Both parents and children should try to______ the generation gap between them.

A.both,either

B.both,neither

C.neither,both

D.either,both

A.are

B.is

C.been

A.are both

B.both are

C.are all

D.all are

She comes from an （) family and both of her parents are famous （)in the world.（artist)

Authoritarian parents are likely to （).

A、have both low levels of demands and responsiveness

B、have high levels of both demands and responsiveness

C、have low levels of demand but high levels of responsiveness

D、have high levels of demands but low levels of responsiveness

they see their parents making similar efforts.

A、do them most

B、do us best

C、do their least

D、do their utmost

n the closet (衣橱)？”Jessica asked.“A skeleton in the closet？”her mother paused thoughtfully.“Well it's something that

you would rather not have anyone else know about.For example if in the past someone in Dad's family

had been arrested for stealing a horse it would be 'a skeleton in his family's closet'.He really wouldn't

want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family？” Jessica's father said with anger.“Your family history isn't so good you

know.Wasn't your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes？ ”“Yes but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as

prisoners.” “Gosh sorry I asked.I think I understand now ”Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner the house was very quiet.Jessica's parents were still angry each other.Her mother was

ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband who hid behind newspaper pretending

to read.When she finished she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica's

closet.Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt a bony arm stuck out from the dark

depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor.Jessica's mother sank into a faint (晕倒) waking

only when Jessica's put a cold wet cloth on her forehead.She looked up to see the worried faces of her

husband and daughter.

“What happened？ Where am I？ ”she asked.“You just destroyed the school's skeleton Mum”

explained Jessica.“I brought it home to help me with my health project.I meant to tell you but it seemed

that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica

looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly.“They're both crazy” she thought.

1.According to Jessica's mother“a skeleton in the closet”means ______.

A.a family honor

B.a family secret

C.a family story

D.a family treasure

2.What can we learn about some Australians' ancestors from Paragraph 2？()

A.They were brought to Australia as prisoners

B.They were the earliest people living in Australia

C.They were involved in some crimes in Australia

D.They were not regarded as criminals in their days

3.Jessica's mother fell down into a faint because she was _____.

A.knocked

B.frightened

C.injured

D.surprised

4.Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home？

A.She was curious about it

B.She planned to keep it for fun

C.She needed it for her school task

D.She intended to scare her parents

5.Jessica's parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because_______.

A.they were crazy

B.they were overexcited

C.they realized their misunderstanding

D.they both thought they had won the quarrel

ly because it was an effective arrangement to improve the care and upbringing of children. Marriage is not necessary to have children, but it has been of enormous importance in the rearing of children. With the sharp declines in birth rates since 1970 in Western and other rich countries, including much larger fractions of adults who do not have any children, both men and women have significantly increased their ages marriage, and sharply raised their tendencies to divorce. In 1950, a typical woman and man married at ages 20.3 and 22.8 respectively, whereas now the typical marital ages are 26.0 and 27.7. These changes in age at mariage are related to reduced demand for many children, increased college education of both men and women but especially of women, much greater labor force participation of married and divorced women, and the narrowing of the gender gap in earnings. The most important economic and social concerns due to low marriage rates are the effects on roaring of children. These effects are not due to lower marriage rates alone, but rather to the close connection between these low rates and high divorce rates, and to the greater tendency of women to have children without being married, or without living with the fathers of their children. Although many single mothers do an absolutely wonderful job in raising their children, common sense and most academic findings suggest that having a father present during the raising of children generally has a positive effect on the development of non-cognitive (非认知性) traits of children, These include a general respect for authority and reduced rebelliousness in school, and the avoidance of gangs and other criminal activities. It also appears that the absence of fathers has a greater effect, on the non-cognitive traits of sons than daughters, although that is a less well-established finding. I am not claiming that children are worst oft" when their parents divorce if their parents were fighting a lot, or ff they bad abusive (粗暴的) fathers. Rather, it, appears that up to a significant point, children are, better off in intact families even when their families are not ideal. What do we learn from the first paragraph about marriage？

A.It is primarily a necessary step to have children.

B.It meets resistance in Western and other rich countries.

C.It has a tremendous impact on the rearing of children.

D.It is the most important institution throughout history.

Homeschooling

Just in last year, more than one million children in the United States chose homeschooling but not traditional school education.This surprising figure was published by the National Center for Education Statistics.Homeschooling is a recent development in education.Not very long ago, it was still considered to be too radical by many education experts.Today, it has been accepted n almost every state.Thousands or even millions of children have tried homeschooling and many more parents are seriously considering it.The interesting thing was what led to such a change.There have been many recent surveys to show that parents are getting impatient and fed up with our public schooling system because it doesn't teach children any practical or real-life skills.

Parents are also concerned about the negative news from schools.For example, some students take drugs in schools, fight with schoolmates and even bring guns and knives to school.Parents are deeply worried about how the behavior. of these students would affect their children's healthy growth.

Homeschooling, on the other hand, allows parents to bring up their children in a natural and loving environment.It is especially important in the early years of the children's development (between three and twelve years old) because this is the period when they are easily affected by negative influences and peer pressure.And during this time most of them cannot tell what is right and what is wrong.Obviously, homeschooling can keep them from some of these bad influences.

Homeschooling has some other benefits, Since parents and children spend more time together, a nice relationship or a stronger bond can be formed between them.This bond can connect with them closer than they have ever thought before.If parents choose homeschooling, they can easily pass their moral values and beliefs on to their children since they stay together longer or maybe they are even the teachers themselves.

So what major factors are stopping parents from adopting homeschooling？ One important thing is that homeschooling costs a lot of time and money.For most families, both parents have to work full-time to support the family.Many homeschooling families depend on one parent for the income, while the other parent has to spend all the time on teaching the child.Therefore in some cases, it is not possible to adopt homeschooling if the family doesn't have stable income.

To help and guide homeschooling families, more and more homeschooling support groups are appearing in the neighborhood.Some have even gone online.If parents do decide to choose homeschooling, they can always get advice from a homeschooling support group.

Read this passage carefully and choose the best answer to each of the following questions

21.What did many American education experts think of the new trend of homeschooling______

A.They thought it to be a too much revolutionary idea

B.They believed that this trend would develop very fast

C.They encouraged parents to support the new idea of education

D.They hoped that governments would provide more support

22.A growing number of American parents have been accepting and choosing homeschooling as They ______.

A.realized that homeschooling is the only best way to develop their children

B.have found more and more weak points in the public education system

C.thought that public schools can spoil talents more than train them

D.began to realize that public school educators are not worth trusting

23.What do parents try to avoid in educating the kids in their early years______

A.Giving their children less knowledge from books

B.The negative effect from some bad news at school

C.Hiring non-professional educators to teach their children

D.The natural environment for their children to grow in

24.All the following except______are the main advantages brought forth by homeschooling

A.Students got more actively involved in social or community activities

B.Parents invest more time and energy in developing their children

C.Children benefit more from homeschooling than from public schools

D.The environment for learning is much better for children's healthy growth

25.When parents decide to choose homeschooling, they have to consider carefully the following major factors except the______.

A.time and energy parents have to invest

B.environment for children to learn and interact

C.Stable Income to afford the cost for children's learning

D.relationship between their children and other students

A.hao

B.yin

C.he

D.chi