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  (震惊)    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  (拥抱)  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.

Can you really travel around the world for free? Li Jun．a 17-year-old girl from Shenzhen Foreign Language School，still can't believe her 10-day free training camp in the Alps in Switzerland last month was true!

    But how did she achieve this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

    Last October, a piece of short world news in a newspaper--“Have a chance to see the world，for free”，caught her eyes．When she asked her friends if rite story was real， they laughed at her, for they thought she was day-dreaming．However, Li decided to apply（申请）online the following weekend．

“Opportunity is everywhere．I'd like to keep my eyes open and catch the chance.” she told herself．what happened next was tests on health，hobbies and awareness（意识） of environmental protection．She passed all of them very easily．

    On December 14，Li Jan surprised her friends with an invitation letter from the program，the Pangaea Young Explorer Selection Camp set up by South African explorer Mike Horn．

    On January 11，Li left for Switzerland，with several newly bought ski-suits in her suitcase．Over the next week，she and 15 other teenagers from around the world took part in exciting training and lessons．They took day-trips up the Alps to an altitude（纬度）of 3,200 meters，went sledging（滑雪橇）at night using modern equipment．They were also encouraged to complete difficult journeys up mountains，down hills，and through forests．Because of her performance during the training，Li was chosen as one of the eight young explorers to join Mike Horn in the South Island of New Zealand in May．She will write for the newspaper and share her fun experiences there with readers．

1．How did Li Jun's friends feel when Li told them the news?

A．They were surprised．

B．They didn’t think it was true.

C．They all wanted to get the chance．

D．They had no idea of the news．

2．Why did Li decide to apply on the Internet?

    A．She didn't want to lose the chance．

    B．Her friends encouraged her to do that．

    C．She received an invitation letter from the program．

    D．She wanted to tell her classmates that they were wrong．

3．What is the correct order of the story?

    a．Li got an invitation letter from the program and was trained．

    b．Li read news about seeing the world for free．

    c．Li became one explorer in Mike Horn's team．

    d．Li applied and passed the tests．

A．b—c—a—d                                            B．b—a—d—c   

C．c—d—a—b                                            D．b—d—a—c

4．What kind of girl is Li Jun?

A．She is a girl who likes talking to her friends about everything．

    B．She is a girl who doesn't believe her friends．

    C．She is a girl who likes to seize chances and take adventure．

    D．She is a girl who likes day-dreaming．

阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

　　A French girl outside Buckingham Palace said:“I was so excited. I saw the Queen! She came out in a Rolls Royce. I've been interested in your royal family since I was a little girl. I've read all the stories, especially about Charles and Diana, in French newspapers and magazines. They tell me what your royal family really do. Your newspapers can't tell the truth about them!”

　　An Italian boy, who was in Britain for the first time, talked about the weather. “I can' t understand it. I've been here for over a week, and I still haven' t seen any fog!”

　　A Japanese student from Tokyo said：“I've been in Britain since April, and I' m living with a British family. I've noticed one big difference between British and Japanese families. British men do jobs like cooking, washing up and ironing. They're jobs which I've never seen Japanese men do. They think it' s women's work. But I don' t agree!”

　　A German student, at a language school in Oxford said:“I thought Britain was a modern European country, you've been in the EEC for years now. So why do you still use miles, pints, and pounds, instead of kilometres, litres and kilos? And why do you still drive on the wrong side of the road?”

　　A Danish girl in Brighton said:“I came to Britain a month ago. I've noticed one very strange thing here. After British people have washed the dishes, they never rinse(remove…with water) them. They just take them out of the dirty, soapy water and leave them to dry!”

　　A Swedish girl said:“I've watched a lot of television since I arrived in Torquay two weeks ago. British television's wonderful! But the “programmes” which I've enjoyed most are the advertisements. They're very funny a very clever, or both. Back home in Sweden we don't have any TV advertisements at all!”

　　Who said what?

Who do you think said these things? Write them on your answer sheet.

1．□

It makes shopping very difficult. For example, I don't know what size shoes or jeans to ask for.

2．□

Did you know that he did not speak to her at that time, except in public?

3．□

I enjoy guessing what they're for, you know beer or toothpaste or whatever, before they actually name the product.

4．□

I help too－my friends at home would be very surprised if they could see me.

5．□

In fact the sun hasn't stopped shining－it's not at all like in old films and Dickens novels.

6．□

Surely it's not difficult to put them under the cold tap for a moment.

Jia Meng used to keep a diary (日记) in Chinese. But one year ago, the 14-year-old girl from Hei Longjiang began to write her diary in English, because Jia found her mother was reading her diary secretly. She changed the language because her mother can’t read English. “It’s like killing two birds with one stone.” said Jia, “My privacy (隐私) became safe and my English improves a lot.”
Jia’s mother is not the only mom who reads her child’s diary. Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey among over 2, 3000 parents. The results show that  40% of parents read their children’s secrets. That’s why, like Jia, many teenagers try to find ways to protect(保护) their privacy.
Wu Lei, 15, of Shanxi, keeps a diary, too. But he doesn’t write in on paper. He writes online which he thinks is perfectly safe because his parents “know nothing about the Internet.”
Lu Huan, 13, of Guangdong, said her parents always secretly listened to the talk between her friends and her on the telephone in their room. To solve this problem, Lu asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone.
“Parents want to know what is going on in their children’s lives,” said Shao Xiazhen, a teenage expert in Beijing. “ But sometimes they go about it the wrong way.” Shao suggested to teenagers that instead of hiding their secrets, talking to parents is a better solution. “If your parents know that you are safe, they’ll let you keep your secrets.”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
【小题1】Jia Meng writes her diary in English in order to improve her English.
【小题2】Recently, Renmin University of China had a national survey, and the results show that 40% of parents read their children’s secrets.
【小题3】Keeping a diary online is the best way to protect the privacy according to the article.
【小题4】 Lu Huan asked her parents to buy her a mobile phone in order to protect her privacy.
【小题5】 Shao Xiazhen thinks parents will let children keep their secrets if they talk to parents and parents know they are safe.