阅读下面短文,按要求完成相关任务。
Ma Hua graduated from Fudan University. He had a good career in IT and a great life in Shanghai, but he felt there was something missing from his life. He wanted to help others to improve their lives, so in March 2003 he gave up his job. Then he moved to south-west China to do voluntary work in a village primary school.
He soon became an important member of the local people. In his class, he painted pictures on the walls to help students remember English words. He also spent his money building a playground for the children.
Ma Hua quickly got used to his new life. He got great satisfaction from his work and felt very happy, even though life there was hard---he had to melt(融化) ice for water and grow vegetables for food. When he was free, he wrote poems describing the peace and beauty around him. Sometimes he would go walking in the mountains and enjoy the beautiful view.
Sadly Ma Hua was killed in a car accident in July 2004 at the age of 31. His death was a great loss to all those who knew him, but it is a comfort to know that he lived happily, doing what he loved and enriching the lives of others.
When did Ma Hua give up his job in Shanghai?
What did Ma Hua build for the primary school children?
Did Ma Hua enjoy his life in the village?
What did Ma Hua do in his free time? Give ONE example.
What can we learn from Ma Hua?
As we all know, the "rice bowl" culture of China has influenced some Asian countries such as Japan, Korea and Vietnam since we started to use chopsticks while eating food.
Chopsticks are usually two long thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. (1) The most important thing is that chopsticks are agreatinvention inChina.
Five thousand years ago people usually cooked their food in large pots, using twigs(小树枝)to remove it. (2) the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces. (4) Food in small pieces could be eaten easily with twigs by people.And twigs were gradually changed into chopsticks.
Some people think that the famous scholar Confucius living from about 551 BC to 479 BC pushed the development of chopsticks. Confucius believed that using chopsticks instead of knives would remind people to stay away from killing and violence at table.
We enjoy our delicious food with our family members or friends while feeling the peaceful and people﹣loving world by using chopsticks at table anytime.
(1)请将(1)处下划线的句子译成中文:
(2)在(2)空处填入一个使语意连贯的连词:
(3)What materials can be used to make chopsticks?
(4)请将(4)处被动语态的句子转化为主动语态的句子.
(5)What is a possible title for this passage?
根据短文内容回答下面的问题。
As you’re using e-mails, remember that sending and getting letters can sometimes bring about serious trouble.
When Jim left the snow-covered streets of London for a holiday in New York, his wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel in New York, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he couldn’t find the piece of paper on which he had written her e-mail address. He tried his best to remember where he had put it, but failed. Unluckily, he made a mistake and sent it to an old woman. Her husband had died a few years ago. When she saw the e-mail, she gave a terrible shout and fell on the floor. Her family rushed into the room and saw the message on the computer.
“Dearest wife, everything is ready for your arrival tomorrow.
Love, Jim.
P.S. it’s hot here.”
Where was Jim for his holiday?
Why couldn’t Jim write his wife’s e-mail address correctly?
Was it hot in London?
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Li Wen is a normal 15﹣year﹣old boy from the countryside,He works very hard and does well in school.It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.When he was a little boy,he seldom caused any problems,and his family spent a lot of time together.Unfortunately,things began to change a few years ago.His parents moved to the city to look for jobs,and his grandparents came to take care (1) him.But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.He became less interested in studying.Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.Finally,Li Wen's parents made the(2) to send him to a boarding school,but Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school.He found life there difficult.One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school.His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents.(3) 她建议他们亲自与他们的儿子谈谈.So his parents took a 24﹣hour train and a 5﹣hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school.
They had a long talk."It was exactly what I needed,"he said."Now I understand that even though they are busy,they are always thinking of me.They take pride in everything good that I do."
After that,Li Wen's parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.Now Li Wen has really changed.He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school.He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities,"I'm much happier now,and I work even harder than I used to.I know my parents love me and they're always proud of me."says Li Wen."It's very important for parents to be there for their children."
根据短文内容完成下列各题
87.在(1)和(2)处填上适当的词(1) (2)
88.写出原文 He failed his examinations.的问义句.He his examinations.
89.将(3)译成英语.
90.在文中找出absence的形容 词 ,often的反义词
91.Do you think it is important for parents to be there for their children?
Why? .
A small town named Bundanoon in Australia has decided to stop the sale of bottled water .They say that bottled water can cause environmental problems. Too many resources(资源) are used to make bottled water. Then people finish drinking the water, the bottled water will be thrown away and go into dustbins .so they require local people in the town to stop buying bottled water and use tap water to drink. Visitors are encouraged to get water from water stations in the main streets, and fill the water in bottles that can be used again .The decision has been supported by all the shopkeepers in the town. Bundanoon is the world’s first town that has got its shops to stop selling bottled water .Probably we should follow the example. Let’s stop buying bottled water and use tap water.
Australian Town Bans Bottled Water |
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Where bottled water is first banned? |
A small town with the1.______of Bundanoon. |
What local people use for 2._______? |
Tap water, not bottled water. |
The place which visitors get water from? |
3._____________________________ |
What else can we do to save resources? 4._____________________________ |
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Do you always find it is raining when you walk out?Or are you always buying umbrellas and leaving them home when it rains?There is a new umbrella that could solve both problems.
The umbrella will not only tell you the weather,but also let you know you've left it behind.
How does it work?The umbrella will send a message to your smartphone.And it says"Hey,it's going to rain in 15 minutes where you are,so you'd better take your umbrella."Besides,if you are forgetful,
you may never leave an umbrella on a bus or somewhere else again.The umbrella will send a warning to your smartphone if you leave it behind.
The new umbrella is expected to go on sale soon.
Though it is a good idea and it looks pretty cool,the umbrella will cost you $185.Maybe you will just check the free weather apps (应用程序) on your smartphone and take an umbrella with you when it is going to rain.
41.How many problems can the new umbrella solve?
42.What else can the new umbrella tell you besides the weather?
43.Where will the new umbrella send a warning?
44.When will the new umbrella be sold?
45.Does the writer think the new umbrella looks cool? .
Have you ever been to Dongting Lake ? It's famous as "800﹣li Dongting Lake". Dongting Lakeis in the northern part of Hunan Province. It is about 2,625 square kilometers in size. It is one of the five largest freshwater(淡水) lakes in China.Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to Yueyang in order to enjoy thebeautiful scenery (景色)around Dongting Lake.
With the development of society, protecting Dongting Lake has become a hot topic. In fact, people of Yueyang are trying to improve the environment of the lake. On the one hand, we set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve(东洞庭湖自然保护区)in 1982. it provides a good place for birds and rare(珍稀的)animals. On the afternoon of April 25th, 2018, President Xi Jinping saw birds flying and milu deer (麋鹿)eating grass in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve. On the other hand, factories mustn't put waste water into the lake. Fishes are living in the clean water. Besides, colorful flowers and green trees are planted along Dongting Lake. It is nice for people to go there when flowers come out and leaves turn green.
Dongting Lake is our mother lake. Everyone in Yueyang should play a part in protecting it.
(1)Where is Dongting Lake?
(2)Why do many tourists come to Yueyang every year?
(3)When did we set up East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve?
(4)Does East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve give a good place to birds and rare animals?
(5)What did President Xi Jinping see in East Dongting Lake Nature Reserve on the afternoon of April 25 th,2018?
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?
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?
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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In Chengdu, tea culture has developed into the Chengdu﹣featured (特色的) tea house culture.There is a saying about Chengdu tea houses :You could see more tea houses than sunny days. Why can the tea house Chengdu catch so much eyesight?It is because of their many different functions (功能): for relaxing ,meetings,as well as entertainment.
Chengdu tea houses are often decorated (装饰) with bamboo desks and bamboo chairs Chengdu people love tea houses, because they love chatting They often gather together in a crowded tea house, and drink tea when chatting In their free time,they often have a cup of tea and cake, watch actors performing traditional arts, talk and laugh with people in the tea house, which could be true joy of life.
The soft wind is fled with tea's smell. The teas they use usually jasmine green teas,Dragon Well,and Biluochun. They use northern Gaiwan as tea sets (larger than Gongfu Gaiwan).Gaiwan is made up of three parts: the lid, the cup and the Saucer (茶碟).When the tea service master pours water into the Gaiwan,you will see the water filling from the air into Gaiwan ,with a lively sound.In a moment, water stops.Then look at the Gaiwan. The water in it is just right at the level of the Gaiwan's mouth, with a simple drip (水满)on the desk.This is a unique (独特的)skill,as well as an art.
No matter where you are in Chengdu, in a quiet park or in a busy street, you can see those featured tea houses.They have fair price and good service. People can stay there for half a day,having only a cup of tea and little snacks. In the talks of friends and neighbors, the colorful tea culture of Sichuan is fully expressed.
请务必将以下小题的答案写在相应位置!
(1)What are the functions of Chengdu tea houses?
(2)What are the desks and chairs in Chengdu tea houses made of?
(3)What's the difference between northern Gaiwan and Gongfu Galiwan?
(4)Who has the unique skill of pouring water in the tea houses?
(5)What's the passage mainly about?
Li Ziqi won Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence(年度文化传播人物)in 2019. She is famous for her videos in which she does the work of a farmer. She owns a great number of fans on social media platforms(社交媒体平台)all over the world.
Li grew up with her grandparents in the countryside of Sichuan province. When she was 14, she went to the city in search of work, but she decided to return to the countryside in 2012 to take care of her grandmother. Four years later, she began to film her life there.
"When I worked in the city, it was about survival," Li said. "Now when I work in the countryside, feel like I'm truly living."
Li's videos record her and her grandmother's daily lives in their simple home. She is often seen preparing delicious meals for her grandmother using basic materials and traditional skills.
"I simply want people in the city to know where their food comes from," Li explained. "I also want people to relax and experience something nice by watching my videos after a busy day."
Li's videos show her fans a wonderful world. Many of the skills she shows are based on real﹣world knowledge and those skills come from real wish for the pastoral ideal(田园式理想生活).
"My videos can be so popular among people because they love Chinese culture very much." Li said.
根据上面短文的内容回答问题(每个小题答案不超过6个单词)
(1)Where did Li Ziqi grow up?
(2)In which year did she begin to film her life?
(3)Does Li Ziqi enjoy working in the countryside?
(4)What do Li's videos record?
(5)In Li's opinion, why do people like her videos?
When Dr. Karen McComb came to Amboseli Park, her first task was to learn the names of the one hundred or so elephants most often seen.
Scientists working in the park have learned to study elephants by watching them up close. They have a list of almost one thousand elephants. There are records for all of the elephants born since 1972. Amboseli was a good place for Dr. McComb to study animal communications. Elephants were a great subject because their lifestyle depends on communication.
Dr. McComb and her team had learned a lot about elephant communication, but they kept on thinking about one puzzling (困惑的) watch. Some families were better at distinguishing (区别) calls of friends from those of strangers.
What made some families smarter than others? The scientists searched their records for an explanation. To their surprise, there was only one factor (因素) of importance: The "smartest" families always had the oldest grandmothers. A family, as it did in all other activities, waited for some signal (信号) from the grandmother when they heard a strange contact call. And older, more experienced grandmothers were better at telling whether other elephants were strangers or friends just by their calls.
That was an important discovery. It showed how an elephant family depends on the experience of the grandmother.
回答下面5个问题,每题答案不超过5个词.
(1)How do scientists working in the park study elephants?
(2)What did Dr. McComb study?
(3)What did Dr. McComb and her team do for an explanation?
(4)Who does everyone in elephant families listen to?
(5)What does an elephant family depend on in all the activities?
阅读短文,然后根据短文内容简要回答下列问题.
What Parents Can Do to Keep Kids Safe |
In the School ◆Talk to your children about their day. Ask your children if they see anyone bullied(欺凌), if they are bullied, or if anything else makes them feel uncomfortable. ◆Teach children to resolve problems without fighting. Explain that fighting could lead to them getting hurt, or hurting someone else. ◆Keep an eye on your children's Internet use. Talk to your children about what they do online﹣what sites they visit, who they email, and who they chat with. |
To and From School ◆Map out with your children a safe way for them to walk to school. ◆Teach children to follow traffic signals and rules when walking or biking. ◆Encourage children to walk to school with friends. ◆Teach children not to talk to strangers, go anywhere with them, or accept gifts from them without your permission. |
On the bus ◆Have your children arrive at the bus stop at least five minutes before the bus is scheduled to pick them up. ◆Make sure children know to stand on the sidewalk while waiting for the bus. ◆Teach children to make sure they can see the bus driver and the bus driver can see them before crossing in front of the bus. Tell them to never walk behind the bus. ◆Let them know that if they see someone being bullied, or are bullied themselves, they can talk to you, the bus driver, or another trusted adult. |
66. What is the passage about?
67. Can children resolve problems with fighting?
68. What should parents do when children use the Internet?
69. Who can children talk to on the way to school, friends or strangers?
70. Where should children stand while waiting for the bus?
After months of study,you have some time to relax.So,why not read a book?Well,some people will say,"Why trouble with books?We have the Internet and other media(媒体)that offer a lot more colorful programs.Books are history!"But don't be fooled.There's still a lot to be said for reading.①One clear reason is that a well﹣chosen is a wonderful collection of and expressions,as long as you have a good dictionary,of course.Believe me,it's far easier to get standard English than from the TV or the Internet.② But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media cannot.The webpage is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read as possible.Though"easy"may be welcome,unluckily it's of little use for any long﹣time development of reading skills and the general language level.For that,there's still no substitute(替代品) for a book.But perhaps the best reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it's something you do by and for yourself.You can choose what you want to read.It's hard work,but while you are reading,you'll find that what once seemed like a duty is now a pleasure.Reading can bring us pleasure.
78.请在①句空白处各填入一个适当的词.
79.请将②处划线句子译成汉语.
80.How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
81.请在文中找出与所给句子意思相近的句子.It's nearly useless.
82.请在文中找出最能表达文章主题的句子.
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