We may know that there are four basic periods for human beings to pass through when you enter and live in another country. This process(变化过程) helps you deal with culture shock(文化冲击).
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(调整) 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(善于求生者).
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 lst 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．adjustable |
We can conclude(lgth$it) from the passage 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 dea1 with culture shock |
| ZHENGZHOU ANIMAL PARK |
Animal Performance Schedule |
| Animal Welcoming Visitors Time: 9:00 am--- 10:00 am Place: Inner Square next to the main gate |
Sea Lion Performance Time: 10:30 am--- 3:15 pm Place: Sea Lion Show Place |
| All kinds of Art Shows Time:1:30 pm---- 2:30 pm Place: Baishoushan Show Place |
Tiger and Lion Performance Time: 11:30 am--- 2:30 pm Place: Animal Arena(竞技场) |
| All the performances are free. For Animal Welcoming Visitors, you’ll have it only at weekends during the summer and winter time. Of course, there will be changes of the performances, on rainy days, for example. |
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| A．To tell people where the animal park is. |
| B．To tell people what animals there are in the park. |
| C．To tell people about the animal performance schedule in the park. |
| D．To show what animals in the park can play with visitors. |
| A．pandas welcome visitors | B．art shows |
| C．sea lions perform | D．tigers and lions perform |
| A．Animal Welcoming Visitors. |
| B．Sea Lion Performance. |
| C．Tiger and Lion Performance. |
| D．All Kinds of Art Shows. |
| A．at 9:00 am. On Sunday, December 27 |
| B．at 10:10 am On Sunday, April 12 |
| C．at 10:30 am On Saturday, August 8 |
| D．at 2:30 pm On Monday, October 19 |
A. In Baishoushan Show Place B. In Inner Square
B. In Sea Lion Show Place D. In Animal Arena
Peter is a sixth-grader at Woodland Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years. John, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Woodland Secondary School. He began smoking four years ago. “Smoking is part of my life,” John said. Peter and John are not those boys’ real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teens or earlier.
A study of 8,000 London students shows that smoking is a problem for many British kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6% of primary school pupils said they smoked.
“If young people start smoking early, it will be very hard for them to give up later on,” said a professor.
Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking that number will go up to about ten million a year by 2030 the World Health Organization (WTO) says. So we have to learn and tell others about dangers of smoking.
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| A．I don’t smoke very often. |
| B．Smoking is very important to me. |
| C．I don’t smoke at all. |
| D．I’m going to give up smoking. |
| A．He will surely die early. |
| B．He cannot stop smoking. |
| C．It will be difficult for him to give up smoking. |
| D．He will become lazy soon. |
| A．smoking is a serious problem among British students |
| B．there more and more smokers in England |
| C．some student smokers are having fun smoking |
| D．most of smokers are young students |
| A．smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people |
| B．more and more people die because of smoking every year |
| C．who asks young people to give up smoking |
| D．we needn’t worry about the student smokers |
| A．We should start smoking after middle school. |
| B．We should start others to smoke outside. |
| C．We should laugh at smokers. |
| D．We should say no to smoking. |
When do you think of a forest, what do you see? Just trees? Or do you see many other things, such as singing birds, colorful plants and wild flowers?
The forest is a whole world of its own. It is full of many different living things(生物). But even though they are all different, they have one thing in common: they all need each other in order to live on .The trees feed the forest “people” by making food in their leaves; by using sunlight to join water and minerals(矿物) from the soil and air. Their deep network of roots joins the soil together and stops it from dying out, making it possible for living things to live in it.
Human beings(人类) are like the living things in the forest. We need one another in order to live. We need the farmers to grow our food, railroad and truck drivers to bring it to our shops and clerks(售货员) to sell it to us. We need people to prepare our food and cook it and others to take our waste things away. Then, of course, we need doctors, nurses, government leaders, mailmen, telephone operators, and many others.
We also need other human beings in another way. We need people for friendship, to talk over our problems, exchange ideas. Think how lonely and unhappy you would be if you lived all alone.
Life is a matter of giving and taking. We need to help other people as much as we need other people to help us. Think what a good feeling you have when you have done something for someone else. You know, being a volunteer is so great!
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| A．the leaves of the trees | B．water and minerals |
| C．the soil and air | D．each other |
| A．By using sunlight |
| B．By making food |
| C．By the deep network of roots |
| D．By working together |
| A．doctors | B．truck driver |
| C．farmers | D．all of the above |
| A．sad | B．happy |
| C．nervous | D．excited |
| A．friends | B．fruit |
| C．vegetables | D．food |
Dear Ralph,
I am a student of Grade Nine. I consider myself a beautiful and friendly girl. Male students say I am easy to get along with, so they are always after me. They call me and send messages from time to time. But I am fed up with them. I just want to learn as much as I can in this golden time. The problem is that I do not know how to refuse or say "no" to them. After all, they are my friends. What should I do? Please give me some helpful suggestions.
Aries
Dear Aries,
Don' t answer any call or message. When you want to study, simply turn off your mobile phone. That way you won't be bothered. When boys call, they will get a power-off (关机) message. After you finish studying, turn the phone back on and reply to people who have sent messages while you were studying. Accept calls only if you feel ready for them. A good friend can understand if you miss his too many calls or text messages, limit the number of people to whom you give your phone number. If you're not sure how well you like someone, first leave just your dormitory (宿舍) phone. Then that person can't bother you all the time. You are right that you need friends, so you shouldn't completely escape from them. I believe you can deal with this problem well and be happy every day.
Ralph
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| A．Letters. | B．News. |
| C．Advertisements. | D．Notice. |
| A．She is friendly and beautiful. |
| B．She is easy to get along with. |
| C．She likes studying very much. |
| D．She often has problems with her friends. |
| A．improve her learning |
| B．give her friends suggestions |
| C．refuse her friends |
| D．answer her friends' messages |
| A．满意 | B．厌烦 | C．担心 | D．感激 |
| A．She shouldn't answer every call or message. |
| B．She should turn off her phone while studying. |
| C．She shouldn't tell everybody her phone number. |
| D．She should keep away from her friends completely. |
Long long ago, there was a swan(天鹅) with gold feathers. She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house near the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, but still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough money to buy food.
The swan was sad to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my feathers to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she flew to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying anything. From then on , the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much better than before.
But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪的). She said to her daughters, “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all her feathers when she comes next time.”
“Oh no, Mom!” cried the daughters. “This will hurt the swan. She helps us a lot!” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the swan came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers changed into chicken feathers.
Then, the golden swan said, “Poor Mother, I came to help you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will never come back. Never be greedy!” With these words, the swan flew away.
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| A．In a lake. | B．In a big house. |
| C．Near a lake. | D．Near a river. |
| A．She gave an gold egg to the family every day. |
| B．She gave a golden feather to them every day. |
| C．She gave the family a chicken feather every day. |
| D．She gave them some food every day. |
| A．Thankful. | B．Greedy. |
| C．Friendly. | D．Loving. |
| A．The swan lived far from the woman. |
| B．The woman was greedy at the beginning. |
| C．The woman and her daughters were all greedy at last. |
| D．The swan would never come back to help the family. |
| A．A beautiful swan. | B．Never be greedy. |
| C．A poor woman. | D．Don’t miss the chance. |