Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
1.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?
A．Study at home B．Do part-time jobs
C．Take part in sports groups D．Do chores
2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.
A．they usually spend less than they have
B．they spend more than they have
C．they don’t like spend money at all
D．they make a lot of money
3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.
B．American children love to make money by themselves.
C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.
D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.
4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.
A．学术的 B．娱乐的 C．运动的 D．休闲的
5.The best title for the passage would probably be _______.
A．Differences between Chinese and Americans.
B．Chinese students and Americans
C．Chinese parents and American parents.
D．Chinese values and American values
Famous Museums
|
Name |
The Palace Museum |
British Museum |
New York Museum |
|
Country |
China |
The UK |
The USA |
|
Address |
Chang’an Street |
New Oxford Street, London |
Chestnut Street, New York |
|
Feature |
The largest ancient palace buildings with many kinds of collections in China |
One of the largest museums with collections of any time and any area in the world |
America’s largest museum on American history |
|
Ticket |
￥60 ( Spring＆ Summer) ￥40 (Autumn ＆Winter) |
Free |
Monday free |
1.As one of the largest museums in the world, British museum is in _______ .
A．Beijing B．London C．New York D．The USA
2.New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American__________.
A．area B．history C．collections D．buildings
3.The Palace Museum. Which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)” in China. It lies in __________.
A．Chang’an Street B．New Oxford Street C．Beiling D．Chestnut Street
4.According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit ____ at most.
A．one museum B．two museums C．three museums D．fore museums
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A．Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B．You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C．British Museum lies in Chestnut street, London.
D．New York Museum is the largest in the world.
阅读短文，然后用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
It is Spring Festival time. It’s a1. (fun) time to be with our family. What are you going to do? Let’s have a look at the Spring Festival and its fun activities.
The date of the Spring Festival always2.( change). Usually the date falls between the end of January and February 19. This year it falls on February 10. But the celebration3.(usual) starts one week before Spring Festival Eve.
Xiaonian: We usually clean4.(house) on this day. By5.(clean) , we can sweep bad luck away. Another thing we do is decorating our homes with spring couples (春联), paper-cuttings and the upside-down “fu” character.
Did you know all about “nian”? A long time ago, a monster (怪物) called Nian ate people on Spring Festival Eve. But Nian was afraid of loud noises, the color red and fire. So people6.(play) drums and gongs (锣) and set off fireworks. It scared Nian.
From then on, on Spring Festival Eve, people play drums and gongs, set off fireworks and put up red lanterns. We welcome the new year.
阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。
Sound of genius(天才)
Sophia Chan (Chen Qingli) is a pretty girl with a sweet smile. She is1._____ 12, but many people are2. calling her a “young violin genius”.
Chan began to play the violin __3.the age of 4. She gave her4. show when she was 5. In 2006, CCTV-5. her a “ young star of the future”. In 2007, Sophia6. the Gold Award (金奖) at the Youth Art festival in Germany. Also, her first violin album(专辑)7. out in May this year.
8. kids need their parents to push them to work hard. Chan, however, actively plays the violin on her own. “ Playing the violin is what I really like,” she says. “ It is my interest that pushes me to play9..”
Chan balances her violin playing with her school work. She plays her violin after school. It is usually late at night when she begins to do her homework. “I am used to it,” Chan says. “ The more you play, the more you get.”
Life in the 22nd century will be different from that in the 21st century because many changes will happen in the new century. 1_____ what will the changes be?
First, the population is growing very fast. There 2 more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be 3 smaller and more useful, and there will be 4 one in every home. And 5 studies will be one of the most important subjects in schools.
Second, people will work 6 hours than they are doing in the 21st century. They’ll have more free time for sports, watching TV and7 . Traveling will also be cheaper and easier. And more people will go to8 countries for holidays.
Third, there will be changes in our food, too. People will use more land to 9 new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so 10 will be more expensive. Maybe no one eat it everyday; 11 , they will eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be 12 .
Last, work in the future will be13 , too. Robots will do the 14 and hard work. Because of this, many people won’t have 15 work to do. This will be a problem.
1. A．But B．And C．However D．Or
2. A．will be B．will have C．are D．have
3. A．very B．quite C．much D．too
4. A．at most B．at least C．no more than D．less than
5. A．history B．English C．maths D．computer
6. A．less B．more C．fewer D．little
7. A．working B．traveling C．teaching D．staying
8. A．another B．the other C．other D．others
9. A．grow B．plant C．remain D．build
10. A．food B．meat C．vegetables D．fruit
11. A．however B．moreover C．instead D．although
12. A．healthy B．healthier C．health D．healthiest
13. A．dangerous B．difficult C．different D．the same
14. A．dangerous B．happy C．easy D．boring
15. A．more B．much C．many D．enough
根据中文完成句子翻译。（33--37每题1分38-40每题2分）
1.我的宠物狗使我的生活充满了乐趣。
My pet dog ______ my life______ great pleasure.
2.海伦经常晚上开着灯就睡着了，因为她怕黑。
Hellen often ______ ______ ______ with the bedroom light ______ because she’s terrified of the dark.
3.飞机起飞的时候天正下着大雨。
It_____ ______ heavily when the plane ______ ______.
4.我们在伦敦期间，他们想尽办法使我们感到像到了家一样。
They ______ _______ _______ their______ to make us feel at home when we were in London .
5.我们不应该逃避问题，而应勇敢面对并解决它们。
We shouldn’t _____ ______ _______ the problems. we must face and solve them bravely.
6.请帮我把这些标牌挂在墙上 ?
7.你不该在大街上边走边吃 .
8.我已经渐渐适应了这里的气候 .
