“I don’t like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry,” said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Beijing. Do you have the same problem? Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children’s eyes?
One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he or she likes worrying about things. They worry about everything about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.
So how can you make things easier on yourself? It’s easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you’re doing. Get them to know your friends. Call them if you stay somewhere else or go back home late so that your parents don’t call everybody to look for you. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility for what you did.
Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practicing being parents and need help from you. Some day, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.
1. What’s Zhang Hua’s problem?| A．She can’t get on well with her parents. | B．Her parents are always angry with her. |
| C．She doesn’t like to live with her parents. | D．Her parents always tell her what to do or not to do. |
| A．What parents’ worries are. | B．How many worries parents have. |
| C．What parents should do every day. | D．How the children grow up healthily. |
| A．Give your parents a call. | B．Make your parents know your friends. |
| C．Say sorry to your friends. | D．Make little noise when returning home. |
| A．Some parents make their children angry. |
| B．Children should do everything as their parents say. |
| C．Parents and children should understand each other. |
| D．Parents should not worry about their children at all. |
| A．Parents’ Responsibility | B．How to Get on with Parents |
| C．Zhang Hua’s Problem | D．What Parents Worry about |
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【推荐1】Have you ever fought like cat and dog with brothers and sisters? In fact, they make you healthier.
Having a younger sibling might help control weight. A university study finds that it’s easier for children with a sibling to keep a healthy weight. Weight problems can last life long, so having a younger brother or sister might well be worth it.
Having brothers and sisters also makes you kind. The same research, which looked at 395 families, found that children with siblings did more good things. ▲
What’s more, brothers and sisters raise your chance of a happy relationship with your future husband or wife. In fact, the more siblings you have, the higher the chance of a happy marriage you own. Researchers believe that having other kids in your family makes you better at dealing with difficult situations in close relationships.
Siblings can help you develop healthy living habits. A survey of more than 15, 000 people found that almost half of people said their family and friends had the biggest influence on their health. Brothers and sisters set examples for each other in fitness and healthy eating.
So many advantages lie with the ones in your daily fight. But what if we don’t have brothers or sisters? Don’t worry. Research also shows that having close friends can be as helpful. So make friends by joining school groups and finding people who enjoy the same things as you.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1. What does the underlined word “sibling” mean according to the text?
| A．A person’s uncle or aunt. | B．A person’s father or mother. |
| C．A person’s brother or sister. | D．A person’s husband or wife. |
| A．If you get on well with your siblings, you’ll live healthily. |
| B．If you are close to your siblings, they may help you live longer. |
| C．If a sibling is warm and kind, the other will possibly be the same. |
| D．If you have a sibling, he or she can keep you from feeling lonely and fearful. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Having close friends. | B．Keeping cats or dogs. |
| C．Joining school groups. | D．Developing interests. |
| A．By showing facts. | B．By listing numbers. |
| C．By raising questions. | D．By giving examples. |
【推荐2】If there's one thing I've learned from my years of being a kid, it's that you have ZERO control over your own life.
Ever since school ended, I haven't had anything I've needed to do or anywhere I've needed to be. As long as the air-conditioning was working and the TV remote had batteries in it, I was ready for a relaxing summer holiday.
But then, out of the blue, this happened--"Pack your bags. We're going on a road trip!" Momsaid excitedly.
This isn't the first time Mom has sprung a trip on us without any warning. Last year on me first day of summer, she said we were going to visit Aunt Loretta at the nursing home.
It wasn't my idea of a fun way to kick off the summer. One time when we visited Aunt Loretta, her roommate grasped me and wouldn't let me go until someone gave her a chocolate cookie:
Mom kept talking about going to the nursing home for a whole day, which made me worry a lot. But at breakfast the next morning, she told us where we were really going--Disney World.
I was very happy, because I was really worried about spending the whole week at the nursing home. So was Dad.
But when my little brother, Danny, heard about the change he became very angry. Mom had talked up the Aunt Loretta trip so much that Danny was actually excited about going there.
We ended up putting off our trip to Disney so we could visit Aunt Loretta.
I tried to talk Mom into letting us do something normal, like going to a water park for the day, but she didn't want to hear it. She said that spending a lot of time together in the car would be a "bonding" experience for the whole family.
1. What did the author prefer to do during his summer holidays?| A．Visit Aunt Loretta with the family. | B．Travel with his family anywhere. |
| C．Look after his little brother. | D．Watch TV comfortably at home. |
| A．loved his aunt very much |
| B．got pretty excited about the road trip |
| C．felt helpless with his mother's surprise trips |
| D．hated Danny for not going to Disney World |
| A．The author | B．Mom | C．Dad | D．Aunt Loretta |
| A．remember his mother | B．tell the story of his aunt |
| C．express his love for his brother | D．share his childhood experiences |
I’m Anna. I’m a student of Grade 8. Last weekend, my mother was very busy and tired, so I decided to help her with the housework. I started by cleaning the living room. I picked up the toys and put them in the box. Then I swept the floor carefully. I also cleaned the tables and chairs to make them shiny.
After that, I went to the kitchen. I helped my mother wash the dishes. My mother said, “It’s very kind of you. Thank you, my dear. You are a good helper.” I felt very happy and said, “It’s my pleasure to help you, Mom.” Then, I helped her make the kitchen tidy and put the things in order.
In the end, I cleaned my own room. I made the bed and put my books and toys in place.
Although I was a little tired, I felt very satisfied. Doing housework not only made our home clean and tidy, but also made me feel the joy of labor. I learned how to take responsibility and care for my family.
I will continue helping my mother with the housework in the future and do my best to make our home more beautiful and comfortable.
1. When did the story happen?| A．Yesterday. | B．Last weekend. | C．Last month. | D．Last year. |
| A．Her room. | B．The kitchen. | C．The study. | D．The living room. |
| A．高兴 | B．作业 | C．礼物 | D．选择 |
| A．She is stupid. | B．She is sick. | C．She is good. | D．She is strong. |
| A．Anna is a middle school student. |
| B．Anna helped her mom with chores. |
| C．Anna will continue doing chores in the future. |
| D．Anna’s mom didn’t want Anna to help do chores. |
【推荐1】It’s every teenager’s nightmare (恶梦): exam time. During the last three days of the term, we had six exams.
My easiest exam was maths. All of its questions were from earlier exams.
The biology exam was hard. At first, I thought I had failed it. It asked lots of things we never studied in class, so we could use our textbooks. But there wasn’t enough time to check every question. I guessed on many of them. But my teacher said I did well.
On the career (职业)planning and computer applications (申请)exam, we had a lot to do: a PowerPoint presentation (展示), a book report and a class evaluation (评估). I felt like I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think so much. They just quickly wrote down some answers and then played games.
I don’t think I did very well in the English exam. We had to write an essay (读后感)about books we’ve read in class. But I didn’t study enough.
At our school, we can “Test out” of some classes. That means students can study by themselves and then take a class exam. If they pass, they don’t have to take the class, I tested out of both computer and health classes.
Studying for those exams was terrible. Those classes go for six months, but I had to teach myself everything in three weeks. Also, I had to do three big projects at the same time. I watched no TV for almost three weeks! I am so glad it’s all over, and now it’s the summer holiday.
For my classmates, it will be two and a half months of fun without school or homework. But I’m a Chinese, and you know what Chinese parents do with their kids’ free time: still more homework.
1. ________ is every teenager’s nightmare.| A．Maths | B．The biology exam | C．Studying | D．Exam time |
| A．the writer had seen all of its questions before |
| B．the writer had never studied lots of its questions in class |
| C．the writer guessed many of the answers |
| D．the students could answer the questions with the help of their books |
| A．English | B．biology | C．maths | D．computer |
| A．learn both computer and health classes | B．do three big projects |
| C．study for computer and health classes | D．watch TV |
| A．fun | B．exams | C．homework | D．big projects |
The book—a bestseller in the US—is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca-Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.
Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood-Our jobs, the industries we work in, relationships and love as well.
With China’s official entry into the WTO, the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges. So what we should do once this“cheese”on which we are so dependent is moved?
“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely,” Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.
Professor Zhang Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”
“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese.” Zhang smiled confidently.
1. The whole passage is about_________.
| A．a bestseller in the US |
| B．what people think about China’s entry into the WTO |
| C．the change in people’s attitude towards changes and challenges |
| D．how a book influences the Chinese workers |
| A．be more competitive with foreign firms |
| B．find an excuse for their job cuts |
| C．let the workers make a living on their own |
| D．encourage the fired workers |
| A．something we depend on |
| B．a most important kind of food |
| C．change or challenge |
| D．way of life |
| A．they have different opinions on changes and challenges |
| B．people are not afraid of competition from foreign companies |
| C．the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challenges |
| D．they are both greatly encouraged by the book |
【推荐3】American boys and girls love to watch TV. Some children spend six hours a day in school and four to six a day in front of the TV set. Some even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturday.
TVs are like books or films. A child can learn bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children to understand the news; others show people and places from other countries or other time in history. With TV, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals, or to the sea to see a ship. Boys and girls can see a play, a concert (音乐会) or a game at home.
TV brings many places and things into our homes. Some programs show crimes and other things that are bad for children, so parents sometimes help them to find other interesting things to do.
1. Some children spend eight hours or more ________ on Saturday.| A．studying | B．playing games | C．watching TV | D．helping their parents |
| A．games | B．big animals | C．oceans | D．almost everything |
| A．six hours | B．more than eight hours |
| C．only a few hours | D．four hours |
| A．TV makes things happen in homes |
| B．we can know many places and things without (不) going to see them |
| C．we can see houses and buildings on TV |
| D．we can find them easily |
| A．a bad program | B．an animal | C．a game | D．an uninteresting film |
【推荐1】The teen years are an exciting time for girls, but these years they can also be filled with worries and struggles. Parents really care for them, even if they don’t always act like it. They need your love, guidance, and support each day to help them become healthy and happy.
With the busy lives we lead today, how can you do this?
*Spend time with your daughter. Set a good example to your daughter. Eat right, exercise, deal with stress in healthy ways, and don’t use drugs（毒品）, alcohol（酒） or cigarettes.
*Try to find a good balance（平衡）between work and fun in your own life. This will show your daughter that she can have balance in her life.
*Teach her good values and a sense of responsibility（ 责任）. Then trust her to make good choices.
*Set rules with them. Setting fair rules can help girls keep away from social problems which they can’t solve.
It’s normal for a girl to want to try new things. When your daughter is angry with you, she may make poor choices. Turn her mistakes into lessons, show her you still love her, and point out the good thing she does. Teach her not to be ashamed（感到羞愧） of having a problem with stress, grades, weight, drugs or alcohol. Even though you might feel upset and tired at times, everything you do will make a difference in your daughter’s life and she will thank you!
1. The teens need love from their parents because ________.| A．they are children | B．they don’t know anything |
| C．they don’t have enough money | D．the teen years are filled with worries and struggles |
| A．to set rules with her | B．to spend time with your daughter |
| C．to set a good example to your daughter | D．never to let your daughter be angry with you |
| A．try new things |
| B．turn mistakes into lessons |
| C．teach her good values and a sense of responsibility |
| D．try to find a good balance between work and fun in our own life |
| A．be big | B．be greater | C．be different | D．be important |
| A．We want to have a happy life. | B．Parents are important for children. |
| C．We want our children to be healthy. | D．The ways parents help their daughters in their life. |
【推荐2】Travel is like a box of chocolates: you never know what you are going to get when using a mystery (神秘) box plane ticket.
Earlier this year, many young people in China have become interested in mystery box travel. Usually, people plan their journeys well ahead. But with a mystery box, travelers pay a low price, usually 100 or 200 yuan. Then, they will choose their leaving airport and have a list of destinations (目的地) to choose from. Once the destination is decided, their trip begins.
A young man called Cheng dreams of going on a mystery box trip, saying that going out alone usually costs too much and that too many people don’t know where to go. But the mystery box directly shows a few destinations, making it both exciting and affordable.
Unlike Cheng, Liao Liangyu, 16, has made his dream to go on a mystery box trip come true. He and his friends bought mystery box tickets months ago, and they all got the mystery box ticket to Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province.
Since the destinations include many less popular cities, travel mystery boxes also bring many advantages to these destinations. For example, Dehong City in Yunnan province wasn’t well-known, but after being in mystery box choices, it got attention and became a popular tourist place.
1. What does Cheng think of traveling alone?| A．Lonely. | B．Exciting. | C．Expensive. | D．Interesting. |
| A．By pointing to the map. | B．By following his friend’s advice. |
| C．By planning well ahead. | D．By picking from a list of choices. |
| A．More travelers. | B．Better jobs. | C．Less pollution. | D．Cheaper food. |
| A．Beautiful Boxes: The Rise of Mystery Box Travel Among Chinese Youth. |
| B．Colorful Dreams: The Rise of Mystery Box Travel Among Chinese Youth. |
| C．Expensive Travels: The Rise of Mystery Box Travel Among Chinese Youth. |
| D．Unknown Journeys: The Rise of Mystery Box Travel Among Chinese Youth. |
【推荐3】Scientists have developed a way to read minds, translating unspoken thoughts into written words. They used artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) to do that.
Scientists used a special machine to carry out an experiment. The machine can see where blood runs, which shows the most active parts of the brain. People taking part in the experiment listened to the radio for 16 hours when their brains were studied by the machine. The AI tool learned to connect certain brain activity with words they heard. After that, each person was asked to think of a story, and the AI tool managed to pick up their thoughts.
The AI results are not accurate enough. One reason is that the AI found it hard to work out the meaning of some words. For example, the AI tool couldn’t turn the sentence “I was late for school” into “She was late for school”. That’s because when it learnt from one person’s mind but it was tested on another, it couldn’t understand their thoughts.
As people’s brain activities are different in many ways, scientists are working on improving the AI tool. After all, the development of this technology has many possibilities in future use. Scientists hope it will help people with certain medical conditions, who are still awake but have lost the ability to speak, to communicate once again.
1. What can the AI tool do for people according to the passage?| A．Help create stories. | B．Improve creative thoughts. |
| C．Change brain activities. | D．Put thoughts into written words. |
| A．By seeing where blood runs. | B．By recording people’s words. |
| C．By studying how people move. | D．By studying people’s feelings. |
| A．Correct. | B．True. | C．Proper. | D．Important. |
| A．It’s not difficult to take AI under control. |
| B．The future development of the AI tool is not clear. |
| C．The AI tool has helped people with medical conditions. |
| D．The AI tool will help those who can’t speak to express ideas. |
| A．High Risks of Using AI | B．Mind-Reading Development |
| C．Importance of Human Brain | D．Ways of Improving Technology |
【推荐1】Whenever I look at this photo, I think of an afternoon fishing with my grandfather. My grandfather loves fishing. When I was young, he tried to get my brother and me excited about it. "It's a wonderful way to spend the afternoon together," he told us. Every Saturday he asked us to go with him. At first we would, but fishing seemed so boring to us. Finally, we told him that fishing wasn't our thing. After that, he would go alone, One Saturday afternoon not long ago, I changed my mind and decided to go with him. I thought that maybe I would enjoy fishing more now that a few years have passed. So down to the water we went. We got in the water, threw the line, and waited. After three hours, all we had was a single tiny fish.
"Grandpa，why do you like standing out here for hours like this?" I asked. "You've done nothing all afternoon!"
“Well." he said. "When I was a boy, fishing wasn't 'nothing". In fact, it was everything. I didn't have TV video games or smart phones, so I fished. Now, when I fish. I go back to being that boy. It was a happy time."
This photo really changed how I saw my grandfather. I don't just see a quiet older man, but rather somebody who has seen many changes and has had many experiences. Right after I look the picture. Grandpa felt a strong pull on his line. In a second, the two of us were trying hard to bring the biggest fish I had ever seen! It was really exciting. From then on. I went fishing with him whenever I could.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1. In the writer’s grandfather’s opinion, the wonderful way to spend the afternoon is to _______.
| A．watch TV | B．have afternoon tea | C．go fishing | D．play chess |
| A．the writer and his brother thought it was boring | B．he didn’t like to stay with others |
| C．the weather was so bad | D．no one else had time |
| A．nothing | B．fishing skills |
| C．a single tiny fish | D．the biggest fish the writer had ever seen |
| A．had no money to buy toys | B．lived a simple but happy life |
| C．like to listen to the radio | D．lived a hard life |
| A．The writer’s brother also loved fishing gradually. |
| B．The writer finally understood his grandfather and he was willing to stay with him. |
| C．This photo reminded the writer of comfortable life in the countryside. |
| D．It’s more popular for teenagers to go fishing than play with smart phones. |
Parents are important for everyone. But not all of us can get on well with our parents. Well, how to solve this problem?
Help with housework. You may choose whatever you can do,
Care for parents. Have a talk with them when they come back from work.
Try to be best at school. Most parents wish their children can be the best at school and get a good job in the future.
| A．Go swimming with parents. |
| B．Here are some ways to help you. |
| C．You must try to study hard. |
| D．Try to make them happy when they are tired. |
| E．Spend time with parents. |
| F．So you can be happy. |
| G．like doing the dishes or cleaning the room. |
【推荐3】Five years ago, my mother gave birth to a brother for me when I was 8. I have learned a lot from getting along with him.
After he was born, I almost became a babysitter (保姆). I had to amuse him after school. I would make faces and sing to him when he was crying. Sometimes I even carried him everywhere in our yard to refresh (使……清新) him while my parents were busy. What I liked to do best was to feed him when looking after him. How cute he was as he tasted his favorite food! My parents often praised me happily, “As an elder brother, you’ve done a good job in looking after your younger brother.”
I have got happiness from sharing. When I was young, I was the only child in my family. I could get what I wanted from my parents and get my parents’ whole love. I was a “Little Emperor”.
But now, as long as I get something good, I will share it with him. I remembered the year when he was three, he was interested in Rubik’s cubes (魔方). I bought one for him with my lucky money as a birthday present. When he got the toy, he was so happy that he laughed, hugged me and said, “Brother, I love you!”
Thanks for spending these years together with my family, it has taught me what responsibility means, what unselfishness means and what friendship means. Not only should I look after myself, but also I should pay attention to my family and my friends.
1. The underlined word “amuse” in the second paragraph (段) means ________.| A．开他玩笑 | B．令他开心 | C．令他生气 | D．令他讨厌 |
| A．carrying him to the yard | B．making faces and singing to him |
| C．feeding him | D．telling stories to him |
| A．3 | B．8 | C．11 | D．13 |
| A．was a babysitter in his family | B．was a “Little Emperor” in his family |
| C．cooked for his family | D．bought a Rubik’s cube for himself |
| A．responsible | B．selfish | C．lonely | D．puzzled |
