1 . Building Your Children’s Social Skills
Parents should help build their children’s social skills, which will affect their relationships now and in the future. To start with, tell them that learning social skills is as important as mastering a language or riding a bicycle.
1. Set an example
2. Encourage sharing and taking turns
The foundation to almost all pre-school relationships is sharing and taking turns.
3. Practice social skills
Practice social skills with your child through interaction.
4. Give them opportunities to play
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Guide your child how to deal with an issue as a response to problems with social skills. When your child reports a problem with another child to you, ask questions about possible reasons for the other child’s behavior. By understanding why a peer acts in a certain way, your child can come up with ways to respond.
| A．Teach problem solving |
| B．Communicate with others |
| C．Model the ways you want to see your child behaving. |
| D．Encourage your child to share and take turns whenever possible. |
| E．This is the best way to let a child know what your expectations are. |
| F．Provide a reward by playing a game when your child behaves well. |
| G．Provide chances for your child to play with other children from an early age. |
2 . How do we take part in dinner party in foreign countries ? Have you ever experienced it ? I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot because I'm in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those back in New York. There, "I'm having a dinner party" means: " I'm booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you can't afford and we'll be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat." Worse, in Manhattan, there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. They'll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who don't drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout: "Where are you going?" And it's not like I can say I have somewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go.
But in London, dinner parties are in people's homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York, the mix is less striking. It's like a gathering at Bloomingdale's a well-known department store.
For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New York. But at Mallery's, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York, people would think it was a usual new club.
1. What does the word "shot", in Paragraph 1 probably mean?| A．Choice. | B．Try. | C．Style. | D．Goal. |
| A．There is a strange mix of people. | B．The restaurants are expensive. |
| C．The bill is not fairly shared. | D．People have to pay cash. |
| A．Easy-going. | B．Self-centred. | C．Generous. | D．Conservative |
3 . When we are young we are taught that it’s wrong to lie and we should always tell the truth. Unfortunately, most children lie even if they’re told not to. Research carried out at the Institute of Child Study at Toronto Univercity has shown that this might not be such a bad thing. Apparently (显然地), children who tell lies when they’re two years old have a good chance of becoming successful adults (成年人).
According to the research, at the age of two, 20 per cent of children lie. At the age of three, 50 per cent lie, and at four almost 90 per cent lie. By the age of 12 almost every child tells lies.
Lying needs much brain work, and the better the lie is, the more work the brain has to do. By training the brain early, researchers believe children will be able to think more clearly when they are adults.
Recent research, carried out by the Science Museum in London, has shown some interesting facts about the way we lie as adults. According to the research, the average British man tells three lies every day; that’s over 1,000 lies a year. However, the average woman apparently only lies twice a day.
Most people think women are better liars (说谎者) than men although in fact they tell fewer lies. Popular women’s lies include ‘Nothing’s wrong, I’m fine’, ‘I don’t know where it is, I haven’t touched it’, and ‘It wasn’t that expensive’.
Some people say you can lie as long as it’s a white lie. A white lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someone’s feelings. One of the most common lies for both men and women is ‘It’s just what I’ve always wanted’, said after opening a present from their partner.
1. What will happen to young children who lie?| A．They will possibly do wrong later. |
| B．They’re likely to succeed in the future. |
| C．They will keep lying when they grow up. |
| D．They may have a good chance of losing others’ trust. |
| A．Older children tell bigger lies than younger ones. |
| B．As they grow, they often lie about their age. |
| C．The older they are, the more likely they lie. |
| D．It’s quite natural for them to tell lies. |
| A．Men lie more than women. | B．Women are better liars than men. |
| C．Women’s lies are usually not serious. | D．Men sometimes have to lie to women. |
| A．You know me so well. | B．I don’t like the present. |
| C．You are good at picking presents. | D．I haven’t received a present I really like. |
4 . My name is Peter，and I use a wheelchair to get around. This year I
At the Walkathon last year，I helped hand out drinks to the walkers.The teachers and parents said they couldn’t have
“Are you going to give out drinks
“I
Michael told Mrs Hunt that I wanted to
“But I could push Peter over the hard bits.” said Michael.
“I’ll
That afternoon，Mrs Hunt called a class meeting. Michael told everyone about his
“We could all take turns.That way no one would get too
When the Walkathon began，I turned my wheels round and round as
“It’s time to announce the winner of the mystery prize. It goes to ...Peter！” Mrs Hunt said.
I looked at all the things I had
“I want everyone to
And that’s what we did.
1.| A．need | B．agree | C．want | D．offer |
| A．remembered it | B．waited it | C．helped it | D．made it |
| A．soon | B．again | C．once | D．first |
| A．think | B．hope | C．do | D．say |
| A．never | B．really | C．partly | D．still |
| A．lead | B．organize | C．give up | D．join in |
| A．difficult | B．serious | C．important | D．different |
| A．take control of | B．have pity on | C．think about | D．look after |
| A．fear | B．idea | C．success | D．story |
| A．sad | B．dirty | C．slow | D．tired |
| A．fast | B．long | C．far | D．often |
| A．forgot | B．avoided | C．started | D．hated |
| A．break | B．decision | C．turn | D．plan |
| A．teachers | B．friends | C．parents | D．neighbors |
| A．finished | B．caught | C．prevented | D．wasted |
| A．day | B．way | C．past | D．end |
| A．owned | B．expected | C．won | D．discovered |
| A．nervous | B．happy | C．bored | D．young |
| A．class | B．family | C．school | D．world |
| A．share | B．receive | C．value | D．show |
