Once Chinese students in American schools were largely limited to graduate students. Gradually that trend shifted, with more students coming from China to earn bachelor' s degrees at American institutions. Now, the population is widening once again, with many Chinese students studying in the U, S. from ever - younger ages.

Bill Zhou, a resident of California, though born in Shenzhen, and his wife are currently housing just such a student: Hsu, also from Shenzhen, who is living with Zhou (a paid arrangement) while he attends a private, religious institution. .

Although Zhou is caring, he knows there are many people taking advantage of the trend

who lack conscience. In a Lost Angeles Times article, Zhou described his reservations about the current system.”They don't know if the school is good. They don't know if the home stay is good. But everyone else is doing it, so they do it, too," Zhou said, addressing the parents of so - called parachute(降落伞) children, who earn the nickname by "parachuting" into the U.S. by themselves, unaccompanied by family.

Based on statistics, Zhou has reason to be concerned. A recent article in Sixth Tone', stated that the number of Chinese students enrolled at U. S. secondary schools increased from just 647 in 2006 to more than 46,000 in 2016. Those numbers are reflected in Chinese society and even popular culture, where a new television drama titled " A Love for Separation" was released several months ago.

"It is a common misunderstanding that studying in a private American high school is easier than in China, a mother told. " My son is under enormous pressure to compete with accomplished peers. He was very lonely during his first year of high school, and found it hard to assimilate into an unfamiliar environment. "

Chinese parents send their teenagers abroad for varieties of reasons. For some students, it is to escape the strict Chinese education system; for others, it is a second chance to recover from bad grades or a low score on China's college entrance exam. For still others, it is simply a lifelong dream.

1.What's Bill Zhou' s attitude towards the trend of growing parachute children?

A. Positive B. Indifferent

C. Concerned D. Opposed

2.What does the underlined phrase " assimilate into" in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. show respect to B. get rid of

C. take advantage of D. fit in with

3.Which is not the reason why increasing parents send their little children abroad?

A. They just follow the crowd.

B. They just show off their large treasure.

C. They want their children to break away from Chinese education system.

D. They want to give their children with poor grades another chance to succeed..

4.What' s the author' s purpose in writing the text?

A. To help these parents to choose a reliable home stay..

B. To remove these parents doubts about studying abroad.

C. To encourage these parents to send their kids abroad as early as possible.

D. To remind these parents to be more sensible before sending their kids abroad..

Throughout the junior-and senior-high mornings I watched my father go to work, I ______ told him how that affected me . I simply ______ about his ability to do what he did; keeping the ______ filled with food, paying my tuition fees and ______ Christmas gifts under the tree, taking me to Boston to buy new clothes, dragging me to church on Sundays… Perhaps it was because these scenes seemed so ______ that I never spoke of them.

And then at college, away from him---when his ______ became merely the voice over the phone---I thought other men were more ______ than Daddy. Those men who taught my classes and ______ complex theories.

Then, I entered society. I looked forward to ______ home, talking with Daddy, sharing a ball game, watching an old Western movie on television, drinking a beet, listening to the ______ about his childhood days. I ______ Daddy again-not as a boy in awe(敬畏), but with respect as a man. And I ______ that he was my father, a man who committed himself to a thankless job in a society.

And now, when I spend precious moments with my own son. I wonder what he thinks of me. At what point will I ______ in his world of important men, and will there be a point when he’ll return to me with a nod of ______? Will he treat me with love and ______? How will he measure my weaknesses and strengths?

Sometimes the ______ lessons are the most difficult to teach. Sometimes the most essential truths are the difficult to learn. I hope my son will one day value all the ______ and truths that have passed to him, through ______, from his grandfather. And as my son grows older. I believe that he, too, will measure his steps by the strides(大步) I have made for him, just as I have ______ my goals because of the strides my father has made for me. When my son does this, perhaps he will feel the same ______ and fulfillment that I do when I say, ”I am father’s son.”

1.A. often B. once C. sometimes D. never

2.A. forgot B. learned C. doubted D. wondered

3.A. kitchen B. market C. restaurant D. bedroom

4.A. preparing B. burying C. piling D. hiding

5.A. mysterious B. ordinary C. special D. boring

6.A. duty B. presence C. absence D. performance

7.A. considerate B. kind C. important D. believable

8.A. explained B. created C. proved D. studied

9.A. leaving B. rebuilding C. visiting D. returning

10.A. jokes B. stories C. news D. truth

11.A. rediscovered B. recalled C. retold D. repeat

12.A. noticed B. saw C. realized D. watched

13.A. rise B. disappear C. fall D. die

14.A. approval B. sympathy C. supporting D. understanding

15.A. praise B. hate C. respect D. envy

16.A. simple B. useful C. complex D. big

17.A. opportunities B. lessons C. gifts D. knowledge

18.A. her B. them C. me D. himself

19.A. achieved B. set C. quitted D. changed

20.A. embarrassment B. disappointment C. excitement D. pride

6.I work in a US factory that produces 4,500refrigerators every day.There was one worker in this huge factory who always seemed just a little strange.I've seen him around for years but never paid him much attention.He is short and scruffy (不整洁的)and walks around this big old factory on his breaks collecting aluminum cans (铝罐).
Over the years I often ran into him as he walked to his old pickup truck on the coldest days with snow blowing and everyone with their collars turned up and their hands in their pockets.He would be there with a garbage bag full of aluminum cans.He'd toss (扔)it into the back of his truck and jump in.I'd reach my car and jump in and we'd all race to the exit of this big half-empty parking lot.
One day I was working on a broken machine in this factory and the can man came by with his bag,picking up cans.Our manager was standing there because the machine I was working on had been"down"for a couple of hours and he was getting worried that we might run out of parts for one of the assembly lines (装配线).
As I was finishing,I stood up just as the manager asked the can man what he did with all those cans.I'd never thought to ask him that question because I always just assumed he cashed them in at the recycling center.
"I give them to my neighbor.He's epileptic (有癫痫病的),"the can man said.
"You mean you've been collecting all those cans for all these years for your neighbor?"I blurted out.
"It's not much,"he said."But I give them to him.He can't hold a job."
Right then and there I found myself looking straight at him.He was wearing a T-shirt and an old red baseball cap and he had a garbage bag full of aluminum cans in his hand.I don't even know his name,but I thank him for the lesson he taught me.

59.How did the author like the can man at first?D
A.He found the man very kind hearted.
B.He didn't like making friends with the man.
C.He thought it would be better to stay away from the man.
D.He thought the man was strange because he was always collecting cans.
60.What does the underlined phrase"blurted out"probably mean?A
A.spoke out without thinkingB.screamed because of fear
C.complained angrilyD.shouted cheerfully
61.Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?D
A.The can man was actually an engineer.
B.The author made friends with the can man on a cold day.
C.The boss was angry seeing the man always picking up cans.
D.The author admired the can man when he knew the truth.
62.What does the author intend to tell us with the story?A
A.Never judge a person by his appearance.B.Helping your neighbor is helping yourself.
C It's good to observe,but even better to ask.D.Never look down on a small kindness.
7.Every night,my mother would come to my room,lean down and push my long hair out of the way,then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started (16)C me---her hands pushing my hair that way.But it did make me annoyed,for they felt work-worn and(17)Aagainst my young skin.Finally,one night,I shouted at her:"Don't do that any more-your (18)D are too rough!"She didn't say anything in (19)C.But never again did my mother close out my day with that(20)Bexpression of her love.
Time after time,with the(21)Dyears,my thoughts returned to that night.I'm not a little girl any more.Mom is in her mid-seventies,and those hands I (22)D thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my (23)A.
Now,my own children are(24)B.Mom no longer has Dad.It was late on that Thanksgiving Eve,as I went to sleep in the bedroom of my youth,a familiar hand (25)B before stealing across my face to brush the (26)Afrom my forehead.Then a kiss(27)C touched my brow.In my (28)A,thousands of times,I(29)Dthe night my young voice complained.(30)CMom's hand in my hand,I said how(31)BI was for that night.I thought she'd remember,as I did,(32)DMom didn't know what I was talking about.She had forgotten-and (33)C-long ago.
That night,I fell asleep with a new (34)Bfor my gentle mother and her caring hands.And the(35)A I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.

16.A.surprisingB.hurtingC.annoyingD.amazing
17.A.roughB.gentleC.smoothD.strong
18.A.noisesB.wordsC.feelingsD.hands
19.A.angerB.silenceC.replyD.fear
20.A.healthyB.familiarC.popularD.perfect
21.A.comingB.remainingC.approachingD.passing
22.A.oftenB.evenC.neverD.once
23.A.familyB.neighborC.husbandD.home
24.A.developedB.grownC.movedD.forgotten
25.A.imaginedB.hesitatedC.regrettedD.trembled
26.A.hairB.tearsC.dirtD.kisses
27.A.quicklyB.roughlyC.gentlyD.slowly
28.A.memoryB.opinionC.historyD.diary
29.A.chancedB.missedC.hatedD.recalled
30.A.BeatingB.PickingC.CatchingD.Stopping
31.A.happyB.sorryC.annoyedD.amused
32.A.andB.whileC.becauseD.but
33.A.rememberedB.fadedC.forgivenD.apologized
34.A.hopeB.appreciationC.thoughtD.approval
35.A.guiltB.prideC.sorrowD.failure.

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