It is believed in some ways that the daughter is father’s lover. But my experience has taught me in a different way. For a long time, my father has been a very vague figure(模糊的形象)to me. He was a man of few words, tall but slim and nothing else.
When I was in primary school, my father was never there to pick me up, and he never came to any of my parent-teacher meetings. He was always busy doing projects. I remember when I was in middle school and my head was badly hurt in a PE class. During my operation, my father was nowhere to be found. This hurt me most. At that moment, I considered my father as a cold-blooded man who did not care about me at all.
But things seemed different at my high school graduation ceremony, where I was chosen to represent my class and give a speech. My father, once again, told me he had a business trip in a place outside the city and would be unable to show up(露面). “Don’t come. I will be very nervous if I see you,” I told him.
I remember my speech went smoothly. After the ceremony was over and I was about to leave. I suddenly noticed a familiar(熟悉的)looking man sitting in a corner of the hall. It was my father! I was so surprised that I rushed to him with tears(眼泪)running down my face. “Well done,” he said. His eyes were also filled with tears.
Later, I found out that my father had managed to finish his work by staying up late, and he drove for eight hours to get back. He had been sitting in the corner because he didn’t want me to see him. My father remembered every word in my speech.
For much of my life, I described my father was a cold-blooded man who only cared about his work. But when I thought deeply about this, it was obviously(明显地)not true. At my graduation ceremony. I could feel my father’s deep love. The fact is that seeing is not believing, and seeing may not be the fact if we don’t perceive(感知)the world with our hearts and minds. There’s no doubt that life doesn’t lack(缺少)love, but sometimes our eyes have trouble seeing it.
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The writer’s father was in the hospital during her operation.
B. The writer’s father attended her high school graduation ceremony.
C. The writer’s father sometimes picked her up when she was in primary school
D. The writer’s father went to parent-teacher meeting when she was in primary school.
2. The writer rushed to her father with tears running down her face mainly because .
A. she gave a speech successfully
B. the graduation ceremony was over
C. she was so nervous that she couldn’t help crying
D. she was touched to find her father cared about her
3.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to(指代)?
A. That my father was always doing projects.
B. That my father was a cold-blooded man.
C. That my father sat in the corner of the hall.
D. That my father’s eyes were filled with tears.
4.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. My busy father B. Life is full of love
C. Seeing is not believing D. A wonderful speech
For many Chinese, winter holiday season doesn’t seem complete without the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. But it’s impossible to satisfy all 1.3 billion Chinese.
Even if you, especially young audience(观众)complain about the Spring Festival Gala, watching it while having Lunar New Year’s Eve dinner has become a common way for families to get together. It’s much more than just a TV program, it’s also a way to bring family members together and get them talking during the holiday. Think about how you’ll watch the gala and discover its fun.
1. Share your opinions(观点)about the programs and artists with your family members. Introduce artists who young people enjoy to the elderly memebers of your family, such as “fellow brother” William Chan, or former(以前的)singing group EXO members Kris Wu and Lu Han.
2. Post your compliments and complaints on micro blogs and WeChat moments to share with friends. Then they will know what you’re satisfied with and what you complain about. In recent years, the gala is trying to attract young people by using Internet slang(俚语). Guessing when and what Internet chat lingo(术语)will be mentioned in the show is surely going to be hot on social media. Will there be “drunk and tired”(也是醉了)? Have a bet with friends.
3. Online video websites such as IQiyi and Youku have introduced a real-time online discussion system. All comments(评论)are displayed on the screen. You can try watching the show in this interactive(互动的)way instead of the traditional TV sets so that you may know others’ opinions about the programs in the Spring Festival Gala.
1.What does the underlined word “compliments” mean?
A. praise B. advice
C. messages D. instructions
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Using Internet slang to attract young audience.
B. Introducing types of programs in the Spring Festival Gala.
C. Watching the Spring Festival Gala on the online video websites.
D. Posting compliments and complaints on micro blogs and WeChat moments.
3.The writer mainly wants to tell us .
A. not all 1.3 billion Chinese are satisfied with the Spring Festival Gala
B. winter holiday season is the time when family members get together
C. several ways for audience to discover the fun of the Spring Festival Gala
D. the Spring Festival Gala is the best way to bring family members together
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There are more typical(典型的)expressions that you may not know. Here are Mr Bean’s examples.
“cheers” or “thanks” | British people use “Cheers” much more often than “Thanks”. “Cheers” is often used by them in daily informal conversations for small favours(帮助), such as opening doors for others, lending somebody a pen, showing strangers ways,… | |
Present Perfect Tense or Simple Past Tense | It’s more common to hear the British say “Have you done your work?” than “Did you do your work?” They prefer present tense to simple past tense. | |
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1.The passage is most probably a(n) .
A. story B. notice
C. invitation D.advertisement
2.Some typical British expressions are quoted(引用)mainly because the course organizers think .
A. English is hard to learn and needs hard work
B. these typical English expressions are interesting
C. some learners can be attracted to take the course
D. British English expressions are better than American ones
3. If you and thress of your classmates have decided to take the course, how much will you pay all together?
A. ¥1,200 B. ¥1,400
C. ¥1,500 D. ¥1,600
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At the present time, more and more people love travelling. It’s a very good of getting to know new people and cultures and acquiring (获得) experiences. It helps travelers a lot. Travel can make our minds become .
But travel does more than all that. It can also make us more creative. In recent years, some professors have been doing research on what many people have already learned from travel experiences. They believe that spending time abroad has the to affect (影响) people’s mind. For example, they found that the students who lived abroad for a longer period were better at problems creatively than those who did not. If you stay in the same place, you can’t experience new sights, new smells, new sounds and new cultures. All these can your mind and make it more active.
, that doesn’t mean the more places you’ve been, the more creative you’ll become. Another group of professors have been doing research. They found the people who often travelled from one place to another didn’t have enough to immerse(使……沉浸)themselves in a new place and a new culture. They weren’t as creative as the people who spent the time getting to know a place. You have to interact(相互影响)with the places you go to and then you can benefit(得益)from it.
If you go travelling. which do you prefer, staying in a place for a certain period or rushing all the way ?
1.A. way B. area C. sign D. state
2.A. present B. produce C. get D. check
3.A. thicker B. smoother C. wider D. healthier
4.A. ability B. possibility C. personality D. difficulty
5.A. solving B. causing C. controlling D. spreading
6.A. set up B. wake up C. turn up D. clean up
7.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However
8.A. secret B. rapid C. common D. similar
9.A. interest B. money C. time D. quality
10.A. nearly B. probably C. hardly D. really
—Never give up. If you keep practicing speaking English every day. you’ll make great progress.
---Thanks for encouraging me. I know .
A. practice makes perfect
B. it never rains but it pours
C. many hands make light work
D. the grass is always greener on the other side
– Mum, the visit to the science museum is so wonderful.
-- Really? Could you tell me ?
A. that you did and saw there
B. when you come back
C. how did you get there
D. if you saw models of spacecraft there