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How to apologize properly is much more difficult than we think. Provided you want to teach your children to apologize, you must be good at saying sorry yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.

If you say to your chil dren “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can make the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad be havior in expecting an apology.

Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.

Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not make any sense.

These false apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not voice these false apologies.

But even when presented with examples of really being sorry, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might n eed help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that taking the bi scuit without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.

52. If a mother adds “but” to an apology,________.

A. the child may feel that he owes her an apology

B. she knows that the child has been hurt

C. the child may find the apology easier to accept

D. she feels that she should have apologized

53. According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.

A. You have good reason to get upset

B. I apologize for hurting your feelings

C. I’m aware you’re upset , but I’m not to blame

D. I’m at fault for making you upset

第三部分 书面表达(共两个写作任务, 满分35分)(原创)

写作一 (满分15分)

请结合材料，按要求用英文写作。

China is considered the world’s largest tobacco producer and consumer. Smoking remains a common scene in s ome public places.

要求: (1)就此材料发表你的看法;

(2)紧扣材料，有明确的观点;

(3)词数不少于60;

(4)在答题卡上作答。

写作二 (满分20分)

高考越来越近，面对繁重的学习任务，担心考试成绩，很多同学表示压力很大，请你向校报写一封信，信中内容应包括：

•分析同学压力大的原因

•提出减压的方法(至少两种建议)

•表达期望，预祝同学们考试成功

注意：(1)词数不少于80;

(2)在答题卡上作答;

(3)书信格式及开头结尾均已给出(不计入总词数)。

参考词汇 高考：College Entrance Exam

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