1 . American parents usually think that their child should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects even if they are wealthier. But neither are children expected to_______with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibilities, or other conditions make it_______to give a child less spending money than is customary in the neighborhood.

Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not controlled by the_______, because a child learns to use money correctly only through_______the pocket money himself. If a seven-year-old child gets a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the_______use for the money is. He gets the shiny coins and they soon_______.

The idea of a bank account is too early for so_______a child, although he can be made to understand and_______ saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight, when he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and_______him to put a certain quantity of any checks that he receives as________into the bank and watch his bank savings________as entry by entry is made.

He will be saving, earning, and spending________quantities all along in order to learn how to________money and to keep him in a favorable position with his friends. The boy who can't join his fellows in sweet shops________he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown project his parents have been chosen for him, is a ________child.

1.

A．deal

B．communicate

C．fight

D．compare

2.

A．necessary

B．important

C．urgent

D．meaningful

3.

A．pupils

B．teachers

C．children

D．parents

4.

A．setting aside

B．dealing with

C．getting rid of

D．making up

5.

A．main

B．slow

C．full

D．real

6.

A．miss

B．lose

C．disappear

D．melt

7.

A．tall

B．large

C．healthy

D．small

8.

A．resist

B．avoid

C．enjoy

D．delay

9.

A．encourage

B．force.

C．beg

D．allow

10.

A．prizes

B．salaries

C．incomes

D．gifts

11.

A．develop

B．grow

C．progress

D．decline

12.

A．timely

B．equal

C．suitable

D．satisfactory

13.

A．save

B．spend

C．calculate

D．manage

14.

A．because

B．however

C．therefore

D．otherwise

15.

A．miserable

B．poor

C．rich

D．smart

2 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Innovations that will change the classroom

American schools are going high - tech. Many symbols we still associate with classrooms and learning, like chalkboards, pens, notebooks - even classrooms     1     --- are quickly becoming outdated.

As this week marks The Huffington Post’s 10th anniversary, we’ll take a look at some products that     2     (introduce) to classroom in the past decade and have the potential to change the educational landscape in the years     3     (come).

1. Remote Learning

Some schools are cutting down on snow days, thanks to technology. Rather than giving kids the day off     4     weather conditions are too dangerous for commuting, these schools are asking students to follow classroom lessons online.

Although kids     5     (hope) for a snow day may not particularly appreciate these advancements in digital learning, online lessons allow these kids to complete their coursework and still interact with peers. Some students with medical conditions     6     “go” to school via video conferencing or even with the help of robots enabled with video chat that they can control remotely.

2. eBooks

Discovery Education has been replacing traditional textbooks with original “techbooks” for six years. These “techbooks” can also be switched to Spanish or French, Kinney said,     7     allows some parents who don’t speak English to help their kids with their homework.

3. Educational Games

In-class gaming options have evolved to include more educational options. GlassLab creates educational games that are now being used in more than 6,000 classrooms across the country. Teachers get real-time updates on students’ progress as well as suggestions on     8     subjects they need to spend more time perfecting.

The Internet and other digital tools have some drawbacks. They’re often distracting,     9     most developments have exciting implications for the future. Over the last 10 years, technological innovations have made education more interactive, immediate and     10     (personalize), -- and have shown us the potential for more accessible and effective classrooms.

3 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

We see it everywhere. A tired parent, at the end of a stressful day, loses it — and a child suffers. We’d like to help if we could, but we hesitate. Is it our business to intervene (干涉)? And if we do, will we embarrass and offend the parent, making him or her even more angry with the child? Isn’t it wiser to walk past without comment? After all, none of us is a perfect parent.

There seems to be a common assumption in our society that intervening on behalf of a child in a public place is necessarily hurtful and critical. It needs to be neither. There is a world of difference between hurtful criticism (“How dare you treat your child like that?”）and helpful intervention done in a caring way (“It can be really hard to meet their needs when you’re so busy. Is there anything I can do to help?”）There is nothing essential in intervention that requires one to be offensive.

My friends and I have witnessed some really harmful acts: hitting, severe verbal abuse, hurtful comparisons to brothers and sisters, and so on. These children accept this treatment because they are too helpless and inexperienced to stand up for themselves. That emotional abuse (虐待) leaves no outward scars should not excuse us from helping these children. Those of us who can recognize damaging treatment have an obligation to step in.

There is one more reason for intervening that is nearly always overlooked in these discussions, but which I consider to be the most significant: the lifelong effect it can have on the child. Many adults in counseling sessions still recall with gratitude the one time that a stranger stepped in on their behalf, and how much it meant: that someone cared, and that the child’s feelings of anger and frustration were recognized and accepted. These adults have stated to me that this one intervention changed their lives and gave them hope. Are we to bypass the opportunity to make such a big difference in the life of a child?

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4 . Help Migrant Workers

There is nothing like going home. More so if it is for the Spring Festival family reunion. For a migrant worker it perhaps means even more. To be able to set out on a homeward journey with money from a year’s toil in his pocket is the best thing he can think of.       1    . They had to press hard for their defaulted payments, the salaries that were failed to pay up.

About 200 million migrant workers nationwide are something left behind by economic reforms and opening up due to their contributions in the past three decades. It is almost impossible to imagine life in these places without them. However, they still form a disadvantaged group. Their rights are violated in different forms. Among other things, unpaid salaries are the most painful of such violations that are likely to drive a migrant worker to desperate actions.     2    

    3    They have taken measures to prevent employers from holding back payments to them. Yet, as the financial crisis bites deep, some small enterprises that are struck the most try to reduce their economic losses by laying off migrant workers or refusing to pay them. So it is particularly important for governments at all levels to do an even better job in helping villager-turned-workers recover their unpaid salaries before the Spring Festival.

It is good news that quite a number of local governments have organized special task forces to conduct inspections in those labor-intensive enterprises to make sure they have paid their migrant workers in a timely and fair manner. Construction commissions in almost all provinces have published hotlines for farmer-turned-construction workers to lodge complaints against their employers for withholding their salaries.       4    . But we need to look for solutions that will work at all times. We need to put in place a mechanism that will effectively prevent employers from holding back salaries to workers.

A．Some have reportedly climbed up chimneys to jump to their death unless they get their defaulted salaries.

B．It is something every Chinese look forward to as the traditional gala draws near.

C．Unfortunately, weeks preceding the Spring Festival have turned out to be hard times for migrant workers.

D．Hopefully, these efforts will send more workers on a happy journey home for the Spring Festival with their salaries in their pockets.

E．However difficult the situations they are in, it is too cruel and unfair for employers to hold back salaries they should pay their migrant workers.

F．Objectively speaking, governments at various levels have done a great deal in helping these workers recover their defaulted salaries.