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 friendsWhat 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
An exhibition（展览）about the Grand Canal（大运河）ended at the National Museum of China in Beijing on March lst.
The Grand Canal is more than 2，500 years old.It is made up of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal，the Sui and Tang Grand Canal，and the Zhedong Canal.At nearly 3，200 kilometers long，it is the world's longest man﹣made waterway.It has influenced the development of Chinese economics（经济）and culture for hundreds of years.
Before it was built，people in ancient China used horses and oxen（公牛），or simply traveled on foot，to trade goods（货物）.It was impossible to transport（运输）large﹣sized goods.After the Grand Canal connected the north and the south，business and cultural exchanges were able to develop further.
In fact，the Grand Canal played an important role in the building of the Forbidden City（紫禁城）.Materials from different parts of the country were sent to Beijing through the canal，including bricks（砖）fired in Shandong and Jiangsu and wood cut in Hunan.People even owe the beginning of Beijing duck to the canal.White lake ducks in the south were shipped to Beijing.They were then kept to make Beijing duck.People from all walks of life preferred to get together along the canal.They shared their experiences，traditions and culture with others.
（1）Paragraph 2 is written to .
| A． |
describe the exhibition |
| B． |
introduce the Grand Canal to readers |
| C． |
describe the Forbidden City |
| D． |
describe the position of the Grand Canal |
（2）Before the Grand Canal was put into use，it was impossible to between the north and the south.
| A． |
trade goods |
| B． |
travel |
| C． |
carry small goods |
| D． |
ship large﹣sized goods |
（3）The underlined word "owe" in Paragraph 4 means .
| A． |
归功于 |
| B． |
运送 |
| C． |
欠债 |
| D． |
阻碍 |
（4）From the passage，we can learn that .
| A． |
the Grand Canal is nearly 2，300 kilometers long |
| B． |
we can watch an exhibition about the Grand Canal on March 2nd |
| C． |
the bricks fired in Hunan were sent to Beijing through the canal |
| D． |
people from all walks of life preferred to get together along the canal |
（5）What's the main idea of the passage？
| A． |
The Grand Canal helps to create new jobs. |
| B． |
The Grand Canal makes western culture develop. |
| C． |
The Grand Canal influences China's development. |
| D． |
The Grand Canal helps the south of China develop faster. |
In recent years，red tourism（旅游业）has developed quickly and is expected to become more and more popular as the nation celebrates the 100th anniversary（周年纪念日）of the Communist Party of China（CPC）（中国共产党）.And people's hopes of learning and experiencing revolutionary（革命的）history and culture have become stronger.
From 2004 to 2019，national red tourism resources（资源）continued to increase and tourists visited an increasing number of revolutionary cultural relics（文物）.The number of such trips made by people increased from 140 million to 1.4 billion（十亿）over the same period and more and more people go to these red tourism areas，such as Yan'an in Shaanxi Province.
In Pingshan，Hebei Province，where Xibaipo is located（位于），people have depended on red tourism to develop farmhouses，gardens and tourist shops.This has helped to provide jobs for more than 80，000 local people.
Red tourism has not only met people's travel needs but also their strong wishes for knowledge on revolutionary traditions.This has led to the economic（经济上的）development of old revolutionary areas.As the 100th anniversary of the CPC is coming，the Ministry（部）of Culture and Tourism will further develop red tourism and provide people with better products and services based on Party history education.Protection of revolutionary relics will also become stronger.
（1）The Communist Party of China was founded（建立） .
| A． |
in 1911 |
| B． |
in 1921 |
| C． |
in 1931 |
| D． |
in 1949 |
（2）Xibaipo is located in .
| A． |
Hebei Province |
| B． |
Hubei Province |
| C． |
Henan Province |
| D． |
Shaanxi Province |
（3）Traveling to old revolutionary areas has led to the of these areas.
| A． |
development of science |
| B． |
development of art |
| C． |
environmental protection |
| D． |
economic development |
（4）As the 100th anniversary of the CPC is coming，better products and services based
on will be provided.
| A． |
ancient history |
| B． |
modern art |
| C． |
cultural relics |
| D． |
Party history education |
（5）The best title of the passage can be " ."
| A． |
Tourist Shops |
| B． |
Farmhouses |
| C． |
Red Tourism |
| D． |
Beautiful Gardens |
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SUNSHINE SCHOOL TENNIS LESSONS Term4-Grade 1﹣6 All the tennis lessons will start from October 10th. The cost is ＄136.00 for 8 lessons.Classes missed because of rain will be made up（补上）.All the cost must be paid at the first lesson. ★TENNIS MEETING A meeting will be held at lunchtime，Tuesday October 9th，the day before the course begins，on the school tennis courts（网球场）to let you know the lesson time.Please ask your child to be there. ★FREE TENNIS RACQUET（球拍） All new students will receive a free tennis racquet when joining for the first time. ★NOTICE The cost can be paid in cash（现金）or by card. Let us know the time your child cannot take the lessons.And it's impossible for us to give lessons at your requested time. |
（1）The lessons will start .
| A． |
on Monday |
| B． |
on Tuesday |
| C． |
on Wednesday |
| D． |
on Friday |
（2）What do we know about the cost？
| A． |
It must be paid by WeChat. |
| B． |
It must be paid at the first lesson. |
| C． |
It cannot be paid by card. |
| D． |
It must be paid before the first lesson. |
（3）From the tennis meeting，we can know .
| A． |
when the lesson time is |
| B． |
that it will be held at the first lesson |
| C． |
that it will be held in the classroom |
| D． |
that the lessons can be given at any time |
（4） can get a free racquet.
| A． |
Students having paid the cost |
| B． |
Students paying the cost in cash |
| C． |
Students joining for the first time |
| D． |
Students having taken the lessons before |
（5）The text is written for .
| A． |
parents |
| B． |
teachers |
| C． |
students |
| D． |
coaches |
The Value of Negative Results
We all avoid failure（失败），and most of us fear it.However，without failure，progress would be impossible.What does success usually come after？Failure.It seems that one cannot exist（存在）without the other.
Accepting failure is not easy for many，though we are often unwilling accept failure because our professional fame depends on success.（1） In the past ten years，for example，some scientific magazines have published reports of failed tests.It is believed that scientists can learn more "negative（负面的）"results and that this can finally lead to positive results.
（2） The ABN AMRO bank started an Institute （机构）of Brilliant Failures to learn more about what works and what doesn't in banking.Eli Lilly and Company had failure parties to study the drugs（药物）that don't work.
In fact，one of the business world's most famous failures became one of its biggest successes，in part because the product's makers learned from their mistakes.（3） The product，though unique（独特的）at the time，was expensive and heavy；besides，some of its most important features（特点）didn't work properly.As a result，Apple's CEO，Steve Jobs，believed in the product and he began to find out ways of improving it.In time，this led to the production of the iPhone and the iPad，two of the company's most successful products.
（4） Not only should we try to learn from it if we want to succeed，we must also be persistent（执着的）.Though Apple stopped selling the Newton in 1998，the first iPhone wasn't available until 2007.It took a lot of research and hard work to go from the Apple Newton to iPhone but in the end，the effort became successful.
All in all，there is a lot we can learn by studying mistakes.Perhaps the most important lesson is that failure and success are two sides of the same coin. （5）
A.One truly cannot exist without the other.
B.We are brave enough to face difficulties.
C.In the early 1990s，Apple created a phone called the Apple Newton.
D.The business world already understands the value of negative results.
E.The Apple Newton has won popularity with people all over the world.
F.However，things are slowly changing，especially in business and science.
G.The story of the Apple Newton can teach us an important lesson about failure.
Many scientist once believed that physical similarities between identical twins are genetic（基因的），while their personalities，intelligence and other differences between them are an effect of their environment.Now scientists are discovering that the boundaries（界限）between genes and environment are not so clear.
Twins Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were adopted（领养）as babies and raised by different couples.When the Jims finally met at age 39，they discovered they had plenty in common.Both were six feet tall，180 pounds.They had the same smile and the same voice.When scientist Thomas Bouchard Jr.invited the Jim twins to his lab，people there found it very hard to tell them apart.
But the similarities didn't stop at the physical.They'd both had dogs named Toy.They had both married women named Linda and then their marriage broke up.They'd both been policemen，enjoyed music，and left love notes around the house for their wives.They had so much in common，it seemed unlikely these were just coincidences （巧合）.
The Jim twins were just one of 137 sets of separated twins.Bouchard tested.When they compared the twins' IQ scores，Bouchard and his team reached a surprising conclusion（结论）.They concluded that intelligence was mostly connected to genes rather than to training or education.It seemed the differences in family and environment had little effect.
However，genes can't control everything，argues geneticist Danielle Reed，who also studies twins.Reed's research shows that though nothing can truly change our DNA，environmental differences that a child experiences before birth and in their first year can sometimes affect the way the DNA behaves，making even identical twins into very different people. "What I like to say is that Mother Nature writes some things in pencil and some things in pen， "She explains. "Things written in pen you can't change.That's DNA.But things written in pencil you can. "
（1）How many physical similarities between the Jim twins are mentioned？
| A． |
2. |
| B． |
3. |
| C． |
4. |
| D． |
5. |
（2）What did Bouchard's study find about the twins？
| A． |
Each seemed to be as tall as their twin. |
| B． |
Each had the same hobby as their twin. |
| C． |
Each had almost the same ability as their twin. |
| D． |
Each had about the same IQ level as their twin. |
（3）What is Reed's opinion about genes and environment？
| A． |
Only DNA has an effect on our development. |
| B． |
Environment could possibly change some things about us. |
| C． |
There are no boundaries between genes and environment. |
| D． |
Environmental differences can sometimes change our DNA． |
（4）What is the passage mainly about？
| A． |
The way the DNA behaves. |
| B． |
The similarities between the Jim twins. |
| C． |
The connection between intelligence and families. |
| D． |
The effects of genes on personality and intelligence. |
