To become a better person,we should go to school every day.So how can we become powerful and start changes in our own life?Perhaps we can get some tips from the US First Lady Michelle Obama.During her visit to China,from March 20–26,Mrs.Obama shared her views on education with students.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education.In Chengdu No.7 High School,she told students that having poor roots doesn't matter A long as you work hard.
Mrs.Obama said her family was not rich.Like many Chinese students,her parents had big dreams for her.She felt the weight of her parents' sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud.
Persevering was not easy,though.Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m.and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged,I would remember something my mother always told me," she said, "A good education is something that ①take,no,from,can,one,away,you."
Mrs.Obama also encourages Chinese students to study abroad. "As the Chinese B goes,
②It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books," she said. "③在学校取得好成绩是不够的。It's also important to have real experience with languages,cultures and societies different from your own, " she noted.
"Studying abroad could also gain future international relations. ④It could help young people from different country work together to deal with problems such as climate change," Mrs.Obama said.
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How much do you know about London? Now let me tell you.
London has about 7, 000, 000 people. About the year 1800 , London was a very big city in the world.
London is famous for many things. Tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and listen to the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems. there are to many cars and people. Every day about 1, 000, 000 people come and go by underground, but there are still too many cars and buses in the streets. So the air isn’t clean. However, it is cleaner than it was 100 years ago.
For me, the best things in London are the parks. There are five parks in the city centre. But my children’s favourite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world.Maybe London became a very big city in the world in______.
A.1750 | B.1820 | C.1950 | D.1980 |
What does the underlined word “underground” mean?
A.Ship. | B.Car. | C.Subway. | D.Taxi. |
What are the best things in London for the writer?
A.Famous buildings. | B.Parks. |
C.Cars and buses. | D.Toys. |
---What’s Hamleys in London according to the passage? www.21-cn-jy.com
---It’s a______.
A.toy shop | B.museum | C.park | D.clock |
Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE? ________.
A.London has a population of about 7, 000, 000 |
B.London is famous for buildings and Big Ben |
C.The traffic in the city is easy because of the underground |
D.The air in London is cleaner than 100 years ago |
Tom and Fred are talking about the year 2020. “What will our world be like in the year 2020?” asks Tom.2·1·c·n·j·y
“I don’t know,” says Fred.
“What do you think?” asks Tom.
“Well, no one knows, but it’s interesting to guess,” says Fred.
“In the year 2020 everyone will carry a pocket computer. The computer will give people the answer to all their problem. We will have telephones in our pockets, too, and we will be able to talk to our friends,” says Tom.
“A lot of people will live and work under the sea. Machines will do most of the work, and so people will have more holidays. They will be able to fly to the moon by spaceship and spend their holidays there,” says Fred.
“And I hope I will be able to live under the sea,” says Tom. “Won’t that be very interesting? Just like a fish.”Tom and Fred are talking about _______.
A.their school life | B.some interesting information |
C.their life now | D.their life in the future |
Machines will do _______ of the work.
A.most | B.some |
C.much | D.little |
In 2020, we’ll talk to friends at all times and everywhere, because we’ll have ______.
A.pocket computers | B.more holidays |
C.pocket telephones | D.Go on sale |
Tom says _______.
A.he likes fish very much |
B.he’d like to live under the sea like a fish. |
C.he will go fishing under the sea. |
D.he will spend holidays on the moon. |
Which of the following is NOT mentioned?
A.People will be able to fly to the moon in a spaceship. |
B.People will have more holidays. |
C.Many people will live and work under the sea. |
D.People will build farms under the sea. |
Life in Britain
Homes and families
Many British people live in houses, not flat(公寓). Most(大多数的) houses have gardens.
Daily Life
Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.
School life
Children start school at about nine am and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.
Shops
Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.Many British people live in __________
A.gardens | B.houses | C.flats | D.parks |
Most offices start work at about __________ in the morning.
A.nine | B.ten | C.seven | D.eight |
Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch____________.
A.in the garden | B.in the shop |
C.at school | D.at home |
The children in Britain usually study at school for_____________.
A.sixteen or seventeen hours |
B.four or five years |
C.nine or ten hours |
D.twelve or thirteen years |
Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?
A.Yes, they don’t close for lunch |
B.No, shops open at one p.m |
C.No, they close for lunch |
D.Yes, but there is no people in the shop |
In Germany(德国), more than 70% of people like reading. They often read. They read in their homes. They read in libraries. They read in parks. They even read in hospitals. Parents often read books for kids(小孩).
It is easy to buy books in Germany. There are many bookshops in Germany. They are in big cities and small towns(城镇). A bookshop can sell(卖) many books every day. Germans(德国人) also like to buy books on the Internet. More and more people buy books on the Internet.
In Germany, people often have reading parties. They are happy at the parties.What is the best title(标题) of the passage ?
A.Germans like reading books |
B.Germans like buying books |
C.Germans like watching TV |
D.Germans like surfing the Internet |
Where can they buy books?
A.bookshops | B.small towns. |
C.on the Internet | D.everywhere (随处) |
What kind of parties do they have according to the passage(根据这篇短文)?
A.birthday parties | B.New Year parties |
C.Christmas parties | D.reading parties |
If there are 10 Germans, ______ like reading.
A.six | B.five | C.seven | D.eight |
According to the passage, we can know Germans ___________.
A.have much money | B.have good education(教育) |
C.have good jobs | D.Have little knowledge (知识) |
My friend John has got a restaurant in a big city. It is near a supermarket. He gets ten robots for the restaurant. Each robot costs (价钱为) 20,000 yuan. The restaurant is not big, but very popular. Now more and more people come here for dinner.
The robots have different jobs in the restaurant. Two robots cook different kinds of food; one washes the dishes; one cleans the floor and the others give food to the guests (客人).
Although robots do most of the jobs in the restaurant, John is still very busy. He must do many things to keep the robots working well. Luckily, John is good at studying robots and he knows robots very well. I think in the future, there will be a lot of robot themed restaurants (机器人主题餐厅) around the world.How many robots give food to the guests in the restaurant?
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
Who cook food in the restaurant.
A.John | B.Cook (厨师) | C.Robots | D.Waiters |
What is John good at?
A.Playing games. | B.Studying robots. |
C.Cooking food. | D.Making robots. |
From the passage we can learn ________.
A.John’s restaurant is in a small city |
B.John is always free because of the robots |
C.The robots cost John 200,000 yuan |
D.There are two robots sweeping the floor in the restaurant |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.The restaurant is big and clean. |
B.It is expensive to eat in the restaurant. |
C.There are three robot cooks (厨师) in the restaurant. |
D.The restaurant is popular in John’s city. |