Today we are developing a new idea—Money is the measure of all things. More and more, people are being judged by what they own, and not by their good qualities. This is certainly true among many people in China.
According to a survey that was done in 2013, China is the most materialistic(物欲的) country in the world. Twenty-three percent of Chinese said they measured success by the things they owned (cars, homes, jewelry, designer clothes) compared with just 21 percent in America, 20 percent in Canada, and 16 percent in Britain.
This love of materialistic has spread into schools where some kids like to show off their Apple Watches, iPhone7 and expensive running shoes. Some poorer students now feel worried by their richer classmates and sad by their poor families. In some cases this has affected their performance in school.
But having rich parents doesn’t automatically(自动地) bring good grades and having poor parents doesn’t certainly bring bad grades. It is hard wok that is the key to success, not the cost of your running shoes. And hard work is what develops good characters, not money, that should be the measure of all things.
1.What is the measure of all things for many people in China?
A. Success. B. The good quality. C. The good grades. D. Money.
2.According to the survey, how many Chinese judged success by the things they owned?
A. 23% of Chinese. B. 21% of Chinese. C. 20% of Chinese. D. 16% of Chinese.
3.Why do some students like showing off expensive things in school?
A. Because their families are very rich.
B. Because of the worship of materialism.
C. Because expensive things can bring good grades.
D. Because they are good at all kinds of subjects.
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A. Poor students can hardly get good grades.
B. Rich students have the worship of materialism.
C. We should correct the worship of materialism.
D. Canadians have the least the worship of materialism in rate.
China has ended its one-child policy(政策) in 2015. The government announced it would now allow all couples to have two children. The one-child policy was a population control measure that was introduced in 1979. Policy makers hoped to control the country’s population to avoid high rates of poverty(贫穷).
The new two-child policy should give a huge economic(经济) push for China and prevent China from becoming an ageing society. China’s labor(劳动力) force peaked at 940 million in 2012. This fell to 930 million in 2014 and is expected to fall by 29 million by 2020. Predictions are that there will be an average of 2.5 million extra newborns per year. This will provide more workers and an extra $11.8 billion in annual GDP. The new policy will affect around 100 million people.
1.When did the one-child policy begin in China?
A. 1979 B. 2012 C. 2015 D. 2017
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the two-child policy?
A. It can increase more new babies.
B. It’s a huge economic push in China.
C. It makes China became an ageing society.
D. It will affect many people.
3.What’s meaning of the underlined word “peaked”?
A. 山峰 B. 达到顶峰 C. 压力增大 D. 化解危机
一Mary, is this _______ruler?
一No, _________ is in the pencil case.
A. yours; my B. your; mine C. your; my D. yours; mine
Jim is _______ 11-year-old boy, and he plays _______ piano quite well.
A. a; the B. an; / C. an; the D. a; /
假如你叫李红，你的美国笔友Mary正在学习汉语。她在给你的来信中介绍了她好朋友的情况。请根据以下信息用英语写一封回信，向她介绍你的好朋友玲玲的情况。
外貌 | 高挑；漂亮 |
品质 | 友好；乐于帮助同学和老师 |
个人爱好 | 读书；听音乐 |
去年暑假 | 看书；和朋友们外出购物；散步；游泳…… |
今年暑假计划 | 参加澳大利亚悉尼（Sydney）的夏令营；和一个澳大利亚的家庭住在一起，用英语沟通；游览城市；在海滩上野餐…… |
要求：1. 词数70-90。开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数。2. 所给信息要全部用上，可适当发挥。
Dear Mary,
Thank you for telling me something about your friend. I think you have a good friend. Now let me tell you something about my best friend, Lingling.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Love,
Li Hong
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阅读短文，根据题目要求完成各小题。
Beijing is the capital of China. 76. Not only our Chinese people but also lots of foreigners come to visit it every day. There are so many places of interest in Beijing.
Here’s a map of Beijing. And here is Tian’anmen Square. The Great Hall of the People is on its left, on the right is the National Museum of China. If you want to visit the Forbidden City (紫禁城), just go straight on, it’s opposite Tian’anmen Square. Have you ever been to the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall? It’s on Tian’anmen Square.
Do you like parks? Maybe Beihai Park will be your favourite. It’s kind of quiet. 78. Let me tell you how_________ (get) there. Go across the square, turn left into Chang’an Jie and then turn right into Chang Jie. There’s an entrance on the corner of Chang Jie and Wenjin Jie.
Most people like shopping, especially women. In Beijing, 79. 购物的最佳地方是王府井大街。Go across the square, take the first turning on the right, and go along Dong Chang’an Jie, then turn left, you can get to Wangfujing Dajie. 80. I’m sure you will enjoy yourself there.
1.将划线的句子译成汉语。___________________________________________________
2.How can you get to the Forbidden City?_______________________________________
3.用所给词的适当形式填空。Let me tell you how_________ (get) there.
4.将划线的句子译成英语。
In Beijing, the best place __________ ___________ some __________ is Wangfujing Dajie.
5.请写出划线句子的同义句。
I’m sure you _________ _________ __________ __________ __________ there.
