Have you been back to the place your ancestors lived, worked, studied and
played? Robert Qian , a Chinese Canadian, already has. Now in China, he has found
that his family like a tall tree with long roots.
Robert is just one young overseas Chinese who to visit his ancestors’
homeland, as part of the In Search of Roots summer camp program. The program by the local government of Guangdong Province. This program started in 1980, and so far has brought overseas Chinese students to China to look for their families’ roots. The young people are usually between 16 and 25 years old. Most, like Robert, can hardly any Chinese and have never been to China before.
The students mainly visit parts of Guangdong Province in southern China. During the camp, they study Chinese culture, see changes that have happened in that area, and visit interesting sights. Going to their ancestors’ village is often part of the trip.The students feel that they are part of the village, and village life. They drink from the village well, go for walks the countryside, and watch the villagers do their daily activities.
Cathy Qian, a young American student, had this to say, “ In Search of Roots, I am beginning to understand my Chinese roots and who I am. It has been a great trip, and I have memories of China to take with me .”
The program leaders believe in the program and say that the purpose of it is to give young overseas Chinese the chance to learn more about . “I’ve really enjoyed the trip so far,” says Robert.“This has been a big step for me, and I’m looking forward to more about my roots during my time here.
A．where B．what C．that D．which
A．where B．was C．is D．are
A．has come B．have come C．will come D．are coming
A．can be organized B．is organizing C．organizes D．is organized
A．thousands B．thousands of C．thousand D．thousand of
A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk
A．two-week B．two weeks C．two-weeks D．two week
A．the most surprising B．the most boring C．more exciting D．the most exciting
A．experience B．enjoy C．change D．worry
A．though B．across C．cross D．through
A．Thanks for B．Thanks to C．Thanks D．Thanks a lot
A．much too B．too much C．too many D．so much
A．strongly B．hardly C．hard D．heavily
A．himself B．herself C．them D．themselves
A．finding out B．find out C．helping out D．help out
Do you laugh every day? Most people _. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is laughter.
In India, there are laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they pretend to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after together.
Scientists believe that laughter is good you. ? For one thing, laughter is good exererse. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body
Scientists say that one hundred laughs is the same ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you breathe deeply. This makes you
Why do we laugh? That is a hard question . We know that people laugh _ _ in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are alone. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to make friends with . Laughter helps us feel part of a group.
In English, people say that laughter is the best . Some think that laughter helps sick people get . Do you think so, too?A. laughB. doC. does
A. a lotB. manyC. a lot of
A. hundred ofB. hundreds ofC. hundred
A. laugh B. to laughC. laughing
A. forB. at C. with
A. WhyB. WhatC. How
A. a B. the C./
A. asB. like C. for
A. ooB. also C. either
A. relaxedB. to relaxC. relaxing
A. answeredB. to answerC. answer
A. less often B. more oftenC. never
A. anotherB. others C. other
A. magazineB. knowledgeC. medicine
A. wellB. goodC. bad
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的选项中选出最佳答案。
When I was in a primary school, I argued with a boy in my class. I forget what the argument was about, but I will never forget the ______ I learned that day.
I thought that I was right and he was wrong._______ he thought that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher______ to teach us a very important lesson. She brought us to the front of the class and asked him to stand on one side of her desk and me on _____. In the middle of her desk was a large , round ball. I could ____ see that was black . She asked the boy what color the ball was.”White,” he answered.
I couldn’t ______he said the ball was white, while it was obviously(明显地)black! Another argument started ______ us. This time it was about the _____of the ball. The teacher told us to change the places and then asked me what color the ball was. I answered, “White.” It was a ball with _____ differently colored sides, and from his side it was white. Only from my side it was black.
Sometimes we need to _____ problems from the other person`s opinion in order to truly understand his or her opinion.
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“Buy me a rose, call me from work.
Open a door for me, what would it hurt?
Show me you love me by the look in your eyes
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-- from the song Buy Me a Rose
People may always wonder what is a better way to express our love.
Many times ,the small things in life, which we often ignore（忽略）,are more important than the very ones we consider far more valuable.
Mr. Roger, a successful businessman, loved his wife . In his eyes, the best way of showing love to his wife was by her with all the wealth and comforts of life. , his way of showing love didn’t please his wife. Instead, it was creating distance the two. They quarreled(吵嘴) quite often, which made him very tired.
His wife, however, that he worked day and night and had little time to keep her company. All she wanted was to show her more by giving her more time, caring for her and expressing his feeling to her. These were the things that she most in her life.
People who are to us often show more concern about sincere expression of our love, Spending time with them spending money on them is a better way of expressing our love. So, why not have a go as the song goes?
A．which B．that C．who D．whose
A．deeply B．freely C．lightly D．patiently
A．connecting B．feeding C．offering D．providing
A．To his excitement B．To his joy C．To his disappointment D．To his shame
A．at B．between C．among D．in
A．cried B．warned C．argued D．shouted
A．chances B．choice C．love D．presents
A．waited for B．fought for C．looked for D．went for
A．farther B．closer C．better D．friendlier
A．rather than B．more than C．less than D．other than
Do you sometimes try something new and expect to be successful for the first time? Are you angry with ____ if you aren’t?
Do you know a baby how to learn to walk? When a baby falls, the loving parent ____ him, “That’s OK. Try again.” Can you imagine if after many falls, the parent ____ the baby and says, “Well, I guess you’ll ____ be good at walking.” and doesn’t let the child continue to try?
Remember the first time you ____ your bike? I do. I didn’t lose my ____. I went back and tried again. Didn’t you?
“When I was a kid,” my dad told me, “you know, I ____ 4 UP(一种汽水饮料), but it wasn’t very good. I went back to the lab and ____ 5 UP and still, it wasn’t right. ____ I tried 6 UP, but it didn’t succeed. So I stopped. If I went on ____, may be 7 UP would be the hit!” Time after time, he said, he ____ too soon. He told me, “If I had tried one more, I could have been a rich man.”
Thomas Edison ____ over a thousand ____ before he found the filament(n.电灯泡的)灯丝 material that would make an electric light bulb shine.
____ we try something new, we need practice. No matter how well we plan, there are times unexpected problems developing.
Failure is ____ not an option(选择). It is a chance only for those who try.
A．you B．yourself C．yours D．your
A．obeys B．beats C．encourages D．hates
A．picks up B．dresses up C．cleans up D．looks up
A．nearly B．always C．never D．often
A．fell off B．fell down C．fell from D．fell over
A．confidence B．chance C．dream D．plan
A．produced B．invented C．thought D．wanted
A．started with B．came up with C．looked forward to D．was willing to
A．Finally B．First C．Luckily D．Second
A．try B．trying C．to try D．tried
A．gave out B．gave up C．gave away D．gave in
A．fail B．fell C．failed D．felt
A．times B．time C．money D．chance
A．Whenever B．Whatever C．However D．Whichever
A．truly B．really C．hardly D．easily
完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意, 然后从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
Many of you are studying English and you may be why it is so difficult to learn. It’s actually not too difficult to learn you know some about the language and culture that it reflects（反映）. Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages French, German, Latin, Greek and AngloSaxon. In addition, there are words Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words other languages is of the key reasons some of the difficulities that people meet with they are learning English.
A．knowing B．wondering C．earning D．hearing
A．but B．and C．if D．unless
A．news B．facts C．truth D．information
A．such as B．the same as C．so as D．for example
A．in B．off C．of D．from
A．words B．culture C．language D．letters
A．for B．to C．from D．out
A．that B．something C．one D．this
A．why B．if C．what D．for
A．when B．before C．after D．While