Hello! My name is Kitty. I want to talk about my home town today.
My home town is small but pretty. It’s about two hours away from London by train. In the centre of the town there is a small lake. There are lots of trees and flowers around the lake. My parents often walk around the lake at the weekend. The air in my home town is very fresh (新鲜的) and clean.
There are two schools in my home town, one primary school and one secondary school. I study in the secondary school and my younger sister studies in the primary school. I often ride my bike to school.
I usually go to the youth centre to learn drawing with my sister on Friday afternoons. I like going shopping at the weekend. There are two big shopping malls there.There is in the centre of the town.
A.a primary school | B.a secondary school |
C.a small lake | D.a shopping mall |
The air in Kitty’s home town is very .
A.high | B.dirty |
C.polluted | D.fresh and clean |
Kitty and her sister usually go to the youth centre on afternoons.
A.Monday | B.Friday |
C.Saturday | D.Sunday |
Kitty often goes to school .
A.on foot | B.by bus |
C.by underground | D.by bike |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It is about two hours away from Kitty’s home town to London by train. |
B.There is much air pollution in Kitty’s home town. |
C.Kitty often takes a walk with her friends around the lake. |
D.Kitty likes doing some shopping on Friday. |
Chen Guangbiao(陈光标) was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered(认为) as one of china’s top philanthropists.How old is Chen Guangbiao now?
A.40 | B.41 | C.52 | D.44 |
He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.
A.nothing | B.some schools |
C.everything he has | D.his whole company |
What does he do charity for?
A.He wants to do charity for money. |
B.He wants to do charity for pleasure. |
C.He wants to ask people to help him. |
D.He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned(提到,提及) in the passage?
A.He is from Jiangsu. |
B.He has visited many countries. |
C.He has helped people in need. |
D.He has got a lot of awards. |
Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A.Earthquakes. |
B.Hope Primary Schools. |
C.Pioneer of the Year. |
D.Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao |
Sun Mei, 23, is a clerk in a bank. She likes playing table tennis. She would like a companion(伴侣) who is a soldier (军人) and not shorter than 170 cm. it will be good if he is a sports fan.
Tang Xiaoli, 29, 160 cm tall, has just come to Guangdong Province. She works as an accountant(会计) now. she hopes to find a companion who has a house of his own and at least has got a bachelor’s degree(学士学位).
Liu Fenghua, 56, is a retired teacher from high school. Her husband died of a heart attack()心脏病发作) four years ago. She hopes to find a companion who is 60-70.
Xie Qun, 24, works as a secretary in Shenzhen. She is 161 cm tall and just finished college a year ago. She loves listening to all kinds of music. She wants to find a companion who is under 30, and at least has got a bachelor’s degree.
Zhang Ying, 35, is a kindergarten(幼儿园) teacher. She is divorced(离婚的) now. in her free time, she enjoyed learning English. She wants to find a companion who has no housing problems, and isn’t younger than her.
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In the sea there are many islands. In its warm waters there are some little ones. We call them coral(珊瑚) islands.
A coral island is very nice to look at. It looks like a ring of land with trees, grass, and flowers on it. One part of the ring is open to the water. There is a little round lake inside the island.
If you look into this lake, you will see beautiful coral. You may think they are flowers.
If you look at a piece of coral, you will see many little holes in it. In each of these holes a very small sea animal has lived. These sea animals make the coral.
They began to build under the water. Year after year, the coral grew higher and higher. At last it grew out of the water.
Then the sea brought to it small trees and something else. After some years, these things changed into earth. Sometimes the wind brought seeds to this earth. Sometimes birds flew over it and brought seeds to the island. The little seeds grew. In a few years there were plants all over the island. In a few more years there were trees growing there.
So you see, these islands were built little by little. The workers were very small. Don’t they teach us a lesson? Can you think what the lesson is? In the sea _____.
A.there are no coral islands | B.there are some coral islands |
C.the water is always warm | D.we can see many flowers and fishes |
A coral island looks like ______.
A.a round cake | B.trees, grass and flowers | C.a ring of land | D.a round lake |
There are ____ in the holes in corals.
A.flowers | B.little corals | C.grass | D.sea animals |
How did seeds of trees, grass and flowers come to the coral islands?
A.The wind and birds brought them to the coral islands. |
B.Only the wind brought them there. |
C.People brought them there. |
D.Fishes brought them there. |
From the story we learn that _____.
A.small workers can’t do big things |
B.only big workers can do big things |
C.small workers can do big things if they work hard and work a long time |
D.all small things can do things |
It's not easy to be an astronaut's son.Everybody expects(期望) you to be special or perfect.I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me.I mean he's so special and so good at everything he does.Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.Well,to be honest,I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special - like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star.I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father's Day writing competition for the whole school "I hope we have a winner right here in my class."
When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut.N0,I wouldn't start like that.That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father? Hmm.I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car.Yes,these were the things I was going to write.To me,he wasn't just a world-famous astronaut.He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night.There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me,and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced(宣布) and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time.The second prize was announced.It was me.1 went up to the stage and read what I had written,"My father's son".When I finished,the people stood up and cheered.I saw my father blowing his nose.Tears were running down my mother's face.Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder."Son,this is the proudest moment of my life.''
It was the proudest moment of my life,too.Maybe I'll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize,but it was enough just to be my father's son.The writer felt it to be the son of a famous person.
A.1ucky | B.natural | C.hard | D.pleasant |
In order to_the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.
A.become astronaut | B.become a great hero |
C.be made school team captain | D.be made class president |
What did the boy probably write in his composition?
A.A lot of special things he had done. |
B.The story of his father as an astronaut. |
C.The unforgettable time he spent with his father. |
D.The experiences his father had in middle school. |
The writer felt proud when he.
A.got a prize in a writing competition | B.won a Nobel Prize |
C.saved a child from a burning building | D.discovered a new star |
What is the best title for the passage?
A.My daydream | B.My father's son |
C.My famous father | D.My happy family |
Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, "Happiness depends upon (取决于)ourselves." In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions(建议) to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future. For example, getting into college or getting a good job -that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.
Another secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies where you forget your problems and time. Many people experience this dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.The best title of the passage is______.
A.Money Makes You Happy | B.The Secrets of Happiness |
C.Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy | D.Good Friends Make You Happy |
The passage gives us ______pieces of advice on happiness.
A.one | B.two | C.three | D.four |
The writer thinks that______.
A.everyone knows how to live a happier life |
B.it's wrong to spend time on work |
C.hobbies take up too much time |
D.doing good things for someone can make you happier |
Which of the following is not mentioned(提及)in the passage?
A.Reading a good book. | B.Traveling to a foreign country. |
C.Playing a sport. | D.Spending time with close friends. |