Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.21cnjy.com
Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.
In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.
But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.
Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.
1.Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?
A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.
B. Because he did something wrong.
C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.
D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.
2.The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.
A. 很高的待遇 B. 很多的自由
C. 很高的期望 D. 很多的关爱
3.The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A. the differences between Chinese education and American education
B. Chinese students are better than American students
C. American parents are not strict enough with their children
D. what’s the best way to educate child
When you are learning English, listening, speaking and writing are important, but reading can also be very helpful. When you read, you can not only learn some new words, but also you can learn how to use these English words. When you read, it gives you a good example for writing.
Good reading tips.
Try to read at the right level(水平). Read something that you can (more or less) understand. If you need to stop every three words to use a dictionary, it is not interesting.
Try to increase the number of your new words. If there are four or five new words on a page, write them in your notebook. But you don’t have to write them while you read. Instead, try to guess their meaning as you read: mark them with a pen. Then come back when you have finished reading to look them up in a dictionary and write them in your own vocabulary book. Then try to remember them.
Try to read regularly. For example, read for a short time once a day. Fifteen minutes every day is better than two hours every Sunday. Fix(固定)a time to read and keep to it. You could read for fifteen minutes when you go to bed, or when you get up or at lunchtime. 21·cn·jy·com
Read what interests you. Choose a book or a magazine about a subject that you like, because you are going to spend time and money reading it. So, choose an interesting book. You can also read newspapers. There are many English newspapers in China. For example, 21st Century Teens . It is easy enough for you to understand it . There is something interesting in it.
1. If you meet a few new words on a page while reading, ________.
A. give up reading
B. guess the meaning at first
C. write them down at once
D. look them up in a dictionary at once
2.Which of the following sentences is right? 2-1-c-n-j-y
A. Reading a lot can help you write better.
B. When you read, you can only learn some new words.
C. It is interesting for you to stop every three words to use a dictionary.
D. Try to read something that you can’t understand to make your English better.
3.To make your reading better, _________.
A. it’s enough for you to read 21st Century Teens
B. only read a magazine about a subject that you like
C. you should read something that you like for a short time once a day at least
D. reading English every Sunday is much better than for a short time once a day
4.The main purpose of the writing is to _________.
A. tell students what to read
B. tell students reading is very helpful
C. tell students when to read
D. give advice on how to make reading better
Films in Grand Movie Theater this week | |
Harry Potter Ⅲ American film Director (导演): Alfonso Caron Stars: Daniel Redcliffe, Rupert Grint, Amma Waston. Time: From Monday to Wednesday, at 6:00 pm. Ticket price: $4.5 | Kungfu Hustle Chinese Hong Kong film Director: Zhou Xingchi Stars: Zhou Xingchi, Yuan Hua, Liang Xiaolong. Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 pm. Ticket price: $5 |
A World Without Thieves Chinese film Director: Feng Xiaogang Stars: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30 pm Ticket price: $6 (Half on Sunday for children) | Troy American film Director: Wolfgang Peterson Stars: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jane Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 am Ticket price: $5.5 |
1. If a man with his child goes to Grand Movie Theater on Sunday, they will pay ________ for the film.
A．$12 B. $9 C. $6 D. $5
2.You can see three films either（或者） on ________ or（或者） on ________.
A. Wednesday, Friday B. Tuesday, Wednesday
C. Thursday, Friday D. Saturday, Sunday
3. From the poster, we know ________ is a director and actor in the film.
A. Alfonso Caron B. Feng Xiaogang
C. Wolfgang Peterson D. Zhou Xingchi
完形填空
You don’t understand me!” I shouted. Then I ran out of the door and got on a bus. I didn’t know______ it was going. I just want to get away from home as ____ as I could.I couldn’t ___ what had just happened to me. My mother, the person I believe in, had just read all of my ___ from my close friends! It shouldn’t have happened to me. She read my letters and told me not to write to ____any more! I couldn’t ____ the tears from falling when I thought about this. Later that day, I went to my close ____ house. ____ my friend gave me a cup of water, the phone rang. “It’s your mother,” she spoke to me in a low ____. “Tell her that I’m not here!” I answered. However my mother heard it. “Tell her not to leave! I’ll be right there!” Then she rang off the phone ____ a goodbye. In fact, I should say that I was a little ____. I couldn’t imagine what would happen. But to my ____, when my mother arrived, “sorry” was the first word she ____ to me. Her _____ told me that she had been crying and her voice told me that she was really tired. “will you forgive (原谅) me?” at last she asked. I didn’t know what to say. I just _____ her, and gave her a hug. She held me so tightly. You know, at that time, I felt so warm. I really love you, Mum!
1.A. where B. what C. why D. when
2.A. happily B. slowly C. carefully D. quickly
3.A. remember B. talk C. believe D. ask
4.A. letters B. books C. magazines D. novels
5.A. him B. them C. you D. her
6.A. make B. think C. stop D. find
7.A. classmate’s B. relatives C. teacher’s D. friend’s
8.A. Till B. If C. After D. Since
9.A. voice B. sound C. noise D. silence
10.A. during B. without C. towards D. from
11.A. satisfied(满意的) B. bored C. worried D. interested
12.A. surprise B. mind C. body D. hear
13.A. told B. said C. asked D. heard
14. A. ears B. arms C. hands D. eyes
15. A. ran to B. gave up C. went on D. pushed in
书面表达
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，按要求写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给的英文提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的真实姓名。
假如你是李磊，你的笔友Tom想来北京旅游，请你给他提一些建议。如：时间、活动安排等，并给出原因。
提示词语：the best time, warm, do some sightseeing
Dear Tom,
I’m happy to know that you want to visit Beijing. _________________________________
Yours,
Li Lei
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳 选项。每个选项只能用一次。
Chinese Calligraphy
What is calligraphy? It’s handwriting. Any language can be written in calligraphy, but Chinese calligraphy is especially beautiful. It takes a lot of patience and practice to
write Chinese calligraphy. 1. . During the lessons, they learn how to hold a brush. They also learn how to make different strokes (一笔) to make Chinese characters.
There are many different kinds of brushes people can buy to do calligraphy.
2. . But there is one kind of calligraphy brush that is extra special. This brush is made from baby hair! Hundreds of years ago in China, people started to believe a baby-hair brush was good luck. It is a tradition. 3. .
4. .To make a brush, a family will cut off a baby’s hair when he or she is about one month old. Then they will take some of the baby’s hair to a shop to be made into a brush. 5. . It takes more than 80 steps to make one brush. That’s why these brushes are such a treasure.
