World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It (start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.
aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone
_ (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write
(belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is
(absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, "It's time to start by reading aloud to
might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently
someone else's story as they share with you." The United Nations says, "Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge,
to participate fully in society." In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a
(different).
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If I have a chance to go traveling in Hainan, I am going to bring some money, some thin clothes, some food and drink, some medicine, a compass, a map, a camera, a mobile phone and some magazines.
While_________(travel), I will buy some regional specialties and souvenirs, so I need to bring some money along. As I will stay in Hainan for a week, I will have to bring some
________ for a change. Some food and drink will be brought to protect me
_______ hunger and thirst. When I get to a strange place, I may not be
________(use) to the life and climate and I will get ill. For this
________, I will bring some medicine in case. It is very common to get
_______ in a new place, so a map and a compass are very necessary. The scenery of Hainan is so beautiful that I want to take some photos with my camera there. In case I run into troubles and difficulties, I will use my mobile phone to get in touch with my guide.
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Imagine falling towards the planet Earth at awesome speed of 300 kilometers per hour. You start your fall from over four kilometers above the Earth. And you have less than one minute before you pull your parachute (降落伞)cord. You are falling
fast that just turning your head can send you off
a different direction. This is the wild side of a sport that has not found its limit—freeflying.
Freeflying (base) on the more traditional skydiving,
of which are eye-catching. However, it is more terrifying to watch freeflyers create formations and movements. Freeflyers,
the name suggests, enjoy the more spontaneous(即兴的)thrill of doing their own things.
The wildest trip for a freeflyers is falling ‘head down’. Falling ‘head first’ requires a great deal of control, which means (travel) not only fast but also steadily. Even the
(slight) movement has a great effect on your direction.
They wear the amusing jumpsuits, strange helmets and smaller parachutes. (actual), their parachutes are about one quarter the size of the traditional skydiver’s parachutes. It is only in the last few years
freeflying has gained any real public acceptance.
Once there lived a rich man wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed very large stone. Then he
(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove
. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone,
(say) to himself, “The night
(be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his (strong) to move it. How
(greatly) his surprise was at last!
the stone, he found a bag of money.
Paul Lucas can often (see)walking around the city of San Francisco. Sometimes people are surprised to see him walking
any shoes or socks, 63
Lucas doesn’t mind at all. He likes to walk barefoot, and so
740 other members of Dirty Sole Society, the club that Lucas started years ago. Lucas’ idea for this is to encourage others to live
(free) --- free of shoes.
According to Lucas, the barefoot life has many advantages. most important is simply that it feels good. He also says that
( walk) barefoot allows you to experience the world directly by touching it with your feet. In addition, the feet do not smell as much
they stay dry, making it hard for bacteria to grow. And, of course, walking barefoot keeps your feet
good shape, so it’s actually
(healthy) than wearing shoes
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times.Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,
(plant) in spring and harvest in autumn.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events.Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm.For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in
(memorize) of their ancestors.People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music
they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.
this important feast day, people eat food in
shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them.They offer food, flowers and gifts to the deaD. The Western holiday Halloween also had
origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.It is now a children's festival,
they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets.The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's
(depend) from Britain.
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Koran
Most religions have some kind of holy text on which the religious beliefs are based.For Christians this text is the Holy Bible; for Jews it is the Torah and for Muslims it is the Koran.
Muslims believe that the Koran(consist) of revelations from God to Muhammad during the years 610 to 632 when Muhammad died.These revelations were written down by those
were close to him during this time and for several years after his death.They were gathered into the text
(know) as the Koran during the years 630 to 650.
The interpretation of the Koran has always been a difficult task, even for Islamic scholars.For example, the meanings of some words are determined by dots above the vowels(元音).In ancient Arabic, however, very often these dots (omit).As a result some letters looked identical.Thus, the meanings of these words depended in many cases
the memories of the men who had written them.Early Muslims had to try to get the exact meanings of the words
these people died and it was too late.
Unlike the Bible, in which the events are provided in time order, there is no reference tothings occurred in the Koran.In any case, unlike the Bible, most the suras - sections - are composed of orders and warnings.Unlike in the Bible, there are very few stories in the Koran.
Muslims believe that by (recite) the book, they create a holy atmosphere, and there are many Muslims who have learned the Koran by heart.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on FridayIndia's Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai for their struggles
the suppression(压迫)of children and for young people's rights,
(include) the right to education.
Yousafzai came to (globe) attention after she
(shoot) in the head by the Taliban two years ago forher efforts
(promote) education for girls in Pakistan.
Through her heroic struggle,Yousafzai has become a(lead) spokeswoman for girls' rights to education.According to the Nobel committee,at 17 she's the youngest ever peace prize winner.“I'm proud that I'm the first Pakistani or the first young woman
gets this award,” she said in Birmingham,England.
She doesn't believe that she deserves the award but considers an encouragement to continue her campaign.Awarding the Peace Prize to a Pakistani Muslim and an Indian Hindu
(give) a message to people of love between Pakistan and India,and between different religions.
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As a well-known doctor in London, John Snow was willing to help ordinary people (expose) to cholera. He knew that only when
cause of it was found could the
(dead) disease be controlled. He has two theories in mind explaining how cholera killed people.
was that cholera multiplied in the air without reason; the other was
people absorbed it into their bodies
their meals. After many
(investigate), he found the drinking water was to blame because the river
(pollute). Immediately John Snow told the people to remove the handle from the water pump
that it could not be used. Soon the disease began to slow down. To prevent the disease from
(happen) again, the water companies were instructed not to expose people to polluted water any more. Finally "King Cholera" was defeated
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Many stories happened at the Children’s Medical Care Center, deeply touched us. We saw a lot of children without hair because of their treatment. We played with them and taught them to draw pictures. They suffered great pains,
were very friendly. It was much easier to communicate with them than we
(expect).
One day, a girl suggested (teach) us how to fold paper. She taught us
great patience, explaining each step slowly and clearly. Though we could easily do that, we still pretended (假装) to know nothing about it. We followed her and did everything she told us. Finally, when we finished our work
(success), she gave each of us
big hug. We could see the pride and happiness on her face. Her father was
thankful to us that he held our hands tightly, tears in his eyes. It was not until then
we knew the girl would receive an operation the next day.
It was really a valuable experience to us all. We began to think about how to deal with the difficulties in life, because (compare) with what these kids are going through, our “troubles” seem not worth mentioning at all.
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Crying marriage? (surprise), isn’t it? Actually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and
(remain) in fashion until the end of the Qing Dynasty.
not so popular as before, the custom is still kept by people in many places,
(especial) Tujia people, who view it necessary to marriage procedure.
It is very much same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride(新娘)had to cry at the wedding. Otherwise, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon
as a poorly
(educate) girl and she would become the laughing stock of the village. In fact, there were cases
the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
a word, crying at wedding is a means by custom to express the happiness of the wedding through sorrowful words.
, in the arranged(安排)marriages by the Chinese parents, a lot of brides did cry over their unsatisfactory marriage.
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How Learning Habits Influence On Learning Results. It is useful and necessary to discuss learning habits. There is a famous saying “Good habits lead to good endings”, shows the importance of habits.
“An apple a day keeps doctor away” also shows how a healthy everyday habit helps to build up our body., good learning habits can help us gain great learning results
(include) high scores and abundant knowledge. At first, learning habits form our ways of thinking and attitudes
_ the content of our learning. Obviously, a good habit can help us to speed up to reach our destinations.
we can see, cultivating a good habit is so important
I would like to introduce one kind of good learning habits --- --- keep a learning diary every day. We can start the habit by
(write) learning summary and remember to record something impressive and
(mean). Keep it in mind, and gradually we can gain this good learning habit and benefit from it.
What`s more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can concentrate on reading for a short time and I
(conquer) this problem by spending more effort on concentration practice.
I believe that through my efforts, I can gain good learning results by having good habits.
My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up in her home a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of
life threw at her.
When she fell and broke her hip in her eighties, my Dad (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of her at home. It was with a heavy heart
Dad moved Grandmother into a nursing home.
Our whole family gathered together for her 90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebration of her life and the love we all had her.
Shortly after that birthday, however, life gave her the (tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to take her mind from her too. The Dementia(痴呆) grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn’t know
I was. During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When she awoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn’t recognize
. She looked down at my hand
(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, she smiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went
(peace) back to sleep. I could see then that even though her mind didn’t remember me, her spirit still remembered love.
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
_ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures. However, __
____there are many positive developments __
__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. _
__ concern relates to a lack of control over__
__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are
(restrict限制) on what kinds of programs can
_ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __
__ their children to see.
There was a time novels written by Taiwan writer Qiong Yao were very popular in China.
— What did our teacher say?
— She told us a friend in need a friend indeed.
It is no pleasure TV(看电视) at home every day. Let’s go out for a picnic, OK?
Tom has some trouble (carry) the luggage.
“Are you coming to the library now?” Steve asked Hans.
Steve asked Hans he was going to the library
Instead of putting down series of facts most people do, she wrote about her life with the seven other people in hiding, as well as the war going on around her and her hopes for the future.
I am tired of the partner I have been working with; he is too hard a person . (相处)
It is the third time that she (come) to this mountain village to see the children.
It is everyone’s duty to (使...) our school a pleasant place to learn in.
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