I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part, Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.
In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.
The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.
When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.
When I am asked which country I consider better. China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”
1. How does the author find Chinese people ?
A．He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.
B．He praises most Chinese people a lot.
C．He thinks most Chinese people are proud.
D．He dislikes most Chinese people.
2.What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?
A．Imported foods
B．Local foods
C．Public transportation tickets.
D．Clothes and shoes made in China.
3.We can infer from the passage that the author thinks________.
A．the westerners have got to know China well
B．China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere
C．the education in rural areas is never cared about in China
D．the progress of China is seldom reported in the US
4. In the author’ eyes,________.
A．China is better than the US
B．China is different from the US
C．Americans are richer than Chinese
D．China bears great similarities to the US
书面表达
假如你是李华，是校刊记者。请你为校刊写一篇英语短文，介绍最近在我国很多城市发生的雾霾（haze）天气。请参考以下要点：
1. 危害；
2. 原因；
3. 如何自我防护。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Recently haze pollution has happened in many cities of China.
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短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(
)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
There are many similarity between doctors and teachers. First, both doctors and teachers are considering professionals by their communities. The classification of professionals is the high socioeconomic rank where an individual can achieve in this society. Second, both doctors and teachers help others: doctors heal to the bodies of sick people and return them to healthy. And teachers shape the minds of young people and turn them into responsible, educating adults. Last, both doctors and teachers are essential members of a community. It is difficult to imagine a city or town that has not need of neither a doctor or a teacher. Such place would truly be primitive.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Some of us feel puzzled about the 1. (participate) of a debate. Here is some information which will help you get a general idea of it.
Participating in a debate is a useful practice of those who aim to become public speakers. In a formal debate a statement called a “motion” is 2. (propose). It is defended by the proposers and challenged by their opponents. To become a 3. (lead) debater it is necessary to acquire several techniques and skills. 4. experienced debater seeks to persuade others by presenting relevant arguments 5. (intention), not by the violence of his language. He shows respect for standpoints which 6. (different) from his own and does not allow personal hostility to enter into 7. should be a conflict of ideas. He anticipates the points put forward by his opponent and deals with them methodically. He attempts to present a 8. (consist) case, 9. rather, a piece of reasoning free from self-contradiction. He realizes that the 10. (accept) conclusions must be supported by adequate evidence. He knows how to sum up the various points that arise in the course of the debate.
完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A young businessman was traveling down a narrow street, driving a bit too fast in his new Benz. He was watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and ________ when he thought he saw something.
As his car passed, one child appeared, and a brick smashed into the Benz’s side door. He slammed on the brakes and ________ the Benz back to the spot from ________ the brick had been thrown.
He jumped out of the car, ________ some kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting “What was that all about and who are you? Just what on earth are you doing?” ________ a head of steam, he went on “That’s a new car and that brick you threw is gonna cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” “Please, mister, please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do!” pleaded the youngster.
“It’s my brother,” he said. “He rolled ________ the stairs and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t ________ him up.”
________, the boy asked the businessman, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.”
Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the ________ swelling lump in his ________ . He lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the ________ , checking ________ that everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you, sir. And God bless you,” the ________ child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother to the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long walk back to his Benz...a long, ________ walk. He never did ________ the side door. He kept the damage to remind him not to ________life so fast that someone has to ________ a brick at you to get your attention.
Life whispers in your soul and ________ to your heart. Sometimes, when you don’t have the time to listen...Life throws a brick at your head.
It’s your choice: Listen to the whispers of your soul ________ wait for the brick!
Do you sometimes ignore loved ones because your life is too fast and busy ________ them to wonder whether you really love them?
1.A. sped up B. went out C. slowed down D. pulled back
2.A. spun B. drag C. push D. stretch
3.A. where B. which C. that D. there
4.A. grasped B. got C. arrested D. grabbed
5.A. Rising up B. Opening up C. Building up D. Giving up
6.A. away B. out C. over D. off
7.A. catch B. lift C. seize D. carry
8.A. talking B. shouting C. sobbing D. crying
9.A. abruptly B. roughly C. absolutely D. rapidly
10.A. throat B. heart C. spirit D. tongue
11.A. blood and sweat B. scrapes and cuts C. black and white D. neck and neck
12.A. to see B. to be seen C. to have seen D. to be seeing
13.A. graceful B. grated C. grateful D. gratitude
14.A. slipped B. slow C. steep D. slim
15.A. require B. request C. repair D. recommend
16.A. go after B. go about C. go over D. go through
17.A. kick B. throw C. strike D. beat
18.A. tells B. speaks C. conveys D. says
19.A. or B. but C. and D. for
20.A. ensuring B. letting C. making D. Leaving
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
For giving all the children a fitting platform to show their gratefulness towards their loving parents, the Parents’ Day actually came into picture. This occasion is celebrated all over the world. 1.
USA: To support and recognize the efforts of parents in upbringing their children, the Parents’ Day had began in USA. National Parents’ Day is the important occasion for all the children of the United States to buy presents for their parents and show their love towards them. 2. Apart from organizing an eventful party and arrange some lovely activities, the children get the much required chance to give cards and flowers to their parents.
South Korea: 5th May is the Children’s day and 8th May is the Parents’ Day in South Korea. Therefore, it’s a very special month in South Korea. Actually celebrated as Mother’s Day, 8th May, gives the opportunity to the large mass of Korea to show respect and memorize the efforts of their parents. Carnations and flowers are given to their parents as symbols of appreciation. 3.
Vietnam: Vietnam has a unique day which is known as the Parents’ Day. Parents and children enjoy the time as they assemble at a place for partaking in different lovely activities. Parents are given a much needed break from their daily chores. 4. This is the chance parents of the country wait for. It’s, however, not a National Holiday in Vietnam but it’s a time for the Vietnamese to gift flowers and cards to parents.
5. . The date of the Parents’ Day, nevertheless, is different in different countries but motives and purpose of celebrating the day is the same all over the world.
A. And the Parents’ day is increasingly popular all over the world.
B. The Parents’ Day is celebrated to recall the sacrifices and compromises of the parents.
C. They get the opportunity to go out for the lunch and dinner along with their children.
D. A quality time is spent together for conveying a message of love and expressing gratitude to the parents.
E. Children will invite their friends and relatives to celebrate this special day.
F. But it’s not celebrated everywhere on the same day.
G. It’s a rare opportunity for them to grasp.
