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The Weekend By Rosie June 6，2016 Hi ! I'm on vacation here in London…and it's fantastic ! On Saturday I was in the British Museum for three hours．On Sunday I visited Tower Bridge．Where were you over the weekend？Tell me your news! |
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Sophia• 9：30 Glad you're having a great vacation．I was in the Summer Palace in Beijing on Saturday．I was there for a flower show．It was amazing ! And there were lots of people．But on Sunday it was rainy and I wasn't very well．I stayed in bed for a whole day． ●Replay●Share |
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Steve•10：10 It was cloudy the whole weekend in Paris．On Saturday I was at a football game with my classmates．It was exciting ! On Sunday I was at the shops with Ann for four hours． ●Replay ● Share |
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Jack • 11：00 I wasn't at home over the weekend．On Saturday I was in Scotland for a trip．It was a lovely，warm day and I had a picnic with friends．It was great!Sunday was boring．It took me five hours to get back home．It was a long journey． ●Replay ● Share |
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Kate • 11：20 On Saturday I was at Heathrow Airport．I met a friend there and we talked together for two hours．I was very happy．On Saturday I was in Sydney for a concert．It is winter in Australia．And it was windy and cold! ●Replay ● Share |
（1）On Saturday Sophia was ．
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in the Summer Palace |
| B． |
in the British Museum |
| C． |
at Tower Bridge |
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at Heathrow Airport |
（2）What was the weather like when Steve was in Paris？
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Rainy． |
| B． |
Warm． |
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Cloudy． |
| D． |
Cold． |
（3）How long did it take Jack to get back home？
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Two hours |
| B． |
Three hours |
| C． |
Four hours |
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Five hours |
（4）Kate was in Sydney for ．
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a picnic |
| B． |
a concert |
| C． |
a football game |
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a flower show． |
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Humans have long tried to predict（预测）the weather. From the hunters of ancient times to today’s pilots, predicting rain or shine can shape people’s life and make a difference.
In 650 BC, the Babylonians tried to predict the weather based on the appearance of clouds. Around 340 BC, Aristotle, a famous Greek thinker and scientist, wrote Meteorologica. It introduced the types of weather, such as rain, cloud and lightning. Aristotle believed that there was water, air and fire around the Earth. It was almost 2,000 years before his ideas were replaced by new ones.
By 300 BC in China, a calendar divided the year into 24 festivals gradually, each festival related to a type of weather, like the Rain Water（the start of the spring rains）, the Waking of Insects（the spring thunder awakens sleeping insects）and so on. That was useful for farmers to plan when to plant and harvest（收获）.
People used lots of ways to predict the weather over the centuries. You might have heard the expressions like “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight”, which suggests a red sky in the evening is followed by good weather. This has a basis in science, as does telling wind direction through smoke from the fire. On the other hand, some thought that if sheep crowded together, it meant rain. But there isn’t any science behind it.
The science of weather prediction really took off in the 1830s with the invention of the telegraph. It sent messages over hundreds of thousands of miles, so weather maps were drawn up and storm systems were studied. The next big step came in the 1920s with the invention of the “radiosonde”, a balloon carrying weather instruments high above the ground to collect information. Experts took the information and built a picture of the weather over the following few days.
Today, supercomputers are used to take data（数据）from the world and process it very fast to work out the weather. For example, they once helped predict where Hurricane Lee, which hit the US and Canada, would land nine days in advance（提前）.
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Humans’ Efforts to Work Out the Weather |
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Weather prediction has developed from experience to （1） . |
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Ancient times |
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In 650 BC |
The Babylonians studied the clouds. |
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Around 340 BC |
Aristotle formed the ideas about weather. |
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By 300 BC |
In China, 24 festivals guided people in （2） . |
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Over 2,000 years |
People had many ways to predict the weather, like watching the sky, animals and so on. They were （3） scientific. |
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In the 1830s |
Telegraph marked the （4） of modern science in predicting the weather. |
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In the 1920s |
Radiosonde helped get information at a higher level. |
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Today |
Supercomputers can collect and （5） worldwide data very fast. |
在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）。
（N: Nick T: Taylor）
N: Dr. Taylor, I’m Nick from Popular Science. Nowadays people are easily distracted（分心的）. How come?
T: It’s “the monkey mind”. You feel it hard to stay focused, like a monkey （1） from thought to thought.
N: Yeah. Many people get mad with （2） for having so many thoughts.
T: It’s （3） to feel like this because humans have around 6,000 thoughts per day. So （4） it and make friends with your monkey mind. What if your monkey mind isn’t a （5） ? Perhaps it can remind you to be curious and kind towards your mind.
N: Umm, I see. （6） that, what else can we do to calm our brain?
T: When the monkey mind is getting busy, give it a job to do. Use your （7） , like watching a flower, listening closely to the birds, smelling the air or taking deep breaths. Notice （8） your thoughts and feelings change.
N: That’s to say, try to focus our attention first. When our mind is calm, we can （9） our work again.
T: That’s true. In the daily life, developing habits helps make your brain stronger. Try drawing, reading, playing chess or else and see what （10） . Then keep practicing to strengthen your brain’s power.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Why are good eating habits important? Your body is like a super-strong, super-speedy machine, and the food you eat is what keeps you going. （1） Eating the right food helps your body run smoothly and stay strong.
Give you energy.
The food you eat gives you energy to run, jump and play. Proteins（蛋白质）are a good choice. （2）
Help you grow.
Are you trying to get taller and stronger? Eating things such as chicken, fish and beans does good to your growth.
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Some foods are like tiny doctors. Fruits and vegetables, such as apples and carrots, have an active influence on your body if something goes wrong, like when you have a little cold.
Keep you slim.
Sometimes people eat too much sugar or fatty foods, and it’s like putting too much weight in your backpack. （4） Eating a good mix of foods can help you stay light.
How can you start eating better? Firstly, eat all kinds of foods. （5） Don’t be too picky（挑食）. Next, have three meals a day. You are supposed to have each meal on time. Lastly, drink water. As a garden needs watering, your body needs water too.
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A. Make you healthy. B. Exercise every day. C. Each kind is good for your health. D. It gets heavy and makes you tired. E. It’s just like putting the right oil in your car. F. Eggs and milk provide power for every movement you make. |
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ole is a student from Norway at East China Normal School. He first visited China in 2016, and since then, he （1） （develop）a deep interest in traditional Chinese culture. Recently, he and his team won the Shanghai International Students Dragon Boat Race. It was the team’s （2） （six）win in a row and his second time winning the first prize. “I （3） （introduce）to the dragon boat racing in the spring of 2023. My teacher noticed my strong arms and encouraged me （4） （try）it,” said Ole. When he was asked the secret of his success, he replied, “There is no ‘I’, （5） only ‘we’. My teammates are international students coming （6） different countries. Before we became the champions, we practiced rowing three times a week, trying to match the strokes with drumbeat.
At first, we weren’t very good. We did not know （7） the problem lay. However, with continuous effort, we learned that teamwork is the key. Although we are culturally different, we are one team in the race. Before each race, the team would stand in （8） circle and cheer loudly. “Taking part in this sport, we realized the （9） （important）of cooperation. We trained hard, each stroke bringing us a closer to understanding the tradition of Dragon Boat Festival,” said Ole （10） （proud）.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hotpot, Mapo Tofu and Fish Filets in Hot Chili Oil（水煮鱼）—these dishes are well-known names in China. And they all have one thing （1） common: They’re very numbing（麻的）and spicy（辣的）.“Numbing and spicy” is a special phrase which is used （2） （describe）Sichuan food. Generally, Sichuan cooks are good at using Pixian Broad Bean Paste（郫县豆瓣）. It （3） （see）as “the soul（灵魂）of Sichuan dishes” by many people. As （4） result, they are quite different from the dried and spicy Hunan food and the sour and spicy Guizhou food.
However, to Sichuan dishes, there is much more than （5） （they）numbing and spicy flavor（味道）because Sichuan cooks are able to create all kinds of flavors. So people praise Sichuan dishes, “Each dish （6） （have）its own style; a hundred dishes have a hundred different flavors.” There are at （7） （little） 24 kinds of flavors in Sichuan dishes and only one-third of them are spicy. Some dishes are neither numbing （8） spicy, like sweet and sour fish.
Visitors to Sichuan are surprised at so many （9） （choice）they have for food. Sichuan is （10） （certain）a great place to start your Chinese food journey.
