When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to

my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to

saying "I love you". I was shocked  (震驚)    to learn that not one of my

students had said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to

them. "Does your mom love you?" "Of course ,"they answered.

"How do you know ?"was my logical question. Some students

answered that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was shocked. So mom's cooking and criticizing read out as "I love you ". "Then how do you say 'I love you 'to her?" They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.

         I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these questions in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different answers. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.

         One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged  (擁抱)  her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, "Now that you have gone I have more time to myself I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you."

          In my family we all say "I love you" a lot .While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth(深度) of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.

81.The foreign teacher                          

    A. comes from America                        B. is a young woman

    C. doesn't understand Chinese culture        D. knows much about China

82. Why was the foreign teacher shocked?

    A. Because the students say "I love you" to her.

    B. Because the students don't know the meaning of" I love you".

    C. Because the students' moms don't love them.

    D. Because her students and their mums didn't say "I love you" to each other.

83. Chinese mothers prefer to show love by_

    A. saying "I love you"                        B. cooking

    C. getting good grades                        D. doing something helpful

84. In paragraph 4,what's the meaning of the mom's hugging?

     A. She doesn't want her daughter leave her again.

     B. She loves her daughter and misses her.

     C. She is glad that she has more time to herself

     D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.

85. What's the main idea of the passage?

     A. Say "I love you" to your family.

     B. Say "I love you "a lot to Chinese people .

     C. Say "I love you "as a greeting to others.

     D. Say "I love you "without great depth of feelings.

Dear Mr Zhu,

I am writing to your magazine’s “Teenagers Now” column(專欄) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as if he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life!

What am I to do? At present, to prevent making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours ,

Liu Zhenhua

（   ）26. What’s Mr. Zhu’s job?

A. A teacher.                                B. A magazine columnist. 

C. A youth worker.             D. A doctor.

（   ）27. From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu’s son is _______ to his parents.

A. friendly  B. thankful       C. polite        D. rude

（   ）28. What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

A. To blame his son.       

B. To ask for help with his son.

C. To say something about his son.      

D. To complain to him about his son.

（   ）29. Mr. Liu’s son always spends his time _______.

A. doing his homework        

B. playing games online 

C. chatting with his parents      

D. doing everything his parents ask him to do

（   ）30. What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

A. The father should let the son alone.

B. The father should give his son a beating.

C. The father should allow his son his freedom.

 D. The father should be patient enough to have communication with the son.

　　Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office. One day, Mr Jones says to Mr Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?” Mr Brown says, “Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first.”

　　“What's the matter?” asks Mr Jones. “Is your wife there at home?”

　　“No,” answers Mr Brown. “She isn't there. My small son answers the telephone. I say to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answers, 'No, she isn't in the house.' 'Where is she?' I ask. 'She is somewhere outside.' 'What's she doing?'

　　'She is looking for me.'”

A．She is playing cards with her son at home.

B．She is out somewhere looking for her son.

C．She's buying things in the supermarket.

One day, when I arrived at school, an ice cream truck was parked in the schoolyard. Ice cream men usually drove their trucks to primary schools. I had never thought one ice cream truck would come to bring ice cream to us older kids. When I went up to the truck, I was quite surprised to hear the man call out, "Free ice cream!" To make sure of his words, I asked, "I'm sorry, what did you say?" "Free ice cream. Choose whichever you like." he said, smiling.
After I was certain that the man was just giving away the ice cream, I talked with him for a long time. He told me that his dream had always been to travel around giving away ice cream, and that's what he was now doing. With his mother's support, he kept doing what he loved even during hard times. Now, however, some large companies are helping him his plan.
The man said he wanted to encourage people to do exactly what their heart told them to do with their lives. I kept asking him, "So your dream was just to drive around and give away ice cream? It seems like a very unusual goal." "Yes, just meeting people and making them smile," he replied. At that point he handed me my ice cream. I thanked him, but what I got from him was much more than just an ice cream. It can't easily be explained in words. I believe what he is doing is exactly what a great person does all the time: small acts of big love.
【小題1】From the story we know that the writer was most probably_______ at that time.

When I was a foreign teacher in China, every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China. One day the topic turned to saying “ I love you”. I was shocked to learn that not one of my students has said this to their mothers, nor had their mothers said it to them. “Does your mother love you?” “ Of course,” they answered.

“ How do you know?” was my logical question. They responded that their moms cooked and always told them what they were doing wrong to show their caring. I was stunned. So mom’s cooking and criticizing read out as “I love you”. “Then do you say‘I love you’to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.

I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough, so I repeated these questions in classes over time. Gradually, I began to get different responses. Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms.

One of my favourite stories of change came from a girl. When she came home from university, her mother met her at the door and hugged her. This had never happened before, but her mom said, “ Now that you have gone, I have more time to myself. I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you.”

In my family we all say “I love you” a lot. While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment, it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three words carry a world of meaning, even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the last words we say to or hear from those we love.

1. Chinese people prefer to show love by __________.

A. saying “I love you”      B. cooking

C. getting good grades      D. doing something helpful

2. The underlined word “stunned” mean________ in Chinese.

A. 好笑       B.難受   C. 震驚       D. 有趣

3. In paragraph 4, what’s the real meaning of the mom’s hugging?

A. She is meeting her daughter at the door.

B. She loves her daughter and misses her.

C. She is glad that she has more time to herself.

D. She finds it interesting to hug her daughter.

4. Which of the following statements is RIGHT?

A. Chinese people never show love to their mothers.

B. Chinese students express love to their mothers by studying hard and trying to get good jobs.

C. In foreign countries people have great depth of feelings to say “I love you”.

D. People from different countries will never understand each other.

5. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Say “I love you” more to your family.

B. Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people.

C. Say “I love you” as a greeting to others.

D. Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings.

 If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect. and will fall. Unrealistic（不現(xiàn)實）expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.

    However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible（明智）way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive（支持的）to their children.

    Michael Li is very lucky. He likes music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

    Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard（水平）for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.

1.The main idea of the passage is _________.

A. how parents should make a child a musician

B. how parents should bring up a child

C. what differences there are between the two boys

D. what aim is easier for a child to reach

2.Winston's parents set so high a standard for him that _______.

A. he has to do his best to win every competition

B. he has made greater progress in music

C. he is afraid he may disappoint them

D. he often wants to kill himself someday

3.It is one of the parents’ worst mistakes if ______.

A. they want their child to be a musician

B. they help their child to win music competition

C. they don't care for their child's education much

D. they make their child try to achieve too much

4. According to the writer's opinion, _________.

A. it's unimportant to let the children develop（=grow）in the way they want

B. sensible parents can train their children to succeed in everything

C. parents should be realistic and supportive to their children

D. unrealistic parents should arrange（安排）private lessons for their children

If parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius（天才）, they will cause great damage to him. According to several leading educational experts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some parents make. Generally, the child will understand very well what the parents expect. and will fall. Unrealistic（不現(xiàn)實）expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.
However, if parents are not unrealistic about what they expect their children to do, but are hopeful in a sensible（明智）way, the child may succeed in doing very well—especially if the parents are very supportive（支持的）to their children.
Michael Li is very lucky. He likes music and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and let him attend piano and violin lessons. Although Michael's mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.
Michael's friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians, they set too high a standard（水平）for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are and so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age I used to win every competition I enter.” Winston's father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint his parents and now he always quiet and unhappy.
【小題1】The main idea of the passage is _________.