A young girl called Ida in Sweden decided to travel to a place she hadn't seen for 22 years. She had a happy life until some kids asked, "Why don't you look like your mom?" Ida was sent to her adopted(收养) family in Sweden right after she was born. She really didn't know anything about her birthplace, Korea, except for some information she recently heard about her birthparents.

During her schooldays, she was often questioned about her looks. Ida considered herself a normal Swedish person. She tried to be part of the group in her school, but she found it hard. She was still seen as an outsider.

    As she grew older, she accepted(接受)who she  was. Still, she

wanted to find the missing piece of the puzzle (困惑). After finding out the place of her birthparents, Ida went to Korea in 2008. When she first arrived, she was surprised to see so many people who looked like her. However, apart from her looks, not much could be shared (分享) with others. She knew little about the culture, food, especially the language. Being in Korea wasn't always easy for her.

Perhaps Ida can never truly fit in either culture, but it's worth visiting her birthplace because she finally realized how special and different she is. She has two loving families, and most of all a better understanding of who she is. This helps her to have a positive view of her life.

1. Where was Ida born?

A. In Japan. B. In Sweden. C. In England.        D. In Korea.

2.Why was she seen as an outsider in Sweden?

A. Because of the culture. B. Because of her looks.

C. Because of the food. D. Because of the language.

3.What does the phrase "apart from" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. except B. as for C. as well as D. besides

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Ida hadn't seen her birthparents for at least 22 years.

B. Ida found it easy for her to get used to living in Korea.

C. Ida still couldn't accept who she was after she went back to Sweden.

D. Ida realized she can't live a happy life either in Sweden or in Korea.

 

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。

oneself   design   take place   feel lonely   no longer   millions of   watch TV    write an e-mail to    have a bad effect on    out of breath

【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.

Ding-Dong！

“Jason, honey? Can you answer the door?”

“I am busy, mom！” Jason shouted back at his mother. He had spent three hours so far working to this point in the game. He couldn’t stop now.

Ding-Dong！Mom′s footsteps approached the front door.

“Jason, it’s your friend Todd.” Mom called from the doorway.

Todd, his best friend, stepped into the room. “ Jason！I need a partner for playing basketball. ”He sounded excited.

Jason snorted. “No way, Todd. I′m playing a game here.”

Jason gave his friend a dirty look, and his character in the game almost got killed while he looked away, “ I almost died because of you！”

Todd looked at Jason′s mother. Jason’s mother looked back at him. They both looked at Jason. “Why don′t you play basketball with your friend?” Jason’s mother suggested.

“Tomorrow, maybe…” There were more levels to beat tomorrow, though, Maybe he had played tomorrow. He’d have to see what mood he was in. He thought he heard footsteps walking away, but he was too busy beating the next level to care.

An hour later, Jason’s father came home. It was dinner time after his father washed up and sat down. Jason didn′t even hear his name being called to the table. He didn′t hear his father walk at behind him and ask him to turn the game off, either.

When the screen suddenly went black and his father’s angry face loomed in front of him, Jason finally heard. “No more game for a month.” Jason′s father shouted at him. “You don’t play basketball, you don′t come to dinner, and you don′t do your chores. We′ll make you do something else before you play any more.”

Jason nodded slowly. He knew better than to argue with his father, and when he thought about it, he had been playing quite a bit. It was fun, but he was letting down his friends, his family, and himself by paying too much.

He′d try harder in the future.

1.What did Todd ask Jason to do?

A．Help him cook dinner                    B．Beat more levels for him.

C．Repair the computer for him               D．play basketball with him.

2.Why did Jason finally stop playing the game?

A．He won the game.                       B．His mother got dinner ready.

C．His father turned off the computer.          D．He decided to play basketball outside.

3.What did Jason learn in the end?

A．He thought that his father was too strict with him.

B．He found that playing computer games was quite interesting.

C．He realized it was an unhealthy habit to play games without dinner.

D．He couldn’t spend all day playing games, because he had other duties.

4.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Inside the game                        B．Games or Supper.

C．Jason′s Angry Father                    D．Use of the Computer.

 

There was once a young man called Paul in a village in the USA. Paul was very lazy because his father was a rich farmer and he didn’t have to work. Mr Smith, a neighbour of his, was a blacksmith (铁匠). He used to work in his shop all day. Paul spent hours and hours watching how the blacksmith worked every day. “Young man, why don’t you try your hand to make a shoe tack (铁钉), even it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith one day, “ Maybe it will be useful to you some day.” Finally, the lazy boy began to have a try. After practicing some times, he became skilled and could make very nice tacks.
Years later, Paul’s father died and he lost all the things because of a war (战争). He had to move to another country and live by himself. It happened that there were many shoemakers paying high prices to buy tacks for the shoes, because in that part of the country there was a great need of tacks for soldiers’ shoes. Paul went to talk with them. He told them that he would make the tacks if they could help him find a workshop in the village. The shoemakers agreed. Then Paul made a lot of money by making tacks. “How funny it is!” he said to himself, “Even by making shoe tacks, one can become rich.”
【小题1】Why didn’t Paul have to work?
A. Because he couldn’t do anything.
B. Because he was too lazy.
C. Because his father was very rich.
D. B and C.
【小题2】What’s the Chinese meaning of skilled?

A．熟练的.

B．适应的.

C．自信的.

D．巧妙的.

【小题3】What did Paul do after his father died because of the war?

A．He travelled to another country.

B．He moved to another country.

C．He learned to make shoes.

D．He started a workshop.

【小题4】How many kinds of people appeared in the story except Paul ?

A．Five.

B．Four.

C．Three.

D．Two.

【小题5】What can we learn form the story?

A．Making tacks is important.

B．Wars can make people hard-working.

C．Nothing is difficult to learn.

D．Everything you learned may be useful.

A young girl called Ida in Sweden decided to travel to a place she hadn't seen for 22 years. She had a happy life until some kids asked, "Why don't you look like your mom?" Ida was sent to her adopted(收养) family in Sweden right after she was born.She really didn't know anything about her birthplace, Korea, except for some information she recently heard about her birthparents.
During her schooldays, she was often questioned about her looks. Ida considered herself a normal Swedish person. She tried to be part of the group in her school, but she found it hard. She was still seen as an outsider.
As she grew older, she accepted(接受)who she  was. Still, she
wanted to find the missing piece of the puzzle (困惑). After finding out the place of her birthparents, Ida went to Korea in 2008. When she first arrived, she was surprised to see so many people who looked like her. However, apart from her looks, not much could be shared (分享) with others. She knew little about the culture, food, especially the language. Being in Korea wasn't always easy for her.
Perhaps Ida can never truly fit in either culture, but it's worth visiting her birthplace because she finally realized how special and different she is. She has two loving families, and most of all a better understanding of who she is. This helps her to have a positive view of her life.
【小题1】 Where was Ida born?

A．In Japan.

B．In Sweden.

C．In England.

D．In Korea.

【小题2】Why was she seen as an outsider in Sweden?

A．Because of the culture.	B．Because of her looks.
C．Because of the food.	D．Because of the language.

【小题3】What does the phrase "apart from" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．except

B．as for

C．as well as

D．besides

【小题4】What can we learn from the passage?

A．Ida hadn't seen her birthparents for at least 22 years.

B．Ida found it easy for her to get used to living in Korea.

C．Ida still couldn't accept who she was after she went back to Sweden.

D．Ida realized she can't live a happy life either in Sweden or in Korea.