The day after Thanksgiving has become America’s wildest shopping day. Closed all day on , shops all across the country open early on Friday. Some open at 12:01 Friday morning, while others open at 4 a.m. Some lazy ones , like Target this year ,don’t open their doors on Friday 6 a.m. From Friday to the day before Christmas, this is the season when businesses make 25% of their whole year’s revenue (收入). This season puts many businesses “in the black”—that is, into profitability(盈利)—for the year.
Reporters from local TV stations people who camp out in front of shops before the doors open on Friday. These people patiently wait in line to get products that are discounted 50 percent or more. “Oh, we have fun”, said one camper.” We bring games to play, we watch TV and we meet interesting people .And, most of all, we save big dollars! ” Each store has plenty of goods reduce from 10% to 50%.
Not all Americans like this crazy shopping. Reverend William Graham wants to the name of Black Friday. “We want to call it Remember Jesus(耶稣) Friday. People should start the season the right attitude(态度).Christmastime has become a Season of Shopping. We want to make it a Season of .And we don’t mean giving IPods, DVDs, flat screen TVs ,and so on .We mean giving your back, your mind, and your hands. Help an old lady her house. Teach a kid how to read. Pick up the rubbish in your neighborhood. Give blood to the . Celebrate Christmas by remembering Jesus and forgetting Father Christmas.”
A.Monday B.Thursday C.Friday D.Saturday
A.at B.since C.until D.from
A.as much as B.as many as C.as far as D.not the same as
A.stop B.find C.interview D.tell
A.dangerous B.careful C.beautiful D.important
A.give B.change C.make D.call
A.at B.with C.on D.for
A.Taking B.Selling C.Giving D.Thanking
A.put up B.give up C.get up D.clean up
A.Oxfam B.UNICEF C.Red Cross D.ORBIS
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I’m Jack. This is a photo ________ my family. Look, the girl ________ yellow is my sister. ________ name is Helen. She is twelve. The young woman in red is my ________ . She is a teacher. She ________ in a junior high school in Beijing. The man in brown ________ my father. He is a ________ . He works in a hospital. The boy in a hat is ________ . I’m fourteen. My sister and I are both ________ .We are in the same school, but in different ________.We work very hard(努力).A. toB. of C. in
A. onB. inC. with
A. She’sB. HerC. His
A. sisterB. motherC. father
A. teach B. teachsC. teaches
A. is B. areC. am
A. worker B. doctorC. driver
A. meB. IC. mine
A. student B. studentsC. a student
A. grades B. gradeC. class
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Nancy is reading an ________from her friend Jack. She is very ________to get it .
Jack writes about his school ________ weekends. Jack likes his school very much. Nancy likes her school,________. Jack’s school is very big and he likes his classroom. The desks and chairs are new. There are lots of pictures ________ the wall. They clean the classroom every day.
The teachers are nice and the ________are friendly. He loves ________because he can learn a lot about the world. He also loves________. He is good at playing football. He often plays it with his ________after school. He is in the school________team. He says he has a good time at school.
Jack doesn’t________to go to school on Saturdays and Sundays. He gets up ________ at six on Saturday. He goes jogging in the park for________. Then he eats his breakfast. After that, he helps his mother________ housework. At nine he begins to do his homework. He has vegetables, meat and rice ________ lunch. In the afternoon, he goes shopping with Mum. Sometimes he plays computer games or chats with his friends on the Internet in the evening. He enjoys his weekend very much.
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根据短文内容,从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案,并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
Look , this is a of Ben’s family . This is Mr. King . ________is Ben’s father . ________ is Mrs. King . She is Ben’s ________ . They are Ben’s parents . ________ are this boy and this girl ? ________ boy is Tommy , Mr. King’s ________ . And the girl is Anna , Mr. King’s daughter . Tommy and Anna ________ brother and sister . ________ are in the same(相同的)class . They have a nice ________ .
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Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t that you don’t have a mental health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or . Most of the time those feelings pass, sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move different stages(阶段) of your life.
Here are four practical to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can them.
● Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of , but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
● Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
● Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
● Take a break. It could be a weekend to new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.
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Li Yue used to be a happy girl. She used to________ every day and wanted to be a dancer. But everything________ in 2008.
The year of 2008 was a(n)________ year for Li Yue. She was trapped (使困住) under some stones during the Wenchuan earthquake. After some time, Li Yue was saved. However, she lost one of her________.
Can a girl dance with one leg? Yes, but it is really difficult. Li Yue is so ________that she has never stopped dancing. During the opening ceremony (仪式) of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games , she________a ballet performance to people all over the world.
Now Li Yue is a student in a school in Beijing and she is very happy. Her________even have a special volunteer team “Li Yue Assistance Team” to help her move ________. The boys and girls in her class take turns to________her wheelchair and that makes Li Yue more cheerful.
“Now the most important thing for me is to study hard. But I will continue to dance.________can stop me!” said Li Yue. She is braver than everyone ever expected.
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