In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN. It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win. However, as time goes by, I have gradually understood the essence (真谛) of WIN-WIN principle—it is the way of winning on both sides.
When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers (跳棋) which includes two basic tactics (战术): One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to prevent your rival﹙对手﹚ moving. Players may use these two totally different ways in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his rival may take advantage of it. Finally he can always reach the goal a few steps ahead of the other player.
In the 1990s, a strategy﹙战略﹚ called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world. Its aim is to achieve your success while giving other people some advantages, so there is no real loser. One example of using the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in the US. Most Americans support the spirit of voluntary contribution. In the US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to take part in community activities so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood.
In China, it’s quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take people’s interests into consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called “foolish” or “silly”. Actually helping other people can be of great delight for the helper, for he can also learn something useful for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc. So only if you take other people’s interests into consideration , you can make sure to win what you want.
【小题1】The purpose of the author in writing the passage is _______.

A．to tell us the cultural differences between China and the US.

B．to tell us the different educational systems in the US and China.

C．to tell us the importance and meaning of WIN-WIN.

D．to show that WIN-WIN is popular in the US and China.

【小题2】What is the author’s attitude(态度) towards WIN-WIN?

A．Criticism（批评）.	B．Encouragement.
C．Disagreement.	D．Doubt.

【小题3】The underlined word “enrooted” in the third paragraph means ____.

A．removed	B．controlled
C．planted	D．influenced

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Liu Li is going to visit her American pen pal Lucy’s home．She is asking her teacher. Miss Green for some advice．（Liu Li—L; Miss Green—G）

L：Hi Miss Green．Could you help me?

G：Oh, come in, Liu Li．What’s the matter?

L：It will be the first time for me to visit an American family．    1  

G：Sure．First of all, you should arrive on time or a few minutes late．

L：What should I call Lucy’s parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts?

G：Well, even though your hosts(主人) are much older than you are, they probably will want you to call them by their first name, not their family name．Maybe you are not sure of that．   2 

L：    3   

G：You may discuss topics like music, food, games and history．You may also ask for a tour of their home if you are interested．Remember, don’t ask adults the following three questions:  4   How much money do you make? Why do you have no children?

L：I see．    5  

G：You’re welcome．

A．Thanks a lot．                       B．Could you go with me? C．How old are you?                     D．Can you give me some advice? E．Then you can help them do dishes．      F．What should I talk about when we chat? G．Then you can ask what name they’d like you to use．

1._________  2._________  3._________  4._________  5._________

"I don't like my parents. They always tell me I should do this, and should not do that. It sometimes makes me angry," said Zhang Hua, a middle school student in Guangzhou．Do you have the same problem? Perhaps your parents had the same problem when they were your age long ago. Why does it seem that some parents are not so friendly in their children's eyes?

One of the biggest things is when someone becomes a parent, he/she likes worrying things. They worry about everything about you, from the time you were born. They do a lot for you, though something would make you angry, because they care about you and worry about you. They worry about your choice of friends, the food you eat, your work at school, how much sleep you get, etc．All these things are part of your life. They want you to grow up healthily and happily.

So how can you make things easier on yourself? It's easier than you think. Just make sure your parents know what you're doing. Get them to know your friends. Phone if you stay somewhere else so that your parents don't call every hospital in the phone book looking for your body. Say sorry to them when you make mistakes. Take responsibility（责任） for what you have done. Talk about your ideas with them. They may talk about theirs with you.

Most of all, try to think about why your parents do this or do that. They are still practising being parents and need help you can give them. Someday, when you become a parent, they may be able to help you how to get on with your children.

1．The writer thinks we should       if we go back home later than usual.

A．tell our friends

B．tell the teacher

C．say sorry to our parents

D．make a telephone call to our parents

2．The writer thinks        .

A．it's wrong of parents to worry about their children too much

B．some parents are unfriendly, which makes their children angry

C．children should do everything as their parents say

D． parents love their children very much and the children should understand them

3．Which is the best title（标题） for the passage?

A．Parents' Responsibility

B．How to get on with parents?

C．Zhang Hua's Problem

D．What are parents worrying about?