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EXCITING stories are everywhere in animation movies. Little villages, wild jungles and a faraway island…Get ready for trips to these places in some new films.

Name

Release date

Introduction

Kung Fu Panda 3

Jan 29

2018

In China

The chubby Panda Po is back! In the new movie Kung Fu Panda 3, Po finds the Secret Panda Village, and meets many other pandas. But not all is well. A new enemy Kai comes. He wants to beat all the kung fu masters around China and take away their power. Po has to stop him. He tries to teach kung fu to other pandas, and they try to save China.

The Jungle

Book

April 15

2018

In the US

This is a story about finding one's human nature while living

in the wild. The boy Mowgli grows up with a family of wolves in the jungle. A tiger thinks humans are bad because they hurt him once. As a human, Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome there and decides to leave. The boy starts his trip of self﹣discovery in the jungle.

The Angry

Birds Movie

May 20

2018

In the US

If you played the mobile phone game Angry Birds, you must

remember those colorful little birds with angry faces. But why on earth are they so angry? That's the story The Angry Birds Movie wants to tell.

The birds live on an island far away from the rest of the world

and they know nothing of the outside world. One day, the island meets its first visitors﹣the green pigs. They are up to something. See how the conflict between the birds and the green pigs began in the 3﹣D animated movie.

(1)The underlined word "animation" can be replaced by  

A. play

B. cartoon

C. war

D. opera

(2)In order to destroy Kai's plan, Po tries to  

A. find his father Li Shan for help

B. come to China to learn Kung Fu

C. go to his birth place to find villagers for help

D. teach villagers Kung Fu to fight against him

(3)Why does Mowgli decide to leave in The Jungle Book at last? Because  

A. he doesn't find humans' nature

B. he wants to start his trip of self﹣discovery

C. animals don't want to accept him any more

D. he likes living with wolves to find human's nature

(4)From The Angry Birds Movie we can guess that  

A. living on an island far away from the rest of the world may be very boring

B. people who play the mobile phone game will remember the birds' angry face

C. the first visitors and the birds are up to something

D. the birds might not get along well with the pigs in the following story

(5)The information most probably comes from  

A. a fiction

B. a newspaper

C. a note

D. a book

来源:2018年山东省枣庄市中考英语试卷
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Do video games do harm to our children?Today,many children spend a lot of their free time playing games on the Internet.In the UK,99%of kids aged8 to 15 play video games every week.This information tells us that the benefits and dangers of video games must be carefully considered.

For many people,video games are fun.They have bright lights,funny cartoons and exciting stories.Everywhere you look,you can see children playing these games.They play on buses and trains,in restaurants and even at school.

Video games are educational too.They make kids think in a creative way and theyhave to move their hands and eyes quickly.This can improve the way that a child's brain works.What's more,video games make children use their imagination.The player has to do many creative things,like drawing,telling stories and building things.Video games are also a good way to teach children about technology because they can learn how computers and other devices work while they play.

However,a recent study suggests that video games can also be bad for children.First,children can download many games for free.This means that parents often don't know if their children are playing violent or scary games.Second,many children spend too much time playing games on computers and this can lead to health problems.Third,if children spend too much time playing games instead of doing homework,they can have problems at school and get bad grades.Finally,video games can affect children's social skills.If children spend too much time playing video games by themselves,they might not learn how to play with their friends.

In conclusion,it seems clear that video games have some advantages and some disadvantages.It is up to parents to know what games their children are playing and how much time they spend on them.Parents should also make sure their children get enough exercise and spend time with other children.

(1)The underlined word "they" in Paragraph 3 refers to       .

A.

kids

B.

computers

C.

video games

D.

playmates

(2)Which disadvantages of video games are mentioned in the passage?    

a.Result in bad grades.

b.Make kids feel bored.

c.Lead to health problems.

d.Affect children's social skills.

e.Cause problems between parents and kids.

A.

c,d,e

B.

b,d,e

C.

a,c,d

D.

a,b,c

(3)In the writer's opinion,    should play an important role in video games play for kids.

A.

family

B.

society

C.

schools

D.

game companies

(4)What's the structure of the passage?    

A.

B.

C.

D.

来源:2021年浙江省衢州市中考英语试卷
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Sometimes it may seem that what you are learning at school will be of no use in the future. It may seem that you're wasting your life away. But you will be surprised to find how much of what you learnt at school is helpful to you one day. Three people were asked what they found useful at school, and their thoughts are shared below.

    When I used to ask my teacher how to spell something, she often said, I don't know. Then she would take out the dictionary and look it up. She was not ashamed to say that she didn't know the answer. I learnt two things. You don't have to know _______; and if you don't know how to spell something, just get the dictionary out. Both are very useful lessons!

                                                                                                                      John Ring

                                                                                                          Bicester, United Kingdom

    In school, you also learn to deal with life in general. Little mistakes can seem to be very serious. Wear the wrong clothes and it seems that everyone is laughing at you. Get too close to a boy too fast and everyone talks about you. You want to go into a hole and die! But the truth is that life goes on. You might feel that what you did "wrong" will never ever be forgotten. However, if you can be brave and keep on, you will find that whatever happened will pass and you will start to enjoy life again.

                                                                                                                         Lindsey Smith

                                                                                                                    Boston, United states

     We had a class called Guidance and in it we learnt about making good decisions in life. I found it pretty boring and didn't pay much attention. One day the teacher made us guess which appliance(家电)

we should buy first once we had our own homes. The answer was a fridge. I learnt that it was true once I had my own place. The first day I bought some chicken meat. By dinner time it smelled and I couldn't

even eat it! My housemate and I started saving to buy a fridge right away.

                                                                                                                    Robert Knight

                                                                                                            Cape Town, South Africa

(1)Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.(请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语)

  

(2)Fill in the blank with one proper word to complete the sentence in John's thought. (请在John

的文段空白处填入一个恰当的词,使句意完整)

  

(3)Find out the two little "serious" mistakes mentioned by Lindsey.(no more than 15 words)(请找出 Lindsey提到的两个"严重"的小错误,15词以内)

  

(4)Why is a fridge considered the first choice of appliance by Robert and his teacher?(请根据短文内容回答问题)

  

(5)What is the text mainly about?(no more than 15 words)(请根据短文内容回答问题,15词以内)

  

来源:2018年山东省潍坊市中考英语试卷
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To the Editor,

    I am writing as a member of One﹣on﹣One,the sixth﹣grade mentoring (指导) group.Our group is two years old and made up of 14 students.Our task is to help students reach their goals through mentoring.We hope the readers of this school newspaper will join our group. This is my first year as a mentor,but I have already learned that everyone taking part in mentoring gets something out of it.

    I was assigned (分配) to a mentor last year. Mentoring was one of the best things that happened to me. I was able to turn the corner at an important point in my studies, going from nearly failing math to passing it. It still amazes me that I completely changed from almost hating math to loving it! Would you believe I'm even thinking of studying math in college? Even if I don't, I have skills that I will use for the rest of my life. My own experience made me feel certain of becoming a mentor this year and helping other students like myself. Now that I am a mentor, I realize what a good feeling you get from helping someone else and knowing that you' re making a difference in his or her life.In many situations,lasting friendships are made as well. My mentor and I hit it off right away.And we're still good friends today.

    Becoming a mentor is a serious commitment(承诺).Mentors spend one hour every week with the student they are mentoring.Considering your responsibilities,it may be difficult to add another commitment to your schedule.But I hope you will at least consider the possibility.

    Thank you for considering our invitation. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Mark Lopez

(1)将划线句子Our task is to help students reach their goals through mentoring.翻译成汉语.

  

(2)参照示例,列举Mark在数学学习方面的两个转变.

①pass the math exams

  

  

(3)从文中找出与"I became friends with my mentor as soon as we met."句子意思相同或相近的句子.

  

(4)根据短文内容填空.每空一词.

Mark, one of the mentors, offered to write a letter to ask the  of the school newspaper to consider the possibility of  the mentoring group.

来源:2020年山东省青岛市中考英语试卷
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[1]I'm a 34﹣year﹣old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra(额外的) help. Still, I suffered(遭受) the rest of my school days in public schools.

[2] My life improved greatly when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually became good at making things with clay. Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence(自信)came along.

[3]I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. (3)I soon noticed it wasn't a talent thingit needed lots of practice So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.

[4] Later I decided to learn(4)①   to read and write. I practiced reading and (4)②  , which l used to avoid as much as possible. After two years, I was literate(有文化的).

[5]Through the long process with art, (4)③  . and reading and writing. now I've got to a point in my life: I am smart enough to dive into(潜入) an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.

(1)What made the writer's school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)

  

(2)Why did art give the writer confidence?(No more than 11 words)

  

(3)Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.

  

(4)Fill in the blanks in the last two paragraphs with proper words.

      

(5)What have you learned from the passage? (No more than 20 words)

  

来源:2018年山东省泰安市中考英语试卷
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阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的A B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

    An international expo( 产品博览会) on big data (数据) opened on Wednesday in southwest China's Guizhou Province,showing the newest scientific and technological creations and achievements in the relevant area,May 26,2021.

    Big data (数据) is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program.The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data.Big data can have different kinds of information that comes from schools,social media sites,companies,and governments.One set of data can have people's names and addresses.Another set can have what they like,where they go to school,and how much time they spend on the computer.

    President Xi Jinping called for China to speed up its big data strategy(成略) in order to better serve social and economic(经济) development and improve people's lives.In the past few years big data has been used more often in China.The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains.The information is then used to make bus or train systems better.

    Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra(额外的) help in class.The teacher can give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in school.The role it plays in tourism is another example.The data travelers share online is offering the tourism industry a lot of information about the country's scenic areas(景区).After the data is analyzed(分析),different scenic areas can create their own online information for other travelers to see.The information not only tells travelers' reviews,but also tells the scenic areas where services need to be improved.

(1)The international expo big data probably opened in    .

A.Hengyang

B.Guiyang

C.Shenyang

(2)What does the underlined word "they" in Paragraph 2 refer to ?   

A.Computer programs.

B.Social media sites.

C.Sets of information.

(3)Which purpose of speeding up big data strategy is NOT true according to President Xi Jinping 's opinion?   

A.To better serve social and economic development.

B.To improve people's lives.

C.To protect the environment.

(4)Some schools use big data to     according to Paragraph 3.

A.find out how many students travel on buses or trains

B.help students in need

C.offer students information about the scenic areas

(5)We can read the passage   .

A.on a movie poster

B.In a story book

C.on a news website

来源:2021年湖南省衡阳市中考英语试卷
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As a new teacher in Denver, Kyle felt that there was something she didn't know about her students. She thought up a lesson plan called "I Wish My Teacher Knew."

    For the activity, Kyle's students wrote down a thought for their teacher and shared something they'd like her to know about.

    The students loved this idea. Many of them were not only willing to include their names, but also enjoyed sharing it with the class.

    "I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils at home to do my homework," one wrote.

    "I wish my teacher knew I don't have friends to play with me," another shared.

    "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my homework is not signed (签名) because my mum is not around a lot," read another.

    After she learnt most of her students led heartbreaking lives,Kyle shared some of the notes on social media.She hoped other teachers would use the same lesson with their own students.Soon posts and photos of notes from other schools poured in(涌入) from around the world.

"After one student shared that she had no one to play with at break, the next day during break I noticed she was playing with a group of girls. Not only can I support my students, but my students can support each other," said Kyle.

    Kyle's story won the hearts of many people.

    "I take my hat off to this teacher. It must have been heartbreaking after reading these stories."

    "If every person did one nice thing for someone, no matter how small, the world would be a better place."

(1)Kyle started the activity to  

A.gave good lessons to the students

B. help other teachers prepare lessons

C. know more about her students

D. get her students to know her better

(2)What did the students need to do in the activity?  

A.Write down their wishes.

B. Play at break with friends.

C. Get their homework signed.

D. Have more pencils at home.

(3)What do we know from the story?  

A. The students put notes on social media.

B. All the students led heartbreaking lives.

C. Many people supported Kyle's students.

D. The students improved in some ways.

(4)How do you understand the underlined sentence "I take my hat off to this teacher?"  

A. I look up to the teacher.

B. I encourage the teacher.

C. I agree with the teacher.

D. I don't believe the teacher.

(5)Which of the following words best describes Kyle?  

A. Imaginative.

B. Polite.

C. Responsible.

D. Friendly.

来源:2018年山东省日照市中考英语试卷
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The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is 4,160 miles long. But the Nile is not the mightiest (浩荡的) river. The Amazon is.The Amazon is also the second longest river in the world.It is 3,900 miles long. How long is that? It is longer than a road going from New York City to San Francisco.

    The Amazon is the mightiest for this reason. It has the greatest amount of water. More water runs out to sea than from the Nile. Mississippi, and Yangtze rivers combined. That's a lot of fresh water! The force of its current (水流) is great too. The current can be seen 200 miles out in the sea. There's a story to show the Amazon's amazing current. A ship sailed (航行) far away from Brazil. It ran out of drinking water. Another ship passed by. The first ship asked for water. Someone on the second ship said. "Just put your buckets (桶) into the sea."

    Here are a few more facts. At its mouth, the Amazon is 90 miles wide.Even up the river,you can't see the opposite bank. The river is also very deep(from 22 to 76 meters).During rainy season,the river rises about 16 meters more. Big ocean ships can sail about 1,800 miles upstream (向上游).Smaller ships can sail 1,000 miles farther.

    What's the most bloodthirsty fish in the world? No. It's not the shark. It's the Amazon's piranha. It is only about 10 cm to 20 cm long. It has sharp teeth. Thousands travel in a group. No animal can swim across the river.A 1,000﹣pound horse would be just bones (骨头) in three minutes. Are you planning a trip to the Amazon? Here's a piece of advice. Leave your swimsuit at home!

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案.

(1)After reading this passage it seems clear that  

A. people do not drink the Amazon's water

B. it would not be good to visit the Amazon during rainy season

C. sailing on the Amazon requires:knowledge of its current

(2)The writer helps you understand how long the Amazon is by  

A.telling how long the Nile is

B. comparing it to a distance(距离)on land

C. comparing it with the Yangtze River

(3)In Paragraph Four, the word "sharp" means"  "in Chinese.

A.锋利的

B.急剧的

C.强烈的

(4)The passage mainly tells us  

A. piranha in the Amazon

B. traveling in the Amazon

C. interesting facts about the Amazon

来源:2020年山东省临沂市中考英语试卷
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Historically,most cars have run on gasoline(汽油),but that may change in the future:cars can also run on other liquid fuels(液体燃料)and electricity.

Gasoline is from oil.The energy in gasoline comes from hydrocarbons(碳氢化合物).Gasoline provides great power for cars.However,it causes environmental problems,like air pollution and temperature rise.So gasoline can't be the best fuel.

Another choice is electricity.Electricity cars can be as efficient(效能好的)as cars using gasoline,And they produce less pollution.But electric cars themselves are more expensive.Good news is that the cost has been lower and there are more and more places for the cars to get electricity ever since 2010.

The other choices are other liquid fuels.Many of these can be stored in the same places as gasoline,and used in the same cars.They can also be friendly to the environment.

One way to make such fuels is to get CO 2from the air and put it in water.Through chemical reaction,hydrocarbons can be created.However,these fuels take up more space.

Another way is to make such fuels from plants which take in carbon from the air.These fuels are greener in use.But not all of them can be as efficient as gasoline.

For a fuel to be the best,people have to be able to afford it.Unluckily,almost every green technology is more expensive than that of using gasoline.Governments and car producers are doing everything they car to cut down the costs.In the end,the best fuel will be both affordable for car users and green for our planet.

(1)Gasoline provides cars with       .

A.

great power

B.

fresh air

C.

clean water

D.

enough space

(2)According to Paragraph 3,we can infer that electric cars    .

A.

produce less pollution

B.

will become more and more expensive

C.

will become more popular

D.

are more efficient than those using gasoline

(3)The structure of the passage may be    .

A.

B.

C.

D.

(4)What would be the best title for the passage?       

A.

How Do We Protect Our Planet?

B.

What Are the Fuels' Differences?

C.

What Is the Best Fuel for Cars?

D.

How Do We Make Fuels for Cars?

来源:2021年重庆市中考英语试卷(A卷)
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The Youth Climate Summit(气候峰会) a week﹣long festival of climate action for primary and middle schools in the UK,starts on 9 November.It aims to create a fairer,more environmental world and make promises that will help the planet.Climate change is the long﹣term changes in the world's weather patterns that are mostly caused by human activity. "Unlike world leaders, "say the summit's organizers. "young people are refusing to let it drop off the plan. "

Each day has a topic,which includes food and fashion,looking at how humans harm the environment and how to save the planet.Organizations are leading some on line activities.For example,the Marine Conservation Society is hosting meetings on protecting sea fish.Separately,the environmental organization Greenpeace is running a workshop on how to turn worn﹣out clothing into something new and wearable.

The summit will finish on 13 November,when youth ambassadors(大使)wants schools to stop paper waste.Max,another 16﹣year﹣old ambassador wants schools to organize more trips and activities that get students outside to experience the beauty of nature.As part of the summit,hundreds of schools across the country are signing up to the Let's Go Zero activity,aiming to become carbon﹣zero(零碳的)by 2030.

Carbon﹣zero schools are ones that promise to stop emitting carbon in seven areas,including where they get their food and how they use water and recycle their waste.The activity is run by Ashden,a charity working towards climate solutions.Ashden hopes that schools will be able to help each other by sharing ideas and methods.It is also calling on the Government to back the promise.Head over to transform﹣our﹣world.org where you can find out more.

(1)The writer develops the first sentence in Paragraph 2 mainly by       .

A.

telling stories

B.

comparing facts

C.

giving examples

D.

listing numbers

(2)Max advises schools to        .

A.

recycle and reuse old clothes

B.

prevent students from wasting paper

C.

have meetings on saving endangered sea fish

D.

provide more chances for students to enjoy the nature

(3)The underlined word " emitting" in Paragraph 4 is the closest in meaning to"       ".

A.

using up

B.

taking in

C.

sending out

D.

cutting down

(4)The purpose of the passage is mainly to         .

A.

explain the problems with climate change

B.

develop children's ability to solve social problems

C.

introduce the environmental organizations to schools

D.

encourage young people to care more about climate change

来源:2021年浙江省台州市中考英语试卷
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The first emperor of China,Qin Shihuang,completed a huge number of projects during his rule.Between 221 and 210 B.C.,he started the building of the Great Wall.The emperor also ordered the building of a huge army of life﹣sized terracotta soldiers(士兵).These,he hoped,would protect his tomb after his death.

    Lost in Time

    The soldiers in Xi'an's terracotta museum are today light brown,but they weren't always.They began as an army of red,blue,yellow,green,white,and purple.Sadly,most of the colors did not last to the present day.After being exposed(暴露)to air during digging,the coating under the paint began to fall off.The paint disappeared in less time than it takes to boil an egg,taking away with it important pieces of history.

    New Technology

    Now new technology is starting to show the army's true colors.Archeologists(考古学家)have recently discovered an area with more than a hundred soldiers.Many of these still have their painted features,including black hair,pink faces,and black or brown eyes.Chinese and German researchers have developed a chemical liquid(液体)to help save the soldiers' colors.After finding a soldier or another art piece,archeologists put the liquid on it. They then cover it in plastic.

    Back to Life

    Archeologists are also finding colors in the dirt around the soldiers.It's important not to do anything with the dirt,so the colors won't be lost. "We are treating the dirt as an art piece, "says Rong Bo,the museum's leading archeologist.The next challenge,says Rong Bo,is to find a way to use the colors onto the army﹣again.Once that happens,artists can bring Emperor Qin's army back to its full,bright colors.

(1)What is the passage mainly about?    

A.The death of Emperor Qin Shihuang.

B.How the terracotta army was colored.

C.The true colors of the terracotta soldiers.

D.How the soldiers lived during Qin Dynasty.

(2)What does the underlined word "They" in the passage refer to?    

A.Archeologists.

B.Artists.

C.Researchers.

D.Soldier.

(3)Which statement would Rong Bo probably agree?    

A.The soldiers should stay in their present,brown color.

B.People should try to bring back the army's bright colors.

C.Archeologists can only guess at the soldiers' true colors.

D.Artists should be able to paint the soldiers in colors they want.

来源:2021年浙江省湖州市中考英语试卷
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Zhu Keming never thought he would be a hero one day,but he was just that on Saturday when he saved the lives of six runners during the mountain marathon (马拉松)in Baiyin,Gansu Province,in which 21 people lost their lives.

It started off as a normal day for the 49﹣year﹣old shepherd who was taking care of his more than 30 sheep on the mountainside.But soon the weather was terrible,with rainfall and hail.The rain got so heavy that he couldn't see clearly and had to run into a cave where he normally went to have a rest.Soon he fell asleep in the cave after covering himself with some quilts he had stored there.

But he was awakened at 2 pm by an unusual sound that was not coming from his sheep.The sound that woke Zhu was the cry of a runner in the marathon.He was wet from head to toe and trembling because of cold.Zhu took him into the cave,lit a fire and covered the stricken (受伤的)runner with his quilts.

Zhu said that there were soon five runners huddling (挤作一团)in the cave,and he then decided to go outside to try to attract the attention of rescuers (救援者).When he risked coming out of the cave,he found another stricken runner lying on the ground in bad condition.Then the other runners came out of the cave to give a hand.Zhu and the six runners remained huddled around the fire in his cave until 7 pm,when the rescue team arrived.

" I just did what I had to when I saw that these people were in danger.I think everyone would do the same thing in such a situation, "Zhu said to Beijing News.

Luo Chongchuan,the village head of Changsheng,where Zhu and his family live,said that the shepherd is a warm﹣hearted person who often helps his villagers.

(1)What does the underlined word "shepherd" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?    

A.

牧羊人.

B.

指导者.

C.

国王.

(2)What can we know about Zhu Keming from the passage?    

A.

Zhu Keming is the head of his village.

B.

Zhu Keming is a warm﹣hearted and helpful person.

C.

Zhu Keming saved six runners on a Saturday morning.

(3)What's the best title for the passage?    

A.

Shepherd saved six stricken runners.

B.

21 runners lost their lives in Baiyin.

C.

How to realize our hero dreams?

(4)Where does this passage probably come from?    

A.

A guide book.

B.

A website.

C.

A science book.

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Martin Strel is a swimmer,best known for swimming the world's big rivers.He was born in 1954.He taught himself to swim when he was six and became a professional (职业的) swimmer in 1978.Martin holds Guinness World Records for swimming the Danube River,the Mississippi River,the Yangtze River and the Amazon River.

    Of all his achievements,the greatest is his Amazon River swim.The Amazon is known as the largest and most dangerous river in the world.Several swimmers had tried to swim it,but all failed.Martin decided to go all out and make history.He wanted to show the world that people could achieve their dreams with hard work and perseverance(毅力).

    On April 7th,2007,Martin Strel completed his Amazon River all the way from Atalaya (Peru) to the Atlantic Ocean at Belem (Brazil).He struggled(奋战) with the river for 66 days and swam 3,274 miles in total.He became a worldwide hero.

    Many people still cannot believe what he has done so far,so that is why they sometimes describe him as "Fishman","Human Fish" or even "the Craziest Man in the World".

    In 2009,American filmmakers produced a documentary(纪录片)called Big River Man.And the book,The Man Who Swam the Amazon,has been sold in many countries.It tells us an inspirational story of perseverance and hard work,which has encouraged many people.

    Martin doesn't swim for money.Instead,he swims to teach people about the importance of keeping water clean.

    Martin has always bee looking for the challenges (挑战)of the impossible.What is his next?

(1)How did Martin learn to swim when he was little?      

A.By watching his partners.

B.By learning from a coach.

C.By teaching himself.

(2)What is Martin's greatest achievement so far?    

A.Swimming the Yangtze River.

B.Swimming the Amazon River.

C.Swimming the Mississippi River.

(3)What does the underlined word "inspirational "mean in Paragraph Five?       

A.鼓舞人心的.

B.心灰意冷的.

C.栩栩如生的.

(4)According to the text,which is the purpose of Martin swimming the big rivers?    

A.To make a lot of money for a good living.

B.To teach people the importance of keeping water clean.

C.To produce exciting documentaries and best﹣selling books.

(5)What can be the best title (标题)of the text?    

A.Swim for Fun

B.Challenge the Impossible

C.Fight for Jobs

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In the UK.Saturday evenings have always been a popular time for families to watch television together.One of the most popular programme genresis the talent show,partly because people of all ages are interested in it.

Early shows,like Opportunity Knocks (1965﹣1978),required people to vote (投票)for their favorite acts and performers,although in those days voting was done by postcard instead of by telephone,text,or over the Internet.Today,the success of television talent shows has reached a new level.Here are Ihe UK's top three TV talent shows:

The X Factor In this wonderful singing competition,performers have to face a celebrity judge panel (名人裁判组)before the public vote.Many excellent singers became popular because of it.The show is now made all over the world,from China to Colombia.

Strictly Come Dancing﹣The programme is so fantastic that it attracts many celebrities.They team up with professional (专业的)dancers and come to the dance floor to win the title of Strictly Come Dancing Champion.

Britain's Got Talent﹣In this modern﹣day version (版本)of Opportunity Knocks,the public can go and choose from many kinds of acts,from dancing dogs to ice skating.The prize is to perform for the Queen in the Royal Variety of Performance.

38.When did the show Opportunity Knocks begin?   

A.In 1965.

B.In 1978.

C.In 2015.

D.K is not mentioned.

39.If a person loves a skating act,he or she may go to   

A.Opportunity Knocks

B.Strictly Come Dancing

C.The X Factor

D.Britain's Got Talent

40.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?  

A.The winners of Britain's Got Talent can perform for the Queen.

B.If you want your dog to have a performance,you can go to Britain's Got Talent with it.

C.Opportunity Knocks is still on television now.

D.People of all ages enjoy TV talent shows in UK.

41.The underline word"genres"in the first paragraph means  

A.lists

B.types

C.choices

D.expressions.

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It is a great thing to help others. First, you can learn new things. Second, it can also make you feel good.

    How can you do it? Helping through charities(慈善团体) is a good idea. Charities are organizations(组织) that help others. September 5 is the International Day of Charity.

    You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own.

    ● Volunteering

    Volunteering is to give time to help others without pay.Some ways of volunteering are:

    ☆visiting old people to talk to them or help them

    ☆ walking dogs at an animal shelter(收容所)

    ☆ cleaning up a park

    ☆ helping some children.You can teach the children without life skills how to take care of themselves

    ● Fundraising

    Fundraising is to collect or produce money to a charity to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:

    ☆ making cakes or biscuits to sell

    ☆ doing sponsored(有赞助的) activities. For example,families and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.

    ● Donating

    Donating is to give your things to a charity to help ot hers.Some ways of donating

are:

    ☆ giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people

    ☆giving your old books to a library.

    So, what can you do to help others?

(1)Why is it a great thing to help others? (at least one)  

(2)Which day is the International Day of Charity?  

(3)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese  

(4)Mary makes some money by drawing pictures. She gives the money to a charity. It is a way of  .(填写序号A或B或C)

A.volunteering

B. fuundraIsil

C. donating

(5)Give a proper title to the passage  

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