In America, parents tend to encourage their children to develop their potential(潜能)to the fullest extent. Fathers and mothers frequently teach their children both ambition and the confidence necessary to work toward their goals. American parents are always active in concentrating on what their kids can do, not what they can’t. As a result, millions of American boys and girls grow up hoping to become actors and athletes, diplomats and doctors. Many of them even want to become president.
American parents often encourage their children to become involved in extra activities of all types at school, such as student government, sports and music. They believe that only through taking part in these activities can their children become mature young adults.
As we all know, schoolwork is important. But parents should realize that the social skills their children learn form natural conversations with each other are as important as schoolwork and the skills they will need in the future work. What’s more important in their work is that their children should have a sound knowledge of physics or the ability to communicate effectively.
As a rule, Chinese parents don’t educate their children about the same kind of ambition and confidence as Americans do, nor do they encourage the same level of participation in extra activities. Children are typically advised to study hard and pass exams. They have to spend a lot of time in doing much schoolwork every day. It is a great waste of time to do so.
Now more and more Chinese parents have recognized that they should pay attention to developing the potential of their children. I hope that leaders in Chinese educational circles should take some measures to develop the potential of their children. I am very confident about it.
1.From the passage, we know the American parents pay much more attention to ________.
A. the social skills than Chinese parents
B. their children’s studying hard and well
C. what their children want but they can’t
D. extra activities than schoolwork
2.According to the passage, Chinese parents ________.
A. know more than American parents to educate their children
B. owning ambition and confidence is necessary and important
C. pay much more attention to their children’s fine future
D. don’t encourage their children to participate in extra activities
3.From the passage, we can infer _______.
A. American children are brave and adventurous
B. American children are more active in their studies
C. Chinese children have the ability to communicate effectively
D. Something should be done to develop the potential of the children in China
4.What’s the writer’s attitude towards Chinese education reform?
A. Neutral. B. Indifferent.
C. Positive. D. Negative.
What Theresa Loe is doing proves that a large farm isn’t a prerequisite for a modern grow-your-own lifestyle. On a mere 1/10 of an acre in Los Angeles, Loe and her family grow, can(装罐)and preserve much of the food they consume.
Loe is a master food preserver, gardener and canning expert. She also operates a website, where she shares her tips and recipes, with the goal of demonstrating that everyone has the ability to control what’s on their plate.
Loe initially went to school to become an engineer, but she quickly learned that her enthusiasm was mainly about growing and preparing her own food. “I got into cooking my own food and started growing my own herbs (香草) and foods for that fresh flavor,” she said. Engineer by day, Loe learned cooking at night school. She ultimately purchased a small piece of land with her husband and began growing their own foods.
“I teach people how to live farm-fresh without a farm,” Loe said. Through her website Loe emphasizes that “anybody can do this anywhere.” Got an apartment with a balcony （阳台）? Plant some herbs. A window? Perfect spot for growing. Start with herbs, she recommends, because “they’re very forgiving.” Just a little of the herbs “can take your regular cooking to a whole new level,” she added. “I think it’s a great place to start.” “Then? Try growing something from a seed, she said, like a tomato or some tea.”
Canning is a natural extension of the planting she does. With every planted food. Loe noted, there’s a moment when it’s bursting with its absolute peak flavor. “I try and keep it in a time capsule in a canning jar,” Loe said. “Canning for me is about knowing what’s in your food, knowing where it comes from.”
In addition to being more in touch with the food she’s eating, another joy comes from passing this knowledge and this desire for good food to her children: “Influencing them and telling them your opinion on not only being careful what we eat but understanding the bigger picture,” she said, “that if we don’t take care of the earth, no one will.”
1.The underlined word “prerequisite” (Pare. 1) is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. recipe B. substitute
C. requirement D. challenge
2.Why does Loe suggest starting with herbs?
A. They are used daily.
B. They are easy to grow.
C. They can grow very tall
D. They can be eaten uncooked
3.According to Loe, what is the benefit of canning her planted foods?
A. It can preserve their best flavor
B. It can promote her online sales
C. It can better her cooking skills
D. It can improve their nutrition
4.What is the “the bigger picture” (Para. 6) that Loe wishes her children to understand?
A. The knowledge about good food
B. The way to live a grow-our-own life
C. The joy of getting in touch with foods
D. The responsibility to protect our earth
一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英语稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：
1.它是中国的传统节日之一；
2.家人团聚；
3.赏月、吃月饼；
4.还有旅游、访友等其他活动。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：中秋节 the Mid-Autumn Festival
农历 lunar calendar
赏月 enjoy the full moon
月饼 moon cake
The Mid-Autumn Festival
The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of our Chinese lunar calendar.
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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。排设涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏间词符号（∧），并在该词下面写出该加的词。
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.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11）不计分。
My father took me out camping for the first time when I as seven. He wanted teach me about animals, insects and trees. My uncles all come along with bows and arrows for hunting.
Ore evening at sunset, we sat by the fire, have our barbecue. Just then a bird was flying over us. My uncles immediate jumped up and shot their arrows on the bird. Neither of the arrows hit the target, Suddenly the arrows was flying down at us from the sky — they were looked like rain! We ran to escape but fortunately no one was injured.
That day I didn’t learn much about animals, insects or trees, but I learnt a impressive lesson about gravity!
It is often said that eyes can speak. In a bus you may look at g stranger, 1. not too long. If he notices that he is being stared at, he may feel 2. (comfort). It is the same in daily life. When you are 3. (look) at for several more times, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong 4. you. If nothing goes wrong, you 5. (feel) angry with the person who is looking at you. Eyes can speak, right?
6. (look) too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different when it 7. (come) to staring at the opposite sex, if a man glances at a woman for more than ten seconds, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract 8. (she ) attention, to make her understand that he is admiring her.
In fact, continuous eye contact is limited to 9. (love) only, who will enjoy looking at each other 10. (gentle ) for a long time，to show affection that words cannot express. Evidently, eye communication should be done according to the relationship between the two people.
Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It _______ our happiness when we are cheerful, and lessens our _______ when we are sad. A good book may absorb our attention so _______ that for the time being we forget our _______.
Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, good books should never fail to give us _______. With a good book in our hands we will never be _______. Whether the characters in the book are taken from real life or are purely _______, they may become our companions and make us laugh. The people we meet in books may _______ us either because they are similar to our close friends or because they present _______ types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes ________ us, but the friends we make in books are always respect us. By turning the pages we can ________ them without any fear of hurting their feelings, When our human friends ________ us, good books are always there to give us sympathy and encouragement.
One of the most valuable gifts from books is ________. Few of us can travel far from home. ________ all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of book. When we wish to ________ from the dull realities of everyday life, a book will help us when ________ else can. To travel by book we don’t have to ________ and save a lot of money. Through books we may gel the thrill of adventure without ________. We can climb high mountains or cross the hoi sands of the desert, ________, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The ________ of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.
1.A. achieves B. reduces C. increases D. threatens
2.A. duties B. sorrows C. chances D. diseases
3.A. completely B. naturally C. frequently D. desperately
4.A. performances B. prejudices C. responsibilities D. surroundings
5.A. agreement B. treatment C. enjoyment D. judgement
6.A. lonely B. lazy C. tired D. guilty
7.A. average B. imaginary C. typical D. fortunate
8.A. greet B. shock C. worry D. delight
9.A. uncertain B. unpractical C. unfamiliar D. unnecessary
10.A. make fun of B. take care of C. catch sight of D. pay attention t
11.A. order B. control C. believe D. ignore
12.A. challenge B. Abandon C. understand D. persuade
13.A. pleasure B. knowledge C. experience D. success
14.A. but B. or C. if D. so
15.A. return B. recover C. graduate D. escape
16.A. anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
17.A. pay B. stop C. guess D. race
18.A. reason B. evidence C. danger D. instruction
19.A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Anyway
20.A. purposes B. possibilities C. directions D. suggestions
