阅读理解,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
Mylittlebrotherissixyearsoldinfirstgrade.Yesterdayhegavemumaletterfromhisteacher.“Igotaredflag(红旗)today.Couldyoupleasesignthisnote?”hesaid.Thenoteshowedthathehadbeentalkingduringreadingtime.Hegetsa“redflag”onlyonceinawhile.Hisrealworryisthathehardlyevergetstopscoresinhisschoolwork.Thebesthegetsis“OK”butoftenhisscoreis“Youcandobetterthanthis”.Mymumtellsme“Youcandobetterthanthis”wouldmean“Verybad”inChina.
It'sinterestingthoughbecauseteachersforlittlekidsinAmericaneversayanythingtoobadabouttheirstudents;evenifthestudentsaremakingtroubleinclassornotworkinghardenough.Theworsttheymightsayis“Pleasebenicertomorrow”.ManyparentsarepleasedwithaB-gradeforeachsubject.
I'veheardthatthingsaredifferentinChineseschools.Expectations(期望)areveryhighforstudents.EvenfromfirstgradehomeworkwasquitealotformyrelativesinNanjing.Isometimesfeltthatmyfirst-gradeChinesecousinspentmoretimeonhomeworkthanIdidwhenIwasa6thgraderintheUS(thisisthesameasthe6thgradeinChina)!Yethisparentsandschoolthoughthewasabadstudent.Buttomehewassmarteventhoughhedidn'tmeethisparents'expectations.MyparentstellmethatsomestudentswholiveinChinabeforecomingtothiscountryareyearsearlierinmathandscience!
Doyouthinkit’stoostrictinChina?Ordoyouthinkthatit’snotstrictenoughinAmerica?Maybebotharetrue!
1.Thewriter'slittlebrothergotaredflagyesterdaybecausehe________.
A.didsomethinggood B.workedhardenough
C.gottopscores D.madetroubleinclass
2.Whenstudentsget"OK"itmeanstheyget________scoresintheirschoolwork.
A.top B.medium C.lowest D.thebest
3.ManyparentsinAmericadon'tget________whentheirkidsgetaB-gradeintheirschool.
A.happy B.glad C.angry D.pleased
4.Fromthepassagewecanclearlyseethewriterthinks__________.
A.AmericanteachersarebetterthanChineseteachers
B.expectati