Children arc children after all, and most of them speak their mind. When they are just toddlers(幼儿), they are all lovely and lively. And it's so interesting to watch them speak like a grown-up. But as they grow, these same kids seem annoying and ill-mannered if they try to be a grown-up.
Conflicts(矛盾）go between parents and children. It's hard to tell who are right and who are wrong. A child of 7-8 always finds some reasons to have a conflict with it's parents. Whether it is about some toy, studies, a party or a company, there is always a difference between them. And it becomes worse when they answer you back. Scientists tell us that children should be treated with care. Yes, sure they should respect their elders.
We are partly responsible(有责任的）for this. At an early age we encourage children to behave like adults, just because we find it funny. The kids on the other hand consider this same behavior as normal and get used to it. And when it is not funny for us any more, we expect them to stop it, but by then it is already too late. Only when they reach a certain maturity will the children realize that answering back and being rude are not acceptable(可接受的).Until then, most of the time their behavior is difficult to change, unless by force(暴力）.And use of force is against the every good idea, as it weakens the child's confidence.
So it is one thing to bring a child into this world but quite another to make them into well mannered citizens. The best way is to be a good example ourselves, as our children are the mirrors of us adults.
1._______are all lovely and lively.
A. Children B. Toddlers C. Kids D. Grown-ups
2.There are many conflicts between ______.
A. fathers and mothers B. parents and children
C. parents and toddlers D. parents and parents
3. The underlined word "maturity" means________.
A.学期 B.阶梯 C.知识 D.成熟
4.Which is acceptable according to the passage?
A. Answering back . B. Being rude.
C. Using force. D. Respecting elders.
5.Which of the following is true?
A. Children often copy what their parents do.
B. Children can not change their behavior.
C. Children's behavior develops in their own way.
D. Children's behavior is not acceptable.
6.The writer wrote the passage__________.
A. to show the importance of good examples
B. to give examples on educating children
C. to show the growth of children
D. to show the behavior of children
Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at school. When I made my first visit to the United States, I was sure I could have a nice and easy holiday without any language problem. But how wrong I was!
At the American airport, I was looking for a public telephone to tell my friend Danny that I had arrived. An American asked if he could help me. "Yes," I said, '1 want to give my friend a ring."
"Well, that's nice. Are you getting married?" he asked. "No," I replied, "I just want to tell him I have arrived." "Oh," he said, "there is a phone downstairs on the first floor." "But we're on the first floor now," I said.
"Well, I don't know what you are talking about Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your journey," he said. "Just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better." And he went off, leaving me wondering where on earth I was: At home we wash up after a meal to get the cups and plates clean. How can I wash up at an airport?
At last we did meet. Danny explained the misunderstanding: Americans say "to give someone a call", but we English say "to give somebody a ring". When we say "to wash your hands", they say "to wash up". And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor so the first floor is the second for Americans.
1.The writer went to America by ______.
A. plane B. ship C. bus D. train
2.The writer went to America for______ .
A. education B. business C. holiday D. friendship
3.The American thought "a ring" should be a________ .
A. phone call B. present C. person D. letter
4.Englishmen usually wash up________ .
A. after dinner B. after a journey
C. when they are tired D. before they telephone someone
5.The third floor in England is the ______floor in America.
A. first B. second C. third D. Fourth
What can people do when natural disasters (灾难）happen? Can we stop them? No, we can't. The only thing we can do is to 41 after the disasters.
Last year I met Mr. Flood. It started raining and 42 raining almost a month: the water on the streets got higher and higher every day. We used 43 instead of cars. We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs and our homes.
Schools 44 and farms were destroyed. We ran out of food and clean water. In some places the water was higher than the buildings. I felt like we lived in a(n) 45 _ world.
Because of the flood, lots of 46 broke out. Because of the dead animals, some people 47 . The soil and other things made the water become very, very 48 _. That was in summer time, so though it was raining, the 49 was still high. The hot weather and really dirty water 50 the air very bad. Hospitals didn't have enough rooms for 51 .
When the flood was over, I looked around my city. The word “ 52 ” can describe the situation. Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very 53 .1 think.
We had to 54 our city, take care of the sick people, and start our schools again. I just 55 that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen. After all, people are very clever.
1.A. wake up B. make up C. clean up
2.A. kept B. finished C. stopped
3.A. bikes B. trains C. boats
4.A. started B. closed C. opened
5.A. water. B. fire C. ice
6.A. happiness B. illnesses C. hardness
7.A. ran B. slept C. died
8.A. dirty B. clean C. clear
9.A. temperature B. weather C. water
10.A. had. B. made C. changed
11.A. nurses B. doctors C. patients
12.A. sad B. beautiful C. good
13.A. weak B. strong C. happy
14.A. rebuild B. return C. remain
15.A. want B. hope C. see
Bill asked_________.
A. where did Jack go just now
B. where does Jack go j ust now
C. where Jack went just now
Don't open the door______?
A. aren't you B. don't you C. will you
Mr. Hunt came from a poor family. He had three brothers and two sisters. His father worked hard but wasn’t paid much. And his mother did all the housework at home. They were both able but they couldn’t get enough money for their family.
Mr. Hunt was in school for only three years and he had to stop to help his parents though he was good at his lessons. When he was sixteen, he came to the city and began to work in a small factory. He learned from an old worker and became a skilled worker. The old worker liked him and married his daughter to him. The young man did not have his own house and had to live with his parents-in-law. His mother-in-law always thought he was poor and often chattered. So the young man tried to save everything and hoped to have his own house.
It was one fine Sunday. The old woman wanted to have a picnic on the top of the hill. She told Mr. Hunt to drive her car. But sometimes she told him to turn left and sometimes to turn right. The young man had to listen to her. At a crossing the lights were red but she made him turn left. The policeman stopped them and told the young man to give his license to him.
“If I did wrong, sir,” said Mr. Hunt, “It was my mother-in-law’s fault(过错). She was driving the car though she sat behind me!”
1.The Hunts were poor because ____.
A. they were lazy B. they were too weak to work
C. they couldn’t make enough moneyD. they weren’t able enough
2.Mr. Hunt left the school because ____.
A. he didn’t like studying B. his family was poor
C. he wasn’t clever D. he hoped to stay at home
3.____, so the old man married his daughter to him.
A. Mr. Hunt became a skilled worker
B. Mr. Hunt was friendly to him
C. Mr. Hunt was paid much in the factory
D. Mr. Hunt worked for six years there
4.The old woman was ____ to Mr. Hunt.
A. good B. bad C. friendly D. useless
5.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The old woman herself drove the car that day.
B. It was the old woman’s fault.
C. Mr. Hunt hated his mother-in-law.
D. The old woman told Mr. Hunt to run the red lights.
