Whether you like it or not, your parents are responsible(负责任的) for you, at least until you’ re out of high school. But does it feel like your parents are stressing you out with their love? Do you often fight with them?
Hu Muqing, 16, of Shenyang, complains that his parents only care about his grades and not his other needs. He and his parents fight the most about the time he spends watching TV and on the Internet. The Shenyang teenager said, “They think I should concentrate on my work because I’m in middle school. However, I need to be able to relax. Most of my friends can watch TV and surf the Web a lot. Sometimes it’s hard to talk to them.” After some negotiations (商谈), Hu has been allowed to watch TV for 15 to 20 minutes every night, but has been told to keep away from the computer.
Shen Ying, 17, of Jianyang, Sichuan Province, feels she has grown up now. So she wants more respect(尊重) from her parents. “My father shouted at me when he’s in a bad mood. He doesn’t listen to me, but instead acts like, ‘I’m the boss’!” said the teenager “I’d like my parents to treat me like a friend and understand that respect is a two-way street.”
Lu Yiting, 15, of Shantou, has a different problem with her parents. They think she spends too much time with her friends and is falling into bad company. “I want trust(信任) from my parents,” Lu said.
It’s the age when teenagers are becoming more independent, but their parents care very much about their kids’ futures, said Sun Yunxiao, a senior researcher at the China Youth and Children Research Center. Sun suggests that teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents effectively. “Find the right time for a talk. On Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, say ‘Thank you’ to your parents or give them a small gift with a letter so they can get inside your head a little,” he advised. Sun also believes that teenagers have to work to get trust and respect from their parents. “You need to make sure they know that you’ re not going to screw up(搞砸) your exams or let them down. Let them know that you want to do well, and that you will do well” he said.
Hu Muqing __________.
| A．is a teenager from Shandong Province |
| B．always fights with his classmates |
| C．can watch TV for a short time every night |
| D．has been allowed to surf the Internet |
The sentence “Respect is a two-way street.” means __________.
| A．people should respect each other |
| B．people must respect others in a street |
| C．there are two sides in a street |
| D．people should obey the rules in a street |
What’s Lu Yiting’s problem with her parents?
| A．Her parents think she spends too much time watching TV. |
| B．Her parents think she spends too much time with her friends. |
| C．Her parents always shout at her and don’t respect her. |
| D．Her parents don’t want her to work in a big company. |
Which of the following is not Mr. Sun Yunxiao’s suggestion?
| A．Teenagers should learn to communicate with their parents. |
| B．Teenagers shouldn’t tell their parents when they fail exams. |
| C．Teenagers should talk with their parents at a proper time. |
| D．Teenagers should work very hard to do well in their study. |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Parents care too much about their children’s grades. |
| B．Three teenagers and their problems with their parents. |
| C．Parents are stressing their children out with their love. |
| D．Problems between parents and children and how to deal with them. |
Many people from overseas believe that it rains a lot in London, but in fact its rainfall is similar to that in other European cities. Rainfall is evenly (平均地) spread during the year, soeven in summer a visitor is likely to experience some weather. In spring and autumn there are likely to be some heavy showers, often followed by sunshine. In winter the rain is usually lighter but may for longer.
In the summer, if there are a few days of particularly hot weather, these are often
by a thunderstorm. It is because the weather can change very quickly that many British people carry a(an)umbrella with them throughout the year, even when it appears to be a
day.
The UK’s weather is strongly influenced by the sea which surrounds Britain and Ireland. The sea warms up and more slowly than land, keeping winters relatively warm but also making the summers cooler.
You may be wise to bring warm to wear in the evenings even during the summer months. Very hot days (over 30 C) are not common, so air conditioning is not as widespread as in warmer countries.
During the winter people will often wear several different layers (层) of clothing. This allows them to keep warm when walking outside, but to comfortable when inside a heated building. A. dryB. wet C. hot
A. last B. breakC. have
A. received B. accepted C. followed
A. fine B. bad C. rainy
A. takes off B. rises up C. cools down`
A. something B. anything C. nothing
A. realize B. remind C. remain
You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-opening experience to study here.
In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could be from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School, Connecticut.
When I first studied English, I was told to say, “I am fine” when people say “How are you?” But in the US, I found that people say, “I am good” or “I’m tired”.
One day, someone greeted me with “What’s up?” It made me confused . I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.
Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and US cultures.
To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan(晒黑). However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or “whiter”.
I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.
In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that’s it. But here, a “good” student gets good grades, does a lot of for the public and plays sports or music.
The kids here are so talented, I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never thought about sports. According to the writer, textbook English is ________ everyday English.
A. quite different from B. the same as C. more difficult thanWhat does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese ?
A. 困惑 B. 憧憬 C. 悲痛A good US student spends his / her time __________ .
A. only in doing homework
B. only on sports or music
C. on studies, sports or music and public workWhich of the following is NOT true ?
A. The writer is now in US.
B. American girls love to have white skin.
C. American students are talented and hard working.Which is the main idea for this passage ?
A. My Travel in America.
B. My Studying in America.
C. My Opinion about America.
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you'll find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher's face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely (及时地) rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can't be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident (信心) in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes," Failure is the mother of success".
Attitude (态度) decides everything. With an optimistic (乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let's smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.People sometimes complain_______.
A. life is tiring
B. their studies are successful
C. the sky is always darkAccording to the passage, in school,_______.
A. the students don't like their lessons
B. the teachers will be happy if the students do good jobs
C. the teachers don't like their teachingWhen we face failure, we_______.
A. shouldn't give up hope
B. must be confident in ourselves
C. Both A and BIf there is a timely rain,_______.
A. farmers can't have a good harvest
B. you can listen to a concert
C. crops in the fields will grow betterThe best title for this passage is _______.
A. Smile and the World Smiles to You
B. Complaining about life
C. Failure is the Mother of Success
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience.
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to stop climbing, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal. The writer tells us that mountain-climbing was ______ for his father and him.
A. hard B. enjoyable C. painfulThe underlined word “crystal” in the passage means _______.
A. 岩石 B. 火焰 C. 水晶Which of the following is the closest meaning to the father’s words in the second paragraph?
A. You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.
B. Never give up half-way.
C.You can find life is full of nice things.We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that ______.
A. the writer was very successful in his life
B. the writer reached the top of the mountain
C. though the writer was young, he could understand his fatherWhich one is the best title for the passage?
A. Reaching the Top of the Mountain.
B. Standing at the Top of the Mountain.
C. Conversations between Father and Son.
注：courtesy礼貌，audience观众How many days will the show be on?
A. For 10 days. B. For 12 days. C. For 15 days.How long does each show last?
A. Half an hour. B. One hour. C. One hour and a half'.If a family of four go to the theatre in the evening，they have to pay at leastdollars for the tickets
A. 85 B. 100 C. 120are not allowed to enter the theatre
A. Latecomers B. Kids below three years old C. School students70 What information CANNOT be found in the advertisement?
A. The name of the show. B. The name of the director. C. The telephone number.