I fell in love with reading when I was a child. Through reading, I developed a good ____ with my parents.
___ as a second-generation South Korean in America, I was raised in an environment in which my parents ____ to settle in American culture. My parents were awkward, strange and different. Their limitations as immigrants(移民) ____ me; as a child, I was alone and quiet. I grew up in a family where I was ____ to speak English. I wanted to ____ the depth of the books I read but the words ____ me, like my parents. I wasn't able to change the situation ____ I was placed in, but I worked very hard. Every ____, I went to the library to check out new books. I would have ____ reading all the books by Friday afternoons. I became a better ____. Pretty soon, I was the ____ reader in the class. People would look at me in ____ as they saw me read 500-page books in only a few days. But I believe the greatest ____ was reading every night to my parents. Every evening, we ____ together in our living room, and I read to them. Slowly but surely, our ____ grew. My parents can communicate with others ____; for me, grammar quizzes became a piece of cake.
Today I'm ____ to have Asian-American parents who were ____ enough to learn English from a young boy and wise enough to ____ their son to read at a young age.
1.A.relationship B.career C.agreement D.attitude
2.A.Considered B.Born C.Known D.Described
3.A.helped B.waited C.struggled D.hesitated
4.A.inspired B.influenced C.annoyed D.hurt
5.A.forbidden B.forced C.expected D.allowed
6.A.show B.measure C.guess D.understand
7.A.excited B.frightened C.challenged D.shocked
8.A.which B.where C.what D.whom
9.A.day B.decade C.week D.season
10.A.considered B.kept C.finished D.admitted
11.A.listener B.reader C.viewer D.child
12.A.strangest B.busiest C.luckiest D.fastest
13.A.amazement B.satisfaction C.panic D.relief
14.A.enthusiasm B.chance C.achievement D.power
15.A.calmed down B.queued up C.stayed up D.sat down
16.A.interests B.vocabulary C.needs D.popularity
17.A.easily B.anxiously C.privately D.legally
18.A.nervous B.eager C.proud D.committed
19.A.superb B.free C.strict D.patient
20.A.encourage B.convince C.expect D.beg
How to read more and learn more
These days, more and more Chinese people enjoy sending and receiving messages on the phone. It can help them to get the latest news and communicate with friends. But I think I should read more books besides the textbooks, the more, the better. It can broaden my mind and improve my language skills.1. Here are some tips for you.
Clear your purpose for reading.
2.Most people read for two main reasons, pleasure or knowledge. Clearing about your reading purpose can not only help you choose the books you really need to read, but also remind you why reading the book is important to you, so you will keep reading and complete the book faster.
3.
No matter what you are reading, it is important to enjoy what you read. Your friends may introduce you the books they love, but those books might not necessarily be the ones you enjoy.
Give up books that you don’t enjoy.
You may have chosen books that you are interested in, and they are right purpose. But while you are reading them, there may still be some books that you don’t enjoy reading. Whenever you realize that you aren’t enjoying the book you are reading, give it up. 4.
Set a reading goal.
It is interesting that I read the books borrowed from libraries faster than those I bought. The reason is the books I bought don’t have a due date! I don’t need to return those books.
5.Before you read each book, ask yourself what time you need to complete this book by.
A.Read only what you are interested in.
B.Read the books borrowed from others.
C.Remember reading shouldn’t be a burden（负担）.
D.Of course, it also can help me to get good grades.
E.We need to get the latest news and communicate with friends.
F.Before you start reading, ask yourself why you are reading this book.
G.Having a reading goal helps you work out how much reading you need to do in a week or even a day.
With the start of the new term, the students around the country exchange their fun and fashionable clothes for boring school uniforms. But not all schools are fashion deserts. Colorful sports shoes, school bags, T-shirts and even drink containers are breathing life into campuses.
"The uniform makes us look like a bunch of clones, especially when we are doing morning exercises on the playground," said Qing Pei, a Senior 2 from Shanghai Qibao High School. "But the boys wear different sports shoes and girls have different decorations in their hair. These are the areas where you can express
yourself," said Qing.
Although it might be strange for boys to talk about fashion, they do care about what they wear in school, especially shoes, according to Qing.
"Nike and Adidas basketball shoes, although they are still the must-have items for many of my friends, are becoming out-of-date," Qing added. He explained that "Since Liu Xiang ran so fast in Athens, running shoes are becoming popular in this autumn. "
"Still in fashion are the various baseball caps and American-style T-shirts with random (随意的) English words printed on them," said Qing. "The accuracy of the written message is not important. Often, the words are misspelt. Sometimes they do not even make sense, "Qing said with a smile.
Besides sports shoes and T-shirts, styles and colors of school bags are another opportunity for students to express their taste in fashion. Some bags are made more eye-catching by decorating them with small hanging dolls.
Other fashionable items are the colorful drink containers which are now popular among girls this term.
"Some teachers are surprised to see a teenager sucking a bottle like this at school and criticize it as a childish regression (退化). But some girls just love it," said Yang Rui, a Senior 3. from High School attached to Xi’an Jiaotong University.
1.Which is NOT the way girls show their personality at campuses?
A. They wear different sports shoes.
B. They take stylish and colorful school bags.
C. They have different decorations in their hair.
D. They drink water from colorful drink containers.
2.What are becoming fashionable for school-boys according to this news story?
A. Nike and Adidas basketball shoes.
B. Baseball caps and American-style T- shirts.
C. Colorful drink containers.
D. Running shoes.
3.The underlined word “they” refer to ______.
A. American-style T-shirts
B. The English words on the T-shirts
C. Baseball caps
D. The students around the country
4.Which conclusion of the following is WRONG?
A. Students go to extremes in dressing.
B. Students also like to follow fashion trends.
C. Students nowadays like to be more individual.
D. Students don’t care much whether the words printed on caps or T-shirts make sense or not.
I wandered into the small store where I usually buy milk, when the store owner received a call from a customer. The customer and his wife had shopped there several months earlier.
He noticed that his wife really liked one thing in the store, so he wanted to buy it as a surprise.
But the customer was in Tennessee, far away from the store which was in Maine. What’s more, he had been to the store several months earlier, and it was difficult to believe that the store owner would remember him, or what he was looking for.
The store owner took a few close-up photos with her camera, and e-mailed them to the customer on the computer. The customer looked at the photos, decided which one he wanted. They talked and discussed a price over the phone. She took care of the credit card transaction（交易）online, and promised the gift would be shipped out that afternoon.
The store owner was really smart. She was willing to push herself to find new ways to make the transaction actually happen. And it did work. However, it was the first time she had ever done it.
I was amazed that the store owner discovered a creative solution that could lead to a new way of doing business. I was impressed by what she did—so easily, but how difficult it is for many of us to make that leap （飞跃，跳跃）. I’m not just talking about technology, but about learning how to adapt to change.
Most people hate or fear change unless they get to know exactly what change needs to be made. However, we should realize that challenge and opportunity go hand in hand.
1.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?
A. The owner often did business by using her camera.
B. The owner and the customer discussed the price on the computer.
C. The gift was sent out by train that afternoon.
D. The customer had ever been to the store before.
2.The author was impressed by the store owner because .
A. she was a successful businesswoman
B. she managed to find a new way when facing change
C. she was always ready to help others
D. she told the writer how to run a store
3.What’s the correct order of the store owner’s solution?
a. taking a few close-up photos with her camera
b. taking care of the credit card transaction online
c. talking about the price of the gift with the customer
d. e-mailing the photos to the customer on the computer
A. bcda B. bacd
C. abcd D. adcb
4.Which of the following words can best describe the store owner?
A. Confident. B. Humorous.
C. Honest. D. Creative.
Something Fun
A person is on trial for murder in a court room in Oklahoma. There is strong evidence indicating that he is guilty（有罪的）. However, the body is not found.
In the defense’s (辩护方) closing speech, the lawyer, knowing that his client (委托人) is guilty and that it looks like he’ll probably be seriously punished, decided to play a clever trick.
“Ladies and gentlemen of the jury (陪审团), I have a surprise for you all,” the lawyer says as he looks at his watch. “Within one minute, the person assumed dead in this case will walk into this court room,” he says and he looks towards the court-room door. The jury, somewhat surprised, looks at the door eagerly. A minute passes. Nothing happens.
Finally the lawyer says, “Actually, I made up the previous statement. But you all waited with expectation. I, therefore, put it to you that there is a reasonable doubt in this case as to whether anyone was killed and insist that you pass a judgment of not guilty.”
The jury, clearly confused, back off to discuss.
A very few minutes later, the jury returned and one of them pronounces a verdict (裁决) of guilty.
“But how?” asks the lawyer in surprise. “You must have had some doubt; I saw all of you stare at the door.”
Answers the jury member, “Oh, we did look. But your client didn’t.”
1.Why was the person on trial according to the passage?
A.Because he couldn’t pay off the debts.
B.Because he probably killed somebody.
C.Because he didn’t pay the tax in time.
D.Because he planned to cheat the jury.
2.Why did the lawyer come up with the trick?
A.To find the body. B.To frighten the jury.
C.To help his client. D.To save himself.
3.Why did the jury look at the door eagerly?
A.The lawyer’s words must be true.
B.They expected his family to come in.
C.They were surprised and cheated by the lawyer.
D.They thought the person on trial was escaping.
4.What did the jury member’s answer mean in the last paragraph?
A.They firmly believed that nobody was killed.
B.The behaviour of the client gave him away.
C.The jury still needed more evidence to prove it.
D.The lawyer’s words were worth thinking about.
◇ Shape
According to their website, Shape is a magazine for American women with active lifestyles. This women’s health magazine covers everything from diet and exercise to psychology. What is great about Shape is that it knows that it must cover a lot more than Fitness to give women all the information they need to stay healthy. Besides all the great features included in their print magazine, they also have an easily accessible website that anyone can use.
◇ Women’s Day
Women’s Day is not only specifically a women’s health magazine, but also includes a little of what Shape has, along with more information on other parts of life: family, money, travel and style. Many of the articles in Women’s Day deal with specific diseases that are common to women, such as heart disease, breast cancer and others.
◇ Women’s Health
From tips to recent health news to articles about world affairs, Women’s Health has everything that you expect in a women’s health magazine. Another great feature is that Women’s Health has a great website full of information, as well as articles from past magazines that you can check out. This is a great resource, since it lets you get to see articles well at the office.
◇ Fitness
This magazine covers important topics such as physical fitness, health & beauty, and mental health. It offers something new in each issue, and it’s always easy to understand.
The workouts are clearly presented with good photos to illustrate (说明) every movement, and almost all can be done without making a trip to the gym.
1.What’s the purpose of writing the text?
A. To describe some famous websites.
B. To introduce some health magazines for women.
C. To predict the best-selling writers.
D. To advertise some fashion magazines for women.
2.How is Women’s Day different from the others?
A. It gives people a lot of health information.
B. It provides information on family life.
C. It includes many articles about women.
D. It deals with many life problems.
3.What makes the information in Fitness easy to understand?
A. Good examples. B. Illustrative pictures.
C. Interesting stories. D. Important topics
