题目内容
----Aren’t you worried about the coming entrance exam?
----____________.
A. Yes, I am well prepared. B. No, I’m full of confidence in myself.
C. Yes, I’ll work harder. D. No, I’m so nervous that I can’t sleep.
Some places in the world have strange laws. It’s important for you to know about them before going there.
Whoever likes to chew gum(口香糖) may have to leave Singapore. The government really wants to keep the city clean and will fine you for chewing gum.
Before you leave for the United Arab Emirates you’d better make sure you aren’t visiting during Ramadan(斋月). During that time you aren’t allowed to eat or drink in public. Tourists have been fined up to $275 for drinking in public.
Lovers spend so much time kissing each other goodbye at train stations that trains often start late. This law — no kissing your lover goodbye at train stations – is rather old, and isn’t in use today in France.
In Thailand it’s against the law to drive a car or motorcycle without a shirt on, no matter how hot it is. Punishments are different in different areas and can include warnings and tickets costing about $10. No joke -- the local police will stop you.
Studies in Denmark have shown that cars with their headlights on are more noticeable by other drivers than those with their headlights off. Drivers there are required to leave their headlights on even during the day, or they may face a fine up to $100.
Do you often buy things using coins? Don’t do it in Canada. The Currency Law of 1985 doesn’t allow using only coins to buy things. Even the use of the dollar-coin is limited (受限制的). The shop owner has the right to choose whether to take your coins or not.
Make sure you know about these laws before your next trip. Better safe than sorry.
【小题1】What is mainly talked about in the text?
A.How to make your trip around the world safe. |
B.Why there are strange laws in the world. |
C.Interesting places you can go to around the world. |
D.Some strange laws you should know about for your trip. |
A.the police will play a joke on you |
B.you should wear your shirt even though it’s hot |
C.the police will give you tickets costing about $10 |
D.you should always keep your headlights on |
A.Kissing goodbye at train stations isn’t allowed in France today. |
B.The Singaporean government cares a lot about its environment. |
C.Tourists in the United Arab Emirates shouldn’t eat in public. |
D.You can turn your headlights off in daytime in Denmark. |
A.It is a newly invented law |
B.You aren’t allowed to use dollar-coins. |
C.You will be fined if you use coins |
D.Shop owners can decide if you can use coins. |
Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask.But,as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history,I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history.Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.
The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past.I believe that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures.However,as the unfortunately(不幸地)true statement goes ‘‘the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to
learn from history”,perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.
A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current(目前的)political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context(背景).We can not
even understand why we are and where we are without history,much less try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.
I teach my children history,for one more reason.I bought a set of historical audio tapes for our children.My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over.It was my hope that he would
become inspired by the accomplishments(成就)of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself.I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. By doing so,young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he didn’t accomplish.I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler,people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.
【小题1】What message can we get from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 ?
A.Many people aren’t clever enough to learn well from the past. |
B.Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes. |
C.Many people feel it hard to understand history. |
D.Many people have no interest in studying history. |
A.it makes the current political situation go smoothly |
B.it helps us realize the importance of historical events |
C.it helps us understand why things are the way they are |
D.it helps people accept the present situation where they live |
A.people can be inspired to do good and also learn to fight against evil |
B.people may also learn from bad historical figures |
C.more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements |
D.today’s people can also achieve what they achieved |
A.How to teach history effectively. |
B.Some negative reasons for studying history. |
C.How to get more people to study history. |
D.Some bad historical figures. |
The British aren’t having as many children as they used to. One reason is that people are having children much older than before, meaning they have fewer years in which they can have them. After years at university, they need a few years of work experience before they can get the job they want. They might then get married, but it’s incredibly expensive to buy a house in the UK.
The above explains why young British people now don’t move out of their parents’ home until they are around 30 years old on average. It is not until they are 30 that they can afford their own home. Increasingly, it is not until that age that they can afford to get married and start a new life in a new home. It’s only after this age that many young people start thinking about having a child.
So a British person manages to get a job, get a home and get married. Why isn’t he or she then having at least two children on average? The main reason is that it is quite expensive to bring up a child in the UK. Why is it expensive? Well, these days, both parents need to work just to pay for their home and living expenses. Because both parents are at work, that means they then need to pay someone to look after their child during the day. Paying for this childcare is nearly always expensive.
The recent financial crisis is making things even harder for families, since unemployment is rising and even fewer people can afford to have children. With so much pressure on families, is it any surprise that the divorce rate is so high?
So what is Britain doing to try and save the British family? The government is trying to make it cheaper to have children. For example, there have been increases in money families can claim from the state each month. Also, there are increasing government subsidies for nursery schools, so that parents do not need to pay so much for child care.
The government is also trying to reduce the number of hours British parents have to work to earn enough money to pay their bills. If parents didn’t have to work so many hours, they’d have more time to spend with their children and wouldn’t need to spend so much on childcare. On average, a Briton works 49 hours a week, which is the most in Europe. The state is now considering introducing laws to encourage companies to improve their employees’ work-life balance. Let’s hope they’re not too late to save the British family. Otherwise, the British will always be too tired, and won’t have enough time and money, to have children.
【小题1】Young British people live in their parents’ home until around 30 because .
A.They are allowed to get married at 30 |
B.they can’t find jobs to support themselves |
C.they can’t afford a house of their own until then |
D.they enjoy family life with their parents |
A.they have fewer years to have children |
B.they live much shorter lives than before |
C.it is more expensive to bring up a child |
D.people are losing their jobs because of the recent financial crisis |
A.bringing down prices |
B.raising the salaries of parents |
C.reducing family income tax |
D.increasing subsidies for families and nursery schools |
A.with long work hours, it is hard for British parents to balance life and work |
B.more and more families in Britain are breaking up because they are having fewer children |
C.among Europeans, British people work hardest and earn the least |
D.childcare takes up too much energy and time for the British |
A.food paid by the government |
B.school buildings for poor students |
C.free transportation |
D.money from the government to benefit the public |