With all the wars, fighting and sadness...

    Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask．But, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history．Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history．

    The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past．I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the thifigs that made these successes and failures．However, as the unfortunately true statement goes "the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to learn from history．" Perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this．

    A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context．We can- not even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less （更不必说） try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be．

    I teach my children history, for one more reason．I purchased a set of historical audio （录音机） tapes for our children．My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over．It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself．I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr．if, in doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished．I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for．

1.What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 ?

    A．Many people aren't clever enough to learn well from the past．

    B．Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes．

    C．Many people feel it hard to understand history．

    D．Many people have no interest in studying history．

2.In Paragraph 3, the author shows that history is useful because _______________．

    A．it makes the current political situation go smoothly

    B．it helps us realize the importance of historical events

    C．it helps us understand why things are the way they are

    D．it helps people accept the present situation where they live

3.Some historical figures are mentioned in the last paragraph to show ______________．

    A．people can be inspired to do good, while also learning to fight against evil

    B．people may also learn from bad historical figures

    C．more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements

    D．today’s people can also achieve what they achieved

4.What would be talked about in the following paragraph?

    A．How to teach history effectively．

    B．Some negative reasons for studying history．

    C．How to get more people to study history．

    D．Some bad historical figures．

5.The main purpose of this passage is to ____________．

    A．ins[me the parents to teach their children history

    B．show the importance of history in politics

    C．explain the reasons why children study history

    D．introduce the writer' s own way of teaching history

    Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself．Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself．Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky．Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics．but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves．If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge．it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself．

    Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself．This image includes the way you look, the way you act, the way you talk and the way you think．Interestingly, our self-images are often quite different from the images others hold about US．Unfortunately, most of these images are more negative than they should be．Thus changing the way you think about yourself is the key to changing your self-image and your whole world．

    The best way to defeat a passive self-image is to step back and decide to stress your successes．That is, make a list if you need to, but write down all of the great things you do every day．Don’t allow doubts to occur in it．

    It very well might be that you are experiencing a negative self-image because you can’t move past one flaw or weakness that you see about yourself．Well, roll up your sleeves and make a change of it as your primary task．If you think you’re silly because you aren’t good at math, find a tutor．If you think you’re weak because you can’t run a mile, get to the track and practice．If you think you’re dull because you don’t wear the latest trends, buy a few new clothes．But remember, just because you think it doesn’t mean it’s true．

    The best way to get rid of a negative serf-image is to realize that your image is far from objective, and to actively convince yourself of your positive qualities．Changing the way you think and working on those you need to improve will go a long way towards promoting a positive self-image．When you can pat（拍） yourself on the back, you’ll know you’re well on your way．Good luck!

1.You need to build a positive self-image when you _________．

    A．dare to challenge yourself      B．feel it hard to change yourself

    C．are unconfident about yourself  D．have a high opinion of yourself

2.According to the passage, our serf-images _________．

    A．have positive effects            B．are probably untrue

    C．are often changeable             D．have different functions

3.How should you change your serf-image according to the passage?

    A．To keep a different image of others．              B．To make your life successful．

    C．To understand your own world．                     D．To change the way you think．

4.What is the passage mainly about?

    A．How to prepare for your success．                  B．How to face challenges in your life．

    C．How to build a positive self-image．               D．How to develop your good qualities．

5.Who are the intended readers of the passage?

    A．Parents．      B．Adolescents． C．Educators．   D．People in general．

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    Being probably the most complex female character in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ophelia deserves special attention because she is treated as a substitute for Stowe’s intended audience．Ophelia    __1_ what Mrs．Stowe, the author, considered a widespread Northern problem: the white person who opposes slavery but feels __2_ prejudice and hatred in the presence of a black slave．Ophelia hates slavery, but she considers it almost _3__ for blacks, against whom she harbors a deep-seated prejudice．And she doesn’t want them to touch her．Stowe stresses that much of Ophelia’s prejudice _4__ from unfamiliarity and ignorance rather than from actual _5__ Because Ophelia has seldom spent time along with __6_, she finds them uncomfortably alien （不相容） to her．

    But Ophelia seems to be one of the only characters in the novel whose character _7__ as the story progresses．Once St．Clare puts Topsy in her care, Ophelia is forced to be in _8__ with a slave．At first she begins to teach Topsy __9_ out of duty．But Stowe suggests that duty alone will not root out slavery and that those against slavery must act out of love．Eva’s death leads to  Ophelia’s change, and she comes to love Topsy as an actual human being and not just a slave．She   _10__ her racial prejudice and offers herself as a model to Stowe’s Northern readers．

11A．reflects         B．supposes       C．suspects       D．provides

12A．various          B．arbitrary      C．racial         D．awful

13A．impossible       B．necessary      C．unfair         D．important

14A．suffers          B．differs        C．releases       D．results

15A．practice         B．performance    C．experience     D．application

1.A．slaves           B．readers        C．Stowe          D．characters

2.A．increases        B．disappears     C．refreshes      D．develops

3.A．trouble          B．danger         C．contact        D．comparison

4.A．hardly           B．merely         C．specially      D．properly

5.A．hides            B．overcomes      C．reserves       D．prohibits

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    Poor student behavior seems to be an ____6.___ （increase） widespread problem and I think that modern lifestyles are probably responsible for this．

    In many countries, the birth rate is decreasing so that families are smaller with ____7.children．These children are often spoilt, not in terms of love and attention because ____ 8.__  （work） parents do not have the time for this, ____ 9._ in more material ways．They are allowed to have ____ 10._ they want, regardless of price, and to behave as they please．This means that the children grow up ____ 11.consideration for others and without any understanding of __12._their standard of living comes from．

    When they get to school age they have not learnt any self control or discipline．Teachers continually complain ____ 13.___ this problem and measures ____ 14.___ （take） to combat the situation．But I think the situation to the problem lies with the families, ____15.___ need to be more aware of the future consequences of spoiling their children．

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注意：不要逐字翻译介绍要点，可以适当发挥，词数100—120。

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Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment （投资）available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists（经济学家）, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics（经济因素）, with its emphasis on incentives, provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived（剥夺）of an education.

　　Parents in low-income countries fail to invest（投资）in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and art kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school - the prophecy （预言) becomes self- fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.

　　An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy.

Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.

Topic: The significance of female (1.)        in developing countries