阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。

Tigers are fierce animals. They are the bosses of the Asian jungles with their cleverness, quickness and strength. A pussycat, on the other hand, is a homebody that comforts us with its gentle warmth and calms us with its purring.

As a mother, the Chinese-American writer Amy Chua is definitely a tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother(虎妈战歌) . tells of the strict upbringing she gave her two children. She thinks that being strict is the only way to develop a child's potential( 潜力) and to make them strong, independent and successful. Her kids were not allowed to watch TV or play video games. They were not allowed to "hang out" with other kids after school. They had to be the top students in their classes. And they had to practice the piano and violin for hours every day. As a result, her kids became successful. She admits this caused a lot of tears and anger but she has few regrets (后悔).

Chua says, like her, most Asian mothers are tigers because they believe their children can achieve a lot if they're pushed hard enough. She says American mothers are really pussycats. They care more about their children's self-esteem (自尊). They don't want to push their kids too hard for fear of hurting their feelings. American mothers encourage their children to find their own path.

So, is a tiger mom better than a pussycat? Perhaps it depends on the differences between Asian and Western cultures. It may also depend on the child himself. Some kids need to be pushed while others respond to a gentler hand. To growl or to purr? There is no easy answer.

1.What's the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua's idea on children's education? (根据短文内容回答问题)

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2. How did Amy Chua's kids become successful? (根据短文内容列举两条)

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3.Why are most Asian mothers tigers? (根据短文内容回答问题)

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4.请将第三段中句子翻译成汉语。

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5. What kind of mother would you like, a tiger or a pussycat? And why? (先回答，然后至少写一个句子说明原因)

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阅读下面的短文，根据其内容回答问题。

How did the Golden Gate Bridge get its name ?

     As we all know , the Golden Gate Bridge 金门大桥in San Francisco , the USA ,which took only 52 months to be designed and built and was opened in 1937, is probably the most beautiful bridge in the world . Since it was opened , it has been perhaps the best-loved sight of San Francisco. But whoever goes to see the bridge can see the bridge is red instead of golden . Do you want to know the reason why is called  the Golden Gate Bridge?

     In fact the bridge isn’t named for its color .It is named for the Golden Gate. What is the Golden Gate? A gate is either an opening or the thing that closes the opening . the Golden Gate is an opening in the land . Water from the sea comes through this opening into San Francisco Bay 旧金山海湾And the bridge goes over the opening . And do you know why it is called the Golden Gate? Here is a story about it .

     Many years ago ,men from some European countries came to California to look for gold . Many of them came by ship . When they came into the bay through the opening , they thought it was a gate to gold , so they named it the Golden Gate.

1.How long did it take to design and build the Golden Gate Bridge?___________________.

2.What is the Golden Gate Bridge? ___________________________________.

3.What is the Golden Gate Bridge named for ?________________________________.

4.What did the Europeans come to California to look for long ago ?

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5.What did the passage mainly talk about ?___________________________________.

I am from Siberia and I am now living in the US．My old friend，Valentina，came to visit me last week，and I decided to take her to visit the“Big Apple”．I stayed with Jonathan，the son of an American friend of mine．When Valentina and I were leaving for the“Big Apple”on the first morning，Jonathan asked us where we were going．I told him that we were going to see the“Big Apple”．

He asked me if I knew how to get there．He seemed surprised when I said that I didn’t know how to get there．

Then he asked me if I had a map and I said that I ________．He seemed shocked．

Then he invited us back to the house．He said he could draw us a map．Then we went into the living room．He carefully drew us a map and gave us very clear directions．

We explained to him that in Siberia we do not prepare for our trips like the Americans．Americans always take maps and make preparations before going out．We just ask people along the way until we arrive at the place．That’s what we were planning to do in New York：just ask people until we get to the“Big Apple”．However，that is clearly not the American Way．

1．从文中找出与下句意义相近的句子。

He was surprised that I was going out without knowing the right directions．

2．根据文章内容回答问题。

Why didn’t the author take a map or make any preparations?

3．根据文章内容，将第三段第一句补充完整。

4．将文中画线句子翻译成汉语。

5．根据短文内容，为文章拟定一个合适的标题。

American schools are quite different from those in China. In America, at the beginning of the term, students must select their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to select their courses and teachers.

Selecting is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t select too many courses, 74.or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
There is another thing after you select the course and the teacher. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before class. In class, discussing is very important. 75. 老师鼓励你提出问题或展示你自己的观点。They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself. So in American schools, you must do almost all things yourself.
根据文章内容，补全71、72句中所缺单词、短语或句子。
【小题1】 At the beginning of the new term, American students have to ask for some teaching plans and get their textbooks ready besides ____________________.
【小题2】 The teacher____________________will always leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.
【小题3】 根据文章内容回答问题。
Why do many students in America buy used textbooks ?
【小题4】 请将文中黑体字译成汉语。
【小题5】 请将划线句子译成英语。