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At Christmas,1871,Edison,the famous American scientist,got married to Mary. Lots of their friends came to their wedding ceremony(婚礼仪式). At about two in the afternoon,Edison suddenly thought out a good way to solve the problem on the automatic(自动的)telegraph after the wedding。So he said to the bride(新娘),“I’ll have to go to the factory because I have something important to do. Then I’ll come back to have dinner with you.”The bride had no way but to agree.
On the night of the festival, other families were full of joy while the bride stayed in the house alone,just looking out of the window. How lonely she was!
A worker went into the lab and said as soon as he saw Edison, “My goodness! I have never seen a bride-groom(新郎)like you. It’s already twelve now!”Edison was greatly surprised. “Twelve? Too bad! I said I would have dinner with Mary.” he said as he ran downstairs.
That’s how hard Edison worked.He gave all his life to the invention of lights, films and over two thousand other things. A new invention came into being(问世)every fifteen days. Edison______at Christmas in 1871 in American.
A. asked lots of his friends to come to his birthday party |
B. became a famous scientist |
C. got married to Mary |
D. Stayed at home with his bride most of the time |
After the wedding, Edison hurried to go to the factory because________.
A. he forgot his wedding ceremony |
B. he had something to do with the bride |
C. he thought out a good way to solve the problem on the automatic telegraph |
D. he could make out a new automatic telegraph |
Edison put his heart into his invention, so _____ .
A. he forgot his bride | B. he forgot his dinner |
C. he forgot his festival | D. All of the above |
It took Edison about________to work in his factory.
A. two hours | B. ten hours |
C. twelve hours | D. eight hours |
In all Edison’s life,______new inventions came into being.
A. fifteen thousand | B. one thousand |
C. two thousand | D. over two thousand |
School Notice ColumnIf you buy all the movie posters, you should payyuan.
A.115 | B.162 | C.297 | D.526 |
What can we make with the ingredients in Today’s Recipe Column?
A.Beet noodles. | B.Tomato soup. | C.Fruit salad. | D.Vegetable salad: |
We can go mountain climbing during
A.Women's Day | B.May Day | C.Children's Day | D.Mid-autumn Day |
There arerules for the school bus
A.two | B.six . | C.eight | D.twelve |
We can enjoy Scottish Dancing, at 8:00 pm at
A.Jackie Club | B.Citizens' Park |
C.School Dininghall | D.Hangzhou CO. LTD |
Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody's got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. "Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny. "
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned (担心) a lot."I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she answered."He's never said anything about this to me!"Mrs. Green looked at Danny."How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind. We learn from the reading that ___________,
A. Danny was not a good student
B. Danny's mother was quite worried about Danny
C. Danny wanted to get away from Rick When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, Mrs. Green __________.
A. was still in the dark about it
B. said sorry to Danny's mother
C. called Rick in to explain it. Danny now _________.
A. was tired of the school and his friends
B. was always alone to stay away from Rick
C. was not sure what he should to do with the problem Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because__________.
A. she had known it
B. The other boys would tell her
C. He didn't want to be in trouble The word ‘gang’ in the reading means __________.
A. a place for boys to play games
B. a group of young people
C. a school bus for children to and from school
Hao Xue, a Grade Nine top student had a problem recently. She used to get marks of over 110 points on her math tests. But in the last final exam, her math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I don't know what happened, "said Hao, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated like Hao, many of us have setbacks(挫折) in life. What should you do to deal with these setbacks?
Hao chose to face her problem. Her parents and teachers also gave her help. After some hard work her math marks were between 100 and 110. Although she still wasn't at her original level, she didn't panic anymore."Don't be scared by setbacks, you will beat it. "said Hao.
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups,
which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One student has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of her classmates can do 40. However, she can only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups in a minute."I finally found what made me slow through
continuous practice and then improved little by little."said Chen, "I believe I will be able to do 40 next month." Why did Hao Xue keep feeling nervous and frustrated?
A. She lost interest in math.
B. Her math score dropped.
C. She couldn't catch up with her classmates. The word "panic" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. be scared B. feel relaxed C. work hard How many sit-ups could Chen Xingzhou do at first?
A. 20. B. 30. C. 40. We can tell from the story that Hao and Chen both______.
A. turned to their teachers and parents for help
B. felt worried and escaped from their problems
C. faced their problems and worked hard to solve them Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When Hao felt down, nobody offered to help her.
B. With hard work, Hao is back to her original level in math.
C. Chen is confident and she will pass the coming PE test.
WeChat (微信) was put into market in January 21, 2011. Because of its attractive functions(功能),low cost and convenience, it becomes a hot free software. You can see people around you using WeChat to talk with their friends now. They are especially students in high schools and universities. The other users are workers. The age range is from ten to sixty years old. Most people may become WeChat users.
WeChat supports Wi-Fi and 3G network. It can enjoy group chat up to 20 people. What's more, WeChat can search people around you. It also supports to send video. You can share the wonderful pictures with other people at any time. It can share your messages to the world and make new friends. WeChat not only can keep your pictures and texts in a way, but also can help you to catch your messages. WeChat makes two people "talk" with each other in different places and at different time. People believe that there will be many other functions created in the future.
The cost of WeChat is very low. It costs nothing to own WeChat if you have a phone such as Nokia
Motorola, Lenovo. However, it costs web traffic (流量) to send and receive messages. It is enough to spend ten yuan on your web traffic for a month. The low cost is one of the main reasons why WeChat becomes popular. WeChat was created after January 21, 2011.
Most people may become WeChat users except the old people.
WeChat won't be created with other functions in the future.
You can use WeChat to talk with twenty people at the same time by smart phone.
The cost of WeChat is very low, but the web traffic cost is very high.
This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. As I searched the name, I found that there were two famous people having the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts(花生), while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; let the coin decide. I flipped(掷) a coin and Ah! Tails (背面)! My report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.
Weeks later, I stood in front of the classroom and proudly read my homework. But things started to get strange. I looked around the room, only to find my classmates with big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes and my stone-faced teacher. I was completely lost. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”
Oh well, I dropped the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American War of Independence.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that my teacher meant that George Washington?
Of course, my subject result was awful. Sad but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to the headmaster Miss Lancelot, but she said firmly: No re-dos; no new score. I felt that it was not fair, and I believed I deserved a second chance. So I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, I sat in the headmaster’s office again, but this time a completely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the terrible moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster told me I was good enough to skip(跳过) the 6th grade and started the 7th grade next term. The task I received was to find information about ________.
A.uses for peanuts | B.American War of Independence |
C.George Washington | D.my headmaster Miss Lancelot |
________ helped me decide what my report would be about.
A.The Internet | B.My classmates | C.My grandpa | D.A coin |
People in the class acted strangely because ________.
A.I was too proud of my homework |
B.I mistook what the homework was about |
C.the whole world suddenly became quiet |
D.the teacher’s face turned to a stone |
I ________ after I failed the subject.
A.worked harder to prove my ability |
B.started to study from the 7th grade |
C.was so frightened at the awful result |
D.was given a second chance to redo the work |
We can infer(推断) from the passage that ________.
A.the headmaster didn’t like the writer at all |
B.the writer’s classmates felt sad at his mistake |
C.the writer knew little about American history |
D.the writer’s grandpa was a very wise man |
Which of the following proverbs can best describe the main idea of this story?
A.Seeing is believing. |
B.Where there is a will, there is a way. |
C.One is never too old to learn. |
D.A friend in need is a friend indeed. |