My Year Abroad
This month in TravelersCorner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned many English songs and lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went.Where did Mariko visit?
| A．Tokyo | B．London |
| C．the United States | D．New Zealand |
What can we learn about Carla?
| A．She was a little homesick. |
| B．She had no problem talking in English. |
| C．She often talked to her parents on phone. |
| D．She felt London was the same as her hometown. |
Which of the activities are NOT mentioned by Alvin?
| A．Homework | B．Singing practice |
| C．Keeping a diary | D．Going to interesting places |
Which is true about Mariko, Carla and Alvin?
| A．They were all shy persons. |
| B．They all spent a year abroad. |
| C．They all come from big cities. |
| D．They all speak very good English. |
This article is most probably taken from____________ .
| A．an advertisement | B．a textbook |
| C．a travel magazine | D．a news website |
Tom was a college student. He often made excuses not to attend classes. Also, he spent much of his free time playing computer games. He never went to the library to study.
How time flew! At the end of the term, there was one important event that he was afraid of – the final exam. "What should I do?" Tom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam. He was keyed up. Suddenly, he thought of an idea.
The next morning, Tom went into the exam room very early. He found a young man who looked so confident and took a seat next to him. "Hey your" Tom greeted. "What?" The young man asked.
"Can you do me a favor?" Tom begged(恳求), "Please let me copy your paper(试卷)during the exam. I have to depend on you!" When hearing his words, the young man just smiled but said nothing.
When the bell rang, the young man stood up immediately and came to the front, saying, " Now I will hand out(分发)the papers to all of you and collect them in one hour." Tom sat there with his mouth wide open.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。The underlined word "keyed up" most probably means _ .
A. satisfied B. nervous C. braveTom walked up and down in the room the day before the exam because
A. he liked studying in the library
B. he wanted to take exercise
C. he was worried about the coming examWhen Tom was in college, .
A. he studied very hard
B. he didn't always attend classes
C. he spent little of his free time playing computer gamesWhich of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Tom was confident, so he went into the exam room late.
B. There was a final exam at the end of the term.
C. Tom wanted to copy someone else's paper during the final exam. " " can be the missing sentence in the passage.
A. It is time for the final exam！
B. Tom wants to copy my paper!
C. I am fond of the exam！
Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents．They say that their parents don’t understand them．They often think their parents are too strict with them，and they are never given a free hand．
Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust(信任)and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young．
For example，young people like to do things without much thinking．It’s one of their ways to show that they grow up and they can do with any difficult things．Older people worry more easily．Most of them plan(计划)things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed．
When you want your parents to let you do something，you will have better success(成功)if you ask before you really start doing it．
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they want，the music they enjoy and something else．But they don’t mean to cause(引起)any trouble．They just feel that in this way they can be cut off from the old people’s world and they want to make a new culture(文化)of their own．And if their parents don’t like their music or clothes or their manner of speech，the young people feel very unhappy．
Sometimes you even don’t want your parents to say“yes”to what you do．You want to stay at home alone and do what you like．
If you plan to control(控制)your life，you’d better win your parents’trust and try to make them understand you．If your parents see that you have high sense of responsibility(责任感)，they will certainly give you the right to do what you want to do．
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。When young people are with their parents，they don’t feel pleased．（ ）
What young people think is different from what older people do．（ ）
What young people do is to make their parents unhappy．（ ）
When children grow up，they want their parents to let them do everything alone．（ ）
If you try to make your parents understand you，you must do well in everything．（ ）
Little Tommy was doing very badly in math．His parents had tried everything—tutors(家庭教师)，cards，special learning centers—in short，everything they could think of．Finally they took Tommy to a catholic(天主教的)school．
After the first day，little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face．He didn’t kiss his mother hello．Instead，he went straight to his room and started studying．Books and papers were spread(铺开)out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work．His mother was surprised．She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating，he went back to his room，without a word．In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before．This went on for some time，day after day while the mother tried to understand wbat was happening．
Finally，little Tommy brought home his report card．He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books．His mum looked at it and to her surprise，little Tommy got an A in math．She could no longer hold her curiosity(好奇心)．She went to his room and asked，“Son，what was it？Was it the nuns(修女)？”
Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head，“No．”
“Well then，”she asked again．“What was it？”
Little Tommy looked at her and said，“Well，on the first day of school，when I saw that man nailed(钉)to the plus sign(加号)，I knew they weren’t joking．”Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school？
| A．Because he could eat well there． |
| B．Because he could learn more about nuns． |
| C．Because his parents wanted him to do better in his math． |
| D．Because his parents didn’t want him to learn math anymore． |
Tommy’s mother felt surprised that his son________．
| A．was still the same as usual |
| B．ate so much at dinner |
| C．kissed her hello after school |
| D．worked hard but said little |
“Hit the books”means“________”in Chinese．
| A．用功 |
| B．捶书 |
| C．发泄 |
| D．振作 |
The last sentence in the passage shows that________．
| A．Tommy felt sorry for the nail |
| B．Tommy was afraid of being nailed |
| C．Tommy didn’t like the plus sign |
| D．Tommy liked playing jokes on others |
From the passage，we can infer(推断)that________．
| A．teachers should be strict with their students |
| B．mistaking(误解)might do good sometimes |
| C．a catholic school is much better than other ones |
| D．nuns are good at helping children with their math |
In the United States，children start school when they are five years old．In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen．Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary(中等的)schools．There are two kinds of schools in the United States：public schools and private(私立的)schools．Most children go to public schools．Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government．If a child goes to a private school，his parents have to get enough money for his schooling．Some parents still prefer private schools，though they are much more expensive．Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school．A student at the state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state．But many students work while they are studying at universities．In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands．
根据短文判断正(T)误(F)。Children can go to school at the age of four in the US．（ ）
Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America．（ ）
About fifty percent of high school students can go to universities after they leave the secondary school today．（ ）
Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely(完全地)．（ ）
The passage is mainly about American education．（ ）
Come to Austria！
Soll is a village in the mountains in Western Austria，and the Hotel Post，opened by a local(当地的)family，is clean and not expensive．From the hotel you can see the whole village，the forest and the mountains．Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃ to 25℃ in the daytime，but much cooler in the evening．
Enjoy Thailand！
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand，don’t miss the early morning riverboat trip to the Floating(漂浮的)Market just outside the city．There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables．There you can pay for them when you sit in your boat．Don’t forget your hat：the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ about midday！
Visit Hawaii！
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai．You can visit its long，sandy beaches in the south and west of the island，and mountains and forests in the north，but be careful：there are many mosquitoes(蚊子)，and don’t be surprised if it rains in the center of the island．Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26℃ by the sea，and only a little cooler by late evening．
根据上面的三则广告，在下面句子的空白处填入适当的词。If you stay at the Hotel Post，you will have a view(风景)of________．
At the Floating Market you can buy things in________．
Because the sun is strong in Bangkok，you should bring________．
In the north of Kauai Island there are________．
The warmest place of the three is________．
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