July 21 2020 ABC English
EDUCATION
Students taught to love parents
A middle school in Wuhan has stood out among other schools in students' love and care for their parents. The students are asked to spend at least one hour doing housework for their parents or giving some help in the neighborhood every Sunday, Mother's Day and parents' birthdays.
The school aims (旨在) at turning the students into well-mannered children. The students, mostly from one-child families, were taught to be a good child under strict rules. For example, they are now used to saying good-bye to parents in the morning before they go to school. And no one forgets to say hello to the parents when they return from school. The parents are pleased to find their children can help them with some housework such as making beds, washing and cooking.
From Wuhan Post
1.The news "Students taught to love parents" was first reported in _______.
A.ABC English B.Wuhan Post C.Parent Daily D.School News
2.In which part of the newspaper can we read the news?
A.CULTURE. B.FAMILY. C.EDUCATION. D.HISTORY.
3.Who started the project?
A.The parents. B.The newspapers. C.The neighborhood. D.The school.
4.What can we know from the news?
A.The school aims at winning a good fame.
B.The students were not well-behaved at home.
C.The parents are happy to change their children.
D.The students are guided on how to love their parents.
5.The news mainly tells us ______.
A.children from one-child families need strict rules
B.Mother's Day and parents' birthdays are important
C.a project of good manners education has been well carried out
D.the school means to turn the students into their parents' helpers
Have you ever been near an animal you were afraid of? How close have you been to a dangerous snake? Well, Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living and he loves his ______ . He has been working with them since he was a little boy and he’s not ______at all.
Tony’s father has been a snake handler（驯蛇师） for twenty years and he has taught his son a lot about them. Now Tony is ______ to make money from snakes. In order to ______ the venom （毒液）, he has to find rattlesnakes in the western part of the United States. He sends the venom to a ______ where they make it into something called “anti-venin”. Anti-venin is what they give people ______ they have been bitten（咬） by a poisonous（有毒的） snake. This anti-venin is really helpful in ______ the person who has been bitten. He has been making his living this way for five years and feels ______ .
Tony’s dad has handled nearly 1,000 snakes in his lifetime. And hundreds of people go to him to ______ how to deal with snakes. Tony's dad has been willing to ______ everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes. But not everyone ______ get used to the idea of picking up a snake. Many people heard ______ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since. Tony has been trying to educate people about the positive things snakes do. For one thing, they help ______ the rat and mouse population. Snakes are also very clean and ______ and they seldom trouble humans.
Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of, but it is a really ______ one. Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.
1.A.family B.job C.hobby D.pay
2.A.afraid B.lonely C.brave D.patient
3.A.honest B.lucky C.able D.careful
4.A.discover B.collect C.produce D.taste
5.A.library B.museum C.hospital D.laboratory
6.A.before B.though C.after D.unless
7.A.calming B.testing C.saving D.protecting
8.A.free B.tired C.safe D.great
9.A.learn B.show C.discuss D.explain
10.A.exchange B.overcome C.retell D.share
11.A.may B.can C.has to D.need
12.A.folk B.humorous C.moving D.scary
13.A.count B.control C.double D.stop
14.A.noisy B.slow C.quiet D.active
15.A.important B.dangerous C.popular D.cruel
I wondered ______________.
A.which way was the wind blowing B.which one is the most convenient
C.which of the houses did you live in D.which school it was you went to
—You have plenty of homework, don’t you?
—Yeah, it______________ the little time I have outside of school.
A.makes up B.takes up C.turns down D.breaks down
—Although these were good students, ______________ of them had a score above 60.
—I can’t believe it!
A.none B.no one C.some D.all
—How’s Mr. Clark’s small company?
—Quite good. It has grown to become a______________ in the international trade.
A.rule B.duty C.power D.sign
