Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.

About money

Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.

American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.

American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.

About school

Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.

Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.

American parents and Chinese parents

American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.

1.What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

A．Study at home                          B．Do part-time jobs

C．Take part in sports groups                 D．Do chores

2.Some Chinese people have money left in the bank because _______.

A．they usually spend less than they have

B．they spend more than they have

C．they don’t like spend money at all

D．they make a lot of money

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．Chinese parents usually give their kids money.

B．American children love to make money by themselves.

C．The reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.

D．Americans usually spend more money than they have.

4.The underlined word “academic” probably means _________ in Chinese.

A．学术的           B．娱乐的           C．运动的           D．休闲的

5.The best title for the passage would probably be _______.

A．Differences between Chinese and Americans.

B．Chinese students and Americans

C．Chinese parents and American parents.

D．Chinese values and American values

Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found many value differences between Chinese and Americans.
About money
Americans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.
American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kids always ask their parents for money.
American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.
About school
Many American girls take part in sports, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in academic groups.
Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible.
American parents and Chinese parents
American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually don’t allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.
【小题1】What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?

As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.[来源:学.科.网]
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】 Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.

词汇运用 (共10题，每小题l分，计10分)    (每空一词)

1.The _________(每周的) newspaper is sent to you every Sunday.x

2.Cheng Long is _________(认为) as a Kungfu superstar.

3.The work is ________(超出) my ability. I’m afraid I can’t finish it by myself.

4.After a short ________ (沉默) he went on speaking. 

5.Please write down these               (获胜者) names on this piece of paper.

6.When he caught up with the bus, he breathed ________(heavy).

7.The man’s _________(die) was a great loss of his family.

8.He is working hard to earn enough money to go abroad for              (far) study

9.In 1989, Audrey made her final ____________(appear) in films.

10.While______(dance)on the stage, Amy felt very happy..

A) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空，每空填一词。
【小题1】What he feels like_______(make) me worried.
【小题2】Audrey’s ________( achieve ) were beyond the film industry.
【小题3】He spent as much time_______(play) as he did watching TV.
【小题4】In order to make the opening of the Olympic Games well ___  _(organize) ,
the Chinese government invited a famous director ----Zhang Yimou.
【小题5】He has _______(forgive) you for what you have done wrong to him.
B) 根据汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空填一词。
【小题6】One of the most famous _______ (发明家)names in the world was Edison.
【小题7】He used not to like Peking Opera, but now he is very _______ of (喜欢) it.
【小题8】_______(英雄) appeared one after another after the big earthquake.
【小题9】Jack was charged with the _______(抢劫) last month.
【小题10】She sent her best friend an _______(邀请函) to her birthday party.