To me, the concept(概念) of home changes along with my age all the time.
In my childhood, home was a number of calls. It seems that I had more free time than today’s children. I didn’t have to show up in front of my parents right after school, instead I would go to play with my classmates who lived in the neighborhood. We played like mad until dinner was ready and our parents called “Come back! Come home for supper!” Days passed by as I grew up in the company of those calls which are still echoing(回响) in my ears even now.
In a short while, my childhood was gone. When a thin layer of hair(胡须) began to grow around the corners of my mouth, home became a place I tried to run away from.
As I read more and more, my world opened up, larger than before me. The bed I used to sleep in became too small, and words of care from my parents began to sound meaningless. How I wished I could have a space of my own someday! Later I was joined the army and put on the green uniform. During my service days, home was the series of letters I received one after another. My most homesick moments were when I read those letters from my family.
When I got a job, I began to get “hurt”, to rise and fall in a sea of people, and to understand that you can’t share all your pains with other people, even with your best friends. So again, another wave of homesickness came over me. When I was badly hurt, I imagined myself flying home on wings. Pushing open the door, I let tears flow down my face. At that moment I felt that as large as the world was, what I needed was only the familiar smell of home and the unchanged view outside the window of my old house…
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Although I already have much life experience behind me, I know there is still a long way ahead and my concept of home will go on developing. But already I have come to see that home is where we can find the true meaning of all the busy rush life. What makes the concept different is that sometimes it refers to a person’s home and sometimes to the home of many, many people.
1.What does the underlined word “company” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 公司 B. 陪伴 C. 友情 D. 氛围
2.From the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. He misses his life in his childhood.
B. He lives a happy life when he studies at school.
C. He enjoys himself during his service days in the army.
D. He can share his feelings--happiness and sadness-- with his buddies.
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Missing my parents and home
B. His home he tries to run away from
C. A changing concept of home
D. A developing home
Teenager Jake Deham was skiing with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis. His family didn’t know that he had a problem. They kept on skiing. When they got to the foot of the mountain, there was no sign of Jake.
Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere. In the end, he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain. But he couldn’t work out the right way to go.
It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety. He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures. But Jake kept calm. At home, Jake watched a lot of programmes about living in difficult situations. He remembered the advice from these programmes and knew that he should build a hole in the snow. He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it. Outside his hole, the temperature fell to a dangerous-15℃ that night, but inside it Jake was safe from the cold.
But he had to get down the mountain. The TV programmes always said,“ If you are lost, you should find someone else’ s tracks(足迹) through the snow and follow them.” “I wanted to live my life.” remembers Jake.“So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those.” He walked and walked and finally he saw lights. Nine hours after he lost his ski, he found a team of worker who came to save him. He was safe!
His mum was very happy when she heard the news. Amazingly, Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital. He got through the terrible experience without any injuries.
So, the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time, think of Jake. Sometimes TV can save your life!
1.What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety？
A. To go skiing with his family in the USA.
B. To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow.
C. To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain.
D. To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm.
2.What was the correct order in which these events happened
a. Jake made a hole in the snow.
b. Jake lost one of his skis.
c. Jake finally saw lights.
d.Jake skied with his family.
A. d-b-a-c B. a-b-c-d C. b-a-d-c D. c-b-a-d
3.Facing the difficulties, Jake Denham was ___________________.
A. polite and hardworking B. calm and clever
C. outgoing and helpful D. warm and friendly
1.We can go to _______ to know the history of our city.
A. City Art Museum B. African Safari Park
C. Bell Tower Trips D. Country Club
2. If eight students go to see the animals in the zoo on Sunday, they should pay _______.
A. $ 35 B. $ 70 C. $ 120 D. $ 280
3.What can you do if you only have time between 4p.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday?
A. Dance with your sweet heart
B. Enjoy the scenery from the top of the Bell Tower
C. Go to see the photo show
D. See animals without cages in your own car
完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was raining. I went into a Café and asked for a cup of coffee. ________ I was waiting for my drink, I found there were many people in the place, but I felt lonely . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because it seemed that their souls belong to the________ .
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to a corner, I saw a thin, small man ________ in front of an old computer. “I’m Sam,” he finally answered after I asked him several times what his name was. “ I ________ talk with you. I’m busy,” he said. He was chatting online, and at the same time, he was playing a computer game –a war game. I was really ________ .
Why didn’t Sam want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to him , ________not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, still no reaction. I was unhappy and put my hand in front of the monitor. This time, he shouted , “Please leave me alone! ”
I took a few steps back, wondering if the others were looking at me. I raised my head, and saw ________showed any interest.
At that moment, I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more ________ having a relationship with the computer. I can’t __________ their future if they like sharing their lives with machines instead of with people.
I was worried and sank in (陷入) my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad, ________ Sam didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1.A. Before B. Since C. After D. While
2.A. home B. world C. Internet D. Café
3.A. sleeping B. sitting C. laughing D. learning
4.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
5.A. cheerful B. surprised C. moved D. frightened
6.A. or B. so C. if D. but
7.A. somebody B.anybody C.nobody D. everybody
8.A. famous for B. crazy about C. interested in D. troubled by
9.A. decide B. imagine C. plan D. design
10.A. just like B. just as C. just after D. even though
— Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.
—____________.Thank you all the same.
A．It’s very nice of you.
B. Oh, how careless of me.
C. I might as well go and get it.
D. Well, I can do without it.
-----Excuse me, could you tell me _____?
-----Certainly. A quarter past two in the afternoon.
A. when will the train to Wuhan leave
B. when the train to Wuhan would leave
C. when the train to Wuhan leaves
D. when the train to Wuhan left
