Passage Five

Mary Donaldson is worried about her 16-year-old daughter. Sophia. Six months ago, Sophia came back from a party, upset and unhappy. From then on，(1)she thinks of nothing but how to lose weight and become beautiful. She refuses to eat and keeps on doing exercise. (A)Sophia had always been a little heavy, so when he decided to go on a diet, Mary encouraged her. (2)She felt that her daughter would look more attractive if she loses 10 kilograms. However, Sophia has lost over 20 kilograms until now. Her eating and exercising habits are having a harmful effect on her health. She is too thin and is often sick.

Her mother is trying to prevent her from going on a diet and losing weight, but Sophia thinks that she is still too heavy and refuses to start eating as usual. Sophia's mind is full of the idea of looking like a model. (B)Every day she goes to a club to do exercise. When she is not there, she spends her time reading magazines like Fashion & Beauty (《时尚与美》). The models in these magazines are very thin and beautiful. Sophia says. "If I look like these models, I will be happy."

(C)Mary doesn't know how to help (3)her daughter. She feels sorry for having encouraged her at first, because Sophia no longer feels good or pleased with her body. She's afraid that Sophia will never be happy if she keeps comparing herself with the models in the magazines. (D) Common people are not supposed to look like models. The most ordinary face becomes (4)beautiful when the person behind it is filled with confidence, wisdom and the joy of life.

Mulan is an exciting action movie. It comes from an old Chinese story. The movie      64        (be) about a village girl, Mulan. She       65       (dress) up like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army. Last night, I watched it with my sister. I think the actress played Mulan’s role well. The other actors were also fantastic and they       66      (do) a good job in the movie. My sister and I really enjoyed       67       (watch) it.

The movie shows Mulan’s love for her family, friends and country. It makes us       68       (feel) relaxed, and at the same time, we learn much from it. If you plan       69       (go) to the cinema and want to see something enjoyable,       70       (choose) Mulan! I’m sure you will like it.

Good morning! I   (1)  （是）Frank. This is a   (2)  （照片）of my room . Look! The wall（墙）is white.   (3)  （什么)is this on the wall? It's a   (4)  （地图）of England.

What are those? They’re   (5)  （四本）books, Can you   (6)  (看见) them？What is that on the bed? It is my jacket, It is   (7)  （棕色的）, What's that in the jacket? It's a pen. It is black. There is a  (8)  （被子) on the bed ,too. What   (9)  （颜色）is it? Oh, it's blue. I like my room. Do you want to  (10)  （知道）more?

Life today is easier that it was hundreds of years ago,but it has brought some new problems,One of the biggest problems is pollution(污染).(A)We can see it ,drink it and even hear it.

Man has polluted the earth.(B)The more people,the more pollution.Many years ago,the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people.When the land was used up or the river was not clean in a place,man went to another place.Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious,it’s bad for living things in the world.

Many countries don’t let people burn(C)“有害物质”for air in houses and factories in the city.Pollution by SO₂ is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution.It’s best to ride bikes.When you are riding,there is no pollution.But even in developed countries,most people don’t go to work by bike.It’s not because bikes are expensive or people are tired if they ride to work.It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger.So more people put away their bikes and go to work by car,then things are getting worse and worse.We should have special roads only for bikes and make it so difficult and expensive for drivers(D)        (take)their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bikes.

Hunan TV’s new program ,Dad ,Where Are We Going ? ,has become very popular since last year. The show tells us that fathers should take ⑴_______________ in their children’s growing –up. In fact, this topic was always mentioned by Zeng Guofan (1811-1872), a famous official during the late Daoguang Period of the Qing Dynasty (1644 -1912).

Although Zeng ⑵______________ most of his time away from his family, his letters back home to his children have become famous . In these letters , there are many helpful suggestions on proper behavior . Many of his ways on child education are popular among today’s Chinese parents. His child –raising methods are useful for today’s busy fathers.

According to Zeng, the purpose of education was to learn wisdom from books ,rather than get an official position . Children should know that the most important aim of studies is to get more knowledge about nature and life.

  Some teachers say that parents should build a good relationship with their children. Parents shouldn’t force(强迫) their children to realize their wishes.

  In Zeng’s letters ,he asked his young children to do housework as a part of their daily life . He believed that doing housework would make his children more confident and independent(独立的) .

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