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　　Being Authoritative (由權威的) Parents

　　Phrases like “tiger mom” and ‘‘helicopter parent” have made their way into everyday language. Many of us find ourselves drawn to the idea that with just a bit more parental hard work and effort, we might turn out children with bright futures. But is there anything wrong with a kind of “overparenting style”?

Parental involvement has a long history of being studied. Many of the studies, conducted by Diana Baumrind, a famous psychologist at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that a good parent is the one who is involved and reacts to her child in a positive way, who sets high expectations but gives her child independence. These “authoritative parents” appear to hit the sweet spot of parental involvement and generally raise children who do better academically, psychologically and socially than children whose parents are not strict and less involved, or controlling and more involved. Why is this parenting style so successful?

　　Authoritative parents actually help improve motivation in their children. Carol Dweck, a social psychologist at Stanford University, has done research that indicates why authoritative parents raise more motivated children. In a typical experiment, Dr. Dweck takes young children into a room and asks them to solve a simple puzzle. Most do so with little difficulty. But then Dr. Dweck tells some, but not all, of the kids how clever they are. As it turns out, the children who are not told they’re smart are more motivated to solve increasingly difficult puzzles. They also show higher levels of confidence and show greater progress in puzzle-solving.

　　As the experiment suggests, praising children’s talents and abilities seems to shake their confidence. Dealing with more difficult puzzles carries the risk of losing one’s status as “smart”. Dr. Dweck’s work strongly supports that of Dr. Baumrind, who also found that reasonably supporting a child’s independence and limiting interference (干涉) causes better academic and emotional results.

　　The central task of growing up is to develop a sense of self that is independent and confident. If you treat your young child who is just learning to walk as if she can’t walk, you reduce her confidence. Allowing children to make mistakes is one of the greatest challenges of parenting. It is easier when they are young. The potential mistakes carry greater risks, and part of being a parent is reducing risk for our children.

　　67. According to the passage, a “tiger mom” ______.

　　A. helps her children realize their dreams

　　B. speaks her children’s everyday language

　　C. places reasonable expectations on her children

　　D. pays close attention to her children’s experiences

　　68. It is implied that controlling style of parenting may _____.

　　A. face more challenges of children

　　B. foster independence in children

　　C. cause more problems in children

　　D. lead to children’s academic success

　　69. The example of the children doing the puzzles suggests that ______.

　　A. a good game plays a big role in training young minds

　　B. overpraising makes children less motivated and confident

　　C. puzzle-solving can give children the motivation they need

　　D. bright children usually show less confidence in difficult games

　　70. The last paragraph tells us that ______.

　　A. children should not be given much freedom

　　B. parents should not increase the risk of challenging

　　C. parents should allow their children to learn from mistakes

　　D. children should correct mistakes with the help of their parents

　　第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，共10分)

　　根據短文內容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　What I Think of Boxing as a Sport

　　Boxing is a popular sport. Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently cover boxing matches. It could be the toughest of all sports to survive. It takes boxers hours in the gym and years to develop the specific characteristics needed to be a great boxer. ____71____

　　It seems to me that some people, especially men, find it appealing because it is an aggressive sport. When they watch a boxing match, they can identify with the winning boxer. This gives them the feeling of being a winner themselves. ____72____ They do that because the boxer comes from their own country, and if “their” boxer loses, they often feel as if they have lost a fight themselves. It is a fact that many people have feelings of aggression from time to time, but they cannot show their aggression in their everyday lives. Watching a boxing match gives them a way of expressing it.

____73____ Although boxers wear gloves during the fights, and amateur boxers even have to wear helmets, a kind of strong hard hat, there have frequently been accidents in both professional and amateur boxing, sometimes with dramatic consequences. Boxers have suffered from head injuries, and, occasionally, fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the ring. ____74____ They are usually in the form of serious brain damage, even if a boxer has never been knocked out.

　　To conclude, I am personally not at all in favor of aggressive sports like boxing. ____75____ We can celebrate more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes in our society. I believe that the world is aggressive enough already! Of course, people like competitive sports, and so do I, but I think that hitting other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.

　　A. However, boxing can be a very dangerous sport.

　　B. Sometimes fans are rooting for a particular boxer.

　　C. In boxing, fighters are required to hit a moving target.

　　D. Many fans are drawn to the sport because they love the competition.

　　E. Perhaps that is the reason why successful boxers are treated as big heroes.

　　F. I think it would be better if less time was given to aggressive sports on TV.

　　G. Besides, studies have shown that there are often long-term effects of boxing.

　　第四部分：書面表達(共兩節(jié)，35分)

　　第一節(jié)(15分)

　　假設你是紅星中學高三的學生李華，獲悉美國某公益組織在北京的一家慈善基金會正在招聘實習生，主要負責翻譯等工作。請寫一封自薦信，申請成為該慈善基金會的實習生。信的內容包括：

　　1. 表達愿望;

　　2. 提供至少三條自薦理由(例如：扎實的英語功底);

　　3. 懇請獲準。

　　注意：1. 詞數不少于50;

　　2. 開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

　　提示詞：慈善基金會 charitable foundation 實習生 intern

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　Sincerely,

　　Li Hua

　　第二節(jié) (20分)

　　假設你是紅星中學高三的學生李華。請根據以下四幅圖的先后順序，介紹上周你和幾位同學參加學校組織的“趣味制作”活動的完整過程，并以“Our Wonderful Little Production”為題，給?？?ldquo;英語角”寫一篇英文稿件。

　　注意：詞數不少于60。

　　提示詞：航模飛機 model airplane

　　Our Wonderful Little Production

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　_______________________________________________________________________________

　　參考答案

　　第一部分：聽力理解(共三節(jié)，30分)

　　第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，共7.5分)

　　1—5 ACBCA

　　第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，共15分)

　　6—10 BCBAC 11—15 BCACB

　　第三節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，共7.5分)

　　每小題1.5分。如出現拼寫錯誤不計分;出現大小寫、單復數錯誤扣0.5分;如每小題超過一個詞不計分。

　　16.23 17.KW6359134 18.months 19.children 20.meat

　　第二部分：知識運用(共兩節(jié)，45分)

　　第一節(jié) 單項填空(共15小題;每小題1分，共15分)

　　21—25 ACADB 26—30 DDBCA 31—35 BCDCB

　　第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，共30分)

　　36—40 BADCA 41—45 BDCBA 46—50 DBCAD 51—55 BCADC

　　第三部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，40分)

　　第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，共30分)

　　56—60 DBCDA 61—65 CDAAB 66—70 BDCBC

　　第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，共10分)

　　71—75 EBAGF

　　第四部分：書面表達(共兩節(jié)，35分)

　　第一節(jié)

　　One possible version:

　　Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I’m writing to apply for working as an intern at your charitable foundation.

I’m presently a student of Senior 3. I can speak English fluently and I’m often praised for my English writing as well. Besides, I’m an active and enthusiastic person who enjoys working with different people and can adapt well to new situations. Charity is a noble cause, and I always have a strong passion for it. I believe that being an intern at your foundation will be a wonderful practice for me. I’ll be willing to send you any further information if you consider my request.

　　Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to your reply.

　　Sincerely,

　　Li Hua

　　第二節(jié)(20分)

　　One possible version:

　　Our Wonderful Little Production

　　Last week we held a production-making activity in our school.

On Monday afternoon, my classmates and I had a discussion and we decided to make a model airplane to take part in the activity. During the following days we made full preparations after class. First we did some design work. Every one of us put forward ideas on how to make our plane fly high and steadily. According to the design, we bought necessary materials and began to work on it. Although it was really a hard job, we all did it with great enthusiasm. Two days later, a beautiful model airplane was born. On Friday afternoon, we flew our model airplane on the playground. Many students came to watch with great interest and they all spoke highly of our work.

　　We were really satisfied and felt proud of ourselves. What an exciting experience!