Children and young people tend to have certain role models – people they want to be like when they grow
1 . Though at first children would have wished to copy their mother, father or a (n)
2 relative, gradually these role models are thought of as famous people or popular
3 . People have different opinions about whether popular stars or other famous people are good role models for children. Charming models, such as Katie Price, are often
4 and thought highly of by young girls. This is the biggest worry of parents and teachers. They wish to
5 their children to have the concept that success is achieved through hard work and
6 rather than an attractive looking.
Most people tend to grow up to be those
7 are close to home — their parents or family friends. Some decide to be like their favorite teacher. A child who loves to
8 may want to grow to be the next Picasso or Van Gogh; Someone who loves to
9 might imagine themselves as a famous writer; if a child enjoys dancing, he or she
10 well admire a famous dancer, but this is not the case. A lot of dance students wish to be like their
11 teacher.
Therefore, the job of a teacher is
12 just providing knowledge of a given subject. They should be able to
13 their students’ trust and
14 them well. Helping youngsters to learn from models, to learn how to accept
15 with grace(优雅) and losing with respect, is central to any parent’s or teacher’s job. Manners are very important and a dance teacher can make use of his or her position and influence(影响) to introduce good behaviors to youngsters.
| 小题1: | | A．younger | B．stronger | C．older | D．taller |
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| 小题2: | | A．generous | B．favorite | C．ordinary | D．humorous |
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| 小题3: | | A．fans | B．stars | C．singers | D．dancers |
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| 小题4: | | A．awarded | B．admired | C．admitted | D．afforded |
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| 小题5: | | A．encourage | B．receive | C．hold | D．ignore |
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| 小题6: | | A．luck | B．imagination | C．effort | D．effect |
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| 小题8: | | A．read and write | B．sing and dance | C．listen and speak | D．draw and paint |
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| 小题9: | | A．write | B．read | C．travel | D．think |
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| 小题10: | | A．should | B．may | C．must | D．need |
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| 小题11: | | A．dance | B．music | C．art | D．piano |
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| 小题12: | | A．better than | B．less than | C．more than | D．rather than |
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| 小题13: | | A．receive | B．lose | C．gain | D．accept |
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| 小题14: | | A．communicate with | B．keep up with | C．come up with | D．catch up with |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenging | B．falling | C．failing | D．winning |
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