Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about travelling into the future? There’s an easy way to do it. One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your
future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past.
What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? Depends on how good your letter is.You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to communicate? You’ll
be able to talk to yourself 5,10,15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to check up on.
There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Be creative with what you put in your letter.
Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.
You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it’s time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you.
How can you travel into the future?
| A．By traveling back in time. |
| B．By paying a visit to the future |
| C．By opening a letter from the past. |
| D．By writing a letter to your future self. |
If you want to gain more in the future, you should_________.
| A．have the chance to say something to your future self |
| B．talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road |
| C．write more about instructions for your future self |
| D．include as many things as possible in your letter |
Why do you put a picture in your letter?
| A．To check up on your goals. |
| B．To share your feelings with your family. |
| C．To show the time when the letter was written. |
| D．To find out your thoughts and feelings now. |
You’ve probably seen it before－two elderly people walking hand in hand down the street and looking very much like each other. They look so much alike that they could be brother and sister.
Do you believe that people who live together for many years would look alike? It’s strange. but scientists say it’s true.
How scientists proved it? In a study, scientists found young couples only showed similarity by chance. However, elder couples were very likely to look like each other. The similarity could be very subtle(微妙) and could be found in wrinkles(皱纹) or furrows, etc. Besides, some couples look far more alike than other couples.
The scientists thought of several possible reasons:
1. Diet. “We are what we eat.” As couples usually share the same diet, will they probably look alike? For example, if both partners eat a high fat diet, their faces will tend to look fat. However, the scientists ruled this out(排除) using another small study.
2. Environment. Will elderly couples show similarity because they live together in the same area for a long time? The environmental factors(因素) such as sunshine and wind affect the skin in similar ways. The scientists ruled this possibility out as well.
3. Empathy(移情作用). This is the theory(理论) the scientists believe in. Couples grow to look similar because they are empathizing with each other. They copy each other’s facial expressions. For example, if one partner often smiles in a certain way, the other is likely to copy it. In this way, their faces share similar wrinkles and furrows. The old couples look ________ than the young couples.
| A．much more alike | B．more different |
| C．less alike | D．1ess different |
Scientists think that the old couples look alike in their ________.
| A．ages | B．education |
| C．appearance | D．abilities |
How many reasons did the scientist think of about it?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Four. | D．Three |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．Your diet can affect your appearance. |
| B．You will look slim if you eat a high fat diet. |
| C．Old couples look similar because they are empathizing with each other. |
| D．Old couples usually share similar wrinkles and furrows. |
Which is the theory the scientists believe in?
| A．Empathy. | B．Diet. |
| C．Environment. | D．Wrinkles. |
Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Today, many of his writings are included in school textbooks and his works are read by millions around the world.
Born in 1881 to rich family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather was put into prison(监狱) for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives(亲戚) and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing.
By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at a college in 1899, he already believed that Chinese government had to change and become modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There he began writing articles for some Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating(翻译) and he even wrote several books, though none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money.
After working for a few years as a teacher in Beijing, Lu Xun again returned to writing. In 1918, he wrote his famous short story Diary of a Madman. It was the first Chinese novel using the everyday language that people spoke, which helped make it a great success. This, together with his novel The True Story of Ah Q(1921), made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer.
Though successful, Lu Xun still worried greatly about China’s future. In 1926, he moved to Shanghai and gave up writing stories. He only wrote articles which called on the people to fight against(反对) the government. For this, the government stopped him publishing(出版) any more books. He was made to write his articles using false names(假名).
Since his death in 1936, Lu Xun’s importance and influence have grown. More and more people have become interested in reading and studying his works.Which of the following greatly influenced Lu Xun’s writing according to the passage?
| A．the people he met in Japan |
| B．the experiences in his early life |
| C．working as a teacher in Beijing |
| D．his father’s being put into prison |
According to the passage, why was Lu Xun’s story Diary of a Madman so popular?
| A．It came from Lu Xun’s diary. |
| B．It was the first novel to use everyday language. |
| C．Its story took place in modern times |
| D．It was written in a western style. |
The underlined word “This” (Paragraph 4) refers to ________.
| A．the success of Diary of a Madman |
| B．the use of everyday language |
| C．the first Chinese novel |
| D．The True Story of Ah Q |
After moving to Shanghai, Lu Xun mainly wrote _________.
| A．funny stories |
| B．articles about himself |
| C．articles against the government |
| D．stories about the government |
In what order did these events take place in Lu Xun’s life?
a. The government stopped him publishing books.
b. He wrote Diary of a Madman.
c. His father became ill.
d. He moved to Shanghai
e. His writings were put into textbooks.
| A．c-a-b-d-e | B．c-b-d-a-e |
| C．e-c-b-d-a | D．c-b-e-a-d |
Every morning my father buys a newspaper on his way to work. Every evening my mother looks through magazines at home. And every night, I look at the posters with photos of David Beckham and Yao Ming on my bedroom wall before I go to sleep. Can we imagine life without paper or print?
Paper was first created about 2,000 years ago, and has been made from silk, cotton, bamboo, and, since the 19th century, from wood. People learned to write words on paper to make a book. But in those days, books could only be produced one at a time by hand. As a result, they were expensive and rare. And because there weren’t many books, few people learned to read.
Then printing was invented in China. When printing was developed greatly at the beginning of the 11th century, books could be produced more quickly and cheaply. As a result, more people learned to read. After that, knowledge and ideas spread(传播) quickly.
Today information can be received online, downloaded from the Internet rather than found in books, and information can be kept on CD-ROMs or machines such as MP5 players.
Computers are already used in classrooms, and newspapers and magazines can already be read online. So will books be replaced(替代) by computers one day? No, I don’t think the Yao Ming poster on my bedroom wall will ever be replaced by a computer two meters high!What does the writer do before he goes to sleep’?
| A．He reads books. |
| B．He reads newspapers |
| C．He looks through magazines |
| D．He looks at the posters on the wall. |
When was paper first created?
| A．About 2.000 years ago. | B．In the 19th century. |
| C．About 1.000 years ago. | D．In the 11th century. |
Why were books expensive and rare before the invention of printing?
A. People could not read.
B. People could not write words on paper.
C. People could not find silk, cotton or bamboo.
D People could only produce books one at a time by handWhat happened after books became cheaper?
| A．People didn’t want to buy books. |
| B．Printing was invented in China. |
| C．Knowledge and ideas spread quickly. |
| D．The Internet was introduced to people soon |
What is the writer’s opinion about books and computers’?
| A．People won’t need books any more |
| B．Books won’t be replaced by computers. |
| C．People prefer to find information in books. |
| D．Computers have already replaced books. |
A large book NBA star Yao Ming’s English autography will come out in New York, US , this month. It is called “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.” It talks about his first year in the NBA. Yao wrote it with a US report.
Alicia’s Coming American singer Alicia Keys,23, will be in the “Wall of Hope” concert with other stars, on the Great Wall, in Beijing, on September 25. The R& B singer is a five-time Grammy winner.
Top singing award Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, 25, won Best Male singer at the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards() , in Taipei, on Saturday.
Football winners the Chinese under-17 football team is No. 1 in Asia. They won the Asian U-17 Championship in Japan on Saturday. They beat the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(朝鲜人民共和国) 1-0. After 85 minutes, Wang Weilong shot the only goal. They took the cup for the first time in 12 years. ____ wrote “Yao: A Life in Two Worlds.”
| A．Yao Ming | B．A US report |
| C．Yao Ming and a US report | D．A NBA star |
“Wall of Hope” concert ____.
| A．was given by Alicia |
| B．was given in America |
| C．was given by 23 stars |
| D．was given by Alicia and other stars |
Jay Chou ____.
| A．is the best singer in the world |
| B．is the top singer in China |
| C．won top singer award of the Fourth Chinese Music Billboard Awards |
| D．has won top singer award four times |
The Chinese under-17 football team____.
| A．got the first place in the world |
| B．won the champion in Asia |
| C．lost the game |
| D．beat Japanese team |
Which of the followings is right about football winners?
| A．The football players are all 17 years old |
| B．The players are from all over the world |
| C．The players are all from Asia |
| D．The players are more than 17 years old |
My cousin and I have very different living habits. I think I have a good habit. I take an active part in sports. After school, I often play ball games with my classmates. I don’t like indoor activities. I’m hardly ill, and I haven’t caught colds for years. I get up at the same time every morning and go to bed at the same time every night. I always sleep for nine hours each night, and I always feel refreshed (精力充沛的) in the morning.
My cousin, however, has a very bad living habit. She never does exercise. She even hates walking to the bus stop from her home. She prefers indoor activities. She likes to play computer games and watch TV. She is overweight and often falls ill. She always goes to bed late and gets up at the last minute. She often feels tired in the morning. The writer has ____ living habit.
| A．a good | B．a bad |
| C．a tiring | D．an important |
The writer likes ____.
| A．indoor activities | B．ball games |
| C．computer games | D．watching TV |
The writer always feels ____ in the morning.
| A．tired | B．unhappy |
| C．refreshed | D．bored |
The writer’s cousin is ____ sports.
| A．not active in | B．good at |
| C．interested in | D．fond of |
The writer’s cousin always ____.
| A．walks to the bus stop | B．gets up early |
| C．feels relaxed in he morning | D．goes to bed late |