George and his wife had been looking around for a bigger house. The first place they saw was a bit 1./ fɑː / from the office where they worked. The second place was large2.had no garden, in which the children could play. Then they visited a3.and a fourth place. Both were too dear. They 4. / ’nɪəlɪ / lost hope.
Yesterday they found a 5. (little) expensive house — a four-bedroomed house with a little lawn at the front. It was just what the children 6. (need). But some of the roofs and walls were7.(break). So, George had to have much money to repair the house.
Today George8./ keɪm / to visit Mr. Jackson and asked him to lend him money. Mr. Jackson wasn’t sure 9. his son would ever be able to return the money. He thought for a while, and then he said, “You grew up 10. a garden. I don’t think it’s a must for the children to play in a garden.”
情景交际
1.当你想用“我们的梦想会实现的。”给大家打气，可以这样表达：
Let’s work hard,_____!
2.你的朋友要去北京旅游，你应该这样祝福他：
_____!
3.你想提醒对方一定记得关门，应该这样说：
_____ the door, please.
4.你想邀请新来的同学一起去散散步，可以这样说：
_____ with me?
5.当你的朋友Peter 非常担心他的考试时，可以这样说安慰他：
_____, Peter.
Success is very important. But it does not come to our doors so often, so easily. It takes time! It takes efforts! Are you thirsty for success?1.
First: start young! That’s what pop star Shakira did. She first performed in public aged four and for nine years, she wrote songs and sang for her friends. For the last 15 years, she has been one of the most successful pop singers in the world.
2. You can try to be confident(自信的).When Steven Spielberg didn’t get into film school, he pretended( 假 装 ) that he had a job at Universal Studios. 3. And he worked there for three months. For nearly 40 years, Spielberg has directed many famous Hollywood films.
It isn’t just confidence. Our third tip is: work very hard. The “10, 000-hour rule of success” says you need to practice for 10,000 hours.4. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is a good example; for about five years, when he was a teenager, he spent 10,000 hours working on a computer. His hard work gave him a big advantage over other people.
5. At the age of five, Novak Djokovic decided he wanted to be the best tennis player in the world. Djokovic modeled himself on his hero, champion(冠军) Pete Sampras—he tried to be better than Sampras and everyone else. In 2011, Djokovic, aged 24, won three major world championships and became the World Number One.
A. That’s about six hours a day for five years.
B. Still he walked confidently past the guards.
C. If you can’t start young, it doesn’t matter too much.
D. Follow our four secrets of success and you can succeed.
E. Others can also encourage you, so the next tip is: set your goals high
Some of Paul’s schoolmates learn two languages—English and French. So does Paul. As an Englishman, Paul can also speak German and Spanish. So, do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren’t.
The survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more. Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.
And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That’s why British people don’t think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.
In Britain, students are not required to learn a foreign language. That means at school learning a foreign language is only an option. In UK schools it is common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don’t students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it is more difficult to get good results in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.
To solve this problem, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.
Changing the British attitude(态度) to learning foreign languages may be a hard task but the government decides to have a try!
1.Which country is Paul from?
A.France. B.Germany.
C.Spain. D.The United Kingdom.
2.According to the passage, students in Britain prefer to learn .
A.science or German B.history or science
C.French or history D.German or French
3.What does the underlined word “option” mean in Chinese in paragraph 4?
A.选修课 B.必修课 C.实验课 D.艺术课
4.Which of the following about the British people is TRUE?
A.They are good language learners.
B.They are famous for speaking foreign languages.
C.More than half of them only speak English.
D.56% of them speak at least one foreign language.
5.What is the best title of the passage?
A.English Speaking B.Young English Learners
C.Schools in England D.Language Learning in Britain
China covers large areas and has a great population. Different living habits have always been an interesting topic in the country. Recently, another difference between southern Chinese and northern Chinese became a hot one: The way people shop at markets.
People from southern China say that they always buy what they need for just one or two meals. It is normal for them to buy half of a Chinese cabbage, two potatoes and 0.25 kilograms of beef at a time.
However, one may be laughed at if he does this in the north. Instead, buying vegetables and meat enough for a week is usual.
Also, you can buy a small amount(数量) of fruit, such as a single apple or pear, each time in the south. Shopkeepers even help you peel( 去 皮 ) and cut them. But shopkeepers in the north hardly offer such service. And many fruits are sold in baskets and boxes.The difference could be due to the different weather.
Food can be kept for a long time in the north, as it is usually cold and dry there. Many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food, especially for the long winter. But the hot and wet weather in the south makes southern Chinese buy just enough food for one meal or one day, or else the food may go bad.
1.In southern China, at a time people usually buy .
A.a small amount of food B.a large amount of food
C.enough food for a week D.a lot of meat and vegetables
2.What may shopkeepers do if you buy fruits in the south?
A.They’ll well laugh at you.
B.They’ll only sell them in boxes and baskets.
C.They’ll peel and cut them for you.
D.They’ll only sell a single apple or pear.
3.What does the underlined phrase “due to” mean in Chinese?
A.因为 B.所以 C.然而 D.但是
4.Why do many northern Chinese have the habit of keeping food?
A.Because the weather is always hot and wet.
B.Because food goes bad quickly and easily there.
C.Because the weather is usually cold and dry.
D.Because they live far away from the market.
5.What is the passage mainly talking about?
A.Different weather in China.
B.Different living habits in China.
C.Southern Chinese and northern Chinese.
D.Southern China and northern China.
Monty Roberts was the son of a horse trainer who would go from farm to farm training horses. Once when he was a senior school student, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper talking about his goal of someday owning a horse ranch(养马场). He wrote about his dream and he even drew a plan for a large ranch.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “Why did I receive an F?” The teacher said, “I can’t give you a good grade. There’s no way you could ever realize your dream! You have no money! You come from a poor family! Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money!”
The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Now, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.”
Twenty years later, that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty’s ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Luckily you had enough courage not to give up yours.”
1.This story is mainly trying to tell us .
A.how a teacher stole dreams from his students
B.how a boy kept his dream and realized it at last
C.how a small boy owned a large horse ranch
D.how a teacher helped his student to realize his dream
2.Why did the teacher fail Monty’s paper?
A.He hated the idea of running a large horse ranch.
B.He was using a special way to encourage the boy.
C.He discovered a lot of mistakes in the boy’s paper.
D.He thought the boy’s dream would never come true.
3.What does the underlined word “stated” in Paragraph 6 probably mean in Chinese?
A.陈述 B.嚷叫 C.道歉 D.抱怨
4.The teacher said he was a dream stealer because .
A.he wouldn’t give his students high grades
B.he hurt his students by failing their papers
C.he didn’t like his students having any dreams
D.he stopped his students from hoping for something great
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A Horse Trainer B.A Dream Stealer
C.Follow Your Dream D.Make Your Decision
