Last month some thieves stole a valuable teapot from a museum in Hong Kong． They took the teapot to America， but the American police found it． The museum sent Mr． Chan， a member of the museum staff， to collect the teapot． On the plane back to Hong Kong， he noticed two men． They were watching him closely． "Perhaps they're going to steal the teapot again． I must think of a plan，" he thought．
Mr Chan' s daughter， Amy， met him at Hong Kong Afimor． Mr Chan NS was carrying two boxes． He gave his daughter the pink box and said to her in a low voice， "Take this gift box home with great care． " He walked away with the brown one． The two men followed him．
Amy opened the box at home． She was expecting a pair of sports shoes， but she just found an old teapot． "This is not a very interesting gift， " said Amy， a bit disappointed．"That's all right． Let's make some tea in it， "said her mother． Then they found a note in the teapot． It said， " Dear Amy ， （3） Love Dad．"
The two men kidnapped（绑架）Mr． Chan on his way to the museum． They opened his box and found a pair of sports shoes inside．"Where's the teapot？" The two thieves shouted at the top of their voice with red faces．" How dare you cheat us？ We saw you give your daughter a box at the airport． Come with us! We're going to search your home"， one of them said．
When the thieves entered Mr． Chans flat， it was dark and quiet． All of a sudden， the door closed and the lights went on． The police were waiting inside．
Amy and her mother came out of the bedroom with the teapot．"That teapot is very valuable， said Mr． Chan． "A long time ago it belonged to an emperor． He drank tea from it．"
"We were going to drink tea from it， too， "said Amy， laughing．
（1）Was the teapot found in America？
（2）What did Mr Chan notice on the plane back to Hong Kong？
（3）What was in the pink box？
（4）How did the two thieves feel when they didn't find the teapot？
（5）Where were the thieves caught？
（6）What did Mr． Chan probably write to Amy in the note？ Fill in the blank with TWO sentences．
Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “”.
| A．thinks | B．remembers . | C．disagrees | D．follows |
Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?
| A．The host talks little with the visitor. |
| B．The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house. |
| C．The host offers the visitor a seat only. |
| D．The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves. |
From the passage we know that Akuapem people are .
| A．noisy | B．friendly | C．impolite | D．quiet |
| Shirley Temple, the once-famous child movie star, died at the age of 85 on February 10, 2014. She was born on April 23, 1928. She was good at acting and dancing. In 1934, she starred(主演) in the movie Bright Eyes. From then on she became famous around the world. Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar in February, 1935. For many Americans born in the 1930s and 1940s, Temple was not just an on-screen star but also a close friend in their childhood. She was remembered by the world as the forever “little angle”. An American movie star said, “Little Shirley Temple encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression(大萧条).” |
| Shi Li and Cui Jiping are husband and wife. They are disabled. They complete the first Chinese encyclopedic(百科知识的) dictionary for deaf people and people with hearing problems. The dictionary includes words on medicine, education, psychology, law, history and culture about deaf people’s life. This book provides a learning tool for this special group of people and it helps them know about the world more easily. They spent six years and over 1,000,000 yuan on the book. They first collected material for the book by themselves, then they invited a lot of experts(专家) across the country to write. The book is warmly welcomed by the deaf. One of the readers said, “The book shows that we’re not alone. We can have our own way to communicate with the world. ” |
Temple won the first Juvenile Oscar in .
| A．1928 | B．1934 | C．1935 | D．1948. |
From the passage we know that Temple .
| A．was not good at dancing |
| B．began to star in her first movie when she was ten years old. |
| C．was unfriendly to her fan |
| D．encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression |
According to the passage, Shi Li and Cui Jiping .
| A．are disabled people full of love | B．wrote many famous books. |
| C．finished the book by themselves | D．live a very poor life |
Which of the following is TRUE about the book?
| A．It is the first world encyclopedic dictionary |
| B．It can help deaf people know about the world more easily. |
| C．It took them sixteen years to finish the book. |
| D．It includes medicine and art about the life of deaf people. |
When we talked about NBA, many people will think of Yao Ming. There is no doubt that Yao Ming is a Chinese hero. On October 16, 2013, Yao Ming announced(宣布) he would open the NBA Yao School. This was really exciting news!
Looking at the name of the school, many people would think that the school is going to train NBA talents. But that is not the truth. The NBA Yao School provides after-school basketball training and health programs. Its students include boys and girls over 16 years old who are very good at playing basketball. The school aims to teach the importance of teamwork, leadership(领导素养) and communication in a fun basketball environment.
Yao is quite glad to be a part of the school, because it has always been his dream to positively(积极地) influence young people’s life through sports.
Now, basketball fans in China are looking forward to getting basketball training, and the NBA Yao School is a great choice. In the school, students have chances to meet NBA stars. The stars can offer suggestions on how to play basketball well.
The school’s first program opened at the Wukesong Basketball Park in February, 2014. If you want to know more information about the school, you can visit www.nbayao.com.The children under 16 years old can’t be students in the NBA Yao School.
The school provides only after-school basketball training programs..
Yao Ming opened the NBA Yao School on October 16, 2013.
The school aims to teach the students how to play basketball.
The students there have chances to meet NBA stars and learn something from them.
It’s necessary to discover what you are good at or not and what you like or dislike.
Many students would be unhappy if they f________ in a very difficult physics course, but in fact they have known a lot about t_________
They realize that they should not become engineers or p___________
scientists in the future. So falling can help a student to live a happier life if he or she draws something out of it. They may then decide on their aim and c__________
the kind of work that they would be fit for and they would like to do.
You can’t be sure whether you like something u_________ you have tried it. If you make a d_________
that you would like to play the violin, you need to take more music classes b________
you know if you are really interested in it.
It is not e________ to hope to be a violinist. You also have to stand the hard practice before you become one. If you would enjoy being a great violinist, but hate the hard and b_________
work, just give it up.
It’s a good plan to try as many ideas as possible when you are still young. And then you will be able to find o_________ what your true interests are.
How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.
Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.
The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch potatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted . Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.
Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks’ would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing , skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.请用中文出现的词语将下列句子补充完整，使句子意思连贯。
As a student, you should do more outdoor exercises in order not to__________________.Why did the Meeks become the focus of the UK?
_______________________________________________________________________________When did the Meeks go out to do the activities?
_______________________________________________________________________________请将稳中划线句子翻译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________________________________Please tell us what you have learned from this passage with two sentences in your own words.
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