For most people, the word “fashion” means “clothes”. But people may ask the question, “What clothes are in fashion?” And they use the adjective “fashionable” in the same way:
“She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable color.”
But of course there are fashions in many things, not only in clothes. There are fashions in holidays, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school subjects, jobs…and in languages.
Fashions change as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was different from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
Today fashions change very quickly. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspaper, radios, telephones and television send information from one country to another in a few hours. New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in fashion. From this passage we know that “fashion” means ______.
| A．clothes | B．many things |
| C．most of the popular things | D．everything |
Today fashions change very quickly because _______.
| A．people read newspaper every day |
| B．radios send information from one country to another |
| C．new things that people like are often shown on TV |
| D．people quickly learn what is happening in the world |
“There is money in fashion” means ______.
| A．clothes are expensive | B．money comes from fashion |
| C．people like new things | D．fashions make big money |
The best title for the passage is ______.
| A．Fashions | B．Fashion mean clothes |
| C．Fashion means money | D．A fashionable |
Welcome to our city—Nanning. It is a beautiful city with many trees and flowers. So it is called “Green City”. There are many nice places to visit. Come and enjoy your trip to Nanning.
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Place: NanningQingxiu Mountain |
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| Location: in the southeast of Nanning |
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| Attractions: green trees, special rocks, beautiful lakes and clean springs |
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| Price: 15 yuan(Adults) Opening time: 7:00—18:00 |
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Place: Guangxi Science & Technology Museum |
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| Location: Minzu Avenue |
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| Attractions: robot show, Youth Science Studio, the high technology theater |
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| Price: 30 yuan(Adults) Free (Children below 1.40 m) Opening time: 9:30 —17:00 (Tuesday—Sunday) Monday (closed) |
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Place: Nanning Zoo |
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| Location: in the west of Nanning |
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| Attractions: wild animals, dolphin show, Caribbean Water World |
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| Price: 50 yuan(Adults) 20 yuan (Children 1.20 m—1.40 m) Free (Childen below 1.20 m) Opening time: 8:00—17:00 |
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Place: Zhongshan Food Street |
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| Location: Zhongshan Road |
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| Attractions: different kinds of local flavors(风味), Laoyou Noodles, snails and BBQ |
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| Opening time: 6:00p.m.—midnight |
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。If Tony likes robots, where do you advise him to go?
| A．NanningQingxiu Mountain. |
| B．Guangxi Science & Technology Museum. |
| C．Nanning Zoo. |
| D．Zhongshan Food Street. |
When is Nanning Qingxiu Mountain open for the visitors?
| A．At 6:30 am. | B．At 10:00 pm. |
| C．At 6:30 pm. | D．At 10:00 am. |
What can you do in Zhongshan Road?
| A．Enjoy the special rocks. | B．Try delicious food. |
| C．Watch the dolphin show. | D．Learn the knowledge of technology. |
Mrs. White wants to take her son Mike to the zoo. Mike is 1.30 meters tall now. How much will they pay?
| A．50 yuan. | B．60 yuan. |
| C．70 yuan. | D．100 yuan. |
From the passage, we know _________________.
| A．Nanning has some famous places to visit |
| B．People in Nanning are friendly |
| C．You can go to the museum on Monday |
| D．You don’t have to pay for the ticket to Nanning Zoo if you are a child |
Jack loved ice cream. He wanted to have ice cream every day.
On his birthday, Jack wanted ice cream, but his parents gave him a pet turtle as a present instead. Jack tried to teach his turtle to play games, but it couldn’t carry a ball in its mouth. It couldn’t jump high or run very quickly. Jack didn’t really like his turtle. He thought it was a boring pet.
One day, he took the turtle out of its box and found it didn’t move. Jack took it to his mum. “Mum,” he said, “My turtle is not moving. I think it is dead.”
“Don’t be sad”, she said, “We’ll put him in a box and bury（埋）him. Then we’ll go to the store and have some ice cream to make you feel better”
Ice cream! Jack began to feel happy. Then his mother saw the turtle move.
“It’s all right!” She said” Your turtle isn’t dead after all!”
“Oh,” said Jack. “It also wants to eat ice cream!”
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F” ,并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。Jack didn’t want to have ice cream every day.
On Jack’s birthday his grandparents gave him a pet turtle as a present.
Jack thought the turtle was boring.
Jack was so happy after he had some ice cream.
The turtle isn’t dead at all.
You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(内化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire（鼓舞）not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.
In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.
In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
| A．People and things around you. | B．Chances and problems. |
| C．Creators and their choices. | D．Victims and their sufferings. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Creators have the ability to predict future life. |
| B．Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely. |
| C．Victims can influence more people than creators. |
| D．Victims and creators face quite different things in life. |
The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.
| A．strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims. |
| B．people need family support to deal with sufferings in life. |
| C．it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains. |
| D．one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life. |
What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?
| A．To describe victims and creators. |
| B．To compare victims with creators. |
| C．To suggest changing from victims to creators. |
| D．To explain the relation between victims and creators. |
The practice of students endlessly copying letters and sentences from a blackboard is a thing of the past. With the coming of new technologies like computers and smart phone, writing by hand has become something of old skill. However, while today’s educators are using more and more technology in their teaching, many believe handwriting skills are still necessary for students to be successful--both in school and in life.
Virginia Berninger, professor of educational psychology(心理学) at the University of Washington, says it’s important to continue teaching handwriting and help children learn the skill of writing by hand.
Berninger and her workmates carried out a study that looked at the ability of students to complete different writing tasks---both on a computer and by hand. The study, published in 2009, found that when writing with a pen and paper, people wrote longer articles and more complete sentences.
In a more recent study, Berninger looked at what role spelling plays in a student’s writing skills and found that how well children spell is tied to how well they can write. “Spelling makes some of the thinking parts of the brain active which helps us get our vocabulary, word meaning and ideas. It is allowing our written language to connect with ideas.” Berninger said.
Spelling helps students translate ideas into words in their mind first and then to transcribe(转换) “those words in the mind into written symbols(标志) on paper or keyboard and screen,” the study said. Seeing the words in the “mind’s eye” helps children not only to turn their ideas into words, says Berninger, but also to notice spelling mistakes when they write the words down and to correct them over time.
“In our computer age, some people believe that we don’t have to teach spelling because we have spell checks,” she said. “But until a child has spelling ability of about a fifth grade level, they won’t have the knowledge to choose the correct spelling among the choices given by the computer.”Which of the following best shows the role of spelling?
| A．Spelling improves one’s memory of words. |
| B．Spelling ability is closely tied to writing ability. |
| C．Spelling benefits the translation from words into ideas. |
| D．Spelling slows down finding exact words to express ideas. |
What does “mind’s eye” in paragraph 5 mean?
| A．Window. | B．Emotion. |
| C．Picture. | D．Imagination. |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Computers can help people with their choice of words. |
| B．Spell checks can take the place of spelling teaching. |
| C．Handwriting still has a place in today’s classrooms. |
| D．Spelling ability develops fast in the fifth grade. |
Before I started school, people felt that I was not going to be successful．At the age of four I started speech lessons because I could not speak well enough for anyone to understand me.
The first grade was a struggle (挣扎)．I had difficulty speaking, I also couldn’t learn to read．The second grade was not much better．I still struggled with the inability to read．In the third grade a new school was built. It was near my home. I went there with my parents and helped to get the school ready so that we could move to the new one. However, things didn’t get better for the next two years.
It was in the fifth grade．Mrs．Wakefield was my teacher, and she was a good teacher．She did not make me feel unconfident. Instead, she did her best to let me know that I could be whatever I wanted to be．And that is just what I did．
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher．Because of Mrs．Wakefield's influence on my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can deal with any difficulty successfully and become someone．I have won many awards(奖项) up to now, such as Teacher of the Year．I think I should thank my fifth grade teacher. She believed in me and helped me to be all that I could be．The writer started speech lessons at the age of four because_________.
| A．he could not speak well | B．he could not read |
| C．he wanted to be a good teacher | D．he wanted to go to a new school |
The writer ______ when he was in the third grade．
| A．did better in reading | B．met a good teacher |
| C．received a high award | D．went to a new school |
We can know that the writer ______．
| A．has taught speech lessons |
| B．thinks teaching is a good job |
| C．is a very successful teacher now |
| D．works in the same school with Mrs. Wakefield |