That Beijing with Zhangjiakou succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City.1.is reported, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway2.(locate) in North China, is being built now. It 3.(expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The project is a big challenge, 4.designers say they will find ways to solve problems. The line has a5.(long) of 174 km as a double tracked passenger line, with ten stations along its route. Having a 6.totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan, the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train 7.(travel) at an average of 250 km/h. The high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and the other 8. Taizicheng of Chongli, 9.the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and 10. half years.
When I began my teaching career, I gave honest marks on the students’ work. In Simon’s ____, the grades were very low. He couldn’t read his own handwriting. But he was a _____student. He discussed adult subjects with nearly adult understanding. His work in no way reflected his _____.
I had worried myself sick over Simon’s mother coming to see me. So when Simon’s mother entered the room, my palms(手掌) were ______. I was completely unprepared for her kisses on both my cheeks. “I came to thank you,” she said, surprising me beyond speech. ______me, Simon had become a different person. She talked of how he ___me, he had begun to make friends, and for the first time in his twelve years, he had _______spent an afternoon at a friend’s house. She wanted to tell me how _______she was for the self-respect I had developed in her son. She thanked me again and left.
I sat, surprised, for about half an hour, _____what had just happened. How did I make such a life-changing difference to that boy without _______knowing it? What I finally came to _______was one day, when some students were ______presentations in the front of the class. Jeanne spoke _______, and to encourage her to raise her voice, I said, “Speak up. Simon is the expert on this. He is the _______one you have to convince(令……信服), and he can’t hear you in the _____of the room.” That was it. From that day on, Simon had sat up _______, paid more attention, smiled more, and became happy. And it was all because he _____to be the last kid in the last row. The boy who most needed ___was the one who took the last seat that day.
It taught me the most _______lesson over the years of my teaching career, and I’m thankful that it came early and positively. A small kindness can really make a _______
1.A. case B. mind C. opinion D. condition
2.A. ordinary B. bright C. curious D. generous
3.A. ability B. courage C. feelings D. dream
4.A. shaking B. sweating C. clapping D. waving
5.A. Because of B. In spite of C. Apart from D. In favor of
6.A. loved B. impressed C. pleased D. criticized
7.A. gradually B. steadily C. recently D. obviously
8.A. helpful B. grateful C. respectful D. painful
9.A. doubting B. wondering C. observing D. regretting
10.A. also B. even C. always D. still
11.A. expect B. accept C. believe D. remember
12.A. writing B. making C. editing D. speaking
13.A. silently B. slowly C. calmly D. quietly
14.A. lucky B. lonely C. very D. likely
15.A. entrance B. middle C. front D. back
16.A. straighter B. higher C. lower D. smoother
17.A. planned B. wanted C. tried D. happened
18.A. change B. praise C. thanks D. visits
19.A. difficult B. lively C. valuable D. enjoyable
20.A. living B. difference C. effect D. breakthrough
Family traditions are things that families do together regularly. 1.They can be repeated daily, weekly, monthly or once a year. It is important for families to follow their traditions even as their children get older. Here are reasons:
Family traditions create good feelings and special moments to remember. They are fun things to do. 2.And they are the memories that will last a lifetime.
3.Being a part of a family is more than living in the same home or having the same last name. It is about relationships and family bonds. Since family traditions are something you do together, they create a stronger sense of belonging to the family.
Family traditions help teens a lot when they are trying to figure out who they are, which job teenagers often do. A family encourages a teen to be a part of it and its traditions provide a strong base for teens to stand on.4.
5.Every day teens face some very difficult issues. Knowing that they are secure and have a family to turn to is a powerful tool to use when they are in trouble.
A. Family traditions give teens a sense of security.
B. Family traditions help parents inform their children of the family’s values.
C. These things can be enjoyable activities or a certain food that a family likes
D. Family traditions give every member of the family a strong sense of belonging.
E. Enjoying them together as a family will create positive feelings in each member.
F. Old family traditions are important but easily forgotten in today’s society.
G. It’s very important when they’re looking for their sense of self.
I had five hours in the company of First Great Western(FGW) last weekend, on a train full of passengers, all the way from Cornwall to London. I got to know some of my fellow passengers rather well. Not through talking to them, you understand.
There was the youth who was explaining to his friend exactly how he enjoyed a party with his friends last night. Opposite him was a young woman who was very excited to be going to Lanzarote for her summer holiday. And then there was the man who I took to be a car mechanic(汽车修理工); so detailed and technical was his conversation about a second-hand Audi. Everyone had a different, noisy ringtone, and none of the mobile phone conversations I was forced to hear was interesting.
By the end of the journey, I was silently complaining about the modern world, and feeling mad with FGW who, at the very moment when our carriage fell silent, would make an announcement about the buffet car (a carriage where food and drinks are sold) either opening or closing.
FGW seems to be campaigning against peace and quietness, having removed quiet carriage spaces where passengers were requested not to use mobiles so that their trains could carry more passengers. How so? I cannot understand why FGW takes no notice of passengers like me, who have suffered a lot from hearing endless telephone conversations. I have no interest in the smallest details of others’ lives. Making people listen to boring mobile phone conversations should be regarded as a rude act.”
Every train carriage should, in theory, be quiet. Why can’t that be the standard? It is possible to change public custom and practice. It was not so long ago that sidewalks were littered with dog waste：now it’s a general rule that dog owners clean it up after their pets. And once we restore peace and quietness to trains, we can then move on and stop people bringing fast food onto them, too.
1.How did the author get to know the three passengers?
A．From their phone conversations.
B．Through introductions.
C．In informal conversations.
D．By using a mobile phone.
2.At the end of the journey, the author ______.
A．became satisfied with FGW’s service
B．felt uneasy about the silence
C．was filled with anger
D．went to the buffet car
3.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 4?
A．He is in support of the decision of FGW.
B．He believes FGW will have more passengers.
C．He dislikes hearing others’ phone conversations.
D．He thinks it’s rude to listen to others’ conversations.
4.The author mentioned the rule of cleaning up dog mess to show ____.
A．dog mess has become a serious problem
B．quiet carriages can become the standard
C．noise in carriages is as troubling as dog mess
D．changing public custom and practice is difficult
A Shanghai shopping center recently opened a “husband nursery”. Men who are pulled around the shops by their wives or girlfriends can relax and rest there from shopping. Do most men hate shopping with women? Forum(论坛)readers share their opinions.
YinsXZ (US)
Hey, that is a nice idea. I like it. It also makes it easier for women who have lots of bags to be able to drop them off at the nursery for boyfriends to watch over while they return to shop for more! Set it up with wifi too and you have a perfect hang out spot. And most importantly, I don’t have to wait for complaints from the woman when I stop to look at computers to tools!
Sunnylin01(China)
Most women like shopping while most men don’t. Men generally don’t spend hours deciding color, comparison shopping or finding the sale prices. They know what they want, get in, buy them and get out. 10-15 minutes and they’re done. This is quite different from how a woman shops. Going from store to store, trying to find the best ones. The trying will spend hours.
Seneca(a foreigner in China)
Many women view shopping as an entertaining way to get down from high stress levels. My wife is one of those. Stress comes too naturally to her; driving a car, doing her job ,dealing with workmates all lead to some rising of her stress level. So shopping ideally happens every day. For me, that amount of shopping is stressful.
Blonde Amber(Ireland)
Some men take hours comparing products, trying things out, finding sales prices. They don’t always know what they want but enjoy just looking. Men can shop the same as women for things they are interested in and spend hours doing it. Equally not all women like shopping and go in, 10-15 minutes and they are done. People are not black and white, and don’t fit into boxes.
1.According to forum readers, which is not the benefit of opening a “husband nursery”?
A. Men can escape the complaints from women
B. Women can enjoy shopping more with bags left in men’s care
C. Women can finish their shopping in a shorter time
D. Men can relax themselves when women are shopping
2.Which saying below can best describe Sunnylin01 and Seneca’s opinion?
A. One man’s meat is another man’s poison
B. Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbors
C. A good wife make a good husband
D. Experience is the mother of wisdom
3.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph implies that_____.
A. black people and white people are different in size
B. people with different skins have different opinions
C. people shouldn’t draw general conclusion blindly
D. shopping is not suitable for any kind of people
I’ve just got to talk about this problem I’m having with my postman. It all began a year ago, after the birth of his first child. Not wanting to appear rude, I asked him about the baby. The next week, not wanting him to think I had asked out of mere politeness the week before, I asked all about the baby again. Now I can’t break the habit. I freeze whenever I see him coming. The words “How’s the baby?” come out on their own. It holds me up. It holds him up. So why can’t I stop it? The answer is that I want him to like me. Come to think of it, I want everyone to like me.
What about at work? Richard Lawton, a management trainer, warns: “Those managers who are actually liked by most of their staff (员工)are always those who are honest with staff, treating them as human beings and following common politeness like saying hello in the morning.” To explain the point, Richard told the story of the company chairman who especially wanted to be liked. One day, after making one of his employees fired, the employee replied: “If you were that sorry, I wouldn’t be leaving.” The lesson is that if you try too hard to be liked, people won’t like you.
The experts say it all starts in childhood. “If children feel they can only get love from their parents by being good,” says Zelda West-Meads, a marriage adviser, “they develop low self-confidence.” But is there anything wrong in being a giver? Anne Cousins believes there is. “Sometimes giving becomes unhealthy,” she says. “It comes when you do things for others but feel bad about it.”
I am now trying hard to say to people “I feel uncomfortable about saying this, but…” and tell myself “Refusal of a request does not mean Refusal of a person” and I find I can say almost anything to almost anyone.
1.Why does the author ask the postman about his baby?
A. He is interested in the baby.
B. He wants to be always polite to him.
C. He wants to leave a good impression to him.
D. It’s a way to start a chat with great politeness.
2.Managers are more likely to be popular if they ______.
A. help the staff with their problems
B. make sure the staff do not lose their jobs
C. encourage the staff to be polite to each other
D. do not make too much effort to be liked
3.What is the author’s intention of writing this passage?
A. To show how to let others like you more.
B. To encourage people to have more self-confidence.
C. To prove how to create a harmonious atmosphere.
D. To suggest ways of dealing with difficult people.
