A man once visited a temple that was still being built．He saw a sculptor making a sculpture（雕塑）．As he watched the man work on the sculpture，he noticed that there was a similar sculpture lying nearby．
He felt very strange and asked the sculptor，"Why are you making two same sculptures？Do you need two to put in different places？"
"No，"the man said without looking up，"We need only one，but the first one became damaged before I could finish it，so I'm making a new one．"
The visitor picked up the damaged sculpture and examined it．But he couldn't find anything wrong with it．
"Where is the damage？"he asked．
"There is a scratch（擦痕）on the sculpture's nose．"the sculptor said while continuing his work．
The man then asked，"Where are you going to place the sculpture？"
The sculptor replied that it would be placed on a 20﹣foot﹣high platform（平台）．"If the sculpture is up that high， who is going to notice that there is a scratch on the nose？"the man asked．
The sculptor stopped his work，looked up at the man and said，"I will know it"．
The sculptor chose to stick to a high standard of excellence in his work． Even if other people didn't notice it，it mattered to him that his work should be of the best quality． This is an attitude we should all work hard to keep．
（1）Why did the visitor feel strange at first？
A．Because he could take one of the sculptures．
B．Because the sculptor was making two same sculptures．
C．Because he thought the sculptor needed two sculptures．
（2）The underlined word "damaged" in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to" "．
A．broken
B．fallen 倒下的
C．beaten 被打败的；被打了的
（3）What was wrong with the first sculpture's nose？
A．It was too big．
B．There was a scratch on it．
C．There was nothing wrong with it．
（4）Where would the sculpture be placed？
A．Outside the temple．
B．At the sculptor's home．
C．On a 20﹣foot﹣high platform．
（5）From the story，we know that ．
A．the sculptor was very serious about his work
B．the sculptor always made two sculptures
C．the sculptor didn't mind the danage
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Thank you for watching CCTV’s Around China. I’m Quan Ling, a reporter from CCTV. Now, we’re in Penghu, Taiwan. The beach here is really beautiful and clean. It’s raining these days, today is sunny, but the weather is hot and humid. But there are lots of people here on vacation. Some people are taking photos; some are swimming in the sea, and others are 4on the beach. Look at this group of young men playing beach soccer. 3. They are only wearing sports shorts and sunglasses. They are running barefoot(光脚). They really look cool. I’m 5that they can play so well in this heat. This is a very beautiful and interesting place. It’s also a good place to relax. I like here so much that I really don’t want to leave.
任务一选择最佳答案What does Quan Ling do?
| A．A soccer player. | B．A reporter. | C．A tourist. | D．An actor. |
What’s the weather like today?
| A．Rainy. | B．Sunny. | C．Hot and humid. | D．Sunny, but hot and humid. |
任务二把划线句子翻译成汉语________________________________________________________________
任务三从方框中选择适当的动词并用其适当形式补全短文
| relax, surprise, lie |
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Mr Brown works in a hospital. He is a good doctor. Mr Brown is shortsighted(近视), but he doesn’t like wearing glasses(眼镜) when he has his meals.
Mr Brown is very strict with his son, Peter. Peter is a good student. He likes talking with others very much. He often talks about his teachers and his classmates at the table. Mr Brown says, “Don’t talk when you have meals. It’s dangerous and not good for your health. ”
One day, when they’re having dinner, Peter sees a fly (苍蝇) in his father’s bowl(碗). He wants to tell his father about it. His father looks at him and says, “ Don’t talk! ”
After dinner his father asks him, “ What do you want to say? ” “There is a fly in your bowl! ”What does Mr Brown do?
| A．He works in a hospital. | B．He is a doctor. |
| C．He is shortsighted. | D．He has a son. |
Mr Brown is a ________ father.
| A．good | B．bad | C．dirty | D．strict |
Peter likes ________.
| A．talking in class | B．talking about flies |
| C．having dinner with a fly | D．talking with others |
Why doesn’t Mr Brown let Peter talk at table?
| A．Because he is very strict. |
| B．Because he doesn’t like Peter. |
| C．Because he thinks it’s dangerous and not good for health. |
| D．Because he is a doctor. |
Which is NOT true?
| A．Mr Brown doesn’t have glasses. |
| B．Mr Brown is a good doctor. |
| C．Peter knows a lot about his teachers and classmates. |
| D．Perhaps(或许), Peter had the fly that day. |
We have twenty minutes’ break time after the second class in the morning. Look! Most of us are playing during the break time. Some students are on the playground(操场). They are playing basketball. Oh! A boy is running with the ball. And another is stopping(阻止) him. They look so cool. And there are some girls watching the game. Some students are in the classroom. They are talking. A few of them are reading and doing homework. Look! A girl is looking at the birds in the tree in front of the classroom. She must be thinking of something interesting because she is smiling(微笑).
What are the teachers doing? Some of them are working in the office. And some are talking with students. Everyone is doing his or her things, busy but happy! Where are the students playing basketball?
| A．In front of the tree. |
| B．In front of the classroom. |
| C．On the playground. |
| D．In the tree. |
A girl is looking at the birds. She is __________ .
| A．happy | B．cool |
| C．interesting | D．exciting |
What are the teachers doing?
| A．Working or talking with students. |
| B．Having a basketball game. |
| C．Playing with the students. |
| D．Looking at the birds. |
There are __________ students in the classroom.
| A．no | B．some | C．few | D．many |
The passage is mainly(主要)about __________ .
| A．students | B．a basketball game |
| C．break time activities | D．teachers |
Han Mei went to Qingdao on vacation. The first day the weather was terrible! It was cloudy and rainy. Han Mei took a bus to a park. The park was crowded but very interesting. It was sunny and hot the next day. Han Mei went to the beach. She played soccer and went skateboarding. It was great! The last day she visited her aunt and uncle. In the evening, they went to the movies. They watched a very funny comedy.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。How was the weather the first day?
___________________________________________________________________How did Han Mei go to the park?
___________________________________________________________________Where did Han Mei go the next day?
___________________________________________________________________Who did Han Mei visit the last day?
___________________________________________________________________What kind of movie did Han Mei watch?
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Eric is my brother. He is nine years old. He is a good student. But he cannot get up early. He sleeps until nine or ten in the morning, so he often arrives late for school.
My father doesn’t want him to be late for school, so he buys an alarm clock for Eric. He says to Eric, “You must get up when you hear the clock ring. ”
“Yes, Dad, ” Eric says. After that Eric gets up at six when he hears the clock ring.
One day my father forgot to wind up(上发条) the clock. And the next day Eric didn’t get up at six. It was time for breakfast. My father went to his room. Eric was in bed and his eyes were open. “Why didn’t you get up? ” My father said angrily.
“You told me I must get up when I heared the clock ring. And now I am waiting for the clock. ”
根据短文内容，判断句子的正(T)误(F)。Eric isn’t a good student and he often arrives late for school.
Eric’s mother doesn’t want him to get up late.
Eric’s father bought a clock for Eric because Eric likes it.
One day the clock didn’t ring but Eric got up early.
Eric was waiting for the clock to ring.