| Name |
Personal information |
| Ludwig Von Beethoven |
Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 |
| Florence Nightingale |
Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 |
| Bill Gates |
Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business @ the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft |
| Thomas Edison |
Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions(发明)Died in 1931 |
| Yao Ming |
Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Played in the Houston Rockets, USA .In 2011 he came back to China. |
Thomas Edison is from .
| A．Canada | B．Italy |
| C．America | D．Australia |
The was born in 1770.
| A．musician | B．nurse |
| C．businessman | D．scientist |
Business @ the Speed of Thought is the name of a .
| A．song | B．book |
| C．school | D．movie |
Florence Nightingale died in .
| A．1931 | B．1827 | C．1847 | D．1910 |
Which of the following is true?
| A．Yao Ming stopped playing basketball in America . |
| B．Beethoven made over 1000 inventions. |
| C．Edison was born in 1820 . |
| D．Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955 |
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Nowadays, there are more and more TV talent shows. They are very popular all over China.
These talent shows give everyone an opportunity to show off their talents. For some lucky people, these talent shows may make them famous, and can even make them rich. However, there are also many bad sides. First, some young people just imitate(模仿) their favorite stars. They may forget about their own styles. Second, young people spend too much time on such TV shows. They always dream of being a star. So they spend less time on their studies.
In my opinion, these shows are social(社会的) activities. Young people can take part in these activities to get social experience. But they should know that the chance of becoming famous is very small for most people. They should know that they should work hard at something more important, their school work. In short, you can do what you like, but you should know what is important and what is not.
Information Card
| How are the TV talent shows in China? |
1.______________________ |
| The result of imitating their favorite stars: |
2.______________________ |
| The number of bad sides to TV talent shows: |
3.______________________ |
| What are these talent shows according to the writer? |
4.______________________ |
| What is more important for young people? |
5.______________________ |
More than 50,000,000 people live in the rainforests of the world and most of them do not hurt the forest they live in. They eat the fruits that grow on the forest trees, but they do not cut them down. They kill some animals to eat, but they do not destroy them.
When we cut down the rainforests, we destroy these forest people, too. In 1900, there were 1,000,000 forest people in the Amazon forest. In 1980, there were only 200,000.
The Yanomami live along the rivers of the rainforest in the north of Brazil. They have lived in the rainforest for about 10,000 years and they use more than 2,000 different plants for food and for medicine. But in 1988, someone found gold in their forest, and suddenly 45,000 people came to the forest and began looking for gold. They cut down the forest to make roads. They made more than a hundred airports. The Yanomami people lost land and food. Many died because new diseases came to the forest with the strangers.
The Yanomami people tried to save their forest, because it was their home. But the people who wanted gold were stronger.
Many forest people try to save their forests. Chico Mendes was famous in Brazil because he wanted to keep the forest for his people. “I want the Amazon forest to help all of us-forest people Brazil, and all the Earth,” he said. A few months later, in December 1988, people who wanted to cut down the forest killed Chico Mendes.
In Borneo, people were cutting down the forest of the Penan people to sell the wood. The Penan people tried to save their rainforest. They made blockades across the roads into the forest. In 1987, they closed fifteen roads for eight months. No one cut down any trees during that time.
In Panama, the Kuna people saved their forest. They made a forest park which tourists pay to visit.
The Gavioes people of Brazil use the forest, but they protect it as well. They find and sell the Brazil nuts(坚果) which grow on the forest trees.The number of the people living in the Amazon forest in 1980 was _______ of that in1900.
| A．half | B．one-third | C．two-fifths | D．one-fifth |
The people who _______ have destroyed the rainforest of the Yanomami.
| A．pick fruits and kill animals to eat |
| B．use plants for food and medicine |
| C．have lived there for about ten thousand years |
| D．made the roads and the airports |
Those people built roads and airports in order to ________.
| A．carry away the gold conveniently |
| B．make people there live a better life |
| C．stop spreading the new diseases |
| D．develop the tourism(旅游业) there |
We can infer the underlined word blockades probably means:
| A．包围 | B．障碍 | C．街区 | D．通道 |
From the passage, we learn that _________.
| A．we need wood to build houses, so we have to cut down trees |
| B．the rainforest people have done something to protect their home |
| C．to humans, gold is more important than trees |
| D．we mustn’t cut down any trees or kill any animals |
Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!
| Archery |
Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972. |
| Did you know? In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practice it. |
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| Badminton |
This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best. |
| Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose. |
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| Football |
There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s. Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games every since, except for Los Angeles 1932. |
| Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals——more than any other country. |
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| Taekwondo |
This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”, The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games. |
| Did you know? Over 60 million people for 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. |
Who invented the sport of badminton?
| A．Indians | B．British | C．Chinese | D．Koreans |
Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?
| A．Archery | B．Badminton | C． Taekwondo | D．Football |
Which sport was first named after a town?
| A．Badminton | B．football. | C． Taekwondo | D．Archery |
Where can you most probably find this web page?
| A．sydney2000.com | B．beijing2008.com |
| C．guangzhou2010.com | D．london2012.com |
Allan: Hello! May I speak to Bob?
Mary: Sorry! He isn’t in at the moment. Tomorrow is Teachers’ Day, and he has gone to buy some presents for the teachers. Could I take a message ?
Allan: Yes, please. My name is Allan. I’m taking the subway to Shanghai for vacation tonight. It is two o’clock now. I am afraid I have no time to see him before I leave. Tell him I’ll leave in three hours. My phone number is three o one double five double seven.
Mary: OK! I’ll tell him as soon as he comes back.
Allan: Thank you very much! Goodbye !
Mary: Bye !
| Date: |
1.______________________ __. |
| Destination(目的地) |
2.__________________ ___. |
| Transportation: |
3.___________________ _. |
| Time leaving: |
4.____________________________ |
| Phone number: |
5.____________________ _. |
Dear Nancy,
How are you? Now I want to tell something interesting. Last week we had a trip to Mount Tai. On Tuesday we went to Taian by bus, a city at the foot of the mountain. We had a good rest at a hotel. At about one o’clock early the next morning, we began to climb the mountain. It took us about four hours and a half to get to the top. The mountain is covered (覆盖) with trees. I didn’t see such a beautiful place before.
“Look! The sun is going to rise!” my friend Lim shouted.
We all turned to the east and watched. Soon half of the sky because white, and a big, red ball was rising slowly. A few minutes later, the sky became bright(明亮的).
We stayed on the top and had a good time. After lunch we started going down. We got to the tour hotel at about four in the afternoon. Though we were tired, we were very happy. We came back to school the next day.
Thank you very much for your last letter and the beautiful postcards. Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours
Wu TongThe letter is from ___________to ___________.
| A．Wu Tong, Nancy | B．Nancy, Wu Tong | C．Lim, Wu Tong | D．Nancy, Lim |
How did Wu Tong go to Taian?
| A．On foot. | B．By bus. | C．By taxi. | D．By bike. |
When did Wu Tong reach the top of the mountain?
| A．At about 1:00 pm. | B．At about 4:00 am. |
| C．At about 4:30 pm. | D．At about 5:30 am. |
The word “rise” means “__________” in Chinese.
| A．赶制 | B．成功 | C．上升 | D．冲击 |
From the letter we may know _______________.
| A．after supper they started to go down. |
| B．they got to the tour hotel the next day |
| C．Nancy sent some postcards to Wu Tong |
| D．Nancy had a great time in Mount Tai |