When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mom love you?” “Of course ,”they answered.
“How do you know ?”was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned .So mom’s cooking and criticzing read out as “I love you ”. “Then how do you say ‘I love you ’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these queries in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different response. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “Now that you have gone I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning ,even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.
1.The foreign teacher_______.
A. comes from America B. is a young woman
C. is expressive enough D. knows much about China
2.Chinese people prefer to show love by________.
A. saying “I love you” B. cooking
C. getting good grades D. doing something helpful
3.In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?
A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.
B. She loves her daughter and misses her.
C. She is glad that she has more time to herself
D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Say “I love you” more to your family.
B. Say “I love you ”a lot to Chinese people.
C. Say “I love you ”as a greeting to others.
D. Say “I love you ”without great depth of feelings.
When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.
I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.
Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."
Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.
I would like to say '"thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.
1.When did the story probably happen?
A. Before Christmas Day. B. After New Year's Day.
C. On Christmas Day D. On New Year's Day.
2.What happened to Mark in the supermarket?
A. His gifts were stolen. B. He broke his basket.
C. He lost his money. D. He lost his way.
3.Why did the writer want to say '’thank you" to the woman?
A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.
B. Because she always paid money for others.
C. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.
D. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.
4.What's the best title for this passage?
A. A big supermarket B. A kind woman
C. A happy family D. A wonderful gift
Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can invent their own moves. They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they feel good about life，that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life，and that they are not afraid of problems．
Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 20 years. It first began in the 1980s in the US. In early times，it was seen in New York and Los Angles. At that time，many young black people often danced to the music in the streets．They used their legs，arms，heads and even shoulders to dance．Many young people still use most of these moves today．
Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash dance .Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie．People enjoyed their performance．They began to dance like them．Then it became popular .There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing：new school and old school．More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing．People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies，and that it is good for their health．
1.Young people like Hip-hop dancing because __ ______．
A. it has a history of more than 20 years
B. it first began in the US
C. they can invent their own moves
D. many young black people often dance it
2.The young black people used their________ to dance at that time．
A. legs B.heads
C. arms and shoulders D.A , B and C
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Hip-hop dancing?
A. It’s not a good way to exercise．
B. It shows that young people feel bad about life．
C. Young people use this dance to show their love for life．
D. It shows that young people are afraid of problems．
4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?
A. Sports. B. News.
C. Business. D. Culture
阅读理解 （共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）
Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
1).Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt (欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
2).American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
3).American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
1).Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
2).Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
1.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?
A. study at home B. Do part-time jobs
C. Take part in sports groups D. Do chores
2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.
A. they usually spend less than they have
B. they spend more than they have
C. they don’t like spend money at all
D. they make a lot of money
3.The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.
A. 学术的 B. 娱乐的
C. 运动的 D. 休闲的
完型填空（每小题1分，共15小题）。
When high school started, Sally and I became best friends. We shared many interests and quickly became very close．When high school ended, we both cried because we would enter different in autumn．
Our first term of college life was , so we often sent long e-mails and encouraged each other. We missed each other so much! In the second term, I found some new friends and I felt very with them. These were friends with whom I could be myself and pour out my feelings. I was eager* to share my new friends with Sally．
When Sally visited me at my school, we were excited. She brought a toy bear to me a present and told me about her college life. , something unexpected happened when I introduced her to my new friends．Her eyes grew dark and I could see the sadness in them．My new friends tried to share their friendship, but Sally seemed unwilling to accept it．I didn't understand the people I loved most couldn't love each other．
Sally left. I knew she was not happy. I thought long about what had happened. I asked her many questions but she didn’t answer me. I that she was jealous*. She saw me with my new friends and was afraid that we no longer shared the same experiences. She saw that I could still enjoy myself her and wished she could be a part of it．
I wrote Sally a letter to she's always my best friend. I told her everyone had friends from home and friends from school, and all the friends were indeed life's greatest ．Sally wrote me back soon. She was in agreement and felt sorry about she had done．
I think Sally and I both an important lesson from it. Nothing can influence our and change the experiences we've shared．We are now walking on two different paths* of life. While new friends are special and exciting, old friends are there, waiting to share their heart, no matter* how far away they are from each other．
1.A. camps B. colleges C. classes D.clubs
2.A. hard B. peaceful C. modern D.normal
3.A. anxious B. strange C. nervous D.comfortable
4.A. quickly B. finally C. luckily D.easily
5.A. for B. like C. as D.by
6.A. Because B. However C. Therefore D.Though
7.A. how B. whether C. that D.why
8.A. hoped B. wondered C. understood D.dreamed
9.A. without B. from C. for D.across
10.A. suppose B. explain C. guess D.predict
11.A. achievement B. problem C. gift D.sign
12.A. that B. what C. how D.when
13.A. lend B. learn C. borrow D.plan
14.A. looks B. interests C. friendship D.hobbies
15.A. always B. never C. sometimes D. Already
—I saw your mother at the hospital this morning . What’s the matter with her?
—Oh , _______.She is a doctor there.
A. you’re right B. it’s a pity
C. don’t worry D. you’re welcome
