shaking his head． \， Scott!\， as the colored paper was falling all over the room． After that， we helped Jason clean up the colored paper． It was a really fun April Fool's Day!

（1）Scott played a trick on his on April Fool's Day． A．friend B． teacher C． student D． brother

（2）Scott and his friends spent blowing up the 300 balloons． A． a day B． a week C． a month D． an hour

（3）Jason felt it when the balloons were popped． A． scary B．boring C． funny D． relaxing

（4）What did Scott and his friends do before they left Jason's apartment？ A． They told a few stories．

B． They hid the key in the apartment． C． They drank some coffee．

D． They cleaned up the colored paper．

（5）What can be a suitable title for the text？ A． Teachers and Students B． April Fool's Day Balloons C． A Good College Teacher D．Jason and His Roommate

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fire left burn scars（伤疤）over 18 percent of her body， including on her face， neck and arms． She got better and returned to school． Her classmates were mean， though． They made fun of her scars． \，she said．

Her nurses at the hospital had a suggestion． They said she should go to a camp for kids who had been burned． She went there every summer for 10 years． It helped her feel better． She met kids who could understand what she went through．

The burn camp started in 1988． Since then， it has been offering children with burn scars a week of relief from looking different． Campers go there to swim， play games and do many other things．

Kevin Aeling is 14． This is his second summer at the camp． A year and a half ago， a terrible fire left scars over 25 percent of his body．

At first， he was not sure if he wanted to go to the camp． \， 'I don't want people to stare at me，\． \， sKev， it's a burn camp． Other people are there who have burns．'\． After camp， his mother noticed a difference． He was no longer embarrassed about the special clothes he had to wear for his scars． He was more comfortable being himself．

Every year， the Thursday of the camp week is Fire Truck Day． Fire trucks arrive， along with campers from previous（以前的）years， doctors and nurses， and family members． Campers can see fire trucks up close and talk with firefighters． Sometimes， they are the very firefighters who rescued the campers months or years earlier． Fire Truck Day allows them to see each other in a happy situation， which is always the campers 5 most unforgettable day．

（1）What do we know about Dana Csonka from Paragraph 1？ A． She got burned in her school． B． She is an eight﹣year﹣old schoolgirl． C． She has scars all over her body． D． She was lonely because of her scars．

（2）Which of the following is NOT true about the burn camp？ A． It started about thirty years ago．

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B． The campers are kids with burn scars． C． Kids spend a month at the camp． D． It has many activities for the campers．

（3）What does the writer mainly want to tell us in Paragraph 5？ A． The camp made a difference to Kevin． B． Kevin's friends always stared at him． C． Kevin's mother was worried about him． D． Kevin felt embarrassed at the camp．

（4）What do we know about Fire Truck Day from the last paragraph？ A． It takes place in the hospital． B．It means a lot to the campers． C． It's just for family members． D．It makes the campers feel sad．

（5）What's the writer's purpose of writing the text？ A．To speak highly of the firefighters．

B． To show great pity to the kids with burn scars． C． To cheer up the kids with burn scars． D． To introduce a burn camp and some campers．

42．（10分）Are kids getting too much praise？ Too much praise may be doing kids more harm than good．

A cover story in Scholastic Instructor magazine asks whether kids today are over﹣praised． The concern is that while trying to build up kids' confidence（自信），parents are paying little attention to kids' real goals and achievements． In a recent study， eighth graders in Korea and the United States were asked whether they were good at math． Among the American students， 39 percent said they were excellent at math， compared to just 6 percent of the Korean eighth graders． But the reality was somewhat different． The Korean kids scored far better than the over﹣confident American students．

The disadvantage of too much praise is that kids may start to focus on the reward rather than what they are learning， Worse， when a student fails， whose confidence comes from a blind sense of achievement rather than his or her actual abilities， the result can be devastating

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（毁灭性的）．This doesn't mean we shouldn't praise our kids or that teachers shouldn't try to build up their students 5 self﹣confidence． But self﹣confidence should be the result of good grades and real achievements， not empty praise from others．

Last month， Cognitive Daily reported that parents and teachers should be specific rather than general when they offer praise． An example of general praise is telling a child， \smart．\， \．， or \on your math test．\show \， compared with kids who receive specific praise about their achievement on a task． The reason： a child who knows she's a smart girl feels defeated（挫败的）if she has trouble reading a sentence． But a child who has been told she is a good reader is more likely to have confidence in that specific ability and work a little harder to deal with a more difficult book．

（1）What can we learn from the study of the eighth graders in Paragraph 2？ A． American students are over﹣praised． B． Over﹣confident students may achieve less．

（2）According to Paragraph 3， kids' self﹣confidence should come from ． A． teachers 5 love and support B． what they get from parents C． a blind sense of achievement D． what they are able to do well

（3）Which of the following best explains \？ A． Exact． B． Careful． C． Scientific． D． Professional

（4）What will kids getting general praise do in the face of problems with learning？ A． Ask others for advice． B． Probably give up easily． C． Work them out alone．

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