We all dream about things that we would like to do and things we hope to achieve in the future. But are everybody's dreams the same? Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams，and thousands of students across China took part in it.
What are the hopes of teenagers?
We received several different answers to the question：What would you like to do after finishing your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as possible, so that they can help provide better lives for their parents. Other students hope to continue studying after finishing school and to go to university. Although money is important, many teenagers said they want to do jobs they enjoy. According to the survey, the most popular choice of job is computer programming.
What are the dreams of teenagers?
Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic(现实的) than others. For example, many students said they would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup, maybe working as translators or tour guides. And quite a few said they dream of going to the moon one day. According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dream of becoming famous, perhaps famous sports people or singers. Some said they’d like to go on exciting trips; one student said she’d love to sail across the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that are impossible; three students said they’d like to be able to fly!
Conclusion
It was clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. Besides，students dream of very different things：good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so hold on your dreams； one day they may just come true.
1.Some students would like to start work to ______ as soon as possible.
A. find jobs they enjoy
B. achieve their dreams
C. to help look after their families
D. make money to go to university
2.What is important to students about their work they do?
A. If it is a good job.
B. If they can enjoy the work.
C. If it can help him become famous.
D. If they can make more money.
3.How many realistic dreams are mentioned in the passage?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.
4.What example is given of an impossible dream?
A. To be able to fly.
B. To go to the moon.
C. To sail across the Pacific Ocean.
D. To become famous people.
5.What’s the writer’s opinion of dreams?
A. Give up impossible dreams.
B. Common dreams are not so good.
C. Teenagers should have realistic dreams.
D. Dreams are important and try to make them come true.
On October 17,2016 the Shenzhou-11 manned spaceship was sent into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Gansu. Two days later the spaceship successfully connected with the space laboratory Tiangong-2. It meant China got closer to its plan of building a space station in 2020.
The spaceship took two Chinese astronauts to space this time. Jing Haipeng was an experienced astronaut who flew on Shenzhou-7 in 2008 and Shenzhou-9 in 2012. But it was Chen Dong’s first space flight.
Jing and Chen were given a 30-day task on Tiangong-2. They tested new technology and did experiments to prepare for future space station tasks. The astronauts themselves were also the subject(对象) of those experiments. The life support devices(设备) they used and how they lived inside the space laboratory were studied. No Chinese astronaut had stayed in space for that long before.
A month-long space task was not easy, so Chinese scientists and engineers had come up with lots of new technologies to allow astronauts to stay more safely and more comfortably in space.
One of the new technologies tested during this task was a device called “space hospital”. The space hospital was two little silver boxes tied around the two astronauts’ legs. Through the “space hospital”, scientists and doctors on the Earth could watch the astronauts’ heart rate and temperature. When the astronauts felt tired, the “space hospital” could even massage(为……按摩) them.
After this task, China is expected to send an unmanned cargo spaceship(无人货运飞船) in mid-April next year. It will dock with Tiangong-2 and take new fuel to the space laboratory.
1.The spaceship docked with the space laboratory Tiangong-2 on _______.
A. October 17 B. October 19 C. November 19 D. November 20
2.How many times has Jing Haipeng been to space?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.
3.From this passage, we can learn that Jing and Chen stayed in the space laboratory for_____.
A. three days B. a month C. thirty-three days D. two months
4.What is the “space hospital” used for?
A. Protecting astronauts’ safety B. Watching the astronauts’ heart rate and temperature
C. Massaging the astronaut D. All the above
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. China will build its own space station in 2020.
B. In October, 2016 Chen Dong took his first space flight.
C. The two astronauts themselves did experiments in space.
D. In 2020 another cargo spaceship will take new fuel to the space laboratory.
Alice’s class planned to make a class newspaper. All the students wrote stories, articles or poems for it. One day Alice said to the teacher, “Most newspapers have advertisements. Can we put some in our newspaper?”
The teacher agreed at once. She made Alice the advertising manager, and then Alice asked her classmates to advertise in the newspaper. Here are some of the ads Alice received.
PC WANTED In good condition. Not too expensive. See Alan. | LOST A silver ring with a blue stone in it. See Patricia. | FOUND A silver ring with a stone in it. See Agnes. |
GOOD HOME WANTED Six lovely kittens(猫崽) need good homes. They are the loveliest I’ve ever seen. Free to the right person. See John. | WORK WANTED A strong boy is willing to work in a garden or do some housework. 3 hours a week. See Tom. | CONCERT TICKETS Has anyone got a spare ticket for the coming concert? I’m looking forward to getting one and I will pay well for a good one. See Sheila. |
1.The underlined word “some” refers to _________.
A. articles B. poems C. stories D. advertisements
2.Alan would like to buy _________.
A. a lovely kitten B. a silver ring
C. a PC in good condition D. a concert ticket
3.Who will Patricia meet to get her lost ring?
A. Agnes. B. John. C. Sheila. D. Alan.
4.What does Tom think of himself?
A. Kind. B. Strong. C. Polite. D. Weak.
5.What can we learn from the reading?
A. The teacher suggested putting ads in the class newspaper.
B. Alice didn’t want to become an advertising manager.
C. John is going to take the lovely kittens home.
D. It’s difficult to get a ticket for the coming concert.
It was a busy morning. At about 8:30, an 80-year-old elderly gentleman came to the hospital. I heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry to meet someone at 9:30.
The nurse made him take a ______ in the waiting area and told him it would ______ him at least 40 minutes to wait. The gentleman ______his watch and there was much worry on his face.
Since I was not______that morning—my patient didn’t______at the appointed(约定的) hour, I said that I would examine his wound. When I took care of his wound, I asked him if he would go to see another doctor.
The gentleman said no and told me that he______to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his_______ He told me that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be______ if he was a bit late. He replied that she______knew who he was. That she had not been able to_______him for five years. I was_____, and asked him, “And you______go every morning even though she doesn’t know who you are?”
He smiled and said, “She doesn’t know me, but I know who she is.” After hearing this, I could hardly hold back my ________.
Now I______that for husband and wife, true love means accepting her or his all. The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best use of everything they have. ______isn’t about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1.A. test B. walk C. seat D. break
2.A. spend B. take C. cost D. pay
3.A. took off B. fixed C. repaired D. looked at
4.A. sad B. happy C. free D. busy
5.A. show B. return C. appear D. busy
6.A. forgot B. needed C. agreed D. happened
7.A. daughter B. mother C. wife D. sister
8.A. lonely B. worried C. excited D. hungry
9.A. probably B. still C. no longer D. already
10.A. know B. answer C. believe D. expect
11.A. moved B. satisfied C. frightened D. excited
12.A. seldom B. ever C. never D. still
13.A. breath B. tears C. words D. sadness
14.A. prove B. suggest C. hope D. realize
15.A. Life B. Society C. Wisdom D. Comedy
I’m a new reader . Could you tell me ? Certainly . Two weeks , and you can renew them.
A. how long can I keep the books B. how long I can keep the books
C. when should I return the books D. when I should return the books
big success the fashion show was!
A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
