“You’re leaving again?” asked my daughter as she saw me packing my carry-on.
More than her words, it was her face that pierced (刺穿) my heart ---I could see how crestfallen she was.
“It’s only for two nights, “I explained.
But that didn’t matter to her. It was just one more trip after barely being home for five days. I decided in that moment to travel less whenever possible and I managed to avoid flying altogether for most of the summer. As a result, it was a summer full of discoveries. I realized that my kids really were proud of me. In their time away from me they had learned lessons I couldn’t have imagined.
Recently I began traveling a lot again. But this time it was different, mainly due to the fact that I had seen firsthand that my children value strong female role models. They realize that hard work pays off. Being away from them even for a day at a time in many ways had done them a lot of good.
In particular, being a working mom is teaching my daughter how important it is to be independent and that you can follow your dreams. In many ways, her idea of a professional woman is much more realistic than what I imagined when I was her age. I think that even at nine years old she already knows that for all the success you might achieve, there is a price to pay, whether it’s long hours, spending time away from those you love, or simply not having the energy to have fun at times. I know the wishes I would devote all of my time to her, but honestly, even if I didn’t work I would rather she learned not to depend on me for everything, She needs to realize that she can fly on her own --- and that isn’t possible if I am hovering over her every single second of the day .
I have also realized that having a career sets a good example for my son. He is not afraid of a strong woman, and has a great respect for them. When he’s older, this will help him build healthier relationship.
Therefore, for all the working moms out there who work long hours, remember to value the positive lessons you might be teaching your kids.
1.The underlined word “crestfallen” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_________” .
A. upset B. excited C. lucky D. guilty
2.How did the author feel about traveling a lot after the summer ?
A .She felt even worse than ever.
B. She felt quite proud of herself.
C. She felt very sorry for her kids.
D. She felt much better than before.
3.The author hopes that her daughter will _______________________.
A. become more and more independent
B. be realistic about all her problems
C. become a very successful lady
D. become an honest person
4.What is the author’s main purpose in writing the text ?
A. To tell stories about her two kids
B. To show how to teach kids about careers
C. To encourage women to work as hard as possible
D. To prove kids can benefit a lot from working moms
After a confirmed rabies(狂犬病) case in Parke County, Indiana, experts are urging caution if you find a bat(蝙蝠) in your home or office.
“If you try to kill a bat, you are more likely to get bitten,” said Joy O’Keefe, assistant professor of biology and director of Indiana State University’s Centre for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation. “Most bats people find in their houses are healthy and are not going to bite them and give them rabies.” But they could be a federally endangered species, such as the Indiana Bat, which is found in this area.
So if you spot a bat in your home or office, don’t kill it or touch it with bare hands, O’Keefe said. Instead, put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket. Once contained, the bat can be removed outside.
“If it’s a healthy bat, it’ll fly away eventually,” O’Keefe said. “If it doesn’t move or seem to be healthy, you can take it to the health department to be tested.”
This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites, O’Keefe said.
“We get calls every year during the first month of school year from people finding bats in the university’s buildings,” said O’Keefe.
Bats are a great help to people, as every night they can eat up to their entire body weight of insects. Bats, however, are facing great threats from epidemics(流行性疾病), habitat destruction and other things.
“The best way the average person can help bats is by understanding them and by telling other people how awesome bats are and what bats do for us,” O’ Keefe said. “Hopefully, it will make people think that if there’s a bat in their house, they should try to get it out but not kill it. That would be really positive for bats—to not have people be one of their major threats.”
1.According to the text, experts are giving the public a warning about _______.
A. the biting by bats
B. the danger of keeping bats
C. the spreading of an infectious disease
D. the extinction of an endangered species
2.In O’Keefe’s opinion, when you find a bat in your house, you should _______.
A. put it on a tree B. send it to get tested
C. remove it with gloves D. report to the health department
3.We can infer that the text is probably written in _______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
4.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. what bats like to eat
B. people’s awareness of bats
C. the best way to protect bats
D. the greatest threat bats are facing
Summer time is a great opportunity for kids to learn how to work and earn a little bit of spending money. If your child needs a summer job, here are a few options to consider:
Lemonade/Cookie Stand
Benefits
Creates a concept of running a business: Your child will be his own boss, set his own price , and run the show. It’s a great introduction to running his own business.
Limited Start-Up Costs: The things used to make lemonade are cheap, so your child should be able to get back his investment with a handful of sales.
What Kids Learn About Money: Your child will learn a very valuable lesson about pricing. The price of his lemonade will decide how much he can sell, if he will recover his investment and the amount of profit.
Yard Work
Benefits:
Repeated Customers: If a homeowner needs help raking (耙地) this year, he’ll probably want help again next year. Your child should be able to maintain a regular set of customers after one season.
Safety: Yard work is generally safer than a lawn-mowing job. Without having to operate machines, your child will be much safer.
What Kids Learn About Money: Because of the variability (变动) in pay, your child will need to learn how to negotiate(谈判) a fair price with homeowners if they ask.
Lifeguard
Benefits:
Responsibility: Kids learn a lot about responsibility when lifeguarding. They are within rights to tell whether a certain activity is safe and are allowed to take action as they see fit.
Exercise: Lifeguards need to be proficient at swimming and must exercise to stay in shape.
What Kids Learn About Money: To be a lifeguard, one must be certified. Your child may have to pay for lifeguard training, although some employers provide it on-site.
1.Which one is not the benefit of selling lemonade or cookies for children?
A. To learn how to run a business.
B. To own repeated customers.
C. To learn profit and loss.
D. To lower the risk of losing money.
2.Which is suitable if you want your child to learn communication and negotiation?
A. Lemonade/Cookie Stand
B. Yard Work
C. Lifeguard
D. All of the above
3.If your kid wants to be a lifeguard, he or she has to do all the following except ______.
A. keeping a good figure
B. excelling at swimming
C. receiving training for free
D. learning to take action when necessary
假如你(李华)的网友John即将外出旅行，请你根据以下提示，用英语给他写封电子邮件，向他介绍你对旅游的看法并提醒他旅行注意事项。
内容提示：1. 旅游是一种非常好的活动。放松身心，有益健康。
2. 旅行前的准备。了解天气，带好衣服、相机、常用药品等。
3. 旅行时注意饮食卫生和安全，防止小偷。
要求：1、适当添加内容；行文连贯。2、词数：120词左右
Dear John,
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Yours
Li Hua
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（
），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（
）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I happen to meet some American tourists at the gate of the Summer Palace last week. I greeted them with English and then we began to chat. I got to know that they were college student travelling in China. Most of us were fond of Chinese medicine. They were busy take pictures and were surprising at the changes that had taken place in the past few years. After that, we went boat and had a good time. We were exchanged our e-mail addresses so that we could write to each other in the future. They thanked me again and again . I was gladly to have a chance to practice my oral English. What wonderful experience it was!
Elias was a black worker in South Africa. In the year of 1952, he met Mandela ___1._ worked as a lawyer and offered legal __2._ (guide) to poor black people. At that time black people were having _3.__ difficult time and were treated __4. (fair) . They had no rights voting and had to live in the ___5._ (poor ) part of town. What’s worse, they had little chance to be __6.__ (educate) and couldn’t get the jobs they wanted. __7.__ Elias turned to Mandela __8.__ advice, Mandela helped him generously. Elias was grateful for his help _9. later he joined in the ANC Youth League which __10.___ (organize) by Mandela and fought for the equal rights of black people.
