大学英语四级综合-简答(三)leftist
(总分40,考试时间90分钟)
As researchers learn more about how children's intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligence- the child's understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosity-are established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, children's achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is language-related. The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.
    In view of their power, it's sad to see so many parents not making the most of their child's intelligence. Until recently parents had been wamed by educators who asked them not to educate their children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters sch
ool.
    Parents have been particularly aft'aid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldn't be pushed to read by their parents, but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individually-and the easiest place to do this is at home. Many four-and five-year-olds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds **pose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.
1. What have researchers found out about.the influence of parents and the school on children's intelligence?
2. Researchers conclude that children's learning patterns______.
3. According to the passage, school may play a more important role in______.
4. Many parents failed to make the most of their children's intelligence because______.
5. In the last paragraph, the author suggests that the parents should______.
England's highest main-line railway station hangs on to life by a threat; deserted and unmanned since it was officially closed in 1970, Dent, situated high in the hills of Yorkshire, wakes up on six summer weekends each year, when a special charter train unloads walkers, sightseers and people who simply want to catch a train from the station, onto its platform.
    But even this limited existence may soon be brought to an end. Dent station is situated on the Settle to Carlisle railway line said to be scenic in the country. But no amount of scenic beauty can line from British Rail's cash problems. This year, for the sake of economy, the express trains which used to pass through Dent station have been put on to another route.
    It is now an open secret that British Rail sees no future for this railway line. Most of its trains disappeared some time ago. Its bridge, built on a grand scale a century ago, is falling down. It is not alone. Zen railway routes in the north of England are facing a similar problem which is a wom out system and an almost total lack of repair. Bridges and tunnel
s are showing their age, the wooden for the tracks are rotting and engines and coaches are getting old.

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