D

It is widely acknowledged that it is by no means an easy task to bring up a child well. And our ancestors already understood it well．“It takes an entire village to raise a child．”That’s an old proverb that is being quoted more and more often these days．And I’m pleased about that．

Today，more and more schools are reaching out to involve parents,community members and businesses to help shape a child’s future.

Parents need to be involved in their children’s education in many ways．Helping children with homework and studying，going on a field trip，teaching a craft(手工艺)or coaching a child's sports team are all great ways to be involved with your child's education．And don’t forget to communicate with teachers — they need and respect your input．Studies show that children learn more and schools function better when parents and schools work together．It’s important to stay in touch with your child's education all through his or her school career．

Communities can help children create and achieve new goals．Help with homework, read to a child，coach a children's team，or provide emotional support．Help solve problems and build self-esteem(自尊).Kids need role models and advisers can be role models by sharing their experiences and wisdom．    

Businesses can also help shape our children’s future．invite a class from your local school to visit your workplace．You may be providing a glimpse that opens a new world of possibilities．Show students what goes on during a typical day．Give a mini course for students：how to use a computer；how products are made；how machinery works. You may have a developing electrician，teacher，nurse，or even a newspaper reporter on your hands.

It really does take an entire village to raise a child．So share the responsibility— and the joy— of bringing a child to his or her full potential．

56．The implied advice in the proverb“It takes an entire village to raise a child．” is that ____________．

A．All the people in a village should give food to a child

B．More than one party is responsible for a child’s future

C．Children should be brought up in the village where they were born

D．Schools should be set up in the village where a child was raised

57．According to the text，_____________ should talk with teachers to keep in touch with children’s growth?

A．community members     B．businesses

C．organizations     D．parents    

58．The text was written mainly for ______________．

A．newspaper reporters and developing electricians    

B．school teachers and students

C．parents and members in organizations    

D．education experts and government officials

59．Students can get developed in practical working skill through ___________.

A．business training      B communlty activities

C．parental involvement     D．school teaching

60．Which of the following can be the main idea of idea text?

A．Parents play an important part in children’s education．

B．Communities have no effect on the way to new and high ideals．

C．Parents and other organizations should all be responsible for children’s growth

D．Businesses may arrange softie training courses for students．

E

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are，it is the same with the challenges that come withfriendship．When we are faced with a challenge，we usually have two choices. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the trouble and call it quits．Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do，in most cases all that is needed is commitment(承诺)and communication．

When we are committed to something， it means that no matter how painful or how uncomfortable something is，we will always choose to face it through instead of running away from it．Communication is making a space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend，“I got my feelings hurt．” rather than“You hurt my feelings．”you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster．

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you,try to see them for what they are：small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over,and hurt only serves to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up，it happens to everyone，and some day you will look back on all of this and say,“Hard as it was，it made me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”

61．What is the underlined word“committed”can be replaced by ____________.

A．devoted    B satisfied    C．smpdsed  D．interested

62．It can be inferred from the text that _____________．

A. friendship needs challenges

B．challenges shape our character

C．small hurdles aren’t worth the trouble

D. commitment promotes friendship

63．The writer suggests that _____________ when faced with a challenge．

A. one should call it quits

B. one should temporarily run away from it

C. one should be committed and communicable

D．one should lay it aside for a while

64．According to the passage，if your friend hurts your feelings，you are well advised to _______________．

A．forget it          B．talk to him／her about it directly

C．communicate properly with him／her  D．run away from it

65．The whole passage is centered on the relationship between _____________．

A．friendship and challenges

B．commitment and communication

C．communication and friendship

D．challenges and the ways to get through