At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility.Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失败) often teaches more than success.Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .
| A．at eighteen years old | B．from childhood |
| C．after they get married | D．from an early age |
An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .
| A．find a full-time job | B．from childhood |
| C．put on his or her own clothes | D．do lots of chores |
The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.
| A．奖品 | B．零花钱 | C．财产 | D．礼物 |
A child can get some more money by ______.
| A．understanding the value of money | B．helping the rich |
| C．reading many books | D．doing extra chores |
The passage is mainly about ______ .
| A．the independence of American children |
| B．the value of money |
| C．the guidance from parents |
| D．failure and success of American children |
Han Meimei did gymnastics all day ﹣﹣anytime， anywhere． This made her family angry． "Han Meimei， enough!" said her family．
"I've got to go to a gym!" said Han Meimei．
"Too much money!" cried her parents．
"Then I'll earn it myself，" said Han Meimei．
She tried hard， but she didn't earn money because she often practiced gymnastics when working．
"Han Meimei， enough!" cried the neighbors．
She walked toward the gym． She seated herself with others． A group of girls no older than Han Meimei tumbled（做空翻动作） on the floor． And about 15 beginners balanced on the beam（平衡木）．
Then she saw the sign：
"Wanted： Gymnastics students to be Children Class teacher assistant． Talk at the front desk．"
"I'd like to be the children Class teacher assistant，" she said．
"I see，" said the woman at the desk， "How old are you？"
"14，" said Han Meimei．
Can you do gymnastics？" asked the woman．
Han Meimei tumbled on the floor then and there．
"It appears you are excellent，" said the woman． "I think you may be just what we're looking for．" Han Meimei smiled．
"There is one thing，" said the woman． "I'm afraid we don't pay in money． We pay with free classes． Would you still be interested？"
Han Meiemei jumped so high that there was no doubt about her answer．
She spent every afternoon at the gym， teaching and practicing． After that， the only place she heard anyone say "Han Meimei， enough!" was at the gym ﹣at closing time．
（1）What made Han Meimei's family angry？
A． Doing grmnastics too much．
B． Wasting money．
C． Practicing gymnastics when working．
（2）The woman at the desk thought that Han Meimei was the right person for the
A．coach
B．manager
C． assistant
（3）What can Han Meimei get from the gym？
A． Some money．
B． Free classes．
C． Some tickets．
（4）From the passage， we know Han Meimei ．
A． never gave up
B． sang very well
C． was always late for school
（5）The passage mainly talks about ．
A． Han Meimei's fighting with her family
B． Han Meimei's teaching gymnastics
C． Han Meimei's practicing gymnastics
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Name |
Xia Yu |
Adress |
No． 1 Weigongcun， Haidian District， Beijing |
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Tel |
88990276 |
Born |
1988 |
Sex |
female |
Nationality |
Chinese |
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Experience abroad |
studied translation in Bath， lived in London， practiced in the UN， travelled in 32 countries |
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Languages |
Chinese（mother language）， English， French |
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Education |
graduated from the University of Bath， Yanling No． 1 High School |
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Work experience |
gave speeches about Chinese culture helped students to study abroad worked as a volunteer English teacher in different schools |
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（1）How old is Xia Yu？
A． 28．
B． 30．
C． 32．
（2）How many languages can Xia Yu speak？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（3）From the form we can see Xia Yu is very ．
A． helpful
B． Strict
C． Careful
（1）How many branches are there in Zhuzhou？
A． Two
B． Three
C． Nine
（2）This picture mainly introduces ．
A． sports classes
B． sports programs
C． sports clubs
In Hebei， there is a small village called Yeli． Through the village，you can see green trees along the riverbank． However， you can hardly imagine that， about 16 years ago， this area was covered with rocks and weeds（杂草）． The big change is all because of years of hard work by two best friends： Jia Haixia， who is blind， and Jia Wenqi， who has no arms．
The two friends decided to plant trees to make a living back in 2002． Although both are disabled， they learned to work together by becoming each other's eyes and hands． With little money to buy young trees， they had to collect and plant cuttings（插枝，插条）． Every morning， they went to the riverbank together． Jia Wenqi walked in the front and Jia Haixia followed him by holding one of his friends empty sleeves （衣袖）． After they arrived at the riverbank， Jia Haixia would climb on his friend's shoulders to get cuttings and Jia Wenqi would tell him which cuttings were the best． After that， they dug holes on the ground and watered the cuttings together．
They planted 800 trees in the first year， but only two survived （存活）． They didn't give up． Instead， they continued to plant more in the next few years． The riverbank is now home to over ten thousand trees．
Today， the two friends no longer need to make a living by planting trees， but they have no plans to stop． They aim to plant as many trees as possible in the area so as to protect the village from flooding （洪水）and to improve the local environment．
（1）Where did the story take place？
（2）Could people see many green trees there 16 years ago？
（3）How did these two disabled men work together？（ No more than 12words）
（4）How many trees are there along the riverbank nowadays？
（5）What's the purpose of their planting trees now？
Elephants are the largest land animals alive today． African elephants live in family groups called herds（群）． All of the elephants in the herd take care of each other． The leader of the herd is an old mother elephant． She is the matriarch （族长）． A herd may have as few as eight or as many as 100 elephants． The other elephants follow the matriarch because she knows how to keep them safe from coming danger．
Elephants learn by watching and copying other elephants， and also learn from life． Baby elephants stay with their mothers until they are fully grown at about ten years old． Elephants live to be 50 or 60 years old． Elephants are smart animals with long memories． In the dry season， a matriarch can remember where water was found in the past． The herd will follow her there． She can also remember the safest place for baby elephants to cross a fast﹣moving river．
Elephants talk to each other with rumbling sounds． Some rumbling sounds are so low and deep that people are unable to hear them． Elephants hear sounds not only with their ears， but also with their feet， and even trunks （long noses of the elephants）． They also greet each other by touching with their trunks and feet． If danger appears， mothers beat their ears to call their babies to them．
Other animals don't usually attack（攻击） elephants． However， a lion might try to attack a sick elephant or a baby． If this happens， the adult elephants circle around the baby elephants． The adults make louder sounds and hit the ground with their trunks． The matriarch puts herself between the lion and the herd． She beats her ears out to make herself look even larger． Then she lowers her herd and attacks the enemy（敌人） in a big cloud of dust（灰尘）．
（1）According to Paragraph（段落） One， an elephant herd ．
A． has a father elephant as the leader
B． owns a matriarch who keeps it away from danger
C． always has several leaders and hundreds of elephants
（2）Long memories help elephants to ．
A． choose their matriarch
B． communicate with each other
C． find water and cross the river
（3）What does the underlined word "rumbling" mean？
A．低沉的
B．尖细的
C．高亢的
（4）Why do the adult elephants circle around their babies？
A． To keep their babies safe．
B． To welcome their friends．
C． To attack their enemies．
（5）The passage mainly tells us about ．
A． why the elephants live in herds
B． what the elephants' living habits are
C． how the elephants avoid being attacked