2013上海徐汇、松江、金山二模英语试题及答案(8)

　　4. Do not allow your children to be rude.

　　My son is expected to share， answer others when they greet him and congratulate those who succeed. By teaching him about politeness， I make sure he realizes that others’ feelings are worth taking into account. If he can get that into his little towhead， he will have learned the most basic foundation of human interaction.

　　5.

　　78.

　　A common misstatement about child development is that “kids don‘t come with instruction manuals（操作指南）。” Not true—they do. They tell you when they’re hungry. They tell you when they’re lonely or scared. They are like little guided tours of themselves. Children will tell you what they want， although not always with words. Fatigue， irritability and sadness are ways of telling Dad what they need. Look and listen.

　　6.

　　79.

　　When Tommy knows he is loved for himself， not for any particular accomplishment， he has a certain peace that allows him to learn better， sleep better， play better， be more helpful around the house. Whether he becomes a rocket scientist or a plumber， I want Tommy to know he‘s No. 1 with me.

　　7.

　　80.

　　If you decide your kids come before your sales quota or bridge game， you will find that all the other pieces of Daddyhood fall into place. When you put your kids first， you’re getting the most value for every hour on earth. What’s more， you have made the rightest decision of your life.

　　—BENJAMIN J. STEIN in The Washingtonian

　　Section D

　　Directions： Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

　　It is estimated that around of the approximately six thousand languages that are spoken today， over three thousand of them are likely to have disappeared by the year 2100. Many of these are now classified as endangered languages and are classified as such by factors such as the number of speakers a language has， the age of the speakers， and the percentage of the youngest generation acquiring fluency in the language. For example， a language with many tens of thousands of speakers may be considered endangered if the children in the community are no longer learning the language. This scenario （情节） may happen in a place like Indonesia which as many different languages in use， but is trying to make communication easier by teaching a national language nation-wide. In another scenario， a language may only have a few hundred speakers but may not be considered endangered because all of the children in the community are learning the language.