"I love you" might be one of the most important sentences in the English language. It shows the closeness among family members and friends.
In Mandarin, "I love you" translates as “我爱你”, but the way it's used in China might be a little different, and Chinese are wondering why.
The Global Times reports that two online videos showing children telling their parents "I love you" have been widely spread in China. The first, filmed by an Anhui TV station, shows a number of college students telling their parents they love them. The answers are mixed. "Are you drunk?" asked one parent. In another similar video, a father even said— "I am going to a meeting, so cut the crap."
Even the positive attitudes make it clear that the words are expressed rarely. "I am so happy you called to say that. It is the happiest thing that happened to me in 2014," one parent answered.
However, Chinese families hardly use those words. "The parents' answers show that many Chinese are not good at expressing positive feelings," Xia Xueluan, a Sociologist from Peking University, told the Global Times. "They are used to educating children with negative language."
This isn't the first time that China has done some soul-searching about familial love — last year China Daily asked a lot of people if they said 'I love you' to their parents, lovers, and children. "I have never said 'I love you' to my family, and I don't think I will in the future," one 56-year-old told the paper, "Saying it aloud is embarrassing for me."
Still, that doesn't mean that love can't be expressed. In another article, China Daily spoke to Zhao Mengmeng, a 31-year-old woman who said she had never told her father she loved him face-to-face. Sometimes actions speak louder than words, however — Zhao gave her father, a photo album featuring photographs of them together on every one of her birthdays in June 2012. The pictures were popular online, being forwarded hundreds of thousands of times on Weibo. Her father was very excited when he heard about it.
1.What does the underlined word Mandarin probably mean?
A. French B. Japanese C. English D. Chinese
2.What can we infer（推断） from the parents’ answers in Paragragh3 and 4?
A. Some parents don’t love their children.
B. Parents in China are too busy.
C. Most Chinese students rarely express their positive feelings to their parents.
D. Children in China are always taught negative language.
3.What will that 56-year-old person feel if he/she says “I love you” to the families?
A. embarrassed B. excited C. proud D. unhappy
4.Why did Zhao give her father a photo album instead of saying "I love you"?
A. The album is more expensive.
B. His father likes the album better.
C. She thinks actions speak louder than words sometimes.
D. She hates saying "I love you" to her father.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A. I Love You B. A Photo Album
C. Two Online Videos D. Family members
Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful storms.
Finally, a short, thin man, approached(联系) the farmer. “Are you a good farmhand?” the farmer asked him.
“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows,” answered the little man.
Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer still hired(雇佣) him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy all day, and the farmer felt pleased with the man’s work.
Then one night the wind blew strongly. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer carried a lantern and rushed next door to the hired man’s sleeping quarters. Farmer shook the little man and shouted, “Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!”
But the little man said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.”
The farmer had no time to lose his temper. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his surprise, he found everything had been prepared. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired man meant.
When you’re prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically , you have nothing to worry about. Can you sleep when the wind blows through your life? The hired man in the story was able to sleep because he had protected the farm against the storm.
1.Nearly nobody came to the farmer’s land to work ,because ______
A. The farmer is unkind
B. People fear the terrible weather
C. It is too far from the city
D. The work is too hard
2.The farmer was _____ with the little man’s word at first.
A. angry B. pleased C. excited D. puzzled
3.What did the little man mean when he said” I can sleep when the wind blows’?
A. He had prepared everything ready for the storm.
B. He liked to sleep with the wind blowing.
C. He was able to sleep though the wind blew hard.
D. He hated to get up at night when wind blew.
4.Which is the right order according to the passage?
a. The little man went to bed
b. The wind blew strongly
c. The farmer rushed to prepare for the storm
d. The little man prepared everything.
A. d-a-b-c B. d-c-a-b
C. a-b-c-d D. b-a-c-d
5.The writer wanted to tell us _______.
A. always hire a hard-working man
B. never blame your man when you don’t know everything
C. never sleep soundly when wind blows
D. always be prepared before things come
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请根据表格中所给的提示，写一篇短文介绍你的网友Mike。
要求：1) 字数在80左右，不得出现真实校名和姓名。
2）文中须包括所有提示的内容，每个方面都可适当加以想象发挥。
基本信息 | 14岁，高个子，戴眼镜，在七年级（3）班 尖子生，最喜欢的学科是…… |
生活和饮食 | 每天6点半起床，步行上学… … 常吃 / 从不吃 / 很少吃…… 每周锻炼…… （给出合理建议） |
爱好 | 擅长……；是……的一员 |
梦想 | 成为一名…… |
My online friend
I have an online friend. His name is Mike._____________________________________________
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短文首字母填空。
Football may be the most popular of all the games. People in many countries a 1. the world like playing it .In the 19th century p 2. in England first played this kind of ball. The player moved the ball with their f _3. . The first international game was b 4. England and Scotland in 1872. Two teams play football with e 5. players on each team. Each team has one way to w 6. . One team must kick more goals than the o 7. team. Each goal in games is one p 8. . Football is a round ball. Players may kick it and move it by any part of the body except the h 9. . O 10. one player on the team can use his hands. This player is the goalkeeper.
任务型阅读。
Mr. Black | I am a football fan. When I turn on(打开) the TV, I always like watching football matches. During the 2010 World Cup, I went to bed after all the games finished. Sometimes I felt very sad because my favourtie team failed(失败). I think football is the symbol(象征) of energy and teach people to learn how to work together. |
| I am a housewife. I have two favourite programmes. One is Health and Food. I can learn how to make delicious and healthy Chinese food and Italian noodles from it. Another is Korean TV series. When I watch the TV series, I can relax(放松) myself after a day’s housework. I can enjoy the good-looking actors（演员） in cool clothes and the beautiful sights in the drama. |
Mike | I’m a student in the ninth grade. I spend much time doing my homework and reviewing my lessons every day. So I don’t have enough time to watch TV. But I still watch Discovery every Tuesday. That’s my favourite programme. I can know lots of amazing things in the world that I have never know before. It can enlarge(扩大) my reviews and knowledge. |
根据短文内容，完成下面短文。
Mr. Black is a football fan. He likes watching football matches on 1. . He often feels unhappy when his favourite team fails. He thinks football can make people know how to work __2.__ . Mrs. Black is a housewife. She likes watching Health and Food. She also thinks the __3. actors in the Korean Drama series make her feel relaxed. Mike is a Grade 9 student. It takes him much time to __4. his homework and review his lessons. But he stills watches Discovery _5. a week. It can enlarge his reviews and knowledge.
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1.I like to go to the library _______________(borrow) books because I like reading.
2.Thank you for _______________ (give) me the nice present.
3.Nancy, _______________(not play) computer games again.
4.What time ___________ your father __________(get) up every morning?
5.Let Li Ping ____________ (carry)the heavy box for you. He is very strong.
