The second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day. Celebrated in the US, it has also become popular in China as a way to express thankfulness to mothers with gifts and greetings. Some experts suggest China should have its own Mother’s Day, instead of “borrowing” from the US.
Tailorsas: This is not a big problem, as long as you have appreciation(感激) for your mom who raised you and offered everything that she had, every day can be a Mother’s Day. You don’t have to give her a present, just tell her you love her, care about her, go shopping with her, cook for her, even the smallest thing can be affective.
Michael: If you look at Mother’s Day, or any other day, from the standpoint of “borrowing” from America or any other country, I think the whole point of having such a day has been missed. Why not focus on honoring mothers around the world rather than worrying about “borrowing” from anyone? If Mother’s Day is American, changing the date you have it won’t make it any less. If you think like that, then, it just becomes a knockoff(冒牌)holiday.
Senorita: I think maybe it is those retail businessmen who want as many special days as possible, so that they can earn more money. On Mother’s Day, things are double the price than usual and it is super difficult to book a table for dining. Something with Chinese traditions sounds nice, but I hope the special day would light our love for mothers, instead of following the fashion and fall into the trap(圈套) dug by businessmen.
Francisco: It doesn’t matter if we have our own day as long as you show your love to your mom. When I grew up, especially when I became a mother, I realized how much my mom has sacrificed(牺牲) selflessly and how great she really is! Mothers deserve not only our respect but also our care and love as well. We Chinese like to keep everything to ourselves, even though we love deep in our hearts. We, more often than not, don’t express it directly. In this regard, we should learn from Americans. Say “I love you” whenever you feel it and give her a hug or have a heart-to-heart chat or do some housework. What you can give your mother is not very important at all. What matters is that you should do something to show your love, not just on Mother’s Day.
1.The underlined word “affective” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.
A.warm B.common
C.reasonable D.international
2.What can we infer from Francisco’s words?
A.She thinks highly of Mother’s Day in the US.
B.She is all for creating a Chinese Mother’s Day.
C.She is opposed to celebrating Mother’s Day with Americans in the world.
D.She thinks it’s important to show love to mothers no matter what day it is.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.“Borrowing” Mother’s Day from the US is really a big problem.
B.Businessmen may benefit greatly from the Chinese Mother’s Day.
C.Honoring mothers around the world will lead to a knockoff holiday.
D.Chinese like to express the feeling of love for their mothers directly.
4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.Does Mother’s Day really matter?
B.Do people really need Mother’s Day?
C.Does China need its own Mother’s Day?
D.Do we need to change the date of Mother’s Day?
At night, you fall asleep while listening to beautiful music. In the morning, you are woken up by the singing of birds outside. You can enjoy all of these things because of one important organ—the ears. March 3 is Ear Care Day. It helps us remember the importance of our ears and encourages us to take good care of them.
You may wonder: how do the ears work? The ear has three different parts: the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear. The outer ear is the part you can see. It collects sound around you. The sound then travels down to the middle ear, the inner ear and then to your brain.
Your ears never stop working, even when you are asleep! Your ears continue hearing sounds, but your brain just ignores(忽视) them. That’s why you may sometimes wake up suddenly in the middle of the night—your brain hears something, but you don’t know what it is, since you are asleep.
More surprisingly, ears even help with tasting food. Of course, you don’t actually taste food with your ears. But there are nerves running through the middle ear that connect the tongue(舌头) to the brain. If something happens to your ears, you may have a hard time telling different tastes apart, according to the website of People’s Daily.
The ears are truly important organs with many functions(功能,作用). You should make sure to protect your own ears as well as you can. There are some Dos and Don’ts you need to know.
First of all, when the sun is shining, wear some sunscreen on your ears. And during winter, cover your ears with a hat or a scarf. Secondly, dry your ears with a towel after swimming or having a bath. If you feel water in your ear, shake your head a little bit. This can help you get the water out of your ear.
Besides, don’t listen to music on your earphones for too long. Follow the 60: 60 rule: listen to music at 60 percent of the maximum volume(最大音量) for no more than 60 minutes a day. Also, it’s not a good idea to share earphones with friends. When you have only one earphone, you might turn the volume up too high, since one earphone isn’t loud enough.
1.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The outer ear is the most important part.
B.We can still know what is happening when we are asleep.
C.We’d better not use one earphone when we listen to music.
D.We can still taste food with ears if our tongue doesn’t work.
2.We can protect our ears by_________.
A.wearing no sunscreen on sunny days
B.listening to the singing of birds outside
C.washing our ears with a towel after swimming
D.covering our ears with a scarf in cold weather
3.What are paragraph 2, 3 and 4 mainly about?
A.Why we celebrate Ear Care Day. B.The protections of ears.
C.Why we can hear sound. D.The functions of ears.
When talking about the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team, we will think of one person, Lang Ping. She uses her strong will and professional skill to help the team go to the world stage. For us, she is a hero.
Lang Ping was born on December 10th, 1960 in Tianjin, China. She is 184 centimeters high. She showed great interest in volleyball at a young age. Lang Ping started practicing volleyball in April 1973 and trained hard. Then in 1976 she went to the Beijing Amateur Sport School. In 1978, she started to play for the Chinese national team. She won many world competitions, including the World Championship crown in 1982 and a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
People in China like to call Lang Ping “Tie Lang Tou”. She was so strong and did a very good job in playing volleyball. Nobody could beat her. What’s more, no matter what she did, she never gave up.
After retiring from the national team, Lang Ping moved to the US to study. There, she lived quiet life and gave birth to a baby girl. In 1995, Lang Ping became the head coach of the Chinese national team. She led the team to win some world competitions. Later, Lang Ping left the national team because of health problems.
Lang Ping has become the coach of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team since 2013. It is not easy for her to make the women volleyball players be trained better than before. However, she never gave up. Finally, all her efforts paid off. On August 21, 2016, the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team won the gold medal in the Rio Olympics.
Lang Ping is a true hero. She always has a strong will to do everything. We can learn a lot from her.
1.When did Lang Ping start practicing volleyball?
A.In December 1960. B.In April 1973.
C.In April 1978. D.In December 1982.
2.Why did Lang Ping leave the Chinese national team as a coach?
A.Because she wanted to live a busy life.
B.Because she had to give birth to a baby.
C.Because she had some health problems.
D.Because she wanted to teach another team.
3.What can we learn from Lang Ping?
A.We should always have a strong will and never give up.
B.We should learn how to become popular and famous.
C.We should keep playing volleyball to become healthy.
D.We should ask other people to call us “Tie Lang Tou”.
Do you like to know how other people see the world? Listed below are three of the best books for children.
| Oliver is a lost little boy. He doesn’t know anybody and is afraid in a big city. One day he meets Patch, a little dog who is also lost. The two become best friends. They help each other. Together they have an adventure in the city. However, Oliver knows that Patch’s owner must be very worried and missing Patch. What should Oliver do? |
| This is a young girl’s story about how she wants to become a ballerina. She will do anything to make her dreams come true. She lives in a poor place, and it is very difficult. The young girl fights through a hard life, but she never gives up. This story comes from the true life of the first African-American ballerina, Janet Collins. |
| Alfie is not very smart and he is not sporty, either. He is not very tall, and he is not good at art. Because of this, he feels like he will not be good at anything. Now he meets Calista, his new babysitter. Calista helps Alfie see all of the good things he can do. Alfie learns to be proud of being himself. This story is full of feeling and laughter. |
1.Oliver is a little boy who _______.
A.gets lost in a big city B.wants to learn to dance
C.is not good at art D.was born in America
2.If you are interested in dancing, you can read________.
A.Oliver and Patch B.A Dance Like Starlight
C.Absolutely Almost D.First Day at School
3.When you read Absolutely Almost, you will probably _______.
A.feel afraid B.fall asleep C.laugh a lot D.become smart
Fixing Things
“I didn’t mean to break it!” Jackson shouted to his older brother.
“That was my favorite______!” Carl said.
Jackson walked out of his brother’s room with his head down. Jackson had______stepped on his brother’s watch and had broken the glass. It was Jackson’s mistake for leaving the watch on his bedroom floor. Jackson overly wanted to get the watch fixed for his brother, but he didn’t have any______.
On his way to school the next morning, Jackson noticed an advertisement on a billboard that ______ , “Now hiring(聘用)paper boys.” Jackson wrote down the______, and after school he called the phone number he had written down. The man on the phone said they were in urgent need of paperboys and asked if he could start the next day. Jackson eagerly said yes.
The next day after school, Jackson started his new job as a paperboy. Delivering newspapers was hard work, but after only two weeks, he had enough money to fix his brother’s watch. When Carl wasn’t______, Jackson went into his room very quietly and got the watch and took it to a repairman.
In just two days, the watch was as______as new. Jackson walked into Carl’s room and said, “I have something to show you, Carl.”
“What is it? Did you break something else?” Carl asked.
Jackson held out his hand and watched Carl’s face______up.
“Is this why you got a job, Jackson? Thank you so much!” Carl said as he put his watch on.
Jackson just smiled, glad that he was able to get his brother's watch fixed.
1.A.watch B.book C.phone D.umbrella
2.A.hopefully B.accidentally C.quickly D.immediately
3.A.energy B.time C.money D.patience
4.A.served B.replied C.required D.stated
5.A.information B.conversation C.description D.explanation
6.A.talking B.working C.looking D.smiling
7.A.clean B.slow C.quick D.good
8.A.raise B.light C.clear D.warm
Lisa, could you tell me _____ yesterday?
A.what did the teacher say B.what the teacher will say
C.what will the teacher say D.what the teacher said
