Since May 1,2015, Beijing started to allow blind people to take guide dogs(导盲犬) onto the subway(地铁). How much do you know about guide dogs? What can they do to help blind people?
Not every dog can become a guide dog. The most common guide dog breeds(品种) are Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers. That’s because they are smart and have a good temper.
To help blind people, dogs need to learn many skills, such as finding and following a clear road, moving around obstacles(障碍物), and stopping when they reach a curb(路牙) beside a road. Of course they should pass tests. They also need to learn an important lesson called as “intelligent disobedience(智能抗命)’’. For example, blind people ask the dog to go forward when crossing a road. But if the dog knows that a car is coming, it will not move until it is safe.
At about 10 or 12 years old, guide dogs retire(退休). Some of them stay at their owner’s home and become their pets. Others may go back to training schools and live there.
What can a guide dog do to help blind people?
●Follow a direct road, paying no attention to other things such as smells, animals and people.
●Keep a steady(稳定的) pace and just in front of the owner.
●Stop at all curbs until the owner tells them to move forward.
●Stay quiet when the owner is sitting down.
●Help the owner to move around buses, subways and other public transportation.
1. What can blind people in Beijing do when they go out by subway?2. Why do people choose Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers as guide dogs?
3. What important lesson should guide dogs learn?
4. How many things can guide dogs do to help blind people according to the passage?
5. What can you do to help blind people? (自拟一句话作答)
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A crow (乌鸦) is in the forest (森林), and he is happy every day. But one day, he sees a swan (天鹅). He is not happy.
“You are so white, but I am so black. You must be very happy,” says the crow.
The swan says, “I’m not happy. I just have one color. Peacocks (孔雀) have many colors. They look beautiful. I think they are happy."
Then the crow goes to the zoo (动物园) to see a peacock. “You are so beautiful. I think you are very happy,” says the crow.
“No, I’m not happy. I have no friends,” says the peacock. “You can play with your friends everywhere. But it’s difficult for me.”
1. What color is the swan?2. Who has lots of colors?
3. Where is the peacock?
4. Why is the peacock not happy?
5. Is it difficult for the crow to play with friends everywhere?
【推荐2】Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate(迁徙). They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.
Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals stay active in winter. They must ____①____ themselves when the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.
Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, ____②____ mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change. Some animals sleep for part or all of the winter. The animals body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down so it uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while sleeping.
Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae(蛹). Other insects die after laying eggs(卵) in autumn.③The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again
1. ①任务二：请根据短文内容，在文中找出与下列句子意义相同或相近的句子。
Snowshoe rabbits can hide themselves in the snow because of their white fur.
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任务三：请把上文中画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. Why do some animals slow down their heartbeat and breathing in winter?
5. Which is the topic sentence of the passage?
【推荐3】Camels(骆驼) are amazing animals. They aren’t the most beautiful animals in the world. But they are certainly the most useful animals in the hot areas such as North Africa and the Middle East. They usually help people carry things. Now let’s learn more about camels.
There are two kinds of camels on the Earth. They are Arabian(阿拉伯的) camels and Asian camels. Arabian camels are dromedaries(单峰骆驼), but Asian camels are bactrians(双峰骆驼).
An adult camel is about 2 meters tall and about 500 kilograms in weight. Its legs are long. And its feet are big and soft. Most of the camels can live for about 40 years, but they usually stop working when they are about 25.
Camels live alone in the desert(沙漠). They aren’t afraid of the hot and cold weather. Their main food is grass, leaves and bushes. They can walk for more than 600 kilometers and don’t need to drink water. They only need to drink water every six or eight days. But when there is water, they can drink up to 90 liters(升). Camels walk slowly. They don’t like running because it’s too hot. But if they need, they can run at 20 kilometers an hour.
根据短文内容，用短文中符合语义及语法规则的词填空，每空一词。
1. There are two kinds of camels on the Earth. They are
2. Camels live
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4. They mainly live on
5. They only need to drink water every six or
【推荐1】Recently, many cities around, China are planning, to offer(提供) 2.5-day weekends to workers so that they can travel and shop more. This can help the economy, which has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. In ancient(古代的) China, however there were no "weekends" because people did not use a weekly calendar(日历). But they could still relax after work. During the Han Dynasty(206 BC-AD 220), officials(官员) took one day off every five days. During the Tang Dynasty(618-907) officials worked for 10 days and rested for one day. On their day off, they usually bathed(沐浴) and washed their hair. This was called xiumu(休沐). There were also many public holidays in ancient times, such as Spring Festival, winter solstice(冬至) and Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, people also took days off for the emperor's(皇帝的) birthday.
People like farmers and businessmen usually worked most of the year. But even the hardest-working people would take a few days off during Spring Festival.
Taking time off in days of the past | |
During the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD220) | Officials took one day off every |
During the Tang Dynasty (618-907) | Officials worked for 10 days and rested for On their day off, they usually bathed and washed their |
Public holidays in ancient times | Spring Festival, winter solstice and During the Ming and Qing dynasties, people also took days off for the emperor's |
Wukong, Tiangong, Tianwen… Do you know where the names of Chinese space programs come from?
Wukong, the Dark Matter Particle Explorer satellite (暗物质粒子探测卫星), is named after Chinese superhero Monkey King. According to Journey to the West, Monkey King has a pair of sharp eyes which can tell the difference between good and evil. The Wukong satellite is just as sharp-eyed as Monkey King to help scientists search for dark matter in space.
The name of the space station, Tiangong, means “Heavenly Palace”. In Chinese myths(神话), this is the home of Tian Di. Now Tiangong Space Station is a home for Chinese astronauts in space. And China welcomes foreign astronauts to Tiangong so that they can work together.
Tianwen, China’s Mars missions (任务), gets its name from the poem Tianwen by Qu Yuan. Qu Yuan is a well-known poet from ancient China. In Tianwen, he had the questions about the sky, stars, nature, myths and the real world, showing his hunger (渴望) for truth. Perhaps the Tianwen missions will end up answering some of Qu Yuan’s questions.
If you look into more names of Chinese space programs, you will find that they all have beautiful meanings. We, the Chinese people, have a long-cherished (珍藏已久的) space dream. So the naming of Chinese space programs is taken very seriously.
1. What is the Wukong satellite used for?2. Does China welcome foreign astronauts to Tiangong Space Station to work?
3. Where is the name of China’s Mars missions from?
4. Why do we take the naming of Chinese space programs seriously?
5. What does the passage mainly talk about?
Greenwich (格林威治) is on the River Thames, five miles away from the middle of London, and it has a two-thousand-year history. The first English people were fishermen there, and they named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful palaces.
The name of the earliest palace was Placentia. Its windows were made of glass—the first in England. Henry VIII lived there. He knew that England must be strong at sea. So he started two big ship yards (船坞) at Greenwich, and for 350 years the ships which were made there were the best in the world.
But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war started in England and for eleven years there was no king. The men who had worked for him at Placentia decided to live in the palace themselves. They sold all its beautiful things, and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money. Finally the war ended and King Charles II came back. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles built a new and bigger palace, which is now open to the public.
At that time, Charles was worried about losing so many of its ships at sea; their sailors didn’t know how to tell exactly where they were. So in 1678, Charles made John Flamsteed, the first astronomer (天文学家) in England, try to find the answers. Flamsteed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park. From it with a telescope which he made 15 himself, Flamsteed could watch all around the sky. And he did, night after night, for twenty years. Continuing Flamsteed’s work a hundred years later, an astronomer called Harrison finally made a clock which told the time at sea, and helped sailors to know where they were. You can see Harrison’s clock, still working, in Greenwich’s museum. Because of both men’s work, every country in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.
1. How far away is Greenwich from the middle of London?2. What does Greenwich mean?
3. Where is Greenwich?
4. What was the trouble in Greenwich in 1649?
5. Who knew that England must be strong at sea?
6. By what time does every country in the world tell its time?
7. What’s the main idea of this passage?
【推荐1】Do you know Li Qi? He is the winner of the second season of Voice of China(中国好声音). He doesn’t look very nice, but he has a good voice.
Li Qi is 23 years old now. He comes from Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China. On Oct 7,2013, Li Qi was successful on the stage(舞台). Once again, he moved people with his nice love songs.
Li Qi says that music make him have enough confidence(自信). When he was a small child, he loved to sing songs. On the stage of Voice of China, his voice tell us that you don’t look nice, but you can still sing very well and move the people.
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1. Li Qi is a singing
2. Li Qi doesn’t look nice, but he has a good
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4. When he was a small child, he loved to
5. Li Qi was successful at the stage and he
Do you drink milk every day? We all know that milk is good for our health. But is that the whole? Let’s take a closer look!
Milk might be one of the best things we can drink. It has a lot of nutrients (营养物质) to help children grow. It’s rich in calcium (钙) and vitamins (维他命). Calcium gives us strong bones (骨骼). Doctors say that milk is also good for our teeth and heart. And a glass of warm milk helps us get a good night’s sleep. Milk is great!
However, some studies show that milk may cause some health problems. For example, drinking a lot of milk (three or more times a day) may make children obese (肥胖的), Live Science reported. Also, milk might not actually make our bones stronger. Scientists found that some people who drank more milk also had more broken bones.
So should we still drink milk? Milk may not be a super food. But it does give us a lot of nutrients. Drink milk if you like it, but not because you think it is the best thing for your health.
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Liu Jichen, a student from Tsinghua University, has developed a WeChat mini-program (微信小程序) called “Clear Plate”. After a meal, users can use the mini-program and take a photo of their empty plates. Once the picture is checked by AI (人工智能), users can collect points and use them to buy gifts or meals for children in poor areas.
Liu said, “4. 它是一个解决食物浪费问题的好办法。” He set up a team to work on this mini-program. In order to improve (提高) it, the team spent half a year collecting over 100,000 photos in university restaurants. 5. In 2018, the mini-program was put into use. Soon, it became one of the most popular mini programs in the university.
At the same time, Liu and his team started the “Clear Your Plate” project in November in his third year of university. Almost 1.6 million (百万) college students joined the project and food waste was reduced (减少) by 862 tons. “Through the project, we hope to encourage everyone to take action against food waste,” he said.
Thanks to Liu Jichen’s great efforts (努力), the students can save a lot of food.
1~3题，回答问题。4~5题英汉互译。1. What is the name of the mini-program developed by Liu Jichen?
2. How long did it take the team to collect photos in university restaurants?
3. Why did Liu and his team start the “Clear Your Plate” project?
4. 它是一个解决食物浪费问题的好办法。
5. In 2018, the mini-program was put into use.
