Dear Dad and Mum,
How are you? I hope you are well. I have been in Beijing for about two months and I enjoy living here
very much. The weather here is pretty cold and people are friendly. I work and study with Chinese students.
On the weekends I play different kinds of sports. Ping-pong is one of the most popular sports here. Now,
I am learning playing ping-pong from my best friend Li Ming. He is very good at playing it. He also asks me
to teach him to play basketball. I also learn Chinese from my classmates and at the same time teach them
Japanese. Last week, I visited many places of interest. They are really great. I like them very much. My
favourite places are the Bird"s Nest and the Great Wall. It is amazing, isn"t it? I saw Beijing Opera with my
teacher yesterday and enjoyed delicious Chinese food. Beijing roast duck is the most delicious. Now I have
known more about Chinese history. Hope to meet you soon.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Tom |
Information card
| 1. How long has Tom been in Beijing? | 1. ____________________________. | | 2. Tom learns table tennis from | 2. ____________________________. | | 3. In Beijing, the weather is | 3. ____________________________. | | 4. What places does Tom like best? | 4. ____________________________. | | 5. What did Tom see yesterday? | 5. ____________________________. | | 阅读理解。 | How do you get your pocket money, and how do you spend it? Let"s see how different the answers
from a Chinese boy and an Australian boy are: Li Meng, in Junior 2 at a middle school in Beijing and James
Wardley, a secondary school boy in Melbourne, Australia
Where do I get my money?
| Li Meng | James Wardley | Pocket money from parents:
20 yuan per week
Selling used newspapers from home:
20 yuan per month | Working at a local
supermarket as a cashier.
A$95 (570 yuan) per week | | 完形填空。 | John sits in the cafe, listening to the sad music playing on an old tape recorder. The song seems to go on
forever. John think it"s 1 , but he doesn"t want to hear it now. It"s too sad for him. It makes him 2 of his
uncle in Egypt who he hasn"t seen for many years now.
John"s father 3 a few months ago. After that, John found that there were so many things that 4 had
wanted to ask his father, but had never asked. He realized that he knew 5 about his own family, and decided
to try and find out more about the place where his father had 6 up.
He has now spent a couple of days 7 around Jerusalem with an old, torn photo in his hand. The photo
shows the whole 8 , his grandparents standing 9 at the centre of a group of four children in front of a
house on a busy street. Next to the 10 there seems to be a garden with what look like olive trees in it. John,
though, can"t find anywhere in this modern Jerusalem that looks much like the street or the house where the
photo was taken. | ( )1. A. funny
( )2. A. think
( )3. A. moved
( )4. A. they
( )5. A. little
( )6. A. started
( )7. A. looking
( )8. A. people
( )9. A. slowly
( )10. A. house | B. beautiful
B. know
B. lived
B. it
B. much
B. grown
B. turning
B. school
B. carefully
B. trees | C. noisy
C. hear
C. traveled
C. he
C. some
C. brought
C. driving
C. family
C. proudly
C. street | D. sad
D. dream
D. died
D. she
D. none
D. kept
D. walking
D. group
D. quietly
D. children | | 根据短文内容及首字母提示补全单词。 | Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It"s nice to have a (1)f_______ to talk,
laugh, and do things to get (2)t_______. Certainly, sometimes we (3)n_______ to be alone. but we would
feel (4)l_______ if we never had a friend.
Friends (5)s_______ don"t get along well. That doesn"t (6)m_______ that they no longer like each other.
(7)M_______of the time they will make up and become friends again.
Sometimes friends move away. We (8)m_______ them very much, but we can (9)c_______ them and
(10)w_______to them. Maybe we would (11)n_______ see them again. And we can make (12)n_______
friends. It"s surprising to (13)f _______out (14) h_______ much we like new people when We (15)g_______
to know them.
There"s more good news for people who (16)h_______ friends. They live (17)l_______ than people who
don"t. Why? (18)B_______ they are happier. Being happy helps you (19)s_______ well. If someone cares
about you, you"ll take (20)b_______ care of yourself. | | 阅读理解。 | Sometimes, even the best friends have fights. They disagree with each other and begin to argue. Sometimes,
they even stop talking to each other.
What can be done to help two friends make up? Finding a good friend who knows both of them very well
to be a peacemaker is a good way. Maybe one day you"ll be a peacemaker for your good friends. Here are some
useful communication strategies (策略) for you to use:
● State your feelings clearly but don"t criticize them. Begin with "I feel..." instead of "You always...".
● Don"t stop or finish the other person"s sentences.
● Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Try to see the other person"s side of the disagreement.
● Look at the other person in the eyes when you are talking.
● Ask questions to make sure you understand the other person.
● Repeat other person"s ideas as you understand them.
● Never put anyone down. Saying things like "You"re stupid" makes communications difficult.
Try to find a solution that makes the two friends happy. Never decide who is right and who is wrong.
Instead, help them to find out their own "win-win" solution. A "win -win" solution allows each of them to feel
good. In this way, their friendship can be continued. | | 1. Who can be a good peacemaker to stop fights between two friends? | A. One of their parents.
B. One of their friends.
C. One of their teachers.
D. One of their brothers. | | 2. Which of the following is the suitable language for a peacemaker? | A. "I feel..."
B. "You always..."
C. "You are stupid."
D. "You are great." | | 3. How should the peacemaker behave when talking with the two friends? | A. Stop the other person"s sentences in time.
B. Repeat his own ideas to make himself understood.
C. Listen to the other person carefully and ask questions.
D. Ask questions. | | 4. What does the phrase"put anyone down mean in the article? | A. 令人失望
B. 提醒人
C. 羞辱人
D. 鼓励人 | | 5. How do you understand a "win-win" solution? | A. It is a way that helps make new friends.
B. It is a way that makes both people pleased.
C. It is a way that tells who is right and who is wrong.
D. It is a way that makes both people pleasing. |
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