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北大附中河南分校2016届九年级下学期英语3月月考试卷
Do as the Romans Do
The customs in different countries are rather different. If I have dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plates as soon as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I don't want to, because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave one's food on the plate. I have already noticed that when a Chinese sits at an American's dinner party, he very often refuses the offer of food or drink though he is in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China, but it is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, they will ask for it. If not, they will say, “No, thanks.” When an American is fed with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “No, thanks. I'll take some diet, Pepsi-Cola（百事可乐）if you have it. ”That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, you had better remember the famous saying: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
With the development of our society(社会), many families become rich. This development brings us many benefits. For example, we do not have to worry about basic life like food, water and clothing any longer. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} While life becomes more comfortable, many children become" giant babies(巨婴) ", depending on their parents for everything.
Yesterday, I read a report that said many students in a middle school in Hongzhou didn't know how to tie their shoes. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Tying shoes is a basic life skill. Why couldn't these teenagers do such a simple thing?
I think there are two main reasons. First, parents must shoulder the blame(指责). In my opinion, parents should leave their children to do some basic things— such as tying shoes, washing clothes and heating meals. How can children learn these basic life skills if their parents do everything for them? Second, school are to blame. These days, school are paying too much attention to students' marks.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
But, above all, children themselves must realize that it is terrible to become" giant babies".{#blank#}4{#/blank#}
It is time for us to take action to stop more children from becoming " giant babies".
A. I felt surprised. B. What on earth should teach students? C. However, just as the old saying goes," Every coin has two sides." D. If they don't want to learn basic life skills, who else can help them? E Many of them ignore(忽视) the importance of students' all- round development. |
According to the text, what should parents do to stop their children becoming" giant babies"? (10词以内) {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
relative; magic; off; early; Australia |
Australia celebrates many Western holidays, such as Easter and Christmas. However, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} also celebrate some holidays of their own. Melbourne Cup is one of them. It's a well-known horse racing competition. On the first Tuesday in November every year, it is held in Melbourne that is not only a {#blank#}2{#/blank#} city in the state of Victoria but also its capital.
Last year, I visited my friend Peter that lived in Melbourne. We went to watch the horse race after one of his {#blank#}3{#/blank#} gave him two tickets. When we arrived there, the number of people really surprised me. Peter told me all the people in Melbourne have a day {#blank#}4{#/blank#} and that schools and most businesses are closed on Melbourne Cup Day. At the scene(现场), we also saw a lot of women wearing beautiful hats and dresses.
What we liked most was certainly the horse race itself, It started at 3 pm and every rider had to try his best to keep the horse energetic in the 3, 200-me tre race. Finally, a horse named Cross Counter arrived at the finishing line {#blank#}5{#/blank#} than any other horse. According to Peter, the first race was held in 1861 and a horse named Archer became the winner that year.
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