Many teenagers say they'd like to live alone. Why? Well, this is because they want to be independent and do whatever they wish.

But_are_there_only_disadvantages_for_young_people_who_live_with_their_families? To answer this question, we should first mention some of the advantages which teenagers live with their families. First, they don't have to cook for themselves. It is true that there are several young people who know how to prepare something to eat. But on the other hand, ②有一些人讨厌做饭而喜欢买汉堡代替。

However, to live alone offers somebody complete independence: you can listen to music at a high volume or invite your good friends for a party at any time. ③________ in case you disturb some of your neighbours, then it is your own responsibility(责任)to answer the door and say sorry to them.

However, it is very important to live alone as a teenager. You learn to make a daily plan for yourself, to have things put into order, to prepare something to eat, to go shopping and pay for your bills.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

1.把①处画线句子翻译成汉语。

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2.把②处画线句子翻译成英语。

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3.在③处填入适当的词。

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4.According to the passage, what will you learn if you live alone?

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5.用一句话概括本文的主要内容。

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Last year I went to Australia to study and travel. I stayed in Sydney _____ two months. I visited places of _____ in the morning and took English lessons in the afternoon. A friend and I stayed with a family from Sydney. The homestay(寄宿家庭) parents and brothers were very _____ to us. We talked about a lot of things with each _____ in English.

My spoken English improved _____ in Australia. I used to speak very little English in _____. But in Australia, I had to use it very often. I was soon able to _____ my teachers and homestay family freely.

To me, the best place in Australia is the Sydney Opera House. You can look at it from different sides. I think it is one of the most wonderful _____ in the world.I cannot sing very well, _____ when I was inside, I really wanted to sing.

Time ______ fast when I was in Sydney. Soon came Christmas, then the New Year. I had never spent the New Year ______ my family. But this year, I was so far away from them. I felt ______ sad.I missed them so much, and I knew they missed me so much ______. In the evening, I phoned my family. When I heard their ______, I began to cry. My homestay mother held me in her arms and comforted me. ______ kind foreign mother I had!

1.A. since B. for C. before D. after

2.A. fun B. help C. interest D. use

3.A. friendly B. nervous C. happy D. serious

4.A. others B. another C. other D. the other

5.A. strongly B. greatly C. hardly D. widely

6.A. Australia B. America C. England D. China

7.A. quarrel with B. fight against C. talk with D. complain about

8.A. building B. buildings C. built D. build

9.A. unless B. but C. so D. though

10.A. ran B. jumped C. flew D. walked

11.A. with B. without C. to D. for

12.A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

13.A. either B. also C. as well D. nor

14.A. faces B. pictures C. voices D. smiles

15.A. What B. What a C. How a D. How

China is a large country. The population is over 1.3 billion. It has a special culture with a very long history.

Chinese food plays an important role for Chinese families. Different foods have special meanings. The main difference is that Chinese people eat their meals with chopsticks. One of the main foods in Chinese culture is rice. Tea is a favourite drink and it is popular in the market.

Chinese calendar is different from the one used in Western countries. New Year's Day is in late winter. It is also called the Spring Festival. It has a big celebration of ringing out the old and ringing in the new. It has special foods and traditions. For example, sweeping the floor before New Year's Day sweeps away all the old year's bad luck.

The Chinese zodiac(生肖), known as Sheng Xiao, follows a twelve cycle. Each year is named for an animal. These animal signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. For example, the year that begins in 2016 is the year of the monkey.

Chinese is a complex(复杂的) language. Chinese writing developed almost 4,000 years ago and may even be older. Chinese writing has thousands of characters. A character(文字) stands for a word and also a meaning. Besides Putonghua, Chinese people speak six other forms of the language, and there are many kinds of dialects

1.What's the population of China?

A. Almost 4,000.

B. More than 1.3 billion.

C. 12 million.

D. About 13,000 million.

2.The underlined “dialects” probably means “________” in Chinese.

A. 交际 B. 对话

C. 方言 D. 文化

3.According to the passage, what's one of the main foods in China?

A. Tea. B. Rice.

C. Meat. D. Fruit.

4.The year that begins in 2016 isn't the year of the monkey, is it?

A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn't.

C. I don't know. D. Maybe.

5.What's the main idea of the passage?

A. Different foods have special meanings in Chinese culture.

B. Chinese is a popular language.

C. Chinese culture.

D. Chinese population.

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