Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value(价值观)differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
(1) Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债)．Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them always have money left in the bank.
(2) American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
(3) American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
(1) Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
(2) Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at weekends. Chinese parents usually don't allow their children to do so in middle or high schools. What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at weekends according to the passage?
| A．Study at home. | B．Do part-time jobs. |
| C．Take part in sports groups. | D．Do chores. |
Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because________．
| A．they usually spend less than they have |
| B．they spend more than they have |
| C．they don't like spending money at all |
| D．they make a lot of money |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money. |
| B．American children love to make money by themselves. |
| C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities. |
| D．Americans usually spend more money than they have. |
The underlined word “academic” probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．学术的 | B．娱乐的 | C．运动的 | D．休闲的 |
The best title for the passage would probably be ________．
| A．Differences between Chinese and Americans |
| B．Chinese Students and American Students |
| C．Chinese Values and American Values |
| D．Chinese Parents and American Parents |
In England, people don't often talk much. You can get on a bus or a train,and everyone sits looking out of the window.
Often they read books and papers, but they don't talk much. When you meet English people they often talk about one thing--weather (天气). So when you meet somebody in England, you can say, “Nice weather for the time of year!” “But it is a little cold today,” somebody may answer. “But it will be a little warmer later,”you can say. Talk like this, and the English people will think,“ How friendly you are !”On the bus, the English people often__________.
| A．talk | B．stand |
| C．eat something | D．read papers |
From the passage we know when you meet English people, you can say like this: ______________
| A．How do you do? | B．How are you? |
| C．Nice weather! | D．Nice to meet you! |
If you talk to English people about the weather, they will think________.
| A．you are friendly |
| B．you are right |
| C．you are English |
| D．you talk too much |
Which is right?______________
| A．English people like to talk on a bus. |
| B．English people don't like to talk about weather. |
| C．English people are not friendly at all. |
| D．In England,the weather often changes (变化). |
The English people talk with you about the weather to show you they are______.
| A．hungry | B．happy |
| C．kind | D．worried |
Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country（农村）for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.
One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”
The old man said, “Yes, I do,” Mr. Green said, “What are the good things about it?”
The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”
Mr. Green said, “That’s interesting. And what are the bad things?”
The old man thought and thought and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”Mr. and Mrs. Green _______ the country very much, because it was a quiet clean place.
| A．liked | B．like | C．lived | D．live |
One day they _____ for a walk early in the morning.
| A．went to | B．went out | C．went up | D．went down |
The old man ________ enjoyed the country.
| A．too | B．very | C．also | D．much |
The people in the country are very ________.
| A．friend | B．friendly | C．clever | D．careful |
The old man thought _______ and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”
| A．quickly | B．quietly | C．hard | D．Soon |
Simon hardly listened to his teachers or worked hard in class. For him, talking was so much better. He never stopped talking. He wanted to be heard. “If you listen carefully, you’ll learn something.” Mrs. Jacobs told him many times, but it didn’t work.
Last Sunday, Simon had a sore throat (喉咙痛) and he lost his voice the next morning. “Can I stay home?” he tried to ask, but words didn’t come out. His mother thought he could go to school. He felt upset.
When he got to school, he didn’t say anything to his friends or teachers. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried and surprised. Mrs. Jacobs seemed happy. Simon was bored because he couldn’t talk.
But it wasn’t so bad. He could do his homework. The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. He listened and put up his hand to speak. What a great difference!
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Simon before last Sunday.
| A．was hard-working | B．was shy | C．kept silent | D．liked talking |
Mrs. Jacobs once asked Simon to many times.
| A．leave school | B．listen to her |
| C．get to school early | D．talk loudly |
What happened to Simon on Monday?
| A．He lost his dog. | B．He had the flu. |
| C．He had a fight with his friend. | D．He lost his voice. |
Simon felt when he got to school.
| A．excited | B．worried | C．bored | D．surprised |
According to the passage, Simon finally learned to .
| A．listen to his teacher | B．listen to his friends |
| C．do his homework alone | D．talk with his classmates |
Last Friday my friend Deborah asked me if I would like to learn how to make tofu. I couldn’t think of any good reason not to be interested in, so I said, "Yes". The next day I met her and another three nice people at the Hodo Soy Beanery Oakland. I enjoyed the trip. I got a lot from the trip. The following is what I learnt.
Tofu has a history of 2,000 years. Although the word "tofu" is from Japanese, the food maybe comes from China. There are two main kinds of tofu: soft tofu (软豆腐) and firm tofu (硬豆腐). In some parts of Asia, people use tofu as a kind of meat.
Douhua is one kind of soft tofu. It is a popular breakfast food in China. Because it is very soft, people can’t eat it with chopsticks, but with a spoon (勺子). People often eat it as a snack (小吃) and often add spring onions and gravy to it. In Malaysia, people usually eat douhua with white or dark sugar water.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。When did the writer go to Hodo Soy Beanery Ockland?
| A．Last Thursday. | B．Last Friday. | C．Last Saturday. | D．Last Sunday. |
How many people went there with the writer?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
We can learn from the passage that the food tofu may come from ______.
| A．Japan | B．China | C．Oakland | D．Malaysia |
The underlined word "chopstick" means "______"in Chinese.
| A．筷子 | B．盘子 | C．叉子 | D．杯子 |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．People began to make tofu 2,000 years ago. |
| B．Some people use tofu as a kind of meat. |
| C．Douhua is one kind of firm tofu. |
| D．Many people eat tofu as a snack. |
Sam is a 9-year-old dog. He has a : painting. The hobby not only makes him famous, but also makes him .
Sam has drawn 22 paintings. of them are abstract (抽象派的). He likes to start with darker colors moving on to lighter ones.
Sam’s paintings are in the US. Some of them sell for $1,700. A woman even bought one a birthday gift for her dog.
“He loves painting and always paints for hours,” said Sam’s owner, Mary.
Sam was once a rescue (搜救) dog. One day, Mary wanted to teach him .
“I dolphins paint and elephants paint , so I thought that maybe my dog could paint, too,” said Mary.
She is right. Now Sam is one of the world’s animal artists. People call him “Da Vinci in the dog world”.
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