One sunny Sunday in Chicago, 。。。
1. When did the classmates join in their high school reunion? B) On Friday.
2. Which is true about Nathan’s family’s business?
D) It is one of the oldest business in the local area.
3. Who was once thought to be afraid of nothing? C) Carlos.
4. “A big change” in Paragraph 5 means ________, according to the passage.
A) a chance to develop
5. What can you infer from the last paragraph?
A) The next paragraphs are to tell what the story is.
“You’re trying to control my life,”
A6. The author’s way of treating her son ________.A) is shared by many parents
C7. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.C) today’s children enjoy more freedom than the previous generation
B8. According to the passage, to have “discipline” means that parents should ________.B) teach their children to understand the rules
D9. If Ronda Radice is the parent who has “bucked the trend”, which of the following can also be cited as the example for “bucking the trend”?
D) Parents maintain authority over their children.
B10. The main point of the passage is to ________.B) analyze the problems faced by today’s parents
1. 当主席宣读获奖者的名单时，她感到心跳得厉害。
1. While the chairman was announcing the names of the winners, she felt her heart beating fast.
2. 校长在上周举行的会议上做了关于网络教育的重要报告。
2. The president made/gave/delivered an important report on online education at the meeting held last week.
3. 听到这个消息,他们立即出发去火车站。
3. Having heard the news, they left for the railway station immediately.
4. 经理对项目小组上交的年度报告很满意。
4. The manager was very satisfied with the yearly/annual report submitted/handed in by the project team..
5. 在这样的天气里，我宁愿乘飞机去杭州，而不是坐火车。
5. In this kind of weather, I would rather go to Hangzhou by air than by train.
6. 如果恶劣天气持续的话，将会出现更严重的交通问题。
6. If the bad weather continues, there will be more rious problems in transportation.
7. 到达伦敦以后，他发现几乎听不懂别人在谈论什么。
. Having arrived in London, he found he could hardly understand what people were talking about.
8. 在传统家庭中，母亲的职责是呆在家里照顾孩子。
8. In a traditional family, the mother's role is to stay in and take care of the children.
My Advice to Pessimists
It is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure, while optimism usually brings happiness, good health and success. Pessimists also make tho around them very mirable. Therefore, pessimists should change their way of thinking and overcome the negative aspects of their personalities. Here are a few tips for them.
1. Try to smile more often. A smile has great power. It can cha sadness away. It will make you and other people feel happy. And it may even make things easier and better. Smiling in the morning makes a good beginning for the day. A smile is the most important sign of optimism.
2. Build up your lf-confidence. Try to discover as many your personal strengths as you can. Then write them all down. Read them veral times when you are getting ready to do something or when you are facing difficulties. Your list will help you e your abilities.
3. Change your way of thinking. Don’t always think that things will go wrong or that if they do there will be terrible results. Instead, convince yourlf that things will improve and that you can work hard to help improve them. If you fail, think about what you have learned from the failure. If you succeed, prai yourlf. Don’t be too modest! There is nothing more encouraging than lf-prai.
4. Try your best to become an optimist.
A report consistently brought back by visitors to the US is how friendly,
1. In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, __D______.
D) most Americans are ready to offer help
2. It could be inferred from the last paragraph that ____A____.A) culture exercis an influence over social interrelationship
3. Families in frontier ttlements ud to entertain strangers _____C___.
C) to add some flavor to their own daily life
4. The tradition of hospitality to strangers ____B____.B) is generally well kept up in the United States
5. What's the author's attitudes toward the American's friendliness? AA) Favorable.
It was 1985, and Rafe Esquith was beginning his third year of teaching in Los Angeles
6. It can be learned from the passage that Esquith's students _____C___.
C) were mainly from immigrant families
7. At first, Esquith's Shakespeare-teaching _____D___.
D) was not allowed by the school authority
8. It .is implied that most educators ____A____.
