Do you like traditional Chinese paper-cutting? Ding Xiang, a student at Nongsishi Middle School in Xinjiang, is really good at it. At the eighth National Excellent Talents Competition last month in Beijing, the 15-year-old girl got the gold award(金奖) for her paper-cutting skills.
At the competition, Ding cut a piece: Millennium Dream(千年梦想). The piece has two papers. One shows an ancient cave painting(壁画) and the other a Chinese-made spaceship. The two papers form a sharp contrast(对比). Ding said she wanted to show three things with the piece: China’s long history, China’s rapid development, and her hope for the future of paper-cutting. This piece helped Ding walk away with the gold award.
“I was very surprised to get the award.” Ding said in an interview with Yili Daily, a Xingjiang newspaper. “I should thank paper-cutting for bringing me the award.”
All the hard work has paid off. In two years, Ding’s skills have improved a lot, and she has the gold award to prove(证明) it.
Ding said she has learned a lot from paper-cutting. “I have learned to observe things carefully,” Ding told Yili Daily. “I have become more confident, too. It is a great help in my studies. Also, I have learned a lot of history from the art.” Ding Xiang got the gold award because of ________.
A.a wonderful paper-cutting work |
B.an ancient cave painting |
C.a Chinese-made spaceship |
D.a dream for many years |
Which one is not true according to the passage?
A.Ding does well in paper-cutting. |
B.Ding is talented in paper-cutting. |
C.Ding is tired of paper-cutting |
D.Ding works hard at paper-cutting. |
The underlined word “it” in the fourth paragraph refers to ________.
A.She likes paper-cutting a lot |
B.She is very good at paper-cutting. |
C.She is very happy to get the gold award |
D.Paper-cutting brings him the award. |
In Ding Xiang’s opinion, the art brought her a lot except ________.
A.joy | B.carelessness |
C.confidence | D.knowledge |
When you are sad, you need to find ways to deal with your sadness, you’ll find your own happiness.
Accept (接受) your sadness. It’s not a bad thing to feel sad. Try to face what is making you feel sad. Don’t pretend(假装) it isn’t there. And don’t believe it will just go away on its own.
Speak about your sadness. You don’t have to tell everybody everything, but it is nice to talk to friends or family about your feelings. You may not need him or her to say a word; just having someone to listen to you is sometimes enough.
Put your sadness into written words. Write down how you are feeling every day and why you think you are feeling this way. Write down how you deal with your sadness and which ways work.
Take part in activities. Read a good book, listen to musiC. see a movie, exercise or take a walk outside. These can help you feel relaxed and forget your sadness.
See a doctor. If your sadness starts to interfere with (干扰) everyday life seriously, you should ask your doctor for help.Which of the following is true?
A. Writing down your sadness is helpful for you to deal with it.
B. Although feeling sad is bad, our sadness can go away on its own.
C. When you tell your friends about your feelings, they must say something.How many kinds of activities are mentioned in Paragraph 5?
A. Four. B. FiveC. SixWhat should we do if we can’t go on with our everyday life because of sadness?
A. Accept your sadness.
B. Take part in activities.
C. Ask your doctor for advice.The best title (标题) of the article should be___________.
A. Ways to deal with sadness
B. Sadness in our life
C. How to get happiness
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Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way to learn English. Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rule of the language and new words. They say that pleasure reading is too easy .Many experts say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Kristen, a famous expert on learning languages , says that pleasure reading help you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and more words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.
Dr. Kristen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way .Each student need to learn something different.
Pleasure reading makes it possible for each student to learn what he or she needs. Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying.
When you read pleasure ,you choose your own books ,and you don’t have to remember everything .There are no tests on your pleasure reading books .pleasure reading will help you:
※learn how English speakers use English
※read faster in English
※find examples of good writing in English
※learn new words
※learn about the cultures of English speaker
根据短文内容,回答下列问题。Is pleasure reading important for learning English?
_______________________________________________________Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studying?
_______________________________________________________What do some students think of pleasure reading?
_______________________________________________________How can we become better readers?
_______________________________________________________How many aspects(方面)will pleasure reading help you?
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Father’s Day has a very short history .It was started because there was a Mother’s Day ,and just because some Americans thought that if we had a Mother’s Day, we should also have a Father’s Day. Father’s Day has become important in North America. And shopkeepers(店主) found it was a good way to get people to buy presents for their fathers, the presents from their shops.
By the way ,very few countries have a Father’s Day,though some have Children’s day ,or a special day for boys and another for girls. More and more countries are having Mother’s Day ,so maybe Father’s day will also become popular before too long. Now , what do people in North America do on Father’s Day ? The newspapers, radios, and TV tell children what they should do— buy a Father’s Day present for her father. They even tell a wife to buy a Father’s Day present—not for her father but for her husband, even if he is not yet a father. And they tell grandchildren to buy a Father’s Day present for their grandfathers.
The important thing to remember about Father’s Day is that American children can show their love to their fathers in more open way.Father’s Day was started just because ___.
A. there was a Mother’s Day
B. there was Children’s Day
C. people liked their fathers very much Which of the following is NOT true___.
A. Very few countries have a father’s Day
B. Americans never care about Father’s Day
C. Father’s Day has become important in North America.In America, people have a Father’s Day to___.
A.go shopping with their fathers
B.help their fathers do something
C. show their love to their fathersOn Father’s Day, shopkeepers always want ___.
A.people to buy as many presents as possible
B.children to buy presents only for their fathers
C.women to buy presents only for their husbandsIt can be learned from the article that ___.
A.the writer is against Father’s Day
B.many countries have a Father’s Day
C. shopkeepers can get more money on Father’s Day than usual
When I was 13 years old ,a boy gave me an important gift . It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a junior high school ,and my old school was far away.As a result ,no one knew who I was. I was very lonely ,and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing , I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk to anyone about my problem ,and I didn’t want my parents to worry about me .
Then one day ,my classmates talked with their friends,but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment,a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was . He passed me and then turned back. He looked at me and ,without a word , smiled.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly ,It made me feel happy, lively and warm.
That smile changed my life .I started to talk with the other students and made friends.Day by day ,I became closer to everone in my class . The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day ,I asked him why he smiled ,but be couldn’t remember smiling at me !
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. Now I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think you are lonely ,you might always be alone .So smile at the world and it will smile back.Why was the smile an important gift?
A.Because the writer’s old school was far away.
B.Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy.
C.Because it made the writer feel happy, lively and warm .The writer couldn’t talk to anyone in her new school about her problem because___.
A.she was always unhappy
B.she didn’t have any friends there.
C.she was in the first year at a junior high school.How did the smile change the writer’s life?
A.She started to make friends.
B. She became best friends with the boy.
C.Her parents didn’t worry about her any more.Where does the writer now think her feeling of unhappiness come from?
A.From her old school.
B.From her parents.
C.From herself.Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?
A.The boy still remembered why he smiled at me.
B. Nobody knew me at the beginning of my first year at a junior high school.
C.I felt very happy when I heard the other students talking and laughing.