Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Children are asked to do some work around their house. And in many families, children are paid for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.The size of most American families is ________ that of other countries.
| A．larger than | B．smaller than | C．as big as | D．as small as |
When children grow up, they leave their parents’ home to _________.
| A．get married | B．be free | C．find good jobs | D．study |
They visit their parents ________.
| A．on weekdays | B．on weekends | C．at any time | D．on holiday |
Which of the following statements is WRONG?
| A．Children have the freedom(自由） to choose their own job. |
| B．Parents don’t ask their children to do the housework. |
| C．Parents think it important for children to make their own decision. |
| D．When children grow up, they usually live far away from their home. |
Some parents pay their children for doing housework because ___________.
| A．children can learn how to make money for themselves |
| B．their children required them to do so |
| C．they are rich |
| D．it is required by law |
Dear Mother，
I'm writing from our hotel at Sludge Beach．Sam and I are on vacation with the children for a few days．We’re happy to be here，but to tell the truth，we’re having a few problems．
The weather isn’t very good．In fact it’s cold and cloudy．Right now I’m looking out of the window, and it’s raining cats and dogs．
The children aren’t very happy．In fact they’re dull and they’re having a bad time．Right now they're sitting on the bed playing tic-tac-toe and watching TV．
The cafeterias(餐厅) here are expensive，and the food isn’t very good. In fact，Sam is at a clinic right now．He's having problems with his stomach(胃)．
All the other hotels here are beautiful and new．Our hotel is ugly, and it's very, very old．In fact right now a repair person is fixing the bathroom sink(水槽)．
So，Mother, we’re having a few problems here at Sludge Beach，but we’re happy．We’re happy to be on vacation，and we’re happy to be together．
See you soon．
Love
Laura
（根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）This is a letter to Laura’s mother.
There’s something wrong with Sam’s stomach, so now he is at the hotel.
Laura’s hotel is beautiful and new.
The children are having a wonderful time when they are watching TV.
Though there are a few problems, they are still very happy to be on vacation.
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Hobbies are activities（活动）, which we do in our free time. There are so many kinds of hobbies one can choose for his or her own. Some hobbies are really expensive, and some are even dangerous.
The most popular hobbies in our country are as follows:
Collecting hobbies We can collect a lot of things. Usually people collect the stamps, postcards or coins. Some people collect unusual things like old cars, old motorbikes or other interesting things, which could be very expensive.
Art hobbies Going to the theatre, concert（音乐会）, opera; playing some instrument ( the most popular instrument is guitar ); painting, writing, poetry. There are many clubs—such as singing, dancing, etc.
Sports games Everybody do some sport activities—sport can keep us fit. Many students are members of a sports club—basketball, volleyball or swimming.
The other popular hobby is watching TV or a video, playing computer or video games, but it is not so good for your eyes and your mind. Many people here like to spend their free time reading books, magazines and newspapers. Some people like listening to music better. Going out can be very expensive now.
Many students would like to make use of their hobbies in their future jobs, e.g. working with computer, but it is not so easy. Hobbies are very important for everybody. A man would be very poor without a hobby and would not be pleased.
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There are many hobbies one can choose: expensive or dangerous. |
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| Collecting hobbies |
Many people like Some people like to collect |
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| Art hobbies |
We can go to the theatre, concert or opera. We can also learn to play some instrument. Some have Going to |
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| Other hobbies |
Watching TV or a video and playing computer or video games are interesting things to do, but not too much, for they may be We can choose to |
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For many students hobbies are Hobbies are important for everyone, without which we would be poor and not pleased. |
Maybe you know floods, earthquakes, sandstorms and so on. But have you heard of typhoons?
Typhoons are some of the worst storms, usually around the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea.Most happen in July, August and September.
How does a typhoon happen? When lots of sea water gets hot in the summer sun, it evaporates （蒸发）into the air. This makes the air hotter. When the air gets warm enough, it starts to move higher up into sky. Then cooler air around it rushes in. It fills the space that is left. After the air gets warmer, it starts to move quickly, making wind. The wind goes in circles（圆圈）and it keeps moving higher in the sky. The warmer the air gets, the quicker the wind moves. And when the wind moves faster than 30 metres a second, a typhoon begins.
A typhoon has two parts, one is called the “eye”. In the eye, the wind does not move so fast. The other part is the wall of clouds around the eye. Here are the strongest winds and hardest rains.
Typhoons are very dangerous. In November this year, Typhoon Haiyan killed 5500 people in Philippines. More people are missing.
What to do when a typhoon hits?
Stay inside. Close all the windows and stay away from them.
Try to bring all of your things inside. Strong winds could even blow away your bikes!
Listen to the radio or TV for important information.
If you’re told to go to a safer place, do it right now.This passage is most probably from .
| A．an advertisement of a typhoon |
| B．a travel record |
| C．a weather report |
| D．a science magazine |
Typhoons often happen .
| A．in the hot season | B．in the cold season |
| C．only in China | D．under the sea |
In which order（顺序）does a typhoon happen?
a. The wind moves fast enough, a typhoon starts.
b. The air moves quickly, making wind.
c. The sun makes sea water hot.
d. The air gets warmer.
| A．d-c-b-a | B．c-d-b-a |
| C．c-d-a-b | D．d-b-a-c |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The warmer the air gets, the slower the wind moves. |
| B．5500 people died because of Typhoon Haiyan around the world. |
| C．The strongest winds and hardest rains are in the wall of clouds. |
| D．A typhoon will not happen before the wind goes faster than 30 km a second. |
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABCs? Do you know there is such a thing as “a banana person”? How strange! ABC means American-born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside. So, when a person is a “banana”, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are overseas（海外的）Chinese. These people may be citizens（公民）of another country like he US, Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparents or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair.
But they are not Chinese citizens. They are people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C. N. Yang（杨振宁）. He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. Chinese people love him. But he is an American citizen.“ABCs” in this passage means .
| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
Chinese in Western countries are called “banana persons” because .
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but go to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
Which of the sentences is WRONG about ABCs?
| A．ABCs may know little about China. |
| B．They are overseas Chinese. |
| C．They may speak little Chinese. |
| D．They are Chinese citizens. |
This passage mainly talks about .
A. different kinds of bananas
B. overseas Chinese
C. the Nobel Prize
D. the story of C.N. Yang
There are many wetlands in China and some of them have become the world’s important wetlands.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 Milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Crane Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.
The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering(提供) food and home for some special kinds of animals is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are iimportant because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and less space for wildlife.
Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ___________of China.
| A．east | B．south | C．west | D．north |
Usually the weather in the wetlands is ____________
| A．hot | B．pleasant | C．cold | D．dry |
The World Wetlands Day is on _______________
| A．April 22 | B．June 25 |
| C．February 2 | D．March 22 |
We must protect wetlands because ___________________
| A．they are home for wildlife |
| B．they can offer food to animals |
| C．they can prevent flood |
| D．all of the above |