Soap operas and sitcoms are two kinds of popular TV shows. What are the differences between them?
A soap opera is usually very long and has many episodes(集).All the episodes of a soap opera are interconnected The first soap opera was on radio in the late 1930s. One of the most famous soap operas is Friends.
A sitcom, or a situation comedy, is a set of funny stories. These stories all happen in a small place, like a house or a workplace. Sitcoms are different from soap operas. Each story in a sitcom can be a different one and sitcoms make people feel happy. There is a very popular sitcom on TV in China. Everyone likes it. Do you know it? It is Home With Kids.
1. What does the underlined word "interconnected" mean in Chinese?
A.不连接 B.无法连接C.没有电 D.相互关联
2.What can we learn about "Friends"?
A. It is the most popular sitcom in America.
B. It is a very popular sitcom in China.
C. It is one of the most famous soap operas.
D. It is the first soap opera on TV
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. A soap opera is very short.
B. A soap opera has few episodes.
C. A sitcom is a set of funny stories.
D. A sitcom has few characters(人物).
4. What's the best title for the passage?
A. How to make Soap Operas
B. Differences Between Soap Operas and Sitcoms
C. Differences Between Sitcoms and Funny Stories
D. How to Make People Laugh
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An old carpenter(工匠)was ready to retire(退休).His boss was to see the good worker leave. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more . The carpenter said yes, but his mind was not on his work any more. He used poor materials and worked on the house. When the carpenter finished his work, the boss the front-door key to him and said, "This is your house. It's a for you."
What a surprise! If he had known he was his own house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he poorly built.
So it is with us. Sometimes we build our carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the things we did. We find that we are living in the house we have poorly built we don't have a chance(机会)to make it all over again.
Think of as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it carefully and wisely. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.
Your life today is the of your attitudes(态度)and choices(选择)you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitude and choices you make today.
1.A. gladB. nervous C. ready D. sorry
2.A. roomB. house C. bridge D. shade
3.A. carefully B. really C. carelessly D. happily
4.A. gaveB. leftC. soldD. bought
5.A. present B. place C. secret D. question
6.A. taking B. using C. building D. buying
7.A. studies B. lives C. jobsD. feelings
8.A. and B. butC. or D. so
9.A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself
10. A. mistakeB. change C. result D. instruction
一Please don't say a bad word about anyone.
一________.
A. OK, I do
B. Sorry, I don't
C. Sorry, I won't
D. Yes, I won't
一What's your best friend like?
一 .
A. He likes drawing
B. He doesn't like any meat
C. He's helpful and humorous
D. DIY is his favourite
Linda drew than girl in her class.
A. more careful; any other
B. more carefully; any other
C. more careful; the other
D. more carefully; the other
一I called you just now, but you didn't answer it.
一Sorry! My phone was on silent mode. I a DIY course.
A. took B. was taking C. am taking D. take
