高考高三英語3月月考模擬試題03

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項,

并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。

每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.WhatisVincent'snationality?

A.French.B.Spanish.C.Italian.

2.Whatwillthespeakersmove?

A.Thetelevision.B.Thecupboard.C.Thepicture.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shejustgaveupherapartment.

B.Shehasbeenlookingforanapartment.

C.Shehasjustboughtareasonablypricedhouse.

4.Whatmighttheweatherbeliketomorrowafternoon?

A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Fine.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abutterfly.B.Apainting.C.Anargument.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選

出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽每段對話戒獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5

秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題，

6.Whatistheman'sdestination?

A.Helsinki.B.NewYork.C.SaltLakeCity.

7.Howmanyhourswillittakethemantohisdestination?

A.18hours.B.22hours.C.23hours.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題,

8.Whydidthemangethomelateyesterday?

A.Hemissedthetrain.B.Hehadanaccident.C.Thetrainwascancelled.

9.Howdidthemangethomeyesterday?

A.Hetookabusandwalkedalongwayhome.

B.Hetookatrainfortwohours.

C.Hewalkedhomealltheway.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisoneofthepurposesofthecentre?

A.Toprovideworkopportunitiesforgraduatingstudents.

B.ToteachstudentshowtouseEnglishintheirdailylives.

C.Tohelpinternationalstudentspreparetoenterinstitutionsabroad.

11.WhenshouldoneapplytotheprogramifthefalltermbeginsonAugust30th?

A.ByMay30th.B.ByJune30th.C.ByJuly30th.

12.Howcanoneapplyforthecourses?

A.Byphoningthecenter.

B.Byfillingin（heapplicationonline.

C.Byfaxingtheapplicationtothecenter.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthematterwiththeman?

A.Hehasacold.B.Hehastheflu.C.Hehasahighfever.

14.Howlonghasthemanbeensick?

A.SinceFriday.B.SinceSaturday.C.SinceSunday.

15.Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman'ssuggestionatfirst?

A.Herefusesit.B.Heispleasedwithit.C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutit.

16.Howoftenwillthemandrinkthespecialtea?

A.Twiceaday.B.Threetimesaday.C.Fourtimesaday.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthefirstprize?

A.Atwo-weekholiday.B.A500-dollarcamera.C.TwoplainticketstoJamaica.

18.Whenwilltheresultofthecompetitioncomeout?

A.Inaweek.B.Inhalfamonth.C.Inamonth.

19.Whatrequirementdothephotosneedtomeet?

A.Theymustbeincolor.

B.Theymustbetakenonholiday.

C.TheymustbesenttotheradiostationbytheendofAugust.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthecompetitorstodo?

A.Puttheirinformationdownonthebackofthephotos.

B.Takepartinnextmonth'ssportscompetition.

C.Gettheirphotosbackafterihecompetition.

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

請認真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡

上將該項涂黑。

21.ThecolorgreeninancientEgyptsymbolizedspring,whichisthetimeofyearwhenthingsin

naturestarttogrowafterlongwinter.

A./;aB.the;theC./;theD.the;a

22.Chinaneedslostrikeabalancebeiweeninaiiilaiiiingafastandstabledevelopinenland

economicstructuraladjustment.

A.relativelyB.seeminglyC.approximatelyD.environmentally

23.Thefirstthingyoumustrememberisthatinordertosucceed,itisalmostcompulsorythatyou

beoptimistic.

A.mustB.willC.needD.should

24.—DoyouknowwhyMichaelresignedfromtheboard?

—Heheldoutforhigherwages,butwasintheend.

A.putdownB.brokedownC.cutdownD.turneddown

25.——HowaboutbuyingTimamobilephone?Afterall,heisn'laboyanymore.

—Ithinkit'snecessary,forwesometimeswantlomakesureifhehomelordinner.

A.willcomeB.comesC.hascomeD.wouldcome

26.一Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourselves?

一Yes,thereisonepointwemustinsiston.

A.whyB.whereC.howD./

27.Itwasnotuntilthesubprimeloancrisis(次貸危機)greatdamagetotheAmericanfinancialsystem

thatAmericanstheseverityofthesituation.

A.caused,realizedB.hadcaused,realized

C.caused,hadrealizedD.wascausing,hadrealized

28.Weneeda(n)teamleaderwhocanreallymotivatethememberstoworkharder.

A.considerableB.cautiousC.dynamicD.conventional

29.TheChinesegovernmenthasmadeitclearitstrivestoachieveinspacescienceinthenext5

years.

A.whatB.thatC.howD.which

3().Accordingtosomestudies,EQisimportant,ifnotmoreimportantthanIQ.

A.soB.veryC.evenD.as

31.ThegovernmentworkreportbyPremierWenconveysavarietyofissues,andsocialjustice.

A.incommonB.ingeneralC.inparticularD.inpractice

32.IcannotunderstandwhytheissueofSyriahasbecomesocomplicatedIlearnmorefromthe

media.

A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.when

33.Forme,GonewiththeWindisaveryhappydiscovery,Ishallreturnfrequently.

A.onwhichB.bywhichC.towhichD.fromwhich

34.,theydivedintoataxiandheadedfortheairport.

A.GoodbyewassaidB.Goodbyehadbeensaid

C.GoodbyesaidD.Whengoodbyesaid

35.Davidgotwell-preparedfortheuniversityinterview,forhecouldn'triskthegoodopportunity

A.toloseB.losingC.lobelostD.beinglost

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上

將該項涂黑。

CouldtheInternetbetotallyfreeandshoulditbe?ShouldtheInternetberegulated?Therecent

disorderintheArabworld36byadisputedvideodamagingtheimageofProphetMuhammadshows

theUnitedStates,whichisbusy37globalInternetfreedom,haspaidahugeprice38thelivesof

itsdiplomats.

Inanunregulatedinternetworld,cheating,violenceorrumorscan39seriousconsequences.Many

countriesacrosstheworldareperiodicallysufferingfrom“rumors"40bytheInternetandsocialmedia.

TheUS-ledWestalwayspromotesInternetfreedomand41anyregulationasinvestigation,butit

shouldthinktwiceifitcalculatestheheavypricethathasbeerandhastobepaidfor"42Internet”.

Moreover,43theInternetintheWestddtobefree,withnoobvious45andnolimited

sites,isn'tthestructureofthemainpagesalreadyhand-controlled,withselectedpressagenciesand_46

occupyingclearlydominating（顯著的）positions?

TheInternethashelpedfightinjustice,47corruptioninplacessofarapartasIndonesia,India

andLatinAmerica.ButtheInternetcouldbeextremely48aswell.Variousracistorseparatist

organizationsareusingtheirInternetsitesto49strongfeelings.Thosewhoarespreadinghateare

frequentlyusingtheInternetastheirtool.Nocountrycan50tomaketheInternetabsolutelyfree.

Thequestionishowtokeepfreeflowofinformation51whileprotectingchildrenfrom

unhealthyworks,commoncitizensfrom52rumorsandcountriesfromunfairanddamaging

propaganda（宣傳）attacks.Andwhosetsthelimits?

The53isthattherewillneverbeaperfectsystem.Everycountrywillhaveto54itsown

system,basedonitsculture,social55andthedegreeofdangerit'sfacing.

36.A.ledB.causedC.damagedD.attacked

37.A.helpingB.processingC.promotingD.improving

38.A.forB.atC.withD.off

39.A.bringB.reachC.fetchD.take

40.A.spreadB.exposedC.deliveredD.passed

41.A.supportsB.followsC.opposesD.dislikes

42.A.freeB.accessibleC.availableD.healthy

43.A.asifB.evenifC.sothatD.inthat

44.A.happensB.intendsC.offersD.appears

45.A.interruptionB.interferenceC.defenceD.preference

46.A.programsB.substancesC.channelsD.sources

47.A.uncoverB.strikeC.preventD.avoid

48.A.beneficialB.usefulC.sensitiveD.destructive

49.A.increaseB.decreaseC.upsetD.strengthen

50.A.refuseB.affordC.failD.attempt

51.A.unpollutedB.unskilledC.unoccupiedD.uninterrupted

52.A.evilB.meaningfulC.untrueD.effective

53.A.importanceB.conclusionC.descriptionD.possibility

54.A.developB.inventC.changeD.study

55.A.trendsB.structuresC.suiTOundingsD.factors

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題K上將該

項涂黑。

A

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga“new"feature.TheBBC

EnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenews

since1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplus

encyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLDOCEpluscultural

information.

Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly“cultural“aswellaslanguage

learningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,

makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.

Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/cuhuralentriesfortheOxfordand

Longmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.Oxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontent

whereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglishspeakingworld.The

Oxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutiny(審查)forculturalbiasthantheLongman

publicationbecausethelatterdocsnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromthecultural

perspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmore

distinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceand

NationalPublicRadioofWashingionoveraperiodoffouryears,iheir1,00()briefencyclopedicenuiesare

basedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.Theintendedusertheyhaveinmindisa

regularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillin

listeningcomprehension.

Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,as

willtheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthese

dictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhich

aretotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackground

willnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthe

scopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.

56.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?

A.Thecombinationoftwodictionariesintoone.

B.Thenewapproachtodefiningwords.

C.Theinclusionofculturalcontent.

D.Theincreaseinthenumberofentries.

57.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudicebecause.

A.itsscopeofculturalentriesgoesbeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld

B.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountries

C.itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingpeople

D.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries

58.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionary,social

thoughtshouldbegivento.

A.thelanguagelevelsofitsusers

B.thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasers

C.thedifferenttastesofitsusers

D.thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers

B

Advertisingmeanstodrawpeople'sattentiontosomething.Itisacentralfeatureofourlives.Sales

dependuponil.Sodoesouiknowledgeofwlialisavailable.Readthefollowingadvertsandseehowmuch

youunderstandthem.

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kbyinsuredprofessionals

59.Aboutwhattheyadvertise,wecansafelysaythat

A.Adverts(I)and(III)advertisetwoproducts

B.Adverts(111)and(IV)advertiseservices

C.Adverts(II)and(HI)advertisebeliefs

D.Adverts(I)and(IV)providejobs

60.Howmanyadvertsarctryingtobepricecompetitive?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheadvertsaboveisNOTtrue?

A.Anewspaperusesoneoftheminitsownnewspaper.

B.Allofthemadvertiseforthelargestnumberofcustomers.

C.Allofthemlisttheprices.

D.Allofthemhaveincludedcontactinformation.

62.Fromtheseexamplesofadverts,wecanconcludethat.

A.someadvertsarcprovidedbynewspapersfreeofcharge

B.newspaperisthemostcommonmeansofadvertising

C.advertisingisanexpensivebusiness

D.advertsshouldappealtocustomers

C

IhavebeenpassionateaboutsewingandfashiondesignsinceIwas12.Twoyearsago,Idesignedand

madeasetofoutfitsfromrecyclablematerialsforacharityfashionshow.Throughthishighlymeaningful

andprofoundexperience,Ibecameawareoftheimportanceofprotectingandpreservingourenvironment

whendesigningandmakingfashionitems,resultinginmyfoundinganorganizationtopromotecco-fricndly,

designandfashion.

Myinteresthasledmetoresearchareasoffashionthathaveenvironmentalimplications.Forexample,

somepopularclothingstoreshaveannouncedmarketingpoliciesdesignedtoimprovetheenvironment.For

thoseofuswhoareeco-conscious,itisresponsibleforustoevaluatewhethersuchpoliciesarejusta

marketingpromotion,orrepresentgreateffortstoprotectourenvironment.

Threechain-stores,H&M,UrbanOutfittersandForever21,havebeenpromoting"green"items.AfterI

examinedtheirproducts,IhaveconcludedthatH&MandUrbanOutfittersaretrulyhelpingthe

environmentwiththeirefforts,whileForever21seemstobeusingthe"gogreen"trendasawaytosell

moreproducts,ratherthangenuinelyhelptheenvironment.

Ofthesethreestores,H&Mhasthemostextensiveeco-fashionplans.Itisalreadywellonitswayto

carryingoutitsplansbyincreasinglymixingorganiccottonintotheirgarments,aswellasputtingfully

organiccottonitemsonthemarket.ThestorealsobelongstotheOrganicExchangeOrganization,which

approvesofgrowthoforganiccotton.Toreducetheharmfromnon-organiccottonproduction,H&Mis

involvedwiththeBetterCottonProject.Mindfuloftheunfavorableeffectsofclimatechange,thestoreaims

tominimizetransportationandenergyusage.H&Mlabelstheireco-friendlyproductswithanofficial

symbol,theFlower,torepresentaproductionsystemthatislessharmfulthanmosttraditionalprocesses.

Becauseoftheseactionsandpolicies,H&Misalreadywellonitswaytomakingadifferenceonthe

environment.

WithitsUrbanRenewalbrand,UrbanOutfittertakesadifferentapproachthanH&Minpromotingeco

-friendlyfashion.Thebrandfeatureswomen'sclothesmadefromstrictlyenvironmentally-friendlysources,

suchasvintage,deadstock,orsurplusclothing.UrbanRenewalproducesfashionablegarments,and

embracesbeingeco-friendlythroughrecycling.

Unliketheothertwostoresabove,Forever21'seco-fashioneffortsfallshort;somepeoplewouldsay

theirmessageisthoroughlymisleading.Itpromotesthe"green"image,andyetmanyoftheirsupposedcco

-friendlyproductsdonothelptheenvironment.Forexample,itsellsa"ThinkGreenTote"that,accordingto

thesite,ismeantto"sendanenvironmentallyfriendlymessage."Howeveritismadeof100%non-organic

cottonwhichisoneofthemostdamagingfabricstotheenvironment,mostlybecauseitrequiresgreater

chemicalinterventioncomparedtoorganiccotton.Also,the"ILoveMyPlanetTote"issupposedto"makea

positivestatement,"butisalsomadeof100%cottonthatisnotorganic.Theonlytotethatis

environmentally-friendlyisthe"H81OrganicCottonTote"fromForever21'sHeritagebrand,madefrom

10（）%organiccotton.NowihalForever21haspoulrayeditselfasbeing"green,"ilshouldstarl“walkingihe

walk.”

63.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans.

A.allthecustomersaretryingnottowalkintotheForever21tobuyproducts

B.theForever21hasalreadybeenonitswaytotransformitsnegativeimage

C.thewriterpubliclyurgestheForever21toputitscampaignintopractice

D.theenvironmentalproblemissoseriousthatweshouldpaymoreattention

64.Whichofthefollowingsupportstheauthor'sopinion?

A.Theauthor'senvironmentalawarenesscomesfromhisshoppingexperiences.

B.Noneofthethreestoresmakesadifferenceontheecologicalprotection.

C.Someoneusesthe"gogreen"trendjustasatricktomakemoreprofit.

D.Itisstillaverylongwaybeforewehumanswilluserealgreenproducts.

65.Thepassageisdevelopedby.

A.showingcauseandeffectB.givingconcretefigures

C.makingcomparisonandcontrastD.usingtimeorder

66.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitle?

A.DoestheTrendofEco-FriendlyHelptheEnvironment?

B.GreenProductsArcCommoninFashionStores.

C.ASurveyofEco-FriendlyDesignonFashionMarkets.

D.AreChainStoresinFashionReallyGoingGreen?

D

Thenextgenerationofsmartphonecouldcombinethedatefromitsgyroscopes（陀螺儀）witha

built-incompasstoallowyoutotrackyourindoormovementsevenwithoutGPS.

Researchdescribeditin（heinternationalJournalofInnovativeComputingandApplicationsby

ShahidAyubofLancasterUniversity,andhiscolleaguesthereandatHWCommunications,suggeststhat

theembeddedinertialsensors（嵌入式慣性傳感器）inmanysmartphoneshaveaddedthefacilitytobe

usedforlocalizationandtrackingapplications.Theprimarybenefitofusingsmartphonesisthatno

additionalinfrastructurewouldneedtobeinstalledformonitoringpersonnelmovementsinawidevariety

ofsituationsnotleaststaff,equipmentandinventorymovementsinwarehousefacilities,shoppingmalls

andfactories.Incontrast,othertechnologybeingproposedwouldrequirenewequipment,suchasRFID

technologies.

However,smartphonesdonotyethavetheabilitytopinpointtheirlocationwithoutrecoursetothe

GPSsystem,whichisnotaccessibleindoorsandhastheaddeddisadvantageofusingupbatterypowervery

quicklyevenifitcouldbeused.Inertialnavigationonlyprovidesthenecessaryinformationrelativetoa

specifiedstartingpointtheteamsays.Thisisusefulforanyonewithanon-GPSsmartphonewhowishesto

tracktheroutetheytakewhenwalkingorjoggingiftheyspecifytheirstartingpoint.Theteamsuggeststhat

pedestriansindoorscouldbepositionedusingacombinationofthesmartphoneaccelerometer（加速器）and

anbuilt-indigitalcompass,somethingthatwillbecomeavailableinfuturesmartphones.

Theyhavenowinvestigatedthepotentialofthreedifferentsmartphoneplacementmod?s:idle,hand

heldandlistening,whichcouldbeusedwithpedestriandeadreckoning（PDR）techniquestoallowusersto

recordthepaththeyfolloworforvariouskindsofworkplaceorothermonitoringrequirements.

"Thetechniquecouldbeusedinundergroundlubestations,airports,trainstationswhcrcthereisno

infrastructureinstalledfortrackingornavigation,"Ayubexplains,"Itcanalsobeusedforlocation-based

serviceapplications.Inbigshoppingmallsitbecomeseasiertonavigatetoatargetshopormeetingplace,

whileinlargeofficesandacrossindustryitcouldbeusedtotrackemployeesandcontrolmovementsof

workersinrestrictedareas/*

67.Whatistheprimarybenefitofusingsmartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensors?

A.Theyrequirenewequipment,suchasRFIDtechnologies.

B.TheycantrackpedestrianmovementindoorswithGPS.

C.Noadditionalinfrastructurewouldbeneeded.

D.Noadditionalmoneywouldbespent.

68.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A.pedestriansindoorscannotbepositionedusingGPS.

B.GPScanbeusedtolocatepedestriansindoors.

C.Smartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensorscansavealotofenergy.

D.ThecurrentGPSsystemisperfectinmanyways.

69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattherecentstudiesofsmartphones.

A.wereconductedbyShahidAyubalone

B.weresupportedbyGPS

C.havenoconnectionwitheverydayneeds

D.canbeappliedtoundergroundtubestations

70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TrackingPedestriansIndoorsUsingTheirSmartPhones

B.GPSFoundtoHaveDefects

C.AdditionalInfrastructureShouldBeConstructedinAirports

D.PeopleNeedtoReplaceTheirCurrentSmartPhones

第四部分：任務型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最恰當?shù)膯卧~。注意：

每人空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應題號的橫線上。

BacktoSchool:WhyGrit（毅力）IsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?

Theback-to-schoolseasonisuponus,andonceagain,parentsalloverthecountryhaveloadedtheir

kids'backpacksupwithsnackpacksandschoolsupplies.It'sagoodmomenttoreflectonwhatelsewe

shouldbegivingourkidsastheyheadofftoschool.

Thereisgrowingevidencethatouranxietyaboutourchildren'sschoolperformancemayactuallybe

holdingthembackfromlearningsomeofthesevaluableskills.Ifyou'reconcernedonlywithachild's

G.P.A.,thenyouwilllikelychoosetominimizethechallengesthechildfacesinschool.Withrealchallenge

coniestheriskofrealfailure.Andinacompetitiveacademicenvironment,theideaoffailurecanbevery

scary,tostudentsandparentsalike.

Butexperiencingfailureisacriticalpartofbuildingcharacter.Recentresearchbyateamof

psychologistsfoundthatadultswhohadexperiencedlittleornofailuregrowingupwereactuallylesshtippy

andconfidentthanthosewhohadexperiencedafewsignificantsetbacksinchildhood.^Overcomingthose

obstacles,“theresearchersassumed,“couldteacheffectivecopingskills,helpengagesocialsupport

networks,createasenseofmasteryoverpastadversity,andfosterbeliefsintheabilitytocopesuccessfully

inthefuture?,

Bycontrast,whenweprotectourchildrenfromeverypossiblefailure—whenwecalltheirteachersto

getanextensiononapaper;whenweurgethemtochooseonlythosesubjectsthey'regoodat—weare

denyingthemthosesamecharacter-buildingexperiences.AsthepsychologistsMadelineLevineandDan

Kindlonhavewritten,thatcanleadtodifficultiesinadolescenceandyoungadulthood,whenovcrprotcctcd

youngpeoplefinallyconfrontrealproblemsontheirownanddon'tknowhowtoovercomethem.

Intheclassroomandoutsideofit,Americanparentsneedtoencouragechildrentotakechances,to

challengethemselves,toriskfailure.Inthemeantime,givingourkidsroomtofailmaybeoneofthebest

wayswecanhelpthemsucceeded.

BacktoSchool:WhyGritIsMoreImportantthanGoodGrades?

?Parents(71)▲Americaloadtheirkids'backpacksup

withsnacksandschoolsupplies.

Commonphenomena

?ManyAmericanparentsdon't(72)Aenough

importancetotheirkids'characterbuilding.

Thewriter's(73).?Parentsshouldpaymoreattentiontotheirkids,character

▲