Hannah was born and raised in a poor (贫困的)framily. She wore（穿）hand –me –downs(旧东西) from her older sisters.For Christmas she usually got used toys and books .As a chilld ,she wanted to have the beautiful clothes ,cars ,and homes that she often saw on TV and in magazines.
Five years after college,she became a manager.Her dream came true.She had her own company(公司)near Central Park.She took skiing vacations in the winter and travelled by ship in the summer .At the age of 30,Hannah was on top of the world.
Then she had her usual health check-up.Her doctor told her that she had a serious illness.Her doctor guessed that she had less than a year to live.
He advised ,“If you have any once –in –a-life time plans,do them now.”
Hannah spent her last months in her company.She was looked after by hospice (临终安养院)workers.Her family and friends often visited her .The moment before she died ,she opened her eyes and said,“If you have your health,you have everything.”
1.What did Hannah often get for Christmas when she was a child?
A.Beautiful cars. B.New magazines.
C.Her sisters’clothes. D.Used toys and books.
2.What did Hannah do ?
A.She was a doctor.
B.She was A TV host.
C.She worked for a famous company.
D.She was the manager of her own company.
3.Why did the doctor ask Hannah to do some once-in-a-lifetime plans?
A.Because she had a lot of time after vacations.
B.Because she would not live for more than a year.
C.Because she was busy every day .
D.Because she had enough money to do so.
4.What is the most importeant thing for people according to Hannah’s last words?
A.Money. B.Time. C.Health. D.Friends.
5.What did Hannah probably realize(认识到)at last?
A.She should buy lots of beautiful clothes and a big house.
B.She should go to see the famous doctors in foreign countries.
C.She should give her company to her family.
D.When a person loses his health,he kows how important it is.
Auddrey is a Chinese –American student.She has found many value(价值观)differences between the Chinese and Americans.
About money
American children love to make money by themselves.Chinese children always ask their parents for money.
American parents don’t think it is useful to send thir children to an expensive university.Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities even if it could make them very poor.
About school
Many American girls take part in sports,dancing and singing groups.ManyChinese girls take part in academic(学术的)groups.
American students usually feel happy when they get B in an exam.Chinese students feel sad when thsey get B.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughtgers or sons to go out with their friends if they come back home at the certain time .Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children in middle school to go out with their friends at night .
American teachers and Chinese teachers
During parent–teacher meetings ,American teachers will always find good things to say to the parents ,even to those with the worst grades.But Chinese teachers often tell the parents the mistakes that their children made at school.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）
1.American children prefer making money by themselves.
2.All American and Chines parents send their children to expensive universities.
3.Chinese girls spend more time doing sports,singing and dancing than American girls.
4.Chinese children usually aren’t allowed to go out with their friends at night.
5.American teachers look at the bad side of the students as much as they can.
1.How many miles is it from Nekoheim to Ericville?
A.52 miles . B.38 miles. C.104 miles.
2.How far is it from Nekoheim to Sebiton?
A.52 miles . B.75 miles . C.23 miles.
3.What is the name of the town 41 miles away from Ericville?
A.Kayetown. B.Maggie. C.Sebiton.
4.Which town is closest to Kayetown?
A.Ericville. B.Maggie. C.Nekoheim.
5.Susan drove from Kayetown to Maggie,and then back home again.How many miles did she drive?
A.68 miles. B.136 miles. C.117 miles.
Jimmy started painting when he was four years old when he was six.he was already very good at it.He_____many beautiful and interesting pictures,and people__a lot of money for them .They said, “This boy’s going to be____when he’s a little older, and then we’re going to ____these pictures for a lot more money. Then we will get rich.”
Jimmy’s pictures were ___from other people’s because he never painted on the whole piece of ___.He painted on half of it ,and the other half was always ___.
“That ’s very clever,”everyone said,“___else does that!”
One day somebody bought one of Jimmy＇s____and then said to him ,＂Please tell me this ,Jimmy.Why do you paint on the__half of your paper,but not on the top half?”
“Because I’m small,”Jimmy said,“and my brushes don’t reach very high.”
1.A.took B.borrowed C.lent D.painted
2.A.paid B.bought C.wanted D.needed
3.A.young B.famous C.short D.cool
4.A.fill B.buy C.sell D.draw
5.A.different B.similar C.away D.good
6.A.glass B.wood C.paper D.table
7.A.empty B.full C.dirty D.blue
8.A.Anyboby B.Somebody C.Everybody D.Nobody
9.A.brushes B.books C.pictures D.pens
10.A.middle B.bottom C.right D.left
----What do you want to do for vacation?
------I_____my grandmother.
A.visit B.am going to vist C.visited D.visiting
Although he is a little boy,_____he speaks English well.
A./ B.but C.so D.and
