Dear Sir,
I would like to recommend Liu Hua for this year’s Youth Service Award.
Liu Hua is a clever girl. She is very good at drawing and she often teaches children how to draw after school.
Liu Hua is kind and friendly. She comes to our community center every day. She does a lot of things for the center. Sometimes she comes to the center at the weekends to teach English. All the members of the community center like her very much.
Last month, Liu Hua broke her arm while playing tennis, but she did not stop coming to the center. She said that she felt happy to help others.
Many members think that Liu Hua should get an award for her hard work. We look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Xiao Hong
A Recommendation
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To recommend Liu Hua for this year’s Youth Service Award |
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She is kind and |
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She often teaches children how to draw after school is She helps the people in the community center Last month, Liu Hua broke her |
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Have You Planned Three Things to Do Before You Are 18?
I know most of us have a long way to reach an adult. At present, are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18，because after that it’s too late.
Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well，you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself，but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps，or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done，like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.The most important reason for learning to swim is that ______.
| A．you might feel well |
| B．it can make you healthy |
| C．you might easily do lots of things |
| D．it can save your life |
The underlined sentence “a good social life” in the passage means ______.
| A．you’ll study in groups |
| B．you’ll go to parties and make many friends |
| C．you’ll take part in many matches |
| D．you’ll work in the society |
The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ______.
| A．collect something |
| B．do some water sports |
| C．camp out in the garden |
| D．send emails to your friends |
What kind of collection is NOT mentioned in the passage?
| A．Stamps. | B．Cinema tickets. |
| C．Snowballs. | D．Emails. |
The passage is mainly about ______ before you are 18.
| A．good habits to keep | B．skills to have |
| C．things to do | D．sports to play |
Do you know Yao Beina?
Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.
Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. Her father, Yao Feng, was the former chairman of the Shenzhen Association of Musicians and now serves as the vice chairman of Guangdong Association of Musicians. Under the influence of her family, she had taken up piano since the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.
Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed (诊断) with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.
She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.Yao Beina had her ______ donated to save others.
| A．two corneas | B．all organs | C．heart | D．kidney |
Yao was born in a ______ family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan.
| A．doctor | B．farmer | C．music | D．worker |
How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?
| A．Four. | B．Nine. | C．Thirteen. | D．Thirty. |
Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?
| A．She started to play the piano at the age of 5. |
| B．She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music. |
| C．She was a weak and selfish girl. |
| D．She won over the breast cancer in the end. |
What’s the passage mainly about?
| A．Yao Beina’s family. |
| B．Yao Beina’s disease. |
| C．Yao Beina’s teacher. |
| D．Yao Beina’s art achievements. |
阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。
When Charlie got up last Sunday morning, he looked out of the window, and saw that the ground was covered with snow. On the side of the house, the snow was higher than Charlie. "We must have a path through this snow, "said his father. "I would make one if I had time. But I must be at the office early this morning. Do you think you could make the path, my son?" he asked little Charlie. "I? Why? The snow is higher than me! How could I ever cut a path through that snow?" "How? You can do it little by little. I hope you will try," said the father. Then his father left for his office.
Later, Charlie set to work. He threw up first one shovelful(一铲), and then another; but it was slow work. "I don’t think I can do it, mother, "he said. "A shovelful is so little, and there is so much snow." "Little by little, Charlie," said his mother. "That snow fell flake(雪花) by flake, but you see how much it has made." "Yes, mother, I see," said Charlie. "If I throw it away little by little, it will soon be gone." So he worked on.When his father came home for dinner, he was pleased to see the fine path. The next day was Charlie’s birthday, the father gave little Charlie a pen, with yellow letters "Little by Little" on it.What did Charlie find when he got up last Sunday morning? (no more than 10 words)
Which sentence in the passage can be replaced (替换) by the following one?
I don’t think it’s possible for me to make a path through the snow.Did Charlie make the path through the snow at last?
把文中画线处翻译成中文。
What’s the best title of the passage?
Is there intelligent (有智力的) life on other planets? For years, scientists said “no.” or “we don’t know.” But today this is changing. Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are astronomers(天文学家). They believe intelligent life exists (存在) somewhere in the universe. They also think we will soon contact (联系)these beings(人；生物).
Why do Shostak and Barnett think intelligent life exists on other planets? The first reason is time. Scientists believe the universe is about 12 billion years old. “This is long enough for other planets to have intelligent life,” Shostak and Barnett said. The second reason is size—the universe is huge. “Tools like the Hubble Telescope(哈勃望远镜) have shown that there are at least 100 billion galaxies,” says Shostak. “And our galaxy, the Milky Way, has at least 100 billion stars. Some planets going around these stars might be similar to Earth.”
In the past, it was hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe. But now, powerful telescopes(高倍望远镜) allow scientists to discover smaller planets—the size of Mars or Earth—in other solar systems. These planets might have intelligent life.
Have beings from space already visited Earth? “Probably not,” says Shostak. “It’s a long way away. However, intelligent beings may contact us in other ways, such as radio signals(信号). In fact, they may be trying to communicate with us now, but we don’t have the right tools to receive their messages. However, this is changing. By 2025, we can communicate with other life forms in our universe and we might help each other.”Seth Shostak and Alexandra Barnett are _____.
| A．astronomers | B．farmers |
| C．singers | D．drivers |
What is the best title for Paragraph (段落)2?
| A．The Age and Size of Earth |
| B．Our Galaxy: The Milky Way |
| C．Why Intelligent Life Might Exist |
| D．Earth: The Only Planet with Intelligent Life |
Why was it hard to look for signs of intelligent life in the universe in the past?
| A．There were not any smaller planets. |
| B．There were not any powerful telescopes. |
| C．The astronomers were not interested in them. |
| D．The Milky Way didn’t exist at that time. |
Why haven’t beings from space visited us yet according to Shostak?
| A．They’re afraid of us. |
| B．It’s a long way away. |
| C．They don’t want to see us. |
| D．They don’t know how to use radio signals. |
What does the underlined phrase “life forms” in the last paragraph mean?
| A．Messages | B．Tools |
| C．Intelligent beings | D．Radio signals |
From my father I have learned a lot. And I’m very thankful to him. I remember when I was a child, my father always got up very early, quietly putting on his clothes and going off to work. To arrive in time to open his tiny store at 8:30, he needed to leave our apartment at 6:30. After all, he had to take a bus and then the subway. The last journey was a long walk through a neighborhood much of which was full of the smell of rubbish. I learned: it is very important to work. No excuse(借口).
When I was 12, I would, on some Saturdays, go to my father’s store to help out. After helping set up the outside clothing display(陈列), for the rest of the day, I’d watch to make sure no one stole anything. When I noticed someone looking unusual or strange, I would look the person in the eye, smile and say, “May I help you?” Usually that worked, but sometimes, someone would run off with something. The first time, I ran after the thief but my father shouted, “Martin, stop! There is no need to do that.” It’s true that safety is more important than money.
After 10 years of hard work, he saved up enough money to buy his first car, a cheap one—he wouldn’t buy one until he could afford to pay for it without borrowing money. I learned: buy only what you can afford. Buying necessary food and clothing won’t make us go in debt(债务). The unnecessary things won’t give us happiness, which comes from achievement only. What shop did the author’s father own?
| A．A bookshop. | B．A coffee shop. |
| C．A clothing shop. | D．A food shop. |
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．The author ran after thieves many times. |
| B．The author thanked his father a lot. |
| C．The author’s father worked very hard. |
| D．The author’s father made some money. |
All the following are talked about in the passage EXCEPT.
| A．the importance of working |
| B．the good ways to keep healthy |
| C．that safety comes before money |
| D．that it’s bad to spend more than you make |
According to the author, what usually makes people go in debt?
| A．To rent a house for the family. |
| B．To send their children to school. |
| C．To enjoy something unnecessary. |
| D．To buy enough food for the family. |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How to live a happy life. |
| B．What makes a person successful. |
| C．The help the author got from his father. |
| D．What the author learned from his father. |