Doyouknowwhatcouchpotatomeans?-优题课

Do you know what couch-potato means? Well, in America, the word is now often used. You see, in America, many people often spend their free time sitting on a couch (沙发) watching TV. As there are many channels to choose, the TV can be quite interesting and very addictive (使人上瘾的). One may sit and watch TV for hours and hours without stop! Well, these people who do nothing all day except watching TV are called couch-potatoes.
In America, while watching TV, most often sitting still with eyes looking right into the TV set. Also because these people are addictive to TV, they don’t take exercise and usually get very fat. So in many ways, these people look like real potatoes! Well, because they look fat, and watch TV on a couch, they are all called couch-potatoes. Now you know what a couch-potato means. The next time if you see someone watching TV too long, just say, “What a couch-potato!”

根据短文内容，判断下列句子是否正确，对的涂（A），错的涂（B）。(10分)
The word couch-potato is widely used in Germany.
Couch-potato is used to call the people who like eating potatoes very much.
A person who is called Couch-potato always spends lots of time watching TV.
Couch-potatoes usually get fat because they don’t like doing exercise.
The passage mainly tells us how to choose TV programs.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

It might be difficult to make yourself better. If you try the following ways, they may help you.

（1） You can’t decide what you look like, but you can decide what you want to be. So accept yourself, and then anything will be possible.

（2） Learning is a lifelong journey. No matter how old you are, there will always be lessons in front of you. As the saying goes, “It’s never too old to learn.”

（3） Good leaners keep practicing what they have learned. Try new things and practice them over and over again to make yourself better and better.

（4） Life is like a mirror. If you smile at it, it will smile back at you. There is a lot of trouble in your life. Keep smiling when you are in trouble.

（5） Maybe you don’t dare to take part in school activities. That’s because you don’t believe in yourself. But actually you are great. Just have a try.

（a）根据短文内容，从方框中选出每段的主旨大意，其中有一个选项是多余的。

A. Trust yourself.

B. Smile at your life.

C. Talk with others.

D. Never stop learning.

E. Try to accept yourself.

F. Practice makes perfect.

（b）根据短文内容，补全下面的表格，每空一词。

The （6） making yourself better	★It's never too （7） to learn.
	★Try new things and （8） them again and again.
	★Keeр smiling （9） you are in trouble.
	★Believe （10） yourself.
	★Accept yourself.

Qian Xuesen was a great scientist. （1） He is also known as “the King of the Rocket.” Thanks to his research, China’s space technology has progressed in a rapid way.

Qian was born in Shanghai on December 11th, 1911. （2） After graduation, he worked in America for a few years. In the early 1950s, he heard that New China had been founded（建立）, and he decided to give up the good working conditions in America. Although the American government tried to stop him from leaving, he succeeded in coming back to China in 1955.

（3） Then it became the leading organization for China’s rocket and air travel. At that time, the conditions in China were too hard. （4） On April 24, 1970, China’s first man-made satellite（卫星）, “Dongfanghong I” was successfully sent into the air.

A student of Qian Xuesen, Zhu Yilin, once said, “I learned professional knowledge and working spirit from Mr. Qian. （5） When New China needed scientists badly, he returned to help in the rocket industry.”

根据短文内容，将下面的选项还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺，每个选项只能用一次，其中有一个选项是多余的。

A. I sensed his deep love for our country, too.

B. Who visited Qian Xuesen when he was in China?

C. At the age of 24, he went to America to study.

D. But Qian and his team still faced the difficulties bravely.

E. He is known as “the Father of China’s Space Program.”

F. In 1956, Qian Xuesen suggested starting a special organization.

More tigers are moving from Russia into northeastern China. This is because the environment is better for them to live in.

As human activities become less and the number of the wild animals is rising, tigers come to China for food.

Also, there is a cross-border corridor（跨境走廊）between China and Russia. It helps the tigers travel around freely. Data（数据）from a research team show that between 2013 and 2016, nearly 80 percent of the tigers moved across the corridor.

Besides, China started a number of projects to protect the tigers. As we all know, tigers need large areas to move around, so it’s important to build national parks. In 2021, the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park was set up in Heilongjiang Province and Jilin Province. It covers around 14,100 square kilometers. The national park creates a shared home for the animals. As a result, the number of the tigers has grown.

One more reason is that experts from China and Russia work together to research on tiger protection. Many volunteers go to protect tigers around the forests every year. It’s believed that there will be more tigers in the near future.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。

（1）Between China and Russia, there is a cross-border corridor.

（2）Nearly 90 percent of the tigers moved across the corridor between 2013 and 2016.

（3）It’s important to build the national parks because tigers need large areas to move around.

（4）The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park was set up in 2023.

（5）Many volunteers go to protect tigers around the forests each year.

When I was a little boy, I lived next to David. He liked to plant trees in his large yard on weekends. But the way he planted trees was quite different. He never watered his new trees. I asked him why he did so, and he said that watering trees would spoil them. “If you water the trees, each baby tree will grow weaker and weaker.” said David. He told me that watering these new trees would make roots（树根）shallow（浅）, but deep roots were very important for trees. I didn’t understand his words at that time.

Several years after I left home, I came back to visit my parents. When I walked by David’s house, I saw the trees that he planted. They are strong now. I suddenly realize that planting a tree is like raising a child. As a father of two children, I shouldn’t care for them too much. Instead, they should depend on themselves. In that case, whatever happens, they can make their own decisions.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（1）When did David like to plant trees?

A．	On weekends.	B．	On Fridays.
C．	On sunny mornings.	D．	On rainy days.

（2）What does the underlined word “spoil” probably mean in Paragraph 1?

be bad for

be famous for

be similar to

be thankful to

（3）Why didn’t David water his new trees?

A．	Because he didn’t have enough water.	B．	Because he was too old to water trees.
C．	Because he wanted to make roots deep.	D．	Because he didn’t know how to water trees.

（4）How are the trees that David planted now?

Dead.

Strong.

Small.

Weak.

（5）What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．	Children should plant trees.	B．	Parents should water trees all the time.
C．	Children should depend on themselves.	D．	Parents should care for their kids too much.

Technologies Making School Life “SMART”

E-books

In the future, students may only bring e-books to school. In fact, some schools are already doing this. E-books can store notes and students feel relaxed with lighter schoolbags.

Robot teachers

There are robot teachers in the schools in some cities. These robots can help students with their studies. They can also help them solve problems.

E-skates

With a pair of e-skates, you can walk to school faster! E-skates can be tied to your shoes easily. And there are four speed settings you can choose.

Flying aids

If students get hurt and need help at schools, drones（无人机）can be of great use. They can offer help faster than people and they can also carry medicine or clothes.