The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns to the moon, it is night.
The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it’s much nearer to the earth.
The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright, too. But it doesn’t give any light at all.
The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they’re much farther away from us.
Read and choose the right answer ____moves round________.
A.The earth; the moon | B.The moon; the earth |
C.The moon; the stars | D.The sun; the earth |
Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because_________.
A.it is much bigger than the sun |
B.it comes out only at night |
C.it is much nearer to the earth than the sun |
D.it doesn’t give a strong light |
The sun_______________.
A.is very bright, and it gives a very strong light |
B.isn’t bright, but it gives a very strong light |
C.is very big, but it doesn’t give any light at all |
D.is very round, but it can’t move round |
The stars______________.
A.look much bigger than the moon |
B.look much bigger than the sun |
C.are a lot brighter than the moon, but they are not bigger than the moon |
D.are much farther away from us than the moon |
Have you ever heard that we can "grow" fresh air in our home without using any expensive air﹣cleaning machines? It becomes true. The studies in India show that people need only three green plants. What we have to do is put them in specific(特定的)space of the house, and each of them will do their share.
Betel palm |
Evergreen |
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Put it in the living room. |
Put it in the bedroom. |
Four are needed for a person. |
Six to eight are OK. |
Money plant |
Tulip |
take away something bad from the air. |
give off something bad to the air. |
Put it anywhere in the house. |
Never put it anywhere in the house. |
As many as you like. |
You decide. |
Meattle, an engineer, has filled his office building with some plants and made it the healthiest building in New Delhi. So why not put some of these plants in your own house? You will not only get better air but also feel fresh at any moment.
(1)What plant may be harmful to people?
A. Tulips.
B. Betel palms.
C. Evergreens.
D. Money plants.
(2)Which of the follow it TRUE?
A. Money plants can't be put in the bedroom.
B. Evergeens can change CO into O2 at daytime
C. Meattle has planted many tulips in his office building.
D. A family of three needs 12 betel palms in the living room.
(3)What's the passage about?
A. How to grow green plants better
B. how to make the office building healthier
C. How to get fresh air through proper plants.
D. How to turn our home into a more beautiful one.
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This dog is from the USA. She can run,jump and play. She is very smart. Of course, she can't talk, but she can understand about 350 words. |
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This monkey is 29 years old and lives in a zoo in the UK. He can help people take care of sheep. He can make things and play the piano. |
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This elephant from Thailand is very big. It can swim and run very fast. But it can't jump! It can play basketball with other four elephants. They are a strong team. |
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Call 0919﹣236﹣517, and you can know more about these smart animals. If you are the 100th to call in, you can have a robot as a gift. |
(1)Where is the elephant from?
A. America
B. Thailand
C. China
D. England
(2)What animals can play the piano?
A. The cat
B. The dog
C. The monkey
D. The elephant
(3)Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The dog can take care of sheep.
B. The elephant can play basketball.
C. The monkey can understand words.
D. You can call in and get a mobile phone
Money VS Family
Rama's family is very big. He has three kids, two sons and a daughter.
He works for more than 16 hours a day. The kids cannot see him as he leaves home early in the morning before they wake up, and he reaches home around midnight when kids have slept every day. (1)
Though Rama's family is one of the richest families in the city, he still works so hard. One day, Rama's family went to their beach house to spend their vacation. His daughter asked, " (2) "
Rama replied, " Yes, my dear, tomorrow for sure,(3) I'm tired of work and need refreshment!"
The whole family became very happy.
Unfortunately, the next day, none in Rama's family were alive as they were washed out in the tsunami(海啸)!
(4) When he tried to reach his beach house, he saw sea and water everywhere and screamed for his family. He could not even find the dead bodies of his family.
(5) He remembered his wife's words, "Why are you running for money? We can be happy with what we have now."
A. Dad, will you please spend one day at home and stay with us here? B. Rama was too busy even to hear the news about the tsunami. C. The whole family eagerly wait to spend quality time with him and the kids miss him so much. D. He can never have them again, cannot even see them and even by paying millions he cannot get them back to life! E.I will join you for the lunch and be with you all for next few days. |
We're sitting too much and it's dangerous. Most Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day, and the more you sit, the weaker your body will be. Fortunately, there are simple changes you can make during the day﹣﹣anywhere, even at the workplace﹣to improve your health.
Park a few blocks away from the office each morning and walk to work.
This allows you to start off your mornings actively and be ready to take on the work. If you take the bus, get off one stop earlier to take some light exercise before 8 a.m.
Get up and move around the office once every 60~90 minutes.
When you're busy with work, it's easy to forget the time. Set the alarm to remind(提醒) you to get up and take a walk around the office. You can use this time to fill up your water bottle or go to the bathroom.
Ask questions and discuss questions face to face.
Go to your co﹣worker's office to discuss questions face to face, rather than send an e﹣mail every time you have a question. This gives you a good excuse to move.
Use your lunch break to move around outside.
So many Americans today work during their lunch break. When possible, take advantage of(利用) this time to walk outside and enjoy the nice weather. Fresh air can make you keep a clear mind.
(1)Every morning, we can park a few blocks away from the office to .
A. take some light exercise
B. find a good place to park
C.save some money
D. take a walk in the park
(2)What can we do when we get up to walk around the office?
A. To play games with our co﹣workers.
B. To fill up the water bottle.
C. To enjoy the nice weather.
D. To walk to work.
(3)Which sentence is right according to the passage?
A. We should discuss questions face to face during the lunch break.
B. We should send an e﹣mail every time we have a question.
C. Few Americans spend more than seven hours sitting every day.
D. We should move our bodies every 60~90 minutes during the work.
(4)The passage mainly tell us during the workday.
A. ways to be more active
B. it's dangerous to sit too much
C. the importance of taking exercise
D. ways to get along with co﹣workers
My grandma had a wonderful day yesterday at my mom's house for Thanksgiving. She didn't remember our names or the last time we were all together. She asked us a million questions, most repeating from just moments ago. What my grandma did know at that point was love. The whole family were focused on her laugh and her smile.
Grandma raised all of us. She let us ride mattresses (床垫) down the stairs, ski on the little hill in her backyard. and watch movies at late night. She taught all 9 grand kids how to swim in the pool. She taught us how to be creative, make Christmas cookies, and help those less fortunate (幸运的 ) than us. It's hard to believe that she doesn't remember our names or other children's. But for her sake it's all OK. I tell her that it's just all right and that's how it's supposed to be. As long as she's happy, the memory doesn't need to be here.
There's one name she does remember, though. She called him by his name: Chariie. Her Charlie. We miss what my grandma used to be and we miss her Charlie. But yesterday was a wonderful day for us. We had her laugh and through that laugh and the way she said his name, we had grandpa there too.
(1)What does the underlined word "raised" mean in Chinese?
A.筹集
B.抚养
C.支持
D.捐助
(2)Grandma taught the kids the following things EXCEPT .
A. how to swim in the pool
B. how to be creative and make Christmas cookies
C. how to help those less fortunate than them
D. how to get on well with other children
(3)What's the writer's attitude(态度) towards his grandma?
A. He didn't care about his grandma.
B. He was worried about his grandma.
C. He was thankful to his grandma.
D. He was angry with his grandma.