When Cath Pirret and her husband Iain took their daughters Jessie, 10, and Holly, 7, to Britain earlier this year, it was a trip that was all about showing the girls where their parents grew up. But there were also some key sightseeing opportunities, such as Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern, before heading to Paris to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
So, what did the couple from Melbourne hope their girls would get from the trip? "A greater understanding that travel is not a difficult thing to do," Cath says."Some of the highlights are to meet new people and adapt to lots of different situations."
Cath believes that children, in order to truly benefit from travel, need to be old enough to understand and appreciate the experience. Sydney-based ABC Radio broadcaster and film critic C.J. Johnson travelled a lot with his parents as a child. His father was "really into rivers" and decided he was going to make it the "family mission" to see the "seven great rivers of the world".
There’s no doubt, thanks to a richer society and the greater ease and access to all forms of travel, that few — if any — generations of parents and children have ever had the ability to journey together as far, as wide and as deep as the present one.Travel brings history to life, builds children’s independence and opens their minds. A child’s view also helps adults to see the world through new eyes.
For Keith Bellows, the award-winning editor-in-chief of the American National Geographic Traveler magazine says the world is simply"the greatest classroom we have". He’s convinced, like Spicer, that any parent willing and financially able to give the gift of travel offers a gift that keeps on giving.
"Children who learn to travel will travel to learn," he says. "And they will do it all their lives."
With that in mind, Bellows, a father of three, wrote a book, 100 Places that Can Change Your Child’s Life.
1.Why did the couple take their daughters to Britain?
A.To prove their parents grew up in a rich country.
B.To meet the friends and relatives in Britain.
C.To help them enjoy their wonderful holidays.
D.To assist them to get benefit from travelling.
2.The couple and their kids .
A.went to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo first
B.visited Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern in France
C.first stayed in Britain and then went to France
D.only preferred to have the key sightseeing trips
3.When Johnson was a child, .
A.he made a decision to see the greatest rivers
B.he fully understood his family mission
C.he was forced to keep his father company
D.he learned a lot and developed a broad outlook
4.Now many children can travel around the world .
A.because they are lucky to have good parents
B.because they were just born in rich families
C.because they are living in a prosperous society
D.because they are longing for new knowledge
5.We can learn from the passage that .
A.children who learn to travel will travel to learn
B.Keith Bellows objects to taking children to travel
C.children will purchase gifts for their parents
D.Keith Bellows is managing a famous TV show
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When Cath Pirret and her husband Iain took their daughters Jessie, 10, and Holly, 7, to Britain earlier this year, it was a trip that was all about showing the girls where their parents grew up. But there were also some key sightseeing opportunities, such as Stonehenge, Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern, before heading to Paris to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo.
So, what did the couple from Melbourne hope their girls would get from the trip? "A greater understanding that travel is not a difficult thing to do," Cath says."Some of the highlights are to meet new people and adapt to lots of different situations."
Cath believes that children, in order to truly benefit from travel, need to be old enough to understand and appreciate the experience. Sydney-based ABC Radio broadcaster and film critic C.J. Johnson travelled a lot with his parents as a child. His father was "really into rivers" and decided he was going to make it the "family mission" to see the "seven great rivers of the world".
There’s no doubt, thanks to a richer society and the greater ease and access to all forms of travel, that few — if any — generations of parents and children have ever had the ability to journey together as far, as wide and as deep as the present one.Travel brings history to life, builds children’s independence and opens their minds. A child’s view also helps adults to see the world through new eyes.
For Keith Bellows, the award-winning editor-in-chief of the American National Geographic Traveler magazine says the world is simply"the greatest classroom we have". He’s convinced, like Spicer, that any parent willing and financially able to give the gift of travel offers a gift that keeps on giving.
"Children who learn to travel will travel to learn," he says. "And they will do it all their lives."
With that in mind, Bellows, a father of three, wrote a book, 100 Places that Can Change Your Child’s Life.
1.Why did the couple take their daughters to Britain?
A.To prove their parents grew up in a rich country.
B.To meet the friends and relatives in Britain.
C.To help them enjoy their wonderful holidays.
D.To assist them to get benefit from travelling.
2.The couple and their kids .
A.went to see the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo first
B.visited Hadrian’s Wall and Tate Modern in France
C.first stayed in Britain and then went to France
D.only preferred to have the key sightseeing trips
3.When Johnson was a child, .
A.he made a decision to see the greatest rivers
B.he fully understood his family mission
C.he was forced to keep his father company
D.he learned a lot and developed a broad outlook
4.Now many children can travel around the world .
A.because they are lucky to have good parents
B.because they were just born in rich families
C.because they are living in a prosperous society
D.because they are longing for new knowledge
5.We can learn from the passage that .
A.children who learn to travel will travel to learn
B.Keith Bellows objects to taking children to travel
C.children will purchase gifts for their parents
D.Keith Bellows is managing a famous TV show
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Mr. and Mrs．White had two sons and three daughters．One Sunday，Mrs. White said to her husband，“The children don’t have any lessons today，and you’re free too．There’s a new funfair(游乐场)in the park．Let’s all go there to play. ”
Her husband said，“1 want to finish some work today. ” “Oh, forget it．Go there and make our children happy．That’s the most important work.” Mrs. White said.
So Mr. and Mrs. White took their children to the funfair．Mr. White was forty-five years old, but he enjoyed the funfair more than his children. He hurried from one thing to another，and ate lots of sweets. One of the children said to her mother，“Dad is just like a small child，isn’t he, Mom?” Mrs. White didn’t want to follow her husband around any more at that time and answered，“He is even worse than a small child，Mary，because he might spend more money than a small child.”
1.There were ________ children in the White family.
A. two B. three
C. four D. five
2.One Sunday，Mr．and Mrs. White wanted to go to _______ with their children.
A. school B. work
C. a funfair D. a shop．
3.From the story we know Mrs．White________ when Mary asked her the question.
A. was still excited to play B. was a little angry with Mr. White
C. looked for Mr．White everywhere D. ate a lot of sweets
4.Of all he family members,_________ enjoyed playing there most that Sunday.
A. Mr．White B. Mrs．White
C. Mary D. the boys
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Barbara and Barry Zucker – Pinchoff, both doctors from New York City, took their three daughters on a walking safari（旅行）last year in Tanzania. Barbara told about their experience in Kinbero, “It is the most remote（遥远的）place we have ever been to,” camping with a few other Americans, two Tanzanian guides, and several Hadza（哈扎人）who had time to sit and chat because they had just killed a giraffe.
About 400 members of the Eastern Hadza tribe（部落）live in Tanzania today, the only hunter-gatherers who remain in Africa. The Hadza hunt game, gather edible plants and honey, and move from place to place whenever the weather changers. Every two weeks or so, they move to a new campsite.
At the Pinchoffs’ campsite, three Hadza men stopped by to visit and ended up staying three days. One of the guides gave the men a cigarette. They took out the tobacco, put it in a pipe, and lit the pipe with fire they started.
It takes less than two hours for Hadza women to build a new camp. They make huts（茅屋）by bending branches into round structures about six feet high, and then covering them with long, golden grass. If the weather is very wet, the women may choose a dry cave to set up a camp. Some rock caves have been used over thousands of years and are decorated（装饰）with ancient rock paintings. Whether they sleep in huts, caves or in the open, the Hadza cover themselves only with thin cloths and depend on fire to keep them warm.
The Hadza refuse to be “settled” into villages or to have the life of farmers. By 1979, almost all of them had returned to their old ways. They Hadza may be the only tribe in Africa the has never paid taxes.
1. The passage mainly tells up .
A. one of the author’s travel experiences
B. the life of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania
C. Barbara’s walking safari in Tanzania
D. the efforts of the Hadza to keep their old ways
2.What does the underlined word “game” ( in Paragraph 2 ) probably refer to?
A. Part of a match. B. Edible wild animals.
C. An area of work. D. A children’s activity.
3.What do we know about the life of the Hadza?
A. They change their campsites regularly. B. They live mainly on farming.
C. They keep warm using leaves at night. D. It takes them a long time to set up a camp.
4.Where do the Hadza live in wet weather?
A. On the farm. B. In huts. C. In caves. D. In the open.
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Mary and her husband had a dog named “Lucky”. Whenever their friends came for a weekend visit, they would warn them not to leave the _______ open because Lucky would _______ whatever he likes. However, someone would forget and something would come up _______. Mary or Jim would go to Lucky’s toy box in the _______. There the _______ would be, among Lucky’s other toys.
It happened that Mary found out that she had cancer. Something told her she was going to _______. The night before she was to go to the hospital, a thought _______ her that she had to leave Lucky. The thought made her _______ than thinking of her own death.
_______ the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so ________ that she couldn’t even go to her bedroom. Jim left her to ________ on the sofa. When Mary woke up, she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t ________ her head and her body. But panic soon gave way to ________ when Mary realized the problem. She was ________ with some toys! While she had slept, the sorrowing dog had made trip after trip to the basement ________ his beloved hostess all his favorite things in life. He had covered her with his ________.
Mary forgot about dying. ________ she and Lucky began living again, ________ further and further together every day. It’s been 12 years now and Mary is still ________. Lucky still steals treasures and hides them in his toy box and Mary remains his greatest treasure.
Never forget the people who make a(n) ________ in our lives are the ones that care for us. If you see someone without a smile today, give them one! Live simply. Love seriously!
1.A.box B.luggage C.wallet D.door
2.A.steal B.swallow C.play D.protect
3.A.broken B.dirty C.missing D.present
4.A.bedroom B.kitchen C.yard D.basement
5.A.treasure B.food C.gift D.blanket
6.A.recover B.die C.survive D.suffer
7.A.defeated B.prevented C.struck D.influenced
8.A.prouder B.happier C.angrier D.sadder
9.A.Finally B.Gradually C.Particularly D.Normally
10.A.excited B.sad C.tired D.frightened
11.A.rest B.sleep C.wait D.calm
12.A.move B.control C.feel D.shake
13.A.anger B.disappointment C.excitement D.laughter
14.A.surrounded B.covered C.provided D.moved
15.A.returning B.hiding C.bringing D.taking
16.A.life B.love C.joy D.sadness
17.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Meanwhile D.Thus
18.A.living B.walking C.rushing D.studying
19.A.weak B.humorous C.healthy D.hopeful
20.A.difference B.agreement C.promise D.decision
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After she found she had lost the car, she and her husband ______ to find it.
A.made up their minds B.made their minds
C.made up our minds D.made minds
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When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements.
But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."
Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.
In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.
Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.
In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, but never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?
1.When Joan's son was born, Sally .
A. felt very happy B. felt not delighted C. moved away D. admired her a lot
2.What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?
A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.
B. It will never disappear throughout life.
C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.
D. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.
3.Why does the author's sister often tell her when she's put on weight?
A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.
B. Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.
C. Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.
D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.
4.The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters .
A. live near each other, they still have competitions
B. live away from each other, they stop their competitions
C. live together, they often think of ending their competitions
D. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions
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When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements.
But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."
Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competitions don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.
In a study of the University of Cincinnati, 65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.
Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.
In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, but never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?
1.When Joan's son was born, Sally .
A. felt very happy B. felt not delighted
C. moved away D. admired her a lot
2. What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?
A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.
B. It will never disappear throughout life.
C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.
D. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.
3.Why does the author's sister often tell her when she's put on weight?
A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.
B. Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.
C. Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.
D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.
4.The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters .
A. live near each other, they still have competitions
B. live away from each other, they stop their competitions
C. live together, they often think of ending their competitions
D. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions
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Paula and her husband have four kids, three pet dogs, and a rabbit. When the house is very noisy, Helen, one of the children, is quietly inventing. A year ago, the 10-year-old had to design an anti-smoking poster for a school project. Rather than a poster, she came up with the idea of creating something that shows the average amount of tar(尼古丁) a smoker collects from just four packs of cigarettes.
“I like people to play with things more than read and write,” she says. So she researched her idea on the Internet, found a company in China that could make it, saved up her pocket money and got her idea made.
Paula says her daughter “thinks differently”: Ideas jump into her mind. After she got sun-burnt on holiday, Helen invented a small plastic bracelet（手镯) that changes color in the sun, telling you when to put on sunscreen. Several sunscreen companies have expressed an interest in the idea. She also came up with an idea to make a ball filled with water to stop the dog from feeling thirsty. “But we didn’t do anything with it,” says Paula.
Then she pulls out a picture of a special fishing rod she has designed. “ There is a camera on the hook, ” she explains, “and the screen is on the handle，and it shows you if you’ve caught a fish or not. ”
Helen doesn’t want to go to university. She keeps her pink-and-cream bedroom tidy. Paula is amazed and a bit confused by her daughter. “Everything has to be in a certain order,” Paula says. “Her brothers and sisters go with the flow, but with Helen, it’s ‘What time will that be happening?’ or ‘Where am I being picked up from today?’ ”
1.From Paragraph 2, we can infer that Helen _______.
A. is not willing to go to school
B. likes to play with her brothers and sisters
C. prefers making something by herself
D. is good at reading and writing
2.What did Helen invent after she got sun-burnt on vacation?
A. The anti-smoking poster
B. The bracelet telling when to put on sunscreen
C. The ball providing water for thirsty dogs
D. The fishing rod telling whether you’ve caught a fish
3.The underlined phrase “go with the flow” probably means “_______”.
A. do what most people usually do
B. set an example to others
C. follow the fashion closely
D. do something differently from others
4.The passage is mainly about _______.
A. how Helen helps people give up smoking
B. a little girl’s dream to be a world-famous inventor
C. a 10-year-old inventor’s story
D. Helen’s relationship with her family members
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Haus was a godsend to the DaLuca family in Florida． When the dog arrived， their daughter Molly and he became best friends in no time． _______Molly was around， Haus was always by her side． In fact， the family said his sweet _______made him a "fan favorite" around the neighborhood．
One day， Molly was in the backyard playing， and ______， Haus was right by her side． Then， suddenly， Molly's grandma saw Haus jumping forward frantically （发狂似地） at a（n） _______snake．
When the snake _______its way over to the pair， Haus put himself between Molly and the snake． After the first bite， many dogs would have ______． But Haus stood his ground． Bite after bite， he _______the tiny human he loved so much．
Grandma put Molly and Haus into the car and _______the brave dog to the vet immediately． It_______that the snake bit Haus three times， and he had blood pouring from his leg．
At the animal hospital， Haus went downhill ______． His body had so much venom （毒液） inside that he couldn't even raise his head． For a time， it was _______ whether or not Haus would pull through． _______though， he did!
In addition to the antivenom， vets also _______muscle damage to Haus' leg． The treatments and week-long stay were ______． But people from all across the country _______the furry hero， donating more than ＄52，000 to _______his medical bills．
Molly prayed for her 4-legged best friend， and to her ______， Haus made a full ______! Haus really proved his deep _______for this family when he protected Molly from a（n） _______that most certainly would have been deadly!
1.A. Whether B. Whenever C. Though D. Unless
2.A. nature B. dream C. guidance D. life
3.A. by chance B. above all C. in return D. as usual
4.A. artificial B. deadly C. similar D. friendly
5.A. forgot B. marked C. made D. lost
6.A. calmed B. survived C. escaped D. helped
7.A. appreciated B. begged C. persuaded D. protected
8.A. rushed B. invited C. forced D. introduced
9.A. ran out B. worked out C. turned out D. proved out
10.A. instead B. again C. normally D. quickly
11.A. unimportant B. unclear C. unnecessary D. unpleasant
12.A. Obviously B. Naturally C. Thankfully D. Undoubtedly
13.A. repaired B. hid C. described D. recognized
14.A. free B. effective C. painful D. expensive
15.A. inspected B. respected C. trusted D. changed
16.A. cover B. reduce C. get D. avoid
17.A. glory B. mercy C. request D. relief
18.A. recovery B. journey C. explanation D. examination
19.A. hope B. love C. pride D. regret
20.A. charge B. mistake C. attack D. medicine
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I would rather send my daughter to a dancing class, _______ my husband prefers her to learn piano first.
A. when B. while C. although D. however
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