Every kid wishes to be an adult. Do you remember playing house as a child — pretending(假装) to be a grown-up like your parents? Did you imagine you were a doctor, a soldier or a teacher? At that time, anything seemed more exciting than being young.
But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become “kidults”. Being a kidult has become a lifestyle choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.
Other kidults still enjoy children’s stories and fairy tales. For example, the British publisher Bloomsbury even released an edition of the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a children’s book.
“Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who love their childhood most and hold on to pure, child-like emotion(情感) may be needed in such a rough and dry society,” said Lee So-jung, a professor at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap(代沟) between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together.Tim Greenhalgh, an adviser in London explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They hold on to childhood because working life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.
“So, they can escape from increasingly busy and stressful lives that are hard to deal with,” Greenhalgh said.
1.Why does a kid wish to be an adult?
A. Because he wants to be independent.
B. Because he doesn’t want to be controlled by adults.
C. Because he wants to experience the real world.
D. Because he believes there will be more exciting life ahead.
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Some kidults refuse to grow up.
B. Some kidults in Britain like reading on the subway.
C. Some kidults think childhood is the best time of their life.
D. Some kidults want to escape from the busy and stressful life
3.One of the advantages of the kidult culture is that ______.
A. it can make adults face the real social life
B. it can make our society young and full of life
C. it can increase the sales of children’s books
D. it can lead to harmonious(和谐的) relationship between adults and kids
4.Which of the following is the best title for the article?
A. Kids or Grown-ups B. Happy Childhood C. Fearful Adulthood D. Kidult Culture
Dear Sales Manager,
I am writing to complain about what one of your saleswomen has done. Last Sunday, I went to your store to look for a T-shirt. When I asked a saleswoman, Ms Wang, for help in finding my size, she told me that she was busy and said impolitely that if I couldn't find one, it meant the store didn't have it. I couldn't stand it. Would you mind answering my questions?
What is a saleswoman's job?
What quality- should a saleswoman have?
What do you think of Ms Wang's behaviour?
Do you care about a customer's feeling? Why or why not?
I felt Ms Wang was rude. I hope you deal with it seriously. I look forward to hearing from you soon and a more pleasant shopping experience at your store next time.
Best wishes
Cathy
1.What is this?
A. A complaint-letter. B. A thank-you letter.
C. An advertisement. D. An invitation letter.
2.What does Cathy think of Ms. Wang?
A. Helpful. B. Impolite. C. Kind. D. SelfiSh.
3.What is NOT Cathy's wish?
A. She can have a pleasant shopping experience next time.
B. The manager can deal with her letter seriously.
C. The manager can give her a reply.
D. She can get her money back.
When I was in primary school, I had a big argument with a boy in my class. I can’t________what it was about, but I have never forgotten the________I learned that day.
I was sure that I was right and he was wrong. ________, he strongly believed that I was wrong and he was right. The teacher decided to teach us a lesson. She________a good idea. She brought both of us to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her gray desk and me on________. In the middle of the desk was a large, round object. It was________for me to see that it was black. She asked the boy what color the object was. “________” he answered in a loud voice.
I couldn’t________that the object was white considering that it was certainly black! One more argument started between the boy and me, this time_________the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go and stand where the boy was standing and told him to come and stand where I had been. We changed________, and then she asked me what the color of the object was. I ________answer, “White.” It was then that I knew what was wrong. It was an object with two_________colored sides, and from his side it was white. ________from my side it was black.
My teacher taught me an important lesson that day: You must______in other person’s position (位置) and look at the situation through their eyes in order to______understand their ideas.
1.A. remember B. know C. explain D. understand
2.A. class B. lesson C. subject D. thing
3.A. Therefore B. Also C. However D. Too
4.A. came up with B. went on with C. got along with D. kept up with
5.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
6.A. hard B. close C. lucky D. easy
7.A. Red B. White C. Grey D. Black
8.A. realize B. describe C. believe D. know
9.A. like B. against C. about D. unlike
10.A. ideas B. objects C. opinions D. places
11.A. could B. should C. had to D. shall
12.A. similarly B. differently C. brightly D. difficultly
13.A. But B. Still C. Or D. Always
14.A. appear B. face C. hide D. stand
15.A. truly B. carefully C. simply D. differently
— My sister has achieved her goal after years of hard work.
— Great! ________
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Many hands make light work.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. One tree can’t make a forest.
—We can not bring any snacks at the sports meeting.
—_______.
A. Neither do we B. Neither can we
C. So do we D. So can we
--- Can you please tell me something about life in the future?
---Oh, maybe in the future, people will _______ by robots.
A. cared for B. be taken good care
C. be cared for D. look after
