unit 12
Education
Word Bank
annual: happening every year; yearly每年一次的
butt柳毅传翻译: to strike or push against sth. or sb. with head or horns(以头或计角)顶，撞
cannabis: the drug produced from a particular type of hemp plant大麻
constant: fixed or unchanging持续的，恒久不变的
hologramconver: to talk; to communicate谈话
disrupt: to bring or throw into disorder扰乱，使混乱
equation: a statement that two quantifiers are equal等式
exhausted: very tired筋疲力尽
exhort: to urge or advi strongly激励，规劝
pacifier: a person who makes another calm抚慰着
potential: possibility for developing潜力，潜能
proportion: the compared relation between two things in regard to size, amount, importance, etc.比例欧洲降息
ntiment: thought or judgment caud or influenced by feeling情绪，思想感情
sibling: a brother or sister兄弟或姐妹
standstill: a condition of no movement or activity; stop静止状态，停止
suppress: to control; to keep from happening压迫，压抑
vacuum: a space that is completely empty of all gas真空
verbal: of language语言的
日语求职
vulnerable: weak; easy to be broken易碎的，脆弱的
Phras and Expressions
f: to charge with doing wrong or breaking the law指控，控告
be immerd in: to enter deeply into an activity沉浸于
be stuck in: to start an activity eagerly or forcefully陷于，埋头于
be unud to: to be not ud to sth. or doing something不习惯
hit out: to express strong disapproval of猛烈抨击
出国留学服务 lead astray: to lead away from the right path引入歧途
make it: to succeed能成功，能办到
Reading Comprehension
Choo the best for each of the following.
1. According to the cond and third paragraphs, which one of the following statement is true in describing the situation of children in Britain? ( D )
日语同声翻译A. Britain was the last on the league table of child happiness.
B. Britain was after the United States on the league table.
C. Britain did well in terms of material well-being of child happiness.
D原因英文. Britain finished in the bottom third on the table in most category.
2. The two examples in Paragraphs 5 and 6 are simply to show __D___.
A. students' bad behaviors at school
B. students' wrong-doings at school
C. such happenings are becoming more and more common
D. who responsibilities it is for such behavior
3. In Para. 12, "developmentally delayed" may refer to the fact that children __凝聚力的意思D___.
A. are unable to ask questions at class
B. are unable to take turns in conversation
C. are unable to tell jokes
D. are unable to behave properly
4. Which of the following is most neglected by parents? ( B )
A. Care for children. Boveralls. Time spent with children.
C. Monitor over their children. D. Their children's school work.
5. According to the passage, the responsibility lies on __D___.
A. parents B. teachers C. schools and teachers D. schools and parents
II. Complete the following summary of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you.
If a young girl student is (1) pregnant, if a young boy student gives a teacher a 2) butt in the stomach, who is to blame, the young girl, the young boy or the teacher? Happenings like the above-mentioned are not unusual today on campus.
No one will deny that children (3) matter, both to the family and to the society as a whole. But how to cultivate them and who to take responsibility for their cultivation are issues worth considering. Traditionally, it is believed that schools and teachers are (4) held responsible for children's education once they come to school, and parents (5) neglect the responsibility on their side.
Is it fair to teachers? Don't parents have a (6) role to play? What about students going to school without basic social and verbal skills necessary for (7) schooling? IT is clear tha
t such responsibilities ought to lie with parents. Parents need to make some preparation for their children to go to school. What is more, parents are also
responsible for their children's bad behaviors at school becau such behaviors might be (8) mirrored by children from their parents.
Schools are not in a (9) vacuum. Children's success at school requires (10) cooperation from teachers, parents and the whole society.
rosanneVocabulary
I. Choo the answer that best completes each ntence.
1. The police ___B__ the fight and the crowd left.
A. broke out B. broke up C. broke into D. broke through
