People back in the United States are always asking me, “What's it like to live in China?” They hope to hear strange stories about weird food and cultural conflicts. Instead, I tell them that living in China is like being a baby.
Please don’t misunderstand me. I don’t think that Chinese people are babies. I am a baby. Or at least, I become one when I leave my house. That’s because babies can’t read, and when I leave my house in Beijing, I’m illiterate (不识字的).
This can be dangerous. If a sign says, “Watch out for big angry bears,” in Chinese, I will continue walking, completely ignorant of my peril (危险). Then a bear will eat me for breakfast.
I have started to recognize a few characters, but they seem impossible to ever learn without a lifetime of study. When I see a character I like. I give it a name. There is “The Square,”“The Octopus(章鱼) ,”“The-upside-down Octopus,” and my favorite, “Upside-down Octopus on an airplane.” However, I still don't know their sounds or meanings.They are just beautiful mysteries to my eyes.
Because I can’t read, city streets present an endless series of enigmas. If I see a business, I wonder, “Is that a restaurant? A dentist? A lawyer’s office?” Once, while hungry, I saw a big colorful sign. I walked in and asked a realtor (房屋中介) to see the drink menu.
Speaking of menus, eating at restaurant is a daily misadventure. Many places have photos of food, which is helpful. But if they have no photos, I walk from table to table and point at whatever looks delicious. I apologize if I’ve ever interrupted your dinner to point at your plate. I didn’t mean to be rude. I was just a hungry baby!
1.Why does the author think living in China is like being a baby？ ______
A.Some Chinese people behave like babies.
B.It’s comfortable to be a baby in China.
C.He is as curious as a baby about Chinese things.
D.He is like a new-born who can’t read at all.
2.What do we know about the author？ ______
A.He can order food in simple Chinese.
B.He doesn't know many Chinese Characters.
C.His spoken Chinese is better than his written Chinese.
D.He memorizes Chinese words based on their sounds.
3.In Paragraph 5, what does the underlined word “enigmas” mean？ ______
A.Stories.
B.Miracles.
C.Choices.
D.Puzzles.
4.What is the passage mainly about？ ______
A.The author’s love for Chinese food.
B.The language barrier the author meets in China.
C.Cultural conflicts the author faces in China.
D.How the author overcomes difficulties in learning Chinese.
The Breakfast Club
Starred by John Hughes, 1985
Five high school students with nothing in common are forced to spend an entire Saturday together in detention (拘留). At seven a.m. they had nothing to say, but by four p.m, they had bared their souls to each other and became good friends — the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess, and the Kook.They were finally able to talk about themselves while they were forced to stay together.
Pretty in Pink.
Starred by Howard Deutch, 1986
Pretty in Pink looks at the central dilemma of adolescence where one’s dreams are much larger than one's confidence. Molly Ringwald plays Andie Walsh, a poor girl living with her father and working in a downtown record store. The school she attends is full of wealthy snobs (势利小人) and she likes a rich kid Blane.There is nothing new about the plot-rich boy and poor girl love each other and snobbery nearly destroys the romance.
Clueless
Starred by Amy Heckerling and Alicia Silverstone, 1995
Cher, played by Alicia Silverstone, is one of the most popular girls at Beverly Hills High School where rich kids hang out, talk to each other on cell phones and occasionally attend classes.
At 15 going on 16, Cher has it all — a white Jeep, an extensive wardrobe with a computer to help select the perfect dress, and an unbelievable ability to charm, cajole and whine (哄骗和哭诉) until others obey her requests.The dialogue is wiry and entertaining.
1.The Breakfast Club is about ______ .
A.a prince and a princess
B.several criminals
C.several students
D.some tourists
2.we can conclude from Pretty in Pink that ______ .
A.the love between Molly and Blane aren't going smoothly
B.Molly and Blane eventually get married
C.Molly’s and Blane’a parents quite agree to their love
D.the love between Molly and Blane defeats snobbery
3.Which of the following is starred by Howard Deutch？ ______
A.The Breakfast Club.
B.Pretty in Pink.
C.Clueless.
D.Beverly Hill Schoo1.
4.We can infer that the Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Clueless are three ______ .
A.world-famous paintings about religion
B.Disney’s cartoons about love stories
C.films about teenagers
D.ancient Roman fairy tales
假定你是李华，今年暑假一批英国学生到你校参观并游览你所在的城市，学校需要一批志愿者作为导游，你准备应聘。请根据以下提示，写一封申请信。
1. 申请缘由；
2. 你的优势；
3. 旅游建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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I’m more than delighting to know you are going to explore the Yangtze River, one of the Mother Rivers of Chinese civilizations.
In my view, only if you take the trip to the Yangtze River can you have better knowledge of the history of China. Naturally, along the river is many attractive scenic spots, all of them are heavy with legends. Every rock looked like a person or animal, and every stream joins the great river carries its legends. Taking advantage of the trip, and you will not only have a good view of the surrounding sceneries but also broaden your horizons.
I really hope we’ll get a kick out of the trip to the Yangtze River, which will definitely impress on you.
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Traditionally, robots have been hard, made of metal and other rigid material. But a team of scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed to build an 1. (entire) soft robot — the “Octobot”.
2. (describe) in science journal Nature, the “Octobot” could pave the way for 3. (intelligent) robots that could be used in search, rescue and exploration than the traditional ones. “The Octobot is a minimal system which may serve 4. a foundation for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous robots,” the study’s authors wrote.
Researchers 5. (work) on building soft robots for decades. They’ve taken 6. (inspire) from nature, looking to animals from jellyfish to cockroaches, which are often made up of more flexible matter.
However, creating a completely soft robot 7. (remain) a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicone(硅酮)body, 8. is still a grand challenge to construct flexible versions of essential parts, such as a source of power.
“9. soft robotics is still in its early stage, it holds a great promise for several applications, such as search-rescue operations and explorations,” Barbara Mazzolai of Technology, Center for Micro-BioRobotics, wrote in a comment. “Soft robots might also open up new approaches to 10. (improve) wellness and quality of life.”
Christmas was near a season that we took seriously in our house. And a week or so before the 25th, my father would give each of his children $20. This was the 1970s, and $20 was quite a bit of money.
But I saw it _________ . My father trusted me to have the _________ to spend money well. Even
better, he gave me the _________ to get it. On a very basic level, my father was giving me a shopping spree (狂欢) every year. But he was also giving me charge over my own fun, trusting my ability to _________ money and making me feel like a/an _________ . He didn’t buy me Sherlock Holmes, but he gave me the means to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself, so it felt like a gift from him.
My mother had a/an _________ for giving me what I needed, usually _________ at the moment I needed it most. This was when I was 25, I _________ at being an adult on my very first try. I had quitted my _________ job but had no new one. But when my mother __________ me a visit, I __________ a good show, telling her I had started my own company.
My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time. It wasn’t until __________ she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with __________ . She knew how __________ I needed it. She knew that had she just shown up with groceries, or __________ to pay my rent, she would have made me feel much __________ . The cold, hard cash meant she was helping me. And, funnily enough, the __________ with which she gave the gift made me feel she was giving me space to __________ my life and preserve my dignity. My mother and father both did the same thing. One was giving me the means to take my own __________ , and the other was giving me a second __________ when those decisions had cost me dearly.
1.A.positively B.differently C.naturally D.originally
2.A.wisdom B.passion C.power D.talent
3.A.courage B.suggestions C.discipline D.means
4.A.spend B.carry C.manage D.use
5.A.grown-up B.teenager C.adventurer D.pioneer
6.A.habit B.gift C.approach D.tradition
7.A.approximately B.direct C.right D.slightly
8.A.failed B.fooled C.dropped D.fell
9.A.important B.creative C.challenging D.previous
10.A.brought B.suggested C.paid D.gave
11.A.put on B.put away C.put off D.put forward
12.A.before B.after C.when D.as
13.A.credit B.loans C.receipts D.cash
14.A.desperately B.hardly C.eventually D.accurately
15.A.attempted B.offered C.promised D.refused
16.A.better B.more C.less D.worse
17.A.decoration B.love C.distance D.means
18.A.defend B.equip C.fix D.develop
19.A.actions B.choices C.risks D.decisions
20.A.solution B.opportunity C.visit D.assistance
