At 18, many American young people go off on their own. They go away to college or find full-time jobs, and they often rent their own apartments. Some get married and start families. This independence(独立性)is learned from childhood. From an early age, American children learn responsibility.Children as young as 2 begin to put away their toys and dress themselves. At 3, many children do simple chores like setting the table.
Using money wisely is also taught early. As soon as a child understands the value of money, he or she receives a weekly allowance. This is used for things the child wants, like toys or treats. The child can spend of save it, usually with little guidance(指导) from parents. If the child wants money besides his or her allowance, it must be made by doing extra chores.
Children are taught early in life to think for themselves. They are allowed to make some decisions-and make mistakes. Failure(失败) often teaches more than success.
1.Many American young people begin to live on themselves _____ .
A. at eighteen years old B. from childhood
C. after they get married D. from an early age
2.An American child learn to _____ at the age of 2 .
A. find a full-time job B. from childhood
C. put on his or her own clothes D. do lots of chores
3.The word “allowance” (in paragraph 3 ) means ______ in Chinese.
A. 奖品 B. 零花钱 C. 财产 D. 礼物
4.A child can get some more money by ______.
A. understanding the value of money B. helping the rich
C. reading many books D. doing extra chores
5.The passage is mainly about ______ .
A. the independence of American children
B. the value of money
C. the guidance from parents
D. failure and success of American children
Please do not leave your valuables in your room unattended.
The hotel provides safe deposit boxes(保险箱)at the reception desk.
When you leave the hotel, please put your key at the reception desk.
PLEASE DO NOT
TALK TO OR
DISTRACT THE
DRIVER WHEN THE
BUS IS MOVING.
PLEASE PAY
EXACT FARE.
The local government has
advised skaters not to go out on
the central pond today.
There is a danger of the ice
breaking. Skaters are advised to
enjoy their sport at the local
indoor ice rink (溜冰场) instead
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Hotel Rendezvous
30 Kings Road
Swindon
UK
23/04/07
Mr. & Mrs. Biggs
80 Cuscaden Road
London
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Biggs,
We are pleased to confirm your reservation as follows:
Date:21-23 June (2 nights)
Room: double
Rate: $120 a night
1.If you have some expensive things, where can you leave them when you live in the hotel?
A. Take them with you everywhere you go.
B. Leave them in the room you live in.
C. Put them in the safe deposit boxes.
D. Call friends for help.
2.How much should the Biggers pay for the Hotel Rendezvous each night?
A. $60 B. $480 C. $120 D. $240
3.When you take a bus, what can you do?
A. Talk with the bus driver loudly.
B. Read the newspapers.
C. Distract the driver when the bus is moving.
D. Discuss something with the strangers loudly.
4.Bruce likes skating, he can’t _________ .
A. go shopping with friends B. meet Yao Ming
C. skate at the local indoor ice rink D. skate on the central pond
5.Which is not TRUE according to the passage?
A. The cheapest swimwear is $5.
B. Hotel Rendezvous is in the UK.
C. Buy sports things in the store, you also can meet basketball athlete.
D. When you leave the hotel, you should put the key at the reception desk.
As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real? Follow Your Heart by Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream, the books says.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
1.Your dreams can be very ____, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
A. big B. small C. high D. low
2.Follow Your Heart is a ______ .
A. movie B. song C. book D. dream
3.What idea stops you from realizing your dream?
A. I can’t be a writer. B. I am good at some school subjects.
C. I think I am very great D. I am the best student in our class.
4.Don’t let ____ leave your heart.
A. your idea B. your decision C. your dream D. your book
5.Studying TV will help you to get better exam results ____ watching TV.
A. with B. instead of C. without D. by
Making friend is a skill. Like most skills, it improves with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing（乐意） to take some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
Join a club or group, talking with those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone in some activity. Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the unknown.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We imagine other people are giving an opinion about us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same away. Try to accept(接受)yourself as you are, and try to put the other person at ease(不拘束). You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to keep self-confident(自信)even when you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers, such as a new classroom, walk tall(趾高气扬)and straight, look directly at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak to, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you will make friends with that person-friendship is based on each other’s liking and “give and take”. They take time and efforts to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from growing.
1.If you want to meet people and make friends, what should you do?
A. Join a club or group. B. Talk with those who like the same things.
C. Join someone in some activity. D. All of the above(上面)
2.In the sentence “After all, meeting strangers means facing the unknown.”, the word “unknown” means _____.
A. without somebody knowing B. without somebody liking
C. unfriendly D. unpleasant
3.How do you feel more comfortable when you are with new people?
A. Shake hands with others
B. Accept yourself as you are, and put the other as ease
C. Don’t talk with those who don’t like.
D. Walk tall and straight.
4.If you’d like to speak to someone, what should you do?
A. You should wait until the person says something.
B. You should stay home alone.
C. You should cough until the person notices you.
D. You should say something at first.
5.Friendship is based on______
A. meeting for the first time B. each other’s liking and “give and take”
C. keeping self-confident D. facing the unknown
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: Hi! Lu Ming. I’m really glad to hear that you’ve done so well in the college entrance examination. I 1 .
B: Thank you!
A: With such good results, you will be able to get into Beijing University, I’m sure.
2
B: I will study Medicine. 3
A: It’s a good major(专业). Next year I will finish middle school. 4
B: So from now on , you must make full use of your time to get well prepared（准备） for next year’s college entrance examination.
A: I’ll try my best to do as well as you have done.
B: 5
A: Thanks a lot!
A. Congratulations.
B. What’s your job?
C. I’m sure you will!
D. You must do better than I’ve done.
E. What major will you choose?
F. And I want very much to enter Tsinghua University.
G. It has been my dream to become a doctor all these years.
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What’s the coolest kind of transportation(交通) for middle school students back from winter holidays? A racing bike? A car? No, it’s a special kind of shoes called Heelys(暴走鞋). Heelys look just like common sports shoes, but they have a wheel(轮子) hidden(藏) in the heel(鞋跟). So instead of walking, kids can “fly” around in them.
“Wearing Heelys is fun and cool!” said Wu Peng, a boy who wore them on his first day back at No. 6 Middle School in Beijing. Wu Peng said he loves the shoes so much that he wears them to go here and there. Sometimes he even follows his parents’ car to the supermarket in his Heelys!
Other students also think they are very cool, but some aren’t so lucky with their Heelys. It’s said that some children fell down and got hurt while wearing these shoes.
“Heelys wheels are in the heels of the shoes, so it’s easy to fall,” said Liu Rui, a doctor at the Hong Kong International Medical Clinic, Beijing. Even worse, Liu said, “Wearing Heelys for a long time could stop young people from developing their legs. ”
1.What’s the coolest kind of transportation according to the passage?
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A．A car. |
B．A racing bike. |
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C．A pair of Heelys. |
D．A pair of common sports shoes. |
2. Why do kids like Heelys when they wear them?
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A．Because they can fly in space. |
B．Because they can walk fast. |
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C．Because they are fun and cool. |
D．Because they can skate. |
3.Heelys are common shoes with ____ the heel.
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A．a wheel hidden in |
B．a wheel in front of |
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C．an arm hidden in |
D．a leg hidden in |
4. Not all the kids are lucky because some of them ____.
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A．have no money to buy them |
B．are afraid of falling down |
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C．are not allowed(不被允许) to wear them |
D．fell down and got hurt |
5. What does the doctor think of Heelys?
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A．They are too expensive to buy. |
B．They are too fast to go. |
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C．They are bad for kids’ health. |
D．They are good for training. |
