China has a long tradition of tea-drinking. However, coffee has become a more p 1. choice of Chinese people living abroad and in the big cities of China.
Su Beibei from China has been living in the United States for eight years. “I used to be a tea drinker before I came h 2. ,” she said,“Many people around me are coffee drinkers. So, I like coffee more than tea now.”
Yang Lin is in Shanghai. She says she drinks both for different r 3. . She and her workmates like staying in a cafe (咖啡馆)and drinking coffee. So, it is a social event f 4. her. She says tea is more about family memories. The smell of tea r 5. her of her warm family.
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Some of you might ask,“Are books 1. interesting?” Believe it or not, books provide many 2. that televisions or computers cannot. Since books use only words to tell a story, they can improve your imagination. The interesting words and sentences that are used in storytelling usually can’t be 3. on TV or on websites. They are sometimes so 4. and moving that they can bring tears to your eyes. Books also help us to think 5. and deeper. As we continue to read, we ask ourselves questions and try to find answers.
Remember: the more you read, the more you grow.
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1.Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize. We are very ______(自豪的)of her.
2.I read English aloud every morning to improve my ______ (发音).
3.September is the ______(第九)month of a year.
4.We shouldn’t take these game shows too ______(严肃地)while watching them.
5.Tom and Peter are good friends. They can talk about and ______(分享)everything.
In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on December 26th. 1. This means it’s not a working day in the whole of Britain. When Boxing Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the following Monday is the public holiday.
2. One of the thoughts is that during the Middle Ages, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, a Christmas Box was placed by a priest(神父) on each ship. Those sailors who wanted a safe return would drop money into the box. 3.
One more thought is about the “Alms Box”placed in every church on Christmas Day. Worshippers (做礼拜的人)put gifts for the poor into it. These boxes were always opened the day after Christmas. 4.
Today, many businesses, organizations and families try to keep the traditional spirit of Boxing Day alive by giving away money to Food Banks, providing gifts for the poor, or helping families in need. 5.
A. That is why that day became known as Boxing Day. B. It was sealed up (密封) and kept on board until the ship came home safely. C. Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. D. Besides, spending time with family and shopping are necessary activities on Boxing Day now. E. The exact origin (起源) of the holiday is unclear. |
“Without music, life would be a mistake,” famous German philosopher(哲学家) Friendrich Nietzsche said over a century ago. Music is a big part of our lives. But in recent years, some US schools have cut music classes to control budgets(预算).
For example, Chicago public schools hurt arts education when it fired(解雇)over 1,000 teachers. Among them, 10 percent of the teachers taught art or music, according to The Washington Times. In fact, this is not just a problem in the US. In other countries, such as China and the UK, music classes are not thought to be as important as ones like science, math and history. That’s partly because music is not seen as a very important life skill, and it isn’t tested. Many students are busy with schoolwork, so parents and students choose to focus on subjects that are tested more often.
However, learning music is beneficial(有益的)in many ways.
When playing music, you need different abilities to work together. It is not as simple as it looks, according to Kenneth Guilmartin of Music Together, an early childhood music development program. For example, when playing the piano, people see music notes and decode(解码)them in their brains. They also use their fingers to make sounds. You need to deal with all these things at the same time.
Music has a special connection with science as well. You can see that many scientists are good at playing music: Einstein played the violin, and German physicist Max Planck was talented in playing the piano.
1.Some schools in the US cut music classes, because ______.
A. students in the US weren’t interested in music B. they were too difficult to learn
C. there weren’t enough music teachers in the US D. the schools wanted to control budgets
2. In Paragraph 2,what does the underlined word“them” refer to(指代)?
A. Public schools. B. Fired teachers. C. Parents in Chicago. D. Students in Chicago.
3.What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4?
A. Different abilities are needed to work together while we are playing music.
B. Playing the piano needs people to use fingers to make sounds.
C. Decoding music notes is needed while we are playing music.
D. Playing the piano needs people to see music notes.
4.How many scientists who are good at playing music are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5.What’s the writer’s opinion according to this passage?
A. Music is as simple as it looks. B. Music classes should be cut in some schools.
C. Music is a big part of our lives. D. Music isn’t a very important life skill for us.
We moved away from my grandmother when I was eight years old. I missed her a lot. I was her favorite granddaughter and she was my favorite grandma.
Two years later my mother and father separated and soon divorced. I felt as if my world was falling apart. I lived with my mother for a time, next door to my grandma and grandpa in an apartment while my father was away during World War Ⅱ.
Grandma never had much in the way of money or material things. But it was the little things she gave me that let me feel warm, like letting me dip my fingers in the sugar bowl, letting me sip the coffee from her cup or allowing me to sit on the table as I had meals.
Though she didn’t have much, she did something for my brother and me. I will always remember she saved her coins in a glass jar. I thought my grandma could have used these coins herself, but she saved them to give us when we came to visit her.
I don’t remember how much we collected on our visits, nor was the amount(数目)important. It was the idea that she remembered us, and cared about us when we were away from her.
1.What happened to the writer when she was eight years old?
A. She moved away from her grandma. B. She moved away from her parents.
C. She lived with her grandparents. D. She lived with her aunt.
2.What does the underlined word“divorced” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?
A. 和好 B. 打架 C. 离婚 D. 生气
3.The writer’s grandma allowed her to do many things. Which of the following is not mentioned?
A. The writer could dip her fingers in the sugar bowl.
B. The writer was allowed to sip the coffee from her grandma’s cup.
C. The writer could sit on the table while having meals.
D. The writer was allowed to collect coins in a glass jar.
4.For whom did the writer’s grandma save her coins?
A. For her son. B. For her grandchildren.
C. For the poor. D. For herself.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer disliked her childhood. B. The writer complained about her parents.
C. The writer missed her grandma so much. D. The writer wanted to have her grandma’s money.
