Not long ago, two of my grandchildren came over for Sunday night family dinner. They walked in and made straight for the sofa to lie down. Aged 10 and 12, they pulled out their smartphones and started gaming.
It saddens me to watch them, and so many other kids today, consider gaming as play. When I was a kid, I knew how to play. When I wanted a metal pedal car (踏板车) like some of my rich friends, my father made me one out of wood. At first, I was ashamed of the homemade toy. But I soon began to like it when my friends all wanted a ride. Dad also built a huge playhouse and several tree houses. When I was older, he made me a high jump stand. Dad just loved building things or he really loved me, or maybe a little of both.
In my neighborhood, we didn’t have much to play with. For fun, we had to get creative. We put up tents in the backyard and camped out. At night, we looked for something interesting on the streets. We once went on a week-long bike trip to Lake Huron, which was 220 kilometers away.
My grandchildren have no idea how much fun these activities can be. That Sunday night, after dinner, I decided to take them outside to show them something “different” .
The first response (回应) was, “Why do we have to put our shoes on and go outside?” “Because I want to show you something,” I said and picked up my Frisbee (飞盘) . “I think we could go outside and throw the frisbee around.”
I got a slow and unwilling “Sure” for my efforts. With some further unwillingness, we walked out into the street and began throwing the frisbee.
Slowly, we got the hang of it . My grandson caught the frisbee over ten times. It was amazing how much progress we were making. We played until it was dark.
Anyway, it was a great success. My grandchildren began a new way of playing.
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1. What did the grandchildren do to upset the writer so much?| A．Making straight for TV. | B．Lying down on the bed. |
| C．Coming over for dinner. | D．Playing games on the phone. |
① Tree houses. ② Camping tents. ③A jump stand. ④A pedal car.
| A．①②③ | B．①③④ | C．①②④ | D．②③④ |
| A．He took them to the neighbor’s house. |
| B．He advised them to walk on the streets. |
| C．He asked them to ride bikes along the lake. |
| D．He invited them to throw the frisbee outside. |
| A．We got a new frisbee. |
| B．We hung the frisbee up high. |
| C．We played with the frisbee better. |
| D．We stopped playing with the frisbee. |
| A．I know how to play | B．I understand them better |
| C．I like what you like | D．I remember my childhood |
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The grandfather said, “Let me tell you a story. When I was a boy, I sometimes hated others for what they did…”
As the boy listened carefully, the grandfather went on, “There are always two tigers inside my heart. One is good and kind. He gets on well with everything around him. But the other is bad and unfriendly. Even the smallest thing will make him angry. He fights with everyone all the time, and for no reason. He can’t think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control (控制) me.”
The boy looked into his grandfather’s eyes and asked, “Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?”
The old man said slowly and seriously, “The one that I feed. I always feed the good and kind tiger, so I never hate others and seldom get angry now.”
1. The boy went to his grandfather ________.| A．before he went to school | B．when he went to school |
| C．after school was over | D．after he had a fight |
| A．because others want to kill him | B．because he wants to eat others |
| C．for no reason | D．because others aren’t friendly to him |
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| C．the grandfather hates the bad tiger | D．the grandfather treats (对待) the tiger very well |
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| C．How to get along with others. | D．How to fight with others. |
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The day before, we had been on the road showing off our baby to all of the grandparents and great-grandparents. It had been a busy Christmas and hard on my wife, who was still recovering from giving birth. Then we were back in our house, trying to get some extra sleep before starting the day.
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1. When was the child born?| A．On Christmas Day. | B．When the writer was 33 years old. |
| C．When the writer wasn’t married. | D．When the writer was a college student. |
| A．The sunlight. | B．Christmas. | C．The snow. | D．His wife’s smile. |
| A．The writer’s regrets about having a child early. | B．The writer’s memory of becoming a father. |
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| A．富有的 | B．受欢迎的 | C．聪明的 | D．美味的 |
| A．His dinosaur. | B．Mommy Pig. | C．Cakes. | D．Peppa. |
| A．To cook. | B．To play with Suzy. |
| C．To eat cakes. | D．To jump in muddy puddles. |
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1. The artist ________ in a beautiful country.| A．saw a friend | B．visited a farmer | C．went on a vacation | D．bought pictures |
| A．some money | B．some pictures | C．nothing | D．one of the artist’s pictures |
| A．He enjoyed the artist’s pictures very much. |
| B．He didn’t think the artist’s pictures were good. |
| C．He had too much money. |
| D．He liked the artist’s pictures. |
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In the state of Qin, there was a man called Shang Yang(商鞅). He was a statesman (政治家) and worked out many reforms(改革) for the state, like paying more attention to farming and giving rewards(报酬) to soldiers who were successful when at war.
But these reforms were not easily carried out(执行)at first. Most people didn’t trust Shang Yang. In order to solve this problem, Shang Yang came up with an idea. He put a thin wooden pole(杆) at the south gate of the Qin capital. Many people came to see him and the pole.
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After that, the people of Qin were all talking about what Shang Yang did about the pole. They believed he was a man of his word. So when Shang Yang began carrying out his reforms, the people followed him.
Under these great reforms, Qin grew stronger and stronger. At last, Qin made all the seven states into one empire in China.
To be honest is very important for everyone. It will help people believe what they say and respect(尊敬)them.
1. Who was Shang Yang from the story?| A．He was a statesman. | B．He was a king |
| C．He was an emperor. | D．He was a soldier. |
| A．he needed the pole to be at the north gate. |
| B．he wanted to teach people a valuable lesson. |
| C．he was going to introduce his reforms at the north gate. |
| D．he wanted people to know he could keep his promises. |
| A．Because people wanted him to increase it. |
| B．Because there wasn't enough time. |
| C．Because Shang Yang heard no answer. |
| D．Because Shang Yang was happy. |
| A．Shang Yang became the first emperor. |
| B．The first empire of China appeared. |
| C．The south gate fell down. |
| D．The state of Qin became weaker and weaker. |
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In 1262, the inventor, Roger Bacon, discovered the amazing function(功能) of lenses(镜片), and he thought that glasses could be used to help people to see. Twenty years later, in Florence, Italy, the inventor, Alessandro di Spina, made the first pair of glasses that could help people to see.
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Inventors continued to improve glasses. In 1784, Ben Franklin created glasses that had bifocal(双焦的) lenses. Many years later, in 1827, George Airy made circle-shaped glasses to correct astigmatism, an eye problem that stops the eyes from seeing things clearly.
1. When the Chinese first used colored glasses, they thought ______.
| A．glasses could help eyes to see clearly |
| B．glasses were in style |
| C．eyes could send our light onto glasses |
| D．glasses could help with eye problem |
| A．Alessandro di Spina |
| B．Johannes Kepler |
| C．Roger Bacon |
| D．George Airy |
| A．a special function of glasses |
| B．a special lens |
| C．a kind of glasses |
| D．an eye problem |
