1. What kind of room does the woman like?
A.A single room. | B.A double room. | C.A twin room. |
A.$10. | B.$20. | C.$40. |
A.By credit card. | B.In cash. | C.By check. |
A.In a restaurant. | B.In a hospital. | C.In a supermarket. |
A.Her mother. | B.Her sister. | C.Her friends. |
1. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Cook and customer. | B.Husband and wife. | C.Manager and cook. |
A.7:15. | B.8:15. | C.9:15. |
1. What does the woman advise the man to do?
A.Go to bed early. | B.See the doctor. | C.Make greater progress. |
A.Health care. | B.Listening practice. | C.Chinese learning. |
A.Learn a Chinese song. | B.Download a folk song. | C.Borrow a new dictionary. |
1. adj.热切的;渴望的
2. n.益处vt.使受益vi.得益于
3. vt.鼓舞;激励;启发思考
4. n.机会;时机
5. n.&vt.尊敬;尊重
6. break away
7. significant
8. from then on
9. to be frank
10. absolutely
7 . When I was nine years old, my dad worked in a heating and air conditioning company. It allowed him to work mainly in the spring and fall. With summers free, my parents took me and my two brothers to the lake every day. I supposed my parents must realize that if they didn’t find us any things to do, we would finally start fighting, as we were too bored.
On the way to the lake, my mother drove the car and my father recited (朗诵) poems so my brothers and I wouldn’t get bored. I still didn’t know how my dad had learnt so many poems by heart. But I had a great discovery that every time my father recited them, those verses (诗句) could keep us three quiet for the next twenty--minute drive. Such moments could never be achieved by what else my parents usually did such as singing, telling stories, and so on.
One of the poems that completely attracted me was a bit silly. It begins—Ladles and jellyspoons/I come before you/To stand behind you/And tell you something I know nothing about. There were still many similar ones. I found I was deeply caught. I recited these lines in my head over and over, week after week until they burned new electrical pathways in my brain. I even couldn’t help copying those poems neatly in my favorite notebooks.
It’s a love story that continues to this day, thirty years and 10 books of my own later. So the value of the story is this: Read to your kids. Sing to your kids. Recite poems for your kids. Be silly with your kids! It may make all the difference. It works for me. Thanks, Dad.
1. According to the author, why were his brothers and he taken to the lake daily in summer?A.To reduce their study pressure. | B.To escape the heat of summers. |
C.To teach them some new life skills. | D.To draw their attention to other things. |
A.Poems were easy to learn by heart. |
B.His parents were good at creating poems. |
C.His father tried hard to get along well with them. |
D.Poems could make the three brothers calm down. |
A.He began to write poems himself. | B.He gradually fell in love with poems. |
C.He made changes to some silly poems. | D.He grew to be a kid with excellent grades. |
A.Children should be grateful to their parents. |
B.Parents should avoid being too strict with kids. |
C.Good family atmosphere is very important for kids. |
D.Children should be encouraged to follow their dreams. |
A.It looks too strange. | B.It’s not formal enough. | C.Its color is unsuitable. |
A.She failed it. | B.She just passed it. | C.She did very well in it. |
A.Take a long walk. | B.Go to the country. | C.Have a good rest. |