A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to give up.She felt tired of fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came over.
Her father,a cook,took her into the kitchen.He poured water into three pans and boiled(煮沸) them.After boiling,in the first pan was put some carrots,the second was put some eggs and the last was put with coffee.
The girl waited impatiently (不耐烦的),confused by what her father did.About 20 minutes later,her father took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took the eggs and put them in a bowl.After that the coffee was poured into a cup.“My sweet heart,what do you see?” he asked.
“Carrots,eggs and coffee,” she replied.
Her father told her to close her eyes and asked her to touch the carrots.She did so and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and break them.After peeling (剥开) them,she got the eggs,cooked and hard.The last,the father let her smell the coffee. She asked,“What did you do this for,Father?” He explained that each had the same unlucky experience—the boiling water,but each had a different result. The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak.The fragile eggs became hard after being cooked. The coffee was very special,they could change water.“Who are you?” asked her father.“When bad luck knocks at your door,what is your decision? Are you carrots,eggs or coffee?”The girl’s father took her to the kitchen to .
A.ask her how to boil eggs | B.show her how to make coffee |
C.teach her how to be a cook | D.tell her how to face difficulties |
After about twenty minutes,the carrots became .
A.soft | B.hard | C.salty | D.sweet |
What can we learn from the passage?
A.The girl’s father liked to eat some kinds of food. |
B.Bad luck always knocks at strong people’s doors. |
C.Boiled carrots, eggs and coffee had the same result. |
D.People should make right decisions when in trouble. |
Having a few days off always sounds so great. Everyone needs a vacation. And so does US President. US President Barack Obama (1)去度假with his family in winter in 2011. Where did they go and did the first family (2)玩得快乐? Now, Obama is trying to share his experience (经历) with us. Let’s listen to him.“We travelled to Honolulu, Hawaii, in December 2011 for Christmas. Of course we went there by air. We spent 17 days there. Hawaii is my hometown. We had a wonderful time there. This was one of the sweetest vacations in my life. My wife Michelle and I visited US Marines (海军) and their families in Hawaii on Christmas Day. I even held the eight-month-old baby of a captain in my arms. I also spent part of Christmas Eve playing golf with my old friends from Hawaii and some White House staff. I went to Hanauma Bay Nature Park with my two daughters. That’s our favourite place. We dived there, and set four sea turtles free. We all had a good time. And both my daughters said that they wanted to go there for a second time later.”
Answer the questions according to the passage.将文章中汉语划线部分译成英语(每个短语不多于三个词)
(1) _________________ (2) _________________________将划线句子译成汉语。. _____________________________________________
根据文章内容回答问题。
How did Obama and his family go to Honolulu?
________________________________________列举奥巴马在度假期间的重要活动(两项即可,每空不多于6个词)
(1) _____________________________________
(2) _____________________________________根据短文完成下面的句子。
Hanauma Bay Nature Park is so attractive(吸引人的) that Obama’s daughters wanted to go there ________________________ later.
Do you know the game "Rock, paper or scissors"? Maybe you think it's just a simple game for children. But in fact, some adults use it to make decisions and solve their problems. It is also popular in many countries.
There are different stories about the history of the game. But many people believe the game came from Japan, and Japanese have played it for a long time. Later it came to Europe in the middle of the 18th century. In 1842, England founded the Paper Scissors Stone Club and from then on people could get together to play the game for honor (荣誉).
There is even an international club named the World Rock Paper Scissors Club in Toronto. The club makes "Rock, paper or scissors" more and more popular. It holds the world championship (锦标赛) every year. Top players from around the world take part in it and the champion (冠军) can get a lot of money and the honor of all the fans of "Rock, paper or scissors".Who use the game to make decisions and solve problems according to this passage?
A.Children. | B.Some adults. |
C.Students. | D.The old. |
Where do many people think this game came from?
A. Europe. B. China.
C. Japan. D. The USA. From when could people get together to play this game for honor?
A.1842. | B.1841. |
C.1845. | D.1846. |
How often does the World Rock Paper Scissors Club hold the world championship?
A.Once a year. | B.Once two years. |
C.Once three years. | D.Once four years. |
What will the champion of this game get?
A.A lot of money. | B.The leader of this club. |
C.Honor. | D.A and C |
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o'clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time. “Have a look at your watch, please,” said the girl. “What time is it now?” “Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,” said Jack. “Where's yours?” “I left it at home.”Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!” The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, “It's twelve o'clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?”Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.
A.sixteen | B.eighteen |
C.twenty | D.fifteen |
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.
A.he's her grandson | B.he's clever |
C.he can keep quiet | D.he gets home on time |
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack's ________.
A.classmate | B.colleague (同事) |
C.aunt | D.wife |
The word “stamp” in the story means ______ in Chinese.
A.盖印 | B.跺 | C.贴邮票 | D.承认 |
Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.
A.to wake his grandma up |
B.to make his grandma angry |
C.that his grandma was going to tell him the time |
D.that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
Festivals |
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Symbol |
Name |
Date |
Country |
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Spring Festival |
January or February |
China |
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Mother’s Day |
The second Sunday in May |
the USA |
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Boys’ Day |
May 5th |
Japan |
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Christmas Day |
December 25th |
Western countries |
Mother’s Day often comes on______.
A.the second Saturday in January |
B.the third Saturday in December |
C.the second Sunday in May |
D.the fifth Sunday in May |
Of all the festivals in the form(表格),______ comes last in a year.
A.Christmas Day | B.Boys’ Day |
C.Mother’s Day | D.Spring Festival |
The symbol of Spring Festival is______.
A.flowers | B.fish |
C.trees | D.dumplings |
Americans may celebrate______ festival(s) in the form.
A.1 | B.2 | C.3 | D.4 |
The festival for boys is only celebrated in _______.
A.China | B.the USA |
C.Japan | D.Canada |
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(融化) 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.
Judge the following statements True (T) or False (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.