Imagine that your hairstyle is important for your future. For teenage boys in Papua New Guinea this is true! The Hulie people believe that beautiful hair shows a man is healthy and strong.. They respect men who wear wigs, so teenage Hulie boys have to grow great hair. With this hair, they make a wig that they can wear every day.
The Hulie live deep in the rain forest of Papua New Guinea. Before the 1930s, people from the outside world didn't even know about them. Today, there are about 70000 Hulie people, Most still follow their traditional way of life. The Hulie live in small villages, but families. do not live together. Women and small children live in one house and. men live together in another house. When boys are eight years old, they have to leave their mothers to live with their fathers.
Some Hulie children go to school to study reading and math. But after middle school. While teenage girls babysit their younger brothers and sisters, most teenage boys,to wig school. At wig school, they learn how to grow their hair and how to make wigs. The rules are pretty serious
1 .They cannot run, because their hair can be damaged.
2. They have to stay away from fire.
3. They have to put water on their hair 12 times a day to make it Grow faster.
When a Hulie teen wears his wig for the first time, he shows he is a man now, he can get married. To prepare, boys grow their hair for 18 months or longer. Then they cut it and use their own hair to make a mushroom-shaped wig. Later they grow their hair again for special wigs. These special wigs are for celebrations and festivals. Hulie men wear their mushroom-shaped wigs every day, but they like to be fashionable, too. To add style, they decorate their wigs with flowers and feathers.The article is mainly about________
A. teenage Hulie girls
B. teenage Hulie boys
C. Hulie men and women People didn't know the Hulie people until the 1930s because______
A.they lived in small villages
B. there are only 2700Huli people
C. they were hidden in the rain forest The underlined phrase "people from the outside world" means______
A. people who don't live in the rain forest
B. people who follow their old traditions
C. people who do things outside of the forestAccording to the article we can refer that Huli_________
A. teenage boys live with the mothers
B. teenage girls live with their fathers
C. husbands and wives do not live togetherHulie boys do not decorate their wigs with_______
A. flowers B. mushrooms C. feathers
Recently,teenagers face many kinds of problems.Like many of them.I was once troubled with worries and dissatisfaction.Few people could understand my feelings.(1)
"The problem with your generation is that you always expect to be happy," my mother once said.(2) Shouldn't we try hard to achieve it?
But now I have noticed a change in my thinking.I gradually realize what my mother said was correct.Over these years,many studies have shown that we are crazy about happiness and high personal confidence(3) In fact,we may often be happier when we stop focusing on happiness.
We should also reset our expectations of the future.Don't expect miracles(奇迹),and accept that no matter how hard we try,feelings of failure and unhappiness will appear from time to time.When we feel sad,it's often because we have learned something painful but important.(4) At the same time,we should learn how to deal with them better than trying to make them disappear.
(5) As my mother tried to teach me all those years ago, "Prepare for the worst,hope for the best,and be unsurprised by everything in between."
A.Neither could my parents.
B.We should keep the stress off ourselves.
C.Surely happiness was the purpose of living.
D.That may make us less satisfied with our lives.
E.Happiness arrives when we are least expecting it.
F.So it's necessary for us to accept sad feelings as part of life.
When looking at a pair of old chopsticks,most people would see nothing but waste.But Felix Bock would see boxes,tables,shelves and so on.
In 2016,Felix Bock,a doctoral student at the University of British Columbia,Canada,found out people threw away about 100,000 pairs of chopsticks every day in Vancouver alone.He felt the need to do something.So he started the company ChopValue in the same year.The company collected used chopsticks from restaurants,schools and shopping centers in Canada and the US and turned them into furniture and other artworks.Now in its fifth year,with the rapid growth of the company,Bock employs 40 people,and using his special methods of steam and press machines,he has recycled 32 million pairs of chopsticks.
Bock takes pride in his work.And he hopes the idea behind ChopValue will help people rethink what they see as waste. "I believe every small action can help," he said. "And I am happy that my business provides a new way for people." Hundreds of restaurants across North America pay a small sum of money to Bock for the recycling of their used chopsticks.Bock doesn't stop there.Now he is busy taking his business to more countries and has set up factories for recycling local wood like chopsticks in 10 countries.
(1)When did Felix Bock start his company?
A.In 2016.
B.In 2017.
C.In 2021.
(2)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The company collected old chopsticks to make new machines.
B.People threw away about 100,000 pairs of chopsticks in England.
C.The company turned used chopsticks into furniture and other artworks.
(3)What does the underlined word "employs" mean in Chinese?
A.指责.
B.雇用.
C.奖励.
(4)Why do many restaurants in North America pay money to Bock?
A.Because they expect Bock to continue his business.
B.Because they hope to build some factories with Bock.
C.Because they want Bock to help recycle their used chopsticks.
(5)What's the passage mainly about?
A.The new way to rethink waste.
B.The plan for recycling local wood.
C.The advice about setting up a company.
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中,选择一个最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
What makes a good reader?You can find the answer in Readers Club.Today,we have some books for you.Come and join the fun!
The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1953.A year later,Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature.The Old Man and the Sea is generally considered by many to be his greatest achievement.The leading character in this book is a person who can face difficulties and never give up.
Hardback ¥21.70 Paperback ¥16.00
Heart,written by Edmondo De Amicis from Italy,is a diary of an Italian boy Eric.In his diary,he writes about the greatest love in the world:love for the nation,for the society,and also teachers' love,classmates' love,parents' love,children's love.
Hardback ¥27.20 Paperback ¥16.40
Peter Pan,created by Scottish novelist and playwright J.M.Barrie.Peter Pan is a young boy who can fly and never grows up.He spends his never﹣ending childhood having adventures(冒险) on the mythical island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys,playing happily with children both inside and outside Neverland.
Hardback ¥22.70 Paperback ¥14.60
Celebrity Biography,also known as "Three Giants",written by Romain Rolland,about three great men in different fields:Beethoven,Michelangelo and Leo Tolstoy.They all suffered(遭受) a lot in body and spirit,but never lost confidence.
Hardback ¥26.20 Paperback ¥15.80
Club members will get a discount(折扣) of 10% for hardback books and 20% for paperback books.If you buy any of the two hardback books,e﹣books will be free for you.
(1)Who won the Nobel Prize for literature?
A.Hemingway.
B.Leo Tolstoy.
C.Edmondo De Amicis.
(2)Which word can be used to describe the topic of the book Heart?
A.Love.
B.Success.
C.Adventure.
(3)What is the book Peter Pan about?
A.A boy who likes keeping diaries.
B.A boy who always misses his family.
C.A boy who enjoys his never﹣ending childhood.
(4)What can we learn from the books The Old Man and the Sea and Celebrity Biography?
A.The value of the friendship.
B.The spirit of never giving up.
C.The advantage of the teamwork.
(5)As a club member,which books can you buy with 40 yuan to get free e﹣books?
A.Two hardback books Heart and Celebrity Biography.
B.A hardback book Heart and a paperback book Peter Pan.
C.Two hardback books The Old Man and the Sea and Peter Pan.
When you have a cold,your friends can't visit you because they don't want to get a cold.When you are part of a family,if one of you gets a cold,often all of you get it.
(1) .Below are four ways to help stop a cold spreading and to feel better again.
●Wash your hands.
Washing your hands is the most important way to stop the spread of colds.Cold germs (病菌) are spread by touch.The germs get onto your hands and from there into your eyes,nose and mouth.Wash your hands carefully using soap and hot water.(2) ,they will be much less likely to get the cold.
●Cover your nose and mouth.
There is a saying that "coughs and sneezes spread illness". (3) when coughing and your nose if sneezing.That way,the cold germs won't get onto your hands and spread to things you touch such as doorknobs,tap handles or cups and plates.
●(4) .
Cold germs are spread very easily.You can use a disinfectant (消毒的) cleaner to clean doorknobs,taps,toilet handles.Be sure to use only your own towel,toothbrush and cup.
●Take care of yourself.
(5) .Eat healthy simple foods such as soup or rice.Get enough rest and sleep.Stay in bed,read a book.Do your schoolwork and practice your English!
Remember that a common cold only lasts a few days.You will feel better soon.
A.Some cold medicines can help stop aches and fever
B.Cold germs can be spread by coughing and sneezing
C.If all the members of your family wash their hands too
D.Always use a piece of soft paper to cover your mouth
E.When you wash your hands every half an hour
F.Clean your house
G.There is no good method of treating the common cold
Since NASA's Viking Task tested Martian soil back in the 1970s,we've known that Mars (火星) is covered with a desert—harmful to life as we know it.But since tasks to Mars paid attention to what lies under the desert,a different picture has started to appear.
This discovery of water under the Mars' South Pole is the result of radar echoes (雷达回波) that were picked up by an instrument on a spaceship that's been moving around Mars for 15 years.To stay liquid (液体) under the long﹣frozen desert of Mars,the researchers say this lake must have a lot of salts mixed in it.
It is very cold and saltiness would make it a very hard environment for any living thing.But the lead researcher,Professor Roberto Orosei from the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics,said it was not impossible for things to live there.
To search for life in this newly discovered lake,scientists will need to send a robot that's able to make a hole through the mile of ice covering it.But at least the teams looking for life on Mars will now know where to start their search.
正确的写"T",错误的写"F"。
(1)NASA's Viking Task found water in the 1970s.
(2)The researchers believe there must be lots of salts in the underground lake.
(3)It's possible that there are living things in the newly discovered lake.
(4)In order to find where water is,scientists must use a robot to make a hole through the mile of ice.