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Mrs. Wilson is not tall with curly hair. She comes from Australia. She is our math teacher. But I don’t like math. It’s too difficult and boring. Mrs. Wilson is 25 years old. She is very shy （害羞）and kind of serious（严肃的）. She never plays games with us. She often sees the films on weekends. And she enjoys reading very much. She has lots of books in her bedroom.
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Quiet classes, endless exams and long hours at school…This might sound like the pressure most Chinese high school students face.But a group of 50 Grade 9 students from Bohunt School in Hampshire, UK, experienced it for a month.Five teachers were sent there to teach in their Chinese style.Things don’t go as well as they planned at first.When they gave lessons, students were chatting, eating…And the British students found these classes boring.“It’s very hard to say which education system is better.But I think we should learn from each other,” said one Chinese teacher Li Aiyun.
Though the education system is so different between Britain and China.We agree that getting education is the most important part in a person’s life.It is true that people with better education have more chances to choose a good job while people with little or no education don’t.It seems the aim of education is to make people get jobs.But many people don’t agree with that.Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for making a living.This was probably the earliest reason of education.In fact, if education is just a way of making a living, people don’t need to spend so much time in school.For example they don’t need to learn subjects like history and geography.It is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
Education is well-rounded and it is mainly for improving a man.It is not only to teach him to speak, read and write, but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities.After that, it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human.Educated people will be able to listen to good music, read good books, watch plays and take an interest in the world.Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph one ?
A.Five Chinese teachers went to Britain to experience teaching.
B.British education is much better than Chinese education.
C.Some students from Bohunt School were not interested in Chinese teaching style.People with little education usually _____________.
A.spend a long time in school
B.have fewer chances to get a good job
C.have a better lifeThe earliest reason of education was probably to __________.
A.develop a person’s creative thinking
B.teach a man to write and read
C.make people get a way of livingThe underlined word “well-rounded” in the passage means _______ in Chinese.
A.圆满的 B.全面的 C.公平的The passage mainly tells us that _____________.
A.education should make a man improve
B.all subjects are so important for a way of living
C.people can get education for a living in a short time
Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”.People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well.They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.However, in other countries dogs without owners caring for them lead a different kind of life.The expression “to lead a dog’s life” describes a person who leads an unhappy life.
Some people say we live in a “dog-eat-dog” world.This means many people are competing for the same things, such as jobs.They say that to be successful, a person has to “work like a dog”.This means they have to work very, very hard.Such hard work can make people “dog-tired”.And the situation would be even worse if they became “sick as a dog”.
Still, people say “every dog has its day”.This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life.To be successful, people often have to learn new skills.Yet, some people say that “you can never teach an old dog new tricks”.They believe that old people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather.“The dog days of summer” are the hottest days of a year.A rainstorm may cool the weather.But we do not want it to rain too hard.We do not want it “to rain cats and dogs”.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Dogs in America ________.
A.are well cared for
B.have no owners to care for
C.live a hard lifeBy saying “work like a dog”, we mean ________.
A.we should work as door keepers
B.we have to work very hard
C.we should work at nightIf some old people don’t like to learn new things, people will say “________”.
A.they want to lead a dog’s life
B.they are sick as a dog
C.you can never teach an old dog new tricksHow many expressions about dogs are mentioned in the passage?
A.7 B.8 ` C.9What’s the best title of the passage?
A.Dog Care B.Dog’s LifeC.Dog Expressions
When it comes to fashion, just about anything goes.Citizens in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province have been wearing antenna hairpins(天线发夹).
There are around 100 different designs for the antenna hairpins, which have been worn by the young and old, reported People’s Daily Online.Many of the hairpins are different kinds of plastic flowers.From afar, it looks like a plant that has grown from the top of a person’s head.While closer, it looks more like an antenna.
According to reports, the antenna hairpins have appeared all over Chengdu recently.Firstly they were only worn at touristy areas but have since spread to other parts of the city.
Many people are wearing them because they thought the hairpins made them look cute, and it’s not just for women or children.One man has told reporters: “I saw them and thought they were interesting so I bought one.People look cute when wearing it.”
His opinions are not shared by everyone however.Another man thought the hair pieces were silly.He said: “There are middle-aged men wearing the hairpins.They just look stupid.”
People have also taken to the web to discuss this funny new trend(趋势).One said: “I saw someone wearing it on the underground today.It feels like they might be able to transmit(传输) WI-FI signals.”
But street vendors(小贩) are glad of the trend.They are sold for 5 yuan by vendors but can be found online for as little as 0.3 yuan.As a vendor can sell over a hundred of the hairpins each day, they stand to make hundreds of yuan.What is the new fashion in Chengdu recently?
A.Wearing antennas.
B.Planting plastic flowers.
C.Wearing funny hairpins.Seen from a distance (远处), the hairpin looks like _____.
A.a plant that grows from a person’s head
B.an antenna to transmit WI-FI signals
C.a cute child with a plastic flowerWhich statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.This new kind of hairpins are only worn by women or children.
B.Not all people think the hairpins look cute.
C.People wear the hairpins for getting WI-FI signals.How much will you pay if you buy 10 hairpins online?
A.50 yuan. B.30 yuan. C.3 yuan.Why are the street vendors glad of the new trend?
A.Because it is good for the tourism.
B.Because they can make more money by selling them.
C.Because they also want to wear the hairpins.
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English is very important in the modern world. Many people want to learn it well. Here are some things that I want to say about learning it.
To learn English well, you need two things---passion and good learning methods(方法). Passion is the more important one. Why? Because passion makes you want to learn English. Learning methods only tell you how to do it better and faster.
If you love learning English, you will do it regularly(有规律地) and spend more time on it. It will also be easy for you to remember new words and grammar rules. __________ For example, some people like history and know a lot about World WarⅡ. If you ask a person who doesn’t like history to memorize all the facts, he probably can’t do it.
When you want to learn English, you can do the following things:
First, imagine(想象) that you can talk to native(本土的) speakers just as you talk in your mother language. Imagine yourself to be a manager(经理) in a foreign company(公司). Imagine you are living in an English-speaking country.
Second, use English as much as possible. This is very important. The more you use English, the better you will learn it. English is very popular, so you can use it everywhere. You can watch American cartoons, sing English songs, and read interesting books written in English as well. The underlined word “passion” means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．热情 | B．态度 | C．步骤 | D．情感 |
The missing(空白的) part in the third paragraph can be __________.
| A．You can’t memorize everywhere in learning English |
| B．You will find it hard to learn English |
| C．Everyone likes to learn what they like most |
| D．That’s because you can easily remember what you like |
What can you do if you want to learn English according to the passage?
| A．Stop learning it for some time. |
| B．Read interesting English books. |
| C．Listen to music or play sports. |
| D．Go to English-speaking countries. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the writer?
| A．Learning methods are more important than passion. |
| B．You need two things if you want to learn English well. |
| C．It’s easy for you to remember new words or grammar rules if you are an English lover. |
| D．It’s difficult for a person to know a lot about World WarⅡif he isn’t interested in history. |
The main idea of this passage is about _______.
| A．the importance of learning English |
| B．English around the modern world |
| C．some advice on how to learn English |
| D．how to write e-mails to other people |