—________ is OK. I'm free on the weekend.
— Exactly. That's why made-in-China products are more and more popular now.
One evening last summer, when I asked my 14- year- old son, Ray，for help with dinner, his response(回答)shocked me. "What's a colander(漏勺)?" he asked. I could only blame 1. In the family, nobody else went into the kitchen except me. But that night, as I2to him that a colander is the thing with holes in it，I wondered what else I hadn't3Ray for.
As parents，while we focus on our sons' confidence and character，we perhaps don't always consider that we are4raising someone's future roommates，boyfriends，husbands，or fathers5I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was 6to find that he didn't say no. For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine.
I knew that he would rather have been playing basketball with friends than7to mend socks with his mother，but in fact he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. "I appreciate(感激)what you do8a mom," he told me one day. Ray now realizes there's9masculine(男子气概的)about being helpless.
Now，not only can he make his own dinner, but also he can make a big meal for his family. That's 10I call a man. I'm glad that I prepared so great a present for my future daughter in-law.
In Europe, small cars have always been more popular than large cars. In the United States, large cars and midsize cars are more popular than smaller cars. As a result, European automakers used to make different kinds of small cars while American automakers used to build bigger, heavier cars. However, these days, automakers in both America and Europe produce cars of different sizes. This is because most automakers sell their cars all over the world.
The price of gasoline (汽油) is one reason for differences in car choices. Since gasoline is more expensive in Europe, many Europeans want smaller, lighter cars that will travel a long way on a gallon (加仑) of gasoline.
Other reasons also enter into the big or little car decision. Many European cities have narrow, winding (弯曲的) streets. In these cities a small car is easier to control than a large one.
For a long time, few Americans bought small cars. Instead they chose large cars, because these roomy cars were more comfortable for large families and long trips. Some people also liked the powerful engines (发动机) that large cars had. Since gasoline was cheap, drivers did not mind that the large cars used a lot of gasoline.
But in the 1970s, there were gasoline shortages in the United States. The price of gasoline went up. Though large cars were still more popular than smaller cars, sales of small cars increased. Some people also bought small cars because these cars caused less air pollution than larger cars.
Today, Americans' car choices are still changing. Though Americans are still buying many small cars, the fastest growing sales are for certain kinds of large cars. These types of cars are called minivans and sport utility vehicles (SUV). They are very popular today. But of course, that could change tomorrow.
Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．
For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”
This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He's really a big loser!
He didn't say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That's called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.
Some officers often use this trick. Let's say that during Governor Smith's last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she tries another term. One of the persons who don't support her says, “During Governor Smith's term, the state lost one million jobs!” That's true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith's term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.''
Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths. It's against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache. ”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.
This kind of thing happens too often. It's a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.
Different families have different table manners. For example, some people don't talk while they eat, some do. Some people talk with their mouths full, others don't. Some people put their elbows (肘) on the table, but others consider it unacceptable.. Here's some good advice. If you're new somewhere just watch what other people do and don't do. If you follow the people you're eating with, you'll always have good table manners in their eyes.
I grew up in an old-fashioned family. The main time my family saw each other was at dinner.. We talked about our day through the dinner whether we had good stories or not.A reason we talked so much was that our parents didn't allow us to get up until we finished all of our food. Being the daughter of a Greek cook and an Italian woman, my mom always put doubleportions (双份) of delicious meals on our plates.. I still remember my father making us eat dinner for almost two hours just because we couldn't finish our food!
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
A. When we sat down to eat it was our time to talk.
B. The problem was that sometimes we couldn't finish all the food.
C. Table manners vary (变化) with different people and different situations.
D. You may find Western table manners are different from Chinese manners.
—It's said that he (visit) his grandparents in the countryside on Sundays.
—There is no need. He (wake) up.
—Not yet. She told me that she wanted to check it again and (hand) it in soon.
Two days ago, I had taken a test in Biology, and I knew that I would get my scores in the same class today.
After the bell rang, every students sat in his or her seat impatiently. Then, one by one, the teacher called our names.
As each paper was given back to the correct student, the front of the answer paper would always be turned to face the ground and the paper itself would be slightly folded (折叠) to prevent anyone from seeing.
In fact, folding each test paper is a way to make sure that each student sees only his or her own scores. The scores are seen as private information not to be announced or shown to others. As a way to keep the students' score records secret, each student is given an online account (帐号) with which to check his or her grades posted on the official school website.
Protecting students' private information always comes first in US schools that want to free students from unnecessary pressure. Academic (学业上的) reports are guarded closely to prevent poor academic grades from damaging a student's dignity and reputation (有损学生的尊严和声誉), which are for himself or herself only.
However, some insist that although students' feelings and self-dignity are easily hurt, they cannot be forever protected. They say that school also teach their students to make themselves stronger in mind, and the classroom should show the reality of competition in society. Scores that everyone can see might better encourage students to work harder to be better than others.
Protecting of students' privacy (隐私) in US schools | |
The writer's | ※After the bell rang, it's of students to sit and wait for their scores for a test in Biology. ※The teacher called students' names and handed out the papers. ※He received test papers facing down and folded several times. |
Other way taken | ※Each student is even with an online account with which to check his or her grades on the official school website. |
Reasons behind | ※Schools want to free students from unnecessary pressure. ※Schools are trying to prevent poor academic from damaging a student's dignity and reputation among his or her classmates. |
Different ideas | ※Some think students are overprotected. ※Schools should teach their students to be stronger in mind and try to make greater than others. ※The classroom should show the reality of competition in society. |
Former Cuban leader Castro November 26th, 2016, aged 90.
We because of the huge wind and wave on the ocean.
The new book by the famous writer is so valuable that it .
Do you know ?
We didn't expect that such a small farmhouse resort .
The lake the area.
阅读现状 | 1. 没有阅读的习惯，不知道读什么。 2. 作业太多，没有足够的时间阅读。 3. 宁愿把空闲时间花在电脑游戏上。 |
你的情况 | 热爱阅读，学校阅读俱乐部的成员。从阅读中获得了很多知识。自去年9月以来，已看了10多本书。 |
你的想法 | …… |
注意事项：1.短文须包括所有内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；2.在“你的想法”一栏中须围绕主题，用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；3.词数在90个左右，短文的开头和结尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；4.短文内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
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