In summer，it's common on the street to see many Chinese women holding parasols1 to protect themselves from the sun．But when Amy，an exchange student in Beijing from the US，first saw this，she found it strange，even impossible to understand．She wrote on her blog，"Unlike Chinese women，American women like to put on their tank tops and sunglassed during summer．If you walk around an American college campus2，you will probably see girls out on the grassy fields reading，but they really hope to get a head start on their summer tan3．"
This may be caused by the different standards of beauty between the US and China．Many Americans don't want white skin．They would rather be tanned．Amy also wrote，"Having darker skin is so popular that many women and men will pay for fake4 tans so that they can keep their sun﹣kissed appearance during the winter months，too．"
Why do they like tanned skin？Michelle Louis reported in her research，"The process of tanning can help make people's skin smooth and hide marks．"She further explained，"Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them appear thinner than when they have pale skin．"
Perhaps there is no real ideal standard of beauty．In different cultures and at different times of history，the standards change．On Amy's blog，she also gave two examples．Some women carried parasols around trying to keep their white skin in the US 150 years ago．During the Tang Dynasty in China，heavy women were thought attractive．But now，Chinese women prefer to be slim．
In a word，different standards of beauty should be respected．People may grow up with only one idea of what beauty is，but it doesn't mean that it's necessarily the correct or the best idea．
New words：
1．parasol n．umbrella used to protect people from the sun 阳伞
2．campus n．grounds of a school，college or university 校园
3．tan n．the brown colour of sun﹣kissed skin 晒成的棕褐色
v．become brown by the sun晒成棕褐色，晒黑
4．fake adj．not real 假的
29．What did Michelle Louis report in her research？
A．Many Chinese prefer white skin to tanned skin．
B．Darker skin is popular among American women and men．
C．Tans make people's skin appear healthier and make them look thinner．
D．Some women would like to keep their skin white in the US 150 years ago．
30．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
A．People in the US like to have tanned skin only in hot summer．
B．American college girls read non the grass because they want to be tanned
C．Many Chinese women carry parasols to protect themselves from the sun
D．Amy thought trying to keep white skin with parasols seemed strange at first
31．The writer really wants to tell us ．
A．we should respect different standards of beauty
B．the standards of beauty change at different times
C．different countries have different standards of beauty
D．it's commen for people to have only one idea of beauty．
Wang Tao is a little boy. He often goes for a walk with his father. He likes water very much and he wants to swim like a fish in the water.
One Sunday morning, Wang Tao went to a park with his father. There is a big swimming pool in the park. Wang Tao asked his father to take him to the pool. “Why do you want to go there?” asked his father. “I want to learn swimming,” said Wang Tao. “And you can teach me.”
“Oh, sorry. I can’t swim,” said his father.
“You can’t swim? Li Qiang’s father swims very well. Why can’t you swim?”
“His father likes eating fish, so he can swim like a fish,” said the father. “Oh, I see,” said Wang Tao. “But you like eating chicken very much. Can you lay eggs (下蛋)?”
请根据短文内容从所给选项中选出最佳选项。Wang Tao and his father often _____.
| A．go for a walk |
| B．go to swim |
| C．go to eat fish |
| D．visit their friends |
Wang Tao wants to _____ in the water.
| A．live | B．swim | C．play | D．fly |
Who can swim like a fish?
| A．Wang Tao. |
| B．Wang Tao’s father. |
| C．Li Qiang. |
| D．Li Qiang’s father. |
From the passage , we learn that there is a(an) _____ in the park.
| A．ball game | B．English corner |
| C．swimming pool | D．zoo |
下面哪项说法正确？
| A．Wang Tao can swim very well. |
| B．Wang Tao’s father can lay eggs. |
| C．Wang Tao is a naughty (调皮的) boy. |
| D．Wang Tao’s father can teach Wang Tao to swim. |
When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence“How do you do? ” for example, if you look up each word in the dictionary, once at a time, what is your translation(翻译)? It must be a wrong sentence in your own language.
Languages don’t just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules for word order in the study of English, too. If the speakers put words in a wrong order, the listener can’t understand the speaker’s sentence easily. Sometimes when the order of words in an English sentence is changed, the meaning of the sentence changes. But sometimes the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.
“She only likes apples. ” “Only she likes apples. ”
“I have seen the film already. ” “I have already seen the film. ”
When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit of the language and use it as the English speaker does. From the passage we know that _______ when we are learning English.
| A．we shouldn’t put every word into our own language |
| B．we should look up every word in the dictionary |
| C．we need to put every word into our own |
| D．we must read word by word |
The writer thinks it is _______ in learning English.
| A．difficult to understand different sounds |
| B．possible to remember the word order |
| C．important to master the rules for word order |
| D．easy to master the rules for word order |
We can learn from the passage that _______.
| A．the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words |
| B．the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence |
| C．sometimes different order of words has a different meaning |
| D．if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different |
“ She only likes apples. ”___________
| A．is the same as “Only she likes apples. ” |
| B．is different from “Only she likes apples. ” |
| C．means “She likes fruit except apples. ” |
| D．means “She doesn’t like apples. ” |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Different Orders, Different Meanings |
| B．How to speak English |
| C．How to put English into our Own Language |
| D．How to learn English |
When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said,| “ My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking. ” And my mother shouted at me, “ If you do it again, I’ll punish you. ”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned（淹死）. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to saved（救）my life. They took me tothe emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life. What did the writer like to do when he was young?
| A．To fight with his friends. | B．To play with his brother. |
| C．To play jokes on others. | D．To put others into trouble. |
How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother?
| A．interested. | B．worried. | C．excited. | D．bored. |
When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends_________.
| A．didn’t care about him | B．stopped to look at him |
| C．didn’t hear the words | D．came to help him |
The underlined part “ the emergency center” means”__________ in Chinese.
| A．购物中心 | B．娱乐中心 | C．急救中心 | D．重症监护室 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The writer’s mother was cooking when his brother fell from the open window. |
| B．The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea. |
| C．The writer used to have few friends because he hardly told the truth. |
| D．The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends. |
American schools begin in September after a long summer holiday. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most children are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school. High school students study only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same class every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies. Most American children go to school at the age of _________.
| A．eight | B．seven | C．six | D．five |
High school students _________ after class.
| A．do a lot of homework |
| B．do some housework for their parents |
| C．do many interesting things |
| D．do some shopping |
After high school, many students go to__.
| A．work in a college | B．college |
| C．make more money | D．cities or towns |
In order to ______, many college students work after school.
| A．get the money for their studies |
| B．help other people |
| C．help their parents |
| D．learn some new things |
From this passage we can know in American, a summer holiday begins in ________.
| A．June | B．January | C．September | D．February |
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。（每空一词）
Hi, Daming,
You ask me about how to improve（提高） your English listening. Here are some advice(建议). I hope they can help you.
◆Relax(放松) yourself.
Before you start listening to something, don’t get excited or nervous（紧张的）.You need to relax．This will help you with your listening.
◆Listen carefully to the first sentence.
The first sentence tells a lot about the whole passage．For example，if，at the beginning，you hear “Our reporter says…”,you know you will hear a piece of news，not a children’s story, or a science report.
◆ Think when you’re listening.
When you’re listening, try to do some thinking．For example, you can think of the following questions: When, where and how? What does the speaker want to tell us? In this way, you may understand the passage better.
◆Listen to important facts.
It’s important for you to remember some important facts. For example, if the passage is a science report, you should try to remember its findings, and how the scientists get their results. This is also very helpful to your listening．
Yours,
Tom
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Because the first sentence tells you |
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Thinking of some questions may help you |
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