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Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries.
Children in the USA will 1 their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they often go to different places to find good jobs. They often 2 to their parents or phone them, and they can choose their own 3 . Americans think it’s important for young people to make their own decisions.
Children are asked to do some house work at 4 . In many families, children are paid for 5 the housework so that they can learn how to manage their own money.A. leave B. go C. love
A. come B. drive C. write
A. jobs B. job C. works
A. playground B. home C. classroom
A. to do B. do C. Doing
My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced secretly, learning form books, movies, and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that ______ seemed all but impossible to reach.
One summer, my little sister Maggie was going to dance lessons. I immediately asked _____parents for permission(允许)to take her to the lessons. What a _____chance to learn dancing!
One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room, when Maggie walked _____.
“What’s the matter, Maggie?” I stopped ______.
“Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?”
“What is it?” I wondered.
“There’ll be a dancing performance in my school, ____ the boys think I’m slow,and none of them wants to be my partner. ____ you dance with me for it?” She looked at me anxiously.
“You can be a good dancer!” I encouraged her. “Let’s show those people that they have been ___all along.”
In the following months, we ____ every evening, hiding from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and ____Maggie improved a lot.
Finally came the big day.I became ____ when I heard my parents would come to watch the performance. As the ____began,I took a deep breathe and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with pride. From the cheering of the crowd,I was sure we had ____.
My heart was beating wildly when I saw my ____ coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit it, you really looked like you ____ this stage(舞台).Go for it and make us proud.”
I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up.I wanted nothing more in life than to dance.
A．line B．dream C．answer D．message
A．my B．your C．his D．her
A．similar B．funny C．good D．strange
A．out B．away C．through D．in
A．drawing B．dancing C．singing D．writing
A．but B．or C．so D．if
A．Need B．Must C．Could D．Should
A．sad B．lazy C．sorry D．wrong
A．chatted B．rested C．slept D．practiced
A．first B．soon C．never D．seldom
A．shy B．bored C．nervous D．angry
A．music B．lesson C．meeting D．party
A．arrived B．finished C．succeeded D．regretted
A．father B．mother C．sister D．classmate
A．took away B．paid for C．fell into D．belonged to
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Two months ago, there was a serious earthquake in my country. Many people were hurt and their homes. In my school, we decided to organize a 5-kilometer run to collect money for the people. signed up for the run and asked their relatives and neighbors to support them. These people agreed to some money—50 cents or a dollar, for example, for every kilometer that the students completed.
Joe was my classmate. He was the student in my class because he seldom did any exercise and he ate plenty of junk food. He never walked to school. He always took a bus. When he was asked he was going to take part in the run, he said he would think about it. A few students laughed and I think Joe felt embarrassed. I felt a bit sorry for .
The next day, as I was riding to school, I saw Joe walking in the street. I stopped and asked him why he was . He said he was training to take part in the run. “Good for you, Joe!” I said. , I told my friends about Joe. Most of them just laughed and said that they didn’t think he would the run. I wasn’t sure, but I decided that I would Joe. So, for the two weeks before the run, I was his trainer. He walked to school for a few . Then he started to run slowly.
On the day of the run, Joe lined up with the other students. The began and soon Joe was left behind. Well, it took him hours to finish and he didn’t expect to the other students, but he tried to do his best. And he completed the 5-kilometer run. Everyone was very and said, “Well done, Joe!” What is more, Joe collected more money than any other student!
A．cleaned B．reached C．lost D．made
A．Parents B．Students C．Teachers D．Workers
A．borrow B．get C．give D．lend
A．happiest B．heaviest C．tallest D．youngest
A．how B．where C．why D．if
A．her B．him C．us D．you
A．crying B．riding C．singing D．walking
A．Again B．However C．Later D．So
A．complete B．discuss C．support D．understand
A．help B．invite C．stop D．visit
A．days B．weeks C．months D．years
A．class B．movie C．race D．school
A．catch up with B．get on well with C．make friends with D．talk with
A．easily B．quickly C．firstly D．finally
A．busy B．happy C．interested D．nervous
It is important to have positive (积极的) feelings in our daily life.
Compared some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, a new study. Theresearchers from New York University said, “ helps the body prevent diseases.”
“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.
In an earlier study, Cohen found that people who were caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt .
In this study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this , the people told researchers about happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay in a room for six days.
The results that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a time.
Cohen believes that people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to illnesses. So if you your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time
A．to B．with C．in D．of
A．as for B．because of C．instead of D．according to
A．Being happy B．Being careful C．Being angry D．Being nervous
A．hope B．safety C．freedom D．danger
A．painful B．proud C．cheerful D．clever
A．active B．uncomfortable C．scared D．comfortable
A．moment B．field C．period D．times
A．themselves B．their C．its D．theirs
A．alone B．hardly C．lonely D．brave
A．expected B．reminded C．agreed D．showed
A．But B．Or C．So D．And
A．longer B．fewer C．shorter D．more
A．why B．which C．whether D．when
A．afford B．fight C．cost D．support
A．care about B．look for C．pick up D．get over
When July comes, children know they'll have ____ examinations and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months' holiday, and they'll leave school____train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.
The summer holidays are the _____ time of the year for most children. The weather is usually good, so one can _____ most of his time playing outside. If one lives in the country, he can ____ into the woods and in the fields. If one lives in a big town, he can usually go to a park to play.
The best place for a summer holiday is the ____. Some children are ____ enough to live near the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.
Now, ____ makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and ____, not anything else. Of course, there are ____ new things to see, nice things to eat, and interesting things to do. But the feeling of sand under their feet, of salt water on their skin, and the feeling of the warm sun on their backs make them happier.
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My father __ ____ a good friend in the factory (工厂). He is sixty.He is an old man. All of the children like him. We call _______ Uncle Sam. He _____ from England. He ______ in Sichuan. He can’t ______ Chinese. We teach(教) him Chinese ______he ________ us English. He _______ work _______ Sundays. He ________ making things. And he likes watching TV with his children at night.
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