Parents are the most important people in our life. They influence our lives in so many ways. They teach us almost everything about living, give us strength of character and make us who we are. It is because of them that we become able to do our duties. The things that we are able to do are actually their gifts to us. Right from taking care of us when we are young to guiding us whenever we need their advice, they are always there by our side.
All we can do for them is to give them love and happiness and try to make them feel proud of us. First of all, you need to follow all the good things they taught you when you were very young. It could be about eating healthily or exercising in a regular way, or it could be about helping anyone who needs help.
Not make complaints is also a good way. So don't complain about what you don't have. Learn to appreciate (感激) and love what your parents give you; you may not know the struggles they go through in order to give
you that.
Thirdly, you also need to start making your own decisions wisely and confidently. In other words, take control of your life by deciding what will be good or bad for you. Let them see that you are able to do all kinds of things without asking others for help.
More importantly, you should try to be a good person. Be polite and respectful to your family and friends. When they give you advice or a suggestion, you'd better take their ideas into consideration. Try to work as hard as you can and be modest with what you have achieved. Anyway, seeing you grow into a good person will surely make your parents proud.
Making your parents feel proud of you | ||
What your parents can do for you | ●They teach you how to make a living and develop a strong character. ●Your 1. to deal with things is a gift your parents give you. ●They are always there to look after you and guide you. | |
2. to make your parents feel proud of you | Follow what you were taught. | ●Develop a healthy habit as your parents told you. ●Help anyone in need. |
Don't complain. | Appreciate and 3. with all the things given to you by your parents. | |
Make decisions on your 4.. | Make your own decisions wisely and with 5. to show you are able to deal with everything. | |
Be a good person. | ●Treat others politely and respectfully. ●Listen to your parents' advice. ●Work hard and not to be too proud of your achievements. |
六、完成句子
1.在紧急迫降后, 人们好像对那位川航机长评价很高。
People _________________________________________ of the Sichuan Airlines plane after he made an emergency landing.
2.我校学生以钱的形式帮助了许多山区的孩子们。
The students in our school ________________________________________________ in mountain areas.
3.让人惊讶的是, 此次晚会结果办得很成功。
It ___________________________________________________________________________ a success.
4.除了学习, 老师常常教孩子们如何与别人和睦相处。
Children are often ________________________________________________________ besides learning.
5.我们相信, 通过努力工作, 中国将在自主研发芯片方面毫不费力。
It is believed that _________________________________________ researching and developing its own chip through hard work.
6.我表哥被迫缩短了在加拿大的行程, 提前回国了。
My cousin _________________________________________________ Canada and returned home early.
The father’s role in the family is important. One researcher says babies who are cared for by their fathers have greater cognitive (认知的) development at one year of age than babies not cared for by their fathers. Another researcher reports that by spending time with their pre-school children, fathers can help to develop children’s language ability. Researchers also point out that for school-age children, fathers are one bridge with the outside world.
Fathers who value (重视) education have children who do better in school than those children whose fathers don’t value education. What’s more, fathers who spend quality time with their children may give their children happy memories which may last a lifetime.
While each father is a unique person who educates children in his own style, good fathers have something in common.
Good fathers attend their children’s school activities. They also involve the children in their lives and the adult world by taking them to see the workplace, or by taking them when the car needs to be repaired, etc.
Good fathers expect a great deal from their children, but also accept and support the unique individuals (个体) that their children are becoming.
Good fathers prefer explanations and reasoning to force.
Good fathers know their time with children is really an investment (投资) in them.
Being an involved father is good for children and good for fathers. Both children and fathers have the chance for growth and development. Today’s lifestyles are changing. More and more fathers are keeping a balance between their personal life, work, and family time.
1.The passage is mainly about _________.
A. how to be a qualified father
B. the growth and development of both fathers and children
C. the father’s role in the growth and development of children
D. the change of the father’s role in modern society
2.A unique person in the third paragraph means “a person who ”.
A. has the same ideas as others B. is the only one of his type
C. does everything without considering others’ ideas D. tries to do everything well
3.Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the passage?
A. Good fathers attend their children’s school activities but never take them to their workplace.
B. Good fathers expect a great deal from their children and force them to work hard.
C. Good fathers try to make it clear to their children that staying with their fathers is an investment.
D. Good fathers improve themselves when they spend time with their children.
4.According to the passage, father’s involvement in their children’s lives may NOT lead to _________.
A. the good fate(命运) of their children
B. better reading levels of their children
C. happy memories which may last a lifetime
D. greater cognitive development of their children
Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired, as there are a lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn’t even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth--so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it’s nothing.”
Everything was going according to my plan and l was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked.
“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I am sorry. I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’II repair this for you. Shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1.We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_______.
A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
2.The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper_______.
A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer’s purpose D. decided to help the writer
3.How much did the writer pay?
A. ￡5. B. ￡7. C. ￡20. D. ￡27.
One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected(可疑的) police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.
Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at
the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to
watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.
She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen linedup in the
car park I was so glad they were there.”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious(怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the
day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulleddown over his face. She said:
“He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact(接触).” Vicki, the only employee on duty,
called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make
sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15minutes.
“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’. My heart missed a beat.”
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor roomand handed
over the key.
“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I couldnot see into
the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man tocome out with his hands
showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed(带上手铐).”
1.Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because __________.
A. the police called her
B. he looked very strange
C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve
2.David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ________.
A. the passage B. the man’s room C. Vicki’s bedroom D. the top floor room
3.The whole event probably lasted about _______ hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotelto the
arrival of some armed officers.
A. 6 B. 8 C. 11 D. 14
1.If you are free on Tuesday and you are interested in paintings, where can you go to enjoy yourself?
A. Concerts. B. Exhibitions. C. Theaters. D. Movies.
2.What movie is on at Bijou Theatre in the evening?
A. Quarantine! Starring Tony Stark.
B. Kerry Gaynor in the Devil’s Playground
C. Midnight Double Featured
D. Melinda Lee’s Siam Sunset
3.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Clubs are open only in the morning.
B. Concerts are open only at night.
C. You can see the movie Tony Stark in Bijou Theater at 7:30 to 9:45 in the morning.
D. Valley view Sculptors’ Society Group Exhibition is on from Tuesday to Sunday.
