ThreeThingstoDoBeforeYouAre18A-优题课

Three Things to Do Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
The most important reason for learning to swim is that _________.
A. it can save your life
B. it can make you healthy
C. you might easily do lots of things
“A good social life” in the passage means____________.
A. you’ll study in groups
B. you’ll go to parties and make many friends
C. you’ll take part in many matches
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to___________ .
A. collect something
B. do some water sports
C. send emails to your friends
What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A. stamps       B. cinema tickets       C. snowballs
The passage is mainly about ____________ before you are 18.
A. good habits to keep       B. skills to have      C. things to do

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We all have those moments when bright ideas hit us, but not everyone can develop such moments into the fruits of creative thinking. While we believe creative thinking is the falling apple of Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientists, we seldom notice that creative thinking is in fact a process (过程).

Let’s look at what happened in 1666.

Sitting in the garden, Newton watched an apple fall from a tree. He began to wonder if the same force that pulled the apple down also kept the moon circling the earth. Newton believed it did. He called it “gravity (重力)”.

This story has become one of the most popular examples of “eureka” moments. But when we cheer for the great discovery, the whole process of creative thinking shouldn’t be forgotten.

Newton studied mathematics for long to have a better understanding of the world. He always enjoyed finding new ways to solve problems. The falling apple was only the fruit of years of hard work before. It also started the train of thought that continued for the next twenty years.

Newton began to examine “gravity” carefully. He experimented (实验). Then he studied the results and used what he had learned to do new experiments. In 1687, the greatest scientific work ever written came out.

The whole process of creative thinking works the same in our life.

In school, we prepare ourselves for the right moment. Once the moment comes, we catch it and then keep on working in the years to come. It takes much to get the fruits of creative thinking, but the sweetest fruits will be ready for those who wait the longest.

(1). You may read the passage in a ________.

notice

picture

magazine

dictionary

(2). The underlined word “eureka” in Paragraph (段落) 4 probably means “________”.

I’ve got it

I give up

I’ve no idea

I believe it

(3). The writer mainly develops his idea by ________.

A．	raising questions	B．	giving examples
C．	listing numbers	D．	explaining differences

(4). The creative thinking process for Newton follows the order of ________.

a. He caught the right moment. b. He did experiments over and over.

c. He saw an apple fall from a tree. d. He studied mathematics for long.

a-c-d-b

b-a-c-d

a-b-c-d

d-c-a-b

When Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike tiger out of sugar in just minutes, kids look at him in surprise thinking he is a magician.

Xiong has been blowing sugar figurines (吹糖人) for over twenty years. Blowing sugar figurines is a Chinese traditional folk (民间) art with a history of over 600 years and has been listed as a state-level intangible cultural heritage.

Every morning, Xiong prepares the sugar and drives to different markets in Nanchang to start his magic show.

He heats (加热) the sugar, pulls off a little to make a ball and blows it into different shapes — a rabbit, a monkey, and even Bing Dwen Dwen, the mascot of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

People, especially little kids, are interested in his skills. ________, he also stops by colleges.

Many college students have been drawn to the art, waiting in line for hands-on experience. Among them, Simon, a foreign student, couldn’t help having a try. Though it looked easy, he found it difficult to make it. Thanks to Xiong’s help. Simon finally saw a horse slowly taking shape.

Simon was deeply moved after learning about the art. “I just can’t believe the traditional folk art can be kept so well here. I love it. Chinese culture should be spread around the world,” he said.

This art has been passed down for four generations (代) in Xiong’s family. His 6-year-old son often blows sugar balloons, just like what he used to do as a child.

“We will pass on the intangible heritage,” said Xiong.

(1). From the passage we can learn that Xiong Chuanfa is ________.

26 years old

34 years old

a bus driver

a foreign magician

(2). Which of the following can be put in the ________?

A．	To draw young people closer to the art	B．	To help young people learn drawing skills
C．	To teach little kids the skills of drawing	D．	To make little kids more interested in the art

(3). According to the passage, we can infer (推断) that Simon will most probably ________.

A．	stay in China to blow sugar horses	B．	offer Xiong a helping hand in class
C．	learn more about Chinese culture	D．	blosy perfect sugar figurines next time

(4). Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．	Xiong and His Folk Art of Sweet Blows	B．	A Magic Folk Art and Chinese Culture
C．	Xiong’s Family and Sugar Figurine Skills	D．	A Guide and the Intangible Heritages

“Lots of restaurants say they’re the best. To be honest, we are not and we’ve never said we are. We just try to be a little bit better every day,” said Mr. Yang, who runs a restaurant named Grandpa Yang in Chongqing.

Yang started the restaurant in 2011. He was unhappy when quite a lot of food was left uneaten. “If customers know more about the food before they order, they will know what to pick,” he thought. So he decided to write something about each dish on his menu online.

Now there is something about the food. “Compared with our General Tao Chicken; this one is not THAT good,” says the introduction of Orange Beef. Another introduction warns. “Don’t let the name fool you. This one is NOT a real Sichuan dish.”

“People often search online to find the right restaurant. I don’t want them to say, ‘Oh, it’s one of the best in the area, and it must be very good,’ but then they come here only to find it’s not so good,” Yang said, “Customers should read more about the food before they order, not only my introductions, but also other customers’ opinions.”

Thanks to his honesty, the restaurant is having a moment under the sun. “It’s been a very exciting and busy time,” said Yang, “and I love it.”

(1). The restaurant Grandpa Yang was started ________.

in 2001

in 2011

in 2012

in 2021

(2). Mr. Yang was unhappy when ________.

A．	the food was almost sold out	B．	customers knew a lot about the food
C．	customers found the food unhealthy	D．	quite a lot of food was left uneaten

(3). Mr. Yang thinks that ________.

A．	his restaurant is the best	B．	people shouldn’t search online
C．	General Tao Chicken is good	D．	customers shouldn’t say anything

(4). According to the passage, the restaurant becomes successful mainly because ________.

A．	it offers good service	B．	Mr. Yang is honest
C．	it offers a good price	D．	Mr. Yang is foolish

Welcome to our school farm! I’m Potato.

Dry me in the sun for 2 hours.

Plant me about 20cm deep in the ground. Use the soil in No. 6 box.

The best temperature is between 15℃ and 20℃.

After 2 or 3 weeks. A potato plant will rise out of the ground.

The potato plant will flower.

When the flowers die, carefully dig up the potato plant. Then you’ll have your own potatoes.

(1). Dry me in the sun for ________.

2 hours

20 hours

8 days

15 days

(2). Plant me ________.

on the leaves

on the moon

in the hat

in the ground

(3). Carefully dig up the potato plant when ________.

A．	the soil is wet	B．	the temperature is 15℃
C．	the flowers die	D．	you see the school farm

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Making your school a better place will make everyone around you happier and will get you more exited to go every day. Besides, a better place will also make you more productive. The following are some of the ways to make your school a better place.

♦ (1) Do not stay silent when you see another student getting hurt by others. Speak up confidently and tell them to stop. This will help create a better atmosphere (气氛) at school.

♦Try to deal with arguments between other kids. When you see other students in an argument, you can help deal with the problem. (2) After all, many arguments in school are just misunderstandings between two people.

♦ (3) If you know that other students have difficulty learning a subject that you’re good at, you can help them by teaching them in that subject. Helping other students to improve their grades will help create a positive atmosphere in school.

♦Make friends with lonely students. If you notice a student who doesn’t have many friends or sits alone at lunch, make it a point to become their friend. (4) So why not encourage other people to become friends with them?

A. Encourage your classmates to talk to each other.

B. Friendship will make them less lonely.

C. Teach other students if you can.

D. You may get into trouble.

E. Stand up bravely.

(1). ________

(2). ________

(3). ________

(4). ________

(5). What else would you like to do to make your school better? (回答不少于5个单词)

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