中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 期末培优 读后续写 一．书面表达（共15小题） 1．（2024秋 徐汇区校级期中）Directions：Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point（s） of the passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible. A Father's Influence Makes for Better Grades Adolescents from low﹣income families in particular are more likely than their middle﹣class peers to underachieve and to drop out of school.Studies have shown that a positive attitude towards school work and the support and encouragement from their parents can help at﹣risk youngsters to overcome the economic barriers and lack of resources they face.Most of the evidence about the effects of parental involvement comes from research on mothers.Little is known，however，about how adolescents experience their fathers' warmth and the beliefs and behaviors that are most affected by it. This new study is part of a larger one focusing on low﹣income families conducted in four middle schools in the southwestern United States.Data were analyzed from questionnaires completed by 183 sixth﹣graders about how optimistic and motivated they were about their schoolwork，and how they experienced their fathers.The questionnaires were completed primarily by respondents of Mexican American，African American and European American descent.Their maths and language arts grades were also obtained. Their findings show how fathers can support their teenagers in ways that result in greater optimism，self﹣confidence，and，ultimately，higher achievement at school. These positive effects extend to both sons and daughters，while in different ways.Experiencing their father's warmth first influences daughters' sense of optimism，and then spills over into their feeling more determined and certain about their academic abilities.This in turn leads to better math grades.There is a more direct link between their fathers' involvement and teenage boys' belief in their ability to succeed on the academic front.This strengthen self﹣confidence increased their success in English language arts classes. Suizzo suggests that counselors and educators should encourage fathers to communicate warmth and acceptance to their children，because of the positive influence these emotions have on their well﹣being. 2．Directions：Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point（s） of the passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible. Visitors to the UK，even from other English﹣speaking countries，often find it surprising （or funny） how many different ways Britons have invented to say"Thank you".Here are some of the most common words and phrases you'll hear people use. You're likely to hear the shortened version"Thanks"more than you hear people say "Thank you".It's often combined with something else，like"Many thanks"or"Thanks so much".Also，people tend to add a friendly term for the person they are talking to on the end，like"mate".For example，"Tha ... ...
