Nostalgia (鄉(xiāng)愁)

By YU guangzhong

When I was young, But later on,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp. Nostalgia was a low, low grave(墳?zāi)?.

Me on this side, Me on this side,

Mother on the other side. And my mother inside.

When I grew up, And at present,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket. Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait(海峽).

Me on this side, Me on this side,

Bride(新娘) on the other side. Mainland on the other side.

1.Yu wrote the poem Nostalgia because he wanted to________.

A.find his boat ticket B.live with his bride

C.look after his mother. D.show love to hometown in Mainland

2.In the poem, “stamp”, “ ticket”, “grave” and “strait” represent the poet’s________.

A.good ideas for coming back home B.favourite things in different times

C.wishes for Taiwan and the Mainland D.different feelings about homesickness

Flowers are so beautiful that people use them to express their feelings. Flowers are usually sold at high prices. Here is a list of the most beautiful flowers which are needed in market.

1.What kind of rose is a symbol of peace?

A.The white one B.The red one C.The yellow one D.The blue one

2.The Bleeding Heart is named after________.

A.its colour B.its taste

C.its shape D.the country of origin

3.Sunflowers originally came from________.

A.Korea B.Japan C.Russia D.America

4.The passage is probably in the part of________in a newspaper

A.health B.science C.nature D.sports

A gentleman once advertised( 做廣告) for a boy to help him in his office, and nearly fifty persons asked for the place. Out of the whole number he chose one in a short time, and sent all the other boys away.

“I should like to know,” said a friend, “on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation(推薦信）with him.”

“You are mistaken,” said the gentleman, “he had a great many sides.

“He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly.”

“He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was .”

“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully； showing that he was polite.”

“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地）laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.”

“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest.”

“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.”

“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.”

1.Choose the right word to complete the sentence in the passage.

A.kind B.smart C.lovely D.healthy

2.How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?

A.His shoes were clean when he came in. B.He took off his cap when he came in.

C.He waited quietly for his turn. D.His teeth and fingernails were clean.

3.The gentleman laid the book on the floor because________.

A.he used to be like this B.he wanted to know who was orderly

C.he tried to know who had tidy personal habits D.he wanted to test the people who asked for the job

4.What can you learn from this passage?

A.The gentleman is a man who makes trouble.

B.All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.

C.Good behaviors(行為）and good habits are important for a person.

D.One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behavior

Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then become lifelong feelings, reaching deeply into both families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be happier if we accept their hospitality(友好) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they treat us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts（主人）, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily life. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for only business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

1.This passage is probably from________.

A.a novel B.a magazine C.a letter D.a diary

2.The underlined words generous with our time probably mean ________.

A.strict with time B.careful with time

C.thankful to time D.glad to spend time

3.The passage is about________.

A.the way Americans treat visitors

B.the way Chinese treat visitors

C.the differences between Americans and Chinese

D.the differences between American culture and Chinese culture

4.From the passage, we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we’ll probably be ________.

A.welcomed at the airport B.offered a ride to his home

C.treated hospitably at his home D.invited to dinner in a restaurant

5.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A.Friendship between Americans usually reach deeply into their families.

B.Friendships between American usually last for all their lives.

C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

閱讀短文，并按要求完成①～⑤題。

We all dream about things that we would like to do and things we hope to achieve in the future. But are everybody’s dreams the same? Here are some of the findings of a survey about hopes and dreams, in which thousands of students across China took part.

What are the hopes of teenagers(青少年)? We received several different answers to the question: what would you like to do after you finish your education? It seems some students would like to start work as soon as they can, so that they can help offer their parents better lives.

Other students hope to go on studying after they finish school and to go to university. Although money is important, many teenagers want to do jobs they like. According to the survey, the most popular choice of job is computer programming.

What are the dreams of teenagers? Teenagers have all kinds of dreams. Some are more realistic ( 現(xiàn) 實 的 ) than others. For example, many students would like to be volunteers if Beijing could hold the World Cup, maybe working as translators or tour guides. And many students dream of having a trip to every corner of the world one day.

According to the survey, less realistic dreams are also common, but many students reported that they were willing to work hard to achieve their dreams. Quite a few dreamed of becoming famous, perhaps famous sports people or singers. Some students would like to go on exciting trips. One student would love to sail across the Pacific Ocean. And then there are dreams that there are no possibility for students to achieve. Three students would like to be able to fly.

It is clear from the survey that teenagers have similar hopes. It seems that most students hope to have a good education and find a good job. On the other hand, students dream of very different things: good things, and even crazy things. It is very important to dream, so hold on your dreams, one day they may just be realized.

1.完成句子Some students want to begin work as soon as possible to help________their parents better lives.

2.完成句子 According to the survey , both realistic and________dreams are common.

3.簡略回答問題What’s the most popular choice of job ?

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4.找出并寫下全文的主題句_______________________________________________________________________________________________

5.將文中劃線句子譯成漢語。_______________________________________________________________________________________________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及所給提示，在文中的空白處填寫一個正確的單詞。

Dear Victor,

I have received your letter from school. I’m glad to know that you are becoming responsible enough to make a 1.(decide) for your job.

You are now 2.the final year of high school and are going to start further education in college. You asked me to give you some3.(suggestion). You know we belong to different times, and my social life is different from4.(you). However, all I can say is that you must c5.a job wisely. The first thing you should consider is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you e6.. You must get a job which not only provides with something useful, but also you are 7.(please) with.

I think your interest may be in the field of making TV programs. Your good communication skills, your taking8.active part in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all lead you to that direction. So it will bring luck to you.

You are old enough to think of 9.(you). Think 10.(careful) and discuss it with your friends. After all, I wish you to be a man of value.

Best wishes!

Your loving

father

將所給單詞連成句子。要求符合語法，語句通順，大小寫正確，單詞不得重復(fù)使用，標(biāo)點已給出。

1.she, does, today, smile

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2.near here, is, bookstore, a, there

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3.join you , would , us , to, like

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4.brave , he, what, a, is, boy

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5.study hard , him , his parents , to, want

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為了幫助同學(xué)們樹立集體觀念和提高班級責(zé)任感，你校英文報刊正在以“ Building a Harmonious Class” （創(chuàng)建和諧班級）為題征文，請你用英語寫一篇短文投稿，談?wù)劙嗉壋蓡T應(yīng)該如何創(chuàng)建一個和諧的班集體，作為一名成員，你通常是怎么做的，你認(rèn)為還需要再做些什么。

提示： 1. Why should we build a harmonious class?

2. As a member of a class, what do you usually do?

3. What else do you need to do?

要求：1 短文須包括所有提示內(nèi)容，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

2 短文不得出現(xiàn)真實的人名、校名和地名。

3 詞數(shù) 80 個左右。

There is________eraser on the floor.

A.a B.an C.the D./

—Are those your pencil—boxes? —Yes. ________are.

A.these B.they C.those D.it