Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual animals and plants.
In 1954, Life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did no receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr, Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize(普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way of American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss one said, “I do not write for children, I write for people.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. What did the Doctor Seuss learn from the magazine?
2. Why did both parents and children like his books?
3. How old was Doctor Seuss when he wrote the book The Cat in the Hat?
4. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with fewer words than the Cat in the Hat, did he?
5. What’s the most important influence of Doctor Seuss’s books to American children?
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【推荐1】That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in the city I lived. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. I was having trouble dealing with my part－time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and the life in this awful place.
As I walked down the empty street under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. “Run！” I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.
About a block from my flat, I heard a noise behind me. I turned quickly, but the street was empty. The noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. I didn't realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat. It had been my wallet falling to the street.
I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran back to where I had heard the noise. Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard a rubbish truck stop next to me. A voice called from the truck driver,“Alisa Camacho？”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man jumped out.“Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a．m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. How many jobs did the writer do in the city she lived?
2. How did the writer keep herself warm and safe in the street?
3. When did the writer realize that the noise had been her wallet falling to the street?
4. How long did the writer herself spend looking for her wallet?
5. Who found the wallet for the writer?
In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing ever happened.
On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the underground station, playing his violin. Many people slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the gate of the underground station, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Before long, the young violinist was surrounded with people, who were all attracted* by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it soon."
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest* man and would certainly come here."
The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?"
The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?"
"Lottery. It's a lottery," said the man.
The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.
George nodded and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it.
The story turned out to be this: George Sang is a manager in a big company. He bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago. It opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled* the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Later someone asked the violinist: "At that time you were in need of money. Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"
The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."
1. Where did the poor young artist play the violin?
| A．In a nice hall of a big company. | B．On the playground of Arts College. |
| C．Outside the meeting room of a bank. | D．At the gate of the underground station. |
| A．some stones | B．a piece of paper |
| C．50 dollars and a lottery | D．his air ticket and some money |
| A．the owner would return to look for the lottery |
| B．he didn’t have enough money to pay for his study |
| C．Arts College asked him to wait for Mr. George Sang |
| D．people in the underground station didn’t let him leave |
Once there lived an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don't forget this."
One day he went on a long way alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. You need them on your way. Take care of your things on the way. "He went to the station. He bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About an hour later, the conductor(售票员) began to see the tickets. She came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets but he could not find it. He was very worried. "I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train, "said the old man.
"I think you are right. I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another ticket, "said the conductor kindly. But the old man still looked worried and said sadly, "You don't know why I'm worried. If I don't find my ticket, I can't remember my station. Where am I going?"
1. When did the old man buy a ticket?
2. About an hour later, what did the conductor do?
3. Why did the old man still look worried when the conductor believed him?
Jacanas, a kind of water birds, usually live in tropical (热带的) areas all over the world. Here’s an introduction about them.
Jacanas are medium-size birds. Their bodies are about 31—58 cm long. Baby jacanas weigh about 40g at birth. But when they grow up, they can be up to 275g in weight. Female jacanas are bigger than male jacanas.
Jacanas are colorful birds. That’s why many people love them. Their bodies are usually brown. They also have black, white and yellow colors on their heads and necks. Male and female jacanas are the same colors.
Jacanas’ eggs are deep brown in color with dark lines. The lines look like paint on the eggs which make the eggs very special. The eggs are also shiny. When they are among the plants in the water, the shiny eggs are not so easy to be found.
Female jacanas and male jacanas have their own different roles. As a role of parent, the male jacana has to build a comfortable nest for the female jacana to lay eggs. Besides, he also needs to take good care of the eggs until the babies come out. Then, it’s his turn to teach the young jacanas how to look for food.
| An introduction about jacanas | |
| Their | They are neither too big nor too small. They are 31—58 cm in length and 40—275 g in weight. Male jacanas are bigger than female jacanas. |
| Their color | They usually have They also have black, white and yellow colors on their heads and necks. |
| Their eggs | Their eggs are deep brown with dark lines. It’s |
| Their roles | Female jacanas: lay eggs in the nest Male jacanas: |
【推荐2】Energy from the wind
Wind is a kind of clean energy, and there is lots of it, But, if there's no wind, there is no wind energy. Energy from the water
When water moves from a high place to a lower place, it can make electricity(电）without pollution. However, people have to build dams(水坝) to use this energy, and building dams is very expensive.
Energy from the earth
There is heat in the rocks under the earth. Scientists use the heat to make geothermal(地热的)energy. This kind of energy is cheap, but it is only possible in a few places in the world.
Energy from the sun
Solar panels (太阳电池板) on the roofs of houses can turn energy from the sun into electricity. Solar power is clean and plentiful(丰富的), but when the weather is bad, It doesn't work.
根据阅读填空，每空一词。
| New Energy in Twenty-first Century | ||
| Energy | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| Wind Energy | Clean | There is a lot. It needs |
| Water Energy | It is | |
| Geothermal Energy | only possible in a few places | |
| Solar Energy | Clean and plentiful | It depends too much on good |
The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo (北京世界园艺博览会) began in Yanqing, Beijing, on April 29. This is the second time that China hosts such an event since the
As a language of communication between human beings and nature, horticulture is the art of plants, the green culture and the sublimation (升华) of life. It can lead you into the world of plants and let you experience the beautiful moments brought by gardening.
More than 100 countries and international organizations have entered the international horticultural exhibition area, and 41 outdoor exhibition gardens have been built. Taking the Beijing Outdoor Exhibition Garden as an example, China takes “courtyard house” as the important landscape (景观) of Beijing Garden to ① the harmonious coexistence (和谐共存) between people and nature. So the whole world can see a “big Beijing” from a “small courtyard”. The reporter has learned that 180 “Flower Shows” are held during the event and the Chinese national cultural stories are told by ten ecological cars, which are made of fresh plants.
In 2019, the Beijing International Horticultural Expo will sublimate the mix of cultures. With the theme of “Live Green, Live Better”, the expo opened to the public on Monday at the foot of the Great Wall in the capital’s Yanqing District and will last ② Oct.7. During that time, let’s go on a green journey and meet at the foot of the Great Wall.
任务一：请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词。（每空限填一词）
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任务二：阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子。
2. You can walk into the world of plants and experience the nice moments brought by gardening.
任务三：请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
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任务四：请根据短文内容回答下列问题。
4. What’s the theme of the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo?
5. Can you visit the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo during this summer vacation?
| 江雪 柳宗元 千山鸟飞绝, 万径人踪灭。 孤舟蓑笠翁, 独钓寒江雪。 | Fishing in Snow By Liu Zongyuan From hill to hill no bird in flight; From path to path no man in sight. A lonely fisherman afloat Is fishing snow in a lonely boat. —Translated (翻译) by Xu Yuanchong |
Xu Yuanchong is a famous translator in China. He started to translate during his college years. In1939, Xu Yuanchong, as a young man, published his earliest English translation. In the late 1940s, he spent a few years studying in France. After that, he came back to China and put all his heart into translation, the thing he loved.
The great translator had many creative and important ideas on translation. First, he believed sharing and understanding different cultures played an important role in translation. He knew very well about the cultures of these three countries- Britain, France and his own country China, which could make his translation works better understood by his readers. He said, “The greatest joy on the earth is to introduce the beauty created by people to the whole world.” Also, he thought it was important to bring out the beauty in image, sound and forms when working on his translation. So he always tried to show the special beauty of ancient Chinese poems when he translated them into another language. We can tell this clearly when we read aloud the poem Fishing in Snow in the box. Xu Yuanchong believed that translation was a kind of art.
On June 17, 2021, after giving his life to translation for more than sixty years, Xu passed away in Beijing at the age of 100. Today, more than 100 kinds of Xu’s books have been popular at home and abroad.
As Xu said, “Life is not how long you live, but how long you can remember.” He enjoyed a life worth remembering.
1. Was Xu Yuanchong able to translate from Chinese to English?2. When did Xu start to translate?
3. What is important for good translation works according to Xu?
4. Xu said, “Life is not how long you live, but how long you can remember.” Someone also said, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, but about learning to dance in the rain.”
What’s your idea of life? (At least 10 words)
Life is not
but
A. She is a famous Chinese female singer. She is singleedged eyelid(单眼皮) with small eyes, but very good. Ridge of the nose is very high. She is good at singing red songs. She was famous for a song named "You Only In My Heart". B. He is short. He has a big nose. He often keeps smiling. He is a Chinese super star. He is a kungfu star and movie star. C. He is a tall and thin boy with small eyes. He is not very handsome. His Chinese name is Zhou Jielun. He is a single(单亲) parent child, but he is very brave and strong. D. He is a thin and handsome singer with a big aquiline(鹰勾) nose. His English name is Lau Tak Wah, Andy. His songs are popular with people, such as "Love You For Ever". E. He is a lovely boy who is 174cm tall. As you can see, he has short black hair, a nice mouth, a handsome face and small eyes. "My Microphone" is one of his most famous songs. F. He is a very handsome and lovely young man, and he is good at singing and dancing. He has clear eyes, like a blue lake. He is from Beijing China. He is very warm and very kind, and he has a lot of fans. G. He is a famous basketball player. He is the second Chinese player in NBA after Yaoming. He likes listening to pop music and playing computer games. |
| Reading Lu Xun’s works has become common memories of Chinese students. From a young age, we have studied his works such as My Old Home, The True Sory of AhQ. Last year marked the 142nd anniversary of the great writer’s birth. Born on Sept 25th, 1881, his real name is Zhou Shuren. He once dreamed of being a doctor. In 1904, he went to study in a Japanese college as his father died of illness. However, in the early 20th century, Lu Xun found that there were many problems in Chinese society. The minds of Chinese were numb (麻木的) and most of them were just followers without thinking. So in 1906, he gave up medical study and started writing. He hoped his words could help people. So he used the everyday language that people spoke, which helped people understand his novels easily and become more active. This made Lu Xun a leading Chinese writer. | How do young people think of Lu Xun? “He changed his dream to save the country. This encouraged me a lot,” said Zhao Hihan, 13, from Beijing. “When choosing between several things, students should think about what they are for.” |
| “Though Lu Xun’s works were written in his time, they are still a part of pop culture. His words are often quoted (引用) and used,” said Wang Mian. “Lu Xun is also the most talked-about writer on the video website.” |
2. What problem did Lu Xun find in the early 20th century in China?
3. How did Lu Xun change people’s attitude (态度) to life at that time in his own way?
4. Are you one of the students who likes Lu Xun’s works? Why or why not?
