If you want to teach your children howto say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/If you say to your children "I'm sorry I got angry with you, but ..." what follows that "but" can render the apology ineffective: "I had a bad day" or "your noise was giving me a headache" leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
   Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say "I'm sorry you're upset"; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing your self to get upset by what the other person has done.
style=color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Microsoft YaHei"; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);/    Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying "I'm useless as a parent"does not commit a person to any specific improvement. These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness, Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and there forenot resort to these pseudo-apologies.
   But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to be-come aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in under standing that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children' s expectations can require an apology.A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin with-out asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent' s clothes without permission is not.

1.[单选题]The main purpose of this passage is to ______.

A.describe that animals can make different sounds

B.prove that animals’ voices can play practical roles

C.inspire the readers to make more inventions

D.startle the readers with some shocking facts

2.[单选题]The discovery of echolocation may help with all of the following EXCEPT

A.measuring the depth of the sea

B.distinguishing different kinds of fish

C.improving the functions of radar

D.varying the size and nature of an object

3.[单选题]As it is discussed in the passage, the squeaks of bats can be functionally compared with ________.

A.human languages

B. a mountainside

C.a shoal of fish

D. taps on a ship

4.[单选题]By saying "A shoal of fish will do this"(Lines 6-7, Para. 2), the author means ________.

A.only one special kind of fish can reflect sounds

B.only one special kind of fish can be used to help locate a ship

C.a large group of fish can reflect sounds

D.a large group of fish can be used to help locate a ship

5.[单选题]Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

A.Animals are more intelligent than humans.

B. Humans are more intelligent than animals.

C.Animals are often compared with human inventions.

D.Humans are often inspired by animals.

1.[单选题]According to the passage，only few African-American males __________

A.respect teachers

B.understand teachers

C.are determined to be teachers

D.are qualified to be teachers

2.[单选题]The dropout rates among African-American and Latino students must be reduced so that __________.

A.the country can get rid of poverty

B.the country can be more competitive

C.racial bias can be eliminated in the country

D.social injustice can be avoided

3.[单选题]In order to meet the demand for teachers. Duncan suggests that __________.

A.recent college graduates can be teacher candidates

B.experienced teachers should be in longer service

C.schools of education should enroll more students

D.more schools of education should be established

4.[单选题]Duncan made the Virginia address so as to highlight __________.

A.the nation’s need for excellent teachers

B.the nation’s need for black people in classrooms

C.the need of those who seek a second career

D.the need of those who are prepared to be teachers

5.[单选题]New teachers will be in great need in the next four years most probably because __________.

A.the economy is expected to flourish

B.the number of students is increasing

C.many senior teachers will retire

D.education will be highly valued

1.[单选题]What does the author most probably think about hypochondria?

A.The author considers that hypochondria is an incurable disease

B.The author thinks that the consequences of hypochondria might be disastrous

C.The author suggests that the patients who have hypochondria should set their hearts at rest

D.The author sympathizes with the patients who suffer from hypochondria

2.[单选题]Which of the following best summarizes the main idea of the passage?

A.Hypochondria happens to everybody sooner or later.

B.We needn’t worry about hypochondria since it is not dangerous at all.

C.Hypochondria originates from too much knowledge of medicine.

D.Not only individuals but also the healthcare system might be disturbed by unnecessary terrors.

3.[单选题]The problem becomes worse due to _____

A.the increasing number of patients

B.the widespread medical knowledge on the Internet

C.the patients,regular visits to doctors that occupy too much time

D.new diseases and symptoms emerge constantly

4.[单选题]According to the passage, if you suffer from hypochondria, ______.

A.you must be a medical student, or a medical worker

B.you are haunted by a possibly inexistent disease

C.you will never get rid of this disease

D.you always tell funny stories at dinner parties

5.[单选题]事实细节题。根据文中的“because no physician or test can offer a 100% guarantee that one doesn’t have cancer...”即可得出选项D正确。原文虽有表示“咳嗽确实存在”，但这并不意味着医生不能治好类似的小毛病，因此选项A不正确。误选C是没有正确理解短语fall on deaf ears,该固定表达的意思是“充耳不闻”。

A.Because the doctors can’t cure the minor diseases

B.Because the doctors don’t assure them of that

C.Because the sufferers are deaf and cannot hear what the doctors say

D.Because lack of absolute guarantee makes the patients doubtful