Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house.
The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, “Why are you eating here alone?”
“Well, sir,” answered the farmer after a short pause, “the chimney(烟囱) smokes”
“That’s too bad,” said the professor. “But it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it.”
And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom(扫帚) fell on his shoulder and a woman’s voice shouted, “Go away, you old rascal(无赖), or I’ll kill you…”
The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. “Never mind,” he said, “my chimney sometimes too.”The professor wanted to ________.
A.help the farmer fix the chimney | B.eat supper with the farmer |
C.look at the farmer’s wife | D.have a smoke |
. The woman beat the professor with a broom because ________.
A.she didn’t want anyone to fix the chimney |
B.the professor was too rude to her |
C.she mistook(弄错) the professor for her husband |
D.the professor wanted to eat supper at her house |
Which of the following is true?
A.The farmer was happy to have the professor to help them fix the chimney. |
B.The professor took a broom from the farmer’s house. |
C.The farmer was happy to have his supper on the road. |
D.The professor was surprised to see the farmer eating supper on the road. |
“ The chimney smokes” means_______.
A.There was something wrong with the farmer’s chimney |
B.The farmer’s wife was angry |
C.They needed to fix the chimney |
D.The house was full of smoke |
People are always afraid of making mistakes. But sometimes it's not bad to make mistakes, and here is why.
At first, mistakes are a clear sign that you are trying new things. It's always good to try new things, because when you are trying new things you are growing. If you never try new things, how can you improve? How can you create? The simple answer is. "You can't." Look around you, everything you see is the result of someone trying new things.
Another good thing about mistakes is this: when you are making mistakes, you are learning. Edison failed 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb (电灯泡). When he was asked how he felt to fail so many times, he said that he hadn't failed 10,000 times, but had learned 10,000 things that didn't work.
Finally, when you make a mistake, you are that much closer to success. Why? Because you have said what you should say, and you have done what you should do. Every time you make a mistake, you are closer to success. But it doesn't mean that you can make mistakes without thinking. Instead, when you try new things you have to think them over, so that you can keep away from some unnecessary mistakes.
We shouldn't spend all our time and money on the only one way, but use them correctly. Because our time and money are limited(有限的).
There is an old saying, "If you are not making mistakes, you are not trying hard enough." So go bravely and make mistakes. And learn. And grow. And succeed.If you are making a mistake, that means_______________.
A.you're careful | B.you're kind |
C.you're growing | D.you know nothing |
If you never try new things, you can't______
A.improve | B.disappear |
C.spend | D.blame |
After Edison failed 10,000 times, he______
A.gave up |
B.invented the light bulb |
C.invented the computer |
D.invented 10,000 new things |
When you make a mistake, you are closer to_______
A.school | B.money |
C.success | D.everything |
Will you be excited when you finally get to relax? Here, three of the studetns tell us what they plan to do after the big exam.
Li Junzhe, 15, Huaihua, Hunan Province (省) My friends and I will travel to Beijing right after the exam. We planned to go by ourselves but were turned down by our parents. They said we were too young to travel alone. They said they would go with us. I'm okay with it because I've already traveled by myself.
Zhu Hangian, 15, Dexing, Jiangxi Province What am I going to do this summer? Of course I'll go to see the Great Wall! But before that, I will watch movies. Because of the big exam, I haven't seen any movies for a long time. I will watch whatever is in the cinema! As for the Great Wall, I can't wait to see the beautiful views.
Dong Xu, 14, Dalian, Liaoning ProvinceI will, no doubt, play computer games for days after the big exam. My mother never let me during the past few years. I can't imagine how exciting it will be. Also my friends and I will go to see the Great Wall.Who has the experience of travelling alone?
A.Dong Xu | B.Nobody |
C.Zhu Hangjian | D.Li Junzhe |
Zhu Hangian will ________ before traveling to Beijing.
A.watch movies at home |
B.play computer games |
C.see films in the cinema |
D.go to Beijing with his friends |
The three students will be excited about their summer plans because_______.
A.they will go to see Shanghai Expo |
B.they all want to see movies |
C.they will play games for days |
D.they will travel to Beijing |
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Hello! My name is John Brown. I’m from England. I’m an English teacher. I’m in Beijing International School. My telephone number is 8523-3237. Zhang Hao, Alice and Yingzi are my students. |
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I’m Zhang Hao. My English name is Peter. I’m eleven years old. I’m from Beijing. My telephone number is 8876-5342. |
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Alice Brown is my name. I’m twelve. I’m from Canada. My mom is a teacher. My telephone number is 7342-6979. |
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I’m Yingzi. I’m fourteen years old. I’m from Japan. 5673-6981 is my telephone number. |
根据表格内容,选择正确答案。
Where is John Brown from?
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Peter is a .
A.girl | B.teacher | C.mom | D.student |
Alice is a girl. Her telephone number is .
A.5673-6981 | B.8876-5342 |
C.7342-6979 | D.8523-3237 |
How old is Yingzi?
A.11. | B.12. | C.13. | D.14. |
下面哪一项叙述是不正确的?
A.John Brown is an English teacher. |
B.Zhang Hao is from China. |
C.Alice is a teacher. |
D.Yingzi is a girl student. |
A: Good morning!
B: Good morning! What’s your name, please?
A: My name is Kitty. And you?
B: I’m Peter.
A: Nice to meet you!
B: Nice to meet you, too. What class are you in?
A: I’m in Class 4, Grade 2. What class are you in, Peter?
B: I’m in Class 3, Grade 1.
A: How old are you?
B: I’m eleven. And how old are you?
A: I’m twelve. Who is your English teacher?
B: Mr. King.
A: Oh. He’s my English teacher, too.
根据对话内容,判断正(T)误(F)。
Kitty is in Class 4, Grade 1.
Peter is 11.
Their (他们的) English teacher is Mr. King.
Peter and Kitty are in the same grade.
Peter and Kitty are old friends.
After a study showed that one in every ten meals in the country may be cooked in with dirty oil, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on Thursday issued an emergency notice (发布紧急通知)to restaurants nationwide, warning them against recycling oil.
The swill-oil is cooking oil refined from kitchen waste that has been recycled. Although it looks clean and clear, it’s actually so dangerous to people’s health that it may cause cancer.
According to a report, the swill-oil business is extremely profitable. Recycling one ton of kitchen waste will produce 130 kg of swill oil. With its price being half that of normal cooking oil, a profit(利润)of 1.5 to 2 billion yuan is produced in the whole swill-oil business in the country every year. The profit is almost 200%, so it’s easy to understand why the business is so hot.
He Dongping, a professor from Wuhan Polytechnic(WHPU) said, “To stop the use of dirty oil should start at its source, kitchen waste. And the first step is to find a good way of collecting kitchen waste.” “However, it might take about 10 years before China could solve the problem completely,” he added.
According to the study, ______ of us may have eaten the food cooked by dirty oil.
A. few B. nobody C. many
The underlined sentence “the swill-oil business is extremely profitable” means that the swill-oil business is really a ________.
A. big money-maker
B. common situation
C. terrible thing
We can infer(推断)from this passage that _______.
A. the biggest problem is that restaurants produce too much kitchen waste.
B. the way of dealing with kitchen waste isn’t good enough now.
C. we can stop the use of swill-oil in a short time if we take it serious.
The main topic of this passage is about _______.
A. restaurant service
B. food safety
C. eating habits