阅读理解2AOur“MommyandMe”timebegantwoyearsago.Mynext-doorneighborandfellowmother,Christie,andIwereoutinourfrontyards,watchingsevenchildrenofage6andunderridetheirbikesupanddown.“IwishIcouldtakeoneofmychildrenoutalone,”saidChristie.Thenweworkedoutaplan:WhenChristietakesoneofherchildrenout,I’llwatchherotherthree.Andwhenshewatchestwoofmine,I’lltakesomeoneout.Thechildrenwereextremelyquicktoaccepttheideaof“MommyandMe”time.Christie’sdaughter,McKenzie,wentfirst.Whenshereturned,theotherchildrenshoweredherwithtonsofquestions.McKenziewassmilingbroadly.Christielookedrefreshedandhappy.“She’slikeadifferentchildwhenthere’snooneelsearound,”Christiesharedwithmequickly.Withhermotheralltoherself,McKenziedidn’thavetomakeanefforttogainattention.JustasChristiehadnoticedchangesinMcKenzie,Ialsodiscoveredsomethingdifferentineachofmychildrenduringouralonetimes.Forexample,Iamalwayssurprisedwhenmydaughter,whoisseldomclosetome,holdsmyhandfrequently.Mystuttering（口吃的）son,Tom,doesn’tstutteronceduringouractivitiessincehedoesn’thavetostruggleforachancetospeak.Andtheotherson,Sam,who’salwaysafollowerwhenaroundotherchildrenshinesasaleaderduringourtimestogether.The“MommyandMe”timeallowsustobesimplyaloneandawaywitheachchild---talking,sharing,andlaughing,whichhasbeenthebiggestgain.Everychilddeserves（应得到）tobeanonlychildatleastonceinawhile.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Theexperienceoftheonlychildbeingwithmother.B.Theadvantageofspendingtimewithonechildatatime.C.Thehappylifeoftwofamilies.D.Thebasicneedsofchildren.2.RightafterMcKenziecameback,theotherchildrenwere_____________.A.happyB.curiousC.regretfulD.friendly3.Whatisoneofthechangestheauthorfindsinherchildren?A.Thedaughteractslikealeader.B.Samholdsherhandmoreoften.C.Theboysbecomebetterfollowers.D.Tomhaslessdifficultyinspeaking.4.Theauthorseemstobelievethat___________.A.havingbrothersandsistersisfunB.it’stiringtolookafterthreechildrenC.everychildneedsparents’fullattentionD.parentsshouldwatchothers’childrenBAnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir（回忆录）ofRalphW.Tyler,whoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902,broughtupandschooledinNebraska,the19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charters,whoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927,hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewell-knownnationalityin1938,whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.TylerwasthefirstdirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedStudyintheBehavioralSciencesatStanford,apositionheheldforfourteenyears.There,hefirmlybelievedthatresearchersshouldbefreetoseekanindependent（独立的）spiritintheirwork.AlthoughTylerofficiallyretiredin1967,heneveractuallyretired.HeservedonalonglistofeducationalorganizationsintheUnitedStatesandabroad.Eveninhis80shetraveledacrossthecountrytoadviseteachersandmanagementpeopleonhowtosetobjectives（目标）thatdevelopthebestteachingandlearningwithintheirschools.5.WhoaremostprobablyinterestedinRalphW.Tyler’smemoir?A.Topmanagers.B.Languagel...
