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The two features of life in England that possibly give visitors the worst impressions are the English weather and English cooking. 1. former is a natural phenomenon and nobody can do anything about it. But cooking is something 2. can be learned. English food has often been described as 3. (taste). Recently, the situation has changed somewhat because so many people have been spending their holidays abroad and 4. (learn) to appreciate unfamiliar dishes. One of the traditional complaints about English food is the way that vegetables are cooked. The only way that many British housewives know to cook green vegetables is 5. (boil) them for too long in too much salt water and then to throw the water away so that all the vitamins are lost. To make matters 6. (bad), they do not strain the vegetables sufficiently so that 7. appear as a wet mass on the plate.
However, it would be unfair to say that all English food is bad. Indeed not only the raw ingredients are usually 8. very high quality, especially the meat and fish, 9. many traditional British dishes are as good as anything you can get anywhere. A visitor, 10. is invited to an English home might well enjoy steak and kidney pudding or pie, all sorts of smoked fish .
It was the second time my tire had burst. This came after I _______ to find water at an abandoned station, where the caretaker _______ my bottles from his own water supply.
After _______ several miles under the burning sun, I _______ my hand and eventually a truck _______. An old local and two Moroccans got out and _______ me to squeeze in. At last they stopped in front of a garage.
“Do you know where I can get something to _______?” I asked the old man. I had not yet eaten that day and was hungry.
“Nothing for miles”, was his reply, followed by an _______ to drive me somewhere. I agreed, so I left my bike at his office and jumped into a car parked outside.
“I _______ pick anyone up.” He told me. “You are the first.”
“We ________ have a name for people like you.” I said. “You’re called Road Angels.”
He smiled.
We stopped in front of a ________. As we ate, the sky grew dark and ________ with clouds. He dropped me back to the garage, where the workers couldn’t, repair my bike. The driver turned up just in ________ to once again ________ the day. “I have found a shop that sells ________ tubes and tires. I can take you there.” I jumped into his car, at the same moment a heavy rain poured down.
A ________ tire and two tubes later, the storm had rolled over. I ________ my angel and continued my journey.
Throughout the ________ ride, I found goodness and ________ everywhere. People went out of their way to help whenever I needed assistance. I hoped I would be able to ________ a little of the same kindness to whoever in trouble.
1.A.planned B.volunteered C.determined D.managed
2.A.picked up B.sorted out C.took out D.filled up
3.A.walking B.riding C.driving D.running
4.A.took back B.stuck out C.set down D.looked at
5.A.drove by B.broke down C.turned up D.pulled up
6.A.invited B.forced C.commanded D.arranged
7.A.wear B.watch C.eat D.visit
8.A.announcement B.offer C.answer D.excuse
9.A.always B.often C.never D.sometimes
10.A.drivers B.motorists C.athletes D.cyclists
11.A.restaurant B.station C.market D.harbor
12.A.packed B.heavy C.filled D.familiar
13.A.turn B.time C.return D.case
14.A.save B.call C.witness D.complete
15.A.car B.truck C.bicycle D.carriage
16.A.long B.worn C.free D.new
17.A.dropped B.visited C.thanked D.entertained
18.A.entire B.helpless C.fancy D.future
19.A.competence B.responsibility C.generosity D.honesty
20.A.react to B.pass on C.get across D.show off
It’s sometimes hard to understand a teenager. It’s even harder if a teenager doesn’t agree with you.1.
Listen to what the teenager has to say. 2. While you may not entirely agree with what he’s saying, the tension will be lessened if the teenager feels like you are listening and trying to understand him. Also, he might return the favor and give you the chance to talk as well. It’s best to have a conversation where both of your opinions matter rather than fight and possibly hurt each other in the process.
Understand that while teenager may appear grown up and perhaps even sound matured, his mind has not fully developed, and he cannot think like an adult all the time. 3. However, this doesn’t mean you’re completely right or he deserves to be ridiculed or treated like a child.
4.However, remember that the teenager should understand when “no” is “no”. Avoid bringing up a compromise every time you disagree on something. This might teach him that he can always get away with what he wants, whenever he wants it.
If the conversation launches into an argument, stop it. Tell him that you both need to calm down and think clearly or the problem will never be solved. If he refuses to listen and continues arguing, step out of the room and allow time for both of you to settle down. Do not scold him or shout back. Your words will possibly be lost on the teenager since you both are too angry to listen to each other.5.
A.He still needs to learn, and he doesn’t know everything.
B.Avoid having a bad tone, including accusations in your words.
C.Find the good points the teenager has and mention the negative points too.
D.This article tells you how to disagree with a teenager in a kind manner.
E.People like being listened to, so give him the chance to express his opinion.
F.Come up with a compromise if the situation allows one.
G.Bring up the topic after a while and make sure you listen to each other patiently.
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun , see a great movie perhaps-and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may tire of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way stay in close touch with people who live far away. More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A.explain how to use the Internet
B.describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
C.tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet
D.introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
2.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ________.
A.spend less time working
B.have more free time with his child
C.work at home on weekends
D.work at a speed comfortable to him
3.According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one ________.
A.reach a group of people at one time conveniently
B.keep one’s communication as personal as possible
C.pass on much more information than the later
D.get in touch with one’s friends faster than the later
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
A.Computer: New Technological Advances
B.Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C.Computers Have Made Life Easier
D.Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
Human brains begin growing and developing at a very young age. They learn from the simplest experiences, which enable your children to be aware of the world. There’s no denying that outdoor play helps a lot!
Times when children have to wait for their turns on playground equipment and following the playground rules by sharing, all these form components of a healthy social-emotional development. Young children develop their social-emotional skills through practice and small steps over time.
As parents or caregivers, it is fairly simple to support your child’s social-emotional skills. Acts like holding him, touching him, and speaking to him and giving him loving care and attention are all helping factors. When you allow them freedom to play, it is important to follow their interests in helping build their social-emotional skills.
Difficulties in social-emotional skills can often lead to children having trouble when playing with other children. Becoming easily angry or not empathizing (理解) with other children are all signs that may point in this direction. This can in turn lead to them not empathizing with the needs of other children.
As for the development of cognitive (认知的) skills, these develop through practice and opportunity over time. And while some cognitive skills may be genetic, most are learned through real life situations. In other words, learning and thinking skills can be improved through experiences.
To enable them to learn, it is important that we are mindful of what our children are interested in. And this realization is only set in place once the child is given enough room and time to grow and explore.
Depriving children of such experiences can mean that they might struggle with higher- level thinking skills. And while it is normal to keep them safe, we forget that by rushing them and cutting down on play time, we’re actually causing more harm than good.
1.What can playing with other children greatly help children do?
A.Learn from other children.
B.Develop their social emotion.
C.Promote their personal hobbies.
D.Help them to control their emotion.
2.What usually brings trouble to a child while playing with other children?
A.Not understanding others.
B.Caring too much about others.
C.Lacking social emotional skills.
D.Being more selfish than selfless.
3.What does the underlined word “depriving” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Taking away.
B.Providing for.
C.Referring to.
D.Focusing on.
4.What is the main purpose of the text?
A.To call on us to promote children’s interest.
B.To show us the importance of social emotions.
C.To tell us how to improve children’s social emotions.
D.To persuade parents to allow their children to play outdoors.
My husband and I used to think we had all we had ever wanted.A beautiful house,three healthy children and one more on the way,two cars,a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment—We really had it all and we loved it. Then,the market turned and my husband's job at a construction company was gone.The company was closing down forever.
We both started looking for jobs right away,but there weren't any to be found.With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through.The more we pulled together,the closer we got.I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn't felt for years.
That's why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for ou present situation.I continually asked him to stop but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.
Finally,one afternoon I pulled him aside and said,"We have four healthy children and each other.That's what's important.That makes you a rich man."
"But what if we lose the house?They will hate me—you'll hate me,"he replied.
I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye."No matter where we live I will be happy—as long as I have you,"I smiled again as I realized that I wasn't just saying that.In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said "I do".
I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed.He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn't for quite some time.It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.
We are still struggling for our better life,but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can't buy and no one can take away from us.
1.We know from the story that .
A.they both found good jobs at last
B.her husband was out of work for his not working hard
C.both of them felt anxious about their unemployment
D.they didn't love each other any longer after they got married
2.By saying "The more we pulled together,the closer we got",the wife means .
A.her husband worked harder for being closer
B.they had closer affection as they struggled together
C.their house was closer to the company than before
D.they were closer to another employment as time went by
3.What is their present life like?
A.Hard but warm. B.Wealthy but annoying.
C.Hard and disturbing. D.Comfortable and admiring.
4.Which of the following might be the best title?
A.Better Life Comes B.Hard Time Goes
C.We Have It All D.We Lose It All
