Grandfathers and 3-year-old boys are natural buddies. On this particular day in May, the grandfather was pleased to have the company of his best little pal when planting the vegetable garden. For a while, the boy seemed to like it too. His small fingers were just the right size to pick up tiny seeds and drop them into Granddad’s made holes. They were a great team.

But before long the boy became restless and directed his anger at the seeds themselves.

“What’s this one, Granddad?”

“Beets (甜菜).”

“Ugh, I hate beets.”

“Well, then, let’ s do the pumpkin instead.”

“Yuck. I really hate pumpkin.”

“Okay, buddy. What would you like to plant?”

“How about．．． doughnuts (油炸圈餅)?”

Just in time, the grandfather stopped himself from saying there was no such thing as a doughnut seed. Looking at the unhappy little face, he suddenly got an inspiration.

“Wait a second. I have to go inside and get the right seeds.”

Granddad returned with a handful of seeds. He and the small boy solemnly planted them in a special corner of the vegetable garden.

Weeks later, when the real seeds began to break through the soil, the boy became delighted with the tiny seedlings. He spent many afternoons helping Granddad water and hoe and watch them grow. And when the first baby vegetables were harvested, he liked them after all.

For weeks, he forgot all about the doughnuts. But then one day at lunch, he said, “Granddad, what happened to our doughnuts? How come they didn’ t grow?”

Granddad paused a moment. “Well, you know, doughnuts are tricky. Some years when you plant them, you get lots of doughnuts.” He sighed sadly. “But other years, all that comes up are the holes.”

48. The word “buddies” in the first sentence probably means_____ .

A. the old and the young　　 B. gardeners or farmers

C. friends or partners　　　 D. teammates or classmates

49. From the first half of the passage we can learn that the boy_______ .

A. doesn’t like vegetables

B. hates planting anything

C. doesn’t like playing with his granddad

D. hates planting vegetables because of his small hands

50. The boy became interested in the vegetables later because _______.

A. he liked them from the very beginning

B. those vegetables were the kinds he liked

C. his granddad advised him to do so

D. they were the fruits of his own labour

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When he thought of the past,my grandfather would sometimes show us photographs of himself at school. They were brown and faded,and it was hard to believe that the blurred figure of the little boy in the short trousers and socks could ever have been Grandfather. Besides,he wore a cap---andthe boys in the photographs wore caps pulled so far forward that half of their faces were obscured. When Grandfather asked us to pick him out from the group,we would surely point to the wrong boy.
On one such occasion my younger sister,aged six,burst into tears when Grandfather proudly guided her finger to the right boy. "How could that boy be you?"she cried. "He should have a beard.” We were,of course,all convinced that grandfathers should have beards ,preferably white and bushy,like  our owngrandfather's.
"I wasa good scholar ,”Grandfather would say,wagging his beard over the photographs."I should have been top of the c1ass if I hadn't had to get up at six every morning to milk the cows and chop the wood,and again when I came home from school.”
"But Saturdays?What did you do on Saturdays?"
"Saturdays,if it was fine, I’d be out all day in the fields with the men,"replied Grandfather."And if it was wet,I’d be helping my mother with odd jobs round the house.There wasn't much time for studying."
We all tried hard to imagine what it would have been like to have been Grandfather getting up at crack of dawn and never,obviously,having amoment for himself.It seemed we had learnt something from what Grandfather had said about his childhood.
56.In the first paragraph of this passage,what theauthor really tells us is that_______.
A.his grandfather used to wear short trousers,socks and a cap as well
B.it was difficult to tell which of the boys inthe photographs was Grandfather
C.he didn't believe Grandfather wore a cap pulled forward when he was at school
D.it was fun to watch boys in the photographs wearing caps pulled forward
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A.she did not get a chance to pick outGrandfather in the photographs
B.she was told which was the right boybefore she herself could pick him out
C.other children did not agree with her thatGrandfather should have had a beard
D.she found Grandfather in the photographsdid not have a beard
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A if he had had more time for studying,hewould have been the best in his class
B.he should have spent more time studyingrather than playing ballgames
C.his school days should not have been so hard and miserable
D.he could have never been the best studenteven if he had studied still harder
59. In the last paragraph the author said,"We all tried hard to imagine…"because________.
A. the figures of the boys in the photographswere small and blurred
B. the children had never experiencedlife like that of Grandfather
C.the photographs Grandfather showed them were brown and faded
D.Grandfather failed to tell them about his childhood in detail

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A．Scandinavians are the happiest people in the world
B．the research is carried out by Oxford University
C．the people of the northern countries are much happier
D．Italians expressed their trust in politics and institutions
【小題2】Which of the following factors increases happiness?
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【小題3】The underlined word "scale" in the second paragraph means                  
A．senseB．lifeC．reportD．range
【小題4】 What's the writer's attitude to the study?
A. Subjunctive.          B. Objective.    C. Pessimistic.    D: Optimistic.
【小題5】In what column may readers probably read the passage?
A．Lifestyle.B．Amusement.C．Politics.D．Health and Happiness.

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Father’s Day has a very short history. It was started because there was a Mother’s Day. And just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, presents from their shops.

By the way, very few countries have a Father’s Day, though some have Children’s Day, or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day, so maybe Father’s Day will also become popular before too long. Now, what do people in North America do on Father’s Day? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do－buy a Father’s Day present for your father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present－not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.

The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in a more open way.

1.Father’s Day was started just because           .          

A. there was a Mother’s Day         B. there was a Children’s Day 

C. people liked their fathers a lot      D. fathers were more important

2.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many countries have a Father’s Day.

B. Father’s Day has a long history.

C. Father’s Day has become important in North America.

D. Maybe Father’s Day will become popular before too long.

3.In America, people have a Father’s Day to        .

A. go shopping with their fathers     B. help their fathers do something 

C. show their love to their fathers    D. get money from their fathers

4.On Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want         .

A. people to buy as many presents as possible

B. children to buy presents only for their fathers

C. women to buy presents only for their husbands

D. grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present only for their grandfathers

5.It can be learned from the article that        .

A. the writer is against Father’s Day

B. many countries have a Father’s Day

C. shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual

D. We don’t need to have a Father’s Day

 

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TOKYO (Reuters) – “Who played the father in the movie ‘Kramer versus Kramer’?” That’s one of the 50 questions Japanese men could face in a “daddy exam”, meant to raise awareness about fatherhood in a country where men tend to work long hours and leave their wives in charge of childcare and household work.

Even men who remember Dustin Hoffman struggling as a father in the movie may have a hard time answering questions ranging from baby food to politics.

Tetsuya Ando, director of Fathering Japan, a Tokyo non-profit organization that came up with the test and will offer it to eager dads from next March, said the exam was an attracting way to get fathers into parenting. “There just isn't enough information about parenting for fathers. Through the exam, we want men to realize that they don't know anything about bringing up kids,” he said.

For the price of 3,900 yen ($34), fathers can find out whether they qualify as a “Super Dad,” or are in need of more effort as a “Challenge Dad.”

“We have received inquiries(咨詢) from fathers, single men, to-be-dads, grandfathers ... even an aunt who was concerned that her nephew is too busy with work to notice the fun of parenting,” Ando said. The image of fathers is gradually changing in Japan as younger men eschew their own dads’ hands-off way in favor of closer involvement, and a wave of new parenting magazines for male readers has been hitting newsstands. But it is still hard for Japanese fathers to cut down on their work hours and spend more time with their families. Only 0.5 percent of employed men in Japan took parental leave in 2011, compared with 14 percent in the United States and 12 percent in Britain in 2000.

1.The “daddy exam” is intended to          .

A．test to – be – dads’ fatherhood knowledge

B．test Challenge Dad’s parenting knowledge

C．a(chǎn)ttract the whole society’s attention to parenting

D．have fathers realize their responsibility for their families

2.In the exam, the Japanese fathers may find that         .

A．they almost know nothing about the questions

B．the questions only make sense to to – be – dads

C．there is ample information about parenting

D．it’s not a good way to get them into parenting

3.The underlined word “eschew” in the last paragraph can be replaced by the word “       ”.

A．a(chǎn)void             B．a(chǎn)dopt             C．improve          D．a(chǎn)dmire

4.The magazines for male readers are popular most probably because many men        .

A．long to know how to do household chores

B．become more concerned about parenting

C．want to get high scores in the 50 – question test

D．like to know whether they are Challenge Dads

5.From the whole report, it can be inferred that        .

A．Japanese fathers show no interest in parenting

B．young Japanese men tend to set about parenting

C．young fathers value parenting less than their fathers

D．Japanese fathers value parenting more than British fathers

 

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New Zealand

What can you see?   Mountains, volcanoes, rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, beaches. Both islands are mountainous. In fact, only 30% of New Zealand is flat.

The Maoris

When the Maoris first arrived in New Zealand, they lived in villages and were excellent fishermen, hunters and farmers. About 50 years ago many Maoris started to live and work in the large cities and took jobs in government, industries, medicine and education. They are proud of their culture and are determined to keep many of the customs which are part of their way of life.

Who can you meet?  Most people live on North Island. Eighty-five percent of New Zealanders are “pakeha” (“white men”), which means their “great grandfathers” came from Europe. Ten percent are Maoris. The Maoris came to New Zealand from the Polynesian islands probably around the tenth century. The “pakeha” started to arrive in New Zealand from Europe about 200 years ago as farmers and traders.

Fact box: New Zealand

Position: South of the Equator ;  Nearest neighbor: Australia, 1600 km away.

Size: Two main islands — North Island and South Island: together they are 268.680 sq. km.

Population: 4 million

Capital: Wellington

Languages: English and Maori   

1.Which of the following is a fact about New Zealand?

A．20% of the population being Maoris.

B．Four million white people.

C．About 1600 km south of the Equator.

D．Nearly 1/3 of the country being plains.

2.The country’s population is mainly made up of  _________.

A．the white people and the Polynesians

B．the white people and the “pakeha”

C．the Maoris and the white people

D．the Maoris and the Polynesians

3.When did the white people begin to live in New Zealand?

A．1000 years ago.                        B．200 years ago.

C．85 years ago.                           D．50 years ago.

4.What do the Maoris value most in life?

A．Living in small villages.                    B．Developing farming skills.

C．Keeping their own culture.                D．Taking up government jobs.

 

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