When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of course ,”they answered.
“How do you know ?”was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mom’s cooking and criticzing read out as “I love you ”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you ’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning ,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.The foreign teacher_______.
| A．comes from America | B．is a young woman |
| C．is expressive enough | D．knows much about China |
Chinese people prefer to show love by________.
| A．saying “I love you” | B．cooking |
| C．getting good grades | D．doing something helpful |
In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?
| A．She is meeting her daughter at the door. |
| B．She loves her daughter and misses her. |
| C．She is glad that she has more time to herself |
| D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Say “I love you” more to your family. |
| B．Say “I love you ”a lot to Chinese people. |
| C．Say “I love you ”as a greeting to others. |
| D．Say “I love you ”without great depth of feelings. |
Copenhagen is one of the best places in the world to be a bicyclist but there is a downside﹣﹣thousands of parked bicycles． Sometimes it gets out of control．
In 2014， when Copenhagen got its Cycle Snake﹣a new bicycle﹣only bridge ﹣the city edged even closer to being a cyclists' paradise．
There are in fact more bicycles in Copenhagen than people， five times as many bicycles as cars， and 400 km of cycle lanes﹣not shared with cars or pedestrians （行人）﹣for a city of about 600，000 people．
This has many advantages， such as cleaner air and physical fitness． If only more thought had gone into what happens when riders get off． Cycle parking is a big problem here．
Bikes are often parked on the pavement， taking up pedestrian space and blocking（堵住） entrances to shops and restaurants．
Outside Copenhagen's central train station， where people often leave their bikes for the weekend， plenty of cyclists are fed up． "There just isn't enough space，" says Kirsten Hoeholt， a famous artiest．
While 95% of cyclists in the city are happy with conditions for cyclists overall， only 29% are satisfied with cycle﹣parking facilities﹣down from 40% in 1996．
One of Copenhagen's is that it has been growing rapidly． About 12，000 people are moving to the city each year， while only 7，000 new cycle parking spaces have been created over the last eight years．
One Dutch idea on its way to Copenhagen is taking away the bikes that are parked in the wrong areas． Leave your bike in the wrong place and you could find that it has been moved to nearby bicycle facilities．
A few years ago "bike﹣butlers" were introduced in some areas． The butlers pick up bicycles that have been knocked over， pump air into flat tyres and give the bike﹣chains a bit of oil， to thank people for parking properly．
（1）The last "paradise" in the fourth line means ．
A．factory
B．company
C．heaven
（2）There are about people in Copenhagen．
A．120，000
B．600，000
C．700，00
（3）Which of the following is NOT true？
A． There are in fact more bicycles in Copenhagen than people．
B． Only 29% are satisfied with cycle﹣parking facilities．
C． About 7，000 people are moving to the city each year．
（4）The last paragraph tells us to ．
A． punish the bicyclists
B． encourage the bicyclists
C． take away the bikes
（5）What does the passage mainly tell us？
A． The parking of the bikes in Copenhagen．
B． The repairing of the bikes in Copenhagen．
C． The creating of the bikes in Copenhagen．
Tracy was always hard﹣working and creative． She started a website called TEAM for girls when she was 16， and it's doing better than ever．
TEAM now has 10 million visits every month．
When she was ten， Tracy drew four characters（人物）． They are all girls， and they are good friends． She called them "Amazing Girls"．The main amazing girl， Miss E， represents（代表） her younger sister Elizabeth． Amy writes stories， and Mary answers questions．" Amazing Girls "finally became TEAM． "TEAM" means "Together everyone achieves more．"
At that time， Tracy wanted a safe and warm site for girls， but she couldn't find one． So she decided to create one herself．
At first， Tracy asked family members and friends for help． Her computer teacher also help her a lot． She created a small website． "There was a homepage， which had the four characters and simple flash animations （动画），" Tracy says． "It was very， very simple， but it was a start．"
Now it is a heaven for millions of girls． It has message boards， quizzes， games， music， and more． Girls can help each other with homework here． And they can also discuss fashion， dancing and singing stars． They feel free and comfortable． They have made their life more fruitful and meaningful．
"I'm able to learn so much about culture around the world，" Tracy says． "The goal for the site was， and still is， to help young girls to believe in themselves．"
（1）How many visits does TEAM have every month now？
A.10 million．
B.16 million．
C.17 million．
（2）What does Mary do？
A． Answers questions．
B． Draws characters．
C． Writes stories．
（3）Why did Tracy decide to create a website？
A． Because she wanted to make money．
B． Because she couldn't find one for girls．
C． Because her computer teacher asked her to create one．
（4）Tracy started the site to help young girls to ．
A． do their homework
B． dance and sing
C． believe in themselves
（5）What can be the best title of the passage？
A． Girls' Success
B． Girls' Website
C． TEAM's Meaning
Han Meimei did gymnastics all day ﹣﹣anytime， anywhere． This made her family angry． "Han Meimei， enough!" said her family．
"I've got to go to a gym!" said Han Meimei．
"Too much money!" cried her parents．
"Then I'll earn it myself，" said Han Meimei．
She tried hard， but she didn't earn money because she often practiced gymnastics when working．
"Han Meimei， enough!" cried the neighbors．
She walked toward the gym． She seated herself with others． A group of girls no older than Han Meimei tumbled（做空翻动作） on the floor． And about 15 beginners balanced on the beam（平衡木）．
Then she saw the sign：
"Wanted： Gymnastics students to be Children Class teacher assistant． Talk at the front desk．"
"I'd like to be the children Class teacher assistant，" she said．
"I see，" said the woman at the desk， "How old are you？"
"14，" said Han Meimei．
Can you do gymnastics？" asked the woman．
Han Meimei tumbled on the floor then and there．
"It appears you are excellent，" said the woman． "I think you may be just what we're looking for．" Han Meimei smiled．
"There is one thing，" said the woman． "I'm afraid we don't pay in money． We pay with free classes． Would you still be interested？"
Han Meiemei jumped so high that there was no doubt about her answer．
She spent every afternoon at the gym， teaching and practicing． After that， the only place she heard anyone say "Han Meimei， enough!" was at the gym ﹣at closing time．
（1）What made Han Meimei's family angry？
A． Doing grmnastics too much．
B． Wasting money．
C． Practicing gymnastics when working．
（2）The woman at the desk thought that Han Meimei was the right person for the
A．coach
B．manager
C． assistant
（3）What can Han Meimei get from the gym？
A． Some money．
B． Free classes．
C． Some tickets．
（4）From the passage， we know Han Meimei ．
A． never gave up
B． sang very well
C． was always late for school
（5）The passage mainly talks about ．
A． Han Meimei's fighting with her family
B． Han Meimei's teaching gymnastics
C． Han Meimei's practicing gymnastics
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Name |
Xia Yu |
Adress |
No． 1 Weigongcun， Haidian District， Beijing |
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Tel |
88990276 |
Born |
1988 |
Sex |
female |
Nationality |
Chinese |
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Experience abroad |
studied translation in Bath， lived in London， practiced in the UN， travelled in 32 countries |
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Languages |
Chinese（mother language）， English， French |
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Education |
graduated from the University of Bath， Yanling No． 1 High School |
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Work experience |
gave speeches about Chinese culture helped students to study abroad worked as a volunteer English teacher in different schools |
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（1）How old is Xia Yu？
A． 28．
B． 30．
C． 32．
（2）How many languages can Xia Yu speak？
A． Two．
B． Three．
C． Four．
（3）From the form we can see Xia Yu is very ．
A． helpful
B． Strict
C． Careful
（1）How many branches are there in Zhuzhou？
A． Two
B． Three
C． Nine
（2）This picture mainly introduces ．
A． sports classes
B． sports programs
C． sports clubs