“The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence (篱笆).”That’s an old saying in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring (忽视) Chinese culture and instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with (与…相比) Mid-Autumn Festival. And let’s not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.
It’s good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace (取代) your own culture. It’s good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence.
请你根据短文内容判断正误（正确的在括号内填T，错误的填F）。
1.The saying means the place where you live looks better than other places.
2.Some people worry that young Chinese ignore Chinese culture.
3.The Spring Festival is more meaningful for Chinese people.
4.Foreign culture can’t replace Chinese culture.
5.This passage mentioned (提及) three Chinese festivals.
Last year, four children waited for their school bus every day for ten minutes, on the same dirty street corner (拐角). There were _______ bottles, parts of old bikes, and empty soda cans（苏打罐） everywhere around the bus stop. The trees were brown and had no leaves, and there wasn’t any flower at all. It was ugly (难看的).
One Friday, one of the children looked at the corner and decided to do _______ about it. The next Monday, she _______ a bag and colleted some of the old bottles to recycle (回收利用). On Tuesday, she and her friend spent another ten minutes _______ soda cans and put them in a different bag for recycling. On Wednesday, all the children joined together. The corner became _______!
The corner looked better but it was _______ ugly. So the next day the girl brought some flower seeds（种子）. She _______ the seeds and watered them, and watered the _______ , too. She only had ten minutes a day _______ that was enough.
A few months later, this corner became a beautiful garden ________ pretty flowers and healthy trees. It only took ten minutes a day. Do you have ten minutes a day to help your city?
1.A.old B.common C.cheap
2.A.something B.anything C.nothing
3.A.sent B.threw C.brought
4.A.picking up B.finding out C.looking after
5.A.ugly B.clean C.fresh
6.A.so B.even C.still
7.A.touched B.planted C.chose
8.A.trees B.plants C.flowers
9.A.so B.but C.though
10.A.with B.through C.without
A: What are you going to do in winter holidays, Dave?
B:1.
A: Sounds interesting2.
B: I prefer (更喜欢) the countryside. How about you, Tony?
A: 3.
B: I don’t agree. 4. And the air is fresher and the sky is bluer.
A: Maybe you’re right. 5.
B: Thanks. See you later.
A: See you.
A.Which do you like better, the city or the countryside?
B.Have a good trip!
C.The countryside is quieter than the city.
D.I’m going to visit my grandpa in the countryside.
E.I think life in the city is more wonderful.
– is Running Man shown on TV?
– Every Friday evening. It’s really wonderful.
A.How long B.How often C.How many
My parents are like the cute Baymax (大白). They are kind and truly me.
A.care about B.find out C.take up
Davis never arrives late he lives far from school.
A.when B.so C.though
