China and Western countries may have different ideas about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have reached an agreement-ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless. But the truth is that pigs do have some finer qualities (品质). Science long ago proved that pigs aren’t stupid at all. A research shows pigs are mentally (精神土地) and socially similar to dogs. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference between those who treat them well and those who don’t.

There are lovable pig characters in cartoon’s, too. Peppa Pig《小猪佩奇》,for example, a television series (连续剧) from the UK that began in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children around the world about love, friendship and the value of family. In China, McDull (麦兜), a young pig who works hard for his dreams even though he fails, has been a popular cartoon character since 2001.

阅读短文(B),根据英文释义及首字母提示,拼写单词。

1.r________ a careful study of a subject, especially in order to discover new facts

2.f________ not to be successful in achieving something

3.阅读短文(B),同义句转换,每空一词。

The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children around the world about love, friendship and the value of family.

The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children ________ ________the world about love, friendship and the value of family.

根据短文(B)内容回答问题。

4.What do people think of pigs? ________________________________________.

5.Which country is Peppa Pig from? _____________________________________.

6.When did McDull become popular? ____________________________________.

Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards.  I can’t wait. It’s fun! ”When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do chores, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the chores at weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like     .

A.doing chores B.playing computer games

C.playing cards D.doing housework

2.Jim and Robert chose     cards for the weekdays from Monday to Friday.

A.two B.four C.eight D.ten

3.Who did the chores at weekends?

A.Jim. B.Robert. C.The parents. D.The whole family.

Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some advice for you to eliminate the generation gap (代沟).

Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are angry. Your parents probably won’t consider your ideas if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well if you are angry. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then think about what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter.

Try to reach a compromise (和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on something. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise on something. In these situations, it is especially important to show love and respect (尊敬) to them. Showing respect will keep your relationship strong.

Talk about your values. The values of your parents are probably different from those of your own. Tell your parents what you care about and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life.

A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!

1.According to the passage who have a communication problem?

A.parents and other people B.only school kids and their parents

C.teachers and their students D.parents and children of all ages

2.How many pieces of advice does the writer give us to bridge the generation gap?

A.5. B.4. C.3. D.2.

3.The underlined word “eliminate” in this passage means “_________”.

A.建立 B.消除 C.通过 D.到达

4.If the values of your parents are different from those of yours, you’d better _________.

A.argue with them B.keep away from them

C.agree with them all the time D.tell your parents what you care about and why

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