Spending time with your kids is the best way to give them you attention. No matter whether you stay at home or work outside the home, you can still give quality time to your kids. Quality time doesn’t mean the whole family sitting for four hours watching TV. It means turning the TV off and playing games together, reading books, going for walks---anything!
Giving kids your attention means listening to them when they talk. I don’t mean half-way listening and saying “uh huh” like we do to our spouses (配偶) when they’re talking about their day at work. I mean sitting down, looking children in the eye, and listening. Ask questions. Be interested. It shows that you’re paying attention, even if your question is just, “So you say you painted the cat blue?”
Raising kids is not the time to be selfish with your time. You can be selfish later on when they’re grown and having kids of their own. If you feel guilty about not being able to spend enough time with your kids, resist trying to buy their attention. You don’t have to make every weekend a Disneyland day. And you don’t have to continually buy them gifts as a means of letting them know you love them. The answer is “time”. Time is what they want most from you.
Your kids, no matter what age, are on some type of schedule. They get up, eat breakfast, eat lunch, eat dinner, etc. What do they do the rest of the time? Fill up some of the empty spots in their schedules with activities. Have them help you do something around the house or make them take part in a project with you. This is how day care workers are able to keep so many kids under control---they fill up the day with activities.
1.According to the author, spending quality time with kids means .
A. watching TV with them
B. staying with them as long as possible
C. doing meaningful things together with them
D. giving up jobs to stay with them
2.The author thinks it is important for parents to .
A. listen to their kids carefully
B. choose the best gifts for their kids
C. help their kids develop some interests
D. teach their kids the importance of time
3.The author mentions day care workers to show the importance of letting kids .
A. eat well B. help parents
C. do housework D. do activities
4.The text is written for .
A. kids B. parents
C. school teachers D. education officers
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet (短号) at a boy’s home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in paradise, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong began. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing American popular songs.
His cornet playing had deep humanity and warmth that caused many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
1.Armstrong was called Pops because he .
A. looked like a musician
B. was an influential musician
C. showed an interest in music
D. traveled to play modern music
2.Paragraph 3 is organized .
A. by space B. by examples
C. by time order D. by comparison
3.From the passage, we can learn that .
A. Armstrong’s tale began in New Orleans
B. Armstrong was born before jazz was invented
C. Armstrong’s music was popular with his listeners
D. Armstrong learned popular music at a boy’s home
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. The Invention of the Jazz Music.
B. The Spread of Popular Music.
C. The Making of a Musician.
D. The Father of the Jazz Style.
There is a time when Karyn Bosnak couldn’t pay a ＄59 bill at the grocery store. She was officially broke. She didn’t have enough money to get on the subway, but she looked rich. She was a television producer, earned ＄900 a week, and had a closetful of designer labels like Gucci and Louis Vuitton. But she also had a ＄20,221.40 credit card bill and an empty bank account. Karyn decided that it was time for a change. She built a website and simply asked people to help her out by sending her a dollar or two.
On the site, Karyn honestly explained her situation. “If 20,000 people gave me just ＄1, I’d be home free.” Amazingly, it worked. Her website was visited by more than a million people. Although most donors just gave a few dollars, one generous donor sent ＄1,000. She was on TV and in newspapers and magazines. She was offered a book deal and a movie contract. And of course, she was able to pay off her credit card debt. She also sold her designer clothes on eBay. In her closet, where the Gucci purse once sat, Karyn keeps all the letters that people have sent her.
It’s hard to understand why so many people helped a total stranger pay off her huge credit card bill. Karyn explains, “I was just honest about what happened; I didn’t make up some sob story (悲伤的故事) about saving the world.” Her donors think it’s funny and original, and view it less as a charity than as an entertainment site. Imitators have appeared all over the Internet, some with extremely selfish requests for things like a BMW or a house.
Actually, Karyn was not the first person to put up a website asking strangers for money. The practice has a name: “cyber-begging.” Most sites receive little traffic and even less cash. Karyn also had thousands of enemies and critics. People sent her hate mail and scolded (斥责) her on websites. Karyn says she never let this anger bother her. “They are probably jealous (嫉妒的) they didn’t think of it.” She explains.
1.Why was Karyn in financial trouble?
A. She lost her job.
B. Her business failed.
C. She spent too much money.
D. Her bank account was stolen.
2. After building a website, Karyn .
A. became very famous.
B. decided to make a movie
C. decided herself to charity
D. started a fashion magazine
3.Why did so many people respond positively to Karyn’s website?
A. They were moved by Karyn’s story.
B. They thought it was very interesting.
C. They wanted to follow Karyn’s steps.
D. They really wanted to help Karyn out.
4.What can we learn about cyber-begging?
A. It encourages beggars to be honest.
B. Its main purpose is to help the poor.
C. It was first started by Karyn Bosnak.
D. Most of the time it draws little attention.
If you plan on visiting Fiji, you are probably looking for some fun things to do.
The Poseidon Undersea Resort
The Poseidon Undersea Resort is an underwater resort that gives visitors a beautiful view of marine life. This resort covers 255 acres. It’s covered and surrounded by a lagoon (环礁湖) that covers 5,000 acres and is about 90 feet underwater, giving you a beautiful view of marine life right before your eyes. This resort even has a hotel for those who would prefer to have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking to the beautiful scenery all around them.
The Sabeto Mud Pool
If you’re looking for something unusual to do, you can’t pass up the mud pool at Sabeto. It is located in a mountain range with a huge group of geothermal (地热的) pools full of nice, warm mud. Getting down and into the mud in the pool is believed to have benefits for healthy skin. This is unusual, but adults and especially kids will love it.
Fire Walking
Fire walking in Fiji is believed to have originated on the island of Beau. Fire walking refers to the activity of walking on white-hot stones barefoot. To do this, you have to be mentally prepared for it. Trust me; there are a lot of preparations and strict rules that travelers should follow in order to do this safely.
The Fiji Museum
The Fiji Museum is unusual due to all the amazing artifacts you’ll see dating back 3,000---4,000 years. This museum has a certain attraction that makes it funny---a shoe. It’s been said that a man named Thomas Baker was eaten by the locals several centuries ago and the only thing left was his shoe. This museum is a great idea if you bring the whole family to Fiji.
1.Visitors who have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking at the Poseidon Undersea Resort can .
A. enjoy the excellent service in the hotel
B. open windows to see marine life swimming
C. see marine life around them in the room
D. only watch videos about marine life
2.Which of the following things needs great courage and has strict rules?
A. Trying fire walking.
B. Visiting the Poseidon Undersea Resort.
C. Getting into the Sabeto mud pool.
D. Visiting the Fiji Museum
3.The underlined word “artifacts” in Paragraph 5 means .
A. man-made things of historical interest
B. things invented not long ago
C. things that look very strange
D. useful things in people’s daily life
书面表达
假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：焦虑症状头晕、乏力、睡眠不好等1)考前制定好合适的复习计划2)睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠．
注意：1. 根据以上内容写一篇短文，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。
词数：100左右。开头已给出，不计词数。
参考词汇：头晕 — dizzy (adj.)
Dear editor,
I’m Li Ming of Senior Three, Guangming Middle School. I’m writing to tell you about some symptoms of anxiety among us students before exams.___________________________________
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短文改错
英语课上,老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下小作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。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（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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仅限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
Dear Peter,
I'm very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.
Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own. Apart from the convenient public transportation, our private car will make your visits easy. Because all the family members can speak fluently English and has outgoing personalities, I'm sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them. Above all, they hosted the American student last year, through that they gained lots of experience. In addition, the hostess’ cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasted delicious Chinese food.
Hope you enjoy your stay here.
Yours,
Li Hua
