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We all know who Benjamin Franklin was. He was a very famous American statesman. He was also the first man to discover electricity. Franklin liked to study and to learn about new things. One day he heard from a friend that something black in colour holds the heat better than something white in colour. Franklin wanted to find out if this was true or not.
There was snow on the ground at the time. So he put two large pieces of cloth over the snow. One piece of cloth was black in colour, the other piece was white. Then he waited until the sun began to shine. After several hours he looked under the pieces of cloth and saw that the snow under the black cloth melted much faster than the snow under the white cloth. This proved to him that the black cloth held the heat better than the white cloth.
Soon after this, people began to wear white hats and white clothes during the summer because they were cooler.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F):Benjamin Franklin was only a scientist.
One day a friend of his told him something about the relation(关系) between colour and heat.
Something black in colour holds heat better than something white in colour.
This story happened in summer.
People wear white clothes in summer because they know it is cooler.
Dear Nicole,
How are you? Do you enjoy your summer holiday? I'm sure you do.
It's been two weeks since I returned to New Zealand, but I'm still thinking of the exciting city life in Hong Kong. In New Zealand, life is totally different. I miss the delicious sweet soup so much.
The weather has been bad these days. Yesterday I got a cold and didn't go to school today. I hate taking medicine but I have to take it. I must get well soon because I will have tests on science and geography next week. I must prepare for the tests this time so that I won't fail again.
I remember that you like our local hand cream (护手霜), but it is quite expensive in Hong Kong. I bought you some last weekend and I am sending it to you. It's much cheaper here than in Hong Kong.
It's almost the end of August. It's time to pack (收拾) your school bag and get ready for the new school term. Take good care.
With love,
Judy
(1)Judy thinks that life in Hong Kong is .
A. |
boring |
B. |
exciting |
C. |
useful |
D. |
powerful |
(2)What does Judy miss about Hong Kong?
A. |
The stadium. |
B. |
The zoo. |
C. |
The sweet soup. |
D. |
The school. |
(3)What will Judy do next week?
A. |
She will go to hospital. |
B. |
She will go shopping. |
C. |
She will have a picnic. |
D. |
She will have tests on science and geography. |
(4)If the hand cream costs ﹩45 in New Zealand, it might cost in Hong Kong.
A. |
﹩70 |
B. |
﹩45 |
C. |
﹩40 |
D. |
﹩30 |
(5)When does Judy write the letter?
A. |
In May. |
B. |
In June. |
C. |
In July. |
D. |
In August. |
Let's say you are taking a walk along the road and you happen to see one or two waste bottles lying on the grass beside the road. What would you do?
You may have different choices. Firstly ,you can leave the bottles there as they are. It was not you who threw them away. Why should you do something about it? This is quite OK. Secondly, you can pick them up and throw them into a dustbin (垃圾箱). By doing this,you have walked a step further to help make our homeclean. This action is a better choice. Thirdly, you might want to pick them up and give them to an old man or woman who collects waste for a living. If this is your choice, you have walked even further. You're not only thinking about doing something for the environment, you're also developing yourself to be a person who would think of others and help them.
As for young kids, they may always have such a question:"When do I grow up?"Yes! When does a child grow up? And how can a kid know he or she has grown up?These are interesting questions.As for us,fifteen﹣year﹣olds,who are finishing middle school, we're no longer younger children.We should know whether or not we have grown up. When we start to have a sense of offering a helping hand for a cleaner city and greener world, and when we have a loving heart to think more of others than of ourselves and are ready to help them, we can say that we have grown up.
Remember: If we help others, others will help us. If we do our best for nature, nature will offer its best to us in return !
(1)How did the writer start the passage?
The writer did it by giving a(n) of daily life.
(2)How many choices are there in the second paragraph?
There are choices.
(3)What does it mean when you pick up the waste bottles and give them to someone else?
It is a sign that you're a person that has grown up.
(4)What does the underlined word "home" refer to in the second paragraph?
It refers to the " " we live in.
(5)How did the writer support the main idea in the passage?
The writer used as an example to support the idea.
New Zealand offers free school lunches to thousands of kids
WELINGTON, Feb. 20 ( Xinhua) ﹣"Thousands of children have begun receiving a free lunch on schooldays under the government's free and healthy school lunch program," Prime Minister (首相)Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday.
"The program is for 7 ,000 students at 31 schools right now. The number will extendto 21 ,000 students in 120 schools by the start of 2021 ,"Ardern said while she was serving up lunch at a school in Hawke's Bay.
"A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning," Ardern said.
"Providing a free and healthy lunch at school is one way to help New Zealand become the best place in the world for school children. And people can see that difference right away," she said. She added that providing these lunches was also a great way for local families to have jobs.
"The program is one of 75 plans from New Zealand's CYWS ( Child and Youth Wellbeing Strategy). It started last year and developed with the money from 10 ,000 New Zealanders including 6,000 young people ,"said Education Minister Chris Hipkins.
(1)What kind of writing is it?
A. |
Story. |
B. |
News. |
C. |
Email. |
D. |
Invitation. |
(2)The underlined word "extend" here means " ".
A. |
increase |
B. |
double |
C. |
remain |
D. |
fall |
(3)From the second paragraph, we know that Ardern was when she explained the program.
A. |
planning for the free lunch program |
B. |
giving lunch to the school children |
C. |
thinking how to provide jobs for local families |
D. |
collecting money from New Zealanders |
(4)By "A full stomach makes all the difference to a child's learning," Ardern meant that " ".
A. |
learning well mainly depends on eating |
B. |
learning to eat a proper lunch is important |
C. |
eating has nothing to do with learning |
D. |
children will learn better if they eat well |
People use languages to communicate.Any language has its ways to express people's minds.One of the ways in common is the use of idioms.An idiom is a group of words.It has a special meaning that is different from the usual meaning.For example,under the weather is an idiom meaning ill.So when people say "I'm under the weather," they are saying that they're not feeling well. Another example, in all weathers means in all kinds of weather. So, "There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers" tells us that homeless people sleep on the streets no matter whether it is cold or hot.
Different languages may have different ways to make idioms. For people who are learning a foreign language,idioms could cause misunderstandings and bring them endless headaches. On the other hand,if things are done right, idioms can also be a fun way of looking into a new culture and understanding how the people think and talk.
Metaphor (比喻) is often used in idioms. Let's read the following two examples:
●It makes my blood boil (煮沸) when people litter.
●The night was dark and quiet; my blood ran cold when I heard a strange noise outside at dark night.
In neither situation above, our blood can reach the point so high or so low in temperature.Yet, with the situations the two sentences created, it is not difficult to work out the unhappy feelings of really angry in the first example and very afraid in the second.
Of course,not all idioms are this easy to understand.When we come to idioms of a foreign language,a good dictionary of idioms is always suggested.
(1)This passage tells us something about in the English language.
A. |
grammar |
B. |
writing |
C. |
reading |
D. |
idioms |
(2)If your brother breaks your computer, you can say to him, " "
A. |
I'm under the weather |
B. |
I'm there in all weathers |
C. |
You've made my blood boil |
D. |
My blood runs cold |
(3)What is the writer's advice when you come to an expression like under the weather?
A. |
We should look it up in a good idiom dictionary. |
B. |
We should try to express our minds with it. |
C. |
We should find an interesting way to learn it. |
D. |
We should create situations to guess its meaning. |
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(1)The text is written mainly to .
A. |
keep a diary |
B. |
send a postcard |
C. |
introduce the farm |
D. |
remember the address |
(2)At the farm, people can .
A. |
ride and have a walk |
B. |
feed the animals and pick fruit |
C. |
relax and go fishing |
D. |
cook meals and go swimming |
(3)Which of the following is true?
A. |
Beautiful Valley Farm is at 395 Ribera South Road. |
B. |
You can stay at the farm 24 hours a day on weekends. |
C. |
You can stay at the farm at 9 in the evening on weekdays. |
D. |
To know more about the farm, people can call (874)332﹣ 6876. |