A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （頌歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．
The  36  methods she used with her daughters would seem   37  to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to have grades   38  than As．They had to   39 playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．
There has been wide criticism (批評) of Chua's book in the US．"It's a(n)   40  way of parenting," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41 ．Children need parents to   42  them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”
Now the criticism seems to have   43  to China．Sun Yunxiao, an expert from the China Youth and Children Research Center spoke to The Beijing News about his   44  .  He argued Chua's method of   45  would limit children from developing their full   46  ．"Some Chinese parents do focus too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "What gets sacrificed (放棄) along the way is their kids’  47 to develop fully and to enjoy life．"
48  critics(批評家)might have sympathy for kids who experience this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"
Others think that Chua has a（n）  51 in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's important for children,” said an American professor, "  52 speaking , kids need to be   53  sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they are good at it, and they   54  from it．It's good to have high   55 ．”
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A．roughB．reasonableC．vividD．strict
小題2:
A．unnecessaryB．uncomfortableC．uninterestingD．unimaginable
小題3:
A．higherB．fewerC．lessD．lower
小題4:
A．drillB．practiseC．exerciseD．experience
小題5:
A．skilfulB．extremeC．excellentD．merciful
小題6:
A．practicalB．highC．convenientD．low
小題7:
A．replaceB．loveC．forceD．guide
小題8:
A．spreadB．belongedC．turnedD．referred
小題9:
A．concern B．delight C．caution D．regulation
小題10:
A．caringB．fondC．supporting D．parenting
小題11:
A．goalB．potential C．achievementD．possibility
小題12:
A．strengthB．powerC．forceD．ability
小題13:
A．WhyB．BecauseC．WhileD．What
小題14:
A．resistB．stateC．objectD．appreciate
小題15:
A．lionB．monkeyC．tigerD．sheep
小題16:
A．angleB．pointC．opinionD．view
小題17:
A．HonestlyB．PositivelyC．HopefullyD．Finally
小題18:
A．pushedB．pickedC．liftedD．dragged
小題19:
A．countB．workC．helpD．benefit
小題20:
A．levelsB．expectationsC．marksD．results

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A．meansB．measuresC．weighsD．has
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A．A British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
B．How a British teenager developed his sailing hobby.
C．A British teenager's brave experience.
D．A British teenager's confidence.
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A．Mike Perham crossed the Panama Canal.
B．Mike and Zac took the crown as the youngest solo around-the-world sailor at the same age.
C．The two youngsters crossed the globe in different directions.
D．Mike was never frightened during the sailing.
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D．Mike took up the hobby of sailing adventures at 14.
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B．Braveness is important in sailing.
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What did the writer expect to do after he retired?
A．To write some great books.
B．To stay away from busy schedules.
C．To teach his grandchildren.
D．To plan for his future.
小題2:
Why did the writer decide to go to Jamaica?
A．He wasn’t satisfied with his retired life.
B．He couldn’t refuse his colleague’s favor.
C．He was concerned about the people there.
D．He missed his students in that country.
小題3:
The underlined part “the tables have turned” (Paragraph 5) most probably means that the writer ______.
A．improved the situation in his school
B．felt happy to work with students again
C．changed his attitude toward his retirement
D．became a learner rather than a teacher
小題4:
What does the writer think of his retired life now?
A．Meaningful.B．Troublesome.
C．Relaxing.D．Disappointing.

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In 1896 the family moved to Chicago. Three years later they moved back to St. Louis where Agnes spent the rest of her childhood. She enjoyed her years in school and was an excellent student of mathematics. She also was quite skillful as a painter.
It was when Agnes went off to college that she first learned that women were not treated as equals. She didn’t like being treated unequally but she tried not to notice it. After graduating from college she tried to get a job in her major field—physics. She soon found it was almost impossible for a woman.
Agnes spent a full year looking for a job. Finally she gave up in anger. She began writing letters of anger to various newspapers. An editor in New York liked her ideas very much. He specially liked her style. He asked her to do a series of stories on the difficulties that women had in finding a job. And there she began her great fight for equal rights for women.
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Where did Agnes spend her childhood?
A．Missouri.B．Chicago.C．New York.D．St. Louis and Chicago.
小題2:
At school, Agnes was good at      .
A．physics and paintingB．maths and painting
C．writing and mathsD．physics and writing
小題3:
What happened in Agnes’s life when she was in college?
A．She learned to accept the fact that men and women were unequal.
B．She learned that it was impossible for a woman to be a scientist.
C．She came to know of the inequality between men and women.
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I took off，but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city，and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank­you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.
Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(電池) was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership—a shop selling cars—was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？” I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.
“Thank you” — two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
小題1:
The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.
A．to visit a friendB．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash registerD．to have more gas for his car
小題2:
The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “________”．
A．turned offB．moved offC．put upD．set up
小題3:
What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?
A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.
B．The couple sent him a business card.
C．The couple offered to help him.
D．He called his friend for help.
小題4:
The battery of the author’s car was dead because________.
A．something went wrong with the lights
B．the meeting lasted a whole day
C．he forgot to turn off the lights
D．he drove too long a distance
小題5:
By telling his own experiences，the author tries to show ________.
A．how to write a thank­you letter
B．how to deal with car problems
C．the kind­heartedness of older people
D．the importance of expressing thanks

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