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onthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidandme.onthisforthepastfewmonthsandIhavetosay,it'sbeenamazingforboththekidandme.Ifyouarehavinganargumentwithyourchild,youneedtomakesureyoubothtakethetimetoreallylisten.Itgivesbothofyoutimetothinkandreallylistentoeaother,whichisimportant.KidsaremorelikelytolistentoyouifyoulistentotheOneofyourbiggeststrugglesistoremindyourselfofappropriateexpectations.Youcan'texpectthatyouryoungestactsasresponsiblyasyouroldest.Youshouldlowerwhatyouexpect–takingintoconsiderationthingsliketheirage–itcanmakeabigdifference.Youshoulddoyourbesttotakeamomentbeforeyellingandtakeinadeepbreath.Itmakesaworldofdifferenceforyou.Insteadofyelling,you'dbetterwhisper.Italsohelpdiffuseanysituationbymakingthingsquieter,notlouder.Besides,themoretimeyouspendwithyourkids,thebetteryou'llgetatcommunicatingwiththem.You'rebothmorelikelytounderstandeachother.Ifyourchildrenaren'tlisteningoritseemstheyonlydon'tlistentoyou,youdon'takeitpersonally.Youshouldremindyourselfthatyourkidsarestilllearningandthey'renotgoingtobeperfect.操作提示：句子正確選擇下拉選項(xiàng)框?yàn)椤癟”；句子錯誤選擇下拉選項(xiàng)框?yàn)椤癋”。.Asaparent,youmayknowthatparentingisaneasyjob.1回答F2.Listeningtoeachotherisagoodwaytostopargumentbetweenparentsandtheirkids.回答T3.Usuallyyoungerkidsbehavelessresponsiblythanelderchildren.回答T4.Parentsshouldlowertheirexpectationsfortheirkids.回答T5.Bothyellingandwhisperingcanhelpmakethingsquieter.回答F作業(yè)1-21、—Kendidbadlyinhismathtest.I'mterriblyworriedabouttheresult.—.

AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44AccordingtotheAustralianInstituteofFamilyStudies,by1986,womenaged40to44years,wereconsiderablymorelikelytohavegivenbirthtotwochildrenthanthreechildren(36%vs.27%)orfourormorechildren(19%).However,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehadthreeormorechildrenthantohavehadtwochildren(46%vs.36%).Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehadtwochildrenthanthreeormorechildren–atrendthatwasmostmarkedinthemostrecentperiod(38%vs.25%in1996;38%vs.22%in2006).Thesedays,mostfamiliesinAustraliahavetwochildren.Butthenumberofwomenwhohadgivenbirthtoasinglechildincreasedprogressivelyfromonly8%in1981to13%in2006.TheU.S.CensusBureaustatesthatthereareapproximately14milliononlychildreninAmericatoday.Thiscomprises20%ofthechildren'spopulationcomparedtoonly10%aroundfiftyyearsago.操作提示：通過題干后的下拉框選擇題目的正確答案。.Severalyearsago,peoplethoughtthathavingbigfamilieswas1回答CA.uncommonandthiswasseenasanadvantageB.commonandthiswasseenasadisadvantageC.commonandthiswasseenasanadvantage2.By1986,takentogether,womenwerestillmorelikelytohavehad回答B(yǎng)children.A.lessB.moreC.no3.Inrecentyears,womenweremorelikelytohavehad回答CA.threeorfourchildrenB.morechildrenC.fewerchildren4.Accordingtothepassage,wecanpredictthatthenumberoffamilywithasinglechildwill回答B(yǎng)(將會增長).A.decreaseddramaticallyB.increaseddramaticallyC.remainedsteady5.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?回答AA.FamiliesHavingFewerChildrenNowadays.B.CouplesHavingMoreChildrenNowadays.C.WomenBeingLikelytoHaveMoreChildren.C.Shefeelscomfortable.C.Shefeelscomfortable.DemandforElderlyCareServicesinChinaRisingRapidlyThenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60increased.DemandforelderlycareservicesinChinawillcontinuetoriseduetotheincreasingagingpopulation.Thenumberofelderlypeopleagedabove60wasover200millionin2012,andwillbe300millionin2025and400millionin2034,accordingtoexperts.ItwillbeatoughchallengeforChinatodealwith,duetotheincreasingratesofurbanizationandadecreasingbirthrate.TheChinesepeoplewillbefacingabigchallengeifwedonothaveenoughmoneywhenwegetolder.TheUnitedNationsdefinesanagingsocietyasonethathas10percentofitspopulationatorabovetheageof60.Whenmostdevelopedcountrieswereclassedasanagingsociety,theirgrossdomesticproduct(GDPpercapitastoodatbetween5,000to10,000U.S.dollarsor)above.However,Chinabecameanagingsocietyin2001,anditsGDPpercapitawasonly1,000U.S.dollars.Itwas6,000U.S.dollarsin2012.China’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyisfragile.OnSept.13.2013,theStateCouncilissuedaguidelinetospeedupthedevelopmentofChina’selderlycareservices,hopingtocompleteasocialcarenetworkforitselderlyby2025.操作提示：通過題干后的下拉框選擇題目的正確答案。1.Whatdoestheword“decreasing”inParagraph2mean?回答AA.Itmeans“falling”.B.Itmeans“rising”.C.Itmeans“peaking”.2.WhatdoesGDPstandsfor?A.GovernmentDocumentPublishingService.回答B(yǎng)B.Grossdomesticproduct.C.Generaldomesticproduct.3.WhatwasChina’sGDPpercapitain2012?回答B(yǎng)A.Itwas1,000U.S.dollars.B.Itwas6,000U.S.dollars.C.Itwas10,000U.S.dollars.4.WhyisChina’seconomicfoundationforanelderlysocietyfragile？回答AA.BecauseofitsincreasingagingpopulationanditslowGDPpercapita.

takeawayfromtakedownAmongthemorecolorfulcharactersofLeadville'sgoldenagewereH.A.W.Taborandhissecondwife,ElizabethMcCourt,betterknownas“BabyDoe”.TheirhistoryisfabecomingoneofthelegendsoftheOldWest.HoraceAustinWarnerTaborwasaschoolteacherinVermont.WithhisfirstwifeandtwochildrenheleftVermontbycoveredwagonin1855tohomesteadinKansas.Perhapshedidnotfindfarmingtohisliking,orperhapshewasluredbyrumorsoffortunestobemadeinColoradomines.Atanyrate,afewyearslaterhemovedwesttothesmallColoradominingcampknownasCaliforniaGulch,whichhelaterrenamedLeadvillewhenhebecameitsleadingcitizen.“Greatdepositsofleadaresuretobefoundhere.”hesaid.Asitturnedout,itwassilver,notlead,thatwastomakeLeadville'sfortuneawealth.Taborknewlittleaboutmininghimself,soheopenedageneralstore,whichsoldeverythingfrombootstosalt,flour,andtobacco.『Itwashiscustomto“grubstake”prospectiveminers,inotherwords,tosupplythemwithfoodandsupplies,or“grub”,whiletheylookedforore,inreturnforwhichhewouldgetashareinthemineifonewasdiscovered.Hedidthisforanumberofyears,butnoonethatheaidedeverfoundanythingofvalue.Finallyonedayintheyear1878,sothestorygoes,twominerscameinandaskedfor“grub”.Taborhaddecidedtoquitsupplyingitbecausehehadlosttoomuchmoneythatway.Thesewerepersistent,however,andTaborwastoobusytoarguewiththem.“Ohhelpyourself.Onemoretimewon'tmakeanydifference,”Hesaidandwentonsellingshoesandhatstoothercustomers.Thetwominerstook$17worthofsupplies,inreturnforwhichtheygaveTaboraone-thirdinterestintheirfindings.Theypickedabarrenplaceonthemountainsideandbegantodig.Afterninedaystheystruckarichveinofsilver.Taborboughtthesharesoftheothtwomen,andsotheminebelongedtohimalone.Thismine,knownasthe“PittsburghMine,”made1300000forTaborinreturnforhis$17investment.LaterTaborboughttheMatchlessMineonanotherbarrenhillsidejustoutsidethetownfor$117000.ThisturnedouttobeevenmorefabulousthanthePittsburgh,yielding$35000worthofsilverperdayatonetime.Leadvillegrew.Taborbecameitsfirstmayor,andlaterbecamelieutenantgovernorofthestate.操作提示：通過題干后的下拉框選擇題目的正確答案。1.LeadvillegotitsnameforthefollowingreasonsEXCEPT回答C .becauseTaborbecameitsleadingcitizenbecausegreatdepositsofleadisexpectedtobefoundtherebecauseitcouldbringgoodfortunetoTabor2.Theword“grubstake”inparagraph2means回答C .A.tosupplyminerswithfoodandsupplies

Englishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondEnglishisspokenasanativelanguagebyaround377millionpeople,andasasecondlanguagebyaround375millionspeakersintheworld.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagewillsoonoutnumberthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.Around750millionpeoplearebelievedtospeakEnglishasaforeignlanguage.Englishhasaofficialoraspecialstatusin75countrieswithatotalpopulationofover2billioThedominationoftheEnglishlanguagegloballyisasurething.Englishisthelanguageofinternationalcommunications,business,tourism,education,science,computertechnology,mediaandtheInternet.Britishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcenturywereundoubtedlythemaincausesforthespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworld.Fromthefifteenthcentury,theBritishbegantosailalovertheworldandbecameexplorers,colonistsandimperialists.TheytooktheEnglishlanguagetomanyplaces.Forthelasthundredyears,theUSAhasplayedaleadingroleinmostpartsoftheworld.TheHollywoodfilmindustryalsoattractedmanyforeignartistsinquestoffameandfortuneandthenumberofAmericanfilmsproducedeveryyearsoonfloodedthemarket.However,thefutureofEnglishasagloballanguagewilldependverylargelyonthepolitical,economic,demographicandculturaltrendsintheworld..Englishisspokenasasecondlanguagebyaround377millionpeopleinthe1world.回答F2.SpeakersofEnglishasasecondlanguagearemorethanthosewhospeakitasafirstlanguage.回答F3.Itisnotsurprisingthat70%ofallinformationstoredintheinternetisinEnglish.回答F4.ThespreadofEnglishthroughouttheworldresultedfromBritishcolonialisminthe19thcenturyandAmericancapitalismandtechnologicalprogressinthe20thcentury.回答T5.Itisdefinitelypredicted(預(yù)見thatEnglishwillstillactasagloballanguageinthe)future.回答F作業(yè)七AppledevelopeditsiPad-basedtextbooksin____________withmajortextbookpublishers.A.formplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.Manyplanstooffermanyfree,non-creditcoursesthroughaprojectcalledMITx.ManyChineseuniversitiesarebeginningtoofferfreeMOOCsnowtoo.Nowadays,MOOCsalmostcovereverytopic,likecomputerscience,technology,mechanics,engineering,languages,etc.Generallyspeaking,therearenoformaleducationrequirementsforthesefreeonlinecourses.Studentswatchshortvideos.Then,theytakeinformal,ungradedquizzesafterthevideoseachweekforcertainweeks.Quizzesarepartofthelectureprogramtokeepstudentsengagedandkeepthemthinking,forstudentstobeabletocheckthattheyunderstoodwhatwascovered.Theycanrepeatedlywatchthevid