Once there lived a rich man
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man. But he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his strength to move it. How great his surprise was at last!
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8 . I hold a strong belief that if a child is raised with approval (认可), 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 should 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 when he stood up. Could he be more intent 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 and unique. 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.finish his homework on time |
B.keep silent in the room |
C.pay more attention to his study |
D.get right answers |
A.the old form of education |
B.the importance of parents |
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 love and accept their kids. |
C.Parents should study their kids’ DNA. |
D.Kids should be taught to behave themselves. |
A.Study Hard and You’ll Be Successful. |
B.Be Friendly to Your Children. |
C.Parents’ Help with Their Children’s Study. |
D.Children’s Success in Their Own Style. |
9 . Dad was not only my best friend, but my compass. While he was alive, he
When I was in high school, I had a
After months of learning, I was facing the final exam. I was so
Even now, whenever I worry that a task is too much for me, I think back to that exam. No matter how
A.understood | B.forgave | C.guided | D.impressed |
A.history | B.lesson | C.skill | D.language |
A.always | B.almost | C.ever | D.never |
A.took | B.lost | C.left | D.finished |
A.good | B.free | C.terrible | D.short |
A.still | B.nearly | C.hardly | D.probably |
A.real | B.practical | C.immediate | D.extra |
A.wonderful | B.crazy | C.expensive | D.necessary |
A.suggested | B.risked | C.enjoyed | D.missed |
A.excited | B.nervous | C.happy | D.shocked |
A.stand for | B.hold back | C.believe in | D.look after |
A.teacher | B.luck | C.time | D.ability |
A.answer | B.grade | C.pay | D.gift |
A.different | B.important | C.hard | D.interesting |
A.grateful | B.sorry | C.polite | D.useful |
旅游资源 | 许多世界著名的风景名胜,如九寨沟(湖水清澈见底;色彩斑斓)和都江堰水利工程(2,000多年的历史;仍在发挥作用) |
相关信息 | 气候适宜;交通便利 |
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参考词汇:都江堰水利工程Dujiangyan Irrigation Project
Dear Nick,
I’m glad to hear that you’re coming to Sichuan in October.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,
Li Hua