Have you heard of Chen Binqiang in Zhejiang Province? Over the past six years, he has taken care of his mother who got Alzheimer’s disease.
Chen’s mother, 64-year-old Chen Yueguang, has been ill since 2007. The illness became very serious quickly and she has lost the ability to speak and can not look after herself. None of Chen’s other family members, however, could take care of their sick mother. Chen’s father died in a traffic accident when he was eight, his two sisters married far away and his wife has a 92-year-old grandmother to look after.
Chen taught Chinese in Central School of Lengshui town, which is about 30 kilometers away from his home in Pan’an. So he spent five days at school and only went home on weekends. When he said he would take his mother to work, even his wife was doubtful and worried. She really doesn’t think it is a good idea for him to take care of his mother in school. She worries what if he lost his job because of this.
But Chen has made the decision. Soon he was putting a safety hat onto his mother’s head and helping her sit on his electric bike’s back seat. He thinks that his mother used to take him around and now he should take her.
These days, things got a little easier for him. With the help of Pan’an government, Chen got a new job in Pan’an Middle School in October 2012. The new school is only five minutes’ ride from his home, which means he can take care of his mother more conveniently.
Chen feels happiest when his mother is looking at him. She must have forgotten who he is, and she even can’t call his name. But she surely knows that Chen is kind to her. He feels that is enough.
On February 19th, 2013, Chen got the prize for Touching China, held by China Central Television to honor those whose performances have moved the people. What does Chen Binqiang do? He is ___________,
| A．a farmer | B．a driver | C．a postman | D．a teacher |
The word “doubtful” in Paragraph 3 means ________.
| A．疑惑 | B．明白 | C．预料 | D．支持 |
How did Chen take her mother to his school?
| A．In his car. | B．In a taxi. |
| C．By electric bike. | D．On foot. |
The passage mainly tells us _______.
| A．people will live a very hard life if our parents become seriously ill |
| B．it should be allowed to take care of our mothers at work places |
| C．a man who shows loving care for his mother and his great spirit |
| D．Touching China honors people whose performances move us |
What can you do on the Internet? Many of us like to read the news, buy things and play games. Some students now have a new use for the Internet – helping them with their homework.
Tina, 14, from Shenzhen, Guangdong, often searches online for the answers to her math problems. She said sometimes she and even her parents don’t know the answers to the problems, so she has to turn to the Internet.
“I can see how other people work out these problems and learn from them,” Tina said. “It’s easy and saves time.”
But not all the students welcome this. Leo, 15, from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, thinks it may make students stop thinking.
“We should think over the problems first. Simply copying the answers won’t improve our abilities. ” he said.
In the eyes of Wang Zhaoming, a Shanghai teacher, the success of all this is down to the students. If they use the Internet properly (适当地), it could be a good tool for study, Wang said.
“Students should first think about the problems by themselves. As for the online answers, they should choose the best among different ones. The most important thing is to know the logic (逻辑) behind the answers,” he said. “Don’t be shy to ask teachers and classmates the next day if you don’t understand the answer.”According to the passage, it’s a new use for students to ___________ on the Internet.
| A．buy things | B．play games | C．help with homework | D．read news |
The right order to use the Internet to help with our homework is ____________.
① Choose the best answers among different answers online;
② Search the answers on the Internet;
③ Think about the problems by ourselves;
④ Try to understand the logic behind the answer you’ve chosen.
| A．①②③④ | B．③②①④ | C．②③①④ | D．④③②① |
In Leo’s opinion, searching online for the answers may _______________.
| A．make students simply copy the answers instead of thinking |
| B．help solve the problems between students and their parents |
| C．be a good tool of study if students use the Internet properly |
| D．improve the students’ different abilities |
The best title of this passage is_____________.
| A．How to use the Internet | B．Think before you search online |
| C．Is Internet bad or good for students | D．Computers or teachers |
On a cold morning at a bus station, a man played six famous pieces of music for about an hour. During that time, about two thousand people went through the station, most of them were on their way to work.
3 minutes later: a middle-aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed down, stopped for a few seconds and went away.
4 minutes later: the musician received his first dollar. A woman threw the money in the box and kept on walking without stopping.
6 minutes later: a young man stopped to listen to him. Then he looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes later: a 3-year-old boy stopped to look at the musician, but his mother took him away. Several other children did the same as the boy. And nearly all the parents took their children away.
45 minutes later: the musician kept on playing. Only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 persons gave him money but left quickly.
After 1 hour, the musician finished playing. In the end, he collected $ 32. No one noticed that he had finished playing.
No one knew this, but the musician was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. At that time, he played one of the most wonderful pieces ever written, with a very expensive violin.
If we do not have time to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing with the most beautiful violin, how many other things are we missing? Joshua Bell played six famous pieces of music for ________ at a bus station.
| A．half an hour | B．an hour | C．fifteen minutes | D．a day |
__________ gave the first dollar to Joshua Bell for his performance.
| A．A mid-aged man | B．A Young man | C．A woman | D．A 3-year-old boy |
Nearly all the parents ________________ while they went past the musician.
| A．took their children away | B．threw the money into the box |
| C．stayed with their children listening | D．looked at their watch |
Joshua Bell was in fact ________________.
| A．a very famous pianist | B．a very popular singer |
| C．a very poor violinist | D．a very famous violinist |
Look at the poster and answer the questions. 
Volunteers of all ages will meet at Binjiang Road.
－Sunday, July 28th , 9 a.m, until noon.
－Bring bags and gloves.
－Wear hats and sunglasses.
For more information : Chen Ming
Tele: 023-65847384 E-mail: chenming134@hotmail.comThe poster asks people to bring bags to __________.
| A．collect litter | B．collect lunch | C．collect fish | D．collect gloves |
Volunteers need to clean __________ on Sunday.
| A．the hospital | B．the park | C．the bus stop | D．the road |
If you have something to ask, you can ___________.
| A．call Mr. Chen at 023-67837643 | B．visit Mr. Chen at the volunteer center |
| C．send an e-mail to Chen Ming | D．ask other volunteers for help |
Chen Jie, 14, from Ningbo, Zhejiang is a lucky girl. She got 3600 yuan as gift money this Spring Festival. However, her grandmother took away all the money and put it in a bank account.
Many students experienced the same thing as Chen. They got their gift money, only to immediately have it taken away.
Xiong Shengyue, 14, from Nanjing, doesn't agree with the practice. "I think the money should be the children's, " she said. " We should take care of it by ourselves."
It is not that simple, said Chu Chaohui, a researcher at national Institute of Education Sciences.
Giving gift money is used to show social status (地位)and develop relationships, he told Beijing Legal Evening News. Gift money has lost its traditional meaning of good will and has "little to do with the children". What's more, children don't earn the money through work. So he thought that parents should still play a big part in dealing with the money.
But Yan Honglan, a mother of a 14-year-old boy in Beijing, has let her son be responsible (承担责任的)for his gift money since the age of 8. "I want to develop his financial(理财) skills, ' Yan said.
She also added:"No matter how you deal with the money, the most important thing is to make the children feel they're respected(尊重) and trusted.
Chen supported Yan's idea. She said that though she knew her grandmother wouldn't waste her gift money, she would feel happier if she could at least know how the money is spent.
"It would make me feel a little bit more grown-up," she said.Chen Jie’s grandmother ________.
| A．took away all her money and put it in a bank | B．let her take care of all her money |
| C．gave all her money to her parents | D．spent all her money |
Chu Chaohui thought the gift money should be dealed with by _________
| A．children | B． grandmother | C． parents | D．friends |
Yan Honglan thought___________ is the most important thing.
| A．to make children feel a little bit more grown-up |
| B．to take care of the gift money by themselves |
| C．to put the gift money in a bank account |
| D．to make the children feel they're respected and trusted. |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Chen Jie got 3600 yuan as reward this Spring Festival. |
| B．Xiong Shengyue thought children should take care of the gift money. |
| C．Chu Chaohui thought parents shouldn’t play a big party in dealing with the money. |
| D．Yan Honglan has let her son be responsible for his gift money since the age of 9. |
Just as in face-to-face communication, there are some basic rules of behavior(行为) that should be followed on the Internet. The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated. Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.
For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “ Would I say that to the person’s face?” If the answer is no, rewrite and reread. If someone in the chat room is rude to you, you needn’t to fire back. You should either ignore(不理睬) the person, or use your chat software to block their messages. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.
Everyone was new to the network once. Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, be kind about it. If you do decide to tell someone about the mistake, point it out politely. At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended(冒犯). You’d better not ask others questions about their age, sex and families. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, or don’t ask such questions.The Chinese meaning of the sentence “ treat others in the same way you would want to be treated”
| A．以牙还牙 | B．以己度人 | C．治病救人 | D．殊途同归 |
You should point out someone’s mistake __________.
| A．politely | B．rudely | C．patiently | D．seriously |
If you don’t know the person very well, you’d better not to ask_______.
| A．their age | B．their sex | C．their weight | D．both A and B |
This passage is mainly about ____
| A．how to communicate |
| B．sharing personal information |
| C．basic rules of behavior on the Internet. |
| D．respecting others in the chat room. |