1.He had no __________ (communicate) with his parents.
2.“Captain America 2- The Winter Soldier” is an ___________ (excite) film.
3.Do you mind ____________ (tell) me how to get to the zoo?
4.His father works in a __________ (Europe) country.
5.Our teacher asked us to write a review after __________（read）it.
1.The hall is in the __________ (北部的) part of our school.
2.He grew up in a safe and comfortable _________ (环境).
3.We are going to take a __________ (径直的) flight to England.
4.Many people use computers for sending and __________（接收）e-mails.
5.Henry __________ (继续) his writing for another year although he was badly ill.
Some children cannot wait to grow up. Because once you become an adult, you are free to make your own decisions. More importantly, you can do all those things that you cannot do now because you are too young. So, the question is, ‘At what age do you really become an adult?' Well, people become adults at different ages in different places.
In Australia, the 18th birthday is a very important event for young Australians because it means they can do almost anything they want. They can vote, learn to drive a car, get married, join the army and even buy their own houses. However, even if they can do all these things, most Australians have to wait until their 21st birthday to really celebrate becoming an adult. This is the traditional adult age not only in Australia, but also in the USA and the UK. It is their first year of true independence (独立).Traditionally, people were given a key to their houses by their parents when they turned 21, meaning they could come and go as they like.
Even though 21 is the traditional adult age in many English-speaking countries, the law nowadays is different in each country. In the UK, you can join the army at 16 and even get married at 16 if your parents allow. Young people in the UK can learn to drive a car at 17 as in Australia, although they have to wait until they are 18 to vote.
In China, there is a different age for each of the stages of becoming an adult. You can vote and learn to drive a car when you are 18, but if you want to get married, women have to wait until they are 20 and men until they are 22. Chinese people celebrate important birthdays every 10 years--so when young people turn 20, they can expect a big party!
No matter what age you are, becoming an adult is really about learning how to be independent and responsible（负责任的）. Once you are finally able to take care of yourself and make your own decisions, then you can say that you are truly all grown-ups.
1.Which of the following are truly adults according to the passage?
A. Independent grown-ups. B. Married people.
C. People who can drive. D. People in the army.
2.At what age do Australians really become adults?
A. 17. B. 18. C. 20. D. 21.
3.What is the writer’s opinion about the age people become adults?
A. The age people become adults depends on whether they can vote or not.
B. The age people become adults depends on their own independence and responsibility.
C. The age people become adults depends on if they are eighteen years old.
D. The age people become adults depends on when they get the key to their houses.
4.Why do people in Australia get the key to the houses when they really become adults?
A. Because the law decides it.
B. Because they can leave when they want.
C. Because they can come home when they want.
D. Because it is a tradition.
5.What are adults free to do according to the passage?
A. They are free to decide when to celebrate their own birthdays.
B. They are free to look after themselves well.
C. They are free to make their own decisions.
D. They are free to make time move faster.
Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing(令人疑惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always impossible, even over something as simple as “yes” and “no”.
On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks?” The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her: She had raised her eyebrows（眉毛）, which in Micronesia means “yes”.
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, “Do you have cabbage today?” He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means “no”.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing. He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean “yes” or “no”.
1.These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they .
A. should go abroad for vacations
B. needed to learn foreign languages
C. should often discuss their experiences
D. had problems with communications
2.People in Micronesia show “yes” by .
A. nodding headsB. raising eyebrows
C. shaking headsD. saying “no”
3.Tom misunderstood his class at first because .
A. he did not know much about India culture
B. he didn’t explain everything clearly enough
C. some students didn’t understand his questions
D. he didn’t know where the students came from
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A. In Bulgaria, nodding heads means “no”.
B. Jan taught English on a Pacific island.
C. Lisa was trying to buy some cabbage.
D. In India, only shaking heads means “yes”.
5.The passage is mainly about .
A. body language in foreign restaurants
B. class discussion in India schools
C. miscommunication in different cultures
D. English teaching in other countries
Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
“I don’t sing,” said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, “I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did. He had never sung in pubic before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋)he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too，have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
1.The lady asked the player to sing a song because .
A. she had paid him for this
B. she knew him very well
C. she wanted to have a change
D. she enjoyed his singing
2.Nat King Cole succeeded because .
A. the lady helped him a lot
B. he caught the chance
C. he continued to play in the bar
D. he stopped playing the piano
3.The words “sit on” in the passage probably mean .
A. fail to realize B. forget to use
C. try to develop D. manage to show
4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should .[
A. hide it and wait
B. ask others for help
C. pay no attention to it
D. work hard to improve yourself
5.Which could be the best title for the passage?
A. Sing in the BarB. Achieve Success in Life
C. Never Lose HeartD. Find Your Hidden Talent
An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his all the time, watering and fertilizing施肥them.
One day a young man went by the . He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said,” I can tell you four . First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. , although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s .”
“ Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels that everybody knows. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and our hearts, which also made his life happier. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t his wonderful music, but his music has millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1.A. flowers B. trees C. vegetablesD. grass
2.A. studyB. gardenC. kitchen D. balcony
3.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly
4.A. storiesB. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
5.A. And B. But C. Second D. Third
6.A. me B. you C. my motherD. my son
7.A. true B. hard C. cool D. fair
8.A. broke B. hurt C. pleasedD. treated
9.A. write B. hear C. playD. believe
10.A. changed B. discovered C. encouragedD. made
