Anna Douglas was 72 year old when she started writing her newspaper column. She had been a school teacher before she retired, but she needed to keep . She was even willing to work without pay. She then found a job with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people. Every day she with other old folks like her. By talking with them, she two things. Old people had abilities that were not . But old people also had some -- mostly problems with communication.
She found a new purpose for herself then. Through the years, from time to time, she had stories about people for national magazines. There was now a new : Old people like herself. She began to write a newspaper column called ‘Sixty Plus”, which focused on old. She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being .
Anna Douglas uses her ability to see the truth behind a problem. She understands the reason problems begin. For example, one of her said that his grandchildren the houses as soon as he came to visit. Mrs. Douglas some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.
“It’s important to know about your grandchildren’s world,” says Mrs. Douglas, “That means questioning and listening -- and is not what old people do best.” she continues, “Say good things to them and about them. Never your grandchildren or other young people. Don’t them your opinion. Don’t tell them what they should do. They have been taught they should have respect for old people. The old should respect them .”
1.A. free B. rich C. powerful D. busy
2.A. volunteer B. well-paid C. part-time D. full-time
3.A. lived B. talked C. helped D. played
4.A. recognized B. followed C. enjoyed D. demanded
5.A. studied B. agreed C. round D. used
6.A. mistakes B. problems C. questions D. characters
7.A. had B. found C. read D. written
8.A. subject B. life C. way D. plan
9.A. getting B. respecting C. employing D. supporting
10.A. Unknown B. refused C. misunderstood D. discouraged
11.A. thinking B. working C. teaching D. leading
12.A. that B. when C. why D. whether
13.A. visitors B. readers C. listeners D. friends
14.A. cleared B. entered C. left D. p assed
15.A. invented B. chose C. suggested D. imagined
16.A. everythingB. something C. anything D. nothing
17.A. listening B. speaking C. pleasing D. advising
18.A. praise B. scold C. trouble D. encourage
19.A. speak B. take C. get D. give
20.A. as well B. so much C. either D. Instead
Hollywood movies are regularly filled with sex and violence. They can be exciting films but sometimes all you want is a little light-hearted entertainment.
Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. 1. Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.
The typical Bollywood movie usually has the following ingredients: a cup of romance, a tea-spoon of comedy, a dash of international sight-seeing, served with a huge slice of singing and dancing. There will also be one brave hero, one beautiful heroine and one baddie. 2.
Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries. 3. The actors change clothes and locations within a single song. But the audience don't mind. To Indian movie lovers, especially the poor, such films are a gateway to heaven and the stars are their gods. The films take them to a magical world away from their everyday troubles. The films tell them the impossible is possible and that true love conquers all.
4. Behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.
Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films. 5. They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colorful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.
A．Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.
B．There is never any mention of politics, poverty or war.
C．Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film.
D．Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.
E．Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.
F．The result is a fun-filled musical.
G．So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films.
"Jin's new collection of short stories...shows he could teach some native-born writers a few things about the beauty of spare prose（散文）and the power of a few well-chosen words."
-- USA Today
"Amusing...Realistic...Rarely has China seemed less exotic and more accessible...The stories have the air of fable（寓言）."
--Los Angeles Times
"A vivid picture...of Chinese society in the era just after the Cultural Revolution."
-- Chicago Tribune
"Brilliant...delightful...Ha Jin's customs, ideas and landscapes might be of an Eastern persuasion, but his writing communicates universally. Without being didactic or condescending, these stories often resemble modern fables…”
--Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
"Beautifully understated short stories of life in modern China. Some of them are likely to break your heart."
--People
"A short story collection that offers readers...a dozen ways to enter the changing landscape of modern China...No one has ever captured the collision between the Communist society and the western culture quite like Ha Jin."
--Baton Rouge Magazine
1."Ha Jin", is probably a _____.
A. name of a place in China
B. name of a writer of ancient China
C. name of a writer of modern times
D. name of a book
2."Los Angeles Times", "USA Today" and "Star Tribune (Minneapolis)" are the names of_____.
A. newspapers and magazines
B. different places in America
C. different organizations that sell books.
D. book critics.
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The "People" doesn't like the stories because they will break people's heart.
B. The "USA Today" suggests that Ha Jin should work as a school teacher.
C. Ha Jin's book has many beautiful paintings.
D. Ha Jin's book has successfully described a modern China to western readers.
4.All the statements can be used to help to_____.
A. attract more tourists to China
B. attract more students to a university
C. sell more books of Ha Jin
D. sell more copies of Los Angeles Times
Ben lived in the same house as I did, on the same floor, his door facing mine; we often saw each other, and I knew how he lived when he was at home. And at home it was the same story: dressing-gown, nightcap, closed windows, locked doors, and –‘Oh, I hope nothing bad will happen!’ Vegetarian food is not good for him, yet he could not eat meat, so he ate freshwater fish with butter—not a vegetarian dish, yet one could not say that it was meat. He did not keep a female servant for fear people might think evil of him, but had as cook an old man of sixty, called Alan, who had once been an officer’s servant and could cook after a fashion. This Alan was usually standing at the door with his arms folded; with a deep sigh, he would mutter always the same thing: “there are plenty of them about nowadays!”
1.What is the relationship between Ben and Alan?
A. Teacher and student. B. Friends.
C. Family. D. Employer and employee
2.Why didn’t Ben keep a female servant?
A. Because he was afraid of other people’s opinion about him.
B. Because he couldn’t afford one.
C. Because Alan used to work for an officer.
D. Because he could not eat meat.
3.What does the underlined word “mutter” probably mean?
A. To cook after a fashion. B. To speak very quietly.
C. To fold one’s arms. D. To sigh deeply.
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A stampede（踩踏）killed at least 35 people and injured 43 during New Year's Eve celebrations in Shanghai, on the city's popular waterfront tourist attraction known as the Bund（外滩）, authorities said.
The Shanghai government said that large crowds started to stampede in Chen Yi Square on the Bund just before midnight, with authorities working to rescue and aid the wounded.
It was not immediately clear what triggered the stampede. The official Xinhua news agency said many of the injured were students.
The government said on its official microblog（微博） that an inquiry had begun, with city leaders rushing to the scene and to hospitals to visit the injured. An emergency meeting would be held to ensure stepped-up safety measures were taken throughout the city.
Photographs on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, showed densely packed crowds of revelers（狂欢者）along the Bund, which is lined with buildings from Shanghai's pre-communist period on the bank of the Huangpu River.
In some photographs, rescue workers were seen trying to resuscitate victims lying on the pavement while ambulances waited nearby.
Authorities had shown some concern about crowd control in the days leading up to New Year's Eve. They recently canceled an annual 3D laser show on the Bund that last year attracted as many as 300,000 people.
At dawn on Thursday, there were still small crowds of revelers trying to find taxis home and workers were clearing up trash strewn around the Bund. There was little sign of the mayhem that had broken out just hours earlier.
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard and Pete Sweeney; Editing by Howard Goller and Mark Bendeich)
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. An accident that killed some people.
B. A new-year celebration.
C. A popular tourist attraction in Shanghai.
D. Some old buildings along the Huangpu River.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
A. The reason of the stampede was not clearly known.
B. At dawn on Thursday, no one could be seen around the Bund.
C. The city leaders were busy visiting the injured in hospitals.
D. The 3D laser show on the Bund had been put on every year.
3.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. All the injured students will return to school soon.
B. There will be stricter rules concerning public safety throughout the city.
C. It will be impossible to find out the reason of the accident.
D. People didn’t know that the 3D laser show had been cancelled.
4. Where can you most probably find the passage?
A. From a science text book.
B. From a traveler’s journal.
C. From a government document.
D. From a news website.
Over the holidays, I took my three young children into a fancy chocolate shop to buy a gift. I was feeling pretty good until halfway home when I looked in the rearview mirror（后视镜）and noticed my 7-year-old son playing with a plastic toy. “Um, where did you get that, Alex?!” “Did you buy it?” “Did I buy it?” “Did you take it?!” Long story short: He had stolen the toy. I kept my cool—even when he said, “but it was only a $1.50, mom!”—and explained why it was unacceptable to take things we didn’t buy. I also said he would be returning to the store to apologize and return the item.
A few hours later, I marched my son back to the store with two dollars from his pocket money. I stood by the door as he walked sheepishly to the counter and told the clerk that he had taken something without paying for it, that he was sorry and that he would pay for it now. (The toy could not be returned now because Alex had broken it.) Tears streamed down my cheeks as I watched him fidget nervously and search the clerk’s face for a sign of approval.
Fortunately, the clerk at the chocolate shop was gracious. She told my son he had done the right thing and when she caught my eye, I smiled in thanks and we left. I told my son that I was proud of him and to remember how awful the experience felt.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Alex had stolen a bar of chocolate from the shop.
B. The writer got very angry when she found out what Alex had done.
C. The writer asked her son to go back to the store alone.
D. Alex paid for the toy with his money in the end.
2. Why didn’t they return the toy at last?
A. Because it had been broken.
B. Because Alex wanted to keep it.
C. Because the clerk at the shop refused to accept it.
D. Because the writer was nervous.
3.What did the clerk do after Alex asked to pay for the toy?
A. The clerk reported him to police.
B. The clerk accepted his apology and the money nicely.
C. The clerk caught the boy and the writer.
D. The clerk didn’t say anything to the boy.
4.Why did the writer ask Alex to pay for the toy?
A. Because she wanted him to learn a lesson.
B. Because she was afraid of being punished.
C. Because she didn’t like the toy.
D. Because the toy was not expensive.
