Beijing"s Hutong is attracted by tourists. In the past twenty years it has changed greatly, but it changes________ a way, you can s________see the history of it, see the culture of it, see the tradition of it.People in Beijing have________we call the closeness to each other. They are like________(社区). Everyone knows everyone________. At 6 o"clock in summer time, people are outside their houses, s________on small chairs and playing Chinese checkers and having tea, talking to each other. Beijing is________(建立) on the v________sense of communication, of feelings, of knowing each other. A stranger walks in the street and the________(整个) street will know this person as a stranger. Hutong is a place of_m________friends. | 1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________ |
阅读理解 | |
The singer, Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones sings a song that tells people they can"t always get what they want but if we try sometimes we can get what we need. The past years in my life my parents have told me this saying many times. I"ve always complained about the quote(引语). Although over time I have told myself to learn from it. This year my girlfriend flew off to college in West Palm, Florida. This has been a killer for me because I haven"t been able to see her and she is having a rough time in school. The last two months have been hard but we are working through it. I have been trying to get my dad to buy me a plane ticket to go down there. My dad told me if I brought him some money he would help me pay for the ticket. I started to complain to him because I had no way of getting any money to give him. I spent several days and nights thinking of ways to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. I finally came to the conclusion that I would get a job and work hard to earn some money to give to my dad. I applied to Safeway and I ended up getting the job. I have been working at Safeway for about a month now and work hard to earn money to go to see my girlfriend. The other day my mum had surprised me and told me that she asked her boss if she could use their business miles(旅费) to buy me a ticket down to Florida for two weeks. I was very thankful and told her I would help pay for anything that I have to. The thought of me working hard and getting a job showed my mum that I really cared and was trying my best to be a successful person. I believe that you can"t always get what you want but if you try sometimes, you get what you need. | |
1. The author"s parents often told him the saying quoted from the song because ________. | |
A. He liked to complain to them about his life B. They expected him to earn from the singer C. He always wanted to get everything he wanted D. They tried to educate him to do things for himself | |
2. What does the word"killer"underlined in the second paragraph refer to? | |
A. Something that is quite troublesome. B. Something that is very difficult. C. A person who kills purposely. D. A person who treats women very badly. | |
3. What can we infer from the passage? | |
A. The author was lazy and unwilling to work hard. B. The author"s father was too mean to give him money. C. The author"s actual action won support from his mother. D. The author was unable to tear himself away his girlfriend. | |
4. By writing the passage, the author tries to show________. | |
A. we can do nothing without money B. fathers are strict while monthers are kind C. it"s hard for parents to bring up their children D. we should try to rely on ourselves for everything | |
阅读理解 | |
Frankly, I appreciate myself very much.Yes, I admit I"m in many aspects not as good as other people, but I don"t think I"m always not good.When I find what I"ve done or written is okay, I"ll remain pleased with myself for quite a few days, and if I receive praise for it, I"ll even become so excited as to add a few words to reward myself. True, I"m not modest at all.People may call me conceited (自负的). But I think otherwise. I appreciate other people.I appreciate anything good.Isn"t it unfair to forget appreciating myself while appreciating others? We Chinese generally tend to be modest, and we take pride in being so.For example, a Chinese man will call his own wife zhuojing, meaning"my humble wife", and his own writings zhuozuo, meaning"my poor writings". But if you call his wife a "rustic (乡村的) woman" or his writings"trash", he would, I"m sure, declare he would make a clean break with you angrily.As a matter of fact, there is probably no difference at all between what is said by him and you. I don"t think it"s wrong of you to freely praise yourself if you"re really worthy of praise.As we know, there is an old Chinese saying disparaging (蔑视) a melon seller, named Lao Wang, who keeps praising his own goods.Well, why can"t he praise his melons if they are really sweet and juicy? Lao Wang sells melons for a living.How could he carry on business if he, by imitating the affectations (装模作样) of us intellectuals, were to show false modesty about his melons?He would sure enough die of starvation. Selfappreciation is therefore a key to professional dedication and enjoyment of work.Needless to say, the same is true of those who make a living with their pen.One will lose confidence in writing when he stops admiring his own essays. 1. We know from the first three paragraphs that the author________. A. is modest in some way B. is pleased to be a good writer C. is too conceited D. thinks it unfair to appreciate others 2. What do we know about the author"s attitude towards Chinese modesty according to Paragraph 4? A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Careless. 3. The author mentions the example of Lao Wang to prove that______. A. Lao Wang is very proud of himself B. melon sellers should praise their goods C. reasonable selfappreciation is good D. writers should learn from Lao Wang 4. The purpose of the passage is to encourage readers to be________. A. modest B. considerate C. respectful D. confident | |
短文填词 I am a photographer, or my job is taking pictures. As a young boy I was g________a very old camera. Since that day I got lost________picturetaking. There is no doubt that a picture can tell a thousand w________.When you click the camera you________a moment.If you are taking a picture of a person, you record a moment in that p________ life, if you are taking pictures of a city, a building or whatever, the moment you are________(记录) becomes a history.what I am________(忙碌) doing is to make a film about the city of Beijing, ________I have lived for seven years and which has a rich history.From the beginning to the ________a lot of pictures are involved. I wish my understanding of Beijing could affect w________watches the pictures. |