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One day a farmer went out for a walk with his little son. The farmer wore a pair of wrong shoes. One had thick sole(厚鞋底) but the other didn’t. He began to walk and then his feet hurt. When he was just out of the house, he turned to his son and said, “Why is one of my legs longer than the other today?”
The son looked at his father’s legs carefully as he was walking and then laughed, “Oh, no, Daddy. Your legs are all right. You’re wearing the wrong shoes.” The farmer was very happy to hear that and said to himself, “What a clever son!” Then he asked his son to go back and got the other pair of shoes for him. The farmer had only two pairs of shoes.
When the son ran back to the house, he found that the other pair was also a wrong pair. He had to return to his father with nothing in his hands and said, “It’s no use changing them, Daddy! The shoes at home are not a pair, either!”
根据短文内容，完成下列各题。One day a farmer wore _____________ to walk with his son.
Was one of his legs longer than the other?
______________________________________________________________________ ____ found the farmer’s legs were all right.
The son came back to his father with ____.
Is the son really clever or not?
______________________________________________________________________
Dear Bill,
I’m glad to receive your letter,thank you for your caring for the weather and my health.But I am sorry to tell you that I have to stay at home because of the heavy fog and haze .
Since the winter last year,the fog and haze has appeared a lot of times.it has done great harm to our daily life.Many traffic accidents happened just because of the heavy fog and haze weather,more and more people have to go to see the doctor because the serious disease caused by the fog and haze ,quite a lot of flights have to be put off,a great number of people have to stay at home for fear of the poisonous air caused by the fog and haze.
According to the Chinese Academy of Science,driving car and burning coal are two main reasons.People have been told : Don’t do outdoor sports;If you have to go out,wear a mask; wash your face and clean your nose as soon as you get home.
People have realized the great harm caused by the fog and haze and the importance of protecting the environment.People all over the country are taking measures to reduce the fog and haze weather.The government suggests people go to work or school with the public traffic, such as the bus and the underground.Also we should plant more trees.
According to me, I will go to school by bike or on foot, and I won’t throw the waste anywhere.In addition, I will tell the people I meet to protect the environment as possible as they can.Would you like to tell me some good ideas?I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li HuaLi Hua didn’t go to school because___________.
| A．he was ill |
| B．there was heavy rain |
| C．there was heavy fog and haze |
| D．because it was Sunday |
Which is not mentioned about the harm of fog and haze?
| A．Many people have to stay indoor |
| B．Many planes can’t take off |
| C．There are more traffic accidents |
| D．Many people have been dead |
What is the meaning of “mask” in Chinese according to the passage?
| A．围巾 | B．毛巾 | C．口罩 | D．外套 |
To stop the fog and haze, which is not true according to the passage?
| A．Try not to drive cars or burn coal. |
| B．Try not to do sports outdoor. |
| C．Try to take the public traffic |
| D．Call on more people to protect the environment. |
During winter holiday,Wei Ming with his family would like to travel to another country, Before that, he surfed the Internet for some information.
| Come to Austria Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and inexpensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in winter are usually5℃ to 15℃ in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
| Enjoy Thailand! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 30℃ at noon. |
| Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃ to 26 ℃by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
The advertisements above are about _______.
| A．shopping | B．food. | C．travel | D．hotels |
If you go to Bangkok,you can __________.
| A．climb mountains |
| B．enjoy the scenery of forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel |
| D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat. |
According to the advertisements,we know that______.
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai’ |
| C．the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok. |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high. |
This past month saw one of the most devastating storms in history brings death and destruction on the Philippines. The number of lives lost is still being calculated, but it is already sitting above five thousand. In the flurryof news about the storm and its after－math, the cries of “I told you so” from environmentalists rang out loud and clear.
These scientists were especially vocal during the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which just wrapped up in Warsaw, Poland. The timing of the conference and Typhoon Haiyan was an eerie coincidence, but perhaps the concurrence offered a wakeup call for all.
Christiana Figures, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said, “We are witnessing ever more frequent extreme weather events, and the poor and vulnerable are already paying the price.”
Scientists claim that storms like Typhoon Haiyan are an inevitable result of the effect greenhouse gases are having on our environment. Environmental analysts claim that rising temperatures around the globe and changing weather patterns are all part of the same problem.
This isn’t breaking news. We’ve heard the warnings for years. The UN has been hosting the Climate Change Conference since1995.But the changes that need to be made are huge. Added to this, the developed nations and developing countries have competing interests that are difficult to settle. The issue of who takes responsibility becomes difficult to resolve.
We may feel far away from Poland and resolving conflicts between countries, but we mustn’t feel far away from the issue. When we watch neighboring countries suffer in severe weather, when we hear reports of increasing global temperatures, when we walk outside and find it difficult to breathe the Shanghai air, we know we have a very real problem. So what are we going to do about it? Are we making every-day choices that can have a positive impact? Are we reducing our carbon footprint? Are we choosing to walk, ride a bicycle or take public transportation instead of a car? Are we recycling? Are we turning off the lights and electronics whenever possible?
The problem is complex, but saving our earth starts with each of us taking simple steps.What is the most terrible typhoon in 2013? It is _________.
| A．Haiyan | B．Bebinca | C．Danas | D．Cimaron |
Warsaw isn’t in Poland，is it?
| A．Yes, it is | B．No, it isn’t | C．Yes, it isn’t | D．No, it is |
How many years have we heard the warnings? For nearly ______years.
| A．21 | B．18 | C．19 | D．20 |
Which of the following is NOT FALSE?
| A．The environment is worse and worse and we have no ideas about it. |
| B．The environment is worse and we needn’t do anything about it. |
| C．Saving our environment is not so complex. |
| D．The environment is a big problem and we must take simple steps |
In 2013, China chose “中国梦,”which means “Chinese dream,” as the Character of the Year to symbolize the overall feeling of the past 366 days. It’s easy to see why the word “dream” would be chosen as so many Chinese dreams have been recently realized: space exploration, a China-made aircraft carrier and a Nobel Prize-winning author.
Finishing national dreams makes us proud, but realizing personal dreams makes us worthy in our own eyes. Though the media would try to convince you, there is no set of “approved” dreams that we should all go after. Some may strive for money, fame and power, but others have more humble dreams that are just as important: learn English, study abroad, achieve inner peace, and be of service to humanity. It’s normal for people to create lofty New Year’s resolutions and just as normal to start strong and give up a few weeks later on our goals. How do we make sure that we achieve our dreams? Make your resolutions SMART and they’ll come true.
S — specific, detailed goals are easier to accomplish.
M— measurable goals enable you to complete a fixed amount of something.
A— achievable goals are possible, not ones that would take magic or miracles to accomplish.
R— relevant goals are meaningful to you.
T— time bound goals have an ending date. They’re not infinite. You know when you’re done.
Trip Bethel, a local college professor suggests that all goals should be positive and future-focused. “You can’t make a goal about being perfect. You’ll always disappoint yourself. But you can make a goal about perfecting your process. Then, you’re always on the way to a better life.”
Trip says many people write endless lists, but he just writes his resolutions once. He states them simply on a piece of paper and then puts the paper away for a year. “Often, when I look at the paper a year later, I’ve accomplished everything, or gotten close. There is something about writing things down that makes goals real and the opportunities to achieve them will come into your life.”In 2013, China chose “__________” as the Character of the Year?
| A．dream | B．smart |
| C．future | D．Chinese dream |
What if you finish our national dreams? We will feel___________.
| A．worried | B．proud | C．worthy | D．excited |
What does “SMART” means? It means Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and ____.
| A．Together | B．Today | C．Time | D．Tomorrow |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Dreaming in 2013 | B．Dreaming Big in 2013 |
| C．Dreaming Big in 2012 | D．Dreaming in 2012 |
The iPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It runs Apple's iOS mobile operating system, known as the "iPhone OS" until mid-2010, shortly after the release of the iPad. The first generation iPhone was released on June 29, 2007, the most recent iPhone, the seventh-generation iPhone 5S, on September 20, 2013. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPhone has Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity (2G, 3G, 4G, and LTE).
An iPhone can shoot video (though this was not a standard feature until the iPhone 3GS), take photos, play music, send and receive emails, look through the web, send texts, and receive visual voicemail. Other functions—games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc.— can be enabled by downloading apps; as of 2012[update], the App Store offered more than 775,000 apps by Apple and third parties.
There are six generations of iPhone models, each accompanied by one of the six major releases of iOS. The original 1st generation iPhone was a GSM phone, and established design precedents, such as a button placement that has persisted through all models and a screen size maintained until the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012. The iPhone 3G added 3G cellular network capabilities and A-GPS location. The iPhone 3GS added a faster processor and a higher-resolution camera that could record video at 480p. The iPhone 4 featured a higher-resolution 960 × 640 "retina display", a VGA front-facing camera for video calling and other apps, and a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with 720p video capture. The iPhone 4S upgrades to an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, a dual-core processor, and a natural language voice control system called Siri. IPhone 5 features the new A6 processor, increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches, and replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector.
The resounding sales of the iPhone have been credited with reshaping the smart phone industry and helping make Apple one of the world's most valuable publicly trading companies in 2011–12. However, there has been criticism of the company's outsourcing and move of jobs from the US to China. Apple and its manufacturing contractor Foxconn have received criticism due to poor working conditions at the assembly plant in China.An iphone is from __________.
| A．the USA | B．South Korean |
| C．the UK | D．Australia |
What is the newest kind of iphone at present?
| A．iphone 4 | B．iphone 4S | C．iphone 5 | D．iphone 5S |
How many generations of iphone models are there now?
| A．Five | B．Six | C．Seven | D．Eight |
What are the features of iphone 5?
| A．The new A6 processor |
| B．increases the size of the Retina display to 4 inches |
| C．replaces the 30-pin connector with an all-digital Lightning connector |
| D．A, B and C |