you, send, text messages, like, do, to
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Many people like reading newspapers. For them, 1.(read) newspaper is an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers after they get up in the morning, o2. read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is 3.(happen) in the world. Sometimes, we do not have e4. time to read all the news 5.(careful), so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times we may be in such a hurry that we only have a 6. minutes to look at the headlines.
Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. Some newspapers are published(出版)7.(one) a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages. You know, different people e8.reading different newspapers. Some like world news, and others p9.short stories. They just choose what they’re interested in.
Today, newspapers in English have the 10.(large) numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st century.
What’s your idea of a perfect mom? In America, moms of the 1950s and 60s in the TV plays were the “perfect” examples. They always made freshly cooked meals and had a tidy house. It was their full-time job to care for the children and the home. It meant that the home was the real center of mothers’ lives. But that was 40-50 years ago. Times have changed, and so have the roles of moms.
In the US, in 1960s, society began to change. The women’s liberation movement(妇女解放运动) caused women to question their traditional and solid roles. And women began leaving their homes to get jobs or go back to school. Society changed in Asia, too. Fifty years later, it becomes normal for mothers to work outside the home without the exception(例外). This is true in both America and Asia.
Mothers today serve as presidents, CEOs, university teachers and airline pilots. In fact, they can be found in every profession(职业). But most people will tell you, their most important job is still being a mom.
1.判断正误Moms work outside the home in both America and Asia now.
2.简略回答 Do mothers only work in some special professions today?
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3.简略回答When did women begin leaving their homes to get jobs in the US?
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4.简略回答According to the passage, what is the most important job for a perfect mom?
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5.将划线句译成汉语
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Sometimes people come into your life and you know at once that they were sure to be there. They serve some certain purpose, teach you a lesson or help find out who you are or who you want to become. You never know who these people may be: your classmate, neighbor, teacher, long-lost friend or even a real stranger. But you know that every moment they will influence your life in some serious ways.
Sometimes things happen to you. At the time they may seem terrible, painful and unfair. But later you realize that without overcoming (克服) those difficulties, you would have never realized your further ability and advantages. Everything happens for a reason and nothing happens by chance or with good or bad luck.
The people you meet influence your life, and the success and failure you experience create who you are. Even the bad experience can be learned from. In fact, they are probably the most poignant and important ones.
Enjoy every day even every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again. Talk to people whom you have never talked to before, and really listen. You should set your goals (目标) high, hold your head up, tell yourself you are a great one and believe in yourself.
No matter who you meet and whatever happens to you, most importantly, you can make your life anything you wish. Create your own life and then go out and live it.
1.The people we meet ______.
A.all know where to find us B.serve us on no purpose
C.won’t become our neighbor D.will change us in some ways
2.From the passage, we know that bad things can make us ______.
A.realize our further ability B.terribly meet bad luck
C.find no serious success D.possibly enjoy every moment
3.The underlined word “poignant” in the passage means “______” in Chinese.
A.平淡的 B.明显的 C.深刻的 D.艰苦的
4.The writer’s advice is that we should ______.
A.never talk to strange people
B.learn as much as we can each day
C.overcome difficulties painfully
D.not believe in ourselves but others
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.Create Your Own Life B.Hold Your Head Up
C.People You Meet in Life D.Things Happen to You
In 1926, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in the window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo. The next important date in the history of photography was in 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture, you could see everything clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerrotype(银版照相). Soon other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities, mountains. In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take picture of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the US worked so hard. Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photography also became one kind of art by the end of 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed feelings, like other kinds of art.
1.A Daguerrotype was _____________.
A.a Frenchman B.a kind of picture C.a kind of camera D.a photographer
2.If a photograph wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had to _________.
A.watch lots of films B.buy an expensive camera
C.stop in most cities D.take many films and something else with him
3.Mathew Brady__________.
A.was very lifelike B.was famous for his unusual pictures
C.was quite strong D.took many pictures of moving people
4.Daguerre’s pictures are __________ than Niepce’s.
A.clearer B.smaller C.more terrible D.more unusual
5.This passage tells us __________.
A.how photography was developed B.how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C.how to take pictures in the world D.how to use different cameras
