This year is a leap year. Leap years are years with 366 days, instead of the usual 365. Leap years are necessary because the actual length of a year is 365.242 days, not 365 days, as commonly stated. Basically, leap years come every 4 years, and most years that can be evenly(平均地) divided by 4 have 366 days. This extra day is added to the calendar on February 29th which is known as a leap day. Why leap is used here? Leap means jump.
However, there is one exception to the leap year rule about century years. Century years are only considered as leap years if they are evenly divided by 400. Therefore, 1900 was not a leap year, but 2000 was a leap year.
A person who is born on February 29th may be called a "leapling" or a "leap year baby". In non-leap years, some leaplings celebrate(庆祝) their birthday on either February 28th or March 1st. In England and Wales or in Hong Kong, a person born on February 29th, 1996, will have legally(法律上) reached 18 years old on March 1st, 2014. If he or she was born in the United States, Taiwan or New Zealand, his or her legally birthday will come a day earlier.
There is a popular custom in some countries that a woman may ask a man to marry her on February 29th. If the man refuses, he then has to give the woman money or buy her a dress.
Since leap days are special days, people nowadays want to do something different within the 24 extra hours.Big jumps are the most popular ones.
Some salaried(领薪水的) workers want to get pay for their extra day’s work. But in my opinion, if you know why there is a leap day, you will get the answer to this problem. The next leap year is .
A. 2014 B. 2016 C. 2018 American boy Toby is a leapling. Next year he will probably to have his birthday party on .
A. February 28th B. February 29th C. March 1st Which picture is about popular custom on leap days?
A.
B. 
C. 
. Many people like to have a big jump on leap days probably because .
A. it’s a custom B. they are leaplings C. leap means jumpWe can learn from the passage that .
A. 2100 will not be a leap year
B. every year leaplings celebrate their birthday on either February 28th or March 1st
C. it is necessary to pay the salaried workers for the leap day’s work
There are many people in the world now. There will be a lot more people next century. So the earth will be very (1)________ and there will be a little room for each person. (2) Maybe there will be only standing room on the earth in 600 years. (3) It will be a very serious problem. So man is thinking of a way to solve the problem.
The moon is the satellite (卫星) of the earth. Man will probably go to live there some day. But there is no air, no plants, and no life on the moon. So scientists are doing all kinds of experiments. They have to(4)________(solve) many problems till man can live on the moon. (5)Our dream will come true one day, we all think.请在(1)处填入一个形容词使句意完整
将(2)处划线部分翻译成中文
将(3)处划线句子改为现在完成时态
用(4)处所给词的适当形式填空
将(5)处划线部分改为宾语从句
We all _________ _________ our dream _________ come true one day.
In your life, there are a lot of people around you. They are your relatives, neighbors, friends or classmates. Sometimes you get along well with them, but sometimes don’t. What can you do when someone hurts you? Most people may be angry or even fight with him. But it’s not a good idea. You’d better forget all this and forgive (原谅) him.
Maybe it’s not easy for you to do that, but it’s possible. Please remember: Keep a good mood, and you will keep healthy. Staying angry with others, in fact, means letting others’ mistakes treat yourself unfairly.
How can you forgive others?
First, think of something pleasant and try to get yourself happy.
Second, don’t wait others to say sorry to you. If anyone hurts you, he won’t say sorry to you. He may just want to hurt you or just don’t see things the same way.
Third, try to see things in others’ shoes. You can understand their minds better and make yourself a little happier.
At last, try to know yourself very well. Whose mistakes caused that, yours or others? If it’s our fault, try to say sorry to them. If it isn’t, smile at the thing.This passage tells us ___ .
| A．to get along well with others |
| B．to say sorry to others bravely when we hurt them |
| C．not to hurt others |
| D．to forgive others when they hurt us |
Forgiving others is according to the writer’s opinion.
| A．easy | B．foolish | C．possible | D．impossible |
The underlined sentence means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．尽力坚持自己的观点 |
| B．尽力让别人接受自己的观点 |
| C．尽量站在别人的立场上看问题 |
| D．尽量看到别人立场中的实质问题 |
The writer gives us _______ ideas to forgive others.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
Forgetting others’ mistakes and staying happy can make us _______.
| A．sad | B．disappointed | C．upset | D．healthy |
| Dear Eric: Linda and I have been best friends since we were six years old. We often study and play together. It’s great! But she often gets unhappy when I get better grades than her—she really gets jealous. Should I keep taking her as my friend? Yours, Alice |
| Hi Alice, I think friendship is important in our lives. You should talk to your friend. Tell her it’s common that sometimes you get a better grade and sometimes she does better. Tell her you’re going to compete(比赛) with her and try to beat her in every test. Maybe you can tell her that if she beats you, you’ll buy her some chocolate or something like that. If you can make your schoolwork into a game, you’ll both win in the long run (从长远看), and you will both start to get better grades in your subjects. If it’s a game, you’ll both enjoy school a lot more, and you’ll still be best friends. Your, Eric |
The word “jealous” means “” in Chinese.
| A．崇拜的 | B．嫉妒的 | C．同情的 | D．担心的 |
From Alice’s letter, we know Linda .
| A．is an unfriendly girl |
| B．is Eric’s best friend |
| C．often has a fight with Alice |
| D．knew Alice many years ago |
What’s Alice’s problem?
| A．She doesn’t know how to get better grades. |
| B．She doesn’t know what to do to help Linda with her schoolwork. |
| C．She doesn’t know whether she would be friends with Linda anymore. |
| D．She doesn’t know how to get along with her teachers and classmates. |
Eric asks Alice to talk to her best friend and .
| A．compete with her | B．say sorry to her |
| C．lose to her in each test | D．help her with her homework |
What may happen if Alice and Linda follow Eric’s suggestions?
| A．They’ll never speak with each other. |
| B．Both Alice and Linda will do better at school. |
| C．Linda will get mad at Alice and argue with her. |
| D．Alice will get some chocolate from Linda after each game. |
| Accident Report Form |
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| Accident |
A car hit a tree. Four people were in the car. |
| Weather condition |
There was a heavy rain. |
| Cause |
The driver named Li Jun drank too much. |
| Date of call |
March 20th, 2008. |
| Time of call |
8:30 p.m. |
| Name of caller |
A man called Zhang Wei. (He was taking a walk there at that time.) |
| Place |
Zhongshan Road, Nanjing. |
| Conditions of victims |
Mr. Green hurt his head. Mrs. Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt frightened. Their dog died. |
| Action |
Policemen arrived at 8:40 p.m. and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 8:45 p.m. |
What time did Zhang Wei call the police?
| A．At 8:30 a.m. | B．At 8:30 p.m. |
| C．At 8:40 p.m. | D．At 8:45 p.m. |
How many people were there in the cars?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
Whose left leg was hurt?
| A．Mrs. Green’s. | B．Their daughter’s. |
| C．Mr. Green’s. | D．Their dog’s. |
What was the weather like that day?
| A．It was sunny. | B．It was snowy. |
| C．It was cloudy. | D．It was rainy. |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The car hit a wall. |
| B．The accident happened on Zhongshan Road in Beijing. |
| C．The driver drank too much. |
| D．The policemen arrived half an hour later and sent the victims to the hospital. |
Young people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Liu Wei, a junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife.
Another student, 14-year-old Yang Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in the exam, and when she looked at the exam paper, she couldn’t think of anything to write.
A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.
Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:
Talk to your parents or teachers often.
Take part in group activities and play sports.
Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on with others may
have .
| A．mental problems | B．a headache |
| C．a knife with them | D．no parents |
Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because .
| A．he was afraid of his teacher |
| B．he wanted to frighten his parents |
| C．he was so worried about his studies |
| D．his finger was badly hurt |
Yang Fang’s problem happened when .
| A．she studied very hard |
| B．she had exams |
| C．she talked with her parents |
| D．she thought of something |
Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because .
| A．they won’t let others think they are stupid |
| B．they don’t think doctors can help them |
| C．they think the problems are not serious |
| D．they have no secrets about others |
Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that .
| A．it’s unnecessary for them to be with others |
| B．only group activities and sports can help them |
| C．teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems |
| D．it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others. |