Parents always ask their children ___ all kinds of difficulties bravely.

A. face        B. facing      C. to face        D. faced

 

Do you still remember the disaster(灾难)several years ago? In Indonesia (印度尼西亚) thousands of people were killed by the tsunami(海啸) that washed people out to sea and pulled children out of their parents’ arms. “The weather was fine with no clouds .There was no warning and suddenly the sea water just hit the city. In some parts the water was as high as two meters.” a man in the city said. “Sadli, an official at the hospital, said many of the dead in the city were children under the age of ten.” “Maybe the children were being carried by their hold but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children .All the dead children drawed.” said Sadli. Officials said hundreds of houses had been swept away the force (力量) of five –meter –high waves across Aceh, which lies on the northern tip (末端)of Sumatra Island . “Tens of people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high ground .Instead, they kept watching it .Several of my workmates are missing.”  Lelana said by telephone.
【小题1】According to the passage, ______were missing in the tsunami.

A．some officials

B．some of Sadli’s friends

C．some children under the age of ten

D．some of Lelana’s workmates

【小题2】In the tsunami, ____ _swept away hundreds of houses.

A．huge waves	B．strong winds
C．heavy rain	D．rushing river water

【小题3】“…. There was no   warning and suddenly the sea water was as high as two meters.”“Warning”here means ________.
A. 预兆       B. 借鉴       C 教导          D 教训
【小题4】“…but they fell over in the water and couldn’t hold on to their children.”
“They”here refers to ______.
A. officials   B children
C. the dead   D. the children’s parents
【小题5】Some people saw the rushing water and didn’t run to high grounds because _____.

A．they couldn’t run fast

B．the ground was too high to reach

C．they didn’t know they were in danger

D．the rushing water stopped them from running.

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空

much, while , children, go, allow, group,between, send, think, they

              Chinese value ( 价值观   )and American value

As a Chinese American student,I have to say about the value differences _66____the two countries.

American kids love to make money by_67___. Chinese kids almost always ask money from their parents.So American kids spend _68____than they have but Chinese kids spend less money,and they have more money left in the bank.

For American parents __69____to an expensive but famous college is useless(没用的).Chinese parents would do anything _70___their children to good colleges even if it means that they have to sell everything they own.

American girls always take part in sports,dancing and singing __71__while Chinese girls always go to art or music groups. And American students think that B is a gift _72____ Chinese students think that B is a death sentence( 判决  ).

American parents __73___their daughters or sons to go out with their boyfriends or girlfriends as long as they come home at their certain time.Chinese students aren’t allowed(允许) to do so in the middle or high schools.

American parents support and encourage their children all the time while Chinese parents_74____that criticism( 批评  )is the best love in the world.So American parents only look at their ___75____good side.Chinese parents seem to only see their children’s bad side.

I don’t want to say which culture is better because both culture have their pros and cons( 优点和缺点 )

66 ______   67 ______     68 ______    69 _____     70 _____

71_______   72 ______    73 ______    74______     75______

 

Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.

Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink. These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called“The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
【小题1】Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.

A．school

B．charity

C．building

D．person

【小题2】Operation Smile helps the children by _____.

A．curing the children who have problems with their mouths

B．helping poor children go back to school

C．helping blind children to see again

D．offering houses to homeless children

【小题3】 Five thousand children from _____ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten                 B sixteen          C. eighteen            D. twenty
【小题4】Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?
Because  _____.

A．there were no more volunteers

B．they went to America for further study

C．they didn’t have enough money

D．the doctors were too busy

【小题5】What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?

A．To donate money at local banks.

B．To be a volunteer in Philippines.

C．To send cards to the needy children.

D．To be a doctor of Operation Smile.

As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．have to learn to make their own furniture

C．take DIY courses run by the government

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

2.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim      .

A．makes shoes in his home

B．does extra work at night

C．does his own car and home repairs

D．keeps house and looks after his children

3.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when      .

A．his car repairs cost too much

B．the car repair class was not helpful

C．he could not possibly do two jobs

D．he had to raise the children all by himself

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A．The Joy of DIY

B．You can DO It too!

C．Welcome to our DIY Course

D．Ross and Hat field; Believe in DIY