新目标英语九年级(上)期末试题

新目标英语九年级化）期末试题

乌鲁木齐市2005—2006学年上学期

新目标（DoForIT）九年级英语期末测试

（卷面分值：100分；考试时间：100分钟）

姓名：班级：成

绩：

听力测试（20分）

I、图片理解。（听句子，选出与所听内容相符的图片。5分）

(A)(B)(C)(D)

(E)

1.2.3.4.5.

II、情景反应。(听录音，从A、B、C中选出最佳应答。5分)

()6.A.Yes,Idon't.B.No,Idon't.C.No,

Ido.

()7.A.BylisteningtotapesB.Helikessingingsongs.C.

Playingbasketball

()8.A.rdstayathome.B.She'dgiveittocharityC.I'd

sayno.

()9.A.Itmaybeintheclassroom.B.ItmightblongtoAlice.

C.Itcouldbered.

()10.A.Let'sgoshopping.B.Let'sgooutoftheroom.C.

Let'scheerhimup.

IIL对话理解。(听录音，从A、B、C中选出与对话内容相符的图片。

5分)

()11.AB.C.

()12.A.B.C.

()13.A.B.C.

()14.AB.C.

()15.A.B.C.

IV、短文理解。(听短文，从A、B、C中选出最佳答案。5分)

()16.WhathappenstoJackoneday?

A.Hefeelsill.B.Acarhitshim.C.Hisballis

missing.

()17.WhatisJack'sproblem?

A.Hecan'tgettosleepB.Hecan'tsleepwell.C.Hecan't

wakeup.

()18.WhobringsCodytohospital?

A.Jack'spatentsB.Thenurses.C.Jack

himself.

()19.WhowakesupJackatlast?

A.HisfatherB.ThedoctorC.Hisdog.

()20.HowlongdoesJackstayinhospital?

A.SevendaysB.SevenweeksC.Sevenmonths

笔试部分（80分）

I、Vocabulary.（用所给词的适当形式填空。10分）

takeafterlookforshowupworry

usedto

allowsourprovideterrifycome

upwith

1.Hedidn'tallday.Doyouknowwhereheis?

2.Lemonsarewhileorangesaresweet.

3.Jimhisfather.Theyarebothoutgoingandfunny.

4.Atlast,heagreatideatohelpmeout.

5.Computerscanuswithinformationweneed.

6.We'reaquietplaceforvacation.Canyouhelpme?

7.Johnisalwaysabouthistestbecausehisgradesarenot

good.

8.Teenagersshouldbetomakedecisionsforthemselves.

9.Maryisofspeakinginfrontofclassbecausesheisvery

shy.

10.Shedidn'tlistentoR&B,Butnowshedoes.

II、单项选择(15分)

()1.By2000,AmericaninventionstomakeEnglishmore

popular.

A.hadhelpedB.hashelpedC.helpedD.

help

()2.Iwent,mydogalwaysfollowedme.

A.WhateverB.WhereverC.WhoeverD.

Elsewhere

()3.—What'swrongwithyourmicrowaveoven?一

A.ItworkswellB.It'saniceoneC.It'sabadoneD.It

doesn'twork

()4.I'mverysorrytotakeyourbook.

A.byamistakeB.bythemistakeC.bymistakeD.

bymistakes

()5.Johnjusthisdriver'slicense.

A.is,gotB.has,gotC.was,gettingD.

would,get

)6.Istudyworkingagroup.

A.in,byB.with,withD.

in,with

()7.Olderpeopleareafraidof

A.aloneB.bealoneC.beingaloneD.is

alone

()8.—AreyoufeelingYes,I'mfinenow.

A.anybetterB.anywellC.guitegoodD.

quitebetter

()9.Whatyoudoifyou5millionyuan?

A.will,willwinB.would,wonC.would,winD.

will,won

()10.Hisbrotherishonestboy.

A.anB.aC.theD./

()11.ThemanbeMr.Wu.BecausehehasgonetoHawaii

withhiswife.

A.canB.mustn'tC.can'tD.

must

()12.—Whatdoyouthinkofthehouse?—It'snot

A.bigenoughB.enoughbigC.muchbigD.

morebig

()13.Theworkersspenttwoyearsthatbridge.

A.builtB.tobuiltC.buildingD.

build

()14.Whathaveyouyouroldclothes?

A.dealinB.donewithC.dealwithD.

doneto

()15.You'dbetterthepersontalkstoomuchand

doesless.

A.nottobe,thatB.notbe,whomC.notis,whoD.

notbe,who

III、情景交际。（从B栏中找出与A栏相适应的应答。5分）

AB

()1.Ican'trememberthewords.A.Yes,justa

little,please!

()2.Ican'tfindmyticket.B.Verynice

ofyoutosayso.

()3.You'vedoneagreatjob!C.Itmaybe

inyourpocket.

)4.Youdon'tlookwell.What'sthematter?D.Youcould

makeflashcards

()5.MGiildyoulikesomebutterwithyourbread?E.Ihada

paininmyhead.

IV、排序题(将下列打乱顺序的一段文字重新排序，使内容符合逻辑

5分)

A.Ihadtoreallyrush.

B.Unfortunately,thebushadalreadyleftwhenIgotthere.

C.I’veneverbeenlateforschool,butyesterdayIcameveryclose.

D.WhenIgottoschool,Thefinalbellwasringing.

E.Luckily,myfriendJackandhisdadcamebyintheircarandthey

gavemearide.

EMyalarmclockdidn'tgooff,andbythetimeIwokeup,myfather

hadalreadygoneintothebathroomandIhadtowaitforhimto

comeout.

G..Istartedwalking,butIknewIcouldn'tgettoschoolontime.

ILItookaquickshower,andhadsomebreakfast,andthenranoffto

thebusstop.

I.Ionlyjustmadeittomyclass.

Keys:1.2.3.4.5.

6.7.8.9.

V、情景会话（选择方框中所给的句子，使对话完整。5分）

A:Lookat

A.HowaboutyouB.YouwouldC.Oh,

thosetravel

I'mstressedout.

posters,rd

D.WherewouldyouliketogoE.Wouldn'tthatbe

lovetogo

expensive

ona

vacation.

B:],LiuChang?

A:I'dlovetogotoDisneylandinHongKong.

B:2?

A:Sure.Ilikeexcitingvacations.

B:3?

A:No,notreally.4,Lina?Wherewouldyouliketogo?

B:5.IMjustliketorelaxonabeach…Youknow,abeautiful

beachinHainan.

A:Thatsoundsgreatandpeaceful!

VI、完形填空。（10分）

On11st,Mikedecidedtoplayajokeonhisfriend.Atlunch

timehesaidtoTom,“Ithinkwe'regoingtohaveasciencetestthis

afternoon"Atest?”saidTom,“Really?

“Yes,it'squite2,“saidMike."WhenIwaspassingbyMr.

Hill'sroom,hewastalkingwith3teacherabouttest.Ithink

therewill4asciencetestthisafternoon.TellBobandKateabout

it

Later,TomtoldBobandKateaboutthetest.5almostallthe

studentsinMr.Hill'sscienceclassknewaboutit.Theyquicklywent

intotheclassroomandbeganto6.

ButnotMike.Hewaslaughingtohimself7hisclassmates.

“Whatfools!”hethought."Aprilfools

Whenclassbegan,Mr.Hillsaidtothestudents,“Class,we're

goingtohaveatesttoday."Mikewassurprised.Hecouldnot8

whattodo.WhenMr.Hillhandedoutthe9,thestudentsbegan

towrite.ButnotMike.He10thinkandthinkandthink.It

reallywasAprilFools'DayforMike.

()1.A.MarchB.AprilC.MayD.June

()2.A.trueB.wrongC.reallyD.right

()3.A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.allthe

others

()4.A.beB.haveC.holdD.take

()5.A.AfteralongtimeB.AfterschoolC.afterthescience

classD.Soon

()6.A.playB.domathsexercisesC.study

D.read

()7.A.aboutB.atC.forD.by

()8.A.knowB.wantC.likeD.do

()9.A.testB.booksC.paperD.papers

()10A.couldB.mightC.shouldD.hadto

vn、阅读理解。(20分)

(A)

阅读下面文章，从A、B、C、D中选出正确答案。(10分)

Mails,games,music,news,chatroomsandshopping!The

Internetispartofthewaywelivetoday.It'seasytogetontothe

Internet.Theonlythingweneedtodoistouseamodemwhichisused

forconnectingacomputertoatelephoneline.TheInternetischanging

andgrowingallthetime.

MoreandmorepeoplehavecomputersandusetheInternet.Using

theInternetmeansusingtheWorldWideWeb(That's"www"you

alwayshearabout.)TheWeb(网)haslargenumbersofwebsites(网站)

init.Theyaretheplacesyougotogetinformationanddothings.

Wheredothesewebsitescomefrom?Theyaremadebyweb

designers.Whathappenswhenyouclickonawordorapicture?You

aresenttoanotherpage.It'sallbecauseofthewebdesigner.Web

designersdoalotofworkbyusingacomputerprogramminglanguage.

IsWebdesignallaboutcomputerprogramming?No.It'sabout

makingsomethingnew.Webdesignersmustimaginealotwhenthey

aremakingawebsite.Itmustlookgoodandbefuntouse.Abigpart

ofWebdesignisart.Theychoosethebestpicturesandcolorstomake

thewebsitelookgood.Theyalsowritethethingsthatyouseeonthe

website.Animportantpartoftheirjobistoshare(分享)ideaswiththe

websitemanagerabouthowtodesignthewebsitewell.

()1.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.computerprogramminglanguageB.thewebdesigners'

work

C.thewebsitemanager'sworkD.thewaytogetonto

theInternet

()2.MoreandmorepeopleareusingtheInternetbecauseit's

A.easyandusefulB.beautifulandfunny

C.colorfulandhopefulD.changingand

growing

()3.It'spossibleforustochangewebsitebyjustaclickbecauseof

___________/

A.themodern'shelpB.thetelephoneline's

help

C.thewebdesigners'workD.thewebsite

manager'swork

()4.WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?

A."www"means"WorldWideWeb”.B.There'safew

websitesontheweb

C.TheInternethaschangedpeople'slivesD.thewebsite

manager'swork

()5.Thewebdesignersdoalotofworkexcept.

A.makingthewebsitesnewandbeautifulB.writingthingson

theInternet.

C.doingthecomputerprogrammingD.followingthe

manager'sideas

(B)

阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。(共10

空；每空1分)

Travelingtoallcornersoftheworldgetseasierandeasier,buthow

welldoweknowandueachother?Hereisasimpletest.

Imagineyouwillholdamatfouro'clock,whattimeshould

youeyourforeignbusinessfriendstocome?Iftheyare

Germans,theywillaontime.IftheyareAmerican,they11

probablybefifteenminutesearly.IftheyareBritish,they'llbefifteen

minuteslate.

TheBritishseemedtothinksincetheEnglish]was

widelyusedintheworld,whattheydidwascertaintobewidely

understood.Verysoontheyftheywerecompletelywrong.For

e,theBritisharehappytohaveabusinesslunchanddiscuss

businessmatterswithadrinkduringthemeal,theJapanesep

nottoworkwhileeating.Lunchisatimeforthemtorelaxandgetto

knoweother,andtheydon'tdrinkatlunch.TheGermanslike

totalkbusinessbdinner;theFrenchliketoeatfirstandtalk

afterwards.Theyhavetobewellfedandwateredbeforetheydiscuss

anything.

VIIL书面表达（5分）

你的好朋友谢东决定寒假出去打工，他想体验一下挣钱的过程，

同时也很好奇和兴奋。可是他把这个想法告诉父母后，遭到了坚决的

反对，并且和他们发生了激烈的争吵。

甚至几天都不说话，意见很难统一。作为他的好友，如果你是他，你

会怎么做呢?

请根据上面所提供的情景展开令攀卷拿，用湿跑的英语，写一封题

字左右的停给谢东提一些合理化的建议和意见，打破他和父母之间的

尴尬局面。（信的开头已经写好）

DearXieDong,

I'veheard

2010年山东省潍坊市初中学业水平考试

英语试卷

1.本试题分第I卷和第n卷两部分。第I卷75分，第n卷45分，

共120分，考试时间为120分钟：

2.请在答卷前先把自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目和试卷类型

涂写在答题卡上。考试结束时，试题和答题卡一并交【可；

3.请将第I卷选择题答案标号用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上，一定要

看清题号并且涂得清楚。

第I卷（共75分）

-、听力测试（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

（一）听句子，选择适当答语，每个句子读两遍。

1.A.I'mline.B.It'sfine.C.He'sfine.

2.A.Kind.B.Delicious.C.Funny.

3.A.Yes,Ido.B.No,thanks.C.Sorry,I'mnew

here.

4.A.ThisisBettyspeaking.

B.Holdon,please.

C.Sheisathome.

5.A.Yes,theyare.

B.Takeitaway,please.

C.Ifmsorrytohearthat.

（二）听对话利问题，选择符合每个问题答案的图面，每段对话和问

题读两遍。

6.

10.

（三）听对话，根据对话内容选择每个问题的最佳答案，对话利问题

读两遍。

听第一段对话，回答第11、12题。

11.Infact,whattimedidthemanshowhisticket?

A.At2：25.B.At2：30.C.At2：35.

12.Whywasthemanlateforthetrain?

A.Becausethetrainleftearlier.

B.Becausehedidn'tknowthetime.

C.Becausetherewassomethingwrongwiththeclock.

听第二段对话，回答第13、14、15题。

13.What'swrongwithAnn?

A.Shehasacold.B.Shecan'tbreathe.C.Her

chesthurts.

14.What'stheproblem?

A.Afactoryproducesharmfulgases.

B.Theairontheearthispolluted.

C.Shewantstoleavethevillage.

15.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Gotoseeadoctor.

B.Lookforabetterplace.

C.Writealettertoanewspaper.

（四）请听一段新闻，根据新闻内容，完成下列简要概述，每空一词,

新闻读两遍。

注意：听力测试结束后，请将本题答案填写在第n卷相应的位置上。

NewsInformationCard

OnJuly12,inSpain,a_1__appearedinapark.At

News1lastthe2returnedittothezoo.Intheaccident,

3__washurt.

Britishpeoplesent_4_billiontextmessageslast

News2month.Thatmeansmorethan5millioneach

day.

二、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从下列各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

16.Auatar（B可凡达）issuchwonderfulsciencefictionmovie

thatIwanttoseeitsecondtime.

A.a,aB.a,theC./,the

D./,a

17.MichaelJordanhasfailedoverandoveragaininhislife.Andthat's

hesucceeds.

A.whatB.whenC.why

D.where

18.I'mexpectingapetdogforlong,butmomhasnotimetobuy

forme.

A.itB.oneC.thisD.that

19.Atleast300millionpeopleareusingQQbyMaHuateng

tochatonline.

A.createB.createsC.creating

D.created

20.Thecookiesgood.CouldIhavesomemore?

A.tasteB.smellC.feel

D.sound

21.——Tom,I'mwatchingafootballmatch.Whataboutyou?

A.SodoI.B.Soami.C.SoIdo.

D.SoIam.

22.——Sorry,sir.Imadeamistakeagain.

1Practicemoreandyouwilldobetter.

A.Nevermind.B.I'mnotsure>

C.You'rewelcome.D.Don'tmentionit.

23.——IsJessicagivingusaspeechthisevening?

—No,itbeher.ShetoJapan.

A.mustn't；hasgoneB.mustn't;hasbeen

C.can't;hasgoneD.can't;hasbeen

24.Amoment,please.I'mcheckingifMr.Smithfree

tomorrow.

A.isB.beingC.tobeD.will

be

25.Chinaisdevelopingofallthecountriesintheworld.

A.fastB.fasterC.fastest

D.themostfast

26.Alicein"Wonderlandisafantasticmovie.It'sabout

A.howdidAlicecadtheRedQueen'sreignofterror（恐怖统治）

B.whatdidAliceendtheRedQueen'sreignofterror

C.howAliceendedtheRedQueen'sreignofterror

D.whatAliceendedtheRedQueen'sreignofterror

27.——Wouldyouliketeaorcoffee?

—isOK.Ireallydon'tmind.

A.NoneB.EitherC.Neither

D.Both

28.Thelittleelephantisafraidtogoalone.Healwayswalks

hismother.

A.besidesB.besideC.below

D.under

29.Youhavetoleavenowyoucancatchtheearlybus.

A.sothatB.assoonasC.becauseD.if

30.1doyouhavePElessons?

——Theretimesaweek.

A.HowlongB.HowsoonC.Howmany

D.Howoften

三、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选

出最佳选项。

A14-year-oldboyfromtheUSAwasdescribedasaheroyesterday

afterhesavedthelifeofawomaninanothercountry.

DeanBlueyfromDallas,Texas,wasaschoolboywhohasmuch_

31incomputer.Oneday,he32anemailtoafriendonthe

Internet.Suddenlyhereceivedamessagesaying"Help!Pain!

Help!"."ThemessagewasfromFinland,33kilometersawayfrom

America.

“Ididn'tknow34Ishoulddo,“Deansaidtoareporter

afterwards.44Itwasreallydifficulttotellifthemessagewasreal."So

Deandidnothingatfirst.35themessagekeptcoming.

“Bythenitwaseasytoseethatsomeonewasintrouble,“Dean

explained.He36anddiscoveredthatthesenderwasastudentcalled

Tarja,whowasaloneinauniversitylibrary.Shewasill.Whatwas37

,therewasnophonearoundher.Heronlywayofcommunicatingwith

theworldwasbyemail.Deangotintouch38thepolice

immediately.Andtheyrealizedthatthesituationwasquiteserious.

TheycalledthepoliceinFinland.Thenanambulancerushedtothe

library.39,shewasstillaliveandwassenttothehospitalquickly.

"I'mgladshe'sOK,"Deansaid."It'shardtobelieve,but40

savedherlife.”

31.A.interestB.interestedC.interesting

D.interests

32.A.sentB.sendsC.wassending

D.issending

33.A.thousandB.thousandofC.thousands

D.thousandsof

34.A.howB.whatC.where

D.when

35.A.SoB.AndC.ButD.As

36.A.telephonedB.repliedC.found

D.talked

37.A.betterB.worseC.harder

D.easier

38.A.withB.onC.to

D.at

39.A.HardlyB.HappilyC.Luckily

D.Carefully

40.A.aboyB.doctorsC.thepolice

D.email

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳

选项。

A

Whenyouareintrouble,whomwillyoutelltheproblemstoandask

forhelp?Someonehasmadeasurveyinamiddleschool.500students

wereaskedtochooseoneansweramongfriendsorclassmates,parents>

headteacherandteachers.Hereistheresult.Pleasereadthechartand

trytogetsomeinformation.

41.Mostofthestudentswouldliketotalkabouttheirproblemswith

A.friendsorclassmates

B.parents

C.headteacher

D.teachers

42.Lessthanaquarterofthestudentschoseparents,themostpossible

reasonis.

A.parentsdon'tlovetheirchildren

B.childrendon'ttrusttheirparents

C.parentsaren'tabletogivegoodadvice

D.sometimesparentsandchildrencan'tunderstandeachother

43.Accordingtothefactthatonly13%ofthestudentswantedto

communicatewiththeirheadteacherorteachers,whatisthebest

suggestion?

A.Thestudentsshouldworkharder.

B.Thestudentsshouldlistentotheteachersmorecarefully.

C.Theteachersshouldbemorestrictwiththestudents.

D.Theteachersshouldpaymoreattentiontothestudents'

feelings.

B

Whenwetalkaboutstars,especiallywomenstars,itseemsthat

theyarealwaysyoung,prettyandowncharmingbodyshapes.But

recentlyaBritain'sGotTalent（英国达人）starSusanBoylehas

changedourviewsabsolutely.

SimonCowelLoneofthejudgesofthetalentshowspokeofhis

shockoverMsBoyb'svoice."Thisladycameup,andI'mthinking,

'ThiswilltakefivesecondsandIcangotohaveacupoftea?That

changedwhenshebegantosingIDreamedaDreamfromLes

Miserables.Sheknewweweregoingtohavethatreactionandjustto

seethatlookofsatisfactiononherfacemidwaythrough—itwasone

ofmyfavoritemoments,“Cowellsaid.

TheperformancewaspostedOnlineandbeforelong,the

47-year-oldScottishwomanhasbeenfamousallovertheworld.

SpeakingfromherhomeinScotland.Ms.Boylesaidthatshehadn't

thoughtofchangingherappearance.Shesaidthatherfriendhelped

herwithmake-up.”Imean,that'shardlyamakeover,“sheadded.

Ms.Boylealsospokeofthereasonshefirstbegantoexploreher

vocaltalents."Iwaskindofslowatschool,sogettingsomethinglike

singingwasagoodwayofhidingbehindthatandthusitbuiltmy

confidence.”

44.SusanBoyleis.

A.ajudgeB.areporter

C.abeautifulladyD.aScottishwoman

45.SusanBoylehadalookofsatisfactiononherfacewhenshewas

singingbecause.

A.shewasconfidentofhersinging

B.shewassatisfiedwiththejudges

C.shewasprettyandingoodshape

D.shesangthesong,IDreamedaDreamfromLeaMiserables

46.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTtrue?

A.ItwasthevocaltalentsthatbuiltSusan'sconfidence.

B.SusanBoylewasnotgoodatherlessonswhenatschool.

C.SusanBoylebecamefamousbecauseofherappearance.

D.SimonCowelldidn'tthinkSusanBoyleagoodsingeratthetime

sight.

47.WhatcanwelearnfromSusanBoyle'ssuccess?

A.It'snevertoooldtolearn.

B.It'seasiertosucceedattheageof47.

C.Ifyouhaveadream,trytomakeitcometrue!

D.Ifyouarenotabletostudywell,tobeasingerinstead.

c

Expo2010isheldinShanghaifromMay1toOctober31.People

allovertheworldarelookingforwardtoit.Hereareseveralgolden

rulesonhowtobestplanyourhip.

Rule1：Doyourhomework

Readeverythingyoucallbeforegoing.Reallystudythe

maps.Knowthepavilions.ArriveattheentrancenearestIothethings

youwanttosee.Haveaplan.Itwillmakeabigdifference.

Rule2：Allowplentyoftime

Expo2010isthelargestattractioneventinthehistoryofthe

world.Itwilltakemanydaystoseeit.Plantospendfromfivetoeight

daysormoreseeingit.

Rule3:Paceyourself

Expoisenormous.Thedistancesarepunishing.Itisbettertospend

adayseeingasingleareathantomanhackandforthalloverthe

site.Remembertowearthemostcomfortableshoes.Nevermindwhat

theylooklike.

Rule4：GetgoinginMay

AtmanyExposthecrowdsaresmallerinMayandinearlyJune

thananyothertime.Andbewarethelasttwoweeks.Duringevery

Expo,peopledelaytheirvisitsandtheninearlyOctobertheysuddenly

realize."Expowillclosesoon!Ihaven'tseenit!’'Asaresult,thelast

severalweeksusuallyhavethemostcrowdeddaysoftheentireExpo.

Rule5:Findoutwhateveryoneelseisdoing-anddotheopposite

Ifyoudon'tlikelargecrowdsandlonglines,dotheopposite.Hereis

allexample:MostpeoplegoonSaturdaysoronholidays,Soavoid

Saturdaysandholidays.Goonweekdayswhenmostpeopleareat

work.

Rule6:Turnup

Expo2010isthelargestcelebrationinChina'shistory-anamazing

oiice-in-a-lifetimeevent.Whenitisgoneanditwillneverbeseen

again.Sowhateveryoudo,don'tmissit!

48.Expo2010willlast.

A.fivetoeightdays

B.severalweeks

C.sixmonths

D.ayear

49.AccordingtoRule4,you'dbettornotgotoExpoon.

A.May3B.July5C.September16

D.October20

50.Wlientherearelotsofpeoplewaitinginlinetoseethemostpopular

activations,what'syourbestchoice?

A.I'llwaitinlineasotherpeopledo.

B.I'llgobackandreturntomorrow.

C.I'llvisitthelesscrowdedplacesinstead.

D.I'llsitonabenchtohavearestforabouttwoorthreehours.

51.InRule6"turnup“heremeans.

A.don'tmissitB.comeandsee

C.mnkethesoundlouderD.neverbeseenagain

D

WhenIwasaforeignteacherinChina,everydayItaughtEnglish

tomystudentsandtheytaughtmeaboutChina.Oneclaythetopic

minedtosaying“Iloveyou”.Iwasshockedtolearnthatnotoneofmy

studentshadsaidthistotheirmothers,norhadtheirmotherssaiditto

them."Doesyourmomloveyou?”"Ofcourse,“theyanswered.

“Howdoyouknow?”wasmylogicalquestion.Theyresponded

thattheirmomscookedandAlwaystoldthemwhattheyweredoing

wrongtoshowtheirearning.Iwasstrummed.Somom'scookingand

criticizingreadouras“Iloveyou"."Thenhowdoyousay'Iloveyouto

her?^^Theyagreedthatgettinggoodgrades,followedbygoodjobs

wouldbehowtheyshowedtheirlove.

Icomefromaculturewheremostpeopleareexpressiveenough,so

Irepeatedthesequeriesinclausesovertime.Gradually,Ibegantoget

differentresponses.Someofthemhadexchangedthosesentiments

withtheirmoms.

Oneofmyfavoritestoriesofchangecamefromagirl.Whenshe

camehomefromuniversity,hermothermetheratthedoorandhugged

（拥抱）her.Thishadneverhappenedbefore>buthermomsaid,“Now

thatyouhavegoneIhavemoretimetomyself.Inoticedthatinsome

placesmothersandchildrenhugeachotherandIdecideditwasagood

ideaandthatIwouldbeginhuggingyou.”

Inmyfamilyweallsay“Iloveyou^^alot.Whileitistruethatwe

oftensaythewordswithouthavinggreatdepthoffeelingsatthat

moment,itisalmostlikeablessingwegiveeachother.Thosethreelittle

wordscarryaworldofmeaning,evenwhensaidasagreeting,butmost

especiallyiftheyarethelaxwordswesaytoorhearfromthosewe

love.

52.Theforeignteacher.

A.comesfromAmericaB.isayoungwoman

C.isexpressiveenoughD.knowsmuchabout

China

53.Chinesepeopleprefertoshowloveby.

A.saying44Iloveyou,,B.cooking

C.getting