Most people make their living(谋生)with their hands, but Bob makes his living with his feet.
Bob’s story began in a small city in England. His parents were poor. Seven people lived in a small house. Bob had no place to play but on the street.
Bob’s father often played football. Little Bob wanted to play football, too. So his father made a soft (柔软的) ball for him to kick. It was a sock full of old cloth. He kicked it every day.
At last Bob learned to kick a real football. And after a few years he could play football very well.
根据短文内容,选择正确的答案。People usually make their living _______.
A . with their feet B.by playing football C.with their handsWhich of the following is TRUE?
A . Bob’s house was very big.
B.There were eight people in the family.
C.The little boy often played on the street.Why did the father make a soft ball for his son?
A . Because the family all liked football.
B.Because Bob also liked to play football.
C.Because he didn’t want to throw the sock away. The word“kick”in the story means _______.
A . 踢 B.射门 C.弹起From the story we can see _______.
A . it’s about an American boy
B.Bob’s mother’s name
C.the boy became a good football player at last
Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?
What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?
Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?
According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?
Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)
Did you know that a new weblog is being created each second? Many of these bloggers are teenagers. While their parents wrote in a diary to express their emotions, or shared their interests by spending time with friends, teens are now using blogs instead. In fact, in the US, one in every five school-aged teens has a blog. Most of these are just chatter, some are funny or clever, but a few have become Internet success.
For example, Chloe Spencer’s blog ‘Neopets Fanatic’ gets around 300,000 hits per month. When Chloe was 15, she started the blog out of her strong liking for Neopets, a kind of pet website. One reason her blog has so many visitors is because she gives instructions and tips for the popular pet site.
Then there is Tavi Gevinson’s blog ‘Style Rookie’. It is said to get 1.5 million hits per month. Tavi, who started her blog when she was just 12, puts up her photos of her own clothes online as well as designers’ collections. Tavi’s blog has caught on because she knows a lot about style for someone so young, and she is not afraid to try out unusual clothes or see things in a different way.
Blogs like these are interesting, but they only become really popular after better-known websites link to them or they get noticed by the media(传媒). For example, Tavi’s blog became an overnight(一夜之间) success after being written about in The New York Times. Popular blogs can even earn money, usually from advertisements that companies pay to put up on the bloggers’ sites.
So for some, blogging is just a recreation(消遣), but for others, it can become a source of income and even a full-time job! Teens nowadays ________ than their parents did.
A.have more ways of communication |
B.share their feelings more |
C.write in diaries more often |
D.make more friends |
In line 4, the underlined word ‘chatter’ means talk about ________ topics.
A.funny | B.clever | C.serious | D.unimportant |
Chloe Spencer and Tavi Gevinson are both ________.
A.pet lovers | B.teenage bloggers |
C.interested in fashion | D.keen on taking photos |
From the passage we know that Chloe Spencer is a person who ________.
A.visits many websites | B.loves pets |
C.is easy to get angry | D.rarely gives opinions |
According to paragraph 4, Tavi Gevinson’s blog ________.
A.is not well-known yet |
B.is written every night |
C.became popular very quickly |
D.got a lot of money from advertising |
The best title for the passage might be ________.
A.How to be good teen bloggers |
B.How teen bloggers attract the media |
C.Keeping diaries or writing blogs |
D.Teen bloggers mean business |
In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Money does have its most useful effect on the poor. But even if a person has already got plenty of money, he can’t get everything.
If money were everything, all millionaires would have real love, true friendship, good health and a long life. However, this is not always correct.
Since the beginning of time no three words have ever invited more pleasure than “I love you”. But can love be bought? I’m afraid not. Love means to give, not ________ (78). To every person, health and a long life are probably the best things. Well, can health and a long life be bought with money? The answer is “No”.
(79) Of all the longest living people in the world, few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought, either. In a word, where money is dreamed too much, it can cause brothers to quarrel, marriage to end, lovers to hate, and strangers to fight. No matter how much money you have, it is still not enough to make a happy person if you have no one to laugh with, no one to cry for.
根据短文内容,完成下列各题。从文中找出与下句意思相近的句子。
It seems that a lot of people want money very much now.
________________________________________________________________________根据短文内容回答问题。
What are probably the most important things to everyone?
________________________________________________________________________根据上下文,将句子补充完整。
________________________________________________________________________将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。
________________________________________________________________________给短文拟一个合适的标题。(within 10 words)
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There is not enough oil in the world now. As time goes by, it becomes less and less, so what are we going to do when it runs out? Perhaps we will go back to use horses, carriages and bicycles.
In the Second World War, some people didn’t use gas(气体) made from petroleum (石油) in their cars. They made gas from wood and plants instead. The car didn’t go fast, but they ran, so this was better than nothing. However, in the future, we can’t cut down all our trees to make gas; we need our trees for other things, too.
Besides different types of gas, we can also use electricity to run our cars, but first we must make the electricity! Some countries have coal(煤炭) and they make electricity with that, but we might not always have coal, either. Other countries have big, strong rivers, and they can use the power of water to turn turbines (涡轮机) and make electricity more easily and cheaply.
We are also able to get power from the ocean tides(潮). We put turbines into the mouth of the river. Then the tide comes in, the water turns the turbines and then it goes out, it turns them again.
Which of these ways will be used to run our cars in the future?When might people have to go back to use horses and carriages?
A.When they are poor. |
B.When they run out of oil. |
C.When they need more exercise. |
D.When there aren’t any big trees in the world. |
What did some people use to make gas in the Second World War?
A.Water | B.Coal | C.Wood and plants | D.Tides |
How many ways are suggested to make electricity in the passage?
A.2 | B.5 | C.4 | D.3 |
According to the passage, which of the following statements is True?
A.There is more petroleum than we can use now. |
B.Trees are needed for some other things besides making gas. |
C.We got electricity from ocean tides in the old days. |
D.Gas wasn’t used to run cars in the Second World War. |
The passage is mainly about _________.
A.how to run our cars |
B.what to do when oil runs out |
C.different types of gas |
D.the ways to make electricity |
If you live in the United States, the law says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer you can work 40 hours each week. Does all that mean that if you are younger than 14, you can’t earn (赚) your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can earn money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, told us that she made money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lena, 13, makes money by knitting (织) dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors, and Reisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her work to people. People have asked her to draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 13, writes articles for different magazines!
Earning is learning. By working to earn your own money, you are learning the skills you will need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology (技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning it; however, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better in your hand than the twenty dollars you ask for.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of _________ in the USA.
A. 17 B. 14 C. 13 D. 10If you are 15 years old, you can’t work _________.
A.after school | B.on weekends | C.during summer | D.on weekdays |
Reisa makes money by _________.
A.cleaning up other people’s yards |
B.drawing pictures for others |
C.writing articles for different magazines |
D.knitting dog sweaters and selling them to her neighbors |
According to the passage, which of the following is Not True?
A. You are learning how to succeed by working in your teens.[
B. Kids are encouraged to live independently in the USA.
C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.
D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.From the passage we know that _________.
A.parents won’t let their children earn their own money |
B.it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA |
C.kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own |
D.if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study |