How are American families different from Chinese families?
In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways, they are American families, for example, enjoy family dinners, support and love each other Just as Chinese families . The differences come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are to learn that American teenagers are allowed to make many decisions on their own, and that parents want their children to home at eighteen.
In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own choices a young age. They start with small choices and gradually ones until they graduate from high schoo1. That is when they face the biggest decision of their lives: to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselve make the final decision.
Americans move back into family homes when they get older. Instead, they prefer to have their own for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as of the culture.A.too much B. all right C.the same
A.do B.go C.work
A. worried B. surprised C.moved
A. leave B. return C.get
A. of B.for C.at
A.1arger B.worse C.easier
A.which B.how C.What
A.often B.seldom C.once
A.chances B.choices C.lives
A.half B.part C.all
Homesickness can be a terrible feeling for anyone who travels away from their home town, country or simply away from the house they live in for a period of time. It is a strong feeling of wanting to go back to your own places very much. Some people get homesick easily while never experience it at all.
Different people deal with homesickness in different ways. Some ring home and have a chat with the people who they think ‘home’ – often their mum or dad. This may be a good idea for you to feel that you are not . It reminds you that home and the people you love are still there and that you will see them soon. However, it can make the homesickness even . By talking to people from home, it can make you miss them more! It can make you want to be home even more and make you realise you miss your loved ones. For this very reason, some people find better not to contact home but to let the feeling pass by doing fun activities. This can not only work as a good way to lonely feelings that homesickness can cause, but can also work well towards helping you get used to the place which you are living or staying in. Reminding yourself that where you are can make you see the bigger picture; that home is great, but where I am right now is also great different reasons!
In German there is a(n) which is quite opposite to homesickness and that is ‘Fernweh’. This means the feeling of wanting to get away and see new places.
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
A．respect B．remain C．represent D．realise
A．lonely B．satisfied C．alone D．single
A．in all B．in general C．in short D．in fact
A．better B．good C．bad D．worse
A．how much B．how often C．how many D．how long
A．it B．that C．these D．those
A．increase B．reduce C．cancel D．improve
A．to B．by C．for D．with
A．idea B．word C．reason D．sickness
People all over the world are learning English. Some learn at school, others study by _____. A few learn English by listening ____ the radio. Why do all these people want to learn English? It's difficult ____ this question. Many children learn English at school because it is one of their subjects. Some people learn English because ______useful for their work. Many students often learn English for their______ education because _____ college some of the books they will use are written _____ English. It is not _____ to learn a foreign language. But there is _____ difficult in the world if you _____ your heart into it.A. himself B. themselves C. ourselves
A. of B. with C. to
A. answer B. to answer C. answered
A. it's B. its C. they're
A. lower B. further C. shorter
A. near B. at C. on
A. in B. with C. on
A. easy B. difficult C. busy
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A.keep B. put C. take
I still remember my kindergarten(幼儿园)teacher, Mrs, White. She looked just like Snow White, she had the same bright eyes and short dark hair.
We used to a lot . And I would show what I wrote to Mrs. White for correction(批改). She would look at my writing and see many mistakes in it. But she made any red correction and she always gave a star. I was feeling of my writing each time I got a star. But it my mother. So one day, when she met Mrs. White at a parent-teacher meeting. Mum asked her why she never corrected my and why she never said no to her child.
Mrs. White said, “The children are just beginning to get about using words. Spelling and grammar can wait. We can’t that interest with a red pen.”As it was a long time ago, my mother could only remember the main idea of Mrs. White said about my writing. However, I grew up learning to use words with loving care and like that.
If Mrs. White had used her red pen more often, I wouldn’t be telling you about this now, Whenever I look back on those encouraging from Mrs.White, I feel they just look real ones in the night sky-bright, shiny, and guiding me on my way somewhere. I do believe she was such a teacher, who tried to use a red pen less to keep the joy, wonder and excitement in a child’s .
Thanks to Mrs. White, I have no fear about writing. Also, I’m not afraid of any mistake in my life!
A．because B．though C．if D．but
A．run B．cry C．write D．speak
A．always B．never C．often D．sometimes
A．lonely B．tired C．helpless D．proud
A．protected B．worried C．pleased D．attracted \
A．spirits B．designs C． mistakes D．messages
A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．bored
A．stop B．keep C．save D．show
A．that B．when C．which D．what
A．sadness B．fear C．confidence D．pains
A．probably B．gently C．hardly D．luckily
A．dreams B．stars C．gifts D．pens
A．at B．through C． for D．like
A．careless B．strict C． wonderful D．common
A．mind B．hand C．arms D．eyes
How can we keep a feeling of balance(平衡) in our lives? How can we live with a positive attitude? To answer the two questions, let's the following points.
Life Isn't Fair (公平的) Our life isn't always of pleasure, is it? Life doesn't always give us a hand and doing our best doesn't always bring good results.
Failure Failure is necessary to life, almost as necessary as the we breathe. Failure is part of trying. The only thing that we need to think about is to deal with it. In fact, failure can be a great teacher that leads( 引导)us to success.
Loneliness It's _25 for us to be with our family and friends for ever. Sometimes we have to be alone. Don't be afraid when we feel lonely. Treasure(珍惜)the friendship, ndness and love we own now.
Suffering Growing up is not easy and pain is part. of our lives. Alt gets hurt. Take a deep breath and give life a big smile when we suffer pain.
Per al Responsibility(责任) We each have a choice to be either a _ or a loser. We should have responsibility for the choices we make. What we will have in the future depends on what we do _ .
Self-confidence We should believe we can do something well. Nothing in the world is difficult for the man who _ himself.
Life is like a long journey. with a positive attitude and look at the bright side of things. There will always be sunshine and flowers in our eyes.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。A.cheer up B. fall off C. focus on
A. full B. filling C. fill
A. water B. air C. food
A.what B. that C. how
A.possible B. impossible C. impolite
A. someone B. no one C.everyone
A.driver B.winner C.farmer
A.today B.yesterday C.past
A. is confident of B. is angry with C. is similar to
A.To travel B.Travelling C.Travel
Online shopping is becoming more and more common all over the world, including in China.
For many people, the main concern (顾虑) with online shopping is security (安全).
There are several things that customers should before they buy online. You shouldn’t trust a company just because it has a beautifully designed . Customers should look for other information, such as the company’s full address and details of the different types of payment it accepts. Also before you buy anything, carefully the information about the goods or services for sale.
It’s also very important for customers to ask for written confirmation. They should ask the company to send them an email to confirm their and payment. Written confirmation gives the buyer further protection against companies.
You should be able to send it back or change it. You may change your mind or not be something you have bought online. So before you buy anything online, make sure that the shop offers a “cooling-off period”. This is a period of time when you can return an item and get your back. All reputable (声誉好的) online shops offer this service.
When customers pay by credit card (信用卡), they have extra protection. This is a very safe way of buying goods and services online. , if you don’t receive the goods you have paid for, you can make a claim against your credit card issuer. But of course, you need to make sure that your payment details are secure you pay online by credit card.
Customers should be able to check that their payment details are secure. Many companies allow their customers to send their credit card details a special secure page. You should only buy goods from companies that have this secure page facility.
A．work out B．turn out C．complain about D．think about
A．product B．website C．programme D．system
A．check B．describe C．provide D．store
A．message B．introduction C．order D．promise
A．organized B．private C．unknown D．dishonest
A．satisfied with B．confident about C．interested in D．nervous of
A．service B．money C．information D．application
A．In fact B．As a result C．By the way D．For example
A．after B．till C．before D．as soon as
A．over B．past C．below D．through
Do you like travelling? Today， I’ll give you some about travelling.
You should have a good night’s sleep before you travel. If you don’t， you will feel tired on the way. You should take some with you. It may be helpful when you feel sick. You should have a meal before travelling. If you don’t eat anything， you’ll feel hungry. And the food on the train is much more .You should listen to the weather report earlier， so you can a good plan for your travel. You’d better take a(n) with you. It can keep off the sun and the rain. You should wear your right clothes. When you’re going from a hot place to a cold place， you have to some warm clothes. You should drink enough water. Don’t wait to be _____. You’d better take some water so that you can have a drink when you want to drink at any time. You should write down all the travel ______： departure(出发) and arrival time， bus or train number， your parents’ names ， address and phone number and so on. You should take a ______. You can take lots of photos when you see beautiful scenery. When you come back， you can show the pictures to your friends.
Above all，______ yourself when you are travelling. But please look after yourself and your things carefully.
A．idea B．advice C．time D．thing
A．drink B．food C．medicine D．vegetable
A．expensive B．delicious C．different D．worse
A．find B．get C．make D．made
A．umbrella B．raincoat C．bag D．map
A．bring B．take C．fetch D．carry
A．happy B．thirsty C．hungry D．angry
A．information B．place C．way D．roads
A．radio B．computer C．camera D．phone
A．enjoy B．help C．forget D．play
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very trying to make money in order to the high tuition（学费）for my brother and me. I never hear them say “I love you”, or see them send birthday to each other. My father has a bad temper（脾气）. When he’s very tired from work, it is for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was preparing dinner. I sat down her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you,” I said after a while.
“What?” she replied, doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low .
My mother stopped her work and her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer and went on cooking.
I was very worried I thought I had hurt her. I didn’t know what I should do.
A few days later, my father suddenly got sick . My mother had to stay with him in the for a month. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk（黄昏）, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. My father had never been so . It seemed they were the most harmonious（和谐的） .
“Dad, how are you now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me. To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom. I this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
A．busy B．alone C．early D．fast
A．give B．receive C．cost D．pay
A．show B．presents C．fruit D．jokes
A．active B．painful C．easy D．funny
A．among B．across C．above D．beside
A．hardly B．really C．still D．already
A．direction B．voice C．condition D．sound
A．raised B．fell C．shook D．nodded
A．because B．though C．while D．unless
A．sadly B．shortly C．quickly D．seriously
A．home B．hospital C．trouble D．holiday
A．smart B．happy C．strong D．brave
A．visitor B．farmer C．couple D．friend
A．travelling B．living C．resting D．feeling
A．enjoy B．remember C．wait D．regret
Every great achievement has been the result of years of dreaming. Even in early times, people could realize the of dreams. If a person has a dream and works hard, he or she will find a way bring it into success.
Children do not have knowledge. However, they are natural dreamers. We should not them. With their rich imagination, they will with fantastic dreams. History is of examples. Many great men were dreamers when they were children. One such dreamer was Thomas Edison. He used to ostracized(排斥) when he was in primary school, but his achievements were greater than in his time.
Teenagers and young people should also be to dream. They had big dreams and their dreams their lives and even the world. Steve Jobs and Bill Gates are the good examples. They developed technology and brought great progress to humans besides making money for .
Older people should believe that it is never late to dream. Colonel Saunders KFC at the age of 67. Everyone has a chance to make dreams .A.important B. importance C. most important
A.to B. of C. for
A.many B. a lot C. much
A.make fun B. laugh at C. look down
A.come up B. catch up C. get on
A.full B. filled C. fill
A.being B. be C. been
A.else everyone's B. everyone else's C. everyone else
A.encouraged B. encouraging C. encourage
A.change B. changed C. to change
A.had B. have to C. have
A.them B. themselves C. theirs
A.so B. very C. too
A.set up B. set out C. put up
A.come true B. achieve C. realize
Along time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful . In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜莺）singing very beautifully.
One day, the emperor heard about this little bird’s beautiful . He asked his guards to bring her to him. When the emperor heard the nightingale’s voice, he said, “Put her a golden cage, so she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her.
The little bird was so unhappy about being kept in the cage that she stopped one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird for him. The bird could sing very beautifully, . The emperor was pleased.
Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emperor was ill and he became very weak. One morning, while in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once . But the robot bird sing any more. Suddenly, the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her most beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became each day.
After the emperor was well, he changed a lot and became kind his people. From then on, all his people cherished(爱戴）him for his love and kindness.
A．park B．house C．garden D．door
A．noise B．voice C．sound D．noisy
A．in B．on C．for D．from
A．to sing B．sing C．sings D．singing
A．also B．so C．too D．either
A．jumping B．standing C．lying D．running
A．again B．two C．second D．twice
A．can B．could C．don’t D．couldn’t
A．weaker and weaker B．taller and taller C．better and better D．younger and younger
A．at B．to C．on D．in
Every year when Mother's Day cards show up in the stores, I remember my mother. She never cared much for .I could just send a card or give her a call, and she'd be very happy.
A few months later after her death, I was in a store out a Mother's Day card when suddenly I realized I had one to send it to.
Each Mother's Day, I choose a different theme (主题) to remember her. This time, it's some of the things she said. For example:
When I asked her not to send my brother to a boarding school, she said, "They'll teach him to read Braille (盲文). he wants to have a life, he has to learn to read."
When I that she ought to get a life, she replied, "I work five days a , clean my house on Saturday, go to church on Sunday. I don't need a 1ife. I need help."
When we fell on hard times, she said, "Life is a . Sometimes you give, other times you take. Either way, it's al1 the same one. But try to remember how hard it is to take, because one day, you will do the giving.'"
My mother was rea1ly a woman. I remember my mother. And some day, when I'm gone, I hope my children will remember me.
But in the meantime, I'll be to get a card or answer a phone call.A. gifts B. children C. education
A. finding B.picking C. giving
A. no B. some C. another
A. mad B deaf C. blind
A. If B. While C. After
A. ordered B. agreed C. suggested
A. year B. month C. week
A. bank B. museum C. station
A lazy B. smart C. stupid
A sorry B. glad C. afraid
Do you want to be successful in everything you do? If so, then ? Here is an example.
There was a farmer who corn （玉米） all his life. Each year he took his corn to the market. Then each time his corn was chosen as the and won the first prize.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something about how he grew it. The farmer his seed（做种子的) corn to his neighbors.
"How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?" the reporter asked. "You know they are taking part in the with you each year."
"Why, sir," said the farmer, "didn't you know? The picks up pollen (花粉) from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field. If my neighbors grow corn, cross-pollination (异花传粉) will affect the quality of my corn. So if I want to grow good corn, I must my neighbors to grow good corn. "
The farmer knows much about the connection of life. His corn cannot improve his neighbor's corn improves.
As a great man says, "We make a living by what we ； we make a life by what we give." We can't without food, clothes, and many other things. However, a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get, by how much we can give others. Giving, instead of taking, makes us from other animals.
So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find in their life.
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．grew B．bought C．sold D．collected
A．cheapest B．prettiest C．best D．shortest
A．popular B．serious C．terrible D．surprising
A．lent B．showed C．offered D．recommended
A．game B．fight C．experiment D．competition
A．wind B．water C．farmer D．neighbor
A．tasty B．bad C．tall D．unusual
A．teach B．remind C．help D．require
A．unless B．though C．because D．when
A．do B．own C．get D．grow
A．cheer B．move C．work D．live
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．different B．free C．safe D．far
A．hope B．success C．friendship D．happiness
Many Chinese students find it difficult English， but not Chinese， because Chinese is own language. Actually， Chinese is to learn than English.
Still some foreign students can speak Chinese so that if you didn’t see them， you would take them for Chinese. What makes them ?
“ For me， conversation is the most helpful. I use every chance to speak Chinese. If you only listen to what others ， you’ll improve your listening ability， but if you talk as much as ， you’ll find you can express yourself much better，” says Ulrike Nootz， a German girl now studying Chinese at Shanghai International Studies University.
Though the Chinese language is difficult， she can learn it well. She thinks that to learn a language one must try to know something about the history of the country. Though Chinese is different from English， the experience of success can be . Conversation， in English learning， very important.A. to learn B. learning C. learn
A. we B. their C. us
A. very more difficult B. much difficultC. much more difficult
A. well B. good C. better
A. success B. succeed C. successfully
A. in B. by C. with
A. say B. talk C. speak
A. can B. possible C. may
A. the same B. same C. the different
A. may be B. maybe C. may
You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. In fact, an English dictionary you today wasn't made until the Qing Dynasty(清朝).Three men did most of the important work on dictionaries. They spent nearly all their lives trying to words for their dictionaries. For them, it was a wonderful journey. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary. The for this dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in1857.Twenty -two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor(编者)of its new dictionary.
Murray had never been to . At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank . he become a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a small house in his garden to do the work. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o'clock and in the small house several hours before breakfast. Often he would work into the night. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was adding（增加)words for the letter"A"! He worked on the dictionary he was very old. Forty-four years later, in1928, other editors finished the dictionary.
A．use B．write C．copy D．miss
A．easy B．boring C．early D．dangerous
A．spell B．invent C．collect D．make
A．way B．idea C．use D．prize
A．school B．cinema C．village D．college
A．Later B．Long before C．So far D．Ever since
A．sold B．built C．broken D．drawn
A．read B．wrote C．worked D．thought
A．already B．still C．usually D．always
A．if B．because C．until D．since
Farley worked for the Canadian government. One day, he was to learn more about wolves. Do wolves kill lots of caribou（北美驯鹿）? Do they kill people?
They gave him lots of food and clothes and guns. Then they put him on a plane and took him to . The plane put him down and went away. There were no houses or people in this place. But there were lots of animals and lots of wolves.
People tell terrible stories about wolves. They say wolves like to kill and eat people. Farley remembered these stories, and he was . He had his gun with him .
Then one day, he saw a group of wolves. There was a mother wolf with four baby wolves. A father wolf and another young wolf lived with them.
Farley watched these wolves every day. The mother was a very mother. She gave milk to her babies. She gave them lessons about life. They learned how to food. The father wolf got food for the mother. The young wolf the children. They were a nice, happy family—wolf family! Farley did not need his any more. In a short time, he got on well with the family. Farley watched them for five months. He learned that many stories about the wolves were . Wolves do not eat people, and they do not eat many large animals. And he also learned bad things about men. It was men who killed many caribou and wolves.
Later, Farley wrote a book about wolves. He wanted people to them and not to kill them.
A．seen B．told C．heard D．found
A．a small town B．a big city C．a far place D．a lonely village
A．afraid B．happy C．angry D．tired
A．at times B．all the time C．once a week D．every afternoon
A．bad B．good C．hungry D．thirsty
A．cook B．make C．get D．pick
A．shouted at B．looked into C．laughed at D．played with
A．food B．clothes C．gun D．plane
A．not good B．not true C．not easy D．not clear
A．grow B．have C．teach D．Understand
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