This Thursday, across the USA, kids are skipping school(缺课) and going to work with their parents. They'll be making copies, sending faxes(传真) and sweeping floors. This is because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the USA. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to miss school, but I also got to sit in my dad's taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
But after only 20 minutes of driving around the city, I was very bored. couldn't read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车) and my dad didn't like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. People wouldn't get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger-me, so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. I actually started to miss school.
While the point of the day is to give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs and give them an idea of the possibilities (可能性) for their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to appreciate (重视) school. Where else do you get to play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
Just as you'll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don't already, try spending the day at work with your dad.
1. When is 'Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day' all over the USA?
A. On February 28. B. On March 28.
C. On April 28. D. On May 28.
2.That day the writer was happy at first for the following reasons except _______.
A. she didn't have to go to school
B. she would work as a grown-up
C. she could sit in her father's taxi all day
D. she would go out for lunch with her father
3. Why didn't people get into the writer's father's taxi?
A. Because her father didn't like to turn on the radio.
B. Because they thought the writer was a passenger.
C. Because her father's car was hot and uncomfortable.
D. Because her father didn't stop to take any passengers.
4.Which of the following is NOT the purpose of ‘Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day'?
A. To teach kids to appreciate school.
B. To give kids a chance to experience real-life jobs.
C. To give kids an idea of the possibilities for their futures.
D. To show kids what it means to be adults in the working world.
5.What did the writer learn that day?
A. It's boring to drive a taxi.
B. Working with Dad is fun.
C. It's hard to make money.
D. School life is much better.
Have you ever heard about the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant? The restaurant is in eastern downtown Beijing. It’s the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant in China, and also in Asia. The restaurant is so welcome, since it’s open in January at Jianwai SOHO in Chaoyang District.
People go there will experience darkness both during the day and the night. The restaurant offers not only a wonderful choice for food, but also a unique(特别的) environment for friends or parties.
Every day, Whale Inside receives at least 50 guests from around Beijing. About 10 percent of them are foreigners.
The customers will go to the light to see the menu, and then they have to hand in all mobile phones, watches and other things that can give off light. They then move to the dark world. Waiters will lead them to the dark dining area. Of course, the waiters are all wearing special glasses that can see in the dark. Customers cannot see anything including their food or friends. They have to look for their spoons, drinks, and anything.
Every table may get a “secret dish(菜肴)”. The guests will have one chance to guess what the dish is made of. Every one who guesses it correctly can win a prize. It was not easy, said the manager, because without seeing it, only 30 per cent of the guests can succeed in guessing it.
1.Whale Inside is a place where people can .
A. eat special dark food
B. have meals in darkness
C. choose any food they like
D. eat inside a whale
2.About foreign guests will visit the restaurant every day according to the passage.
A. 50 B. 10 C. 5 D. 500
3.The right order of the following statements is .
a. Waiters lead the customs to the dark area
b. Customs go to light to see the menu.
c. Customs hand in their mobile phones, watches, ect.
d. Customs have to eat in the darkness
A. b-c-a-d B. c-b-a-d C. b-a-d-c D. c-d-b-a
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Guests there will have a chance to get a prize—a secret dish.
B. Every guest there will get a secret dish.
C. It’s not easy to guess the secret dish without seeing it.
D. The manager said only 30 guests received the prize.
5.The passage mainly tells us that .
A. eat in the dark is very popular today
B. it’s strange to eat in the darkness
C. many people go to get the prize in Whale Inside
D. the first eat-in-the-dark restaurant is open
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Electric bicycles run on battery-operated(用电池发动的) motors. More and more people like this type of bikes their speed and quality.
They were made in 1980s in China, but the selling was not very good. Today, thanks to(多亏了) improvement(改进) on the quality of the batteries, the electric bikes sell . There are more than 100 electric bicycle producers in China and of such bicycles have been produced. Japan is large producer of such bicycles in the world.
Now China is one of the producers of electric bicycles in the world, and lots of people have this kind of bicycles.
Such bikes are quick, safe and to operate, their batteries still have shortcomings(缺点). They weigh more than 10 kilograms. Their service life is less than two years and they 500 yuan each.
1.A. because B. because of C. for D. as
2.A. at first B. first C. the first D. at firstly
3.A. good B. bad C. well D. badly
4.A. thousand B. two thousand C.two thousands D. thousands
5.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
6.A. largest B. smallest C. bigger D. fewest
7.A. bought B. brought C. broken D. bright
8.A. hard B. interesting C. easy D. boring
9.A. but B. / C. so D. and
10.A. pay B. cost C. spend D. worth
— You haven’t joined the Singing Club,have you?
—_____. I like singing, but I don’t have any time.
A.Yes , I do B.No, I don’t
C.Yes, I have D.No, I haven’t
I in this city since I five.
A. have lived ; was B. live ; was
C. have lived ; have been D. live ; have been
great fun it is to fly in a balloon!
A. What B. What a C. How a D. How
