Recently, the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? has become one of China’s most popular TV shows, attracting more than 600 million viewers each week.
In this program, five celebrity(名人) fathers traveled to six countryside locations across China, including some villages in Beijing, Yunnan, Shandong, Hunan, Heilongjiang and a desert in Ningxia.
They took care of their kids without the help of the kid’s mothers. At the same time, they also took part in different kinds of activities with their kids together, such as cooking, fishing and selling goods.
Why is the show so popular? “It reflects (反应) social reality. In big cities, fathers are always busy earning money and making achievements in their career. They don’t spare more time with their kids.” said Xie Dikui, general director of the show. As the father of a 3-year-old daughter, Xie said that he found his own heart being touched as he made it. “Although these fathers are busy, they are able to spare time for their kids. We can do better than them.”
This also happens in some rural areas in China. More and more men from rural areas are now working in big cities, leaving their kids at home under the Grandparents’ care. “I have a son and a daughter in my hometown.” said Xu Canyong, a 33-year-old man working in Shantou, Guangdong Province. “They come to live with me only during summer and winter vacations. I miss them very much. I want to have them live with us in Shantou, but the cost of living here is too high.” said Xu.
1.The TV show Where Are We Going, Dad? is popular mainly because _______ .
A. the five fathers are all famous stars
B. there are many beautiful sights in it
C. Xie Dikui is a popular director in China
D. it reflects the problems about family education
2.The underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refers to_________ .
A. the TV show Where Are We Going, Dad?
B. the fact that fathers have less time with their kids
C. the trip of five celebrity fathers with their kids
D. the relationship between Xie Dikui and his daughter
3.Xu Canyong can’t live with his two kids in Shantou because________ .
A. he can’t afford to live there together
B. he has no time to look after his kids
C. Shantou is too far from his hometown
D. his kids are used to living with their grandparents
4.From this passage, we may infer ________ .
A. fathers will raise the kids instead of mothers
B. the five celebrity fathers will give up their own jobs
C. in some rural areas, more and more kids live with their grandparents
D. Mr Xu often goes back to his hometown during summer and winter vacations
Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.
There are four parts in the book:
Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad（填充）information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.
Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal English in biography (传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.
Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint.
Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.
You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do all the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it,
1.We can find the introduction to a product in ______,
A. Part 1 B. Part 2 C. Part 3 D.Part 4
2.Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?
A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook.
C. A letter to a friend. D. A story of a president.
3.The passage is most probably written for _____.
A. test designers B. students
C. test-takers D. teachers
4.What is the best title of the book?
A. Test Your Reading
B. Help with Your Writing
C. Learn Different Kinds of English
D. Practice English in Different Ways
A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting（诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, a bar of chocolate if given the choice. , as the saying goes, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
as high as he could , but even as his tallest height he was _ to touch it. He began to up and down , as high as he could, at the top of each jump stretching his to get the apple . Still it remained out of .
Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking , he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , enough, a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .
He had tried everything he could think to do. seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he like this , the more unhappy he became.
However, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself, “This isn’t , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s more I can do to get the apple--that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”
1.A. preferring B. offering C. receiving D. allowing[
2.A. So B. Then C. However D. Or
3.A. sadder B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier
4.A. hanging B. stretching C. standing D. pulling
5.A. unable B. unwilling C. careful D. glad
6.A. jump B. look C. walk D. glance
7.A. feet B. arms C. head D. legs
8.A hope B. hand C. sight D. reach
9.A. put B. stand C. get D. hold
10.A. break B. shake C. take D. strike
11.A. up B. forward C. down D. around
12.A. unluckily B. carefully C. luckily D. carelessly
13.A. After B. Through C .Without D. Upon
14.A. back B. away C. up D. down
15.A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D goals
16.A. thought B. imagined C. tried D. claimed
17.A. even if B. as if C. only if D. if only
18.A. skillful B. cheerful C. harmful D. helpful
19.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
20.A. change B. express C. forget D. describe
--- You must have spoken to him today.
---- ________, I haven’t.
A. As a matter of fact B. Generally speaking
C. Unluckily D. You are right.
Although working mothers are very busy , they still ______ a lot of time to their children.
A. determine B. devote C. provide D. spend
His ____ of life has changed a lot since the experience he had in Africa three years ago.
A. sight B. attitude C. view D. altitude
