阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答下列各题。
The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
1.Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
3. What are the children lack of today?
4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
5. What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?
For your next vacation, why not consider 1. (visit) Paris ? Paris is the capital of France and is one of the liveliest cities in Europe. It 2. ( not have) any beaches or mountains, but there are many things 3. (do) there. For example, it 4. （have） some fantastic sights, 5. (include) the Eiffel Tower and Dame Cathedral.
Traveling around Paris by taxi 6. （cost） a lot of money, but it’s usually convenient7. (take) the underground train to most places. Most people in France 8. (learn) English. But they don’t like to speak English. So unless you 9. (speak) French yourself, it’s best to travel with someone who10. (translate) things for you.
1.Huanan Tigers are one of _____(濒临灭绝的) animals.
2.To my great _____（高兴），I have passed the final examination.
3.What's up? There's such a loud （噪音） in the room.
4. There is a __________ (职业) player on their team.
5.People are much________ (富有) than ten years ago.
Mary was a four-year-old girl. She was interested in drawing very much. Mary showed her drawings to everyone. She especially wanted to impress her father, but her dad always seemed to be too busy.
One day, Mary wanted to learn to draw houses. She used many hours to draw a really beautiful house with a big garden. Herself, Mom and Dad were looking out of the house. On the lawn was the little dog, she wanted to have it so much.
“Look, mom!”
“Oh, Mary, this is so beautiful! Your best ever!”
Mary was very happy and said, “I’ll show this to Dad now!”
She ran to the door of the room where her dad worked.
“Dad!” Mary knocked on the door. “I want you to see the house I made!”
“I’m sorry, Mary, I am busy. Can’t you show it to someone else?” her dad answered in the room. Mary looked down at her drawing and her tears came down.
“I don’t want to show it to anyone else. I want to show it to my dad. You’re the only dad I have!”
Mary’s mom felt so heavy in her heart and she got ready for a hug. But before she took another step, the door opened and Mary’s dad appeared.
“I’m sorry Mary. I was foolish! Come here and we’ll look at your drawing!”
Daughter and the only dad she had walked into the room to enjoy the child’s beautiful work of art.
1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Mary liked drawing very much.
B. Mary’s mother saw Mary’s drawing.
C. Mary’s brother often played with her in the garden.
D. Mary wanted her father to see her drawing very much.
2. The underlined word “lawn” may be ______ in Chinese.
A. 海滩 B. 草坪 C. 森林 D. 广场
3. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. In fact, Mary really drew very well.
B. Mary’s mother could draw well too.
C. Mary loved her father deeply.
D. Mary’s father was repairing a bike at that time.
4. What did Mary draw on her drawing?
A. A beautiful house with a big garden.
B. Her parents and herself.
C. A little dog that she dreamed to own.
D. All above.
5. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. You’re My Only Dad. B. My Drawing was the Best.
C. Buy a Lovely Dog for Me. D. Parents Love Me.
A new supermarket put on a notice inside the entrance. It said, “Remember, once a week, one of our customers(顾客) gets free goods(things that cost nothing). This may be your lucky day!” All the housewives who went to the supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who didn’t have to pay for her shopping.
For several weeks Mrs. Blake hoped to be the lucky customer. Unlike many other customers, she never gave up hope. The cupboards in her kitchen were full of things she did not need. She dreamed of the day, when the manager of the supermarket would come and say to her, “Madam, this is your lucky day and everything in your basket is free.”
One Friday morning, after she finished her shopping and had taken all the things to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy tea. She went to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the check-out. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket come to her. “Madam,” he said, “congratulations! You are our lucky customer and everything in your basket is free!”
1.From the notice in the new supermarket, we know that .
A. customers could buy things at lower prices once a week
B. the customer who bought the least goods didn’t have to pay
C. just one customer could get free goods once a week
D. the first customer who bought goods in the supermarket was the lucky one
2. What was Mrs. Blake’s hope?
A. To buy something cheaper in the supermarket.
B. To see the manager of the supermarket.
C. To buy everything she needed in the supermarket.
D. To be the lucky customer.
3. Why did Mrs Blake go back to the market after her shopping?
A. Because she wanted to see who would be the lucky customer.
B. Because she forgot to buy one more thing.
C. Because she had to pay for her shopping.
D. Because she wanted to get another chance to be the lucky customer.
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. The manager of the market was a clever businessman.
B. In fact the notice for free goods was a trick (诡计).
C. Mrs. Blake’s dream came true at last.
D. Mrs. Blake did shopping every week in the past several weeks.
5.What would Mrs. Blake probably say when she heard the manager’s words?
A. “Oh, my God!” B. “How lucky I am!”
C. “Bad luck!” D. “It’s very kind of you!”
At a nation’s saddest moment, its greatest heroes are born.
On September 11th, 2001, many police officers and government officials in America worked day and night to save lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre. And in Japan, after the serious earthquake, a group of workers showed their courage.
The earthquake on March 11th made Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant(福岛核电站) turn off and stop its protective cooling systems. And later, a fire broke out. Workers were told that the plant’s radiation(辐射) could be harmful to human health. Hundreds of workers left the plant quickly. However, a group of workers decided to fight against the fire and the damage, though they knew it could cause very serious health problems. There were 50 workers in all, so they were also named the "Fukushima 50". The workers worked in shifts(轮班).
People knew little about the workers, who were mainly experts (专家) with the skills to control the situation. One woman said that her father had volunteered to stay there. “I heard that he volunteered even though he would retire(退休) in just half a year and my eyes were filled with tears. I am really proud of him. And I pray for his safe return.”
1.The passage mainly tells us .
A. what happened in America on September 1lth, 2001
B. "Fukushima 50" stayed in the nuclear power plant bravely
C. who saved many lives from the big fire at the World Trade Centre
D. what Japanese government did after the nuclear power plant was turned off
2. Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant was turned off because .
A. there were no heroes there B. many workers left the plant
C. it was destroyed by a big fire D. the earthquake damaged it heavily
3. workers stayed in Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant after the earthquake.
A. 11 B. 50 C. 100 D. 150
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The woman was happy to know his father was there.
B. A woman’s father who had retired from work still stayed there.
C. Little was known about the workers when the passage was written.
D. The workers didn’t know staying in the nuclear plant was harmful to their health.
5. The writer thinks .
A. American police officers were very strong
B. the nuclear radiation would do no damage to humans
C. all the workers who stayed in the plant should return quickly
D. all the workers who stayed in the plant are great heroes
