(one day Alice runsafter a strange rabbit and falls into a deep hole.She becomes smaller after she drinks something.She finds herself in a wonderland with many amazing things inside.)
Caterpillar(毛毛虫)and Alice look at each other in silence.Then they begin to talk.
Caterpillar:(In a tired,sleepy voice)Who are you?
Alice:(Rather shyly)I—hardly know,sir,just at present—at least I know who Iwas when I got up this morning.but l think I must have been changed several times since then.
Caterpillar:What do you mean by that?Explain yourself!
Alice:I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid.sir,because I’m not myself,you see.
Caterpillar:I don’t see.
Alice:(very politely)I’m afraid I can’t put it more clearly,for I can’t understand it myself.And being so many different sizes in a day is very puzzling(令人迷惑的).
Caterpillar:It isn’t.
Alice:(Feeling uncomfortable)well,perhaps you haven’t found it so yet.But when you have to turn into a chrysalis(蛹)一you will some day,you know—and then after that into a butterfly,I think you’11 feel it a little stranger,won’t you?
Caterpillar:Not a bit.
Alice:Well,perhaps your feelings may be different.All l know is it would make me feel very strange.
Caterpillar: (At the top of his voice)You!Who are you?
Alice:(Angrily)I think you ought to tell me who you are first.
Caterpillar:Why?
(Here is another puzzling question.As Alice cannot think out any good reasons and Caterpillar seems to be very unpleasant,she turns away.)
Caterpillar:Come back!I have something important to tell you!
(Alice turns and comes back again) Where may their talk take place?
A.In a wonderland. | B.In the field. |
C.In the tree. | D.Outside the hole. |
Why did Alice think she was not herself?
A.Because she was too young to understand the changes. |
B.Because being changed several times in a day made her feel puzzled. |
C.Because she didn’t like her changes |
D.Because she didn’t feel very well. |
Which of the following sentences can be added to the end of the story?
A.“Don’t be silly. You are still yourself.” said the Caterpillar. |
B.“Don’t be angry. You think you’re changed, do you?” said the Caterpillar. |
C.“Don’t be sad. You’ll grow bigger again.” said the Caterpillar. |
D.“Don’t be afraid. You can go home now.” said the Caterpillar. |
In Darayya,a city in Syria,there's a library and it has 15,000 books on almost every subject you can think of.However,it is different from any libraries you know:It is a secret underground library,and only people in Darayya know where it is.
Over the years,war has shaken Darayya badly.△ Stores are closed one after another,and so are schools.To help the kids in Darayya with their learning,Anas Ahmad,a 19 year﹣old student,and his friends decided to build a library.They built the library under the ground to keep it safe from bombing.But it is dangerous to collect books for the library.Often,Ahmad and his friends lo for books in houses that were bombed.They need to be careful because they may be killed in another bombing.
You may ask, "In a place like Darayya,would people be interested in books?" "Just like the body needs food,the mind needs books, "says one library user.In the library,people enjoy their time of reading and forget about the terrible world above,so their life doesn't seem so hard.Through reading,they are able to dream of a better life after war.
(1)What do we know about Darayya's library?
A.It was built during the war.
B.It has been bombed many times.
C.Most of its books are from outside of Darayya.
(2)Which can best replace "△" in the passage?
A.Every day,houses are bombed and people are killed.
B.Every night,people come to help to build the library.
C.Every Monday,kids come to the library to read different books.
(3)Why do people in Darayya go to the library even during the war?
A.They can get free food.
B.They find joy and hope in reading.
C.They want to learn how to win the war.
(4)The sentence﹣ "Just like the body needs food,the mind needs books, "says one library user. ﹣is used .
A.to answer the question above
B.to offer a solution to a problem
C.to give a supporting example for a topic
Usually I wouldn't cross the park at this time of night.But walking around the park would take more time,and it was raining so hard that I couldn't even see clearly what was right before me.So I entered the park.And that was the first stupid thing I did tonight.
Soon after I walked into the park.I saw a man under a tree up ahead.My heart fell.The stories I'd heard about the park were all coming into my head at this moment.Anyone with a clear mind would just turn back.But me?No.I did another stupid thing:I decided to hurry past him.
Just when I was passing the man,he raised his head and gave me the strangest smile ever I got scared and started running. ""Hey" the man shouted from behind. "Wait" He was running after me!
I ran like crazy.I had hoped the trees would keep some rain off.And they did.But they also made the park look even darker.I couldn't see what was ahead of me.Then,I ran into something.It was the man!
"Don't kill me!" I cried.
"What?I was trying to give back your bag!You dropped it" The man gave me my bag.
Now,I felt saying that to the man was the stupidest thing I did tonight.
(1)Why did he writer enter the park?
A.It was safer to go across the park.
B.To go across the park would save time.
C.The trees in the park could keep the rain off.
(2)What did the writer mean by "the first stupid thing" "another stupid thing" "the stupidest thing"?
A.He felt proud of himself.
B.He regretted what he had done.
C.He felt ashamed of making so many mistakes.
(3)The "drop" in has the same meaning as the underlined one in the last but two paragraph.
A.He dropped off from his bike.
B.Oh,they have had to drop their prices.
C.Excuse me,Miss,you've dropped your umbrella.
(4)What's the best title for the passage?
A.A Strange Man
B.A Scary Park
C.A Brave Cross
Moderation(自我调节)
Pay attention to how you lead your life most of the time.A healthy lifestyle is one that doesn't take extremes(极端)as a way of life.Be moderate in what you do.
Eat well
It is important to pay attention to both what you eat and how you eat.As Socrates said : " You should eat to live;not live to eat." A different diet(饮食)with vegetables and fresh fruits is good for the brain.Also take time off for meals.
Exercise
Students must know the value of exercise because it plays a necessary part in counterbalancing(抵消)the stress(压力)responses produced in our bodies by having to meet exams.
Sleep
Students are getting less and less of sleep which might lead to more stress.The hours of sleep before midnight are thought to be the most helpful.For this reason students must re﹣regulate their body clock and go to bed and get up at regular time.
Express yourself
The way students feel about their work and other issues in their life plays a huge part in how they deal with stress.It is advisable that students should be realistic whatever happens in their lives.
To sum up,studies are really very important,but never at the expense(代价)of students' physical and mental wellbeing.Besides,if students feel well they will be ready to face the challenges(挑战) of exams alive and kicking.
(1)What food is good for the brain according to paragraph two?
A.Vegetables and fruits.
B.Hamburgers and meat.
C.Rice and noodles.
(2)When is the best time for a student to go to sleep?
A.At 7:00 p.m.
B.At 10:00 p.m.
C.At 1:00 a.m.
(3)Where can we most probably read this article?
A.In a tour guide.
B.On a web page for tips.
C.In a daily newspaper.
(4)What's the best title of the reading?
A.Stress in part of students' lives.
B.A healthy mind in a healthy body.
C.Prepare for your exams with a healthy body and mind.
The city of music
Vienna is a beautiful old city on the River Danube in the center of Europe.It's the capital city of Austria and the center of European classical music.In the eighteenth century a lot of musicians came to study and work in Vienna.
In the Strauss family,there were two composers(作曲家)called Johann Strauss:the father and the son.The father,Johann Strauss he elder,wrote and played music for traditional dances,called the waltz.His dance music made him famous all over Europe.The son,Johann Strauss the younger,was also very successful and popular.He wrote over 150 waltzes.In 1867 he wrote The Blue Danube waltz.
Mozart was another very important composer.He was born in Austria in 1756.Before he was six,he played not only the piano but also the violin.His family took him around Europe and he gave concerts in many cities.He wrote hundreds of pieces of music.But he became very poor and died in 1791 when he was only thirty﹣five.Like Johann Strauss,father and son he was a great European musician,and many people still think his music is perfect.
(1)Where is Vienna?
A.In Australia.
B.In Austria.
C.In America.
(2)Who wrote The Blue Danube waltz?
A.Johann Strauss the younger.
B.Johann Strauss the elder.
C.Mozart.
(3)What kind of music does the waltz belong to?
A.Blues music.
B.Country music.
C.Classical music.
(4)When was Mozart born?
A.In 1867.
B.In 1791.
C.in 1756.
Think of somebody you really admire.You will probably find that their success didn't come easily.As "Father of Hybrid Rice(杂交水稻)",Yuan Longping got over great difficulties and spent his whole life working to reduce world hunger and helping to feed the country with the largest population.
Wu Mengchao,the "Father of Chinese Hepatobiliary Surgery(肝胆外科)",focused on saving people's lives for nearly eighty years.He performed more than 16,000 operations during his life.Holding the surgeon' s knife for such a long time deformed his fingers .Wu once said, "It would my greatest happiness if I could work at the operating table until my dying day."
In1969,in order to solve the problem of treating malaria(疟疾),Tu Youyou,pharmacologist (药学家) took on the job as head of a research team.She and her teammates performed different kinds of experiments.However,the results were disappointing.Instead of giving up,they kept trying.Finally,in1972,they made it!In2015,at the age of 85,she received Nobel Prize.
Thomas Edison,the inventor of the light bulb believed that every failure was a step towards success.He once said, "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work,I haven't failed.I am not discouraged,because every wrong try is another step forward.
Sometimes,their success was a surprise,even to themselves.The famous scientist Alexander Fleming said, "When I woke up just after daybreak on 28th September,1928,I certainly didn't plan to revolutionize(变革) all medicine by discovering the world's' first antibiotic(抗生素).But I guess that was exactly what I did.
Some people only became successful after their deaths.Not like Pablo Picasso who became famous and very rich during his lifetime,the artist Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting all through his life and that was to a friend.But he kept painting and he painted more than 2,000 artworks in the following ten years.Now his paintings are very popular and they sell for millions of pounds.
One thing all these people have in common is sticking to their goals no matter what.
(1)What do Yuan Longping and Wu Mengchao have in common?
A.They succeeded in solving world problems.
B.They spent all their lives serving people.
C.They achieved a lot in the medical field.
D.They are remembered for their happiness.
(2)The underlined phrase deformed his fingers could be replaced by .
A.changed the shape of his fingers
B.made him feel down
C.gave him too much pressure
D.got his fingers cut off
(3)It is clear that .
A.Pablo Picasso became famous after his death
B.Vincent Van Gogh painted 2,001 artworks in his life
C.it took Tu Youyou's team about 3 years to reach their goal
D.Thomas Edison tried 10.000 ways before he invented the light bulb
(4)When Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic,he .
A.felt too tired to stay awake
B.didn't plan to study all medicine
C.knew exactly what his success meant
D.didn't fully realize its importance
(5)What does the writer mainly want to tell us?
A.Not everyone can be successful.
B.The more difficulties,the better.
C.Great achievements aren't made naturally.
D.Great hopes make great men.