Grandparents Answer a Call
As a third-generation native of Brownsville，Texas，Mildred Garza never planned to move away.Even when her daughter and son asked her to move to San Antonio to help with their children，she politely refused.Only after a year of friendly discussion did Ms.Garza finally say yes.That was four years ago.Today all three generations regard the move as a success，giving them a closer relationship than they would have had in separate cities.
No statistics show the number of grandparents like Garza who are moving closer to adult children and grandchildren.Yet there is evidence suggesting that the trend is growing.Even Obama's mother-in-law，Marian Robinson，has agreed to leave Chicago and move into the White House to help care for her granddaughters.According to a study by grandparents.com，83percent of the people said Mrs. Robinson's decision will influence grandparents in the American family.Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama's family.
"In the 1960s we were all a little wild and couldn't get away from home far enough or fast enough to prove we could do it on our own，"says Christine Crosby，publisher of Grand，a magazine for grandparents."We now realize how important family is and how important it is to be near them，especially when you're raising children."
Moving is not for everyone.Almost every grandparent wants to be with his or her grandchildren and is willing to make sacrifices，but sometimes it is wiser to say no and visit frequently instead.Having your grandchildren far away is hard，especially knowing your adult child is struggling，but giving up the life you know may be harder.
1.Why was Garza's move a success？ ______
A. It improved her living conditions.
B. It strengthened her family ties.
C. It enabled her make more friends.
D. It helped her know more new places.
2.What was the reaction of the public to Mrs.Robinson's decision？ ______
A. Most of them thought it was a trend.
B. Few people responded sympathetically.
C. 83% believed it had a bad influence.
D. 17% expressed their support for it.
3.What did Crosby say about people in the 1960s？ ______
A. They were unsure of themselves.
B. They were eager to raise more children.
C. They had little respect for their grandparents.
D. They wanted to live away from their parents.
4.What does the author suggest the grandparents do in the last paragraph？ ______
A. Sacrifice for their struggling children.
B. Ask their children to pay more visits to them.
C. Make decisions in the best interests of their own.
D. Get to know themselves better.
In the United States，it is important to be on time，or punctual，for an appointment，a class，a meeting，etc.However，this may not be true in all countries.An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian（巴西的） university.The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10A.M.and end at 12.On the first day，when the professor arrived on time，no one was in the classroom.Many students came after 10：30A.M.Two students came after 11A.M.Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived，few apologized（道歉）for their lateness.Were these students being rude？He decided to study the students' behavior.
The professor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation：at a lunch with a friend and in a university class，respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react，If they had a lunch appointment with a friend，the average American student defined lateness as 19minutes after the agreed time.On the other hand，the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33minutes.
In an American university，students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast，in Brazil，neither the teacher nor the students always arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States，but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class，only a few students left the class at 12：00； many remained past 12：30 to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be very important in Brazil，neither is staying late.
1.What is the main idea of this passage？ ______
A. It is important to be on time for class in the United States.
B. The importance of being on time differs among cultures.
C. People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.
D. Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.
2.The word ‘punctual' most probably means ______ .
A. 1eaving soon after class B. coming early
C. arriving a few minutes late D. being on time
3.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students' behavior？ ______
A. He felt puzzled at the students' being late.
B. He felt angry at the students' rudeness.
C. He wanted to make the students come on time later.
D. He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.
4.It can be inferred from the professor's study of lateness in the informal situation that ______ .
A. American students will become impatient if their friend is five minutes late
B. neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatherings
C. being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another culture
D. Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time
Scientists have learned a lot about the kinds of food people need. They say that there are several kinds of food that people should eat every day. They are: (1) green and yellow vegetables of all kinds. (2) citrus(柑桔) fruits and tomatoes; (3) potatoes and other fruits and vegetables; (4) meat of all kinds, fish and eggs; (5) milk and foods made from milk; (6) bread or cereal(谷类), rice is also in this kind of food; (7) butter, or something like butter.
People in different countries and different places of the world eat different kinds of things. Foods are cooked and eaten in many different kinds of ways. People in different countries eat at different times of the day. In some places people eat once or twice a day; in other countries people eat three or four times a day. Scientists say that none of the differences is really important. It doesn’t matter whether foods are eaten raw or cooked, canned or frozen. It doesn’t matter if a person eats dinner at 4 :00 in the afternoon or at eleven o’clock at night. The important thing is what you eat every day.
There are two problems, then, in feeding the large number of people on earth. The first is to find some ways to feed the world’s population so that no one is hungry. The second is to make sure that people everywhere have the right kinds of food to make them grow to be strong and healthy.
1.According to the scientists, which of the following groups of food is the healthiest for your lunch?
A. beef, pork, fish, milk B. potatoes, carrots, rice, bread
C. chicken, apples, cereal, cabbages D. oranges, bananas, fish, tomatoes
2.If there is Paragraph 4, what do you think is going to be talked about?
A. When people eat their lunch
B. Why people eat different kinds of food
C. How to cook food in different ways
D. What to do with the two problems
3.People in different countries and different places of the world _______.
A. eat food in different ways B. cooks their food in the same way
C. has their meals at the same time D. has the right kinds of food to eat
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What do we know about Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood?
A. It lasted 30 minutes. B. It started in 1986. C. It was a show for adults.
2.Where was The Children’s Corner played at first?
A. On live television. B. On public radio station. C. On the national TV stage.
3.What did Rogers want to do firstly?
A. Show on public television. B. Work for the church. C. Write children’s songs.
4.How many Emmy Awards has Mr. Rogers won?
A. Three. B. One. C. Four.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Who will the man go to Hawaii with?
A. His parents. B. His friends. C. His family.
2.How long will the man stay in Hawaii?
A. For 13 days. B. For 15 days. C. For 20 days.
3.What do we know about Aloha Beach Resort (度假胜地)?
A. It has good service. B. It is an island. C. It is very big.
4.What is not included in the price?
A. Tour guides. B. Hotels. C. Food.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.Where does the girl have meals?
A. In the dining hall. B. In a Chinese family. C. In the boy’s family.
2.What is the girl good at?
A. English culture. B. English poems. C. English history.
3.How will they go to see the film?
A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By car.
