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Is it a Man, Is it a Bear or Is It Bigfoot?

One night in March 1999, a man was driving from California to Oregon, Us ,to visit some friends. He had stopped his car to have some food when he started to hear strange noises. Turning on the headlights, he saw an 8-foot-tall creature covered in thick, dark hair. The creature stared at him for a minute, turned in the road and walked off slowly into the woods.

In the past 50 years alone, there have been thousands of reported sightings of similar creatures in the US, Canada, the Himalayas and even Hubei Province in China. The creature is known as bigfoot.

Bigfoot is said to be a very tall (between 2 and 4.5 metres), ape-like creature that is covered in hair and walks upright on two legs. It is very wary of human beings.

Believers think bigfoot is a direct descendent of ancient gigantopithecus. But it remains one of the planet’s undiscovered secrets. There is a little evidence to support the believers’ theory: traces of hair, footprints and body prints as well as the reported sightings. Some people have even showed what they say are photos or films of bigfoot.

But so far, no one has found bones or any other definite proof that the giant creature exists.

As a result many people believe the evidence is just part of a big trick.

The footprints are easy to make, they say: all you need do is to make two large feet out of plaster, attach them to the bottom of your shoes and walk with big steps. As for the photos and films, they are just people dressed in ape suits.

They also say the sightings are not real, just people making mistakes. For example, bigfoot could be a bear living in the wild that sometimes stands up on its back legs.

练习

1. A man was driving from California to Oregon, US, when suddenly the saw a Bigfoot, so he stopped his car.

  A. right                    B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

2. Bigfoot is believed to have been seen in places including China.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

3.  The photos of bigfoot are taken by filmmakers.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

4. Some people think that the footprints are made by bears in human shoes.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

5. There are contrary views on whether bigfoot exits or not.
  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned
 “Own”Your Children’s Education

“Helping them isn’t about showing your kids how to do the work. It’s about being genuinely interested and having regular conversations about what they’re learning,”says J. Gary Knowles, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, part of the University of Toronto.

Rozon has a slew of suggestions for how to get more involved. “Get to know the teacher. Discuss ways to tailor the assignments to your child’s learning style. Spend time in the classroom. Ask for outlines of unit studies so you can find supplementary materials at the library or through videos. Read your child’s textbooks: If you work a few pages ahead, you’ll be able to help them with problems they encounter.”

Reading is another must, says Rozon. “Even after your children can read themselves, hearing somebody else read aloud is important. We nearly always have a book on the go; we read for at least a half hour before bedtime.”

The more engaged a parent is, the more the child benefits. adds Bruce Arai. “The evidence is clear: Parental involvement is one of the most important factors in school success.” Arai cites the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), which is measuring all aspects of child development. “The hours children spend in class are but one element of their education,” states HRDC, which says parental support, along with teacher support and a positive attitude towards school, all contribute to academic success.

“I see every moment of every day as a learning experience,” says Goforth. “The most satisfying part of it is seeing the love of learning continued. I’m not squelching my children’s desire to learn by insisting they learn. They learn because they want to.”

      Adds Jeanne Lambert, mother of Carey Graham: “Make the time, take the time, guide, lead, and encourage, If nothing else, your children learn you care, and that’s the most important lesson you can give them.”

练习

1. According to the passage, parents should help their children with their homework.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

2. You should read your child’s textbooks so that you can teach them.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

3. Children should always take a book with them on the way back from school and read it aloud.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

4. If parents show a lot of interest in their children’s study, the children will do better at school.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned

5. It is very important that you let your children know you feel love and concern for them.

  A. right                     B. wrong                   C. Not mentioned