培优练习4Oct4th阅读理解：Whenachildistoldheis“uncool”,itcanbeverypainful.Hemaysayhedoesn’tcare,andevenactinwaysthatareoppositeofcoolonpurpose.Butthesearesimplewaystohandlesadnessbypretendingit’snotthere.Helpingachildfeelbetterinschoolhadtobecareful.Ifyousay,“Whyareyouworriedaboutwhatotherchildrenthinkaboutyou?Itdoesn’tmatter!”Childrenknowthatitdoesmatter.Instead,anactivewaymaybebest.Youcouldsay,“I’mgoingtodoacoupleofthingsforyoutohelpyoufeelbetterinschool.”Ifaboyishavingtroublemakingfriends,theteachercanhelphim.Theteachercanarrangethingssothathehaschancestousehisabilitiestocontributetoclassprojects.Thisishowtheotherchildrenlearnhowtovaluehisgoodqualitiesandtolikehim.Ateachercanalsoraiseachild’spopularityinthegroupbyshowingthathevaluesthatchild.Itevenhelpstoputhiminaseatnexttoaverypopularchild,orlethimbeapartnerwiththatchildinactivities,etc.Therearethingsthatparentscandoathome,too.Befriendlywhenyourchildbringsothershometoplay.Encouragehimtoinvitefriendstomealsandthenservethedishestheyconsider“super”.Whenyouplantrips,picnics,movies,andothershows,inviteanotherchildwithwhomyourchildwantstobefriends.Whatyoucandoistogivehimachancetojoinagroupthatmaybeshuttinghimout.Then,ifhehasgoodqualities,hecanstarttobuildrealfriendshipofhisown.26.Achildwhohasbeeninformedofbeing“uncool”may.A.carenothingaboutitB.dosomethinguncoolonpurposeC.developasenseofangerD.pretendtogethurtverymuch27.Ateachercanhelpanunpopularchildby.A.seeingthechildastheteacher’sfavoriteB.askingthechildtodosomethingforpartnersC.forcingotherchildrentomakefriendswiththechildD.offeringthechildchancestoshowhisgoodqualities28.Howcanparentshelptheirchildfitinbetter?A.Bycookingdeliciousfoodforhim.B.Bybeingkindtohisschoolmates.C.Byforcinghimtoinvitefriendshome.D.Bytakinghimtohavepicnicsinthepark.29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Childrendon’tcareothers’commentsonthem.B.It’sonlyteacher’sworktomakechildrenpopular.C.Parentsshouldtaketheirchildrenoutforpicnicandshowsmoreoften.D.Invitingchildren’sfriendstofamilyactivitiesisgoodforthemtomakefriends.30.Whichisthebesttitleofthetext?A.HowanUnpopularChildcanbeHelpedB.WhySomeChildrenareUnpopularC.WhatGoodQualitiesUnpopularChildrenHaveD.WhoCareaboutUnpopularChildren完型填空：Asageneralrule,allformsofactivityleadtoboredomwhentheyareperformedonaroutine(常规)basis.Asamatteroffact,wecanseethis1atworkinpeopleofallages.Forexample,onChristmasmorning,childrenare2aboutplayingwiththeirnewtoys.Buttheir3soonwearsoffandbyJanuarythosesametoyscanbefoundputawayinthebasement.Theworldisfullof4stampalbumsandunfinishedmodels,eachstandingasamonumenttosomeone’s5interest.Whenparentsbringhomeapet,theirchild6bathesitandbrushesitsfur.Withina7time,however,theburdenofcaringfortheanimalishandedovertotheparents.Adolescentsenterhighschoolwithgreatexcitementbutaresoonlookingforwardto8.Thesameistrueoftheyoungadultsgoingtocollege.Andthen,howmany9,whonowcomplainaboutthelongdrivestowork,10droveforhoursatatimewhentheyfirst11theirdriver’slicense?Beforepeopleretire,theyusually12todoalotof13things,whichtheyneverhadtimetodowhileworking.Butsoonafterretirement,thegolfing,thefishing,thereadingandalloftheotherpastimes(消遣)becomeasboringasthejobsthey14.And,likethechildreninJanuary,theygosearchingfor“new15”.1.A.principleB.habitC.weaknessD.power2.A.surprisedB.movedC.excitedD.satisfied3.A.confidenceB.interestC.anxietyD.sorrow4.A.well-organizedB.colorfully-printedC.newly-collectedD.half-filled5.A.missingB.passingC.developingD.falling6.A.silentlyB.impatientlyC.gladlyD.worriedly7.A.interestingB.shortC.longD.boring8.A.graduationB.independenceC.responsibilityD.success9.A.childrenB.studentsC.adultsD.retirees10.A.carefullyB.eagerlyC.nervouslyD.bravely11.A.requiredB.obtainedC.noticedD.discovered12.A.needB.learnC.startD.plan13.A.greatB.strongC.difficultD.correct14.A.lostB.choseC.leftD.quit15.A.petsB.toysC.friendsD.colleagues语法填空：Alargevarietyoflanguagesexistintheworld.Everylanguagehas16ownspecialwordsandexpressions.Andastorycanbetoldabouteachofthem.Hotisasimple,17(easy)understoodword.Soaremostofthe18(express)madewiththewordhot.19notalways,asweshallsee.Thewordshotandpotato,forexample,giveyounoideaatalltothemeaningoftheexpression,hotpotato.ThepotatoisapopularvegetableintheUnitedStates.Manypeoplelike20(bake)potatoes,cookedinanovenorfire.Imaginetryingtocarryahotpotatoinyourhand.Itwouldbedifficult,evenpainful,todoso.Nowwearegettingclosetothemeaningofhotpotato.Somepubliclydisputed（广泛争议的）issuesarehighlysensitive.Theissuesmustbetreatedcarefully,ortheywillbedifficultandpainfulif21electedofficialhastodealwiththem.Theywillbeasdifficultandpainful22holdingahotpotato.Onesuchhotpotatoistaxes.Callingfor23(high)taxescanmeandefeatforapolitician.Andyet,24taxesarenotraised,someverypopulargovernmentprogramscouldbecut.Andthatalsocanmakeapoliticianveryunpopular.Sothequestionsmust25(deal)withcarefully,thesamewayyouwouldhandleanyotherhotpotato.BDBDAACBDBCBACBBDACBIts,easily,expressions,but,baked,an,as,higher,if,bedealt
