I try to be a good son, but no matter how hard I try, my parents never seem to be satisfied. They think I should eat healthier food, should wear cleaner clothes, and I should get better grades. And according to them, my hair should be shorter, my room should be neater, and my friends should be more polite when they come to visit. You know it isn't easy to be a teenager.
We try to be good parents, but no matter how hard we try, our children never seem to be satisfied. They think we should wear more fashionable clothes, we should buy a faster car, and we should listen to more beautiful music. And according to them, we should be more patient when they talk about their problems, we should be more friendly when their friends come to visit, and we should be more understanding when they come home late on Saturday night. You know it isn't easy to be parents, either. Do you and your parents also have such problems?
Well, why don't you take a walk and have a talk on Saturday? May 15th is the International Day of Families. On that day, people around the world give thanks for good things about their families and work on family problems.
A study last year showed that many Nanjing families had the same problem like this. The children, 12 to 15 years old, didn't like talking with their parents much. They weren't happy at home. Of course, lots of kids have the same feeling like that. But you and your parents will be much happier if you can be friends. Parents are the closest people to you in the world. They love you just because you're their child. And they would do anything for you.What problem are the boy and his parents facing?
| A．They have no house to live in. |
| B．The boy can't go to school because of money. |
| C．They have difficulty in communicating and understanding each other. |
| D．The parents worry about their son's friends. |
Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
| A．The boy thinks it hard to be a teenager. |
| B．The boy thinks it easy to get better grades as what their parents hope. |
| C．The parents think it's easy to be parents. |
| D．The parents think they should be strict with their son. |
What does the boy want his parents to do?
| A．To listen to his excuses when he comes back late. |
| B．To be more patient when he talks about his problems. |
| C．To wear more fashionable clothes when his friends come to visit. |
| D．To listen to more beautiful music with his friends. |
Why do people usually take a walk and have a talk on May 15th?
| A．Because it is Saturday that day. |
| B．Because on that day, people around the world will come back home for a meeting. |
| C．Because both parents and children are very happy on that day. |
| D．Because it's the International Day of Families and people work on family problems on that day. |
Which is a good way for children to get closer to their parents according to the passage?
| A．To eat healthier food and wear cleaner clothes. |
| B．To get high grades and cut hair shorter. |
| C．To stay and chat with their parents as often as possible. |
| D．To make more friends and come home early. |
Hi, my name’s Alan. I’m fourteen years old. I go to Canyon Middle School in America. I go to school on weekdays, but not on Saturday or Sunday. I usually have breakfast at eight o’clock. I enjoy some bread and milk for breakfast. My class starts at ten to nine. My friend Lisa sits in front of me, and my friend Peter sits next to me. We have three lessons in the morning, and we usually have English, maths in the morning. In the afternoon, we usually have a PE lesson and we often play basketball. That’s my favourite. I don’t like history or geography because they are difficult. After school, I usually go back home at once. In the evening, I enjoy watching TV.
| A．8: 00 | B．8: 30 | C．8: 50 | D．9: 10 |
| A．English and Chinese. | B．English and history. |
| C．Geography and maths. | D．English and maths. |
| A．Because it’s very long. | B．Because it’s too easy. |
| C．Because it’s hard. | D．Because it’s not funny. |
| A．Alan usually spends six days at school. |
| B．Lisa, Peter and Alan are studying in the same class. |
| C．Alan likes art best, but he doesn’t like history. |
| D．Alan watches TV in the evening every day. |
阅读下面的email,判断短文后句子的正误，正确的写T,错误的写F。
Dear Tony,
I'm at a new school in Cambridge now. I like it very much. Lessons start at half past eight. I get up at half past seven and have breakfast. We have three lessons in the morning. At break, I usually play games with my friends in the playground, like football, table tennis or basketball. Lunch is at one o'clock, in the dining hall. In the afternoon we have three lessons. School finishes at half past three. I do sports or have music lessons at school, at half past three. It's a busy day, but I like my new school!
Write and tell me about your school in China!
Best wishes,
John
One fine winter day some ants were working in the field. They were very busy. Just then a grasshopper(蚱蜢)passed by." Good day, kind ants," said the grasshopper. "I am very hungry. Won't you lend me a little food? (A)我没有东西吃了。 I will pay you before the next autumn. " "Don't you have food of your own? (B)Why didn't you gather any food during the summer? You know there was much food in the field during the summer. What were you doing then?" asked an old ant. The grasshopper answered, "I (C)(sing) all day and night during the summer. And so I had no time to gather any food.Please lend me some food. "Well, then," said the ant."(D)You only played and did not work during the summer. We'll never lend you any food. "(E) And the ants went on working.将(A)处画线句子翻译成英语。
写出(B)处画线句子的同义词。
根据上下文及括号里的提示可知在(C)处应填入的是
从下列句子中选择合适的句子填入文中(D)处。
a. You sang very well and we all liked your songs very much.
b. You could sing all the summer and you also could dance all the winter.
c. You are one of the best singers here and we cheer you.
d. Would you like to perform one for us?将（E）处画线句子翻译成汉语。
Some countries have a large number of earthquakes. Japan is one of them, while others do not have many, for example, there are few earthquakes in Britain.
There is often a great noise during an earthquake. The ground vibrates (颤动).Houses fall down. Railways are broken, which causes trains to turn over. Sometimes thousands of people are killed in different ways. About 60,000 were killed in 1783 in the south of Italy. Some people say that earthquakes often happen near volcanoes(火山), but it is not true. The centres of some earthquakes are under the sea. The bottom of the sea suddenly moves. The powerful forces inside the earth break the rocks. The coast is shaken and great waves appear. These waves travel long distances and rush over the land when they reach it, breaking down houses and other buildings. Sometimes they break more buildings than the earthquake itself.
A terrible earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1986.The land near Shillong suddenly moved 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again. It continued to act like this 20 times a minute.Few buildings could stand what was happening and the great stones flew four feet up into the air. What kind of building stays up best in an earthquake? The Americans carefully studied the results of the earthquake at San Francisco(1906) and believed it best for buildings to be made with concrete(混凝土) walls together by steel frames. Such are the buildings that can't burn or fall easily.The best title of this passage should be.
| A．The Centres of Earthquakes |
| B．Earthquakes |
| C．The Loss(损失) Caused by Earthquakes |
| D．Buildings and Earthquakes |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Trains' turning over is directly caused by the earthquakes. |
| B．Some earthquakes have their centres under the sea. |
| C．It isn't certain that earthquakes happen near volcanoes. |
| D．Buildings with concrete walls are better against earth quakes. |
Earthquakes often happen.
| A．near volcanoes | B．in Japan |
| C．in Britain | D．Both A and B |
make(s) more loss than the earthquake itself.
| A．Nothing |
| B．Volcanoes |
| C．Forces inside the earth |
| D．Terrible waves by the earthquake |
When an earthquake happens,can be heard.
| A．trains | B．thousands of people |
| C．a great noise | D．the powerful forces |
Ladies First
In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above. When walking on the sidewalk or on the
side of the road,a man should walk on the outside(closer to the road). But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (主人) or hostess (女主人),) or both of them come in a ear to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat.In America, men usually.
| A．walk ahead of women | B．eat in a restaurant |
| C．walk behind women | D．drive a car to work. |
On the street, men
| A．cross the street |
| B．walk on the sidewalk |
| C．walk near the ladies |
| D．walk on the outside (closer to the road) |
If a man walks with two ladies, he should.
| A．walk between them | B．run before them |
| C．follow them | D．go away |
If Mrs Green gets you to her house in a car, you should
| A．jump into the car | B．sit at the front seat |
| C．sit at the back seat | D．drive the ear |