D. feel disappointed in her
B
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. 65. 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.
66. 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
67. According to the passage, the underlined word “bullying” is closest in meaning to“_______”. A. helping B. punishing
C. hurting D. protecting
68. 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
C
One August afternoon, Richard Allen dropped off his last passenger, Mrs. Carey. Lifting two grocery bags, he followed her across the yard and stood on the step of her house. Glancing up, he saw a large wasp（黄蜂） nest under the roof. Allen had heard that wasps can become more likely to sting (sting, sting, stung蜇) in summer. He mentioned this to Mrs. Carey, who had opened the door.
“Oh, they don?t bother me,” she said lightly. “I go in and out all the time.” Anxiously, Allen looked at the nest again—— to see the wasps flying straight at him. “Hurry!” he shouted to Mrs. Carey. “Get in!”
She stepped quickly inside. Allen ran for his mini-bus. Too late; they were upon him. Just as he jumped aboard, half a dozen red spots showed on his arm, and he felt more on his back and shoulders.
As he was driving down the road, Allen felt as if something was burning at the back of his neck, and the “fire” was spreading forward toward his face. And immediate anxiety took hold of him. Allen knew that stings could cause some persons
to die. But he had been stung the previous summer and the after-effects soon passed. However, what he didn?t know what that the first sting had turned his body into a time bomb waiting for the next to set off an explosion.
Miles from the nearest medical assistance, Allen began to feel his tongue thick and heavy and his heartbeat louder. Most frightening, he felt his breathing more and more difficult. He reached for the radio mike（话筒）, trying to call the mini-bus center, but his words were hardly understandable. Signals were also poor that far out. He knew a rescue team was on 24-hour duty at the Amherst Fire Department?s north station. So his best chance was to make a run for it.
Rushing down the mountain, Allen tried not to panic, focusing his mind on each sharp turn. He was almost through the last of them when he felt sure he was going into shock（休克）. Just then he reached for the radio mike again.
“Call fire station,” he shouted, concentrating to form the words. “Emergency. Bee sting. Emergency. There in ten minutes.”
“Five-ten,” the center replied.
Hold on, Allen thought. Keep your eyes open. Breathe. Keep awake.
At last he reached the station. Two firemen ran out. Allen felt their hands grasp him before he hit the ground. You made it, he thought.
69. It is mentioned in the passage that wasps are more likely to attack when _______. A. there are huge noises B. strangers are approaching C. the air is filled with food smell D. the hottest season comes around
70. Allen didn?t know that if stung by wasps again, he would _______. A. have no after-effects B. suffer from sharper pain C. surely lose his life D. become more sensitive
71. Allen failed at his first attempt to send his message to the mini-bus center because _______.
A. he was unable to speak clearly B. his radio equipment was poor C. he was in a state of shock D. no one was on duty
72. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Allen, A Helpless Driver B. Wasps, Bloody Killers C. A Race Against Death D. War Against Wasps
D
One morning a few years ago, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine overslept. For this busy man, it was a sort of alarm: after years of non-stop hard work, he might wear himself out and die an early death.
Only after a week?s leave—— during which he read novels, listened to music and walked with his wife on a beach—— was Rudenstine able to return to work.