Sports, school are tiring. But there is a great way to unwind after all of those activities. Go to north London, to the coolest part of the city---Camden. There you can find fashion trends (流行,趋向) and famous people.
Sam and I walked down Camden High Street and made our way to a bridge over Regent’s Canal. It is a 9-mile man-made river that goes through London.
We went into a big market and saw crazy signs, fun T-shirts, and things like hand-made earrings for sale. We bought Chinese fried noodles. It tasted very different from the noodles we make at home, and we ate it with a fork instead of chopsticks!
Camden is famous for the punk(朋克)style that started in the 1970s. Punks walked around with bright pink and green hair, broken clothes with safety pins, metal buttons(纽扣)and pierced ears and lips. Punk music shops played loud, heavy rock music.
But there were also groups of hippies(嬉皮士)with big sweaters. They sat in cafes drinking soymilk, with black clothes, black lipstick and painted white faces.
Besides all these “normal” people, a lot of famous people come to Camden. Actor Orlando Bloom from Pirates of the Caribbean lives there.
Camden is especially known as a home to famous musicians. Lots of top bands played here, including Coldplay, Oasis---and Sam’s favourite band, The Vaccines. I had never heard of them before---But luckily they were playing that night in Camden.The passage is mainly about ________ in Camden.
A.the punks | B.the fashion trends |
C.the hippies | D.the famous musicians |
The underlined word “ unwind” in the first paragraph means _________.
A.stay at home | B.go out for a walk |
C.study hard | D.have a good time |
What did Sam and the writer do at the big market?
A.They bought some hand-made earrings . |
B.They ate some Chinese fried noodles. |
C.They used chopsticks instead of a fork. |
D.They found some crazy signs about T-shirts |
Which of the following is the punk style?
A.Tom wears broken clothes with metal buttons. |
B.Jim has short black hair and wears a blue suit. |
C.Light music is played loudly in punk music shop |
D.Mary has a big sweater and paints her face white. |
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阅读短文,完成后面的问题
Sally is an English girl.She is my English teacher Mrs Brown’s daughter.She is only five years old.(A)她没有上学。She likes playing ping-pong.Her favorite ping-pong player is Zhang Yining.Sally is in the ping-pong club.She goes to the ping-pong club every day.She plays ping-pong for two hours there.
Sally has a sister.Her name is Maria.She is in our class.She likes running.She runs with her mother every morning.(B)Her favorite running star is Liu Xiang.Maria says she wants to be a running star like Liu Xiang.
根据短文内容。判断句子正(T)误(F)Mrs Brown is also Maria’s teacher.
Maria goes to the ping-pong club every day.
根据短文内容,选择最佳答案Mrs Brown teaches________.
A.P.E.
B.English
C.ping-pongFrom this passage(文章)we know Mrs Brown________every morning.
A.runs with Maria
B.runs with Sally
C.plays ping-pong将句中(A)处画线句子译为英语。
_____________________________________________________________________将句中(B)处画线句子译为汉语。
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阅读短文,完成后面的问题
Linda usually gets up early in the morning.She(1)has breakfast at six thirty.And she goes to school at around seven o’clock.Usually she gets to school at seven fifty.Ten minutes(分钟)later(以后),school starts.She has four classes in the morning.At twelve fifteen,she eats(2)________at school.In the afternoon she isn’t very busy.(3)After school she does her homework and plays with other kids.
In the evening her parents come back from work.Her mother cooks(烹饪)dinner and then they have dinner together.After dinner Linda and her mother often read books or listen to music.Sometimes they watch TV.Linda goes to bed(4)at nine thirty.But her father often works late(晚)at night.写出(1)处短语的近义短语。________
在(2)处填写一个合适的单词。
____________________________________________________________________将(3)处画线的句子翻译成汉语。
____________________________________________________________________对(4)处句子的画线部分提问。
____________________________________________________________________回答问题。
What time does school start in Linda’s school?
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阅读下面的短文,用括号内所给词的适当形式填空,必要时可加助动词。请将答案填写在文后相应的横线上。
Today many Chinese people want to improve their English in different ways.__(recent),twenty-four young singers from all over China_
_(enter)a competition by singing popular English songs.Nearly all the singers sang very clearly and looked_
_(comfort)on the stage.Although some of them took part in the competition for the_
_(one)time,they were able_
_(sing)English songs just as well as native speakers.
The winner of the__(men)competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi’an and the winner of the women’s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian.Both of_
_(they)were very modest and they didn’t think they were_
_(good)than the other singers.Jiang Mei,the winner of the women’s,said studying English helped her win the prize and she would have to study hard.
This kind of competition encourages people__(speak)English.Many people agree that they make progress by singing English songs and that it’s a good idea to have fun with English.
Maybe you__(hear)of The Chinese Speak English program before.If not,why don’t you find out about it?It suggests lots of ways for us to take an interest in_
_(learn)English.
Besides singing English songs,there are many other fun ways to learn English.If you look hard enough,you__(find)a good way to learn English better.
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Chris is not a traditional explorer(探险者)—he usually works in an office for a large organization.Yet his job can sometimes be just as exciting and dangerous as being an explorer.
Chris works for MSF,an organization also known as Doctors Without Borders(无国界医生).MSF sends trained doctors all over the world to help people after a war or a disaster.Chris is a doctor room France who has traveled to many places to organize programs that help people.
At the moment,there are over 27,000 trained medical staff taking part in MSF projects and tasks.The organization received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.All kinds of doctors can volunteer for MSF.They need to be prepared to go almost anywhere in the world and,of course,they should expect difficult conditions.Doctors with experience in tropical(热带的)diseases are especially useful because most of MSF’s work is in Africa.When MSF accepts a doctor for a task,he has to go for at east six months.When doctors have completed a few tasks,they might be sent on an emergency task following a disaster,such as an earthquake.
But why would a doctor leave a comfortable life and a good salary to join MSF?According to Chris,the experience you gain is a great help in your career.Besides,just like the explorers of the past,you need to keep an open mind and learn to mix well with the people you meet.Most importantly,at the end of each task,you have made a real difference to people’s lives.
阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Does Chris work for a large organization?
______________________________________________________________________________When does MSF send trained doctors all over the world to help people?
______________________________________________________________________________How many medical staff are taking part in MSF projects and tasks?
______________________________________________________________________________What kind of doctors are greatly needed in Africa?
______________________________________________________________________________According to Chris,why is his work important to other people?
______________________________________________________________________________Why is an MSF doctor’s job exciting and dangerous?
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根据短文内容完成短文后的各项任务。
It’s important for young people and their parents to understand each other.Young people are often unhappy when they are with their parents .They say that their parents don’t understand them.They often think their parents are too strict(A)________them.Parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they seem to forget how they themselves felt when they were young.
For example,young people are usually active.They like to do things without much thinking.It’s one of their ways to show that(B)they grow up and they can solve any difficult problem.Older people worry more easily.Most of them plan things ahead and don’t like their plans to be changed.So when you want your parents(C)________let you do something,you will have success lf you are clever enough to ask before you really start doing it.
Young people often make their parents angry by the clothes they wear,the music they enjoy and something else.But they don’t mean to cause any trouble.(D)They don’t want to be the same as their parents and they want to make a new culture of their own.And if their parents don’t like their music,clothes or their ways of speech,the young people feel very sad.
If you plan to do something,you’d better win your parents over(说服父母)and try to get them to understand you.If so,your parents will certainly let you do what you want to do.在文中(A)和(C)的空白处填入适当的词:________ ________
文中画线部分(B)指代的是:________________________________________________
将文中画线部分(D)改写为:They want to be________ ________their parents.
从文中找出两个修饰或描写young people的形容词:________ ________
从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的单词或短语:
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