Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed. We couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing. I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that mountain, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there at the top, can you see all of the nice things, just like in life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got knew hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the sky in my life, which was as clear as crystal (水晶).The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _____for Father and Son.
A.hard | B.painful | C.enjoyable | D.unhappy |
The word “quit” in the passage means “______”.
A.carry on | B.put off | C.pick up | D.give up |
We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.
A.the writer reached the top of the mountain. |
B.the writer was very successful in his life. |
C.thought the writer was young, he could understand his father. |
D.the writer used to hate climbing the mountain. |
The best title for the passage is ______.
A.How to Get to the Top of the Mountain | B.Father’s love |
C.Conversations between Father and Son | D.Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
There are two kinds of changeschemical change and physical change.
In a chemical change, there is always a new substance formed. Breaking up water into hydrogen and oxygen is a chemical change. In each of the chemical change at least one new substance is formed. A change is not a chemical change if it doesn’t form a new substance.
Physical changes are very common, too. There are many examples. You can make a physical change by tearing a piece of paper into two, or by cutting a piece of iron with lathe(车床). Here paper is still paper, and the iron is still iron.
Another way of making physical change is dissolving something in water. When you dissolve salt in water, the salt disappears. You may think that a new substance has been formed. But really there is no new substance. The salt is still salt. You can still taste it. So the dissolving of anything is a physical change.
When water freezes, the change is also a physical one. The water changes from liquid to solid, but it is still the same substance. That is why the freezing of anything is a physical change.In a physical change _______ .is formed.
A.a new substance | B.nothing new |
C.a piece of paper | D.a piece of iron |
The dissolving of salt in water is_______.
A.a physical change | B.a chemical change |
C.hydrogen and oxygen | D.breaking up |
We can separate a chemical change from a physical one by_______.
A.the change of shape |
B.the change of color |
C.newly-produced smoke |
D.newly-formed substances |
Long, long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax, but they never felt appreciated for the work they did.
One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life. So the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys. "I have an idea." he said.
"What is your idea?" asked the donkeys.
"I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys," said the man.
The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a matter of minutes. He had two pots of paint. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint.
The old man first painted them white, and then painted black stripes(斑纹) over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look at all like donkeys. "You no longer look like donkeys, the old man said. Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras. "
The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.
Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the ' zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.
"Make us into zebras, too," they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came.
The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots.
There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted don- keys, because of their impatience, had to return to work.
This is why it is important to be patient.The text was written to______.
A.explain how donkeys became zebras |
B.tell a good way to avoid hard work |
C.tell an important truth about things |
D.explain how zebras got their stripes |
The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to _____.
A.tell him their problem | B.get some grass |
C.change into zebras | D.ask him for help |
When the two donkeys returned, why did they no longer have to work?
A.No one knew they were donkeys. |
B.They didn't want to work. |
C.They didn't eat enough grass |
D.They were no longer donkeys. |
What does the underlined word " pleaded" mean?
A.advised. | B.begged. | C.agreed. | D.ordered. |
Have you got teenage children between 12 and 17?Will they jump at the idea to go to South Africa too? Well, let me help you here. I will give you some great ideas about what teenagers can do in Cape Town and give you reasons why a stay in Cape Town will be cool for them too.
You will read where to find really interesting activities and how much money you will have to pay for them and also how your children can gain as many great experiences as possible when holidaying or even living in Cape Town.
·Mad about Football — not only for Soccer Fans
Where: Cape Town Stadium (体育场),15 min from Cape Town’s central business district (CBD). The new visitor center offers several tours. How much does it cost? R45.6 for adults or kids over 12, R17.1 for kids up to 12 and R11.4 per student for school groups. The Biodiversity Garden next to the stadium is interesting as well and can be added into tour at an additional cost.
·Theme Park with more than 23 rides and roller coasters (过山车)
Where: Ratanga Junction, Century City, 20 min north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: R75 for kids under 1.3m and R152 for kids over 1.3m or adults, open only on school holidays and public holidays.
·Sandboarding anyone
Where: Atlantis, 45 min north of Cape Town CBD. Costs: R595 for a half day of fun in the sand.
·Ice skating
Where: Grand West Casino Complex, Goodwood, 20 min east of Cape Town CBD Costs:R35 (including skates)
·Enjoy mini golf(高尔夫)
Where: Several places around Cape Town CBD. Muizenberg Beach Promenade, Green Point Promenade, Durbanville Vodacom Golf Driving Range or try Cave Golf at the V&A Waterfront next to Scratch Patch. Costs:R8.
·Go bowling
Where: Several places aroun Cape Town CBD. Costs: R25.
·How about climbing walls
Where:Observatory, 20 min south of Cape Towm CBD. Costs: R50. A visitor can get the following information about the activities in the passage EXCEPT ______.
A.locatin | B.cost | C.food | D.distance |
If a couple want to take their son aged 15 and daughter aged 9 to visit Cape Town Stadium, they shoul pay _________.
A.R 182.4 | B.R153.9 | C.R125.4 | D.R114 |
In order to have fun on the sand, visitors should go to ________.
A.Atlantis | B.Green Point Promenade |
C.Ratanga Junction | D.Grand West Casino Complex |
Which of the following activities costs least?
A.Theme Park | B.Climbing wall |
C.Bowling | D.Mini golf |
As an expert on education, I finished a Junior Achievement course at a local middle school last week. I received some meaningful answers when I asked teens what they would want to tell their parents about money.
Max said,’Dear Mom, I need to give you some advice on money. I need more allowance (零用钱)!” I have to say many teenagers have the same idea as him. As an expert, I advise a little money for teens and more if they help with the housework. Now that your children are in middle school, it’s time to think about paying them to do something. My daughter missed a lot of school when she was a junior so I promised to buy her a notebook computer if she didn’t miss any school as a senior — she got the computer finally. What worked for my other daughter was a clothing allowance for her joining in the housework. She would receive a set amount every two months; it taught her a valuable lesson: when the clothing money ran out, she couldn’t buy more clothes until she got enough money through doing the housework. “I need more allowance,” should be the start, not the end, of a dialogue.
Grace wanted to tell Mom, “Only buy what we need.” Spending wisely and saving money was a good theme from all the students. The idea of thinking carefully about spending is just what I taught them at class, but this is not the subject of this Junior Achievement course. It shows me that these teenagers look at their parents’ spending habits, but they don’t tell their parents their opinions about them. Therefore, Moms and Dads, pay attention and remember: your children watch everything you do when it comes to money — do it right, point them in the right direction.
Nikola’s advice is valuable to all parents — “Mom and Dad, I think I should be more involved in money and financial (金融) things so I know how to do everything without a struggle when I get older.” This child has got it right. Her answer shows the fact that parents are responsible (负责的) for the financial training of their children. It is one of our most important parental goals.What does the author advise parents to do when their children want more allowance ?
A.Stop giving them allowance at once. |
B.Buy them something they are in need of. |
C.Give them more allowance if they help do the housework |
D.Encourage them to earn more allowance by doing part – time jobs. |
Why does the author mention his daughters in Paragraph 2?
A.To show he does better than others in teaching his children. |
B.To tell readers how to encourage children to study hard. |
C.To show paying children to do things really works. |
D.To tell readers he has children who often make trouble. |
In Paragraph 3 the author suggests that parents should ________.
A.set good examples to their children in spending and saving money |
B.set up a good relationship with their children |
C.ask their children for advice on spending money |
D.attend his Junior Achievement course |
We can learn from the passage that Nikola _______.
A.expected her parents to think about her future |
B.expected to learn how to manage money |
C.worried about her ability to make a living |
D.had a better understanding of the author’s course |
What’s this by my door? A handwritten letter from am old university friend. It stands out among the bills and junk mail like gold. Given its rareness, the Government should be praised for announcing that the new secondary school should include lessons that teach students how to write personal and business letters in the correct form.
Letter-writing skills have fallen off a lot in the age of eamils and text messages. Many pupils leave school only able to write a letter for a job application, let alone other kinds of letters. You can’t turn back the clock, but you can stick to your own rules to protect old-fashioned values. Someone who leaves school unable to write a letter is going into the adult world unprepared. And if teachers don’t ram home that message, who else will?
Usually, it does not matter whether someone can write a letter or not — other means of communication will serve. And with computerised spell-checks, people can get by for years without the kind of letter-writing skills. But it is the rare occasion that matters when things can not be made clear with a simple text. When the former England cricket(板球) captain Andrew Strauss decided to leave his job, he had sent handwritten letters to his teammates. Many people thought it unbelievable. But among the disbelief there was something else: admiration, even among the Twitter generation(一代).
I have been a letter-writing lover all my adult life, and am just about to sit down and pen a reply to my university friend. And I hope the sight of a letter by his door will give him as much pleasure as his did me.How did the author feel when receiving the handwritten letter?
A.Disappointed. | B.Excited. | C.Worried. | D.Proud. |
The underlined part“ram home that message”in Paragraph 2 means“______”.
A.teach the students the importance of letter writing |
B.teach the students how to protect traditional values |
C.teach the students the importance of communication |
D.teach the students how to write letters of application |
The author mentions Andrew Strauss’s example in order to show that________.
A.letter-writing skills are very important |
B.handwritten letters can bring admiration |
C.handwritten letters are more important than emails |
D.whether someone can write a letter makes little difference |
What’s the text mainly about?
A.A study on why handwritten letters become less popular. |
B.A concern about the bad results of technology. |
C.A call for more attention to letter writing. |
D.A touching story between two friends. |