When people introduce themselves, I always hear them say "I'm just a housewife". I don't understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self - pity. Is it, really a crime to be a housewife? Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home？
How could you be "just a housewife" when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service? A housewife works for the longest hour, supporting your husband, child studies, caring for eld-ers, managing finances, paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking according to individual taste-, cleaning, etc. A housewife could be anyone: daughter, wife, mother, teacher, financial advisor, fashion designer and nurse, gardener, driver, cook, and so on. Don't think you are not being paid for it. You ~;et the re-ward that no money can offer-the love and affection of your family, their trust洒 you, a happy home and your own satisfaction.
It is you who choose to be in this occupation, willingly or for any other reason. After a busy day, all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you. They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them. Would the life have been the same had you been working outside to earn some money? Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money?
Respect yourself for what you are. Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity. The world understands the importance of your job; it's time to make them accept it. Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes "I am a housewife". Kick that "just" out.
1. How do people feel when they say "I'm just a housewife": ？
A. Satisfied. B. Proud.
C. Regretful. D. Anxious.
2. Listing the housewife's duties, the author implies a housewife .
A. usually leads a terrible life
B. plays a more important role
C. does not always get her reward
D. makes a great contribution to the family
3. If a housewife worked outside, she would .
A. have the same life like before
B. set a comfortable home for her family
C. absorb her family's stress
D. lose the content that she is enjoying
4.What is the author's attitude toward housewives?
A. Supportive. B. Doubtful.
C. Opposed. D. Tolerant.
China's admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of Tu Youyou, the Chinese pharmacologist(药理学家) who won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology(生理学) or Medicine, into a popular tourist destination.
Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize, her former home in the old town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has attracted visi-tors, especially parents and their children-even though it is not open to the public.
The house, where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing, covers an area of 2,200 square meters and is priced at 150 million yuan( $ 23. 6 million) . It is part of a complex of 37 traditional build-ings, including several city-and-district-level cultural relic preservation sites, that have been trans-formed into a high-end art, and commercial zone, '.
"There are continually parents taking their children, from infants in strollers to college students, to take photos in front of Tu's former home. Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock," said Mr. Zhao, a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.
Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei, who was on a trip to Ningbo, took her 9-y.ear-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday. "Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers. Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder," Xu said.
Something similar happened. after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012. Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Caomi, Shandong Province, in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize. Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house. and carried away some bricks.
1.Tu Youyou's former house is now popular mainly because . .
A. Tu won the Nobel Prize
B. it has some cultural relics
C. it covers a large area
D. it is a great art and commercial zone
2.Why did Xu Lingfei take her son to visit Tu's former home?
A. She admired Tu very much.
B. She planned to buy the house.
C. She intended to take photos there.
D. She wanted her son to be inspired.
3. Where is Mo Yan's former home located?
A. Shanghai. B. Gaomi. C. Ningbo. D. Beijing.
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Tu Youyou's former home is for sale.
B. More Chinese have won the Nobel Prize.
C. Nobel winner's home becomes instant attraction.
D. Children benefit from visiting Nobel winner's home.
The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.
Mr. Hopkins said, "We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer, I take his picture. " Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.
I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodi-ties in the shop. Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.
I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. "I will tell all my friends about your love-ly place. " I told the shopkeeper. "Please don't do that, sir. " said Mr. Hopkins. "This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret. " Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.
" That was quick ! " I exclaimed. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.
On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them.
For weeks, my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop. I finally agreed.
We walked along Oxford Street, past the department store and found---nothing. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn't there.
Just then, an old policeman came. "Are you looking for something, sir?" he asked. "I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. "
"Oh yes, there was a shop here 'once called Hopkins and Son. But it was knocked down over 30 years ago. "
I looked again at the place, then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hop-kins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.
" How strange ! " I screamed.
1.What did the author think of Hopkins and Son?
A. Big and modem. B. Old and outdated.
C. Little and dusty. D. Lovely and wonderful.
2.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Mr. Hopkins . .
A. was ashamed of his little shop
B. didn't like his shop to be advertised
C. was one of the author's special friends
D. handed the author his picture immediately
3.What does the underlined word "commodities" refer to?
A. The goods in the shop.
B. The author's gifts.
C. Photographs taken by Mr. Hopkins.
D. Packages held by other customers.
4.What can we learn about the shop?
A. It was closed by the police. .
B. It was well - known in that area.
C. It was knocked down a few weeks ago.
D. It was between a music shop and a department store.
Here is a letter from the Los Angeles Lakers icon Kobe Bryant on The Players' Tribune website on November 30th.
“...This season is all I have left to give. My heart can take the pounding(重击).My mind can han-dle the grind(苦差事)but my body knows it's time to say goodbye-.-"
“Kobe Bryant is one of the greatest players in the history of our game. Whether competing in the Fi-nals or hoisting jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, Kobe has an unconditional love for the game.
I join Kobe's millions of' fans around the world in congratulating him on an outstanding NBA career and thank him for so many thrilling memories.”
——Adam Silver, NBA commissioner(总裁)
“We're all sad. This era of Lakers basketball has been one of the most fun, exciting prosperous eras we could imagine. We're in full support of him. But it's still very sad.”
——Jeanie Buss, Lakers president
“I know his purpose is to finish out this season and play. It's always sad when greatness decides to hang it up" 'I thought he had at least another year in him.”
——Byron Scott, Lakers coach, and Bryant's teammate during the 1996-97 season
¨He pushed me to be better more than any player I've faced. Kobe is the greatest competitor I have ever faced. I am glad he has found peace. I don't know if we'll see another one like him.”
——Shane Battier, of the Miami Heat
“Hard to believe @ kobe bryant is finally going to hang it up. One of the NBA's great champions. En-joy the rest of this season, my friend.”
——Scottie Pippen, retired NBA All-Star
1.What can we learn from Kobe Bryant's letter?
A. He has lost passion for basketball.
B. He'll return to basketball court soon. .
C. He'll finish this season before he retires.
D. He'll retire immediately after the letter.
2.According to Byron Scott, _ .
A. Kobe has an unconditional love for basketball
B. Kobe is supposed to play at least for another year
C. Lakers team has played very well this year
D. it is difficult to find another player like Kobe
3.Where can we most probably read the comments?
A. From an Internet page. B. In a newspaper.
C. In a sports magazine. D. In a TV program.
书面表达
假设你的英文名为Jack,是英国诺丁汉大学的中国留学生。你负责为在该校就读的32名中国学生筹划暑假期间的苏格兰之行，为期7天，请你给诺丁汉的STA(Students’ Travel Agency)经理Phil发一封电子邮件，联系有关事宜。要点如下：
1.希望能够派车接送；
2.需要一名说标准英语，并非常熟悉苏格兰的导游；
3.请求告知旅行日程及就餐、旅馆、费用等情况；
4.你的联系方式：电子邮箱地址：Jackwang@yahoo.com.cn或电话号码：07747745007
注意：（1）词数：100词左右；
（2）开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数；
（3）参考词汇：诺丁汉大学Nottingham University; 旅馆住宿accommodation；旅行日程安排itinerary；长途客车coach。
Hi, Phil,
I’d like you to organize a trip to Scotland for us.
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Yours truly,
Jack
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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),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：在错的词下划一横线,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限一词。
2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mrs. White was in hurry to visit her grandson because she missed her very much. It was nearly three months when she last saw her grandson. When she was walking by a playground, a football fly in her direction. She was already in her seventy. Should she kick the ball back and should she just go past leave it where it was? Finally she gave it a kick with greatly effort and the ball went straight on into the goal. What amazing it was! She helped them win the game.
