TherearesomanyexpressionsinAme-优题课

Walt Disney was born in the USA in 1901. Wall lived a poor life

when he was young. To have fun, Walt began drawing. In 1928, Mickey \ Mouse was created and became world-famous at once. He soon drew other cartoon characters like Donald Duck.
Then Walt decided to open theme parks. In 1955, Walt Disney himself opened the first Disney park in California, USA. Later, another Disney World opened in Florida, USA in 1971. Tokyo Disneyland opened in Japan in 1983, and Euro Disney opened in France in 1992. In 2005, the world’s fifth Disneyland opened in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong Disneyland is the smallest of all Disneylands, but the Adventureland in it is the biggest one of all.
On April 8th, 2011, Shanghai Disneyland project started in Pudong New Area.
It’s 12 kilometers from Pudong International Airport. The planned castle for the
Shanghai Disneyland is going to be the biggest and tallest of all the world’s Disney
theme parks. "Visitors will say ’wow, look at that big castle’ when they first see
it," said Robert Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Company. The theme
park will be the world’s sixth Disney park and the first one on the Chinese mainland, It will also be the third of its kind in Asia. The park will be built in about five years and will possibly open in 2014, at the earliest. It may attract 7.3 million visitors in its first year.
Which may be the best title of the passage?

A．Father of Mickey Mouse	B．Disneyland in the USA
C．Walt Disney and his cartoon characters	D．Disneylands all over the world

How many Disneyland parks are there in the world now?

A．Six.

B．Five.

C．Three.

D．Two.

Which of the following about the Shanghai Disneyland is NOT true?

A．Shanghai Disneyland will be the first Disney theme park in China.

B．About 7.3 visitors may come to Shanghai Disneyland in its first year.

C．It will take about five years to finish building the Shanghai Disneyland.

D．Shanghai Disneyland will have the biggest castle of all the Disney parks.

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple（夫妇）who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car, I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays wonderful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池） was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and told them my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck (小货车) to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
"Thank you" - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
The writer planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.

A．to visit a friend	B．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash register	D．to have more gas for his car

The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean“______”．

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

What happened when the writer found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

The battery of the writer’s car was dead because ______.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

By telling his own stories, the writer tries to show ______.

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with（处理）car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

Do you know more and more Chinese artists have made regular donations to charity or put their efforts(努力) into charity work in China? Here let's know some of them.
Faye Wong and her husband Li Yapeng started the Yan Ran Angel Foundation(基金会) for harelipped(兔唇的) children three years ago. It was named after their daughter. Its purpose is to help children under 14 to cure their harelips. The couple donated one million yuan (about $ 133,000) to start the organization.
Cong Fei was born in a poor family. He became a successful singer in Shenzhen. He helped 178 poor students and disabled people for more than 10 years. Before he died of an illness at the age of 37 in 2006, he decided to donate his cornea(角膜) to people with eye problems. He helped six people see the world.
Guan Mucun has donated money to Project Hope to help poor students finish primary education. Thirty of these poor students have already finished high school with her support. Guan has also helped with charity work for environment protection, HIV/AIDS prevention, blood donation and "Mother Water".
Guan had an unlucky childhood: her mother died when she was only 10 years old. With the help of the government and her neighbours, she grew up and was successful as a famous singer.
Action star Jackie Chan is a wholehearted supporter of charities including UNICEF, Operation Smile and his own Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. In 2007, he used much of his spare time to visit the farthest parts of China on his Dragon's Heart Charity Missions. The Dragon's Heart Foundation aims to meet the needs of poor children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the country. Chan has made several trips to these poor villages, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools.
Who can get help from the Yan Ran Angel Foundation?

A．Harelipped children under 14.	B．All disabled children.
C．All disabled children under 14.	D．All harelipped children.

What can we learn from the passage?

A．Faye Wong and Li Yapeng don't like their daughter.

B．More than 7 people's eyes were cured thanks to Cong Fei's Cornea.

C．Guan Mucun was once helped by the government and her neighbours.

D．Jackie Chan didn't have chance to visit the people he helped.

What is the passage mainly about?

A．Chinese charity work.

B．Charity work of some Chinese artists.

C．Some famous Chinese artists,

D．Organizations started by Chinese artists.

Date of birth: July 26. 1985 Weight: 50 kg

Place of birth: Changsha, Hunan Favorite city: Paris
Height:164 cm Hobby: music
Type of blood: AB
Zhou Bichang was the winner of the Super Girls. She did
quite well in her studies and got a high score of 681 in her NCEE in 2003.
Zhou Bichang graduated from Futian High School in Shenzhen and is now a student at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music(音乐学院) in Guangzhou.
Although her parents gave her a name with the meaning "write excellently" in the hope that she would become a writer. Zhou seems to be a born singer. She could sing theme songs of TV shows very well when she was only two years old. She has more than 4,500CDs.
Zhou has been well-known across the country during the contest. Fans gave her a nickname "BB" and themselves a title "Chalks". However, BB doesn’t seem to enjoy the sudden success. Now she is back to school but feels a bit uneasy when fans see her. "What I really love is singing," said BB in an interview, "but not the life of a star," But that’s exactly why "Chalks" love "BB".
Zhou Bichang is called ______ by her fans.

A．Chalks

B．BB

C．Write fluently

D．Bichang

What do Zhou Bichang’s parents want her to be in the future?

A．A writer.

B．A pop singer

C．A film star.

D．We don’t know.

What’s the meaning of the underlined word "uneasy"?

A．nervous

B．worried

C．excited

D．uncomfortable

What do you think Zhou Bichang can do well in from this passage?

A．Only her study.	B．Only singing.
C．Both her study and singing.	D．Her study, singing and writing

Homework should be done as soon as you get home from school. If you have after-school activities, the homework should be done first. At the same time, it is fine to allow（允许）for a snack break and also to allow for stretching(拉伸的)breaks.
Also, you should remember that it is your duty to do your homework. Next time, when you want to depend on(依靠) Mom and Dad for help, please try to find the answer yourself, because you will learn much, much more that way.
When you have a question, especially something about a science or math, don’t always turn to your teacher! It is a good idea to try to find the answer yourself. If this doesn’t work, you can also look at the materials in the back of the book. They may guide you to the pages you should look at to help you understand the problem.
Finally, while doing homework, don’t think about or do other things. Keep working. Setting a time limit(限制) often helps with this. Different ages decide different amounts of time. 10-15 minutes is good for a child that’s aged 6-8. A time of 20-30 minutes is about right for a child aged 9-12. Kids can keep studying for 30-45 minutes from the ages of 13 to 15. This, of course, depends on your abilities to pay attention and stay on tasks.
In the first paragraph, the writer mainly tells us that ______.

A．doing homework is the first thing you should do at home

B．after-school activities can’t affect doing homework

C．parents can help kids with their homework at night

D．kids need a good rest after school

In the third paragraph, the writer wants to tell us that ______.

A．students should ask the teacher more questions

B．thinking over the questions before asking others is important

C．problems can’t be solved without a teacher’s help

D．students shouldn’t always look at the materials in the back of the book

The passage mainly tells children ______.

A．not to look away while doing homework

B．to do homework by themselves

C．not to turn to teachers when doing homework

D．to do their homework quickly and in the right way’

A．	But you do not listen．
B．	"Face the music"is a good example．
C．	The"music"here is the result of your actions．
D．	Americans often use the word"face"in this way．
E．	There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as"face the music"．