People in the United States honor their parents with two special days：Mother’s Day, on the second Sunday in May, and Father’s Day, on the third Sunday in June. These days are set aside to show love and respect for parents. They raise their children and educate them to be responsible(有责任感的) citizens. They give love and care. These two days make us think about the changing roles of mothers and fathers. More mothers now work outside the home. More fathers must help with child care.
These two special days are celebrated in many different ways. On Mother’s Day people wear carnations. A red one symbolizes a living mother. A white one shows that the mother is dead. Many people attend religious services to honor parents. It is also a day when people whose parents are dead visit the cemetery(墓地). On these days families get together at home, as well as in restaurants. They often have outdoor barbecues for Father’s Day. These are days of fun and good feelings and memories.
Another tradition is to give cards and gifts. Children make them in school. Many people make their own presents. These are valued more than the ones bought in stores. It is not the value of the gift that is important, but it is “the thought that counts”. Greeting card stores, florists, candy makers, bakeries, telephone companies, and other stores do a lot of business during these holidays.
1.Which of the following is NOT a reason for children to show love and respect for parents?______.
A. Parents bring up children.
B. Parents give love and care to children.
C. Parents educate children to be good persons.
D. Parents pass away before children grow up.
2.What do you think “florists”(in para.3) do?______.
A. They sell flowers.
B. They make and sell bread.
C. They offer enough room for having family parties.
D. They sell special gifts for Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.
3.What do you know from the passage?________.
A. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are both in May.
B. Fewer women worked outside the home in the past.
C. Not all the children respect their parents.
D. Fathers are not as important as mothers at home.
Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humour. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time. One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that he’d better not go there. Mark Twain waved (摇动) his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”
After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.
Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didn’t come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.
But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.
1.That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.
A. to see one of his friends
B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing
C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there
D. to see one of his relatives
2. The waiters felt sorry because _____.
A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain
B. their hotel was too small
C. the room was not very clean
D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room
3.All the people present laughed heartily because _____.
A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room
B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number
C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents
D. Mark Twain made a joke
4.From the story we know _____.
A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night
B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night
C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night
D. there were no mosquitoes in the hotel any longer
假如你是李华，上月你去美国参加了为期一周的国际交流活动。在此期间，导游Cathy 给你留下了深刻印象。回国后，你给她一封感谢信。内容包括：
1. 她的周到服务使交流活动进展顺利；
2. 她的讲解使你了解了美国文化；
3. 她帮你找到了忘在旅游车上的英语小说；
4. 邀请她到中国旅游。
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Last weekend we went mountain climbing. Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On every side of the road were green fields and some farm house. We can hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixing with our laughter. At noon we reached the top of the mountain. That surprised us most there was the beauty of scenes .After having a short rest there and sharing with the food we had brought, we started going down. It rained even harder. We were wet to the skin, and we still sang and laughed happily.
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and stayed with his wife at1. best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late and the small street was dark and quiet. 2. (sudden) he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man 3. walked past him quickly. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman found that his watch4. (go). He thought that it5. be the Italian who had taken his watch. He decided6. (follow) him and get back the watch.
Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. 7. of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman frightened the Italian with his fist (拳头) while 8. (point) at the Italian's watch. In the end the Italian gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife 9. had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that he had robbed the watch10. mistake.
I was fifteen when I walked into Black Stump Bookstore in Liverpool. As I was looking at on the shelves, the shop owner asked if I’d like I needed to start for college, so I said yes. I worked after school and during summers for the lowest wages, and the job helped my first year of college. I had worked in many other jobs: I made coffee in the Students’ Union during college, I was a hotel maid and I make maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most .
One day a woman asked me for books on women’s diseases. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost everything we had at that time and found other books we could order. She left the store less . I’ve always remembered the felt in having helped her.
Years later, as a in London, I heard about a black child born his fingers connected. His family could not a corrective operation, and the boy lived in hiding his hand in pocket. I my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast, a doctor and a nurse called, offering to perform the for free. I visited the boy in the room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his hand and say “ Thank you.” I felt a sense of
In the past I was at Black Stump Bookstore, I always sensed I was working for the customers, not the store. Today, it’s the same. BBC News pays m , but I feel as if I work for the viewers, helping them understand the world.
1.A. maps B. titles C. articles D. reports
2.A. a book B. any help C. any suggestions D. a job
3.A. planning B. leaving C. preparing D. studying
4.A. pay for B. fit for C. run for D. enter for
5.A. so B. never C. even D. still
6.A. boring B. exciting C. satisfying D. disappointing
7.A. in need B. in all C. in order D. in store
8.A. worried B. surprised C. doubted D. puzzled
9.A. pride B. failure C. regret D. wonder
10.A. doctor B. store owner C. bookseller D. TV reporter
11.A. in B. with C. by D. for
12.A. pay B. offer C. afford D. spend
13.A. peace B. honor C. horror D. danger
14.A. chose B. forced C. persuaded D. permitted
15.A. action B. program C. treatment D. operation
16.A. waiting B. recovery C. reading D. guest
17.A. repaired B. connected C. injured D. improved
18.A. pleasure B. sadness C. humor D. responsibility
19.A. if B. though C. until D. while
20.A. prize B. salary C. cost D. bill
