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【題目】 My daughter, 15, has been in karate (空手道) since the first grade, and has been in high honor and gifted classes. My 11-year-old son, Tom, for years would fight with me over everything. If I said the sky was blue, he would say it was black. For years he was falling several subjects. We took games away, then TV and finally the smart phone; we tried a reward program, but nothing worked long. He would bring a grade up to get all his things back, and then go back to where he had been.

My daughter told me one day to bring him to her karate class, and maybe life in the martial arts (武術(shù)) would help him turn around. At first he didn't like it because he had to ask for permission to do everything and he had to say "yes, sir" and "no, sir" for everything. He even had to respect his sister because she was of a high level. So he wanted to stop. However, my husband told my son, "If I can do this at the age of 40, so can you." And since then my husband would learn martial arts three or four times a week with them.

My son learned so much about a better way of living: respecting others, following the rules, and above all, respecting himself. I am proud to say both of my kids are now high honor students, and we could not be closer than we are.

There is always an answer to your problem. If you do your research or just ask another person, or even a kid for help, you will find it. And when it comes to our kids, the right answer is always worth finding.

【1】Before Tom learned karate,__________.

A.he didn't have a good sense of colour

B.his parents tried many ways to change him

C.he studied very hard to please his parents

D.he didn't show any interest in physical exercise

【2】What does the underlined word "reward" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A.Worth.B.Praise.C.Punishment.D.Prize.

【3】Why didn't Tom like his karate class at first?

A.It was too tiring for him.B.He had no interest in sports.

C.He didn't get much freedom.D.His father didn't attend the class.

【4】Which of the following is the most important of all that Tom has got from learning karate?

A.He has learned to respect himself.B.He has known how to obey the rules.

C.He has been closer to his family.D.He has become a high honor student.

【5】Through her son's story, the author wants to tell parents_________.

A.the ways of teaching children to learn to respect others

B.the importance of karate in improving children's character

C.never to give up asking their children to attend the martial arts classes

D.to communicate with others on how to educate children.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

本文講述了作者的兒子湯姆學(xué)習(xí)不好，常和父母爭吵。后來他們聽了女兒的建議讓湯姆去練習(xí)空手道。不久，湯姆學(xué)會尊重他人，遵守規(guī)則和尊重自己。作者這是在告訴父母要和其他人交流一下如何教育孩子。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)My 11-year-old son, Tom, for years would fight with me over everything. 和For years he was falling several subjects. We took games away, then TV and finally the smart phone; we tried a reward program, but nothing worked long.可知，湯姆在學(xué)習(xí)空手道之前，他的父母嘗試了很多方法改變他。故選B。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)but nothing worked long.可知，要起作用，因此是一個獎勵項目， 故選D。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)At first he didn't like it because he had to ask for permission to do everything and he had to say "yes, sir" and "no, sir" for everything.可知，剛開始湯姆不喜歡空手道，因為他沒有很多自由，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)My son learned so much about a better way of living: respecting others, following the rules, and above all, respecting himself.可知，湯姆從空手道上學(xué)到的最重要的事就是尊重自己，故選A。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)If you do your research or just ask another person, or even a kid for help, you will find it. And when it comes to our kids, the right answer is always worth finding.可知，作者通過他兒子的故事，告訴父母要和其他人交流一下如何教育孩子。故選D。