从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。

【小题1】 －Our city is becoming more and more beautiful.
－Yes, great changes ______________since 2008.
【小题2】After running two miles in ten minutes. Millie arrived at the cinema _____________.
【小题3】－You’re _____________a child. You should learn to stand on your own feet.
【小题4】－Miss Li, I can’t finish the project by ____________.
－Why don’t you ask your classmates for help?
【小题5】－Are the children playing outside?
－No, they ____________in the sitting room.
【小题6】－Who designed the National Grand Theater?
－It ______________by Paul Andreu from France.
【小题7】Many of the old man’s friends have moved away, so he ____________from time to time.
【小题8】－What’s the news about?
－_____________people in the southeast of China are suffering from drought(干旱).
【小题9】Don’t have too much junk food(垃圾食品)! It may ________________your health.
【小题10】While Sandy was listening to music, Max ______________his friend online.

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.

In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today's children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.

The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.

Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.

Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.

An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.

1. Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?

2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.

3.What are the children lack of today?

4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?

5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?

The Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Some parents send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia, regardless of how much this costs. Many also want their children to take extra-curriculum activities (课外活动) where they either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a better start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is, so parents often spend a large amount of money on education. Even poor parents manage to buy a computer for their son or daughter.
In fact, most parents fail to see that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children’s skills are different; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. However, they fail to realize that today’s children are lack (缺乏) of self-respect and self-confidence.
The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take exams and how to study effectively. They are not teaching them the most important skills they need. They do not teach them to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can help achieve this by teaching their children practical skills like cooking, sewing and other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and finish his job step by step. The result, a well--cooked dinner, will give a child a lot of satisfaction and confidence. All these will help the children step to success in the future.
An old machine such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child as a toy may make him curious and arouse(唤醒) his interest. If he will spend hours looking at it, and try to mend it; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. Such activities do more than teaching a child to read a book. They teach them to think and to use their minds. This is much more important than learning by reading a book.
1．Is the writer satisfied with the Chinese parents’ ideas of educating their children?
2. Put the underlined sentence “the more expensive an education is, the better it is” into Chinese.
3.What are the children lack of today?
4. How is the experience of cooking according to the fifth paragraph?
5.What does the underlined word “They” refer to(所指的是) in the last paragraph?

根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

disappear   argue   not be   reply   explain

1.Mr. Wu is very patient. He always ____________ things to us for a long time.

2.--- ____________ your penfriend ____________ to your e-mail?

--- No, not yet.

3.Animals ____________ faster and faster at present and we should take actions to make

more people realize the importance of protecting animals.

4.Miss Wang hopes we ____________ late for school again.

5.---Where are the children?

---They____________ about what TV programmes to watch in the sitting room.

Every year the Greens go to the beach for a week’s vacation. There are many interesting things to do at the beach.
The children play games on the sand. Sometimes they build sandcastles (沙堆小城堡). There are saltwater (咸水的) swimming pools. The children can swim safely in these pools and the water is always clean.
There is an esplanade (海滨大道). This is a long road by the beach. There are many cafes (咖啡厅) and restaurants on the esplanade. There is also a park beside (在……旁边) the beach. This is a place that many people like to go to.
The Greens always stay at the same hotel. They usually have the same rooms. These rooms are at the front of the hotel. There is a good view of the sea from their windows. The children are a little sad when the vacation is over because they don’t want to leave.

1. 1.

   How often do the Greens go to the beach?

   1. A.
      Once a year.
   2. B.
      Once a week.
   3. C.
      Twice a year.
   4. D.
      Every a half year.
2. 2.

   Which place do many people like to go to?

   1. A.
      The hotel.
   2. B.
      The saltwater swimming pool.
   3. C.
      The esplanade.
   4. D.
      The park beside the beach.
3. 3.

   What’s the meaning of the underlined word?

   1. A.
      景色
   2. B.
      观点
   3. C.
      意见
   4. D.
      观察
4. 4.

   Why are the children a little sad when the vacation is over?

   1. A.
      Because their parents will go home.
   2. B.
      Because they should go to school after the vacation.
   3. C.
      Because they enjoy themselves so much that they don’t want to leave.
   4. D.
      Because they can’t come to the beach any more.
5. 5.

   According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The Greens stay in the rooms at the front of the hotel.
   2. B.
      If they want to see the sea, they must go to the beach.
   3. C.
      They won’t go to the beach next year.
   4. D.
      There are no restaurants by the beach.