阅读短文，从文后所给A—F六个句子中选出填入文中空缺处，使短文完整正确。
If you have a brother or sister, you already know you are different from each other．You live together in the same house and have the same parents．________ Why is this? One possible reason is the way your parents treat you．
First-born children receive all the attention from their parents． Most families have twice as many photos of a first-born as any other child． Parents tend to give them more responsibility．_______ As a result, first-borns are often responsible, hard-working and serious． They often want to do well at school and work
_______ For example, George W. Bush, George Washington, and Lyndon Baines Johnson are all first-borns．
When a second child arrives, parents are more relaxed． The second child is allowed to be more independent． But he also has to compete with the first-born for the parents’ attention and love． These children often choose different sports and hobbies to show independence．______ They are often adventurous, fun-loving, and outgoing, but can be jealous and get angry easily．
The youngest child tends to be the happiest． He has fewer responsibilities and more freedom． These children do not feel pressure to do well at school and work, but have to be creative to get their family’s attention．_______ So, many famous talk-show hosts and comedians were born last．
| A．There are more first-born American Presidents than second or last-born children． B．They are often friendly， humorous and calm． C．But you have different personalities． D．Their parents may probably love them more． E．And they develop different personalities． F．They depend on the first-borns to take care of younger brothers and sisters． |
阅读下面的短文，根据文中信息完成文后表格。每个空格只能填一个单词。
Here is a report on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries.
Studying
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Almost half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Sleeping in class
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China.
Taking notes
South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Distracted (分心的)
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks and have drinks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
Doing after school
In their free time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japanese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
| Lives of school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US |
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| In class |
1. ____ 2.Japanese students _____ 3.The Korean students ____ 4.American students are the most ____ |
| After school |
Most Chinese students ___ |
One day Bob took two of his friends into the mountains. They put up their tents and then rode off to a forest to see how the trees were growing.
In the afternoon when they were about ten kilometres from their camp, it started to snow. More and more snow fell. Soon, Bob could hardly(几乎不) see his hands before his face. He could not find the road. Bob knew there were two roads. One road went to the camp, and the other went to his house. But all was white snow. Everything was the same. How could he take his friends back to the camp?
Bob had an idea. The horses! Let the horses take them back! But what would happen if the horses took the road to his house? That would be a trip of thirty-five kilometres in such cold weather! It was getting late. They rode on and on. At last the horses stopped. Where were they? No one of them could tell. Bob looked around. What was that under the tree? It was one of their tents!Bob and his two friends went to the forest to _______________.
| A．build their camp |
| B．find their way home |
| C．enjoy the mountains in the snow |
| D．watch the trees in the forest |
They could not find their way back because _______________.
| A．there was only one road to their camp |
| B．they couldn’t decide which of the two roads went to their tents |
| C．there were no roads in the mountains at all |
| D．the white snow covered everything |
It is clear that they wanted the horses to take them to _______________.
| A．Bob’s house | B．the camp | C．the forest | D．the mountains |
The horses stopped because _______________.
| A．it was getting late |
| B．they were tired after running for a long way |
| C．they got to the camp |
| D．they saw Bob’s house |
The story happened _______________.
| A．on a cold winter day |
| B．on a dark snowy morning |
| C．in a cold camp far from villages |
| D．at night when nothing could be seen |
Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometres away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to London or Paris just to watch a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then go to college far across the country. When he begins to work, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, can be seen in many places in the United States.
Job-hopping does good to workers because every change of a job gives them a chance to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills from him or her.From this passage, we can see Americans often travel to _______________.
| A．have dinner with their friends | B．go shopping |
| C．watch a football game | D．enjoy themselves |
Which of the following is true?
| A．About 20% of the people stay in one place for over five years. |
| B．Children have to finish middle school in one place. |
| C．People go to the nearest college. |
| D．When people begin to work, they don’t move any more. |
Job-hopping means “_______________”.
| A．looking for a job | B．having a job |
| C．changing jobs often | D．losing a job |
In the USA job-hopping _______________.
| A．is very popular |
| B．helps young people go to college |
| C．helps workers in traveling |
| D．helps students begin to work |
The writer thinks job-hopping _______________.
| A．does good only to the workers | B．does good only to the boss |
| C．must be stopped | D．is helpful |
My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other, and we have different personalities(性格).
Are you similar to your brother or sister? My sister and I aren’t similar to each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blond hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet; her feet and hands are very small. When we are kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we’re both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities. She is always shy. I am more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it, but when I have a problem, I try to fix it. She easily gets angry, especially with our mother. But I am more patient. When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn
The writer and her sister are different in ways.
The writer’s sister has hair.
The writer’s sister is very worried about about her.
Do the write and her sister have the same personalities?
Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）
The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means “ ”in English.
To start with, put the napkin on your lap. this protects your clothes from food or is used to wipe your hands or mouth when necessary..
Hold the knife in your right hand and the fork in your left hand , and cut the meat or fish into pieces as you eat. Always use your fork to put food in your mouth. Use your spoon only for soup.
Do not put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl.
Do not spit food anywhere! If you have bones in your mouth, take them out with your fingers and place them on the edge of your plate, never on the table or floor.
Do not reach across the table or in front of another person. Ask someone to pass whatever you want.How many rules are there in the passage?
| A．Two. | B．Three. | C．Four. | D．Five |
What can you use to put food in your mouth?
| A．Knife. | B．Knife or fork. | C．Knife and fork | D．fork |
If you can’t reach the food, what will you do?
| A．Reach across the table. |
| B．Reach in front of another person. |
| C．Ask somebody to pass it to you. |
| D．Reach by yourself. |
Which hand holds the knife?
| A．Right hand. |
| B．Left hand. |
| C．Either of your hands. |
| D．Both of your hands. |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Place bones on the edge of your plate. |
| B．Use your spoon only for soup. |
| C．The napkin protects your clothes from food. |
| D．You can put your own fork, knife and spoon into serving bowl. |
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