A young couple decided to go c(1) in the mountains to celebrate their first year of marriage(结婚). They took with them the t(2) they would need ﹣ warm clothes, food and a tent.
They went up to the mountains and f(3) a fine place to set up their tent. Then they decided to go for a hike(徒步旅行)to see more of the mountains.
A(4) a long hike, they went back to their camp, built a fire and cooked d(5) . Finally, it was time to go to sleep.
Sometime in the middle of the n(6) , the wife woke up her husband and said:"Look up at the sky. What do you see? "
Her husband answered,"I see m(7) of stars in the sky. "
His wife said:"That's right. W(8) does that mean to you? "
The husband said:"Well, if there are so many stars out there , that means there might a(9) be a planet just like ours. And if that's true, then there could be life on one of those planets. That's kind of e(10) !"
His wife said:"You are wrong. It means that someone has stolen our tent! "
As we know,English is (61)w used around the world.But can all English speakers understand each other all the time?Of (62)c not.(63) (甚至)the same word can have many different meanings.Sometimes the meaning can change,depending on the country where it is (64) (说).For example,there are differences between British English and American English.Also,Australian English is a little different from British English.If you want to succeed in making (65)y understood,you need to know some of these differences.
One day, when a boy named Ted returned from school in a hurry, his mother complained, "It is six o'clock, and your school c(46) at four ﹣ where have you been?"
"Oh, mom," said Ted, "when we play ball games, we f (47) everything else. We don't think of the time. Is supper ready?"
The boy's mother believed him. Ted's a(48) led her to think that he had been playing with his classmates. But he hadn't been playing at all.
He had been "kept in" by the school librarian, because he had made the l(49) in a complete mess. He didn't like to tell his mother about that. He wished her to think that he had been playing.
"What a s(50) it is for you to try to deceive(欺骗) your mother!" said something in Ted's heart, as he q (51) sat down to his supper.
"I don't care," said the boy to h(52) . "I don't care. I didn't tell a lie ﹣ I didn't say that I was playing."
"But," said the voice, "you used words which m(53) your mother think that you had been playing, and that was s (54) to what you had said so."
"I didn't tell a lie." said Ted.
Did Ted tell a lie, or did he not? What do you think?
If we use words which can deceive others, we tell a lie; and Ted's lie was a bad one, for it sounded so like the t (55) . A lie that sounds true is the worst kind of lie.
阅读理解填词.先阅读短文,再在其后空白处写出各单词的正确形式.单词的第一个字母已给出.
Henry was a kind,good boy.His father was dead,and his mother was very poor.He had a little sister about 2 years old.He wanted to help his mother because she could not (76)a
earn enough money to buy food for his little family.
One day a man gave him a dollar for (77)r the pocketbook which he had lost.Henry could have kept the pocketbook because no one saw him when he found it.But his mother had taught him to be
(78)h ,and never to keep what did not belong to him.So he gave the pocketbook back to the man.
With the dollar he bought a box,three (79)b ,and some shoe polish(鞋油).He then went to the (80)c of the street,and said to everyone whose boots did not look (81)n ice ."Polish your boots,please?"
He was so (82)p that gentlemen soon began to notice him,and to let him polish their boots.The first day he (83)c over 50cents,which he gave to his mother to buy food with.When he gave her the money,she cried with joy and said,"You are (84)a ,good boy,Henry.I didn't know how I could earn enough to buy bread,but now I think we can (85)m to get along quite well."
Henry worked after school every day.He earned almost enough to support his mother and his little sister.
A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it c(1) . Before the rose blossomed (盛开),he noticed many thorns (刺) around the bud (花蕾) and he thought,"H(2) can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Because of this i(3) , he lost interest in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just b(4) it was ready to blossom, it died.
Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in e(5) spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses.Many of us look at o(6) and we only see our weaknesses.We lose heart,thinking that n(7) good can possibly come from us.We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die. We never realize the g(8) of being able to find out our good qualities.
Someone may not see the rose in himself,so we need to help him d(9) the rose.With love, we can accept a person into our life,even though we know his true weaknesses.At the same time,we should e(10) him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.
It is very common for people who buy property(房产)or move into a new apartment or house to hold a housewarming party. The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate this person on their new home. As a tradition, guests should (1)b a gift to the party. Decorations( 装饰品)for the new house, such as pieces of art or potted plants, are good housewarming parties. You can also bring food or drinks to share with the (2)o _____ guests. The host or hostess of the party will give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because housewarming parties usually happen shortly after a person moves into their new home, guests may be asked to help unpack boxes. This isn't common, though.
A long time ago, people would bring firewood to (3)t friends' new homes as a gift.This is where the name "housewarming" comes from. This allowed their friends to keep their homes(4)w for the winter. These days, most homes have central heating, so firewood isn't needed.
请根据短文内容及首字母提示,填写所缺单词,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为66﹣75的相应位置上.
"Kids can make a difference."Craig Kielburger said.When Craig was 12,he (66)s a group that has helped kids all over the world.
How did Craig get started?In the seventh grade he learned something that made him(67)a .A 6﹣year﹣old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory.The boy could not go to school.He could not even play.He had no freedom (自由) at all.
Craig (68)c that with his own life.Laws in his country said that kids must go to school.(69)E was free to all kids.But in some countries school was not free.Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.
Craig wanted to help those who didn't have the same (70)a as he and his friends.As a result,Craig and some friends started Free The Children.
Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should (71)r money to build schools.Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poverty (贫困) live(72)b .
Today,Craig's charity has more than one million members in 45countries.It is (73)s_____ going strong.The money they have raised has done many good things.It has helped build more than 500schools around the world.It also pays for health care in (74)p communities.
Craig has had a lot of success.However,he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.
"We were laughed at by other kids,who said you (75)c change things,"he says.Still,Craig didn't give up.Now he wants more kids to help."Go to free the children.com.Bring it to your teachers,"he says."As you gain more confidence,friends will join you.It just gets easier."
In some western countries, some people don't like the number 13 because they think 13 is an unlucky number. For example, they don't like to live on the thirteenth floor. One evening, Mr. Smith asked some friends to get (1)t ogether . When all of his friends arrived, he asked them to sit at the table for (2)d inner . He began to (3)c ount the people. Suddenly, he cried out , " Oh, there are thirteen people here! " Everyone's face looked pale (4)e xcept Mr. Brown. He said with a smile , " Don't worry, my friends. My wife will have a baby in a few weeks. So we have (5)f ourteen people here. " All of the friends became happy again. " Congratulations ! " they said to Mr. Brown. They all had a good time that evening.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. A short video about seven people wearing prosthetic devices(人造装置) who(1)t a desert race challenge has become popular.
The seven disabled people (2)j in the 108﹣kilometer desert race from May 11 to14 in Dunhuang, Northwest China's Gansu Province. Six of the seven had one leg amputated(截肢),and(3)o had two legs amputated.
Cheng Baojun, a man from Luohe, Central China's Henan Province, the double amputee,said he never(4)i he could take part in the desert race. "It is great. I can do it, and you can also. ""It is easy to say, but walking it is(5)h . "Cheng said. On the first day, they finished a complete section of 27 kilometers of the race, and on the second day, they finished 20 kilometers
"My legs were painful while I was walking. We also met with a very big sandstorm on the way. But(6)s it was a challenge, we could not give up. We all encouraged each other to continue. " he said. After getting (7)t , they rested on the third day and walked on the Fourth.
Lao Tongyi walked the longest of the group, a distance of more than 70 kilometers.Team leader Sun Naicheng said that they had to(8)p through depopulated(人烟稀少的)areas of the Gobi Desert. He also added that team members challenged themselves and realized their(9)d .
They are good(10)e for everyone to learn from. It's up to you how far you go. If you don't try, you will never know.
Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the given letter.
Have you ever imagined (1)t to other countries without your paper passport?In the (2)f ,there will be a new kind of passport called the "cloud passport" and it will come into your (3)d life someday.Your paper passport will become history.
The cloud passport will have your name,photos and so on.It is easy (4)f you to check them on the computer.、
If you take a paper passport with you,you might lose it. (5)H ,with the cloud passport,you don't have to worry about that.Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea?
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母,在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 (每空只写一词).
I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf, I had a(1) (正常的) the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water.I felt really happy.
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her (2) (篮子)! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge.It was cold,but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it.However,only a few hours later,she took me out of the fridge and (3) (喝) the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin(垃圾箱). I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.
Early the next morning,a man took me out of the dustbin.He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck.There were so many horrible smells.Then I was pushed (4) (一起) with the rest of the rubbish.Soon I was completely flat(平的).I cannot (5) (相信) how thin I became.
I slept for a while.when I woke up,I found (6) (我自己) in a terrible place.Everything around me was (7) (丑陋的)and had horrible smells.I felt afraid.I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else.Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil.
I asked another bottle what would happen to us.He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place,but would have to stay here for (8) (数千) of years.
"Why can't they reuse or recycle us?" I cried.
Paul and Bill are from different colleges. Paul applies (申请) for an online school, while Bill attends classes at school. They each believe that their school system (制度) is better than the other.
Paul: Hey, Bill. Are you (1)f to see a movie tonight?
Bill: Sorry, no. I'll have a class and a lot of homework to do.
Paul: Oh, that's too bad. I'm so glad I take classes online. I can decide (2)w , where and how to complete my lessons.
Bill: Sounds good, but I really enjoy going to class (3)b it's a great way to get to know other people. It also helps me learn how to work well with others. If I don't understand something,I'm always able to ask about it in person.
Paul: In online classes, I have to (4)t completely before asking questions. That teaches me how to solve problems on my own.
Bill: Do you ever (5)m technical (技术上的) problems in your online classes? If you can't open a file (文件), how can you continue your learning?
Paul: It's not a big problem. I can email the teacher or call up another student for help.
Bill: But that takes too much time. You may fall behind on your studies.
Paul: You may (6)a fall behind.What will happen if you get sick? It isn't a (7)p roblem for online classes.
Bill: Yes, but my teacher and classmates can help me.
Paul: In an online class, I don't have to (8)w about missing classes for any reason. I can always review the previous (先前的) lessons online.
Bill: Don't you feel lonely sometimes? I would feel lonely if I had to learn by myself.
Paul: I enjoy learning alone. Besides, an online class gives me more free time to take part in other activities.
Bill: I still prefer having classmates to discuss and share (9)i with. I believe that improves my learning all the time.
Paul: I'm pretty self﹣disciplined (自律的),and I work (10)b on my own than with others.
Bill: I guess everybody learns differently.
Paper﹣cutting is a famous folk art with a long history in China. It was used during (1)f to decorate gates and windows.After hundreds of years' (2)d , it has become a very popular way of decoration.The main cutting tools are (3)s ﹣ paper and scissors or a knife,but clever and skilled paper﹣cutting artists can make very beautiful artworks.Chinese paper﹣cutting works have these features﹣"Flower in flower,theme in theme." This means smaller pictures and stories are(4)h in the works.You will be amazed by the wonderful designs when you look at their paper﹣cutting works (5)c .Through Chinese paper﹣cutting, people express their best wishes.
阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填入一个适当的单词.
More than 95% of people in the world have phones today. They help us easily make contact(联系) with others. It means that we (71)h write letters now. But a TV show ,Letters Alive,is bringing (72)b this old habit.
The show is loved by people around China. It invites famous actors and actress, one person walks up to a microphone(麦克风) and reads a (73)l . The letters were (74)w by people from different times in history. We can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers.
Besides it ,another TV show ,Readers ,is also (75)p . It invites different people to read aloud on the stage,and(76)t the touching stories behind them.They can read anything, like poems and books. Now the (77)s gives people a special place ,a reading pavilions (朗读亭),to read all over China.Reading pavilions are now in some (78)c like Shanghai,Hangzhou and Xi'an. The pavilion is quite (79)s .Only one person can come into it each time. A microphone in it records people's voices. Some of the readers will be picked and invited to (80)r on TV.
Cultural values and true feelings are the keys to winning praise. Both shows are leading Chinese people to enjoy reading. In fact ,this is also what our country is trying to do now.
When you're very, very afraid of something, that fear can affect (影响) you and how you live your life. When I was younger, I saw my cousin f(1) onto an ants' nest. The ants attacked (攻击) him, and he was c(2) in terrible bites(咬). After that I became very scared of ants. I wouldn't eat outside, and I didn't even like to play outside. I c(3) my bed for ants every night. But when I t(4) thirteen, I decided I couldn't let my fear get to me. I had to learn to control my fear of ants.
First I read a lot about different ants. I didn't focus on bites, but instead I read about how helpful ants are to the p(5) . Ants are really cool! They're hard﹣working, social, and organized. They help bring a(6) and nutrients(营养) to the earth. They help plants grow, clean up decaying(腐烂的) m(7) , and help control other insects.
Next I began to w(8) ants from a safe distance. I started to look at a family of ants in real time on the Internet in order to learn how they live. Little by little, I fell more c(9) about ants. Finally I went outside one day and let an ant move onto my hand and t(10) it gently. It was okay! Now that I know about all the good things ants do, I'm not so afraid of them anymore.
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