If I 1.famous and have a lot of money, I 2.able to to do what I want to do. First, I will try my best 3.(help) the people who are in 4.(困境). I think it’s the5.(最有意义的) thing for me to do it. Then I will buy some good things for my parents, because they6.(bring) me up and they7.everything they had to me. I will also spend more time 8.(stay) with them when I am9.(闲暇的/可用的). Next I will buy a nice car and travel around the world and enjoy10.(me). Isn’t that exciting ?
Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.
Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.
In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.
But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.
Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.
1.Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?
A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.
B. Because he did something wrong.
C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.
D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.
2.If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.
A. he gets top scores B. he gets medium scores
C. he gets extremely bad scores D. he gets the worst scores
3.American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.
A. excited B. sad C. angry D. happy
4.The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.
A. 很高的待遇 B. 很多的自由 C. 很高的期望 D. 很多的关爱
5.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A. the differences between Chinese education and American education
B. Chinese students are better than American students
C. American parents are not strict enough with their children
D. what’s the best way to educate child
Films in Grand Movie Theater this week | |
Harry Potter Ⅲ American film Director (导演): Alfonso Caron Stars: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupert Grint, Amma Waston. Time: From Monday to Wednesday, at 6:00 pm. Ticket price: $4.5 | Kungfu Hustle Chinese Hong Kong film Director: Zhou Xingchi Stars: Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong. Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 pm. Ticket price: $5 |
A World Without Thieves Chinese film Director: Feng Xiaogang Stars: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30 pm Ticket price: $6 (Half on Sunday for children) | Troy American film Director: Wolfgang Peterson Stars: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jane Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 am Ticket price: $5.5 |
1.There will be ________ in Grand Movie Theater this week.
A. one Chinese film B. two Chinese films
C. three American films D. a lot of foreign films
2.If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay ________ for the film.
A. $12 B. $9 C. $6 D. $5
3.If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film ________.
A. Kungfu Hustle B. A World Without Thieves
C. Troy D. Harry Potter Ⅲ
4.You can see three films either on ________ or on ________.
A. Wednesday, Friday B. Tuesday, Wednesday
C. Thursday, Friday D. Saturday, Sunday
5.From the poster, we know ________ is a director and actor in the film.
A. Alfonso Caron B. Feng Xiaogang
C. Wolfgang Peterson D. Zhou Xingchi
A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.
Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.
Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.
Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”
“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?
“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”
1.What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.
A. a cure for colds B. bottles
C. a cure for old age D. a medicine that made people live forever
2.The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.
A. the medicine was too cheap
B. the medicine was too expensive
C. he looked quite old himself
D. he didn’t look honest
3.What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?
A. 变化 B. 付钱 C. 给……钱 D. 向……要价
4.How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?
A. one dollar a bottle B. twenty-five dollars a bottle
C. ten dollars a bottle D. fifty dollars a bottle
5.What does this passage really mean?
A. The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.
B. The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.
C. The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.
D. The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.
One day a tiger caught a fox (狐狸) in the forest. Before the tiger eat him , the fox said, “You can’t eat me, I’m king (王)of the forest. If you eat me , all the other animals in the forest will be angry with you.” The tiger didn’t believe him. The fox said , “If you don’t believe me, then take a walk with me in the forest. You can see whether(是否)they are afraid of me.”
The tiger thought it was a good idea, so they started together. The fox walked in front and the tiger went behind. When the other animals saw the tiger coming, the ran away as fast as they could. The fox called out, “ Mr Tiger, you see, all the animals are afraid of me.” The tiger said, “Yes, you are quite right.” He let the fox go .
1.One day a tiger caught a ________.
A. dog B. pig C. cat D. fox
2.The fox walked ________ the tiger.
A. in front of B. in the middle of C. behind D. beside
3.In fact the other animals are afraid of the _____
A. fox B. tiger C. dog D. elephant
4.When the other animals saw the tiger, they_____
A. were angry B. were happy C. ran off D. were sad
5.The tiger didn’t eat the fox at last, did he?
A. Yes, he didn’t B. No, he did C. No, he didn’t D. Yes , he did
完形填空
When Mr. Smith retired(退休), he bought a small____in a village near the sea. He_____it and hoped to live a quiet life in this house.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most____building in the village. From morning to night there were ________ outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and_____of them even went into Mr Smith’s garden. This was too much for Mr Smith. He decided to ask the visitors to_____So he put a notice on the window. The notice said, “If you want____your curiosity(好奇心)，come in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.” Mr Smith was sure that the visitors would____coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr Smith had to____every day showing them around his house.” I came here to____not to work as a guide（导游）,”he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1.A. garden B. shop C. house D. school
2.A. liked B. hated C. sold D. built
3.A. big B. interesting C. small D. clean
4.A. children B. students C. parents D. tourists
5.A. no B. none C. many D. much
6.A. come B. leave C. stay D. play
7.A. to satisfy B. satisfy C. to satisfying D. satisfying
8.A. go on B. stop C. continue D. not
9.A. take B. cost C. spend D. pay
10.A. play B. work C. watch D. retire
