Having Fun “Growing” and “Stealing”
Recently, an Internet game has become a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can “farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow”, “sell” or even “steal” “vegetables”, “flowers” and “fruits” on the internet.
They can earn some e-money and buy more “seeds”, “pets” and even “houses”.
Joyce interviewed some young people. Here are their opinions.
Harold:I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the childish game, maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world.
Allan:I enjoy putting some “bugs” (臭虫) in my friends’ gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura:You know, people in the city wish for the life in the countryside. It relaxes my work pressure; besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a “thief”.
Ivy: Well. It’s just a waste of time. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can not concentrate on their study. According to the passage, people can’t ______ things in this game.
A.grow B. borrow C. steal Among the people Joyce interviewed, ______ likes the game while ______ dislikes the game.
A. Laura, Allan B. Allan,Harold C. Ivy, Harold From Laura’s words, we can infer (推理) that she’s most probably ______.
A. a student B. an office worker C. a thiefYou can find the passage ______.
A. in a science magazine B.in an advertisement C.in a newspaper Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. People in the city want to enjoy the country life.
B. People can earn some money and buy more seeds.
C. People are confident enough to face the real world.
February 29th comes up on the calendar only every four years.A year with a February 29th might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week.But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29th.You have to wait three years in between birthdays!
American English has an expression for the unusual situation. February 29th is called a leap day. And the year with a February 29th in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.
As a verb,the word "leap" means to jump, or to move quickly."Leap" can also be a noun,meaning a jump, or a sudden move.
In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017,the last day of the year, December 31st , fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31st will fall on a Thursday. It jumps right over Wednesday.
The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the earth's orbit(轨道)around the sun exactly. Each year, we have a little time left over. So every four years,we put all that time together into an extra(额外的) day.
Some people choose to marry on February 29th because it is an unusual date.But some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it. Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days were unlucky.To be honest, these have no scientific basis(依据).
(1)A 20﹣year﹣old person has birthdays if he/she was born on a February 29th.
A.20
B.15
C.10
D.5
(2)A leap year means on more is added in the calendar of the year.
A. month
B. year
C.day
D. week
(3)The last day of 2021 will fall on according to this article.
A. Saturday
B. Friday
C. Sunday
D. Monday
(4)Some people choose to marry on February 29th because .
A. it's quite a special date
B. it's quite an unlucky day
C. it can save more money
D. it's a traditional custom
(5)Which of the following sentences is not true according to this article?
A. Scientists tell couples not to marry on a leap day.
B. The leap year or leap day comes once every four years.
C. Some ancient peoples believed that leap days were unlucky.
D. We have a little time left each year before a leap year comes.
My husband Shane and I were hanging out on the street one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone.
He walked over to a young girl who was crying. As he talked to her, I could see from his body language that he was trying to calm(使平静) her down. When I joined them, I realized that she had been homeless for some time. She told Shane that all she wanted was to go to her sister's house in another city.
Some people would have handed her some money, wished her lunch or maybe allowed her to make a call. Shane did much more. He said,"Kelly, I can't leave her here like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to help them but to believe they 're telling the truth."
It was a bit cold, so we had an idea to take her home. When I asked her if she'd like to go home with us, she thanked me about a million times with tears in her eyes.
We went home and I gave her some clean clothes to wear and told her she could use the shower. We ate something. Finally, she told us her story.
In the morning, she was finally able to get a hold of her sister, so she had a place to go.Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket.
Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust, listen to and understand them.
(1)Kelly knew Shane was making the girl be quiet because she .
A. heard what they said
B. saw his body language
C. asked Shane what he said
D. was doing the same thing
(2)Shane wanted to when he knew her trouble on the street.
A. give the girl some money
B. let the girl use his phone
C. have a lunch with the girl
D. take the girl to their home
(3)Choose the true sentence according to the fourth paragraph.
A. The girl was so hungry that she began to cry.
B. The girl didn't believe in Shane and Kelly at all.
C. The girl agreed to go with Shane and Kelly soon.
D. Kelly felt unhappy when she heard what Shane said.
(4)The phrase "get a hold of" in the sixth paragraph means" "in Chinese.
A.联系
B.抓住
C.看到
D.控制
(5)From this article we know .
A. Shane drove the girl to her sister's home
B. Shane and Kelly met the girl's sister at last
C. the girl's sister and Shane lived in the same city
D. the girl went to the city her sister lived in by bus
Boys and girls,
This term is over, here are some words for you.Please take your note home and let your parents know how great you are. Remember to bring it back with your parents' words next term.
Wang Hai: You are a clever boy. You won the math competition this term in our school.Next term,please pay attention to your weight and keep doing sports to keep fit.
Han Yan: I believe you are the most popular girl in our class, you are so outgoing that everyone wants to be your friend. Do better in your English, then you'll be much better.
Hu Fang: Your voice is so beautiful, we all like to listen to your singing. Don't be shy, try to sing in front of us. Also, work hard on your math, maybe Wang Hai can help you.
Sun Hua: P.E. is your favorite, you''re always a star at the sports meet,but I think Chinese is also important. The more you read, the more you will learn.
(1) won the math competition this term at school.
A. Sun Hua
B. Han Yan
C. Hu Fang
D. Wang Hai
(2)Han Yan is weak in .
A. Chinese
B. math
C. English
D. physics
(3)Hu Fang feels a little to sing in front of her classmates.
A. outgoing
B. shy
C. popular
D. weak
(4)Sun Hua can to improve his Chinese.
A. do more reading
B. do more homework
C. do more writing
D. do more sports
(5)Who do you think wrote these notes?
A. The parent.
B. The teacher.
C. The doctor.
D. The police.
Many people have their dreams at home and abroad. During China's Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wan Hu whose dream in life was "flying to the moon". One day, he tied ①/hɪm'self/_____ to a chair with self﹣made "rockets" and held a big kite in his hands. He lit the "rockets" and disappeared into the sky. Unfortunately, he died when the "rockets" exploded(爆炸).
Hundreds of years later, in 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped down from Apollo II and walked on the moon.He was the first man to set foot on the moon.It was a great dream. ②_____. To remember Wan, there is a crater(环形山)on the far side of the moon which is named after him.
There are many people like Wan in the world. ③他们从未停止实现他们的梦想.American civil rights(民权)leader Martin Luther King once said, "I have a dream". His dream helped American people of all races(种族)get the same rights. Though others laughed at him, Henry Ford had a dream of cars covering the roads ④/ɪn'sted/____ of horses and carts(马车).Seeing hungry people, Yuan Longping invented the hybrid rice for his dream of "feeding everybody in China".
Dreams are important because they give us directions for our lives. With dreams, we set goals and make plans to change our present situations. ⑤So we can always change the world for the better. Let's work harder for our dreams.
(1)填写单词:根据文中①、④两处音标填写单词.
①/hɪmˈself/ ④/ɪnˈsted/
(2)将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语:
(3)将文中⑤处划线句子翻译成汉语:
(4)补全短文:从下面四个选项中,选出能放入文中②处划线部分的最佳选项.
A. It was also Henry Ford's dream
B. It was also Wan Hu's dream
C. It was also Yuan Longping s dream
D. It was also Martin Luther King's dream
(5)Why are dreams important according to the passage?
In your spare time, do you help your parents with chores(杂活)around the house? Can you cook for your family?
In order to stress(强调)the importance of hard﹣working spirit education(劳动教育)among students of different ages,the Communist Party of China Central Committee(中共中央)recently released(发布)a guideline(指导纲要).
The guideline calls for students to respect labor work. Students should learn basic life skills and form good working habits through such education.
The government has been trying to stress the importance of hard﹣working spirit education. But this has been overlooked(忽视)in recent years. Many teenagers do not value the importance of working hard and aren't interested in doing so.
According to a study of nearly 3,000 students that was done by Ningbo Evening News in March, only 22% of students help with everyday chores around the house.
Schools and families play an important role in teaching students about the value of working hard, the guideline says.
Primary and middle schools should provide students with hard﹣working spirit classes every week, according to the guideline. Schools can also hold activities to give students real﹣world work experience. For example, schools can teach children how to plant trees on Tree﹣Planting Day.
As children's first teachers,parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.Students should master one or two life skills every year. These skills can include cooking, washing their own clothes and tidying their rooms.
(1)The guideline was released recently in order to .
A. stress the importance of hard﹣working spirit education
B. ask students to work hard at English and any other subjects
C. teach students how to help their parents do chores at home
D. help students of different ages solve life problems
(2)The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 4 refers to .
A. the government
B. hard﹣working spirit education
C. basic life skills
D. the recently released guideline
(3)According to the guideline, schools can .
A. give homework to parents
B. give the guideline to every student
C. teach students how to cook in the school
D. provide chances of real﹣world work for students
(4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. About two thirds of students help with housework at home.
B. Students should master at least three life skills every year.
C. Schools should provide students with hard﹣working spirit classes every day.
D. Parents should also encourage children to learn how to do chores at home.
(5)What is the best title of the passage?
A. Spirit of Hard﹣working Education
B. How to Value the Experience
C. The Importance of All Subjects
D. How to Do Everyday Chores