A. Try to know more about your child.
B. Being a daddy is your top priority.
C. Value your child for what he is.
D. Let your child teach you.
E. Time is of the essence.
F. Look for the good and praise it.
Seven Simple Rules for Dad
My main object in life is to make sure I do the best possible job rais¬ing Tommy, now aged ten. That means I have to be the best possible father I can be. I am no psychologist, but I do see what succeeds with my son and me. I also observe other fathers. Here is what I have found works best in the dad department.
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The key to a happy child is having a dad who is there with him consis¬tently, day in and day out. It is far better to spend evening after evening just sitting near him while he reads a book or plays on the computer than to spend a couple of hours every Saturday buying him toys or taking in a movie.
2. Share your strengths and fears.
You are your child's ally, not his adversary. The child who knows that his father was once afraid of the dark, and is still afraid of needles, gets to know that his own weaknesses are part of mankind, not a unique shame.
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Encouragement is the primary engine of human development. I have been telling Tommy for a year now that he is a whiz in math because I know he can calculate in a nanosecond the number of toys he can buy with his allowance. Now he's a whiz in math at school too. Consistent recognition of a child's strengths is more important by far than vitamins. You deny it to them at their peril and yours.
4. Do not allow your children to be rude.
My son is expected to share, answer others when they greet him and congratulate those who succeed. By teaching him about politeness, I make sure he realizes that others' feelings are worth taking into account. If he can get that into his little towhead, he will have learned the most basic foundation of human interaction.
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A common misstatement about child development is that “kids don't come with instruction manuals(操作指南).” Not true—they do. They tell you when they’re hungry. They tell you when they're lonely or scared. They are like little guided tours of themselves. Children will tell you what they want, although not always with words. Fatigue, irritability and sadness are ways of telling Dad what they need. Look and listen.
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When Tommy knows he is loved for himself, not for any particular accomplishment, he has a certain peace that allows him to learn better, sleep better, play better, be more helpful around the house. Whether he becomes a rocket scientist or a plumber, I want Tommy to know he's No. 1 with me.
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If you decide your kids come before your sales quota or bridge game, you will find that all the other pieces of Daddyhood fall into place. When you put your kids first, you're getting the most value for every hour on earth. What’s more, you have made the rightest decision of your life.
—BENJAMIN J. STEIN in The Washingtonian
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
It is estimated that around of the approximately six thousand languages that are spoken today, over three thousand of them are likely to have disappeared by the year 2100. Many of these are now classified as endangered languages and are classified as such by factors such as the number of speakers a language has, the age of the speakers, and the percentage of the youngest generation acquiring fluency in the language. For example, a language with many tens of thousands of speakers may be considered endangered if the children in the community are no longer learning the language. This scenario (情节) may happen in a place like Indonesia which as many different languages in use, but is trying to make communication easier by teaching a national language nation-wide. In another scenario, a language may only have a few hundred speakers but may not be considered endangered because all of the children in the community are learning the language.
Once a language is classified as endangered, conservation efforts may be made in an attempt to revive the language. Whether or not to make such efforts is a decision which is ultimately made by the speakers of the language themselves, but success often requires a great deal of help and approval from the government or other authorities.
One of the most famous language conservation success stories is that of the Welsh language. Historically, large numbers of Welsh people spoke only Welsh, but eventually English became the main language of Wales and fewer and fewer people learned Welsh. Conservation efforts began to be made in the mid-20th century with the establishment of such organizations as the Welsh Language Association in 1962. The Welsh Language Act and the Government of Wales Act, both passed in the 1990s, protected the Welsh language and made sure that English and Welsh would have equal status in Wales. Since 2000, the study of the Welsh language has been a compulsory subject in school. Today, over 22% of the population of Wales are Welsh speakers, up from 18% in 1991.
81. What factors are taken into consideration when we classify languages as endangered ones, besides the number and the age of the speakers?
82. One of the reasons why some languages go declining in Indonesia is___________________
83. The word “ revive” in Para 2, most probably means ‘_______________________’.
84. What does the example of the Welsh language try to tell us?
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
第II卷（共45分）
I . Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 这三天的社会实践让我们受益匪浅。（benefit）
2. 令我们宽慰的是，政府正在采取措施改善我们的住房条件。(relief)
3. 尽管困难重重，他从未放弃过成为一名优秀建筑师的愿望。（desire）
4. 第一次看Gangnam Style的时候，其生动的节奏，富有创意的舞蹈，给我留下了深刻的印象。（The first time）
5. 一些大城市的空气正日益恶化，这应该让我们警觉到：环保意识的缺乏已让市民付出了健康的代价。(alert)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
人们常会因自己失去的而悲伤，而往往忽略了自己拥有的。请以“Appreciate What You Have”为题，叙述一件自己的经历的，或是看到的，或是听说过的事，并谈谈自己的感受。
文中应包括：
对故事的具体描述。
简述自己的感受
2012学年第二学期徐汇区高三年级英语学科
学习能力诊断卷参考答案
第一卷 2013.４
I. Listening Comprehension (1-10小题每题1分，11-16小题每题2分)
1-5 DABDC 6-10 DADBC 11-13 DCB 14-16 CAD
17. 1208 18. extend 19. negotiation 20. luggage
21. in a library 22. was sleeping 23. find a topic 24. customs and buildings
说明：21题漏掉冠词不扣分，22题时态不对扣0.5分，24题没有复数扣0.5分。
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (25-49小题每题1分)
Section A 25-29 CCDCD 30-34 CABBA 35-39 ADBCB 40. A
Section B 41. C 42. D 43. A 44. J 45. E 46. B 47. H 48. G 49. F
III. Reading Comprehension (50-64小题每题1分，65-75小题每题2分，,76-80 小题每题1分)
Section A 50-54 C ADCA 55-59 BACDA 60-64 DCBBD
Section B 65-68 BDBA 69-71 CBD 72-75 AACB
Section C 76. E 77. F 78. D 79. C 80.B
Section D
81. The percentage of young people among speakers.
82. to make communication easier/to teach a national language nation-wide
81. bring sth. back to life / bring sth. back into use / save
82. An endangered language can be saved by conservation efforts.
第二卷
I. Translation
1. We benefited a lot from the three-day social practice.
The three-day social practice benefited us a lot.
2. To our relief, the government is taking measures/action to improve our housing conditions.
3. Despite many difficulties / In spite of many difficulties, he never gave up his desire to become /be an excellent / outstanding / a distinguished architect.
4. The first time I watched Gangnam Style, I was deeply impressed by its lively rhythm and creative dance. / its lively rhythm and creative dance impressed me a lot / deeply / greatly.
5. The air quality in some big cities is getting / becoming from bad to worse, which should alert us( to the fact) that the lack of environmental awareness has come at the expense of the health of the citizens. / the lack of environmental awareness (lacking environmental awareness) has cost the citizens their health. / …that the citizens have paid ( high) price for the lack of environmental awareness.
II. Guided Writing
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