One evening last summer, when I asked my 14 year old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “What’s a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.
I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for.
As parents, while we focus on our sons’ confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommates, boyfriends, husbands, or fathers. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?”
So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was delighted to find that he didn’t say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for roasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust (馅饼皮) and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.
I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother — he tried to beg not to have sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive — but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate what you do as a mom,” he told me one day. Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more importantly, he realizes there’s nothing masculine (男子气概的) about being helpless.
Now, not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That’s what I call a man. I’m glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter-in-law.
1.Why was the author shocked at her son’s response?
A.Because he was not well behaved.
B.Because he refused to help with dinner.
C.Because he didn’t know the common kitchen tools.
D.Because he was very curious about kitchen tools.
2.In the author’s opinion, some parents pay little attention to .
A.building up children’s confidence B.telling kids what is right and wrong
C.making children live a hard life D.preparing children for their future life
3.What would the author like to convey in the text?
A.Useful education for boys B.Boys should be involved in housework.
C.The importance of housework D.Cooking and sewing make boys masculine.
写作
假如你是新华中学的学生张华，班里从外地转来一名同学李明，他一时无法融入新的班集体中，感到很苦恼。请根据下列要点用英语给他写封信：
＊帮他分析原因
＊给他提出建议
＊陈述你帮助他的具体打算
注意：词数120～150
Dear Li Ming,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Best regards,
Zhang Hua
词汇与语法填空题
1.Can you leave me alone? I can’t c___________ on my study now.
2.No one knows the real reason ________ he didn’t show up that day.
3.They got up very early to catch the ___________ (航班)to London.
4.Anne is an active girl and she is c_________ about everything.
5.He was badly i________ in the accident.
6.You didn’t know who she is, ________ you?
7.We should learn from our ___________(失败)and never lose heart.
8.After the war, the whole city lay in r________.
9.The custom d________ back hundreds of years.
10.They __________ (leave) for Beijing tomorrow.
11.If you want to travel abroad, you need to __________ (申请)for a visa first.
12.She won’t forgot the days _________ she worked as a volunteer to help those survivors.
13.He p________ basketball to volleyball and his favourite athlete is Michael Jordan.
14.The sports meet _________(come) soon. Are you ready for it?
15.The earthquake_________ happened in Tangshan on 28 July 1976 is a terrible experience.
16.This problem is really __________(confuse). Many students have to ask their teacher for help.
17.He wants to become a doctor to help those who ___________(遭受)from illnesses.
18.Lang Ping is a living legend _______ brought honour and glory to her country.
19.Chinese characters and paintings can help you ______________(欣赏)China’s culture and history.
20.Some friends and I _____________(go) to watch the new movie tonight. Would you like to come along?
Afraid to have a start, I was walking slowly into my first school in America. I had _____a long distance from India in order to join parents, who had been here for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would go to school here, so I _____a local high school in my new town.
With _____on one hand and fear on the other, I arrived at the classroom. Everyone’s eyes were on me as I entered the classroom. Without paying attention to them, I went straight to the _____and asked him if it was the right class. With a _____voice, he answered, “Yes.” His voice comforted me a little. He gave me a(n) _____called “course requirements”, which I would never get in India. Then he asked me to _____where I would sit. I chose the _____closest to the door instead of the corner where all of the boys were sitting. I didn’t _____want to pick a seat. In India, we had _____seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent the rest of the class taking notes from the _____produced by the overhead projector (投影仪).
____it was my first day, I was confused which hallway to use, but I _____to get to my classes without asking anyone. I wasn’t quite sure when I would have _____. I thought it was time for my next class and the bell rang as I entered the classroom. I went through the _____process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. Feeling surprised, she said, “That is the lunch bell.” I felt a little _____. Without another word, I headed for the _____.
At the end of the day, I developed some friendships and started to love my new school. On my way to the bus stop, I realized that all the _____seemed like the obstacle(障碍) I had to _____to reach my goal. After I got on my bus and sat down inside _______, I said to myself: Today isn’t so bad.
1.A.measured B.increased C.traveled D.returned
2.A.entered B.found C.explored D.constructed
3.A.anger B.anxiety C.sympathy D.sadness
4.A.employer B.teacher C.colleague D.companion
5.A.deep B.familiar C.strict D.soft
6.A.advertisement B.sheet C.notice D.container
7.A.choose B.judge C.inform D.discuss
8.A.seat B.direction C.destination D.scene
9.A.generally B.suddenly C.actually D.honestly
10.A.empty B.assigned C.single D.decorated
11.A.movie B.picture C.voice D.series
12.A.Though B.If C.Since D.As long as
13.A.pretended B.refused C.allowed D.managed
14.A.gifts B.chances C.fun D.lunch
15.A.same B.unexpected C.complex D.effective
16.A.shocked B.excited C.annoyed D.embarrassed
17.A.classroom B.dormitory C.library D.cafeteria
18.A.failure B.sorrow C.confusion D.amazement
19.A.put away B.get through C.build up D.show off
20.A.sadly B.happily C.curiously D.angrily
Everyone wants to be happy. You see people who are smiling and laughing, and you want to be like them.1. However, there are also bad days. Here are three ways to make you happier every day.
Smile often. Research has shown that the facial expression you wear influences your state of mind.2. Wearing a pleasant expression for a long period of time will slowly improve your feelings and help you have a happier day.
3. The more you complain, the more annoyed(恼怒的) you become. If all you notice or talk about during the day are the things that annoy you, it is no surprise that you are unhappy. To truly increase your long-term happiness, don’t complain any longer.4.
Practice thankfulness. Thankfulness has been shown to be the last ticket to a happy life. The more you practice thankfulness, the more you will find things to be grateful for in your life.5. Even something as simple as a safe place to sleep or food to eat is worth being thankful for because not everyone is fortunate enough to have those necessities.
A. Try your best to be healthy.
B. You will slowly stop paying much attention to what worries you.
C. Have an entire day without complaining even once and see how you feel.
D. Stop complaining.
E. There are good days filled with sunshine and smiles.
F. If you try to smile, you are more likely to be happy.
G. This then leads you to realize how much goodness is in your life.
The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. It is 1,500 miles long, the Wall crosses mountains and rivers. It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. The Chinese began their Wall more than 2,000 years ago. They worked on it for hundreds of years. The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies. At the bottom, the Wall is 25 feet wide. At the top it is about 15 feet wide. The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick, while the inside is filled with earth. Parts of the Wall rise as high as three-storey buildings. Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there is a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching(到来). The road on top of the Wall is wide enough for two wagons(马车) to pass. If we were to build such a Wall now, we would use modern machines. But the Chinese had to build the Wall all by hand. If the Wall were in our country, it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever built.
1.The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that the Great Wall _____.
A.has a gate every 100 yards B.is used as a road today
C.is still as useful today as it was D.is as high as three-storey buildings
2.What is meant by the sentence " The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. " ?
A.It stops the wind from blowing. B.It can move.
C.It looks like a snake. D.It is very long.
3.Which of these sentences do you think is right?
A.The Great Wall China was built with modern machinery.
B.The Great Wall goes from New York to Nebraska.
C.There are many snakes inside the Great Wall.
D.The writer of the passage is an American.
