How old is the man’s own car?
A.One month old. B.One year old. C.Five years old.
培养孩子的兴趣爱好是非常必要的，但现在有很多家长一味地追求子女的多才多艺，迫使孩子学习他们不感兴趣的东西，请你以大约120个词谈谈对这种现象的看法，内容包括：
(1)你是否赞同上述家长的做法；(2)以你或你朋友的经历说明你的观点；(3)呼吁家长们要尊重孩子的意愿。
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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、删改或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），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仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Dear Peter,
As the Internet is developing fast, more and more new words and phrases have been created in Chinese. Here are some examples.
One of the most popular words are Dianzan, which is often use when you quite agree with someone. Another example is Renxing. When we say somebody is Renxing, you mean that they will do whatever they liked. The phrase Miaosha first came on online shopping, which means you can complete your shopping orders before other. But now it's wide used when you achieve your purpose in the very short time. If you will describe somebody as a Tuhao, you mean that he is very rich.
You can find lots of such new Chinese words. Keep learning, you'll know more about our language and culture.
All the best!
Yours,
Li Hua
The young seal couldn’t have been more than two days old, and yet he was all alone. Sometimes he would swim ____ ,but he always came back. At first we thought it was_____that he kept swimming back to us, until we noticed that he obviously had been _____and had nowhere else to go. We called him “Curious George”.
Without his mother’s milk, George appeared very _____with his eyes closed. I jumped into the water and swam up to him,______we could be close enough. My heart went out to George and I just hoped that he had the ________to interact (互动) with me. Suddenly he _____ his eyes and immediately he jumped up between my arms, putting his head against my chest. It was a(n) _____moment. But I knew that George wouldn’t _____without some help.
We __________the local conservation volunteers. They were _____that in the absence of his mother, he had developed a ______relationship with us. They promised they would bring him to an area with______people living there and keep an eye on him. Even though it hurt to see him ________,we knew that he was in better hands.
The next day we ______the conservation volunteers and asked how George was doing. ______the volunteers informed us that he was too close to humans, we realized that was probably our _____! They decided to bring him to a small island wildlife reserve with a lot of seals in the area, where they could better _____him.
A week later, we called again, and were informed that George was______in the water swimming with other seals. George was______and back to his world. And he will always swim in my heart.
1.A.aside B.around C.ahead D.away
2.A.annoying B.satisfying C.amazing D.embarrassing
3.A.hurt B.abandoned C.ignored D.avoided
4.A.nervous B.sad C.slow D.weak
5.A.so that B.now that C.as if D.even if
6.A.energy B.ability C.time D.chance
7.A.turned B.raised C.narrowed D.opened
8.A.anxious B.magical C.quiet D.important
9.A.survive B.grow C.go D.swim
10.A.cared about B.worried about C.got in touch with D.got along well with
11.A.confused B.terrified C.concerned D.amused
12.A.healthy B.close C.serious D.lasting
13.A.fool B.young C.enough D.few
14.A.fight B.cry C.leave D.suffer
15.A.visited B.called C.found D.invited
16.A.When B.Before C.Unless D.Until
17.A.choice B.duty C.excuse D.fault
18.A.examine B.instruct C.observe D.control
19.A.spotted B.treated C.protected D.followed
20.A.quick B.different C.novel D.alive
How to Remember What You Read
Reading is important. But the next step is making sure that you remember what you've read! 1.you may have just read the text. But the ideas, concepts and images（形象）may fly right out of your head. Here are a few tricks for remembering what you read.
● 2.
If the plot, characters, or word usage is confusing for you, you likely won't be able to remember what you read. It's a bit like reading a foreign language. If you don't understand what you're reading, how would you remember it? But there are a few things you can do... Use a dictionary; look up the difficult words.
● Are you connected?
Does a character remind you of a friend? Does the setting make you want to visit the place? Does the book inspire you, and make you want to read more? With some books, you may feel a connection right away. 3. How willing are you to make the connections happen?
● Read it; hear it; be it!
Read the lines. Then, speak them out loud. And, put some character into the words. When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters. He'd make faces in the mirror, and change his voice for each character. 4.
● How often do you read?
If you read frequently, you'll likely have an easier time with remembering what you’re reading and what you've read. 5.As you make reading a regular part of your life, you'll make more connections, stay more focused and understand the text better. You’ll learn to enjoy literature- as you remember what you read!
A.Are you confused?
B.Practice makes perfect.
C.What's your motivation?
D.Memory is sometimes a tricky thing.
E.Marking helps you remember what you read.
F.But other books require a bit more work on your part.
G.You can do the same thing when you are reading the text!
“There’s no place like home.” This English saying has much truth in it: the best place to be is surrounded by our treasured possessions and our loved ones and with a roof over our head. And for many young adults, it’s the only affordable place to stay; some place where they can receive first- class service from mum and dad. But this comes at a price!
In some countries, it’s quite traditional for people in their late teens and early 20s to live at home with their parents, but in other places, flying away the nest to start their own independent life is very desirable. But there’s been a growing trend, in the UK at least, for young people to return home to live —or not to leave home at all.
According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, about a quarter of young adults aged 20-34 live at home, and that figure has been growing. A survey by a price comparison website found that 18% of adult children in the UK said they were moving back home because of debt, compared with 8% last year. More young people had lost their jobs, and others couldn't afford their rent compared with the previous year. So, it’s easy to see why they’re increasingly becoming home birds.
The BBC’s Lucy Hooker explains that many returning adult children enjoy home comforts. These include cooked meals, a full fridge and cleaning, as well as their bills being covered by what is commonly called “the hotel of mum and dad”. But for the “hoteliers”, that’s mum and dad, the survey found the average cost to them has gone up sharply, and that they are sacrificing luxuries and holidays to look after their “big kids”. Emma Craig from Moneysupermarket says “they’re trying to look after their children more. If your child comes home and you see them struggling financially, you feel more awkward asking them for rent or lo contribute.
With parents splashing out（花费）around ￡l,886 on takeaway food, buying new furniture and upgrading their Wi-Fi for the benefit of their children, it’s easy for the returning children to put their feet up and make themselves at home. That's before they learn a home truth that one day it might be their own kids who'll be checking into the hotel of mum and dad!
1.Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A.The main reason for their moving back home lies in parents' service.
B.Different countries have different traditions.
C.More and more young people live with parents in the UK.
D.Young people desire to live independently in all countries.
2.Why do more young people choose to stay at home?
A.They are struggling financially.
B.They want to keep their parents company.
C.They can't afford to buy their own house.
D.They want to enjoy home comforts
3.What influence does the trend have on parents?
A.They have difficulty making ends meet.
B.They feel happy with their children around.
C.They feel awkward asking their children for rent.
D.They give up their own life to take care of their kids.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.A new trend in the UK.
B.The hotel of mum and dad.
C.There’s no place like home.
D.Everything comes at a price.
