興化一中高二下學(xué)期月月考英語(yǔ)試卷

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精2016-2017學(xué)年度興化市第一中學(xué)第二次月考試卷高二英語(yǔ)制卷人：紀(jì)莉2017。5.23第一部分：聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)第一節(jié)聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題.每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍.WhenwillbethenexttraintoParis？A.At8:30。B.At9:00.C。At9:30.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowabouttheman？A。Hisweekendplan.B。Hisworkingability。C。Hisworkinghours.3。Whereisthemangoing？A。Thestore。B。Theapartment.C。Theoffice.4。What’stheman?A.Astudent。B。Acook.C。Awaiter。5.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Leaveamessage.B.Waitforthemanager。C。Makeanappointment。第二節(jié)聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,各小題給出5秒鐘的做答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍.聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6。What’sJenny’sproblem？A。Shedislikesthehistoryclass。B.Shedoesassignmentspoorly。C.Shedoesn’tdowellinexams.7。Whatdoesthewomansuggestdoing？A。CheckingJenny’sassignmentseveryday.B.QuizzingJennybeforeeachtest。C.TalkingtoJenny’sclassmates。聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題.8。Whatdoesthemanborrowbooksfor？A.Areport.B.Ahistorytest。C.Someresearch9.Whenshouldthemanreturnthosebooks?A.NextSaturday。B。NextWednesday.C.NextMonday.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題10。WhatdoesthewomanwanttocallonAnn?A.Annjustgotoutofthehospital.B.Anninviteshertoaparty.C.Annjustmovedtoanewhouse.11。WhatdoweknowaboutRick?A.Hewasill。B.Hehasbeenbusy。C。Heisadoctor。12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.InviteRicktodinner.B。CallAnn。C.Gotothehospital.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Howmanynightswillthemanstayinthehotel?A.One。B。Two.C。Three。14。Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo？A。Showhispassport.B。Fillinaform。C.Payincash.15.Howmuchshouldthemanpayfortheroom？A。￥108.B.￥160.C.￥320.16。Whatservicedoesthemanaskaboutintheend?A.Amorningcall.B.Thebreakfast。C。Roomcleaning。聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題.17.What’stheman’sproblem?A。Healwaysfeelstired。B。Heisabitoverweight.C。Hegetssickeasily。18。Whendoesthemangethomefromwork？A.At9:00pm。B。At6：00pm。C。At5：30pm.19.Whatdoesthemanusuallydorightafterdinner?A。Hehasanap。B。Hereadsthenewspaper。C。HewatchesTV。20。Whatcausedtheman’sproblemaccordingtohimself？A.Hislifestyle。B。Hiswork.C.Hisblood.第二部分:英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)（共15小題；每小題1分,滿分15分）21.Ittookhimawhilehimselfhisnewsurroundings.。A.toadapt；toB。toadopt;toC。adapting;toD.adopting;to22.Hewasnotthatmean.Onthecontrary，hewastoeverybodywithhismoney。A.fortunateB。generousC。diligentD.familiar23.Hiseffortstoraisemoneyforhisprogramwere________,becausenooneshowedanyintentiontotakeacentoutoftheirpockets。A.inpeace B.insight C.ineffect D.invain24。I’dappreciate________ifyouwouldliketoteachmehowtousethecomputer。.A。itB。thatC.thisD.you/25.TakecareonAprilFool’sDay。Don’tbelieve_________youhearoryoumightbetakeninbyafriend.A。anythingB.everythingC。nothingD.something26。Underthepressurefromhiscolleagues,Tomeventually______thatshedidnothavetherequiredqualificationsanddecidedtoquitthejob.A.assumed B。acknowledged C。addressed D.accelerated27。_________fromyourfamilyandfriends，thoughitmaycauseshort—termdiscomfort,doesn'thavetobeaspainfulasitseems。A.BeingseparatedB.SeparatedC。HavingseparatedD.Separating28.Peoplehavethebelief_______factoriesshouldproducefewerthingsfromrawmaterials，_______thesupplyisgrowingsmallerandsmaller。A.which；that B。that;ofwhich C。that;whose D。which；whose29。—Youlookupset.What’sthematter？—Ihadmyproposal_____again。A.turneddownB。turnedonC。turnedoffD.turnedover30._______snacksanddrinks，buttheyalsobroughtcardsforentertainmentwhentheyhadapicnicintheforest.A。NotonlytheybroughtB.NotonlydidtheybringC.NotonlybroughttheyD。Notonlytheydidbring31.ItwasnotuntilIcamehere________thisplacewasfamousfornotonlyitsbeautybutalsoitsweather。A.whenIrealized B.thatIrealizedC。didIrealize D。beforeIrealized32.Withagood_________ofEnglishandcomputerskills,sheissuperiortoothercandidates。A。understanding B.guidance C.command D。ability33。Facedwithtroubleordifficulty，apersontakes_______helpthatisavailable．A．whenever B．whatever C．wherever D．however34?！?—DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?—-—_______Ifeelabitcold。A.Ofcoursenot。 B.I’dratheryoudidn’t。C。Goahead。 D。Whynot？35?！?-I'veheardthatMissXuehasbeenawardedfirstprizeinthecompositioncontest.Whataboutyou?—-—Oh，actually，it’sapieceofcakeforherbut_______forme。A。child’splay B。aseasyaspieC.acupoftea D。ahardnuttocrack第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分) FindingmeaningThisisapartofDebraJarvis’speechatTEDin2014，whichdescribedwhatshelearnedwhenshewasacancerpatient。In2005,itwasatabigcancercenterwhereIwasworking36Ireceivedthenewsthatmymotherhadbreastcancer。Andthenfivedayslater,IreceivedthenewsthatIhadbreastcancer。MymotherandIcanbecompetitive，butIwasreallynottryingto37withheronthisone.Ilearnedalotbeingapatient，andoneofthesurprisingthingswasthatonlyasmallpartofthecancerexperienceisabout38。Mostofitisaboutfeelingsandfaith，losingand39youridentity,anddiscovering40youneverevenknewyouhad。It’saboutrealizingthatthemostimportantthingsinlifearenotthingsatall,41relationships。It’saboutlaughinginthe42ofuncertaintyandlearningthatthewaytogetoutofalmostanythingistosay:“I43cancer.”SotheotherthingI44wasthatIdon'thaveto45“cancersurvivor"asmyidentity。Sometimes,itfeelslikepeoplearetoocrazy46itandtheystarttellingushowwe’regoingtofeel.Aboutaweekaftermyoperation，wehadahouseguest。Soatdinnerthatnight，ourhouseguestsaid:“Youknow,Deb，nowyou'rereallygoingtolearnwhat’s47。Yes，youaregoingtomakesomebigchangesinyourlife，andnowyou’regoingtostart48aboutyourdeath。Yep，thiscancerisyourwake-upcall.”Now，thesearegolden49comingfromsomeonewhoisspeakingabouttheirownexperience,butwhensomeoneistellingyouhowyouaregoingtofeel,itdoesn’t50.Aftermytreatment，itjustfeltlikeeveryonewastellingmewhatmy51wasgoingtomean.ItwasatthatpointwhereIfeltlike，ohmyGod,thisisjust52overmylife.Andthat’swhenItoldmyself:Takechargeofyourexperience。Don’tletit53you.Weallknowthatthewaytodealwiththisunpleasantexperience,withloss,withanylife-changingexperience，istofind54.Buthere’sthething：Noonecantelluswhatourexperiencemeans。Wehaveto55whatitmeans。A。where B.that C。what D.whichA。agree B。compete C。argue D.struggleA.adventure B.medicine C.life D。moneyA.receiving B.exchanging C.defending D.findingA.energy B.fitness C。strength D。forceA。and B。so C。but D。forA。middle B。front C.face D。courseA.hate B.have C.dislike D.advocateA.learned B。studied C。recognized D。assumedA.takeoff B。takeon C.takeback D。takeinA.at B。about C。on D。ofA。important B。splendid C.remote D。originalA。debating B.worrying C.thinking D.quarrellingA。languages B.rules C.sayings D.wordsA。workout B。payoff C.holdout D。makesenseA.puzzle B。experience C.loss D.effectA。handing B。getting C.taking D。turningA.allocate B.control C。instruct D。blameA.difficulty B。truth C.fact D。meaning A。respect B。suggest C.decide D。insist第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。AWealwaysconvinceourselvesthatlifewillbebetterafterwegetmarried,haveababy,thenanother。Thenwearefrustratedthatthekidsaren’toldenoughandwe’llbemorecontentwhentheyare.Afterthatwe’refrustratedthatwehaveteenagerstodealwith。Wewillcertainlybehappywhentheyareoutofthatstage.

Wealwaystellourselvesthatourlifewillbecompletewhenourspouse(配偶）getshisorheracttogether,whenwegetanicercar,andareabletogoonanicevacation,whenweretire.Thetruthis,there’snobettertimethanrightnow。Ifnotnow,when?Ourlifewillalwaysbefilledwithchallenges.It'sbesttoadmitthistoourselvesanddecidetobehappyanyway。

OneofmyfavoritequotescomesfromAlfredSouza。Hesaid,“Foralongtimeithadseemedtomethatlifewasabouttobegin-—reallife。Buttherewasalwayssomebarrierintheway,somethingtobegottenthroughfirst，someunfinishedbusiness,timestilltobeserved,adebttobepaid。Thenlifewouldbegin.Atlastitdawnedontomethatthesebarriersweremylife?！盩hisperspective(看法）hashelpedmetoseethatthereisnowaytohappiness。Happinessistheway.Sotreasureeverymomentthatyouhave.Andrememberthattimewaitsfornoone.Sostopwaitinguntilyoufinishschool，untilyougobacktoschool；untilyougetmarried，untilyougetdivorced;untilyouhavekids,untilyourkidsleavehome；untilyoustartwork,untilyouretire；untilyougetanewcarorhome；untilspring；untilyouarebornagaintodecidethatthereisnobettertimethanrightnowtobehappy..。.

Happinessisajourney，notadestination.So,Worklikeyoudon’tneedmoney。Lovelikeyou’veneverbeenhurt.Anddancelikenoone’swatching。

56。Accordingtotheauthor，themistakenideaweusuallyhaveis。A。lifeisalwaysincomplete B。childrenleadtounhappinessC.lifeisfullofchallenges D.lifewillbebetterinthefuture57。TheauthormakeshispointclearinParagraph2that。A.we'dbetterdecidedtobehappynow B。challengesinlifecannotbeavoidedC。wehadbetterwaituntilweareoldD。itiswiseforustowaitforbetterdays58.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“itdawnedonme”(inparagraph3)mean?A。somethingstrangehappenedtome B.Ibegantorealizeforthefirsttime.C。Ifoundatdawn。 D.astrangeideaoccurredtomeinthedarkBTellourstory,makeyourmark

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PleaseapplyonlineviatheCouncil’swebsiteat。ukorcontacttheRecruitmentTeamat01708433039。ClosingdateforcompletedapplicationsisFriday,18thApril2008.Interviewswillbescheduledfortheweekbeginning28thApril2008。59.Haveringisinneedofhigh-levelpersonnel________。

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D。SeniorMediaOfficers61.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________。A。disabledapplicantswillbeguaranteedaninterviewB。alltheapplicantswillbeinterviewedon28thApril2008C.applicantsshouldhandintheapplicationformsbefore18thApril2008D。applicantscantalkwithMarkLeechaboutthepositiononthewebsiteCThelargestcampaignofkillingratsinhistoryissettopoisonmillionsofratsonthesub—AntarcticislandofSouthGeorgia。Scientistssaythecampaignplannedfor2013and2014willrestorebeautifulItwassailorsinthelate18thcenturywhounintentionallyintroducedratstowhathadbeenafreshenvironment.“Ifwecandestroytherats，atleast100millionbirdswillreturntotheirhomeonSouthGeorgia,"saysTonyMartin,abiologyprofessorattheUniversityofSouthGeorgiaisbyfarthelargestislandtogetridofanimalsthatdestroynativewildlifeafterbeingintroduceddeliberatelyoraccidentallybypeople.Thoughratsandmicehavedonethemostdamage，cats,foxes,goats,deer,rabbitsandotherspecieshavebeentargetedinthecampaignsaroundtheworld。SouthGeorgiaisseventimesthesizeofNewZealand’sCampbellIsland,currentlythelargestareaeverkillingrats。Thesuccessfulwaragainst“NewZealandpioneeredthetechniquesforriddingislandsofratsandinfactouroperationonSouthGeorgiaisbasedonNewZealand’stechnology。”SaysMartin?！癝omeNewZealanderswillbehelpingourcampaign，includingourchiefpilot,PeterGarden，whowasalsochiefpilotfortheprojectsatCampbellIslandandRatThesecondandthirdstagesin2013and2014willinvolvedroppingasmuchas300tonsofpoisonfromtheairontoeverypartoftheislandwhereratsmightlive。Itisahugeoperation,carriedoutduringthestormysouthernautumnwhentheratsarehungryandtherisksofpoisoningnativewildlifearelessthaninthespringandsummermonths?！癐deallywe’ddoinwinterbuttheweathermakesthattoorisky，"Martinsays.Theecologicalpaybackwillbepriceless。ButMartinsays,“Thefullbenefitswilltakedecadestoarrive，becausesomeofthesebirdsareslowtohatch?！?2.Accordingtothepassage,howdidtheratsappearonthesub—AntarcticislandofA.TheyescapedtherefromCampbellB.Theywereintroducedtherebysailorsaccidentally。C.Theywereattractedtherebywildlife.D。Theywerebroughtinbypeopledeliberately。63.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutPeterGarden？A。Heisinchargeofthecampaignonthesub—Antarcticisland。B.HemadegreatcontributionstotheprojectatCampbellIslandandRatC。Hewillbenefitalotfromthecampaignonthesub-Antarcticisland.D.Hewillbetheonlypilotfortheprojectonthesub-Antarcticisland。64.TheoperationofriddingSouthGeorgiaofratsistocarriedoutinautumnbecause_________.A.thewaragainstCampbellB。onlythendotheNewZealanderstohelptheoperationhavethesparetime。C。ratsthenneedmorefoodandtheoperationdoeslessharmtonativewildlife.D.thepoisonkillsratsmoreeffectivelythanitdoesinanyotherseason.65.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？.A。ThecampaigninSouthGeorgiawillfullyfollowinthefootstepsofthatonCampbellB.Thecampaignofkillingratswillbenefitthenativewildlifeinashorttime。C.Thefirststageofkillingratsonthesub—Antarcticislanddidn’tmakegreatachievements。D。Ratsaren'ttheonlyspeciestobeblamedforthedisappearanceofwildlife.DMostteenscan’twaittolearntodrive。Notsowithme.Drivingmademenervous.Ididn’tgetalicenseuntilIturned24yearsold.Asaresult,whenIfirstmarried，weonlyhadonecarandcarpooledtowork.Myhusband’shoursweredifferentfromminebyonehour。Iworkedearlier.Sohedroppedmeoffandwenttothedinertodrinkcoffeeuntilworktime。Then，intheafternoons，IleisurelywalkedthethreemilestohisworkplacewhereIwaitedinhiscar,readingabook.Onedaywhilewaitingforhim,InoticedthemostbeautifulCadillacpullinthelot。Itwaspowderblueandsleeklooking。Thekindofcaryoudreamabout.Iwasbusilyadmiringthecar，whenInoticedthedriver.Honestly，shewasprobablytheprettiestwomanIhadeverseenoffthemoviescreen。ShepulledintothespotbesideourcaranditwasallIcoulddonottostare。TherewasastrikingresemblancetoLizTaylor.Jetblackhairandalabasterskin。Oureyesmadecontactandshesmiledatme.Hereyeswereasblueasthesea，andteethlikeanevenrowofpearls。Shewaswearingalightblueshirtthatjustmatchedhercar.Peekingthroughherlong,softlycurledhairIcouldseegoldhoopearrings.Theyhadtobegoldtoshinelikethat。Acoupleofminuteslater，anicelookingmancameoutofthebuilding,enteredhercar,leanedoverandkissedherandshedroveaway.Sittingthereinmyjeans,shirtandhairinaponytail，Iwantedtocry。Howcouldsomepeoplehaveitall?MaybeIwouldhaveforgottenabouther,butthefollowingweek,Isawheragain。Thenitbecamealmostroutinetoseeheraboutonceaweek。Sheseemedfriendlyandalwayswaved，flashingabigsmile.Myenvylingeredlongaftershedroveaway.Manynightswhensleepevadedme，Iwouldthinkaboutthebeautifullady。Iwonderedifsheandherhusbandateout，andwheretheydined，andwhatshewaswearing.Iwantedhertogetoutofthecarandletmeseeherfulllength。Didshewearreallyhighheeledshoesandpants,oraskirt。Iwouldgetmyanswersinacoupleofweeks.Sittinginourusualparkinglot,Iwasholdingmybook,watchingheroverthetopofit.Shewaswaitingandwhenherhusbandcametothecar，shecalledtohim.Theyspokeafewwordsandheopenedthecardoorforhertostepout。Hetookherarmandhelpedheroutofthecar。Icouldseeverywellasshemovedtogetout。Shewaswearingaskirt.Shehaltinglywalkedaroundtothepassengersideveryslowly，leaningonawalkingcane。Sittingsidewaysinthecar，sheliftedonelegwithherhandsandthentheotherone。Thebeautifulladyhadaprosthesisontheleftlegandabraceontherightleg。Icouldn'twatchthemdriveawayasthetearswereblindingme.ForweeksIhadenviedthiswomanandherwayoflife，whileIhadbeenabletowalkthreemilestoourcar！Whenmyhusbandarrivedandfoundmecrying，heimmediatelyaskedwhatwaswrong.Throughmytears,Itoldhimaboutthebeautifullady。Hesaidheknewherhusbandandalsoknewthestory.Thebeautifulladyandherparentswereinacarthateitherstalledorgotcaughtontherailroadtracksandwashitbyatrain.Bothparentswerekilledandshewasseverelyinjured.Shewasonly12yearsold.Therailroadmadealargesettlementwithherbecausethecrossinghadnosignals。Heexplainedhercarwasspeciallybuiltforherneedsaswellasthehome。Iprayedforforgivenessallthewayhome。TheladyIthoughthadeverythingIdidn’t。IrealizedhowluckyIwastohavemyparents，theabilitytowalk,runordancethroughlifeandmanywonderfulthingsmoneycan'tbuy.Iwouldnothavetradedplaceswiththebeautifulladyforanything。Whenyoumeetapersonwhoseemstobemuchbetteroffthanyou,don’tbefooled。66。Intheafternoonsthewomanwalkedthreemilestoherhusband’sworkplaceto___.A.takeexerciseonthewayB.meetthebeautifulladyC.enjoythesceneryandreadingD。waitforherhusband67。Afterseeingthebeautifullady,thewomanconcluded_______。A。thebeautifulladyledarichandhappylifeB。thebeautifulladylikedtoshowoffherselfC.sheandherhusbandmustmakemoremoneyD。sheshouldn’thavemarriedherhusband68.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A。Thewomanlearnedthathealthandfamilyaremoreimportant。B.Thewomanwaspoorandcouldn'taffordanothercarandfancyclothes。C.Thewomanenviedthebeautifulladyofhercapablehusband.D.Thewomanregrettedmarryingherhusband.69。Theunderlinedword“haltingly”（paragraph10)probablymeans________。A.proudly B.excitedly C.difficultly D.steadily70.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Seeingisbelieving B.TrustherheartinsteadofherlookC.Lookscanbedeceiving D.Fooledbyherlook第II卷第一部分:任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題；每小題l分,滿分l0分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞.請(qǐng)將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。Theback—to—schoolseasonisuponus,andonceagain，parentsacrossthecountryhaveloadedtheirkids’backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It’sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelseweshouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool。Americanparentsarefeelingparticularlyanxiousaboutthatquestionthisyear.Theeducationalprocessfeelsmorethaneverlikearace,onethatstartsinpre—schoolanddoesn'tenduntilyourchildisadmittedtotheperfectcollege。Mostparentsaremoreworriedthantheyneedtobeabouttheirchildren’sgrades,testscoresandIQ.Andwhatwedon’tthinkaboutenoughishowtohelpourchildrenbuildtheircharacter—howtohelpthemdevelopskillslikeperseverance,optimism,responsibility,andself-control，whichtogetherdomoretodeterminesuccessthanS.A.T.scoresorI。Q。Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren’sschoolperformancemayactuallybeholdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills。Ifyou’reconcernedonlywithachild'sG。P.A。，thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.Withrealchallengecomestheriskofrealfailure.Andinacompetitiveacademicenvironment，theideaoffailurecanbeveryscary,tostudentsandparentsalike.Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter。Recentresearchbyateamofpsychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshappyandconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhood?！癘vercomingthoseobstacles，”theresearchersassumed,“couldteacheffectivecopingskills,helpengagesocialsupportnetworks，createasenseofmasteryoverpastadversity,andfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfullyinthefuture?！盉ycontrast,whenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteacherstogetanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey’regoodat—wearedenyingthemthosesamecharacter-buildingexperiences。AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDanKindlonhavewritten,thatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthood，whenoverprotectedyoungpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon’tknowhowtoovercomethem。Intheclassroomandoutsideofit,Americanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechances,tochallengethemselves,toriskfailure.Inthemeantime,givingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebestwayswecanhelpthemsucceed.BacktoSchool:WhyPerseveranceIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades？CommonphenomenaParentsthroughoutAmerica71________theirkids’backpacksupwithsnacksandschoolsupplies。ManyAmericanparentsdon’t72________enoughimportancetotheirkids’characterbuilding.Thewriter’s73__________Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids’characterbuilding.Evidenceand74______findingsParents’anxietyabouttheirkids’performancemay75themfromlearningsomevaluableskills。Parentsconcernedonlywithakid’sG。P。A。havea76tominimizethechallengesthec