高三閱讀訓練03.06(A)DearLee,AsItoldyou,I’llbegoneuntilWednesdaymorning.Thankyousomuchfortakingcareofmy“childrenDearLee,AsItoldyou,I’llbegoneuntilWednesdaymorning.Thankyousomuchfortakingcareofmy“children”whileI’maway.Likerealchildren,theycanbekindofannoyingsometimes,butI’mgoingtoenjoymyselfsomuchmoreknowingthey’regettingsomekindhumanattention.RememberthatRegina(the“queen”inLatin,andsheactslikeone)isteething.Ifyoudon’twatchher,she’llchewanything,likethesofa,chairs,includingher“sister”,thecat.Thereareplentyofchewtoysaroundthehouse.Whenevershestartsbitingonanythingillegal,justdivertherwithoneofthose.Shegenerallysettlesrightdowntoagoodhour-longchew.Thenyou’llseeherwanderingaroundwhimpering(低吠)withtheremainsofthetoyinhermouth.Shegetsreallyfrustratedbecausewhatshewantsistoburythething.She’lltrytodigaholebetweenthecushionsofthecouch.Findingthatunsatisfactory,she’llwandersomemore,discontent,untilyousolveherproblemforher.Iusuallyshowherthelaundrybasket,movingafewclothessoshecanburyhertoybeneaththem.Idosoundlikeaparent,don’tI?Youhavetounderstand,myownsonispracticallygrownup.Regina’sfoodisthePuppyChowinthesameroom,wheretheotherpetfoodisstored.Giveherabowlonceinthemorningandonceintheevening.Nomorethanthat,nomatterhowmuchshebegs.Reginalikestoeatbonesbestandsheislikelytobeanovereater,butIdon’twanthertolosehergirlishfigure.ShecansharewaterwithRex(theKing),butbesureit’schangeddaily.Sheneedstogooutseveraltimesaday,especiallylastthingatnightandfirstthinginthemorning.Letherstayoutforabouttenminuteseachtime,soshecandoallherbusiness.Shealsoneedsawalkintheafternoon,afterwhichit’simportanttorompwithherforawhileintheyard.Thegameshelovesmostisfetch,butbesuretomakeherdroptheball.She’dratherplaytugofwarwithit.Tellher,“Sit!”Then,whenshedoes,say,“Dropit!”Besuretotellher“goodgirl,”andthenthrowtheballforher,Ihopeyou’llenjoythesesessionsasmuchasIdo.Now,fortheothertwo,RexandPaws…(lettercontinues)Yours,Linda1.Lindausesthewordchildrentodescribeherpetsbecause________. A.shebelievesherpetspossesschildlikequalitiesB.thepetshavetakentheplaceofherchildrenC.shedressestheminchildren’sclothingD.thepetsallhavealovelygirlishfigure2.Ifthepetsitterdoesn’twatchher,________. A.Reginawillplaywiththecat B.Reginawillspendanhourwandering C.Reginawillsolveherproblemherself D.Reginawilldamageherowner’sfurniture3.ThepetsitterisadvisedtotellRegina“goodgirl”________. A.afterReginafindstheball B.afterReginadropstheball C.whenReginabringstheballback D.everytimeReginagoesaftertheball4.Whatarethethreeanimalsmentionedintheletter? A.Twocatsandadog. B.Acat,adogandaparrot. C.Twodogsandanunspecifiedanimal. D.Adog,acat,andanunspecifiedanimal.(B)Isearlychildhoodeducationreallynecessary?Earlychildhoodeducationprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtodevelopthechild’sphysical,sensory,communicationalandsocialdevelopment.Earlychildhoodeducationhasbecomeaconcernofthegovernment,whopushespoorchildrentobeformallytrainedbeforetheyareoldenoughforkindergarten．Therearegoodreasonsforthegovernmenttopushearlychildhoodeducation.Studieshaveshownthatorphanedchildrenwhodidnotreceivegoodcareandeducationbecomedevelopmentallydelayedcausingfailureinschool,andeveninlife.FurtherstudiesshowthatpoorchildrenwhotakepartinHeadStartprogramsaremorepreparedforschool,lesslikelytoendupinSpecialEducationclasses,andarelesslikelytoreceivepublichelporgotoprison．Therearealsonegativepartstoputtingachildinformaleducationprogramstooearly.TimeMagazineonlineexplainsthat“theyoungerthechildthelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirst-gradework.”IhavepersonallywitnessedmanychildrenofmygenerationwhowenttoHeadStartprogramsbecomefrustratedandboredwithschoolbeforetheyfinishedhighschool.Yetparentshavebeensurethattheearlierthechildstartsschool,thebetteroffheorsheis,sotheypushtostartchildrenearlier．Actuallywhileearlyformaleducationofpoorchildrendoesshowgreatgainsintheearlyelementaryyears,studiesalsoshowthatthisheadstartisreallya“falsestart”,asthegainsarelostinmiddleandhighschoolyears.Itseemsthatenvironmentisabiggerfactoronlife’ssuccessthanearlyeducation.HeadStartprogramshavenotachieveditsoriginalgoalinclosingtheachievementgapinpoorandmiddleschoolchildren.Perhapsitistimetofindotherwaystoclosethatgap．5.Thepurposeofthegovernmentvaluingtheearlychildhoodeducationis________．A.todevelopthechildren’scommunicationB.togiveorphanedchildrengoodcareandeducationC.togetthechildrenpreparedforthekindergartenD.totrainthechildrenformallyandregularly6.Accordingtothestudies,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A.Childrenwithgoodearlyeducationmayhavearichlife．B.Theorphanedchildrenareusuallyunhappyintheirlife．C.Childrenwithoutearlyeducationcandowellatschool．D.HeadStartprogramsarehelpfultothepoorchildren．7.Theunderlinedsentence“theyoungerthechildthelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirst-gradework.”suggeststhat_____________．A.theearlychildhoodeducationishelplesstothechild’sgradeB.itisgoodfortheyoungchildrentoreceiveearlyeducationC.theearlyeducationcanhelpthechildrenfollowthegradeD.theyoungerthechildrenare,thecleverertheywillbe8.Theauthor’sattitudetowardtheearlychildhoodeducationis_________．A.puzzling B.negative C.indifferent D.approving（C）Thepolicemanmoveduptheavenueimpressively.Itwasbarely10o’clockatnight,butthechillywindwithrainhadkeptpeopleoutofthestreets.Thepolicemansuddenlyslowedhiswalk.Inthedoorwayofadarkenedstoreamanleaned（倚靠）,withanunlightedcigarinhismouth.Asthepolicemanwalkeduptohimthemanspokeupquickly.“It’sallright,officer,”hesaid,“I’mjustwaitingforafriend.It’sanappointmentmadetwentyyearsago.Well,aboutthatlongagothereusedtobearestaurantwherethisstorestands—‘BigJoe’Brady’srestaurant.”“Untilfiveyearsago,”saidthepoliceman.“Itwastorndownthen.”Themaninthedoorwaystruckamatchandlithiscigar.Thelightshowedapale,square-jawedfacewithkeeneyes,andalittlewhitescarnearhisrighteyebrow.Hisscarfpinwasalargediamond.“Twentyyearsagotonight,”saidtheman.“Idinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithJimmyWells,mybestfriend,andthefinestguyintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,together.IwaseighteenandJimmywastwenty.ThenextmorningIwastostartfortheWesttomakemyfortune.Youcouldn’thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.Well,weagreedthatnightthatwewouldmeethereagainexactlytwentyyearsfromthatdateandtime,nomatterwhatourconditionsmightbeorfromwhatdistancewemighthavetocome.Wefiguredthatintwentyyearseachofusoughttohaveourfortunesmade,whatevertheyweregoingtobe.”“Itsoundsprettyinteresting,”saidthepoliceman.“Ratheralongtimebetweenmeets,though,itseemstome.Haven’tyouheardfromyourfriendsinceyouleft?”“Well,yes,foratimewecorresponded,”saidtheother.“Butafterayearortwowelosttrackofeachother.YetIknowJimmywillmeetmehereifhe’salive,forhealwayswasthetruestguyintheworld.He’llneverforget.Icameathousandmilestostandinthisdoortonight,andit’sworthitifmyoldpartnerturnsup.”Thepolicemantwirledhisclub(警棍)andtookasteportwo,saying:“I’llbeonmyway.Hopeyourfriendcomesaroundallright.”“I’llgivehimhalfanhouratleast.IfJimmyisalivehe’llbeherebythattime.Solong,officer.”“Good-night,sir,”thepolicemanwentaway.Themanwhohadcomeathousandmilestofillanappointmentwiththefriendofhisyouth,smokedhiscigarandwaited.Abouttwentyminuteshewaited,andthenatallmaninalongovercoat,withcollartuneduptohisears,hurriedacrossfromtheoppositesideofthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.“Isthatyou,Bob?”heasked,doubtfully.“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?”criedthemaninthedoor.“Blessmyheart!”exclaimedthenewarrival,graspingboththeother’sbandswithhisown.“It’sBob,sureasfate.IwascertainI’dfindyouhere,Well,twentyyearsisalongtime.”“You’vechangedlots,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotallbytwoorthreeinches.”“Oh,IgrewabitafterIwastwenty.Comeon,Bob;we’llgoaroundtoaplaceIknowof,andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”Thetwomenstartedupthestreet,arminarm.ThemanfromtheWest,hisegotism(自負)enlargedbysuccess,wasbeginningtooutlinethehistoryofhiscareer.Theother,hiddeninhisovercoat,listenedwithinterest.Atthecornerstoodadrugstore,brilliantwithelectriclights.Whentheycamein,eachofthemturnedtogazeupontheother’sface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandreleasedhisarm.“You’renotJimmyWells,”hesaidsharply.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangeaman’snosefromstraighttoflat.”Thetallmansaid,“You’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,Bob.Chicagothinksyoumayhavedroppedoverourwayandasksustohaveachatwithyou.Goingquietly,areyou?That’ssensible.Now,beforewegoontothestationhere’sanotetoyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfromPatrolman（巡警）Wells.”ThemanfromtheWestunfoldedthelittlepieceofpaper.Hishandwassteadywhenhebegantoread,butittrembledalittlewhenhehadfinished.Thenotewasrathershort.“Bob:Iwasattheappointedplaceontime.WhenyoustruckthematchtolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthe