In the opinion of many people, the two-parent family is the correct way to bring up children. Traditionally, this has been as the most natural way, but single-parent (单亲) families have had to face prejudices (偏见) against their lifestyle. However, the single parent family is the fastest growing type of family. In the United States,a national survey showed that at least 50% of children will be members of a single-parent family. So we think it is important to throw prejudices away and to see the advantages of single-parent families.
Compared to two parent families, single-parent families are usually at a disadvantage in some ways. They are often in short of money, and children receive less attention. What’ s more, single parents can find themselves under too much pressure of both work and home. Although there are such disadvantages,it is possible for single-parent families to look for support from friends, schools, communities or other organizations. They need to remember that nobody can do it alone.
Surprisingly, single-parent families also have some advantages over two parent families. Single parents have greater flexibility (灵活性) in spending time with children, because they don’t have to consider the needs of a husband or wife. So they can develop closer relationships with their children. Another advantage comes from the fact that single parents often work together with their children to solve problems, which makes children feel more needed and valued.
It’s important to remember that single-parent families have, until now received prejudices from some people. They think that it’s easier for the children in single-parent families to drop out of school in teens,and to be jobless in their early twenties. But, with the support from friends, schools and communities, single parent families become more accepted by society, and this situation is certain to improve. In the future we will probably see these prejudices disappear.
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【推荐1】While the country's leader has encouraged（鼓励）people to work hard and dream big, some young Chinese are happily resigned to being ordinary（甘于平凡）. It is clearly against the dream of the nation greatly. These young people are called "Buddhist Youth（佛系青年）", and they have held a lazy lifestyle. It is not accepted by most people anywhere.
"Life is quite tiring," said 23-year-old Guo Jia, who believes being a Buddhist Youth means accepting the things you cannot change and going with the flow. In fact, this name has nothing to do with religion（宗教）. These people do something similarly, such as eating the same food every day, allowing their friends and relatives to make all the decisions, and showing no strong feelings about almost everything. They want nothing because they expect（期待）nothing.
As for me, I can't agree with their idea. I think we need to live with a clear purpose（目标）and dream. Only in this way can we live a meaningful life. The value（价值）we live to the people around us is important. So work hard and go up to the place that you can get to. Sunny days will welcome you every morning.
Pressure（压力）from the society is necessary. It can surely push us to learn more and become abler. That is the truth of life!
1. What kind of lifestyle have Buddhist Youth held?2. How old is Guo Jia?
3. Is the name "Buddhist Youth" related (有关) to religion?
4. Who makes ail the decisions in the life of Buddhist Youth?
5. Why should we live with a clear purpose and dream according to the writer?
6. What do you think of Buddhist Youths?
[1]How does your teacher make you sit in rows or in groups? How would you like to sit? Does sitting in rows make you feel good or does it make you feel lonely? Do you feel that sitting in a group and discussing things makes you learn more in an easier way?
[2](5)In the last 30 years or so, experts on teaching methods have thought about these questions. They felt that sitting in rows was not very (4)①__________ to children, and that they learnt more easily and better when they sat around a table in a group. That way, they could also learn to get along with others and exchange ideas easily.
[3](4)②__________, it seems they were not quite right. At least Nigel Hastings, professor of Nottingham Trent University does not think so. He has been researching classroom behavior for the last 20 years in England. His conclusion is that children work much better when they sit in rows than sitting around in groups.
[4]His study found that students (4)③__________ a lot of time talking when they were placed in groups. When children were made to sit singly or in pairs and not in groups as they were used to, they were more attentive (专注的) to their work.
[5]Right now, most primary school students in England are seated in groups of four and six, according to Sunday Times. So the report of Nigel’s study could make a big difference to how they will sit and learn.
1. Why did some experts think sitting in groups was better? (No more than 15 words)2. What’s Nigel Hastings’s conclusion? (No more than 14 words)
3. How are the most pupils in England seated nowadays? (No more than 9 words)
4. Fill in each blank in the passage with a proper word.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.
6. Would you like to sit in groups or in rows? Why?
Most cities and towns in China have night markets(夜市).During the day, these streets are quiet. At night, they become crowded (拥挤的) and lively. Usually, people get there at three or four in the afternoon. At 6 o'clock, the streets are like of people. Night markets are fun places to shop. You can buy clothes and shoes. If you think the things cost too much money, you can bargain(砍价) with the seller.You can also buy nice food. When you are hungry, you can sit down for a meal. Smelly tofu(臭豆腐) is popular, it really smells bad, but it tastes good. The best thing is: everything atnight markets is cheap.
根据短文内容,回答下列问题
1. Where can we find night markets in China?
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2. When do people usually get to the night markets?
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3. What can we buy at the night markets?
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4. Can we bargain with the seller at the night markets?
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5. How does the smelly tofu taste?
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[1] It’s Friday evening. My daughters sighed (叹息) when I gently took the iPads away from their laps. One by one, our screens were turned off. We lit the candles and sat down to have a big meal.
[2] We call it our “Technology Shabbat”(科技安息日) which lasts from sunset(日落) on Friday to sunset on Saturday. Now most friends know they will not be able to contact(联系) us by using computers or mobile phones for 24 hours.
[3] I first understood the importance of “Technology Shabbat” in 2008, when my father had got brain cancer. Some days he would have only one good hour, and the only thing I wanted to do was to be with him. When I looked (4) ①______ my father, I turned off my mobile phone.
[4] Soon after that, my husband and I decided to turn off all the electronic things for one full day every week.
[5] During our “Technology Shabbat”, time slows down. Our Saturdays now feel like mini-vacations. We drive cars or ride bikes. We work in the garden, play board games and cook meals with our kids. I feel like a better mother, wife and person.
[6] Keeping a balance(平衡) between the good and the (4) ②______ of technology is important for my family. The technology helps us share knowledge and funny ideas all over the world. But the technology also takes something away from us. When we (4) ③______ up late at night linking(连接) from website to website or sending messages, we click(点击) again and again until we have been overloaded(超负荷的).
[7] Now we’re rushing into the time full of high technology. (5) We should pay attention to what we are doing online and when we should go offline.
[8] I will always remember the most important thing in my family: Technology Shabbat.
1. When is “Technology Shabbat” in the writer’s family? (No more than 10 words)2. What did the writer and her husband decide to do after her father got cancer? (No more than 18 words)
3. What’s the good of technology according to the passage? (No more than 15 words)
4. Fill in each blank with one proper word.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the seventh paragraph into Chinese.
6. Do you like the idea of “Technology Shabbat”? Why or why not? (No more than 25 words)
【推荐2】Franz Schubert was a famous musician in the world. But he lived a very hard life and often suffered(遭受)from being hungry. One day he was very hungry and went to a small restaurant, hoping he might meet some friends there. He looked around but found nobody he could borrow any money from. Then his eyes fell on a piece of paper on one of the tables. In it was a little poem(诗 歌).He read the poem. Then he wrote a piece of music for the poem and took his work to the owner of the restaurant. He only received a piece of beef and potato for it. Thirty years after his death, this manuscript(手稿)by Schubert was worth 40,000 francs. It was his famous Berceuse《摇篮曲》.
1. What was Franz Schubert?2. What did Schubert go to the restaurant for?
3. Did the owner of the restaurant understand music very much from this passage?
When I grow up, I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to move somewhere interesting.61.Paris sounds like a city that I could enjoy. There are lots of art exhibitions there.62.我想当个艺术家。So how am I going to do it? 63.First, I’m going to find a part-time job for a year or two and save some money. And I’m going to be a student at an art school in Paris. 64.And I want to learn French at the same time. Next, I’m going to hold art exhibitions because I want to be rich and buy a big house for my parents. 65.我还想环游世界。One day, I’m going to retire somewhere quiet and beautiful.
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