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and Meg, about their favorite series and its main character.
Rita: I think that my favorite series at the moment is Get Real. It's about an American family with two
sons and a daughter. The daughter's name is Megan. I like her character very much. She is l7 years old.
She has got long, dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She is quite hard-working but she doesn't have
plans to study at university. She hasn't got many friends because she is quite shy. I like the series because
it is about real problems in the life of young people. At first it looks like a comedy but then it changes into
a real drama.
Meg: I must say I prefer comedies to dramas. My favorite TV series is Gilmore Girls. There are two
main characters, a single mother and her daughter, a l 7-year-old girl called Rory. She is not very tall and
has got long brown hair. Rory is a very good student and an ambitious (有雄心的) person. She always
reads books and works very hard. She hasn't got many friends because she is now in a new school. Rory
is quiet and not very outgoing,but her mother is a real rebel (叛逆的人). I sometimes think that Rory is a
kind of parent and her mother is a little girl!
B.The one about a family with small children.
C.The one about a girl and her family.
D.The one about Megan and her friends.
B.She doesn't want to go to university.
C.There are not many friends in her life.
D.She isn't very outgoing.
B.It is only about young people.
C.It is very optimistic (乐观的).
D.It shows the real life of young people.
B.They are both about a teenage girl.
C.They both have two main characters.
D.They both have one parent in the family.
B.They are not very romantic.
C.They are different kinds of people.
D.They love and hate similar things.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次。
1.Teachers often tell their students about the _________ of learning how to learn.
2.Kathy is an _______ and friendly girl, her teachers all like her.
3.I prefer lemons to apples. I like the sour _________.
4.Think it over before you make a ________.
5.We were _________ into four groups by Mr. Zeng at the beginning of the game.
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As we know, there are differences between western culture and Chinese culture. We can see differences when we pay attention to the way words are used. Let’s look at the words about animals and plants. Most expressions in Chinese about the dog, for example, “a homeless dog”, “a mad dog”, “a running dog” and “a dog catching a mouse” have negative(消极的) meanings. But in western countries, dogs are thought to be honest and good friends of humans. In English, people use the dog to describe positive(积极的) actions. For example, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. And “every dog has its day” means each person has good luck sometimes. To describe a person’s serious illness, they say “sick as a dog”. The word “dog-tired” means very tired. However, Chinese love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is often used to describe a woman who is cruel(残酷的)。
The rose is regarded as a symbol (象征) of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose means love, peace, courage and friendship. And the rose is the national flower of England, America and many other countries.
The words about plants and animals are used in positive or negative ways in different cultures. We can learn about many differences in cultures by comparing how some words are used.
【小题1】“Every dog has its day.” Means “__________”
| A．Everybody in the world is lucky. |
| B．Each person lives his own way of life. |
| C．If one works hard, he’s sure to succeed. |
| D．Everybody has a time in life to be lucky. |
| A．a tired person |
| B．a brave man |
| C．a homeless person |
| D．an unkind woman |
| A．Words show differences in culture. |
| B．Chinese people prefer dogs to cats. |
| C．Western people think cats to be good friends. |
| D．Rose is the national flower of all western countries. |
| A．Negative or Positive |
| B．Different Countries Have Different Culture |
| C．Rose Means the Same in Chinese and English |
| D．What Dog and Cat Mean in English and Chinese |
Spain and Greece are now more popular than France or Italy. Travel to both places is cheaper in early summer. It is also cheaper to go by train than to go by plane, and it’s easier to get a ticket in May than in June, July or August.
Most people think that Greece is prettier. Others say Spain is hotter and more expensive. Certainly hotels in Spain are far more expensive than ones in Greece, but also they are more comfortable. Greece is much more interesting and it is far quieter than Spain.
Spain is nearer and one can get there more quickly. But Spain can be very crowded.
Some people feel that Greece is more beautiful, the air is cleaner and the sea is bluer. Also the food is simpler in Greece.
“Which Holiday?” prefers(推荐) Greece this summer, Greece is the better choice.
根据短文内容，判断正（T）误（F）。
1.Spain and Greece are now less popular than France or Italy.
2.Hotels in Greece are much more expensive than ones in Spain.
3.People can get tickets more easily in May.
4. If you like too many people, you should go to Spain for vacation
5.“Which Holiday?” prefer people to go to France this summer.
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