Now there is a family problem. Nearly every parent says that we never grow up. In fact we are probably 16 or 17 years old. In their eyes, we are always little ones and often do wrong things. For example, when I need to stay at home alone, they always worry about me and my life without them.
Most parents always think that they have offered the best things they can to make their children live in a comfortable world. They buy their children pretty clothes, cool shoes, everything that they can for their dear children. In return, they only want their children to get good results in the exams.
But why still can’t their children understand them? Does it mean that we still want more material(物质) things? No. As a matter of fact, what we want is a true family. What does a true family mean”? I think it means a place where we can hide ourselves from the cold world outside. From here, we can get warmth, we can get consolation(安慰), and we can get happiness. And one important thing is that we should be stronger and more confident(自信的) in the outside world because we know that we have a true family.
So I think that parents should sit down to talk with their children to let them know that they have a true family, so the children and their parents could understand each other more and more. Then, parents will not treat their children as little ones.
1.In whose eyes are we little children?
2.What do most parents want to get from their children?
3.What do the children really want?
4.What can we get from a true family?
5.What do you think parents should do to make their children understand them more? (自拟一句作答)
Do you go to school by bus? It is very important for you to know how to be safe when taking a bus, no matter whether you like it or not.
First, don’t run to the bus stop, but walk. While you are at the bus stop, you should wait in a safe place. Do not run or play while waiting. And never get into a car with a stranger.
Second, don’t talk in a loud voice when you are on the bus, so the driver will not be disturbed(打扰). If you need to talk with the bus driver, you’d better wait until the bus stop. Never throw things on the bus or out of the windows. Never play near the emergency exit. When there is a fire, the most important thing is to break the window with a hammer or any sharp things and then jump out.
Third, when you are getting off the bus, make sure you walk(not run) three more steps away from the door. This is the best place to be around a bus. Stay away from the bus wheels and watch out for moving cars!
Last, if you leave something on the bus, never return to the bus to get it. The driver may not see you come back and he may begin moving the bus. Also, if you drop something near the bus, tell the driver before you try to pick it up, so he will know where you are.
1. to be safe when taking a bus? | |
Before getting on a bus | 2. to the bus stop. Wait in a safe place. Never get into a car with a 3. . |
On the bus | Don’t talk 4. . Don’t throw 5. on the bus or out of the windows. 6. the window when there is a fire. |
7. getting off the bus | Walk three more 8. away from the door. Don’t 9. back to the bus to get the things that you leave. Tell the bus driver before you10. to pick up the things near the bus. |
Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but
that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around
Belize and Central America.”
1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A. go to university abroad
B. spend one year abroad as volunteers
C. go to work for money
D. start work in schools or hospitals
2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England B. China
C. Belize D. Cardiff
3. Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework
D. doing some research in Wales
4.From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea
D. will probably be sold for money
5. Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another year
B. go back home to start work
C. learn about the people home
D. travel around Central America
It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)
Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.
1. Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?
A. In London. B. In Beijing.
C. In Shanghai. D. In Hong Kong.
2. Where did the Clarkes left their bag?
A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.
B. They left their bag in the car.
C. They left their bag under a big tree.
D. They left their bag in the plane.
3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?
A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.
B. Because they were not hungry.
C. Because they had no time to have supper.
D. Because they had nothing to eat.
4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?
A. His children asked him to do so.
B. He wanted to make his family happy.
C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.
D. He liked telling stories.
5.Who found the bag?
A. Two policemen. B. A Chinese boy.
C. A Chinese girl. D. An American boy.
A rich man wanted to go a trip to another town.He wanted to take things to and also wanted to buy things.He decided to take ten servants(仆人) him.They would carry the things to sell and also food on the way.
He said to one of his servants,‘You are the youngest and the thinnest of all my servants,so you can't carry a heavy load(担).You must choose the lightest load to carry.’
The servant pointed(指)to the biggest load which was bread to eat on the way.The rich man said,‘You are foolish.That is the heaviest load.’ the servant lifted up the load gladly and they started their trip.
They walked four hours,then they stopped a rest.They all ate some of the bread.Now there was less bread for the servant to carry.Every day they more bread and there was less to carry.His load grew(变得)smaller and fighter every day.At the end the clever servant nothing .
1.A.in B.at C.to D.on
2.A.buy B.use C.see D.sell
3.A.on B.with C.in D.without
4.A.to look B.use C.to eat D.throw
5.A.But B.And C.So D.For
6.A.at B.since C.for D.on
7.A.to B.for C.in D.on
8.A.eat B.eating C.ate D.use
9.A.didn't B.can’t C.buy D.had
10.A.buy B.to eat C.to carry D.carry
How much time did you spend the new words in Unit 10?
A. to learn B. learning
C. learned D. learn