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Every place you leave becomes a memory. Even if you return to visit， in your mind it’s as it was when you left.
I consider New York City my second hometown. You fight your way into New York City. It isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap. It isn’t so friendly. So when I got to Helsinki， the capital of Finland， I was surprised at how easy it was. People were friendly and nice. They are curious about what I thought of Finland.
Except the coffee and the cost of living， Helsinki and New York don’t have much in common， but I was born in the US Midwest， which was heavily influenced by North Europe. So the life of Finland seemed familiar to that of the US.
Still， I missed New York， I visited it last year， and I went to my old coffee room， still in the same place. Although it was 2014， my mind insisted that it was 2007 and I had never left. The waiter looked at me silently， reaching for the same size cup and pouring the same type of coffee I always got. Same corner， same waiter， same coffee.
To the waiter， he guessed maybe I moved to another neighborhood. He wouldn’t guess from my appearance that I haven’t even been in the country. He didn’t find that there was anything different until I opened my mouth. It was something I said， I’m sure. He mistook me for one of the tourists who got lost on their way from Times Square.
In my mind， this is my home. It was the place when I dreamed of my childhood， long after I left it; and now I am the same as the other tourists with the packbag.
1.Helsinki is in __________.
A. Finland B. America
C. New York D. China
2.Compared with Helsinki， the life in New York City is _________.
A. easy B. cheap C. difficult D. nice
3.The writer’s real place of birth is _________.
A. New York City B. Helsinki
C. Finland D. the US Midwest
4.How long had the writer been away from New York before he visited it last year?
A. 5 B. 7 C.9 D. 10
5.What made the coffee guy think the writer to be a tourist?
A. What he looked. B. What he wore.
C. What he said. D. What he did.
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If you get too worried, your brain will slow down and your memory will become ________.
A.sharp B.less sharp C.sharper D.sharply
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Please leave your name and telephone number _____ our manager can call you back later.
A.even if B.as soon as C.so that D.according to
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根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
1.He will become even ______ (mad) if you don’t let him do it.
2.His ______(pronounce) is simply terrible.
3.Those letters were returned because of ________ (correct) addresses.
4.He has very _______ (fix) ideas on this subject.
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If you ________practicing the piano every day，you could become quite a good pianist in the future.
A.care for B.think about
C.stick to D.deal with
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Still remember the following poems？Memories return every time I read or hear them.
| ① Hush(安静)now，my little one. Hush now，my sunshine. Hush now，piece of my heart. Go to sleep，my little one. Go to sleep，my love. Go to sleep，piece of my heart. Sleep，my little one， While I sing to you. Sleep，my little one， Who is already asleep. |
| ② My mama feeds me， And washes my fur(皮毛)． The first thing I see every morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face. My mama is the very best one， And sings like a bird， And knows how I feel. When I don't say a word， My mama is warm. |
1.The first poem is written to________．
A.babies B.mothers C.relatives D.friends
2.In the second poem，the last thing “I” kiss at night is ________．
A.the fur B.mum's face C.a bird D.mum's bed
3.The two poems are mainly about ________.
A.food and health B.health and sports C.family and love D.animals and humans
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Still remember the following poems? Memories return every time I read or hear them.
| ① Hush now, my little one. Hush now, my sunshine. Hush now, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. Go to sleep, my love. Go to sleep, piece of my heart. Sleep, my little one, While I sing to you. Sleep, my little one, Who is already asleep. | ② My mama feeds me, And washes my fur. The first thing I see every morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face. My mama is the very best one, And sings like a bird, And knows how I feel. When I don't say a word, My mama is warm. |
1.The first poem is sung to ________.
A.friends B.mothers C.relatives D.babies
2.What are the two poems mainly about?
A.Food and health. B.Hobbies and habits.
C.Family and love. D.Animals and humans.
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Still remember the following poems? Memories return every time I read or hear them.
| ① Hush now, my little one. Hush now, my sunshine. Hush now, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. Go to sleep, my love. Go to sleep, piece of my heart. Sleep, my little one, While I sing to you. Sleep, my little one, Who is already asleep. | ② My mama feeds me, And washes my fur. The first thing I see every morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face. My mama is the very best one, And sings like a bird, And knows how I feel. When I don’t say a word, My mama is warm. | ③ I can set the table. I can sweep the floor. I can wash my clothes And count to forty-four. I can wash dishes. And clean my bedroom. There is so much I can do. Now ask you. |
| Notes: 1. hush v. 安静 2. fur n. 皮毛 3. sweep v. 打扫 |
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1.The first poem is sung to _____.
A. babies B. mothers C. relatives D. friends
2.In the second poem, the last thing “I” will kiss at night is _____.
A. the fur B. mum’s face C. a bird D. mum’s bed
3.What do you think of “I” in the third poem?
A. Helpful. B. Lucky. C. Crazy. D. Shy.
4.What are the three poems mainly about?
A. Food and health. B. Hobbies and sports.
C. Family and love. D. Animals and humans.
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Still remember the following poems? Memories return every time I read or hear them.
| ① Hush now, my little one. Hush now, my sunshine. Hush now, piece of my heart. Go to sleep, my little one. Go to sleep, my love. Go to sleep, piece of my heart. Sleep, my little one, While I sing to you. Sleep, my little one, Who is already asleep. | ② My mama feeds me, And washes my fur. The first thing I see every morning is her. The last thing I kiss every night is her face. My mama is the very best one, And sings like a bird, And knows how I feel. When I don’t say a word, My mama is warm. | ③ I can set the table. I can sweep the floor. I can wash my clothes And count to forty-four. I can wash dishes. And clean my bedroom. There is so much I can do. Now ask you. |
| Notes: 1. hush v. 安静 2. fur n. 皮毛 3. sweep v. 打扫 |
1.The first poem is sung to _____.
A. babies B. mothers C. relatives D. friends
2.In the second poem, the last thing “I” will kiss at night is _____.
A. the fur B. mum’s face C. a bird D. mum’s bed
3.What do you think of “I” in the third poem?
A. Helpful. B. Lucky. C. Crazy. D. Shy.
4.What are the three poems mainly about?
A. Food and health. B. Hobbies and sports.
C. Family and love. D. Animals and humans.
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Mei Qiyue, 13, of Chongqing, leaves her dorm(寝室) early every morning and doesn’t return until late at night. She feels stressed in the dorm. “My roommates look down on me. When I say something, they never agree with me. Sometimes, they even laugh at me together,” said Mei. “The dorm is like hell. I want to leave the moment I walk in.”
Mei is not alone. Many middle school students lave such problems. Plans, opinions and other small differences can create conflict(冲突). “Most teenagers are the only child in the family where they are the ‘King’ or ‘Queen’. They can’t stand other kids’ different ideas, so conflicts between them come out in the dorm,” said Sun Yunxiao, a professor in Beijing.
According to Sun, roommate relations are important in schools, and students should be serious about them. He suggests that students should be patient, sincere(真诚) and cooperative in dealing with their roommates.
Zou Ming, 14, of Shanxi, and his roommates didn’t clean their dorm for a long time during their first semester. “Later, we began to hate each other because nobody would clean,” said Zou. “One day, we had a dorm meeting. At the meeting we discussed the problem seriously and decided each other of us would clean for a week.” After the meeting, they cleaned the dorm for the first time together, and the boys have become good friends.
“I think we should take care of the dorm like our family and our roommates like our brothers,” said Zou. “Only in this way can we have a happy dorm like and make lifelong friends.”
1.Why does Mei Qiyue dislike staying in her dorm?
A. Because she always thinks differently from others.
B. Because she thinks her roommates always look down her.
C. Because the condition of her dorm is very poor.
D. Because she is too shy to talk with anybody.
2.What makes students in dorms have conflicts, according to Professor Sun?
A. That they want to be the only one in the dorm.
B. That they hope to study in dorms rather than in classrooms.
C. That they are not used to hearing different ideas.
D. That they haven’t learned how to care about each other.
3.What was the original problem in Zou Ming’s dorm?
A. No one cleaned the dorm.
B. They hated each other.
C. They had no similar interests.
D. They didn’t help each other.
4.What problem does the story mainly talk about?
A. Students can’t make friends easily in a new school.
B. Chinese middle school students are not really to be independent.
C. Keeping good roommate relations is not easy for some students.
D. Students still need their parents’ help even when they are in middle school.
5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Mei Qiyue’s roommates enjoy laughing at her, because she is different.
B. Most teenagers will be the “Kings” or “Queens” of our country.
C. Students should take roommate relations seriously.
D. Zou’s brothers should take care of the dorm with him.