Sitting still and keeping quiet seems like what students should do in class. However, putting your feet on the table, using iPads, eating and drinking may also take place in school. Americans are famous for their casual (随意的)style. I didn’t think it was a big deal until I arrived here.

I was told sitting still is what you should do in middle school. That is a traditional Chinese way to show that we are paying attention to what the teacher is saying. Meanwhile, it doesn’t seem to matter in the US. When I first saw a student lying on a sofa, I was shocked and thought the teacher may feel angry, but she didn’t. She just smiled and kept talking. Then I got used to it, and enjoyed the relaxing and comfortable position (姿势) in class. Yet it’s really easy to fall asleep if I feel too comfortable.

Also, we don’t have uniforms at school. We can wear whatever we want. And teenagers here feel free to eat breakfast, snacks, and drink soda while teachers are talking. Teachers won’t feel upset and may even eat with them. Once, my English teacher was secretly eating a bag of chips in her seat.

  American teachers chat with students in class. It makes us feel closer to them. Although it does mean we go off topic easily. In comparision, Chinese teachers are strict, but it helps us to focus on our task. 

44. Where is the writer from?

A. America.    B. China.    C. England.   D. I don’t know.

   45. According to the passage, students should _________ in class in China.

     A. put the feet on the table     B. use iPads

     C. eat and drink something     D. sit still and listen carefully

   46. In America, when a student was seen lying on a sofa in class, the teacher will be _____.

     A. shocked     B. angry    C. strict     D. unsurprised

   47. Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. When American teachers talk with the students, the students will feel upset.

     B. I may feel asleep in class because of the relaxing position.

     C. We don’t have uniforms at school in America.

     D. We can eat breakfast in class in America.

 

 

There are many online food shopping sites. This is very surprising. Things like CDs, books, and DVDs sell well online. But it is quite different to sell food online because people like to see food with their own eyes. It is very important for people to buy fresh fruit and vegetables. Customers like to choose their food by its colour. They also want to touch and smell it. But some people like to go to the same shop to buy food, because they think the food there has a very good quality. So if the food is always good, they may also feel comfortable buying it online.

Boxes of fruits and vegetables have been delivered(递送) to homes around Britain for a few years now. Dried or canned foods are almost always the same, but things like apples are not. People may want to choose their own apples so they can take the ones that aren't bruised(碰伤)or the ones that look nice. Buying dried and canned food online is easier. A person can buy this kind of food on the Internet and then buy fruits and vegetables at a store or a market.

Now people can also buy food through supermarket websites. There people can find most of the things that supermarkets usually sell. Other food websites sell different types of food. Some sell food from one part of the world such as Asia. Others sell food that is hard to find in supermarkets. There are also websites that sell sweet foods such as cakes and candies.

 The food is usually delivered by the next day or even on the same day. People still need to be careful, though. They must check to see if the food is fresh when they get it. It is a good idea for people to find out how far away the food is being delivered from. It is also a problem if the company does not use refrigeration when they deliver food that should be kept cold. If traveling long distances in the summer to deliver the goods, this is important.

 

48.When people buy food, they usually __________.

A. choose the colour                  B. don't touch or smell it

C. go to different shops each time      D. want to see with their own eyes

49. It is not so easy to buy________ online.

A. CDs or DVDs                     B. apples or bananas

C. dried or canned foods               D. books or magazines

50. If fresh fruit and vegetables _______, customers will buy them online.

A. look nice                       B. have a very good quality

C. make people feel comfortable       D. have been put into boxes

51.  When customers get the food they buy, it's important for them to________.

A. pay for it                         B. use refrigeration

C. check it                          D. cook it

 

Most of us say that God, or destiny or whatever superior force that may exist in this universe （宇宙）is what makes us our future and guides us throughout our existence.

   I don’t claim there isn’t such a force that can guide us and take care of us, but the main element(要素) that helps us build up our future is our way of being. Our personality, our character, our way of perceiving（感知） reality and everything that surrounds us are what may bring us to the top, or opposite it, make us miserable.  

   It’s simply your own choice if you don’t want to study, go to college or have a career. It really doesn’t matter if your parents threaten you, punish you or scold（责骂） you all the time. If you stick to be yourself and you think you know it all, then these are useless.

   You are the one who decides what job to have, in which city or country to live. It’s your choice and your responsibility. The moment you get hurt or something goes wrong, you blame yourself, and you start everything from the very beginning.

   You consider that you can’t find your place in your own country, so you risk the comfortable but modest（谦虚的） life you have with your parents and you go abroad. Maybe there will be moments when you can’t stand any more the loneliness, the strangers around you, or your job. But remember that nobody made you take that decision, so you have to take a deep breath, and then go on, as it’s very difficult to find a guilty person when you know it well that you are the only one to be blamed.

   If you fall in love with a man from the very first moment you set your eyes on him and you don’t want to meet somebody else, to see how they are, it’s your wish. If you get married and the marriage ends in a year’s time, you can’t blame the rest as they all have told you to be careful and never to take hasty （轻率的）decisions.

   You play the Lottery each day and there are two choices: each you hit the jack pot and your life changes totally or you lose and you have to restart it from the very beginning. It’s known that if you don’t risk, you can’t win. So the best solution is always to think over your decisions, and to see what they can represent in your future. Only afterwords is proper for you to make up your mind.

   You are the only architect（建筑师） of your future. The best are only workers who help you create your own dream. 

  52. All the following build up our way of being EXCEPT __________.

     A. our character       B. our existence

     C. our personality      D. our way of perceiving reality

  53. The underlined word  “miserable” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”

A. unhappy      B. lonely     C. positive      D. careful

  54. Which of the following is NOT right according to the writer’s opinion?

A. You meet difficulties when you go abroad, but you should take a deep breath and go on.

B. You must think it over before you make a decision for yourself.

C. You get hurt after you choose to live in another city, but you blame your parents.

D. You cannot make too fast decision before you marry a person.

55. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Character Influences Life   

B. A Good Beginning is Half Done

C. Stick to What is Right for Us 

D. Every Man Is the Architect of His Future