A life coach is somebody who helps you reach all kinds of personal and professional goals (目标).Each of us has the ability to be our own life coach.Here are some tips for you:
♦Pay attention to your relationships with others
Ask yourself the following questions:How do you deal with disagreements?When was the last time you showed your family members that you care for them?Your relationships with friends,family members and teachers show a lot about the kind of person you are.
♦Face the fears about the future
Now,imagine that one of your good friends told you that he or she was not strong enough to go back to school.83 We often give better advice than we are willing to take ourselves. Remember that even the most successful people were probably told that what they wanted to do was impossible,but they followed their dreams and succeed.
♦Develop your talents
If you want to reach your goals,you will have to spend more time developing the talents you already have,and uncovering any hidden talents that you haven't discovered yet.So you can take classes in subjects that you are interested in,even if you have no experience.
♦Be thankful
Take some time to be thankful for the things you do have.Remember positive memories.4 Think of the best dav(s)you have had in the past month or year. Remember special parties,vacations and holidays.Appreciate the wonderful people you have in your life.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题.
(1)Which tip do you think influences you most?
(2)Why should you pay attention to your relationships with others?
B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语.
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C.请给短文拟一个适当的标题.
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This 12﹣year﹣old Girl Built a Robot to Find Plastics in the Ocean
Anna Du was walking along the beach when she noticed plastics there.She reached down to pick them up, and quickly realized there were many more tiny pieces than she could deal with. It seemed impossible to clean them all up.
Du, 12 years old at the time, tried to solve the problem like any good scientist﹣first. by doing a little research. That's how she learned that 8 million tons of plastics end up in the oceans every year.
Then she got to work building something that could help solve the problem;a remote﹣operated vehicle(遥控潜水器), or ROV. Her ROV can move through water and find plastics on the ocean floor.
The actually cool part of Du's ROV is the detection(探测) system. She uses a camera along with three different kinds of light to find the plastics. She also uses visible(可见的) light to find unnatural colors that might make the plastics stand out.
"She has a very good engineering sense to break down a problem like this and then go after it," says engineer Casey Machado. "It sounds simple, but it's a level of thinking that's really amazing."
Du started attending public events and workshops at a university when she was five years old, and so she picked up the engineering skills necessary to build her ROV. She says actually getting her ROV to move through water well was not easy. She failed many times, but she never gave up trying and testing.
When asked about future plans,she mentions wanting to address the effects of climate(气候)change."I think there are a lot of problems that could be solved with new inventions," says Du.
Du thanks her parents, who for years have taken her to student outreach activities, for supporting her interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). She says she has been able to meet students and scientists there.
"I know I want to be an engineer because I like building things to help solve world problems," says Du."But I'm not sure what kind of engineer I want to be yet."
(1)What did Anna Du notice while walking along the beach?
(2)How old was Du when she did a little research to solve the problem?
(3)What can Du's ROV do?
(4)Why does Du want to be an engineer in the future?
(5)What made Du succeed in building her ROV?
Songs about growing
Thousands of songs about growing up are available(可得到的).They can always get a response(反应) from teenagers in some way. While listening to the songs,old or new,teenagers can always feel themselves or understand themselves.
a. Songs about being a teenager
Growing up isn't always easy. Teens always want to be independent, but parents have a hard time letting go. There can be moments of worry,uncertainty and even anger. Some songs speak of (2)those feelings and can hep them get through this period,
b. Songs about(3)_________
As teenagers grow, they 're likely looking toward the day when they'll be able to work hard to achieve their dreams. The Westlife's song I have a dream is well﹣known. The key lyrics(歌词) are "I have a dream. a song to sing. To help me cope(处理) with anything…You can take the future even if you fail". This song has encouraged so many teenagers to fight for their dreams.
c. Graduation songs
Graduation songs usually speak of the joy of this season of their life. These songs are perfect for graduation parties and get﹣togethers with friends. As they graduate, they can sing" Today is where your book begins. the rest is still unwritten…".
When teenagers grow up. they find childhood is a bittersweet (苦乐参半的)time.(5)They've looked forward to the day for so many years and finally it is here. However, they may not be sure about whether they're ready for it.At this time, listening to songs about the sweet days of childhood can always make them relaxed.
(1)What is the response from teenagers while they are listening to the songs?
(2)What does "those feeling" refer to?
(3)Complete the subtitle(副标题) for "b".
(4)What are graduation songs about according to the passage?
(5)Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
A Pioneer for all People
Though he was one of China's most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considered himself a farmer,because he worked the land to do his research.
Known as "Father of Hybrid Rice (杂交水稻)",Dr Yuan graduated from Southwest Agricultural (农业的) College in 1953.From then on,finding ways to grow more rice was his life goal.As a young man,he saw the great need for increasing the rice production.At that time,hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.Dr Yuan searched for a way to get more rice with the same size of the fields.In 1974,he became an agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has high production and that is called super hybrid rice.In the 1980s,he went around the world and gave advice about growing rice to farmers in other countries.In 2004,he won the World Food Prize for his work.
Dr Yuan was quite satisfied with his life.He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.He enjoyed playing the violin,swimming and reading.Spending money on himself meant very little to him,so he gave millions of yuan to help some researchers with their research in farming.
Long ago Dr Yuan had a dream about rice plants as tall as sorghum (高粱) .With his hard work,he grew the rice that could feed more people.President Xi Jinping praised him for his great contributions (贡献) to China's food safety and world corn development.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)
(1)Why did Dr Yuan consider himself a farmer?
(2)What is Dr Yuan known as?
(3)When did Dr Yuan win the World Food Prize?
(4)How did Dr Yuan help other researchers?
(5)What did Dr Yuan make contributions to according to President Xi Jinping?
The Millennial Trains Project is a non﹣profit (非营利性的) organization that makes it possible for young people to take part in creative projects. The organization leads crowdfunded(众筹的) train journeys.These journeys provide young people with the chance to help different communities. The organization has already completed two journeys. Twenty﹣four people are now getting ready to be a part of the third.
To get a place on the train, each person has to raise﹩5,000 and have an idea for a project. At each stop, they get off the train to explore a different town, city, or wherever their projects take them.
Amy is planning to visit bookshops and libraries. She wants to find out what they are doing to encourage more people to read, and what technology they are using.She also wants to know if they are using social media (媒体) to connect with people. |
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Tom wants to make a difference to the education system. He knows that universities are becoming more and more expensive each year, and that many people think higher education is no longer affordable. Over the next 10 days he is visiting seven universities. He wants to see what they are doing to meet these challenges. |
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Jenny's project is natural disasters.At each stop,she is going to interview local leaders, workers, and computer game designers.She then plans to create a game that will help people prepare for disasters.She believes people are more likely to remember something important when the information is fun. |
These 24 people are strangers now, but not for long. The next week is going to be a life﹣changing learning experience for many.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词.
(1)Who can get the chance to take part in the projects?
(2)How many journeys are mentioned in Paragraph 1?
(3)Where is Amy going to visit?
(4)How will Jenny help people prepare for disasters?
(5)What do you think of the Millennial Trains Project?
When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?
In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for"fail".The word"fail"happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E. The fact of the matter is that any letter can mean "not﹣passing" or "fail".Some schools have U grade for"unsatisfactory",or I grade for "incomplete".
Even with all this said, we should also point out that E grade actually has been used pretty commonly throughout the history of letter grades in the US.
The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897,they began to use the following grading scale:
A: 95﹣100%(excellent)
B: 85﹣94%(good)
C: 76﹣84%(fair)
D: 75%(barely passed)
E: below 75%(failed)
We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.
Gradually,the letter grading system became more popular throughout the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F.There is no evidence(证据) to really support this,but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for "excellent".
Why do we have letter grades? Well,part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began,growing cities and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy,fair and clear way to grade students.
Today,more and more people argue that letter grades don't fully reflect(反映) student learning.However,as teachers try to improve grading methods,many parents continue to favor the letter grades they got as kids.They are familiar(熟悉) and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren't going away any time soon.
(1)what does an F stand for in the A、B、C、D and F grading system?
(2)when was the letter grading system first used in the US college?
(3)what is one possible explanation for dropping the E grade?
(4)what did most teachers think of the letter grading system in the 20th century?
(5)why do many parents still prefer the letter grades today?
Paying for bus rides with plastic usually makes people think of plastic bus cards.But one Indonesian city has decided to accept plastic recyclable waste in place of money for city buses.
Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, located on the eastern end of the country′s main island Java, made this decision in April 2018.Now,locals can pay for their bus rides by putting plastic cups or bottles directly on the bus.A two﹣hour bus ride costs 10 plastic cups or 5 bottles.
Indonesia is the second largest ocean plastic polluter, producing up to 2.4 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year according to a report.Only in Surabaya nearly 400 tons of plastic waste is produced every day.The head of Surabaya's transportation department(交通部门) said,"With this decision, we hope to raise public awareness about environment, especially people's awareness about plastic waste."
Each city bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic bottles and cups every day.The collected bottles are sold to recycling companies and the money earned from it goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city.This is certainly turning rubbish into a national treasure.
The decision is part of the city's purpose to become plastic waste﹣free by 2020.In order to encourage local people to take buses,the city also added the new Suroboyo buses.The new buses are air﹣conditioned,comfortable and easy for elderly and disabled passengers to get on and off.
The program is well received.People in Surabaya said,"We can reduce waste so it doesn't pile up at home because we can just bring it in and make good use of it. It is a win﹣win situation."
This type of program can be a model for other cities worldwide and encourage citizens to recycle their plastic waste.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过六个词.
(1)Instead of money, how can locals in Surabaya pay for bus rides now?
(2)How much plastic waste does a two﹣hour bus ride cost?
(3)How much plastic waste is produced in Surabaya every day?
(4)What is the purpose of the new program?
(5)What do local people think of the new program?
Have you seen advertisements about hair care products?The models(模特) have shining hair like jewels(宝石).But now making hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products,because hair can be made into real jewels.Believe it or not,a company called LifeGem in the US makes it possible.
The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making them into diamonds(钻石).Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven's hair to show their latest technology.The work will take about 7months.In the end,Beethoven's long hair will become three shining diamonds.
Since the great musician died in 1827,you may wonder where they got Beethoven's hair.A man called John Reznikoff gave the hair to the company.He holds the Guinness World Record for the latest and most valuable collection of celebrity(名人) hair.His collection also includes hair of Napoleon,Albert Einstein,Abraham Lincoln and John F.Kennedy.In total,the collection is worth over five million dollars.
Though it sounds unbelievable,diamonds made with hair are for the families to remember the dead.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
76.What does the company of LifeGem do?
77.How did the company get Beethoven's hair?
78.John Reznikoff doesn't collect Albert Einstein's hair,does he?
79.How long will the work take?
80.What are the diamonds made with hair for?
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Eight years ago, 1﹣week﹣old Diandian was left behind. When people found her in the reeds (芦苇) of a lake, she looked too weak to survive. Now she is the mother of three milu, thanks to the workers' attention and care at the East Dongting Lake National Nature Reserve.
Li is the president of a milu conservation association in Yueyang and head of a local milu and bird rescue center, where 11 deer, including Diandian, have their families. Li and his workmates need to work extra hours to take care of the animals from March until mid﹣May. He remembers March 18 this year. He fed Diandian some fresh shoots and leaves for breakfast as usual, and moments later when he returned,a newborn milu was right beside her. Since it is her third baby and born in the third month of the year,people named it Sansan, referring to "three﹣three". Li has developed a deep affection for milu and made up his mind to protect them. "As our country is paying more attention to environmental and wildlife protection, people are increasingly aware that milu are state﹣protected animalsm," Li said.
Milu habitats (栖息地) are usually centered around water, and fishing equipment that used to be a threat to the animals is no longer seen in nature reserves. On May 27, a team of experts went to watch milu near Dongting Lake. It takes time and luck to meet one and count them especially when they live in the thick reeds that are 4 to 5 meters tall. The team leader Song, saw a milu for the first time when he was studying for his doctorate in zoology early in 2009. Since then, he has helped protect the habitats at Dongting Lake. As the flood season is coming, Song and his workmates will go around the lake area day and night to save deer in trouble, and provide feed for the animals when needed.
As the environment improves in and around Dongting Lake, China's second﹣largest freshwater lake, the wetland has become cover once again for wildlife. "We will continue to protect these rare animals and their living environment," Song said.
请将答案写在答题卡上
(1)How was Diandian when she was found in the reeds eight years ago?
(2)Why do people call Diandian's new baby Sansan?
(3)Why does Li think more people realize milu are state﹣protected animals?
(4)When did Song start to devote himself to protecting the habitats at Dongting Lake?
(5)What can you learn from Li, Song and Their workmates? (请自拟一句话作答)
Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. However, she did not share her sons with the trees.
Fir Tree(杉树) had many tree friends.In summer,they watched Bird and Squirrel(松鼠)play in the field.Then autumn arrived.The leaves on other trees turned colourful.Fir Tree's leaves stayed green.Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colours too.
"Be patient," Mother Nature said. "You will learn your purpose."
So Fir Tree waited.The temperature dropped. Bird flew south, and Squirrel was nowhere around.All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree. Soon it snowed.Fir Tree cried,"Why don't I change like my friends?"
"Be patient," Mother Nature replied. " Soon you will get to know your purpose."
Just then, Squirrel appeared.She was cold.She asked if she could build a warm home in branches(树枝).Other trees said no because they had no leaves. But Fir Tree said yes. Squirrel ran up Fir Trees branches. Soon, she was warm, comfortable and asleep.
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter. He finally understood his purpose.
(1)What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn? (不超过10个词)
(2)Why did other trees say no to Squirrel? (不超过10个词)
(3)What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last? (不超过15个词)
In 1988,Wang Chengbang retired(退休)from the army.Instead of enjoying a relaxing life,he volunteered to save the soil from desertification(沙漠化)by planting trees in Korla,Xinjiang.
It is no easy job.The high temperature in Korla makes it difficult for anyone to work day after day in the sunshine.Besides,water is a big problem.In fact,Wang Chengbang's work in the first few years failed as very few trees survived(存活).
But Wang Chengbang would not give up."After trying many different ways,I have learned how to grow young trees in a better way," said Wang Chengbang.He also worked out new ways to save water.With his hard work,more and more trees have survived.So far,he has planted more than 1.5 million trees.Those green trees prevent desertification,make the air cleaner and protect people from the hot sun.Now,Korla is a model city in environmental protection.
Wang Chengbang is also successful in fighting cancer(癌症).In 2005,he had cancer and was told that he had only six months to live.However,he continued taking care of his trees rather than lying on the hospital bed."Working is the best medicine.Planting trees helps to fight cancer," he often jokes.
Now,at the age of 85,Wang Chengbang is still working.
(1)Is it an easy job for Wang Chengbang to plant trees?
(2)How many trees has Wang Chengbang planted so far?
(3)What is Wang Chengbang successful in?
(4)In the summer holiday,do you want to be a volunteer to work with Wang Chengbang?Why or why not?
At an early time,a paper ticket was necessary even for passengers who bought tickets online.But now people are saying goodbye to paper tickets.
Passengers can swipe(刷)an ID card to pass through a gate before taking a high﹣speed train. "It's very convenient and fast, "said Wu Yuanzhen,a passenger from Guangxi. "I am a business man and travel a lot by train.For us,time is money.E﹣tickets save time and improve travel efficiency(效率). "
For passengers who need to change or return their tickets,they can change the tickets or get their fund(退款) through 12306.cn or the ticket office at the station.
Since 2011,passengers have been able to swipe their ID cards at self﹣service machines to take the Beijing﹣Tianjin high﹣speed railway and Beijing﹣Shanghai high﹣speed railway.And now checking﹣in by swiping an ID card is available at high﹣speed railway stations in most cities across China.At stations in some remote(偏远)areas,passengers still need a paper ticket to get on a train.
(1)Were paper tickets necessary when people travelled by train 15 years ago?
(2)What is the advantage of c﹣tickets?
(3)How can you change or return your e﹣tickets?
(4)Is checking﹣in by swiping an ID card available in your hometown?
(5)According to the passage,where do people sill have to use a paper train ticket in China?
Ten years ago,when I was in high school,Mrs.While was my language teacher.One day at lunch time,I was about to eat my cold fish sandwich and she suddenly asked me if she could buy my lunch from me.She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria(食堂).I was very pleased.I had never thought of going to the cafeteria to buy my lunch like other students.The food at the cafeteria was too expensive for my family.
Kids always complained about the cafeteria food but I really wanted to buy it.When we finished lunch that day,she told me that she was a Catholic and Catholics don't eat red meat on Fridays﹣they eat fish on Fridays.After that,every Friday Mrs.White bought my fish sandwich and with the money I could buy a hot lunch from the cafeteria.
One year later,I learned from a classmate that Mrs.White was not a Catholic and her family was not rich.She bought my cold sandwich because she saw a little girl that was excited to have a hot lunch.She wanted to help me!I couldn't help crying.I will never forget her kind heart.I will remember my dear Mrs.White all my life.
根据短文内容回答下列各题.
92.Why didn't the writer go to the cafeteria to have lunch?
93.How did the writer feel when Mrs.White wanted to buy her cold fish sandwich?
94.What did the writer do with the money from Mrs.White?
95.Was Mrs.White a Catholic?
96.What kind of person was Mrs.White? .
The Future of Chinese
Do you know that one fifth of the planet speaks Chinese?About 873million people speak ①it at home in China,people in Singapore,Malaysia and some other Asian countries also speak Chinese.②That makes Chinese the most widely used first languages in the world.
③ in,Chinese,schoolchildren,UK,the,are,USA,and,learning (.) In the future,people will speak Chinese as an international language because China is becoming a very important country in the world.④Many foreigners visit China,and many countries trade China. China is a world leader,and so many people will learn Chinese and speak Chinese as an international language.
66.写出文中①处画线代词的所指内容.
67.将文中②处画线句子翻译成汉语.
68.将文中③处画线内容连词成句.(标点符号已在括号内给出)
69.文中④处画线句子有一处错误,改正、将正确的句子抄写在横线上.
70.Why does the writer think Chinese will be an international language? .
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
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(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.
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