Dear Dave,
I’m not happy. There are too many rules in my house. It isn’t fair. I have to get up at five o’clock every morning. I can’t arrive late for school. I have to be there at eight o’clock. I have to come back home after school because I have to do my homework. In the evening I can’t watch TV because I have to help my mother make dinner and wash the dishes. I have to go to bed before ten o’clock. On weekends, I have to stay at home on Saturday morning. I have to clean my room and wash my clothes by eleven o’clock. On Saturday afternoon, I have to go to the children’s palace to learn the piano. Do you have lots of rules? Are they fair?
Your friend,
AliceWho is the letter from?
A. Dave. B. Alice. C. Alice’s mother.What time does Alice have to get up?
A. Five o’clock. B. Eight o’clock. C. Ten o’clock.What does Alice have to do on Saturday morning?
A. Wash the dishes. B. Wash her clothes. C. Learn the piano.Why does she go to the children’s palace?
A. To play football. B. To learn math. C. To learn piano.Why does Alice have to come back home after school？
A Because she has to do her homework.
B Because she has to go to the children’s palace to learn the piano.
C Because she has to help her mother make dinner.
Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work.” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food. A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year. Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year. Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table. Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized the waste of food. What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips:
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?
| A．200 million. | B．925 million. |
| C．Six million. | D．625 million. |
What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?
| A．Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food. |
| B．Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak. |
| C．Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food. |
| D．Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food. |
The underlined word “leftover” means ___________in Chinese.
| A．过期的 | B．腐烂的 | C．剩余的 | D．难吃的 |
. According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because _____________.
| A．six million children die of hunger every day |
| B．food comes from very hard work |
| C．there is enough food to feed all the people |
| D．Chinese are hospitable and generous |
Which of the following is a good way to save food?
| A．Ordering more than you need at a restaurant. |
| B．Taking home restaurant leftovers. |
| C．Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping. |
| D．Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy. |
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to earn money in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don't act in the romantic way that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion. “I love you” is too luxurious(奢侈的)for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine's Day is even more out of the question. Finally my father has a bad temper when he's very tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat down beside her and looked at her.
“Mom. I have a question to ask you.” I said after a while.
“What?” She replied, still doing her work.
“Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head with surprise in her eyes, She didn't answer immediately. Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. I was in a great embarrassment and I didn’t know what to do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words：
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully. “Look at this thread. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(结实). If life is a quilt then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere or any time, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”Why does the writer doubt the love of her parents?
| A．Because they hardly meet each other. |
| B．Because they hardly speak to each other. |
| C．Because they often argue with each other. |
| D．Because they hardly express their love. |
In the writer's opinion, ________________.
| A．her mother enjoys doing chores at home. |
| B．her parents often act in romantic ways. |
| C．her parents love to make money. |
| D．love means sending flowers on Valentine's Day and saying |
“I love you.”Here in the passage, “thread” may mean __________________.
| A．the writer's family. |
| B．the relationship between her parents |
| C．the love between her parents |
| D．the daily life |
The phrase “out of the question” in the passage means __________________.
| A．impossible | B．unbelievable |
| C．enjoyable | D．comfortable |
What’s the best title of passages?
| A．Life without love. | B． My parents’ love. |
| C．Life like sewing the quilt. | D．Love in mind. |
Once upon a time there lived two brothers named Jacob and William in Germany. They liked to listen to old stories and then write them down. So they had enough stories to make a book. You can guess the name of the book! It is Grimms’ Fairy Tales.
The story of this little book began when the brothers were still in school. And it started with a good teacher. The teacher liked to find out how things happened. Soon the two brothers were doing the same thing. They asked questions and then looked for answers.
Among the questions the brothers asked, “Who made up the old fairy tales? Who first told about Cinderella ? Why made up the story of the Snow White and the story of Sleeping Beauty?”They found that no one knew the answers to such questions. The tales were made up in very early times. Most of them were made up in the days before people knew how to write. People told the stories to one another and to their children. But only a few old people still remembered them.
“When old people die, the stories will die with them,” said the brothers. “We must write down all the stories we can find.”
Jacob and William hunted for stories for five years. At last they had 89 tales written. Just before Christmas in 1812, the first book was published.
People love the book! They asked more fairy tales. So Grimms put tales into two more books. In all, they collected 210 stories to put into their books.Who wrote Grimms’ Fairy Tales?
| A．Jacob and his teacher. | B．William and his teacher. |
| C．Jacob and William. | D．Some old people. |
What did the teacher like to do?
| A．To ask questions and look for answers. |
| B．To make up stories. |
| C．To tell the stories to his students. |
| D．To asked some old people to tell stories. |
Most of the tales in the Grimms’ books were made up __________.
| A．in five years’ time |
| B．when Jacob and William were students |
| C．before people knew how to write |
| D．by some old people |
The two brothers wrote down all the stories because _________.
| A．their teacher asked them to do so |
| B．their parents asked them to do so |
| C．they liked all stories very much. |
| D．they didn’t want to the stories to die with the old people |
Grimm’s Fairy Tales came out _____________.
| A．in 1218 | B．in 1812 | C．In 1912 | D．in 1918 |
The air plant has wonderful and amazing features. It takes in moisture(水汽)from the air through its leaves．Although it is seen growing on another object or plant to support itself.
To prevent the roots from being too wet，avoid(避免) planting it in soil. Keep the roots in a well—ventilated(通风良好的)environment. Air plants can grow well hanging from fishing lines. They can also be hung from seashells, teacups or even on wood.
Water the air plant once in a while. Simply let the water fall from the roots. The roots will take in the water for the air plant. The air plant can live between 0℃° and 51 ℃. It does not need to be in the light all the time. However, sunlight(morning and evening only)helps it to reproduce(繁殖)faster. When it flowers，it turns a colorful pink, red or orange．At most 8 young plants can grow from the air plant．When these grow to half the size of the parent plant, simply pull them away gently from the parent plant and plant them in another place．
The lifespan of an air plant depends on the care it gets and the environment it is placed in. Generally, all air plant can live for many years.
Because they are so beautiful and easy to take care of, air plants are excellent as birthday gifts or housewarming gifts.The air plant takes in moisture from ______.
| A．other plants | B．the air |
| C．the roots | D．other objects |
An air plant must NOT be placed in _______.
| A．soil | B．seashells | C．teacups | D．wood |
Morning sunlight can help the air plant _________.
| A．become drier |
| B．produce young plants faster |
| C．turn into different colors |
| D．become half the size of the parent plant |
The underlined word “depend on” most probably means _______.
| A．支持 | B．继续 | C．取决于 | D．应付 |
The air plant is easy to take care of because it ______.
| A．is a famous plant |
| B．needs little water and sunlight |
| C．grows on other plants and objects |
| D．makes the garden beautiful |
We may know that there are four basic periods(时期) for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process helps you deal with culture shock（冲击）.
Culture shock begins with the "honeymoon period". This is the time when you first arrive in a place where everything about the new cu1ture is strange and exciting. You see new things, hear new sounds and language, eat new kinds of food. This period can last for quite a long time because you feel very happy.
Unluckily, the second period can be more difficu1t. After you have got used to your new life, you can become very tired and begin to miss your motherland, your family, your friends, your pets and so on. Al1 the little prob1ems in life seem to be much bigger and more worrying when you face them in a foreign country. This period can be very difficult and lead to moving backwards quickly.
The third period is called the "adjustment period". This is when you begin to realize that things are not so bad in the new country. Your sense of humor usually becomes stronger and you realize you are becoming stronger by 1earning to take care of yourself in the new place. Things are still difficult, but you are now a survivor.
The fourth period can be cal1ed "at ease at last". Now you feel quite comfortable in your new place. You can deal with most problems that you have. You may still have prob1ems with language, but you know you are strong enough to deal with them. At this time, you may feel a little uncomfortable if you go back to your motherland.According to the passage, culture shock usually happens when you ______.
| A．get married to a foreigner |
| B．live in a big city |
| C．go to live in a foreign country |
| D．meet foreigners in your motherland |
During the first period of the process, you feel _________.
| A．sad and lonely | B．happy and excited |
| C．angry but strong | D．easy but uncomfortable |
You will find that you are a survivor in _______.
| A．the 1st period | B．the 2nd period |
| C．the 3rd period | D．the 4th period |
The fourth period can be regarded as a period of being _____.
| A．relaxing | B．worrying |
| C．tiring | D．disturbing |
From the passage we can conclude that ______.
| A．living in another country is fun |
| B．it’s boring to live in another country |
| C．knowing about culture shock is hard |
| D．it’s not easy to deal with culture shock |