I was born in Damyang, a beautiful place known for its bamboo forests in Korea. I spent much time in the forests painting pictures of the bamboo. Painting is one of my talents. I lived there until last year when my family moved to New York. My mother, a scientist, was asked to come work here.

“There are no bamboo forests,”I said , “there is nothing to paint in New York.” “Don’t worry, my dear daughter. You will find many things to see and paint there,” said my mother . “I will miss home,” I said. “Then you can paint pictures of your favorite places. They will make you feel at home,” she said. So when we moved, I brought my forest paintings with me.

New York was not easy at first. I missed home a lot. Yet when I looked at my paintings of bamboo, I felt much better. I soon found friends at school too. They also like painting, and we now paint in a group after school.

Last month, we had a new neighbor, Varvara, an old lady who moved from Russia, to be closer to her daughter. She was sad to leave her home. My mother and I often visited her. She told us her homesickness and everything about her hometown Vyborg. I could picture her home in my head.

Varvara missed her home so much that she became ill. I worried about her and I wanted to do something for her. I had ever been in her situation before . At least , I had my forest paintings of home. However, she didn’t even have that . Unless...

A few days later, I met Varvara on the stairs. She looked better but still sad. I gave her my gift: a painting of Vyborg. I had painted it from her memories.

She began to cry as she saw the painting. At first , I was worried that she didn’t like it. Later, she told me that those were tears of joy. I knew just how she felt-wherever you go , hometown is always with you.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Why did the writer bring the forest paintings?

A.Because she would give up painting. B.Because there was no bamboo in New York.

C.Because the paintings were a comfort to her. D.Because she wanted to give her neighbors presents.

2.Which of the following pictures my be the gift to the old lady?

A. B. C. D.

3.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A.The writer had been to Vyborg before. B.The writer didn’t like the life in New York.

C.Varvara’s daughter might work in New York. D.Varvara wouldn’t miss her hometown any more.

4.What is the writer like according to the passage?

A.Talented and caring. B.Quiet and easy-going

C.Outgoing and talkative. D.Brave and warm-hearted.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Life in New York. B.Tears of homesickness.

C.A neighbor from Vyborg. D.Painting from memory.

As an English person, I can speak three languages English, German and French, so do you think the British people are very good language learners? The fact is that they aren't.

Some statistics (数据) from the survey done by the European Commission (欧盟委员会) showed that 62% of the British people only speak English. 38% speak at least one foreign language and 18% speak two or more Compared with the British people, 56% of the people in other European countries speak at least one foreign language and 28% speak two or more. From this you can see that the British people are famous for not speaking foreign languages and that they are not good language learners in Europe.

And the survey also showed that English is the most widely-spoken foreign language. Many European people can have a conversation in English. That's why many people don't think it is necessary to learn a foreign language.

In Britain, students aren't required to learn a foreign language. That means learning a foreign language is only a choice at school. In British schools it's common for children to start learning a foreign language at 11 and many of them give it up at 14. So why don't students continue learning foreign languages at school? Because they think it's more difficult to get good marks in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.

To solve this situation, the British government is looking for different ways to improve language learning at school. One way is to start learning it at a much younger age. Another one is to give school children more choices.

1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A.The people in England are good at learning languages.

B.Most of British people only speak English.

C.British people are known for speaking foreign languages.

D.Most of British people want to learn more than one language.

2.How many ways will the British government use to improve language learning?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.People in other European countries speak English as much as British people.

B.One British student can't give up learning a foreign language until 14.

C.Students in Britain prefer to learn science or history rather than learn a foreign language.

D.It's unusual for British students not to learn a foreign language.

Could the students from less developed areas in central and western China get the same educational chances as those in big cities in the east? Could the children in poor rural (农村) areas develop as well as those in rich cities? Maybe the answers were “No” in the past. But now, China is trying to change the situation.

In order to help rural students grow taller and stronger, China’s Nutrition (营养) Improvement Program started in 2011. According to the program, a lot more money was spent improving students’ meals. More than 36 million students from 134,000 primary and junior high schools in poor rural areas have benefited from the program. They are provided with healthy food like eggs and milk from Monday to Friday at school. And the result of a survey shows that the students in those areas are much taller and stronger than before.

It is true that there were differences between less developed areas and developed areas in education before. Recently, The Guideline for Popularizing High School Education (2017-2020) has come out. According to the guideline, above 90% students from all over the country will go to high schools by 2020. What’s more, the schools in central and western areas will get more support to improve their education.

Students from rural and poor areas also get more chances to receive higher education. A special college program makes it possible for more students from those areas to go to key (重点的) colleges and universities. The number will be increased by 10% in 2017.

With the guideline and the programs, we can expect a fairer and more balanced (均衡的) education in the future.

1.The number of 134,000 in Paragraph 2 is the number of _______ in poor rural areas.

A.the key schools B.the poor students

C.the key colleges and universities D.the primary and junior high schools

2.The underlined word “benefited” in Paragraph 2 means _______ in Chinese.

A.逃离 B.获益 C.受害 D.赚钱

3.If we put the passage into three parts, which of the following is the best?

(?=Para.(自然段) 1 ?=Para. 2 ?=Para. 3 ?=Para. 4 ?=Para. 5)

A.??;??;? B.?;??;?? C.?;???;? D.??;?;??

4.After reading the passage, we can infer(推断) that ________.

A.Liu Xi, a student from Chongqing, can go to any high school if she wants to

B.Li Mei, a student from a western rural school, can get a bag of milk every day

C.Hu Jia, a 12-year-old rural student, will more easily receive high school education

D.Han Lei, a student from Beijing, will have few chances to go to key universities

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