On Saturday, millions of people around the world will celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, which honors Patron Saint (or main religious figure) of Ireland. Communities across the United States will host parades, parties, and other festivities to mark the occasion.
This year, cities like Boston, New York, and Chicago have organized massive events celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day. In New York City, hundreds of thousands of people will gather to watch the Saint Patrick’s Day parade—the nation’s largest. It is one of the most watched parades in the world. Last year, almost 2 million spectators(观众) and more than 150,000 participants (参与者)filled the streets. The parade, first held in 1776, is also one of the oldest.
Chicago also throws a big celebration. Every year, the Chicago River, which crosses the city, glows green as event organizers dump about 40 pounds of fluorescence, a powerful dye(染料), into the water.
Boston keeps its parade rolling for three hours or more. It is the nation’s second-largest parade. The city will also salute one of its most famous former residents, President John F. Kennedy, by opening the exhibit “A Journey Home: John F. Kennedy and Ireland,” at his official library.
Patron Saint lived in Britain in the early fifth century, when it was still part of the Roman Empire. He was captured (抓捕)and sold into slavery(卖为奴隶) in Ireland when he was only 16.He eventually escaped slavery and turned to a life of religious devotion. He trained to become a minister(牧师) and set out to spread Christianity throughout Ireland. After 30 years as a religious leader, Patrick died on March 17, 1461.Saint Patrick’s Day is always celebrated on March 17.In Ireland, it is an official holiday.
1.What’s the best title of the passage?
A.History of Saint Patrick’s Day                  B.An Official Holiday in US
C.The Largest Parade in the World                D.Celebrations across the Country
2.What do you think is the official color of St. Patrick’s Day?
A.Green                  B.Red.                    C.Black.                  D.Yellow.
3.The last paragraph is mainly about _____.
A.the cruel slave trade.                        B.Saint Patrick’s contribution.
C.activities during Saint Patrick’s Day       D.Ireland’s Patron Saint
4.Which of the following is not correct according to the passage?
A.Parade is a most important event to observe Saint Patrick’s Day.
B.Saint Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday.
C.Saluting the former president has become a main event on the occasion.
D.The Saint Patrick’s Day parade has a history of over two centuries.

One morning in Philadelphia, the sun shone bright through all the thick jungles and the tall churches. John, 6, wearing the worn-out clothes, walked from a far place, his dark small hands holding a piece of stolen bread.
John stopped for a moment at the entrance to the church and then left tightly holding the bread,      
He was an orphan(孤儿), whose parents were killed in World War II leaving him alone in the orphanage for five years, Like many children in the house, he had a lot of free time. Mostly no one took care of them, so they had to learn how to steal those they wanted.             
John believed God to be real, so every Sunday morning in any case he would go to the church to have a look and listen to those people singing inside or reading the Bible. He felt only at this moment he was the child of God and so close to God. But he couldn’t enter because his clothes were so dirty. John himself knew it.
John was quietly calculating the times. This was his 45th Sunday at the entrance to the church. He stood on tiptoe(踮着脚尖) for a while and walked away.
As time passed, the pastor(牧师) noticed John and learned from others that he was the small boy who liked stealing things in the orphanages.
On the 46th Sunday, the sun was shining and John came still holding a piece of bread with his dark small hands. When he just stood there, the pastor came out. He felt like running away, but he was carried by the pastor's friendly smile.
The pastor walked up to his side, clearly seeing John's small hands shaking.
"Are you John?"
John didn't answer, but looked at the pastor and nodded.
"Do you believe in God?" the pastor patted John on his head with dust.
"Yes, I do!" This time John told him loudly.
"So you believe in yourself?"
John looked at the pastor, without a word.
The pastor went on saying, "At the first sight of you, I find you're different from other kids because you have a good heart."
His face turning red, John said nervously, "In fact, I'm a thief." With that, he lowered his head.
The pastor didn't speak, but held John's dark small hands, slowly opened them and put them against his wrinkled face.
"Ah" Just at the same time, John shouted and was about to take out his dark small hands. Yet the pastor tightly held his small hands and spread them out in the sun.
"Do you see, John?"
"What?"
"You're cupping the sunshine in your hands."
John blankly looked at his hands: when did they become so beautiful?
"In God's eyes, all children are the same. When they are willing to spread out their hands to greet the sun, the sun will naturally shine on them. And you have two things more than they do. First is courage and the second is kindness." With that, the pastor led him into the church. It was the first time that John went into this sacred place, and at this moment he didn't feel inferior, but the unspeakable warmth.
On that morning greeting the sunshine, John found himself again, along with the confidence, satisfaction, happiness, dreams he had never had.
Twenty years have passed. Now the boy who ever tightly held the bread with his dirt hands has been the most famous cook in Philadelphia and made many popular dishes.
Every Sunday morning, he would personally send the bread he baked to the orphanage. Those children who greeted him with cheers were used to consciously spreading their palms before they got the bread.
Because they all knew when we are willing to spread out our hands to greet the sunshine, the sun will naturally shine on us.
【小题1】The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph is ______________

A.presenting contrasts (对比)B.showing causes (原因)
C.offering analysesD.providing explanations
【小题2】Why didn't John go inside whenever he went to the church?
A.He was frightened to be recognized by the pastor
B.He was not welcomed by those singing in the church.
C.He was sorry for his dirty clothes and identity as a thief.
D.He was left alone in the orphanage and nobody cared for him.
【小题3】Which of the following questions did John reply certainly?
A.“Are you John?"B."Do you see, John?"
C."So you believe in yourself?"D."Do you believe in God?"
【小题4】Which of the following can best describe the pastor's great effect on John?
A.John became a famous cook.
B.John admitted his bad behavior. (行为)
C.John believed God to be real
D.John spread warmth to other orphans.
【小题5】According to the passage, the sunshine cupped in hands can bring ________
A.cheers and confidence B.dreams and imagination
C.courage and kindnessD.forgiveness and satisfaction

1. Summer came early to Middlesbrough yesterday, as temperatures shot up to 22°C (71°F), a record for March. But local NFU agent Jim Wilkes says it could be bad news for farmers. “The crops will think it's summer,” he told our reporter, “and start sprouting (发芽) four weeks before time.”
2. The death toll (死亡人数) of the Burnside train crash rose to four yesterday when John Phillips, 32, of Petersville died in Wallsend Hospital. Another six people are still on the danger list. Mr. Phillips, an electrical engineer leaves a wife and two children.
3. China and the United States reached an agreement on the protection of intellectual property rights (知识产权) yesterday, after difficult marathon talks.
The agreement is good news for all parties concerned. The Chinese Foreign Trade Minister described the agreement as a "turning point" in Sino-US trade relations that "promises further progress" in the future. The agreement will not only favorably influence trade relations between China and the United States. It may favorably influence the overall relations between the two countries.
【小题1】What do you get to know from article 1?

A.It is as cold as usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.
B.It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are pleased.
C.It is hotter than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.
D.It is colder than usual in Middlesbrough, and the farmers are worried.
【小题2】How many people have died in the train crash in article 2 ?
A.Only John Phillips has died.
B.Ten people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.
C.Four people have died in the crash, including John Phillips.
D.John Phillips, his wife and children all died in the crash.
【小题3】Who are on the danger list?
A.Petersville and Wallsend. B.An electrical engineer and John Phillips.
C.John Phillips' wife and two children.D.Another six people who were on the train.
【小题4】What agreement did China and the United States reach in article 3?
A.It is an agreement on a marathon race.
B.It is an agreement on trade relations.
C.It is an agreement on overall relations.
D.It is an agreement on intellectual property rights protection.
【小题5】What are relations going to be like between China and the United States?
A.Relations between China and the United States are going to be sometimes worse and sometimes better.
B.Relations between China and the United States are going to be better.
C.Relations between China and the United States are going to be worse.
D.Relations between China and the United States are going to remain the same.

Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisions, manage their environment, and lead rather than follow. Stephen Jackson, a Year One student, “operates under the theory of what’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine,” says his mother. “The other day I bought two new Star Wars light sabers(剑). Later, I saw Stephen with the two new ones while his brother was using the beat-up ones.”
“Examine the extended family, and you’ll probably find a bossy grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin in every generation. It’s an inheritable trait,” says Russell Barkley, a professor at the Medical University of South Carolina. Other children who may not be particularly bossy can gradually gain dominance(支配地位) when they sense their parents are weak, hesitant, or in disagreement with each other.
Whether it’s inborn nature or developed character at work, too much control in the hands of the young isn’t healthy for children or the family. “Fear is at the root of a lot of bossy behaviour,” says family psychologist John Taylor. “Children,” he says in his book From Defiance to Cooperation, “have secret feelings of weakness and a desire to feel safe. It’s the parents’ role to provide that protection.”
When a “boss child” doesn’t learn limits at home, the stage is set for a host of troubles outside the family. The overly willful and unbending child may have trouble obeying teachers or coaches, for example, or trouble keeping friends. It can be pretty lonely as the top dog if no one likes your bossy ways.
“I see more and more parents giving up their power,” says Barkley, who has studied bossy behavior for more than 30 years. “They bend too far because they don’t want to be as strict as their own parents were. But they also feel less confident about their parenting skills. Their kids, in turn, feel more anxious.”
So for the sake of the children, parents should be strict with them in a suitable way and get more knowledge to be good parents.
Title: 1                 

Kinds
? 2.______ bossy children with an inheritable trait;
? developed bossy children.
 
Behaviors
? having a strong need to make decisions;   
? 3.______;
? leading rather than following;           
? not 4.______ at home.
 
5.______
        Children
           Parents
? fear(the basic cause)
? 6.______
? a desire to feel safe
? weakness, hesitation and disagreement with each other;
? less power over the children;
? 7.______ about parenting skills.
Influences
? having trouble dealing with others or keeping friends;
? feeling 8.______.
9. ______
for parents
? being strict with children in a suitable way;    
? providing protection;
? learning to be 10.______.

请根据字面提示与句意,用必修3Unit1-5中所学新词、短语的适当形式将小题中的句子补充完整。
【小题1】I made an a_______ to him because I broke his bicycle.
【小题2】Dad gave us a lecture about our table m_______.
【小题3】Ancient people had different ways to explain how the world came into e_______.
【小题4】The journey took a_______ two weeks. Maybe longer, but I can’t be sure.
【小题5】The carpet m_______ 6 by 6 metres, so it has an area of 36 square metres.
【小题6】The new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more family-friendly _______(气氛).
【小题7】I’m sorry to bother you, but I have several questions to _______(咨询) you.
【小题8】Columbus discovered America but did not explore this _______(大陆).
【小题9】I'd like to _______(确认) our appointment at 3:30 p.m. Friday in your office.
【小题10】The author deals with the problem of _______(暴力) among teenagers in the first few chapters.
【小题11】Sir, you’re not allowed to enter the building if you don’t get our manager’s _______(permit).
【小题12】_______(forgive) does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.
【小题13】A distant journey tests the _______(strong) of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man
【小题14】She was a quick learner and adapted to the new _______(surround) well.
【小题15】I found most of the characters in the play totally _______(believe), because they were not real..
【小题16】约翰无法解释他没来学校的原因。
John could not ______ ______ his absence from school.
【小题17】牛顿好奇苹果为何向下落而非向上飞。
Newton ______ ______ ______ what made the apple fall "downwards" instead of "upward".
【小题18】人们经常谈到怎样在工作与个人生活间保持平衡。
People often talk about how to ______ ______ ______ ______ work and personal life.
【小题19】定居温哥华以前,她是伦敦经营自己的古董店。
Before she ______ ______ in Vancouver, she had run her own antiques shop in London.
【小题20】您在本照相馆的每一张留影,都将给您带来温馨与甜蜜的回忆。
Every photo taken in this studio will ______ ______ ______ the warm and sweet past.
【小题21】Undoubtedly, exercise like walking has benefited many patients.
=" Undoubtedly," many patients ______ ______ ______ exercise like walking.
【小题22】--Have you got any idea ______ the party is to be held?
-- This Friday night. Do you know ______ Sandy knows it?
【小题23】We should learn ______ before a problem can be solved, it must be obvious ______ the problem itself is.
【小题24】______ the town is no longer ______ it used to be is very obvious.
【小题25】What makes me puzzled is ______ told him the news ______ the sports meeting was put off.

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