题目内容
________is difficult if you put your heart into it.
A. Something B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything
Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp(营地). There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family?Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother's Camp a woman has room for herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask, “Mom, what's for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks.” In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home for a second job—taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don't cook, they don't clean and they don't look after their children and husbands. What do they do?They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp.
1.From this passage we can see ________ in the United States.
A. women want to work outside the home
B. working wives do most of the housework
C. husbands do as much housework as their wives
D. women do not like to stay at home with their families
2.At Mother's Camp, women can't _______.
A. watch TV B. read newspapers
C. swim in the lake D. bring their husbands and children
3.Why would some mothers like to be alone?Because _____.
A. they don't like their husbands and children
B. they have to work full-time
C. they are too busy to relax themselves
D. they want a new life
4.________is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.
A. Housework B. Working outside the home
C. When to take a vacation D. Looking after their children
5.What's the best title of this passage?
A. Busy Working Mothers
B. How to Buy Gifts for Mothers
C. Mothers Relax Away From Home
D. Mothers in the US
What is a good excuse to ask for some time off ? At your school, sickness may be the only one. But in British schools, family events are also well-accepted ones. The National Association of Head Teachers in the UK has written new guidelines about students asking for leave. They will allow parents to take their children out of school for family weddings(婚礼) or funerals(葬礼)or visiting an ill relative.
This is a change from the 2013 guidelines that stopped parents taking children out of school without permission. Otherwise, they could have gotten a fine of 60 pounds (about 600 yuan) or faced court(法庭). Family events were not proper excuse to get permission.
Many parents complained(抱怨) about this rule.
“Taking family events is very important for children growth and that in itself a lesson the schools cannot ever teach our children,”John Hemming,chairman of Parents Want A Say organization, told The Independent.
The new change supports this idea and gives permission to students taking time off for family events. It’s now OK for British students to take time off for family events.
In China, however, many students rarely have time off for family events.
“That’s part of the reason for the generation gap (代沟)between parents and children,” Guo Hongxia, research at National Institute of Education Sciences, wrote in China Education Daily.
1.In Chinese schools, _________ is a good excuse to ask for time off.
A. any excuse B. only sickness C. school sport D. family event
2.In the UK now, parents won’t allow to take out their children out of school because of ______.
A. family weddings B. family funerals C. fishing organization D. visiting an ill relative
3.Before 2013, ___could get a fine or face court after taking children out without permission in the UK.
A. Parents Want A Say B. the head teachers of the school
C. children’s teachers D. children’s parents
4.The phrase this idea of the sentence The new change supports this ides refers to _________.
A. schools can’t teach children the important growth lesson in family events
B. family events were not proper excuse to get permission after 2013
C. the Independent didn’t agree with Parents Want A Say .
D. taking family events isn’t important for the children’s growth
5.According to the passage, we know that _________.
A. in the UK, there’s a big generation gap between parents and children
B. in china, many students seldom have time off for family events
C. there’s no difference between the rules of taking day off in the world
D. all the students aren’t allowed to take time off for family events
---When will we go to see the movie The Great Wall ,Saturday or Sunday?
---_____Saturday______Sunday.I will have a meeting on this weekend.
A. Either...or B. Not only ...but also C. Neither...nor D. Both...and
---Why don’t you hand in your English home work ?
---Sorry,I’ve it at home .
A. lost B. used C. left D. gone
It takes several week to /k?m`pli:t/everything.
A. complete B. compete C. completely D. competition
"Hurry up, Dad! Jane and I are ready." Harry called out.
"I will be late if I drive you to school," Mr Smith said.
"Can't you go to school on foot this morning? .... But the school
is far away!" Jane said.
"Walking is a good way to keep healthy, children. Now get
your schoolbags and go!"
So Jane and Harry had to walk five blocks to school finally.
In the evening, the children told their grandpa that they
walked to school that morning. Grandpa said, "That was good
for you. When I was young, I walked five kilometres to school
every day." Jane said, "But I hate walking." Grandpa said,
"Children should walk and run every day. If you do so, you will
become stronger and stronger. You won't get sick so often."
"From now on I'll start walking every day," Harry said, "I'd like to be healthy and strong."
"I will join you, Harry," Jane said.
1.Harry and Jane went to school this morning.
A. on foot B. by bike C. by car D. by bus
2.The children walked to school that day.
A. five blocks B. five kilometres
C. three blocks D. three kilometres
3.Who hates walking?
A. Harry. B. Jane.
C. Their father. D. Their grandfather.
4.How did their grandfather usually go to school?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train. D. On foot.
5.Walking is a good way to according to their grandpa.
A. get to school B. get to work
C. have fun D. keep healthy
Now, more and more cities are facing problems, such as high housing costs, pollution and crime. Let’s see what people in Hyderabad, India and in Sao Paulo, Brazil do to solve (解决) the problems.
Hyderabad, India
To improve people’s lives, Hyderabad is planting more and more trees. The city is even creating____buildings that use less water and less electricity for power. Adding green to a city has a number of advantages. For example, trees make the air cleaner. In Hyderabad, streets were grey and dirty in the past. However, today they are filled with trees and flowers, making the city cleaner and more colourful. Green areas also give people places to relax or exercise. A study in the USA shows an interesting thing: the greener a neighborhood is, the less crime there is.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Many people work in the centre of Sao Paulo, but they don’t live there. They’ve spread out to neighborhoods outside the city because housing is cheaper. Every day, these people travel into the city, and traffic is very heavy. City planners are using different ways to deal with (处理) the problem. First, they are building better subways. Another goal is to make it cheaper for people to live in the downtown area (中心区). Doing this will reduce traffic and pollution in the city.
1.What does the underlined word “greener” mean?
A. Taller.
B. Easier.
C. Better for the environment.
D. More brightly coloured.
2.Which advantage of making Hyderabad greener is NOT talked about in the passage?
A. It helps people work better.
B. It makes the city cleaner.
C. It reduces crime.
D. It makes it easier to exercise.
3.According to the passage, what problem does Sao Paulo have?
A. A lot of people don’t have jobs.
B. Too many people live in the city centre.
C. A lot of people are moving out of the city.
D. Too many people travel into the city every day.
---A well-dressed man entered the room and all the people stopped talking and watched him.
---He was really charming.
A. A man who had a sweet smile
B. A man who was important
C. A man who wore good clothes
