girlfriend just laughed, “You Americans never feel ?bù hǎo yisi?!”
58. Why did the writer?s girlfriend say “wǒ juéde bù hǎo yìsi”?
A. Because she did something wrong.
B. Because the writer?s family are very kind to her C. Because she can?t speak English well
D. Because she has lived in their house for too long. 59. When being late for a class, you may say “bù hǎo yìsi”, which means “_________” in English.
A. sorry B. never mind C. wait a minute D. not interesting
60. The underlined word “indebted” in Paragraph Three probably means ___________.
A. 感激的 B. 焦虑的 C. 紧张的 D. 多余的
61. From this story we may know that ___________. A. Americans are not as polite as Chinese
B. Chinese words are more beautiful than English words
C. Americans never feel “sorry”
D. different culture makes different languages
D
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A soap opera called “Tiger Mother and Cat Father” is popular in China now. The tiger mother (acted by Zhao Wei) is pretty strict with her daughter and the little girl is not allowed to watch TV or play computer games. On the other hand, she makes all effort to buy the expensive house near the key school in order to let her daughter have a better education. However, the cat father (acted by Tong Dawei) has an opposite view of how to raise their child. He gives her daughter more independence(独立) and doesn?t set many rules for her. “Tiger Mother” “Cat Father”, which one is better? This not only causes argument on the TV show, but also brings a hot discussion around China.
In China, it seems in each family, there is a tiger mother and a cat father, even worse, some families has two tigers. Children can?t decide anything for themselves. Three questions are mostly asked by Chinese parents: Is homework done? Why come home so late? Go out with whom, boy or girl? The questions seem to care about their children, but usually make the gap(鸿沟) deeper. What?s worse, Chinese mothers believe “key school” will bring a better future to their children. Most of them want their children to share one
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slice of the cake, so Chinese children?s hard work in learning is an indisputable(无争议的) fact. This soap opera fully shows us a common problem in China. And maybe it is the real reason why such kind of TV shows can get popular.
Whether the tiger mother or cat father, respecting(尊重) for children and growing together are the keys to family education. Confidence, kindness, honesty and independence are the most important qualities to develop a child, not the grades. Just like a poem said, “Educating children is like walking with a snail(蜗牛), and the steps are gentle and slow.”
62. In the soap opera, the little girl isn?t allowed to
____________. A. watch TV or play computer games B. eat vegetables
C. get any grade less than an A D. go to the “key school”
63. In the soap opera, the father is called “Cat Father”
because ____________.
A. he enjoys eating fish just like a cat B. he is afraid of his wife
C. He gives her daughter more independence and
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doesn?t set many rules for her
D. he always stays up late just like a cat
64. According to the article, which of the following
sentences is WRONG? ___________
A. Some Chinese parents don?t give their children
enough independence.
B. This soap opera brings a hot discussion only
because it is acted by famous actors.
C. In some Chinese families, both mother and
father are strict.
D. Most Chinese mothers want their children to go
to “key school”.
65. We can infer(推断) from the last paragraph that the
writer thinks it?s good to ___________.
A. slow your steps and grow together with your children
B. take a walk with your children often
C. be strict with your children like “Tiger Mother” D. make all effort to buy an expensive house near the “key school”
Ⅴ. 口语运用。（每小题1分，共5分）由重·庆·名·校·资·源·库 刘微莉编辑
阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰
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