．understanding | D．revealing |
| A．swapping | B．recalling | C．telling | D．reading |
| A．while | B．before | C．after | D．as |
| A．artistic | B．creative | C．critical | D．crazy |
2 . Once I told someone I wanted to get a master’s degree of fine arts in creative writing and they told me it was the second-to-worst post-graduation plan they’d ever heard from a student. Arts degrees — especially fine arts degrees, which usually come in the form of music, studio art, creative writing and theater — have been, over the years, labeled useless.
It’s true that for the most part, STEM degrees lead to higher paying jobs than liberal and fine arts degrees, and it’s understandable why young people care about a higher starting salary and financial security. Student loan debt is playing a role in the physical and mental stress of young people.
And while STEM majors usually have starting salaries that are $20,000 higher than those of liberal arts majors, by the time people reach the age of 40, the salaries between those who majored in the liberal arts and those who majored in STEM are virtually the same. For example, women who major in STEM earned nearly 50% more than social science and history majors at ages 23-25, but only 10% more by ages 38-40, a New York Times analysis reported. So even in terms of salary, which doesn’t solely determine whether or not a degree is useful, liberal arts degrees aren’t all that far behind STEM.
It seems too that since people nowadays are going to have to work longer, it’s more important than ever that we actually like and care about what we’re doing. Pursuing something enjoyable, or else a passion, is continuously found to be a key factor in maintaining healthy relationships, mental health, physical health and energy. In other words, not useless.
Art is also a method of communication. It allows people from different backgrounds, from different walks of life to communicate with each other. In a world where borders and division seem to be all over the place, we need art more than ever. We need liberal arts majors. And more than anything, we need to be able to pursue what we love with confidence, and we need to not get caught up in the “usefulness” of what we love.
And just because someone’s primary job isn’t in their field of study — a writer who teaches high school for example— doesn’t make the degree useless. It just means that their way of finding a stable income is different. The same goes for artists who have to work multiple jobs to support themselves. They might have to find other means of supporting themselves and their artistry. It might be copy editing or it might be tutoring.
So I am going to graduate school, and I am going to graduate school for writing. I might be paying rent by way of overnight restaurant shifts — there’s so much I’m not sure of. But one thing I am sure of is this — I would rather be a writer working two jobs to pay my bills than be no writer at all.
1. A New York Times analysis report is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to ______.| A．analyse the potential value of different majors |
| B．put forward the opinion on majors by example |
| C．prove the argument against arts degrees wrong |
| D．demonstrate the link between majors and incomes |
| A．Following one’s dream of arts keeps one in good condition. |
| B．Doing what one loves builds up one’s self-confidence in arts. |
| C．Mastering arts improves one’s understanding of different jobs. |
| D．Developing a love for arts helps one maintain passion for work. |
| A．unavoidable | B．common |
| C．traditional | D．acceptable |
| A．Students learning arts are more concerned about the value of life. |
| B．People tend to place income in the first place when choosing majors. |
| C．The man who doesn’t love his work won’t stick with the job for long. |
| D．Graduates can find a broader space of development in the field of arts. |
3 . South Carolina is my home state and I am the aunt, granddaughter, daughter, and sister of Baptist ministers(牧师). The church was a center of Black children's social
We couldn't play in public playgrounds or sit at drugstore lunch counters and
We learned early what our parents and extended community “parents” valued. Children were
The adults in our churches and community made children feel
| A．attitude | B．existence | C．background | D．media |
| A．friendly | B．powerful | C．important | D．intelligent |
| A．advantage | B．vision | C．direction | D．message |
| A．come down | B．look down | C．catch up | D．give up |
| A．order | B．share | C．make | D．find |
| A．research | B．reply | C．respond | D．reflect |
| A．played | B．ate | C．helped | D．served |
| A．rewarded | B．disciplined | C．taught | D．assessed |
| A．nothing | B．something | C．everything | D．anything |
| A．why | B．whether | C．where | D．how |
| A．greatest | B．smallest | C．strongest | D．weakest |
| A．impressed | B．accomplished | C．valued | D．protected |
| A．since | B．unless | C．before | D．while |
| A．scarce | B．precious | C．necessary | D．available |
| A．security | B．defense | C．description | D．measure |
| A．world | B．community | C．people | D．church |
| A．contented | B．obliged | C．relieved | D．delighted |
| A．condition | B．exception | C．reason | D．excuse |
| A．for | B．to | C．with | D．in |
| A．fortunate | B．smart | C．wealthy | D．kind |
4 . Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy, for how else would citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.
Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.
Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.
In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be even more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed.
1. The topic treated in this passage is _____.| A．education in general | B．Americans' attitudes |
| C．higher education | D．American education |
| A．certain | B．contradictory | C．ambitious | D．unclear |
| A．higher education | B．public education |
| C．responsible citizens | D．learning the basics |
| A．information is our only product | B．education in the future will be specialized |
| C．we are entering an age of information | D．we are living in an age of information |
| A．The History of American Education. | B．The Need for Specialized Education. |
| C．The Future of the American Educational System. | D．Attitudes toward American Education. |
5 . According to some researchers, you should not praise children for everything that they do. It does not help them build self-confidence.
Most parents and teachers agree that praise can help increase children's self-confidence-the more, the better. However, according to some researchers, only proper praise is good for children. If adults praise everything children do, it makes children look for praise all the time, not trying to do their best. "Teachers should not say things like 'good job 'or 'nice work' whenever a child does anything. They should encourage them to continue to improve,” some researchers advise.
Another idea is that children with high self-confidence are happier, and do better at school. About this, Marshall Duke, a researcher in children, says, "High self-confidence brought in by too much praise does not make children happier, get more, or become able to do more. Finding a child's advantages and developing them can help build confidence more than too much praise can." Praise also loses its effect if it is given equally to all students.
"It's important to tell children the truth about what they've done. Honest feedback（反馈）is far better than empty praise," Duke adds. "People have got into the habit of not telling children when they’re wrong. That makes it hard for them to deal with difficulties when they grow up. That's just how the world is."
1. According to some researchers, if parents praise their children too much, their children will .| A．always look for praise | B．increase self-confidence |
| C．become strong | D．do better in their studies |
| A．make them live more happily | B．let them do more difficult work |
| C．help them do better in school | D．encourage them to improve |
| A．Praise makes children become successful. |
| B．Children don't know what they’re really good at. |
| C．The same praise for all children has no meaning. |
| D．Duke thinks praise is more important than finding children's strengths. |
| A．the effect | B．the praise |
| C．the advantage | D．the confidence |
| A．It's important to have the habit of praising children. |
| B．Children should know their mistakes as soon as possible. |
| C．We should praise children honestly and tell them their mistakes. |
| D．What children with high self-confidence are like. |
Recently a piece of news about a child pouring ink and his parents’ education method has aroused a heated discussion among netizens. A 7-year-old naughty boy poured some ink out of a window on the 7th floor, not only dirtying the clothes on the neighbors’ balconies downstairs, but also staining the windows, walls and floors. Hearing about the situation, the parents made apologies from door to door with their son. Meanwhile, they brought home the neighbors’ stained clothes to wash and compensated for their losses. In addition, the parents paid for professionals to clean the polluted walls, in front of which their son was kept standing in the sun and watching them being cleaned.
The news resonated (共鸣) with netizens in that many families have such children, who often make mistakes. High praise has been given to the couple for the method of educating their son. Instead of beating or scolding him, the couple took their responsibility as parents and punished their son to make him aware of the consequences of improper behavior.
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1. 用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容；
2. 你如何看待该父母处理此事的方式，并给出理由;
3. 请针对孩子犯错，给出合理的应对建议（不少于两点）；
4. 结合自身实际，谈谈你会如何回报亲情。
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2. 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
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7 . It’s generally acknowledged that raising a child has geographic features. A recent survey, for example, looked at the personalities parents wanted their children to have in different countries. The finding was fascinating: Dutch parents focused on rest, cleanliness and routine; Italian parents preferred their children to be even-tempered, well-balanced and likeable; American parents, meanwhile, were more likely to want their kids to be intelligent or cognitively advanced.
The US preference represents the shift in the way American parents raise their children, a transition from the so-called latchkey kids of the 1980s to the helicoptered children of today. With more parents adopting the kind of intensive parenting style common in the US, parenting in European nations, traditionally more relaxed, is changing.
Intensive parenting is a type of parenting that requires a significant amount of time and money, including scheduling children for additional activities, as well as advocating for their needs and talents in communications with schools. It’s not limited to a small circle of parents but the dominant cultural model of parenting in the US.
The increasing fear of inequality makes parents feel the need to help drive their children’s education. The inequality, in their opinions, is making it critical for the kids not to be left behind. And so they will assume a parenting style that is more intense and more success-oriented. Thus the intensive parenting approach has become a parenting style influencing the overall parenting culture in Europe.
The intensification of parenting has consequences for nations, parents and children. One of the problems is that it increases economic inequality. In the 1960s, for example, when there was less emphasis on developing children’s talents and interests, parents across social classes spent similar amounts of time and money on their kids.
Experts also point to the large volume of parenting books, blog posts and articles now available to those raising families. Even if parents are skeptical of expert advice, they are still influenced by it. Turning kids into well-rounded and successful personalities is naturally becoming their life-long pursuit.
1. What does the study mentioned in the first paragraph indicate?| A．A well-balanced child is more 1ikeable in Dutch. |
| B．How kids are brought up varies from area to area. |
| C．A kid’s cognitive ability is fixed by geographic features. |
| D．Being clean is preferred by American parents. |
| A．It needs much involvement of parents. | B．It makes kids more relaxed than before. |
| C．It has been criticized. | D．It is out of date in the US. |
| A．Weakening the ties between parents and their kids. |
| B．Intensifying the inequality among the people economically. |
| C．Relieving the depression and anxiety of parents. |
| D．Meeting a strong protest from most European parents. |
| A．American Parenting Mode Swings Back | B．Returning to the Traditional Parenting Mode |
| C．Parenting Makes Parents over Stressed | D．Intensive Parenting Is Sweeping through the US |
8 . Chinese Ministry of Education (教育部) is changing its traditional policy of encouraging schools to give special admission (入学) opportunities to those students with special talents in sports, music and art, even though their grades didn’t reach the standard.
The policy was flawed because some parents expose their not-so-talented child to plenty of expensive and demanding training courses in order to improve their child’s slim chances of approaching a good school. And then there was the problem of corruption (贪污腐败), which means some local officials selling the talent certificates (证书) and medals to those ambitious parents. According to a press conference held by the Ministry of Education in March, 2018, the “special talent” policy is expected to be completely called off by 2020.
Although the policy is ending, it should not imply that students should give up developing their talents and interests. These extracurricular (课外的) activities may not have a direct effect on academic performance, but they are ways for students to begin building a “talent stack” that will help them in their future careers.
The idea of a “talent stack” comes from the American cartoonist Scott Adams. According to Adams, people shouldn’t focus on the goal of becoming the best at something because very few people are actually the best. There are not many Michael Jordans or Albert Einsteins. Instead, people should cultivate a variety of skills that work well together.
Jack Ma (马云) is a typical example of what Adams is talking about. Ma liked English and became an English teacher. He learned some business skills by operating an English language training school. He also had an interest in computers. On a visit to the United States, he discovered the internet and the way it was being used to buy and sell things. Although Ma wasn’t the best English speaker or a computer expert, he was able to “stack” them —to put them together—to learn about internet trading and then start Alibaba, the world’s largest online trading website.
Although you may not realize it, you have already begun building your talent stack by learning English. If you have other interests like art and sports, you should continue to develop them. They will add to your talent stack and give you an advantage in the job market. Your unique set of skills, even if you may not be the best at any of them, may also lead you into new careers you may not have previously considered. Having a talent may no longer give students a shortcut in getting into a good school, but developing that talent will have long-term benefits as part of your “talent stack.”
1. What does the word “flawed” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?| A．perfect. | B．complicated. | C．imperfect. | D．pointless. |
| A．It was carried out by an American cartoonist. |
| B．Michael Jordan and Albert Einstein has one of the best talent stacks in the world. |
| C．Studying a foreign language is an effective way to build one’s “talent stack”. |
| D．The power of talent stacks may be beyond your imagination. |
| A．To prove that Jack Ma is good at running a business. |
| B．To show that one’s “talent stack” has nothing to do with his academic performance. |
| C．To tell the readers that mastering English is the most efficient means to build one’s “talent stack”. |
| D．To point out that “talent stack” can helps a person take advantage of benefits from different professional fields. |
| A．Students with special talents will have fewer opportunities to study in good schools in two years. |
| B．Having talents and interests doesn’t help a student’s academic performance at all. |
| C．Developing a talent in sports, music or art is certain to cost a lot of money. |
| D．The author holds a negative attitude towards the newly-launched policy. |
9 . There are few more sobering online activities than entering data college-tuition calculators and gasping as the Web spits back a six-figure sum. But economists say families about to go into debt to fund four years of partying, as well as studying, can comfort themselves with the knowledge that college is an investment that, unlike many bank stocks, should yield huge dividends.
A 2008 study by two Harvard economists notes that the “labor-market premium to skill”— to the amount college graduates earned—decreased for much of the 20th century, but he come back with a vengeance since the 1980s. In 2005, the typical full-time year-round U. S. worker with a four-year college degree earned $50,900, 62% more than $31,500 earned by a worker with only a high-school diploma.
There’s no question that going to college is a smart economic choice. But a look at the strange variations in tuition reveals that the choice about which college to attend doesn’t come down merely to dollars and cents. Does going to Columbia University (tuition, room and board $49,260 in 2007-2008) yield a 40% greater return than attending the University of Colorado at Boulder as an out-of-state student ($35,542)? Probably not. does being an out-of-state student at the University of Colorado at Boulder yield twice the amount of income as being an in-state student ($17,380) there? Not likely.
No, in this consumerist age, most buyers aren’t evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product —like a car or clothes or a house. And with such purchases, price is only one of many crucial factors to consider.
As with automobiles, consumers in today’s college marketplace have vast choices, and people search for the one that gives them the most comfort and satisfaction in line with their budgets. This accounts for the willingness of people to pay more for different types of experiences (such as attending a private liberal - arts college or going to an out-of-state public school that has a great marine - biology program). And just as two auto purchasers might spend an equal amount of money on very different cars, college students (or, more accurately, their parents) often show a willingness to pay essentially the same price for vastly different products. So which is it? Is college an investment product like a stock or a consumer product like a car? In keeping with automotive world’s hottest consumer trend, maybe it’s best to characterize it as a hybrid; an expensive sunburned product that, over time, will pay rich dividends.
1. What’s the opinion of economists about going to college?| A．Huge amounts of money is being wasted on campus socializing. |
| B．It doesn’t pay to run into debt to receive a college education. |
| C．College education is rewarding in spite of the shocking costs. |
| D．Going to college doesn’t necessarily bring the expected returns. |
| A．enrollment kept decreasing in virtually all American colleges and universities |
| B．the labor market preferred high-school to college graduates |
| C．competition for university admissions was far more fierce than today |
| D．the gap between the earnings of college and high-school graduates narrowed |
| A．save more on tuition | B．receive a better education |
| C．take more liberal-arts courses | D．avoid traveling long distances |
| A．Their employment prospects after graduation. | B．A satisfying experience within their budgets . |
| C．Its facilities and learning environment. | D．Its ranking among similar institutions. |
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A total of 3.41 million people have applied for the postgraduate entrance examination, that will begin on Saturday and last until Monday. Data releasing by an information website showed the number of students taking the exam have doubled in Jiangsu, Sichuan, and other province in the past five years.
The increase in postgraduate applicants is that the demand for higher education in China remains strongly. Xiong Bingqi, vice-director of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said manystudents apply to postgraduate studies mainly to find a better job."Many people pursue highly education not only to enhance their knowledge or skills, and to get a good job. This may reduce the general quality of graduates. As result, companies may find it harder to get the employees they want," he said.
