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北京市海淀区2002年高考模拟试题（英语）
a quick supper before homework.
In today's world,middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.
Parents take their children from activity to activity in order to make their future bright.It seems that raising a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.
“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,”says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota.
Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom.It's a very serious problem.
Many children attend after-school clubs by necessity.But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities.They include sports,language,music and math classes for children as young as four.
“There is a new parenting trend(趋势) under way which says that you have to tap all your child's potential(潜能) at a young age;otherwise you will let him down,”says Terry Apter,a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist(青少年精神病专家).
“It isn't entirely new:there have always been pushy parents.But what was previously(以前) seen as strange behaviour is now well accepted.”
56.From the second paragraph of this passage we can find that _____.
A.Hagner wastes much time helping her children's lessons
B.Hagner doesn't spend much time on her full-time job
C.Hagner is interested in sports and music
D.Hagner busies herself by following a trend
57.British parents,as the writer described in this passage,_____.
A.treat their children as sports players
B.pay no attention to their children's lessons
C.bring up their children in a simple way
D.give their children little time to develop freely
58.The writer's opinion about after-achool clubs is that _____.
A.activities in the country are too competitive
B.children should attend four clubs at a time
C.some clubs result in competitive pressures
D.clubs should have more subjects for school children
59.The last paragraph tells us that in Britain_____.
A.parents used to take their children to every club
B.parents used to be wise on how to raise children
C.parents have all benefited from children's clubs
D.parents have come to know the standard of education
B
Old Americans are separating into two classes.Retirement(退休) can be either heaven or hell.“I do believe on the whole the retirees(退休者) of tomorrow will be wealthier and healthier than the same group of 30 years ago,”says Robert Friedland,director of the National Academy on Ageing.“But that's only part of the picture.”There is also a large group whose household income hasn't been growing very much.For them the future is unhappy.
“Nature is not always kind,”says Dr Robert Butler,an expert in medical care of old people,who was founding director of the National Institute on Ageing.The relationship between social-economic position and life expectancy(估计寿命) has been known for a long time.Race is also connected.And education is a powerful tool in lengthening life.
“The reality is that poor people get sick easily as they age because they live in dirty neighbourhoods and have dirty jobs,they are left unprotected from environmental pollution,and the pressure of being poor wears down people's health,”according to Karen Davis,president of the Commonwealth Fund,which studies health issues.
“Cigarette smoking has a great effect because it is more common in lower socio-economic groups,”says Elizabeth Whelan,president of the American Council on Science and Health.“If you live in a state of hopelessness and helplessness and don't think about the future,you are more likely to take up life threatening habits.”
60.The sentence“Retirement can be either heaven or hell”means “_____”.
A.If an American is out of work,he or she will feel happy
B.If an American retires from his post,he or she will lead a miserable life
C.Old people in America have
