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(2014河北)
Tuesday,1st September
I had mixed feelings today,nervous,worried,happy,excited…My heart went down when Miss Chan,our head teacher,said that Matthew and Beth,two students from England,would spend three months with us!I was worried that I had to speak English so much!But at the end of the school day,I was happier than I thought:the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.
Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had!Matthew is fantastic!His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought.The other English student,Beth,is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met.There were lots of things to do on the first day.Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices.Of course,some of the credit(功劳)should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her.Miss Chan praised us!
We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected,and then Beth and I talked for a while.Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy(单人喜剧表演)at the party.We all praised him.When the bell rang to end the first school day,none of us wanted to leave.
When I went back home,I had a little headache.I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.
It was really a happy day!I hope our friendship can continue,even after they have gone back to England!The writer felt________when he heard the news from Miss Chan.
A.excited |
B.angry |
C.fantastic |
D.worried |
Beth helped Miss Chan with the________.
A.comedy |
B.speeches |
C.notices |
D.translation |
Matthew________at the party.
A.had a talk |
B.rang the bell |
C.sang several songs |
D.made preparations |
Matthew and Beth________on the first day.
A.spoke much Chinese |
B.got lots of praise |
C.had a little headache |
D.forgot to leave school |
From the passage,we know that the writer________.
A.caught a bad cold that day |
B.went back home with Beth |
C.expects to travel to England |
D.likes the two English students |
Now more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. Here is a page from an Internet Forum (论坛). Some people are discussing who is a better singer.
Internet Forum
Writer |
Time |
Topic: Who’s a better singer, Andy Lau or Jacky Cheung? |
Lucy |
1-17-2012 2:45 p.m. |
Some people say Jacky Cheung is the best Chinese singer. I don’t think so! Andy Lau is the best. I went to his concert last year. It was so hard to believe, I almost cried! OK, I did cry. That’s because Andy Lau is so handsome! |
Anita |
1-17-2012 4:38 p.m. |
I don’t agree at all. Andy Lau sounds like every other singer. His voice is nothing special. However, Jacky Cheung’s is different from others’, and his songs are so romantic! |
Tom |
1-17-2012 8:55 p.m. |
I think they are about the same. But Jacky Cheung is really a better actor. I’ve seen almost all of his movies. Remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. I love that movie! |
Peter |
1-18-2012 10:17 a.m. |
I also think Jacky Cheung is a better singer, I prefer his Cantonese(粤语) songs. Maybe they sound better because Cantonese is his first language. |
Anita |
1-18-2012 12:47 p.m. |
I agree. Jacky Cheung’s Cantonese songs are better than his Mandarin(普通话) songs though I still like all his songs. |
Who likes Andy Lau best?
A.Lucy | B.Anita | C.Tom | D.Peter |
Who think(s) Jacky Cheung a better singer ?
A.Anita | B.Peter | C.Tom | D.Anita and Peter |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Nobody likes Jacky Cheung’s movies. |
B.Jacky Cheung is a good singer and actor. |
C.Lucy has never seen an Andy Lau’s concert. |
D.Anita thinks Andy Lau’s voice is more special than Jacky Cheung’s. |
Good morning, boys and girl. Today I’ll talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable(令人愉快的). Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more around us. It can make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we can send e-mails to our friends, they can get them at once. It can help us contact(交流) people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after school. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon . You can play basket ball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
Title: A |
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Advantages |
● Make our lives interesting and make us ● Learn how to use the computer and can get more____ ● Send e-mails to our friends quickly. ● Help us get in__ |
Disadvantages |
● It ● Some students write too |
___ |
Do it in summer or winter holidays; do some |
When something goes wrong,it can be very satisfying to say,“Well, it’s so-and-so’s mistake.”or “I know I’m late,but it’s not my mistake;the car broke down.”It is probably not your mistake,but once you form the habit of blaming somebody or something else for a bad situation,you are a loser You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are good at dealing with problems. For example, if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car checked more regularly. Or, you might start to carry the useful phone numbers with you, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague(同事) causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t depend on the person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about-creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens. Winners don’t have fewer problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “whose mistake it is.” Once you are confident about your power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stop on for success.According to the passage, winners___________ .
A. have responsible and able colleagues
B. meet with fewer difficulties in their lives
C deal with problems instead of blaming others.
D. blame themselves instead of othersThe underlined word remedy in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to__________ .
A.避免 | B.接受 | C.改善 | D.考虑 |
When your colleague brings about a problem, you should______________.
A.find a better way to deal with the problem |
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility |
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem |
D.ask a more able colleague for help. |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A Winner’s Secret. | B.A Winner’s Problem. |
C.A Winner’s Opportunity. | D.A Winner’s Achievement. |
Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?
A.A worker. | B.An assistant. | C.A manager. | D.The second board chairman. |
Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?
A.He liked to have a nickname. | B.It could make his workmates happy. |
C.He could become famous. | D.It was a free advertisement for his company. |
What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. |
B.It’s very important to do small things well. |
C.You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. |
D.You should make more advertisements for your company. |
What would be the best title for this passage?
A.I Believe in You | B.Albert and Rockefeller |
C.Four Dollars a Bucket | D.The Second Board Chairman |
There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father's role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.
Fathers give us support. They are the shore(岸)we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on (依靠)as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.
_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.
For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.
For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.
Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.
A.father | B.mother | C.son | D.daughter |
Which of the following can be put on the line in the third paragraph?
A.For parents. | B.For families. | C.For others. | D.For sons. |
According to the passage, we can know that__________ .
A.fathers' love is different from mothers' |
B.fathers are always simple and strong |
C.fathers can look after their babies better |
D.fathers are more important than mothers |
The best title for the passage is_______.
A.Father, I love you | B.Fathers are our heroes |
C.The importance of fathers | D.Fathers and mothers |