III

1 cultivate?

2 comprehensive?

3 controversial?

4 suspend?

5 insulted?

6 preliminary

7 conventional?

8 reform?

9 worthwhile?

10 publicity

IV

1. His girlfriend’s father saw him as a man who could not make a living.

2. The course was canceled over the students’ protest.

3. The problem is so difficult that we cannot work it out without the help of our teacher.

4. Children tend to do/try their utmost when they know their parents are making similar efforts.

5. The new teaching program didn’t work well in the school at the outset.

6. I was kind of excited when I received the letter that offered me an interview.

7. The school is scheduled to open on September 1.

8. They appeared to offer a free computer, complete with software and a printer.

9. In spite of hardships, they made real efforts that have resulted in more progress than expected.

10. Many people make things more difficult for themselves because they still operate on the principle that you should not ask for help, or you might seem weak.

V

F M K D C G L O I B

VI

1 cold?

2 competition?

3 debate?

4 desire?

5 fear?

6 heat?

7 interest

8 love?

9 pleasure?

10 enthusiasm

VII

1 historic?

2 atomic?

3 optimistic?

4 energetic?

5 economic?

6 heroic

VIII

1. responsibility

2. rapidity?

3. mobility?

4. curiosity?

5. publicity?

6. complexity

IX

1 InBritain, as inAmerica, there is a great demand for educational reform.

2. InGreece, as inItaly, people use a lot of olive oil in cooking.

3. As in the Hyde School, values such as courage, integrity, leadership, curiosity and concern are the first, most important lesson in some public inner-city schools in Maryland.

4. InChina, as inJapan, a large number of middle school students take supplementary classes in order to get into a famous university.

5. As in the middle of the 1950s, many young people went down to the countryside in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

X

1 Once you’ve practiced a bit, you’ll find that it’s quite easy.

2. Once the meal was finished, the discussions began.

3. Once you show any fear, he will attack you.

4. Once parents make a commitment to the program, they will be daily role models for their children.

5. Once customers come to rely on these systems, they almost never take their business elsewhere.

XI

1. In his thinking, as in his behavior, he is very traditional.

2. Once the teachers agree to accept the new teaching program, they have to face the strain it puts on them.

3. In the long run, it is worthwhile to pursue one’s study after graduating from university instead of going to work directly.

4. As the school operates on the Character First principle, moral values and academic achievements are stressed equally.

5. It is said that the meeting, which is scheduled to be held this month, will be put off till next month.

6. The school sees its job as preparing its students for life by cultivating a comprehensive set of principles that can benefit all of them.

XII

1.?跟在法國(guó)一樣，美國(guó)在20世紀(jì)60年代也發(fā)生過(guò)文化革命。

2．他一旦下定決心去干一件事，就根本攔不住他。

3．學(xué)校強(qiáng)調(diào)的觀點(diǎn)是：家長(zhǎng)和孩子一起參加學(xué)校的活動(dòng)是值得的。

4．快下課時(shí)，老師讓學(xué)生用最后的五分鐘來(lái)展開激烈的討論，依照1—10的評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)相互評(píng)價(jià)他們當(dāng)天的課堂表現(xiàn)。

5．為了避免引發(fā)針對(duì)他們的品格培養(yǎng)方案的爭(zhēng)論，該校校長(zhǎng)解釋說(shuō)，品格第一并不是要強(qiáng)迫學(xué)生接受某一套道德原則或宗教觀念。

6．并非所有的家長(zhǎng)都相信海德中學(xué)的辦學(xué)原則，即如果你向?qū)W生傳授諸如求真、勇敢、正直領(lǐng)導(dǎo)能力、好奇心和關(guān)心他人等美德的話，學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)成績(jī)就自然會(huì)提高。

XIII

1 B 2 D 3 A 4 B 5 D 6 B 7 A 8 D 9 C 10 B 11 B 12 A 13 C 14 C 15 A

16 B 17 C 18 A 19 D 20 B