Kathy started at my nursery school at the age of three. She settled into the group easily, and would be first on the slide and highest up the climbing frame. She could put on her coat without help and not only fasten her own buttons but other children’s too.

She was a lovely child but unfortunately a scratcher. If anyone upset her or stood in her way, her right hand would flash out fast and scratch down the face of her playmates. Children twice her age would fly in fear from her.

This must have been very rewarding for Kathy but obviously it had to be stopped. All the usual ways failed and then I remembered an account by G  Atkinson Highfield School, of how fights in the playground had been stopped. No punishment had been given, but the attacker had been ignored and the victims rewarded. So I decided to try out on Kathy.

With a pocketful of Smarties I followed Kathy around. She was so quick that it was impossible to prevent her scratching, but I was dertermined to stay within arm’s length all afternoon.

All was peaceful but then I saw Kathy’s hand moved and heard the scream. Gently I gathered up the little hurt one in my arms and said “Nice, nice sweetie” and then looked puzzled when she got nothing.

Soon came another scream, this time from John. While holding him in my arms, I said, “Look, Kathy, a nice Smartie for John” and put it into John’s mouth.

A smile of understanding flashed across Kathy’s face. Minutes later, she came to me and said loudly, “Give me a Smartie! I have hurt my finger!”

“No,” I replied, “you’ll get it if someone hurts you.”

On purpose, she turned and scratched a nearby boy, Tom, and waited quietly while I mothered and rewarded him, then she walked away.

She has never scratched a child since.

Parents who find older children bullying younger brothers and sisters might do well to replace shouting and punishment by rewarding and giving more attention to the injured ones. It’s certainly much easier and more effective.

From the passage, we know that Kathy is _______.

A. sensitive but slow

B. smart but a bit rude

C. independent but selfish

D. quick but sort of passive.

Kathy scratched Tom because _______.

A. she was angry at Tom, who was in her way

B. she wanted to get a Smartie from the teacher

C. she was in the habit of scratching other children

D. she wanted to know if the teacher meant what she had said

According to the passage, the underlined word “bullying” is closest in meaning to“_______”.

A. helping

B. punishing

C. hurting

D. protecting

The writer of this passage aims to recommend an approach to _______.

A. rewarding children’s good behavior 

B correcting children’s bad behavior

C. punishing badly-behaved children

D. praising well-behaved children

【小題1】B

【小題2】D

【小題3】C

【小題4】B


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　　Hidden Valley looks a lot like the dozens of other camps that dot the woods of central Maine．There's a lake, some soccer fields and horses．But the campers make the difference．They're all American parents who have adopted kids from China．They're at Hidden Valley to find bridges from their children's old worlds to the new．Diana Becker of Montville, Maine, watches her 3-year-old daughter Mika dance to a Chinese version of"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star．""Her soul is Chinese,"she says,"but really she's growing up American．"

　　Hidden Valley and a handful of other"culture camps"serving families with children from overseas reflect the huge rise in the number of foreign adoptions, from 7,093 in 1990 to 15,774 last year．After cutting through what can be miles of red tape, due to different customs and cultures, parents often come home to find a new dilemma(進退兩難的窘境)．"At first you think, 'I need a child',"says Sandy Lachter of Washington, D．C．, who with her husband, Steve, adopted Amelia, 5, from China in 1995．"Then you think, 'What does the child need?'"

　　The culture camps give families a place to find answers to those kinds of questions．Most grew out of local support groups;Hidden Valley was started last year by the Boston chapter of Families with Children from China, which includes 650 families．While parents address weighty issues like how to raise kids in a mixed-race family, their children just have fun riding horses, singing Chinese songs or making scallion pancakes．

　　The camp is a continuation of language and dance classes many of the kids attend during the year．"When we rented out a theater for 'Mulan,' it was packed,"says Stephen Chen of Boston, whose adopted daughter Lindsay is 4．Classes in Chinese language, art and calligraphy are taught by experts, like Renne Lu of the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Center．"Our mission is to preserve the heritage,"Lu says．

　　Kids who are veteran campers say the experience helps them understand their complex heritage．Sixteen-year-old Alex was born in India and adopted by Kathy and David Brinton of Boulder, Colo．, when he was 7．"I went through a stage where I hated India, hated everything about it,"he says．"You just couldn't mention India to me．"But after six sessions at the East India Colorado Heritage Camp, held at Snow Mountain Ranch in Estes Park, Colo．, he hopes to travel to India after he graduates from high school next year．

　　Camp can be a learning experience for the whole family．Whitney Ning, 23, a counselor for four years, says the Korea Heritage Camp helped her become closer to her parents．"They were hesitant at first,"she says,"but when they saw how much it meant to me, they became very supportive．"Sometimes the most direct route around the world is across a campfire．

(1)

Why do American parents come to Hidden Valley?

[　　]

A．

It has a large gathering of adopted children．

B．

Parents want to find a place to exchange their ideas．

C．

It helps children adapt to the new culture well．

D．

It is a very good place for relaxation．

(2)

Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the culture camp?

[　　]

A．

It well reflects the increasing foreign adoptions．

B．

Parents can find the answers to their questions in raising the adopted children．

C．

Children can learn a lot in culture camp．

D．

It helps the adopted children have a better understanding of their complex heritage．

(3)

The underlined expression“miles of red tape”most probably means________．

[　　]

A．

a number of choices

B．

many hard journeys

C．

many cassettes

D．

most troublesome procedures

(4)

What is Alex's attitude toward India now?

[　　]

A．

Strong disapproval．

B．

Much interest．

C．

Slight dislike．

D．

Enthusiastic support．

(5)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

[　　]

A．

Foreign adoption is a common phenomenon in America．

B．

Children can do whatever they want to do in the culture camp．

C．

Both parents and their adopted children can benefit from the culture camp．

D．

Children can receive best education in the culture camp．

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