Are the lives of city kids the same as those in villages? In lots of ways, they are very different.  But what are the differences?

Hu Peng and his four friends decided to find them out.  Earlier this month, they went to live for a week at Huagui Village near Xishui.  They went door to door there and asked kids there lots of questions.  They wanted to learn more about village kids’ everyday lives, so they asked questions like these: Do your parents teach you how to do housework? How much money do you usually spend on dinner? What would you do if a thief comes into your houses? They also asked 150 city kids the same question.

On April 12, the team gave a report to their class.  They told about lots of differences between children’s lives in cities and those in villages.  The biggest difference is independence.  Hu’s team say that more than 60 percent of city kids can’t do much housework, but more than 80 percent of village kids can care for themselves.

City kids told Hu they cared about school a lot, and they had no time to wash clothes or make their beds.  Village kids said they helped their parents with a lot: they cook, clean houses and feed farm animals, Hu’s team also saw that village kids had less pocket money.  Many never use computers.  They play in rivers or on mountains.  Some don’t really like to make new friends.

Hu’s team said their trip gave them more self-confidence(自信心) because they were doing something by them-selves.  But it also worried them a bit because they saw they still had a lot to learn.  “When we grow up, our parents can’t take care of us,” Hu said.  “We have to learn to take care of ourselves. ”

请根据短文内容完成下表信息：

Kids in the city	Kids in the country
Can’t do much housework	1.____________________
No time to wash clothes or make bed	2.____________________
Have pocket money	Have less pocket money
Use computers	3.____________________
4.____________________	Don’t like to make new friends

 

A. they should spend sometime

    B. the students are not expected

    C. they had so many choices

    D. many of them told me

E. many of them expressed disappointment

    In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their university life. To my surprise, 1.. After their highly controlled(控制) high school lives, they were having difficulty getting used to (习惯) the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, 2. they got up at six in the morning and studied until ten or even later at night. Most of this time was spent doing lots of homework.

    When they entered the university, in my opinion, 3. to spend all their waking hours studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. They should learn to divide their time outside of class between sport sand clubs. What’s more, 4. watching TV and chatting with their roommates. But what surprised me most was that many of them did not seem happy because5.. They felt that they should be doing something else what ever they were doing. That’s why they were not happy.

    To those students, my advice is: Get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves.

 

A. they should spend sometime
B. the students are not expected
C. they had so many choices
D. many of them told me
E. many of them expressed disappointment
In my spoken English class, I asked the students about their university life. To my surprise, 【小题1】. After their highly controlled(控制) high school lives, they were having difficulty getting used to (习惯) the free time in the university. When I asked them to describe their high school lives, 【小题2】they got up at six in the morning and studied until ten or even later at night. Most of this time was spent doing lots of homework.
When they entered the university, in my opinion,【小题3】to spend all their waking hours studying. They should also take an active part in social activities. They should learn to divide their time outside of class between sport sand clubs. What’s more, 【小题4】watching TV and chatting with their roommates. But what surprised me most was that many of them did not seem happy because【小题5】. They felt that they should be doing something else what ever they were doing. That’s why they were not happy.
To those students, my advice is: Get used to it and learn to make decisions for yourselves.

I called a meeting with the parents of my student, Tommy. I wanted to talk with them about his schoolwork and behaviour(行为).Tommy was always an excellent student. How could I make his father and mother believe that their recent separation(分开) made his grades bad.?
Tommy’s mother came in and sat down. Then his father arrived. But they didn’t say even one word to each other. I told them about Tommy’s schoolwork and behaviour. I hoped to help them see what they were doing to their son. But it looked that my words didn’t work. I thought that maybe Tommy could tell them something himself.
I found Tommy’s paper in the back of his desk. Tommy has written some words on it many times. I gave the paper to Tommy’s mother. She read it and gave it to his father. He read it and his face became soft(柔和的). He reached for his wife’s hand. She smiled up at him. My eyes were with tears. He helped her with her coat and they left together.
I picked the paper up and looked at it again. It read: “Dear Mommy… Dear Daddy… I love you.”
【小题1】 Why did the teacher call a meeting with Tommy’s parents?

A．Because Tommy was late for school that day.

B．Because Tommy did well on his schoolwork.

C．Because Tommy’s grades were dropping recently.

D．Because Tommy didn’t get on well with the teachers in school.

【小题2】. According to(根据) the teacher, Tommy changed so much all because ____________.

A．his parents separate not long ago.

B．his parents didn’t love him any more.

C．he didn’t have good study habits(习惯).

D．he didn’t followed his parents’ advice.

【小题3】. After reading Tommy’s words on the paper, his father felt ___________.

A．angry

B．excited

C．sad

D．moved(感动的)

【小题4】. What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Tommy’s Bad Grades	B．A meeting with Tommy’s parents
C．Tommy Tells His Parents	D．An Excellent Student

There was a lovely vegetable patch (菜园). A large tree grew there. Both the patch and the tree gave the place a wonderful look, and they were the pride of the gardener. But no one knew that the vegetables and the tree couldn’t stand (忍受) each other. The vegetables hated the tree’s shadow (阴影), because it left them only just enough light to live. The tree, on the other hand, hated the vegetables because they drank nearly all the water, leaving him just enough to live.
The situation became so serious that the vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground so that the tree would die. The tree answered back by not protecting the vegetables from the hot sun, so they began to dry up. Soon the vegetables were really weak, and the tree was drying up.
The gardener wondered why and stopped watering them. When he did that, both the tree and the vegetables realized that it was better to help each other. They learned how to live in harmony with those around them. So they decided to work together, using both the shade and the water to grow well. After seeing how well they were doing, the gardener gave the best care to his vegetable patch, watering and fertilizing (施肥) it better than any other patch for miles around.
【小题1】Why didn’t the vegetables and the tree get on well with each other?

A．Because the vegetables wanted more light.

B．Because the tree drank almost all the water.

C．Because the vegetables weren’t the pride of the gardener.

D．Because the vegetables didn’t look as wonderful as the tree.

【小题2】From the passage we know                   .

A．the vegetables were sorry to see the tree drying up

B．the gardener was very angry with the vegetables and the tree

C．the gardener didn’t know what was happening in the patch at first

D．the tree didn’t know how important the sun was to the vegetables

【小题3】The underlined phrase “in harmony” means “                 ” in Chinese.

A．长久地

B．小心地

C．有效地

D．和谐地

【小题4】Of the following, which order is right according to the story?
① The gardener worked on the patch even harder than before.
② The gardener stopped watering the vegetables and the tree.
③ The vegetables decided to use up all the water in the ground.
④ The tree and the vegetables realized the importance of helping each other.

A．③②④①

B．④②③①

C．②①④③

D．①③④②

【小题5】The passage is mainly about                   .

A．why the sunlight and water were very important

B．how the gardener took care of his vegetable patch

C．why the gardener was proud of his vegetable patch

D．what happened between the vegetables and the tree