Someofmyclassmatesarenotfeelin-优题课

Amy wanted a mobile phone as her birthday gift， because most of her classmates had one， but she knew her parents couldn 't afford it．

One day， when she woke up， she found a new mobile phone on her desk． How excited she was!This was the phone that had appeared in fashion magazines．

She played with the phone on the way to school． And the teacher was already there when she arrived at school． Amy was very embarrassed （尴尬的）． She looked at her new mobile phone and whispered （低语），"I didn't want to be late …"

Everything changed with her thought． She went to school on time with her new mobile phone．

She was surprised at that． She turned on the phone and found there was a sentence on the screen，"Every dream will come true．" Since then， she always asks the phone for help． As a result， she has become lazier and lazier． Her teachers and parents were very disappointed with her and her classmates didn 't like her any more．

When the term exams came， Amy asked the mobile phone for help again，but things turned bad． She got the lowest mark in the class． She wanted to throw it away， but when she did， the phone would come back into her hand． Amy was so scared （恐惧的）that she cried out，"I don't want the mobile phone any more．"

She woke up to find that the terrible experience had been just a dream．

（1）What was Amy's dream before her birthday？　　

A．	To pass the exam．
B．	To have a mobile phone．
C．	To be praised by her teacher．
D．	To be popular with her classmates．

（2）In the exams，why did Amy get the lowest mark in the class？　　

A．	Because she stayed up late to play the mobile phone．
B．	Because she was always late for school．
C．	Because it took her too much time to read fashion magazines．
D．	Because she always asked the mobile phone for help．

（3）From the passage we can infer （推断） that 　　．

A．	Amy got mobile phone at last
B．	Amy's parents were rich enough to buy her a mobile phone
C．	Amy didn' t want the mobile phone any more after the dream
D．	Amy became better and better with the help of the mobile phone

（4）The Best title of this passage may be" 　　"．

A．	A Birthday Gift
B．	An Embarrassing Experience
C．	A Useful Mobile Phone
D．	A Terrible Dream about a Mobile Phone

Every Saturday evening， many people come to an open square in a small town in Xi' an． They want to watch Chen Kun and his friends put on a play． During the play， the audience （观众） can hear them， but they can not see them． That is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play （皮影戏）．

Shadow puppets are made of hard leather （皮革）． The leather is cut out in the shape of a person，an animal or an object． Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick． Some puppets have movable arms and legs．

During a shadow puppet play， Chen stands behind a white screen with lights behind it． The audience sit in front of the screen． Chen and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly． Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters．

Shadow puppet plays are a traditional Chinese art． Now with TV and films， shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before． To encourage more young people to learn the skills of shadow puppet plays，Chen provides training courses for students to teach them how to make shadow puppets．

Chen and his friends often work very hard for little money， but they do not mind． They want to keep this traditional art form alive．

（1）Why cannot the audience see Chen Kun and his friends during the play？　　

A．	Because there is no light in front of the screen．
B．	Because the audience sit too far to see them．
C．	Because Chen Kun and his friends are watching a play．
D．	Because Chen Kun and his friends are putting on a shadow puppet play behind the screen．

（2）According to the passage， what are shadow puppets made of ？　　

A．	Leather．
B．	Sticks．
C．	Plastic．
D．	Paper．

（3）The underlined word "it" refers to （指）　　in the passage．

A．	a white screen
B．	a light
C．	a shadow puppet
D．	Chen Kun

（4）Chen Kun and his friends put on shadow puppet plays because 　　．

A．	they want to enjoy themselves．
B．	they want to make as much money as they can
C．	they want to keep this traditional art form alive
D．	shadow puppet plays are more popular than before

When I was in the middle school， I seldom raised my hands to answer questions in class． And I found lots of my classmates were just like me． When the teacher asked a question， I always lowered my head because I was afraid that the teacher saw me．

One day， in a foreign language class， Mr． Black gave us a lesson． He wanted us to be active in class， so he asked us some questions，but no one answered．"At the beginning of the class， let me tell you a story．" He said．

"When I came to the United States to study， the university often invited famous people to make speeches． Before the beginning of every speech， I found an interesting thing． The students around me always took a cardboard folded （折叠） in half，wrote their names in bold （粗体） with the most eye﹣catching color，and then placed the cardboard on the seat．So when the speaker needed the answers from the students，he could see and call a listener' s name directly．"

"I couldn't understand that． My classmates told me the speakers were all top people who meant chances． When your answer was to their surprise， it meant they might give you more chances．In fact，I really saw a few students got great chances because of that．"

After listening to the story，I understood that the chance will not find you itself． You must show yourself all the time so that you can find a chance and then catch it．

（1）When the writer's classmates were asked questions， most of them 　　．

A．	raised their hands
B．	shook their heads
C．	closed their eyes
D．	lowered their heads

（2）Why did Mr． Black tell his students a story at the beginning of his foreign language class？　　

A．	Because he wanted the students to do homework．
B．	Because he wanted the students to take notes carefully．
C．	Because he wanted the students to be active in class．
D．	Because he wanted the students to be quiet in class．

（3）A speaker at the university got to know the students' names from 　　．

A．	the computer
B．	the cardboards on the students' seats
C．	Mr． Black
D．	the name list on the teacher' s desk

（4）What can we learn from this passage？　　

A．	Being active in class is interesting．
B．	Doing as others do is necessary．
C．	Answering questions bravely is easy．
D．	Showing yourself bravely can win chances．

HE Karin，

Thanks so much for your support this week．Things have been really difficult with all the revision and everything! Really appreciate（感激）all your help．Let's get together after the exams!

Yours，

John

Dear grandma，

Thank you very much for the bag you sent me for my birthday．It was really nice of you． I'm going on holiday next month， so I'm planning to take it while I'm away! I hope you're well．

Love，

Cindy

Dear Mr． Green，

I am writing to say thank you for letting us stay in your house in Australia last month．We were very happy with everything and we thought the house was beautiful．

We had a lovey holiday in Sydeny． We really enjoyed exploring （探索） the town and the local area．We will use the "Love A Flat "website again to find a house to live in when we plan our next holiday．

Thank you again!

Yours，

Costa

（1）Which note above is for a friend？　　

A．	John's note．
B．	Cindy's note．
C．	Costa's note．
D．	Mr．Green's note．

（2）Who has sent a bag to Cindy for her birthday？　　

A．	Her father．
B．	Her mother．
C．	Her grandma．
D．	Her grandpa．

（3）What did Costa think of Mr．Green's house？　　

A．	Bad．
B．	Large．
C．	Small．
D．	Good．

（4）Costa used the 　　to find Mr．Green 's house according to the passage．

A．	telephone
B．	email
C．	website
D．	TV

Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019？It was climate（气候） change， according to three well﹣known English dictionaries．

The Oxford， Colls and Cambridge dictionaries chose"climate emergency"， "climate strike" and"upcycling"， respectively， as their"Word of the Year"．This tells us that climate change was a widely﹣discussed issue（话题） in 2019．

"Climate emergency"means a situation in which urgent action is needed to reduce climate change．"Climates strike" refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment．"Upcycling"refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste．

Climate change has already affected the world in many ways．Take Venice， for example．Due to climate change， Venice experienced the worst flooding（洪水） it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019．Many stores，restaurants and hotels were flooded．This caused serious damage toting hundreds of millions of euros（欧元）．

A though we've known about global warming（全球变暖） for a long time， people have been slow to respond to it．The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage us to take responsibility．

"Ten years ago， when the science on the climate issue was first increasing， the influences could be seen as an issue for future generations（子孙后代）， "Katharine， a climate scientist， told The New York Times．"It's no doubt our issue now．"

However， simply realizing that climate change is a threat（威胁） is not enough．We must take real action before it is too late．

根据短文内容，用符合语义及语法规则的词填空，每空一词．

（1）The words"Climate Emergency"， "Climate Stike"and"Upcycling"talked about 　　　　，which was the hot issue in 2019．

（2）"Climate strike"means people call for more action to protect the environment 　　working or going to school．

（3）In 2019， Venice lost hundreds of millions of euros because many 　　，　　　　were flooded．

（4）What Katharine said means that 　　　　for us to think over the issue of climate change．

（5）We must do something on climate change 　　than simply think it is a threat．