【题目】 Boxing is a quite popular sport in many countries. Two fighters wear boxing gloves on their hands. The boxers hit each other until one is knocked out or until the final bell rings. Each part of the fight is three minutes long. It is called a round.

However, Thai boxing is different.

The boxing match begins with music. Then the two fighters kneel and pray(跪地祈祷)to God. Next, they do a slow dance that copies the movements of Thai boxing. During this dance, each fighter tries to show the other that he is the best.

The fight begins. In Thai boxing, the fighters can kick with their feet and hit each other with their elbows(手肘)and knees. Of course, they hit with their hands, too. Each round is also three minutes long. Then the boxers have a two-minute rest. Most boxers can have only five rounds because this kind of fighting is very difficult. But the audience(观众)usually feel very excited while watching the matches, shouting and cheering.

Thai boxing began 500 years ago. If a soldier(士兵)lost his weapons(武器) in a war, he needed to fight with just his body. The soldiers learned how to use all the parts of their bodies. In 1560, the Burmese army caught Naresuen, the King of Thailand, in a war. King Naresuen was a very good boxer. He won his freedom from Burma by beating all the best Burmese fighters. When he returned to Thailand, his people were very proud of him. Thai boxing became a popular sports in this country and later all over the world.

1What is a round in a boxing match?

2Does Thai boxing start with praying to God?

3How long can Thai boxing fighters rest during two rounds?

4Why were the Thai people proud of King Naresuen?

5According to the passage, what does the writer think of Thai boxing?

【题目】 “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.” Della counted the money sadly. How could she buy her husband a Christmas gift with so little money, though she had saved for long? “This is the only way to get money,” Della touched her hair gently. There were two things that Jim and Della really loved. One was Jim’s gold watch that had been his grandfather’s. The other was Della’s hair.

Without hesitation(犹豫), Della went inside a shop and sold her hair. After buying Jim a gold watch chain(链条) as a present, she had only eighty-seven cents left.

Excited but a little worried, Della waited to surprise Jim. The door opened, and Jim stepped in. His expression(表情)was strange after seeing Della. “Don’t look at me that way. I cut my hair off because I couldn’t have lived through another Christmas without giving you a present. It will grow again. Jim, and let’s be happy!”

After a while, Jim took out a box. “Open it, and you’ll understand.” Della opened it and surprised to see a set of combs(梳子). She had wished for them but thought she would never own such beautiful things. And now they were hers, but she had no hair to wear them in!

“Well, my hair grows fast.” Della took out carefully the gold chain and showed it to Jim. "Isn’t this present beautiful, Jim? Take out your watch and let’s see how smart it is!”

Instead of obeying(服从), Jim put his hands under the back of his head and smiled.....

1How much money did Della make by selling her hair?

A.Eighty-seven cents.B.One dollar.C.Twenty dollars.

2How did Jim feel when he saw Della’s short hair?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Scared.

3Why didn’t Jim take out his watch?

A.Because he sold his watch.

B.Because it was too old to work.

C.Because he was angry with Della.

4What can we infer(推断)from the passage?

A.The couple lived a happy and rich life.

B.Della didn’t like the present Jim bought.

C.The couple actually have their best presents.

5What’s the theme of this story?

A.Present can give us happiness.

B.Love is priceless and selfless.

C.A stupid couple lived unhappily.

【题目】 Do you “worship” your parents?

After I came to China, I started hearing the word “xiaoshun” a lot. It is often translated into English as “filial piety”. However, I think the translation “parent worship” is easier to understand. The basic idea behind “parent worship” is that children should always listen to their parents and do everything they can to make their parents happy.

I think many Chinese people I know would agree with the idea. I guess it is a nice idea, in theory(理论上). But I also have some Chinese friends who would disagree.This is because they have had to do things they didn’t want to, just because their parents told them to_______For example, one of my good friends had to break up with her boyfriend because her parents thought he didn’t make enough money. 孝顺似乎有时候也是不公平的

Most kids in the US, especially teenagers, would probably disagree with “parent worship”, too. In fact, arguing with one’s parents and being rebellious (叛逆的) is common for US teens. 我经常与我的父母就家规进行争论,而且我也不总是遵守那些规矩

I think the best way is somewhere in the middle. Most, if not all of us, love our parents and try our best to respect(尊重) them. So of course we should follow their rules and try not to stress them out (使紧张). On the other hand, parents should respect their kids as well and give them some reasonable freedom and independence.

1The basic idea behind “parent worship” is that children should always listen to their parents and do everything they can to make their parents happy.

2This is because they have had to do things they didn’t want to, just because their parents told them to.

3孝顺似乎有时候也是不公平的

4 我经常与我的父母就家规进行争论,而且我也不总是遵守那些规矩

5 On the other hand, parents should respect their kids as well and give them some reasonable freedom and independence.

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