Last summer, Cathy’s whole family went to New York City for their summer vacation. They stayed there for two weeks.
New York City has more than seven and a half million people. It is the largest city in the United States. It is also the home of the United Nations.
First they visited The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is one of New York’s most well known historic sites. Millions of people visit New York City every year.
On the second day they went to the Empire State Building. It is the tallest building in New York City now. From the top of the building, they saw most parts of New York. On the third day, they visited the Metropolitan Museum. In this museum, they saw a lot of famous paintings. During the rest time of the week, Bob went to Bronx Zoo with his younger brother and sister. There they were glad to see a lot of their favorite animals-tigers, lions, monkeys, and elephants.
In the second week, the family visited Long Island. On the island, they spent most of their time swimming sunbathing and playing on the beach. They all had a good time.
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Many people live in New York. |
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The UN is in |
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If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important points to remember about speed* of reading.
1.Knowing why you are reading will often help you to know whether to read rapidly* or slowly.
2. Some things should be read slowly throughout. Science and history books are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important idea.
3.Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple stories meant for enjoyable, letters from friends, news from local or hometown paper, telling what is happening to friends and neighbors.
4. In some of your readings, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapidly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to important ideas.This passage mainly tells us some important points about how to .
A.write | B.read | C.spell | D.speak |
How many important points are mentioned here in order to be a better reader?
A.one | B.Two | C.Three | D.Four |
should be read slowly.
A.Science books |
B.Stories meant for enjoyment |
C.Letters from friends |
D.News |
The best title of this passage is
A.How to Read fast | B.How to Read Slowly |
C.How to become a Better Reader | D.How to Remember Things. |
小词典 achieve vt. 达到、完成 bank n.岸 Castle n.城堡 human n.人 own vt.拥有 prince n.王子rapidly adv. 迅速地 speed n.速度 without prep. 没有 the amusement park游乐场 the princess and the frog公主和青蛙 |
The Princess and the frog* is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl, Tiana. She makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress . She has a dream of owning* a restaurant. She wants to achieve* the dream, she works hard. She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a Castle* waiting for a prince* to come and help her. Tiana’s plan for success changes when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named Naveen. Hoping to become human* again, Naveen thinks Tiana is a princess. He tells her to kiss him. Then something more special happens. Tiana becomes a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become human again.
The story is easy for kids to understand, and it shows us with beautiful pictures, songs, and music. Besides, there’s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true. If there is any problem with the cartoon, it’s only that it doesn’t feel as excellent as some of Disney’s other films.Tiana to make her dream come true.
A.makes cartoons | B.works hard | C.wishes on a star | D.looks for a prince |
What happen after Tiana kisses Naveen?
A.Her dream comes true | B.Naveen becomes human. |
C.Tiana becomes a frog | D.Naveen disappeared. |
Which of the following is TURE?
A.The Princess and the frog is the most excellent film by Disney. |
B.We can learn from the story that we should look for a way to achieve our dreams. |
C.The Princess and the frog is a cartoon without* music. |
D.The Princess and the frog is a scary cartoon. |
Name |
The way to spend weekend |
Jude |
I had a boring weekend. On Saturday, I clean the house, and I washed the clothes. On Sunday, I painted my bedroom. It was really a tiring weekend. |
Alan |
Last weekend, I stayed at home. I watched old videos on Saturday. And on Sunday, I saw an old movie. It was an interesting weekend. |
Donna |
I studied all weekend . I studied for a math test all day on Saturday. On Sunday morning, I did my history homework. In the evening, I talked to my friends on the phone. |
Galen |
I had a great weekend. I visited some of my friends. On Saturday night, we went out to a party. On Sunday night, we went to the amusement park*, we really enjoyed ourselves. |
Jude had a(n) weekend.
A.boring and tiring | B.busy and interesting |
C.exciting but tiring | D.free and relaxing |
Donna did her history homework .
A.on Saturday morning | B.on Saturday afternoon. |
C.on Sunday morning | D.on Sunday evening |
Galen on Sunday night.
A.Studied for a math test | B.painted his bedroom. |
C.went out to a party. | D.went to the amusement park |
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Zhang Hongying, girl, 15 I want to make our lunch time longer. At the moment, lunch time is short. Most of my classmates would like to do their homework during this time. But if they don’t get a good rest, they won’t have enough energy for the afternoon. So I would like to have more time and have time to take a nap after lunch. That way, we’ll learn better in the afternoon. |
Zhao Pengran, girl, 15 I would like to have more chances to talk in English. Now, the English classes are not enough for us to practice speaking English. And soon the 29th Olympic Games will be held in our country. I think we’d better have one morning a week at least to have spoken English lessons in order to improve our English. |
Zhou Jiancheng, boy., 15 My idea would be to have more fashionable school uniforms. If I were the headmaster, I would ask the students to design the uniforms themselves. We could have a contest among student designers. Then, we could ask others to choose their favourite. This way, we’ll be able to wear what we like best. How nice it would be for us young people! |
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Chinese space lover Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project. Another five volunteers are all space. They are three Russians, an
Italy-Colombian and a Frenchman. They will feel what it's like to travel to Mars without leaving the earth. During the whole process (过程), they are locked up for one and a half years under the condition which is similar to the red planet. So the experiment is called Mare-500. Although the volunteers won't leave the building, they will feel as if(好像) they are on a real trip to Mars. The most difficult thing is that they will be separated from the people outside.
That will be hard. When reporters asked what they would miss most during the 500-day special life, Charles from France said, "For me, it will be mainly my family, the sun and fresh air."
The main task is to study "Man and Environment". It will care about the astronauts' physical
effects and the experience of staying there. So they will have to make decisions by themselves and then report to the earth, and the earth will tell them whether they do the right thing or not.
Each astronaut is preparing for the great challenge. And people are looking forward to the result of the experiment.
A. Everyone will stay and work there alone. B. For 18 months, they won't see sunsets or sunrises. C. The Mars-500 test will be in a special building in Moscow. D. He was very happy to be chosen and will accept the challenge. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A.Five space lovers were chosen as volunteers. |
B.The Mars-500 test will take place in Paris. |
C.The volunteers will face many sorts of difficulties. |
D.The Mars-500 test is about a real trip to Mars. |