Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.

Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.

In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.

But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6^th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.

Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.

(    )1Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?

        A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.

        B. Because he did something wrong.

        C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.

        D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.

(    ) 2 If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.

        A. he gets top scores               B. he gets medium scores

        C. he gets extremely bad scores      D. he gets the worst scores

(    )3 American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.

        A. excited        B. sad          C. angry         D. happy

(    )4The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.

        A. 很高的待遇    B. 很多的自由    C. 很高的期望    D. 很多的关爱

(    ) 5 The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

        A. the differences between Chinese education and American education

        B. Chinese students are better than American students

        C. American parents are not strict enough with their children

        D. what’s the best way to educate child

Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.

Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.

In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.

But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6^th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.

Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.

(    )1Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?

        A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.

        B. Because he did something wrong.

        C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.

        D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.

(    ) 2 If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.

        A. he gets top scores               B. he gets medium scores

        C. he gets extremely bad scores      D. he gets the worst scores

(    )3 American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.

        A. excited        B. sad          C. angry         D. happy

(    )4The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.

        A. 很高的待遇    B. 很多的自由    C. 很高的期望    D. 很多的关爱

(    ) 5 The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

        A. the differences between Chinese education and American education

        B. Chinese students are better than American students

        C. American parents are not strict enough with their children

        D. what’s the best way to educate child

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　　录音材料：

　　W: Hello.

　　M: Hello. Could I speak to Mary?

　　W: Speaking.

　　M: Oh, hi, Mary, this is Mike. Do you remember we met at Steven's party last month?

　　W: Yes, of course, Mike. How are you?

　　M: Very well, thanks. Well, Mary, I'm thinking if we could go to the cinema this evening.

　　W: Oh, I'd love to, Mike, really. But I'm afraid I can't this evening. My uncle will come over to my home.

　　M: Oh, what a pity! Well, could we make it some other time then?

　　W: Sure.

　　M: Are you free this Friday?

　　W: Friday would be fine. What time does the film start?

　　M: At 8 o'clock. I'll wait for you in front of the cinema at half past seven.

　　W: That's wonderful. See you then.

　　M: See you!

Qs:

1．Where did Mike get to know Mary?

[　　]

A．In a cinema.

B．In Mary's home.

C．At a party.

2．Who will visit Mary this evening?

[　　]

A．Mike.

B．No one.

C．Her uncle.

3．What are they going to do this Friday?

[　　]

A．Go to the park.

B．Go to a party.

C．See a film.

Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.

Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.

In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.

But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6^th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.

Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.

(1)Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?

        A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.

        B. Because he did something wrong.

        C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.

        D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.

（2）If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.

        A. he gets top scores               B. he gets medium scores

        C. he gets extremely bad scores      D. he gets the worst scores

（3） American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.

        A. excited        B. sad          C. angry         D. happy

（4） The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.

        A. 很高的待遇    B. 很多的自由    C. 很高的期望    D. 很多的关爱

（5）The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

        A. the differences between Chinese education and American education

        B. Chinese students are better than American students

        C. American parents are not strict enough with their children

        D. what’s the best way to educate child

Ted, my little brother, is in Grade One. Last Friday he came back from school with a letter. The letter was from his teacher. “I got a red flower today. Could you please sign this note?” he said to mum. The note showed that he had been talking in class.

Ted hardly gets top scores in his school work. The best he gets is “OK”, but he often gets “You can do better than this.” Mum knows what it means. She tells me “You can do better than this” means “Extremely bad” in China.

In the USA, teachers never say anything too bad about their students, even if the students are making trouble in class or not working hard enough. The worst they might say is “Please be nicer tomorrow”. Many parents are satisfied with a B-grade for each subject.

But things in Chinese schools are quite different. Parents have high expectations for their children. I sometimes felt that my second-grade cousin spend more time on homework than I did when I was 6^th grade in the US! Yet his parents and teachers didn’t think he worked hard enough.

Is it too strict in China? Or is it not strict enough in the USA? Maybe both are true.

(1)Why did Ted come home with a letter last Friday?

        A. Because the teacher wanted to visit his mother.

        B. Because he did something wrong.

        C. Because the teacher was happy with his progress.

        D. Because the teacher thought he was too lazy.

（2）If a student in the USA gets “OK” in his schoolwork, it means ________.

        A. he gets top scores               B. he gets medium scores

        C. he gets extremely bad scores      D. he gets the worst scores

（3） American parents will be ________ when their children get a B-grade in their school.

        A. excited        B. sad          C. angry         D. happy

（4） The underlined words “high expectations” in this passage means “________”.

        A. 很高的待遇    B. 很多的自由    C. 很高的期望    D. 很多的关爱

（5）The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

        A. the differences between Chinese education and American education

        B. Chinese students are better than American students

        C. American parents are not strict enough with their children

        D. what’s the best way to educate child