Imagine this: your parents go away on business, but you have to stay at home alone. Would life be as easy as when your parents are around? Would it be a perfect holiday for you? I can fill an empty stomach with tomato and egg soup, but that’s all. I think many of my classmates are the same.
“We don’t know what to do, or how to look after ourselves,” said Zheng Chenyu. “And I’d forget something important. I’d probably watch television and burn the soup.”Although Zheng Chenyu believes that basic life skills, such as cooking and washing clothes, are especially important, she doesn’t think teenagers get enough practice. “As soon as I leave home, I’ll learn to cook. But now parents do almost everything for us. We’re very lazy,” she said. Most teenagers have only time for their homework.（A）They don’t learn any life skills until they go to college. However, Sima Yige doesn’t think so. “I think I’d be all right. I wouldn’t just eat sandwiches or fruit. I know how to cook some simple dishes because my mom showed them to me,” the 13-year-old boy said. In his opinion, many teenagers（B）depend too much on their parents, and there is much more to learn than cooking, like tidying up your room or even dressing yourself properly. For most teenagers it wouldn’t be a holiday at all.
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。
1. Why would Zheng Chenyu probably burn the soup?
2. When will Zheng Chenyu learn to cook?
3. 将（A）处画线句子译成汉语。
4. （B）处“depend too much on their parents”在本文中的意思是________。
| A．过多地相信他们的父母 | B．过多地依赖他们的父母 | C．过多地顺从他们的父母 |
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Linda usually gets up early in the morning.She (A)has breakfast at six thirty.And she goes to school at around seven o’clock.Usually she gets to school at seven fifty.Ten minutes(分钟)later(以后)class starts.She has four classes in the morning.At twelve fifteen,she eats (B) at school.In the afternoon she isn’t very busy.(C)After school she always does her homework and plays with other kids.
In the evening her parents come back from work.Her mother cooks(烹饪) dinner and then they have dinner together.After dinner Linda and her mother often read books or listen to music.Sometimes they watch TV.(D)Linda goes to bed at nine thirty.But her father works late at night.
1. 写出(A)处短语的同义短语。
2. 在(B)处填一个合适的单词。
3. 将(C)处画线的句子翻译为汉语。
4. 就(D)处画线部分提问。
5. 根据短文内容回答问题。
What time does class start in Linda’s school?
【推荐2】Lucy is seven years old. Last week, her parents gave her a guitar. She practised playing the guitar in her bedroom.
She played the guitar(吉他) all the time because she liked playing the guitar very much. She played it day and night. Her parents told her not to play it any more. It was too noisy. She promised not to play it at night. In fact, she still played it all the time.
Her parents complained(抱怨), her sisters complained and the neighbors complained.“OK, OK!” Lucy said,“I will be a good girl. I will do it more quietly.” But this didn’t help much. No one could work, no one could rest, and no one could sleep.
One day, Lucy came home and found her parents and sisters were waiting for her. She saw a violin and a piano in the living room. Lucy was very surprised（惊奇的）!“Wow!” she said,“What are these?” “Well,” her father answered, “we see that we can’t beat you, so we decide to join you.”
1. When did Lucy get her guitar?(no more than 2 words)2. Where did Lucy practise playing the guitar？(no more than 8 words)
3. Who complained Lucy?(no more than 9 words)
4. Did Lucy stop playing the guitar at night?(no more than 3 words)
5. What did Lucy see in the living room?(no more than 11 words)
【推荐3】Spending time doing something relaxing is not a bad idea during the winter months, especially as the Spring Festival holiday draws closer.
Sarah Combes a social worker at the Vista Clinic, ①建议人们参加许多活动并享受各类庆祝。
“We live in a busy city culture that tells us to do, do, do,”she said.“But winter is a time when our bodies and ,minds need to rest.It is okay not to be as active as in the summer.”
Combes believes it is okay to spend time by oneself, especially when you are around people all the time.But she believes during the Chinese Spring Festival, ② 1 .
Most people find they eat and sleep a little more in winter and dislike the dark mornings and chilly(寒冷) days.③We it to all find hard get of bed out
④That is common for many people because our bodies and minds take time to adjust to any change in Lifestyle or weather.
The important thing is not to stay down.⑤ 2 Combes said, “This will make us fell merry.”
1. 将①处汉语句子翻译成英语：2. 将②处划线句子改为简单句：
3. 将③处斜写体的单词组成一个句子：
4. 将④处句子翻译成汉语：
5. 将⑤处划线句子改成复合语：
For many people, tattoos (纹身) are often regarded as a symbol of being bad, though it may not be completely true, a large number of teenagers who did crimes get tattooed.
Last year, a law came out, saying that teenagers aren’t allowed to get tattooed. They can’t do it even if their parents allow them. Any adult offering teenagers such service will be punished.
The law caused hot discussions. Some people wondered whether the law should be so strict. After all, whether a person gets tattooed is up to himself. And it has nothing to do with other people.
On the other hand, some people support the law, saying teenagers may choose to get tattooed for fun. But their tattoos can’t be cleared completely even if they want to. It can possibly hurt teenagers’ bodies and minds in the end.
In China, people with tattoos cannot be soldiers. It is said that in recent years, the number of teenagers who can join the army is getting smaller. Getting tattooed is one of the common reasons. What’s more, teenagers can’t be policemen because of getting tattooed.
However, the law shouldn’t be the only way to guide teenagers. Schools and parents should work together to help with teenagers’ education. For example, they should clearly tell teenagers about the terrible influence of tattoos on their future education and work.
1. According to Paragraph 1, many teenagers who did crimes2. Some people wondered whether the law should be so strict because they thought
3. According to Paragraph 4, getting tattooed
4. What’s the result of “People with tattoos cannot be soldiers” in recent years?
5. Do you think what we should do about tattoos according to the passage?
【推荐2】It may seem strange to think about countries being "happy" when most of the world is fighting with the coronavirus (冠状病毒), but a yearly report was released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which ranked the world's countries by how happy they are.
To get an idea of how happy people are, the researchers told people to imagine life as a ladder (阶梯). The worst possible life would be on step 0. The best possible life would be on step 10. Then the researchers asked people where they were on the ladder. They asked this question of 10,000 people in 156 different countries over the last three years.
For the third year in a row, the report named Finland as the world's happiest country. This time Finland was even farther ahead of other countries than it was last time. The other top five countries were Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland and Norway.
To help explain the results, the researchers studied several important areas, such as how much money people make, how long they live, how free they are, how much support they get from the people around them, and whether the government is seen as honest.
Clearly, the kind of happiness that is being measured by the report isn't just about laughing, smiling, and telling jokes. It's more about how satisfied people are with their lives.
The report suggests that when people live in a place where they trust other people and the government, they are more likely to be happy. The report's authors describe these as "high-trust" countries.
As countries around the world face the big challenges brought by the coronavirus, the report's authors note that happiness doesn't always disappear during difficult times.
Actually, in high-trust areas, disasters can often leave people with a surprising good feeling because ____________.
1. Why is it strange to think about countries being "happy" now?2. Finland was the happiest country in the world according to the report, wasn't it?
3. What question was asked at least 10,000 times?
4. How many areas were considered to help explain the results?
5. How do you understand a "high-trust" country?
6. Complete the last sentence.
Actually, in high-trust areas, disasters can often leave people with a surprising good feeling because
【推荐3】Sometimes, we see some people reading books while biting (咬) their nails(指甲). We may think it is a kind of behavior that means they are focused (专心的). But in fact, it is more than that and science has proved it.
Nail biting can begin when you are very young. According to the BBC, up to 45 percent of teenagers bite their nails.
There is not an exact answer to explain why people bite their nails. But most commonly, nail biting is said to be a nervous habit. It is done because of stress, boredom (无聊) or excitement.
What’s more, scientists found that people with higher levels of intelligence(智力) are the ones who start biting their nails when they are young. They believe that compared with the common person, those with higher levels of intelligence may feel higher levels of stress more easily.
This habit is bad for the biters. It can give them red or sore fingertips. And long-term nail biting can affect (影响) how our nails grow.
But don’t worry! There are many ways to stop biting your nails. First, clean you nail as often as possible. The more you focus on(集中于) taking care of your nails, the less likely you are to start biting them again. Also, when you feel stressed, try to relax. Doing exercise or having a warm bath both help. So, come on, try to do this and you can surely change this bad habit.
Nail biting | |
| How it starts | *It can start at an *Near half of the teenagers have the habit. |
| Reasons | *It *It is more |
| *It can give them red or sore fingertips. *Long-term nail biting can affect nails grow. | |
| Solutions | *You can keep your nails clean. *You try to relax when you have stress. *You can change the bad habit |
【推荐1】A stupid farmer
In a faraway village, a farmer used to help a businessman without asking for anything in return. The businessman wanted to thank the farmer, so he gave him a big healthy goat.
The man carried the goat on his shoulders (肩膀) and starts walking back home. Three naughty boys saw him and wanted to trick (捉弄) him.
The first boy came to him and asked, “Why are you carrying a dog on your shoulders?” The man got angry and told the boy that it was a goat and not a dog.
As he kept walking, the second boy passed by and asked why he was carrying a dead calf (小牛) on his shoulders. The farmer answered angrily, “You fool! Can’t you see this is a goat?” However, the second boy’s question made the farmer feel worried and afraid.
After walking for some more distance, the third boy came towards the farmer, and asked with full curiosity (好奇心), “Why are you carrying a donkey on your shoulders?”
Finally, the worried farmer got very afraid, thinking the goat was really a monster (怪物).
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The three boys took the goat away, laughed at the man and said, “What a foolish man he is!”
1. Why did the businessman give the farmer a healthy goat?2. Did the farmer tell the first boy that he was carrying a goat?
3. How did the farmer feel about the second boy’s question?
4. What did the farmer think of the goat in the end?
He thought
5. Fill in the blank to complete the sentence. (请补全文中空缺的部分)
My name is Peter. I come from a small village, close to New York. I’ve been crazy about Chinese history and culture. So I learned Putonghua in the university and I am good at speaking it.
Three years ago, I came to China. I am an English teacher in a middle school in Suzhou, a city in East China. Now I get used to the life here except one thing—the language(方言).
When I talk with older people, they prefer to speak Suzhou dialect. It is famous for its soft words, and is known as the soft dialect(语调) which sounds very musical and pleasing. But it is quite different from Putonghua. Putonghua has only four tones while there are no less than seven in Suzhou dialect. Besides, the differences between Suzhou dialect and Putonghua go far beyond (超过) tones and pronunciations. There is rich information about the history and culture of Suzhou in its dialect. Apart from that, some pieces of slang (俗语) and expressions just don’t sound the same in Putonghua.
I made a lot of mistakes when communicating with Suzhou people here. However hard it is, I am already on the way to becoming a native (母语的) speaker, speaking like a local of Suzhou.
1. Which country does Peter come from?2. What makes it difficult for Peter to understand Suzhou dialect?
3. Do you think it’s important for foreigners to learn the local dialect? Why or why not?
【推荐3】Both of my two sons were born in Toronto, but they moved with us to Ottawa when they were quite young. They went to school there and grew up there. Later, one of my sons went to Canada’s east coast near a city called Halifax and the other moved to the west coast to Vancouver. My wife and I were left in the middle. As we nearly retired (退休), we started to think where we should spend our final years. For several reasons we moved to a small town on Vancouver Island, which was close to one of my sons. However, the son moved to Hollywood soon after he had got another job there. I helped him move.
We still lived a happy life in our little west coast town, but we have paid a price. We have not been there for some important events such as the births of our grandchildren. We have missed watching them grow up and we have missed, backyard barbecues and basketball weekends with them. Although our home was very comfortable, it was also very quiet.
Every fall we travel to see the children. We usually fly, first to California to see our son Scott and spend a week or more with him trying to catch up on everything we’ve missed. Then, usually in November, we make the even longer trip east across Canada to see Travis and our grandchildren, who were about in their twenties.
Fortunately, both our sons are doing well and grandchildren are growing up tall. We love all of them and they love us. We’re very happy but it is also a pity that we didn’t see many things: the tears or the smile on the grandchildren’s faces, their school graduations and my son’s joy at successes in business.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Where did the writer and his wife live to spend their final years?
2. What is the price the writer and his wife have paid?
3. How do the writer and his wife go to see their son Scott?
4. How does the writer feel about his life in the end?
5. Why does the writer feel it is a pity that he didn’t see many things?
