Most adults once studied at school, had classes and did homework every day. The same 1 is going
on at school now. 2 it seems that doing weekend homework is 3 problem for the modern students.
All the students should agree that weekend homework should be abolished (取消). It′s 4 for them
studying at school five days a week. They have a lot of interests. With homework to do on Saturday and
Sunday, when can they find 5 to help around the house, go and see a football or basketball game or a
good film, join in family recreations (娱乐), or just have 6 at home? Because of these other activities,
the homework can not be finished until 7 . So their weekend homework is usually done in such a hurry
that on Monday the 8 teachers often threaten (威胁)to fail whole class of students because they know
nothing about the 9 . If there were no weekend homework for the students to do, they would be happy
to school on Monday 10 having a good rest and to learn what the teachers teach. |
( )1. A. thing
( )2. A. Also
( )3. A. no
( )4. A. not enough
( )5. A. friends
( )6. A. a rest
( )7. A. Monday afternoon
( )8. A. pleased
( )9. A. lesson
( )10. A. until | B. school
B. But
B. another
B. enough
B. time
B. an exam
B. Saturday afternoon
B. sorry
B. games
B. when | C. class
C. Still
C. one
C. no good
C. places
C. a lesson
C. Friday night
C. unhappy
C. interests
C. before | D. homework
D. Though
D. other
D. no use
D. money
D. a picnic
D. Sunday night
D. not worried
D. activities
D. after | | 阅读短文，从A-F中选择4个适当的句子还原到文章中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。 | Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. 1. ________
If it"s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don"t worry about it. Here are some advice for you to
bridge the generation gap (消除代沟).
Don"t argue (争辩) with your parents. Don"t get to your parents when you are angry, 2. ________ And
you can"t express yourself well if you are angry. Think about what you want to say to your parents. If you
don"t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.
Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep
your disagreement and try your best to accept (接受) each other. Michael"s mother didn"t agree with him
about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the
motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days.
Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations (情况), it is
especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. 3. _________
Talk about your values (价值). 4. _________ Tell your parents what you care about, and why.
Understanding your values might help them see your purposes (目的) in life.
A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!
A. your parents probably won"t consider (考虑) your ideas if you are shouting at them.
B. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages.
C. Tell your parents you disagree with them.
D. Showing respect will keep your relationship (关系) strong.
E. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own.
F. You should love your parents. | | 阅读理解。 | Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People
can "farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow", "sell" or even "steal" "vegetables", "flowers" and "fruits" on the Net.
They can earn some e-money and buy more "seeds", "pets" and even "houses".
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don"t quite understand why they are so crazy about the childish game. Maybe they are just not
confident (自信) enough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some "bugs" in my friends" gardens and we"ve become closer because of the game.
Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in the city want to enjoy the life in the countryside. It can reduce my work
pressure (压力); besides, it gives me the exciting experience (经历) of being a "thief".
Ivy: Well, it"s just a waste of time. Students playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can"t
put their hearts into their study. | | 1. According to the passage, people can"t _____ things in this game. | | [ ] | A. grow
B. borrow
C. steal
D. sell | | 2. From Laura"s words, we can guess that she"s most probably _____. | | [ ] | A. an office worker
B. a farmer
C. a student
D. a thief | | 3. Which is NOT the reason why people like the game? | | [ ] | A. They want to enjoy the country life.
B. They can have fun with friends.
C. The game can give people an exciting experience.
D. They are confident enough to face the real world. | | 4. Where can you find this passage? | | [ ] | A. In a car magazine.
B. In an advertisement.
C. In a newspaper.
D. In a science book. | | 在短文的空格内填入适当的词，填其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给。 | A survey has been published which shows that British people don"t like their neighbours very much. 80%
of the people who took part in the survey feel that their neighbours 1. h_______ pay attention to others"
feelings. 25% don"t talk to the people who live next door and 10% don"t even know their names. In fact, one
million people in Britain would like to 2. m_______ because they don"t get along well with their neighbours.
According to the survey, the 3. b_______ problem is noise. Many of the complaints about noise came
from people who live in flats and old houses. These places often have thin walks which can"t 4. s_______
the noise from next door.
The other main problems are disagreements (不和) about car parking spaces, and old people complaining
about the young. Some disagreements last 5. a _______ time. In one case, people who live in the same building
haven"t talked to each other for fifteen years. Sometimes the disagreements end in violence.In one of the worst
cases, a mam killed a neighbour because he kept parking in "his space".
Another survey shows that 90% of the neighbours never share a meal, 80% have never had a drink
6. t_______ and 20% have never even spoken. However, when neighbours become each other"s 7. f_______,
they are often ready to offer help, as we can see in many parts of the world.
One solution to such problems is to talk about them with a professional organization and, if necessary, to
sign a written agreement. Now people can get this service in more and more towns.
1._______ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ | | 阅读理解。 | America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon.
They don"t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This
can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may
become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand.Although Americans treat friends warmly in their
personal everyday lives, they don"t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in
China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle
of the night to meet a friend. We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is
opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their
daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And
they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome
will be full, warm and real.
For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants,
except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their
holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality (好客) at home and enjoy your visit in America! | | 1. The underlined phrase "pick up" in Paragraph 1 may mean "_____". | | [ ] | A. keep out
B. give up
C. pay no attention to
D. continue | | 2. Which of the following is the typical (典型的) way of American hospitality? | | [ ] | A. Treating friends at home.
B. Taking days off to be with friends.
C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.
D. Sharing everything they have. | | 3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? | | [ ] | A. Americans are always generous with their time.
B. Americans don"t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.
C. Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.
D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships. | | 4. This passage is most probably written for _____. | | A. American students
B. Chinese students
C. Chinese visitors to America
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