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广东省广州市南沙区2020年初中毕业班英语学业水平适应性测试

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My 20-year-old daughter, Ann, living in Philadelphia, sent me a message the other day. "I need socks and shampoo." She was actually asking me to prepare those things for her, but I thought she was playing a cell phone game. I decide not to beahelicopter (直 升 机 ) mother,because experience as a mother and professor has taught me how badly that can result. Instead, I prefer a more hands-off way. From the time Ann turned 16, I don't want to know her work and life schedule any longer.

But that's not what I see at Drexel University where I teach. Most of my students talk to their parents three times a day or more. One student's mother called her son because she didn't hear from him for a few days. The son was in the library so he whispered "hello". The mother doubted that he was drinking, and insisted on asking him to take a picture of himself. Holding a newspaper with that day's date, the son had to take a photo of himself and sent it to his mother in order to prove that he wasn't telling a lie.

I always think that my students should depend on themselves. I tell them that I will not check whether they miss classes and finish homework or not. Because they are independent thinkers and they should take responsibility for their own choices.

But their parents don't treat them like me. I know a mother. She puts her eyes on her son too much. She hopes he will walk by the camera so that she can know what he is doing. Another mother checks her son's credit card daily. However, I never do that. My daughters only come to me with important things when they need my decision. I think that's because I give them space.

 Many parents try to find if their kids are hiding from them. But we have to learn to respect Boundaries (界限), even when technology is so powerful now. So I am going to do my best not to be a helicopter parent.

(1)、The underlined phrase "a helicopter mother" in Paragraph 1 means "      ".
A、a mother who treats the child as an independent being. B、a mother who pays close attention to their children. C、a mother who prefers a more hands-off way. D、a mother who gives her children space.
(2)、What does the author think of the mother and her son in Paragraph 2 ?
A、They trust each other. B、They respect each other. C、They care about each other. D、They are unhappy with each other.
(3)、Why does the author mention different ways of mothering?
A、To show how responsible those mothers are. B、To show that mothers should make decisions for their children. C、To show that space is needed for children to become independent. D、To show that some helicopter mothers love their children so much.
(4)、What's the attitude of the author towards helicopter parents?
A、Agree. B、Neutral(中立) C、Disagree D、Unknown
(5)、What will probably be discussed after the last paragraph?
A、Advice on respect boundaries between parents and children. B、The powerful technologies for helicopter parents. C、The disadvantages of being helicopter parents. D、The advantages of being hands-off parents.
举一反三
 根据短文内容判断正、误。

At the age of 16, Einstein always played with a group of naughty (淘气的) kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam. 

One morning, when Einstein was holding a fishing rod (钓竿) and was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly (平静地), "Einstein, you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future. "

"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still go fishing? "

"My boy, you can't think like that, "his dad said. "There is a story that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."

"There were two cats playing on a roof (屋顶). One cat suddenly went down the chimney (烟囱). It caught the other cat quickly. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney, one of the cats had soot (煤灰) on its face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean, so it just ran down the street. "

"Einstein, no one can be your mirror. You have to think for yourself. If you take your cue (提示) from others, you will never learn. "

Hearing this, Einstein put down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his study and less attention to what his friends did. This allowed him to be successful. 

阅读理解

One day, a boy finds a penguin at his door. The boy doesn't know where it comes from, but it begins to follow him everywhere. The penguin looks sad, and the boy thinks it must be lost. So the boy wants to help the penguin find its way home.

Later, he hears that penguins come from the South Pole*. So together, they carry everything they need during the journey to the South Pole. And the boy takes his rowboat to the sea. They row* south for many days and nights. To help pass the time, the boy keeps telling stories all the way. The penguin listens to everything that the boy says! Sometimes when they getbored, they do exercise together.

They float* through good and bad weather on the sea. Finally, they come to the South Pole. The boy is delighted, but the penguin says nothing. And it looks sad again as the boy helps it out of the boat. Then the boy says good—bye and floats away. When he looks back, the penguin is still there. But it looks sadder than ever.

After a while, he suddenly realises* the pengui n isn't lost. It is just lonely. Quickly he turns the boat around and rows back to the South Pole as fast as he can. He tries to find the penguin, but he can't . Sadly, the boy leaves for home. But then the boy sees something in the water ahead of him. It's the penguin! It is waiting for the boy.

At last, the boy and his friend go home together, talking of wonderful things all the way. The penguin is happy to enjoy those interesting stories again.

 阅读A、B、C、D四篇材料,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Here is a story: A man sees a butterfly (蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis (蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesn't struggle (挣扎,奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it can't fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges (挑战) of life bring out the best in young people and make them fly.

When people are young, meeting and overcoming (克服) challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His father's death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.

Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.

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