Most American families are smaller than the families in other countries. Most American families have one or two parents and one or two children each.
Children in the US will leave their parents’ home when they grow up. They usually live far from their parents because they want to find good jobs. They often write to their parents or telephone them. And they often go to visit their parents on holiday.
Parents usually let their children choose their own jobs. Americans think it is important for young people to decide on their lives by themselves.
Parents ask children to do some work around their house. And in many families, parents pay their children for doing some housework so that they learn how to make money for their own use.
1.Why do American children usually live far from their parents?
A. Because they don’t like living with their parents.
B. Because they want to find good jobs.
C. Because they grow up.
D. Because they don’t have jobs.
2.Who decide(s) on the children’s lives in America?
A. Their parents. B. Their children.
C. Their teachers. D. The children themselves.
3.Do many parents in the US pay their children for doing housework?
A. Yes, they do. B. No, they don’t.
C. We don’t know. D. Yes, they are.
4.When do children often go to visit their parents in America?
A. Every day. B. At night.
C. On weekends. D. On vacation.
5. Which is the best title (题目) of the article?
A. Children and parents. B. Learn how to make money.
C. American families. D. How to find good jobs.
My cousin Jenny made some new term resolutions last month.
First she wants to keep healthy. So she is going to exercise more and eat a lot of healthier food. She isn’t going to eat junk food. She is going to make a volleyball team because she likes it and she’s also good at playing it. And she also wants to improve her English. She is going to read English every morning. The third, she is going to read more books because she thinks she can learn a lot from books. So she’s going to go to the school library quite often. When she grows up, she is going to be a doctor for children. She wants to help sick children. She’s going to study medicine at a university when she finishes high school. She is going to work hard. She loves children and she thinks looking after children will be wonderful.
1.When did Jenny make her new term resolutions?
A. Yesterday. B. Last week.
C. Every morning. D. Last month.
2. How is Jenny going to improve her English?
A. She is going to read English every morning.
B. She is going to go to the school library quite often.
C. She is going to study medicine at a university.
D. She is going to study English really hard.
3.What’s the meaning of “sick” in the article?
A. 幼小的 B.可爱的 C.生病的 D.乡下的
4.What job may Jenny choose in the future?
A. A university student. B. A doctor.
C. An English teacher. D. A volleyball player.
5.Which of the following is NOT right according to the article?
A. Jenny isn’t going to eat some junk food in the new term.
B. Jenny thinks reading books is good for her.
C. Jenny is going to study medicine at a university in the new term.
D. Jenny thinks looking after kids will be good.
There are robots around the world, we use robots here and there. They a big role in our lives. They can always do work and they never feel tired or bored. Sometimes they do some dangerous or difficult or dirty work.
Robots don’t have the same brains （大脑） humans do, and they don’t have any senses（意识）, either. Then how the work? Well, they have computers inside their bodies to work like our brains.
Robots are becoming smarter day by day. It’s not difficult of the future of the robots. In the future they just like the ones in the movies. They can speak, walk and even think. Maybe persons can also make friends robots. However, will they become than us? The answer is “No”. We always have new ideas, but they .
1.A. all kind of B. a kind of C. kind of D. all kinds of
2.A. play B. have C. make D. take
3.A. same B. different C. the same D. the different
4.A. to B.as C.for D.with
5.A. doing B.did C.to do D.do
6.A.to think B.think C.thinking D.thinks
7.A.are B.is going to be C.were D.will be
8.A.with B.to C.and D.for
9.A.smart B.smarter C.smartest D.the smartest
10.A.won’t B.aren’t C.don’t D.didn’t
- ____________ will you finish your high school? In about two years.
A. How long B. How often
C. How soon D. How much
He told me _____________ the blender because the milk shake wasn’t OK.
A. don’t turn on B. don’t turn off
C. not to turn off D. to turn off
There is lots of meat in the bowl, please _______________.
A. cut up it B. cut up them
C. cut it up D. cut them up
