I wish there would be a way to describe China in a simple word but that's impossible．
▲（1） In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live， most students told me they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents．
▲（2） I teach in Xiangyang， a beautiful city which the Hanjiang River goes across it and I live here better． The foods are cheaper than those in the US， so are clothing and articles（物品） of everyday us． People pay less for the public transportation， too．
▲（3） However， it is reported that still there are a few children who can't afford the expenses（费用） of schooling． But the government organized Project Hope many years ago． It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school．
▲（4） I seldom saw the things mentioned of the creative（有创造力的） changes China has made． But the economic miracles（经济奇迹） have the big problems．
▲（5） To be honest， if I compare China with the US， my answer has always been the same： "We are not worse or better than each other； we are only different． "
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A． It's a tradition to value education in China． B． I realize that family is everything in China． C． I am often asked which country I consider better． D． You'll not know China unless you go closer to it． E． I was used to reading the news of China in the US． F． The cost of living here isn't as high as that in the US． |
For Pineda， it was a long way to succeed．
His story began in El Salvador； where he was born with something wrong with his mouth． He had great（1） in speaking． At age 2， his family's house burned down． Pineda was hurt（2） ，and his legs needed to be cut． His mother died when he was 8， and he（3） years on the streets before he was taken in by an orphanage（孤儿院）．
Finally， at the orphanage， Pineda began to receive support and encouragement． He taught himself to play the guitar． He began his（4） with other musicians． Then the group went to Chicago， where Pineda， then 18，（5） the attention of many people， who wondered what they could do to help him．
A hospital offered him free medical care． A rich man agreed to（6） for Pineda's tickets to and from El Salvador．
When he was in the hospital， Pineda began（7） music， and wondered if he might be able to record his own album（音乐专辑）．Soon with the help of a musician， "The Sound of Gratitude（感激）" was born． On October 15th， Pineda went to a Chicago club to（8） D his new songs to strangers， and to the friends who had helped him come so far．
It was （9） that Pineda had come into such a good luck， after having so many years of hardship（艰难）． "We have a（10） in El Salvador， ' Suffer（受难） first， then enjoy．' I guess that's what's happening． " he said．
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（1）A． preparation |
B． difficulty |
C． development |
D． conversation |
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（2）A． politely |
B． wisely |
C． simply |
D． seriously |
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（3）A． spent |
B． used |
C． cost |
D． took |
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（4）A． speech |
B． education |
C． performance |
D． suggestion |
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（5）A． influenced |
B． caught |
C． refused． |
D． separated |
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（6）A． ask |
B． look |
C． pay |
D． wait |
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（7）A． writing |
B． lending |
C． selling |
D． praising |
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（8）A． learn |
B． lead |
C． find |
D． play |
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（9）A． freezing |
B． amazing |
C． outgoing |
D． embarrassing |
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（10）A． meeting |
B． crossing |
C． saying |
D． meaning |
Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history． He was born on （1）S
28th． 511 B．C．in the Kingdom of Lu． in today's Shandong Province． When he was young， he and his mother had a hard （2）l ．At the age of fifteen， he began to learn music， and he did well in it．
Then he went on （3）l other subjects． When he was thirty，he （4）b a teacher． He started his own school． He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were （5）r or poor． He had about， 3,000 （6）s and many of them became famous．
Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker （7）w had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior． And he is also regarded （8）a the greatest teacher． His most important ideas are about kindness and （9）g manners． He said young people should （10）t care of the old． People should not only always think of themselves， but work for （11）o ．His ideas are around in people's everyday life． Today people can still hear the ideas， and they even go far into east （12）a south Asia．
Look around when you're on a subway． What is the most popular time﹣killing（消磨时间的） activity？ In China， most people play on their smart phone． While in other countries． people often enjoy reading．
On average（平均），each Chinese person read less than eight books in 2018， according to a recent survey from the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication． But Chinese people①/spend/ an average of 26 minutes on WeChat Reading every day．
②在许多西方国家，人们在任何时间都会阅读．Even backpackers（背包客） enjoy reading books when they are having a break at the beach or relaxing from a hike． Reading books builds a bridge③/bɪˈtwiːn/ our lives and the unknown world．
Many hotels abroad also offer book﹣exchanges for visitors． Simply drop off your finished books and take those ones that other people left behind．
In most US middle schools， teachers give students a reading list every few weeks． ④Most books are easy to read，so students won't lose their confidence of reading．
Good reading habits lead you to a lifelong love of books．In order to encourage people to read more． China is planning to foster（培养） the habits of reading in its law， Although this has both good and bad sides，⑤ ．
（1）填写单词：根据文中①、③两处音标填写单词．
①/spend/ ③/ bɪˈtwiːn/
（2）将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语：
（3）将文中④处划线句子翻译成汉语：
（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能填入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项．
A． it can be seenas a way to foster one's interest
B． it can be seen as a way to build somebody up
C． it can be seen as a way to develop one's reading habits
D． it can be seen as a way to improve one's writing ability
（5）What's the purpose of having good reading habits according to the passage？
John was driving through a small country town， feeling quite lost and（1） ． He was happy when he saw a small（2） coming up on the right side of the road． John quickly （3） his car， and walked inside the restaurant．
John saw a blackboard with a（4） written on it． It said， "Today's Special（特价菜）：Vegetable Soup with Fried Chicken and Roast Potatoes．"
"Wow， that sounds pretty good!" John thought to（5） ．He decided that he would try this special．
"I'll take the special，" John said to the waiter when he came over to（6） John's order．But a few minutes after receiving his order， John called the waiter（7） to his tahle．He was（8） ．
"Is this the special？ It says vegetable soup， but there are no（9） in this soup at all! It also says fried chicken， but the chicken isn't （10） ．And it says roast potatoes， but these potatoes aren't toasted﹣ they've been boiled． What is going on here？"
The waiter was not used to（11） people from the city． He wasn't quite sure what to say to this angry customer． But he finally found a way to answer the man． "My good man，" the waiter said while looking down at John over his glasses，"that is the reason why it is so（12） !"
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（1）A．full |
B．lucky |
C．hungry |
D．proud |
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（2）A． shop |
B． restaurant |
C．hospital |
D．factory |
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（3）A． drove |
B． parked |
C．sold |
D． bought |
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（4）A． book |
B． dictionary |
C．diary |
D． note |
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（5）A．himself |
B．herself |
C． itself |
D． themselves |
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（6）A． put |
B． take |
C．bring |
D．cancel |
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（7）A． back |
B． on |
C．up |
D．away |
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（8）A．happy |
B．satisfied |
C．angry |
D．shy |
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（9）A． carrots |
B．tomatoes |
C．beans |
D．vegetables |
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（10）A． boiled |
B． cooked |
C．fried |
D．cut |
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（11）A．agreeing with |
B． going with |
C． fighting with |
D．dealing with |
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（12）A．delicious |
B．special |
C．good |
D．perfect |