It’s December in the north of China. It’s snowy and really cold. You can see many children playing with snow. Look! Some of them are making snowmen. Some are skating on the river, because the water in the river freezes（结冰）. It’s a white world. How beautiful! But in Australia, the weather is hot in December. Jane and her family are swimming in the sea. They are having a good time. Jim and his friends are playing soccer near the sea. The wind near the sea is really cool to them. But in December we can’t do that in China. That’s because the seasons（季节）in China and Australia are opposite（相反的）in a year.
根据短文内容, 回答下列问题。
1. How is the weather in the north of China in December?
2. Why can some Chinese children skate on the river?
3. Where is the weather hot in December?
4. Who are swimming in the sea?
5. What are Jim and his friends doing near the sea?
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Today is Friday. Different places have different weather in China.
Beijing has strong winds today. It is a little cold. Most people are wearing sweaters and scarves.
It is snowing in Harbin. It’s windy, too. The heavy snow brings people much trouble (麻烦).
Shanghai is sunny and warm. People there only need to wear jackets.
But people have a cool day in Guangzhou. There are some people flying kites in the park. They are having a good time.
China is a big country. There are many cities in China. Before you visit a city, you must know the weather first.
1题判断正（T）误（F）；2、3题完成句子；4题简略回答问题；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. It’s windy today in Beijing.
2. Harbin is snowy and
3. People in Shanghai only need to wear
4. What are some people doing in the park in Guangzhou?
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【推荐2】Harbin is my hometown. It is a beautiful city. It’s in the northeast of China. It is a good place to visit all the year round. In summer, you can visit the Sun Island and the Central Street. Also you can swim in Songhua River. The temperature of Harbin is cool in summer. In winter, you can skate and ski here. And there are many beautiful ice lanterns（冰灯）in the street. Of course, you need to wear warm clothes in winter, for it’s cold here. When you visit Harbin, you needn’t worry about losing your way, because people in Harbin are very friendly. They will give you directions（方位）warmly. Welcome to Harbin. It is a nice place, so you can’t miss it.
任务1：阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
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任务2：阅读短文，进行同义句转换，每空一词。
3. It is a nice place, so you can’t miss it.
It is
任务3：根据短文内容回答问题。
4. Where is Harbin?
5. Where can you visit in summer?
6. How’s the weather in winter?
“What’s the weather like?” I ask Mom in the morning.
“It’s sunny and warm, Lucy.” My mother answers.
“Great! Can I go to the park with my new friends?” I ask Mom.
“OK! Have fun.” Mom says to me.
My new friend Du Juan is from Dalian. We are in the same school, but not in the same class.
After half an hour I get to the park by bike. Du Juan is waiting for me there. She takes some juice and food. I bring some bananas because they are my favorite fruit. There is a hill in the park. We go up the hill. Then we sit down to have lunch.
We also take photos there. At about 2 p. m, it is windy and cold.
“Look! I’m afraid we have to go home.” I said to her.
“Yes, I think so.” Du Juan says. Then we leave the park.
We have a good time today.
1. How’s the weather in the morning?It’s
2. Who is Du Juan?
She is
3. How long does it take Lucy to ride to the park?
It takes her
4. What fruit does Lucy like best?
She likes
5. When does the weather get windy and cold?
The weather gets windy and cold at
Many think the word emoji comes from emotion. In fact, it’s from the Japanese for pictures, plus letter, or character.
In the 1990s, the Japanese mobile phone operator DoCoMo tacked a heart pictograph(图画文字) on to a cheap pager(传呼机), which was a great success with teenagers.
Kurita led the team at DoCoMo that designed a set of 176 pixelated (像素化的) characters inspired by basic concepts of things like weather, food, and feelings. They were called emoji. The first set of emoji launched on DoCoMo phones in 1999.
Other Japanese companies quickly followed DoCoMo’s lead and developed their own versions of emoji. Since then, emoji have exploded.
Emoji have been available outside of Japan since the mid-2000s through separate apps, which let users copy and paste the icons into text messages and emails. An emoji keyboard was added to Apple iPhones by 2011.
Today, emoji are part of our everyday vocabulary. However, emoji isn’t language and it isn’t ruining language.
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When two people meet, there are a lot of ways of greeting. But the ways of greeting are not always the same in different countries.
Two people usually greet each other with a handshake in America. It is a way to show respect (尊敬) to the other person. Players from opposite teams shake hands before a game for the same reason. However, most Americans don’t shake hands when they meet people they have already known well. When American friends meet each other, they might only wave (挥手), or maybe just nod their heads.
There is a special way of greeting called “Hongi” (触鼻礼) in New Zealand. In the greeting, two people press their noses and foreheads (前额) together and close their eyes. This is an old tradition that comes from the Maori (毛利人), who were the first people to live in New Zealand. Even today, many New Zealanders still press their foreheads when they meet.
People bow to each other every time when they meet in Japan. Even family members bow to each other. People decide how low to bow depending on how respected the other person is.
Today, new ways of greeting are created all the time. People can do this with a quick “hi”, a handshake, or even a simple smile. The important thing is that the people they are greeting understand them.
1. Why do players from opposite teams shake hands before a game?2. How many countries are mentioned in this passage?
3. Do New Zealanders press their ears when they meet?
4. What do people do when they meet every time in Japan?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms（节气）. Start of Spring（Chinese:立春）, the first solar term of the year, begins on Feb.3 and ends on Feb.17 in 2021. Start of Spring means spring is coming. After that everything turns green and becomes full of vigor; people clearly see that the daytime is becoming longer and the weather is becoming warmer. Here are some things you should know about Start of Spring.
Flying a Kite Spring is the best season for kite flying. As a traditional folk activity, it has a history of more than 2,000 years. It can help build one’s health and prevent diseases. It also has the effect of promoting blood circulation. | Erecting（使竖起）the Egg In China, it is believed that if someone can make the egg stand on the first day of Start of Spring, Spring Equinox（春分）and Autumn Equinox, he will have a good luck in the future. |
“Eating” the Spring In many parts of China, people have the custom of “eating the spring” on the first day of Start of Spring. They eat spring pancakes, spring rolls, or a few carrots. | Posting Spring Calligraphy（书法）and Paintings The custom of posting calligraphy and paintings on one’s door in the spring first appeared during Tang Dynasty. People would do so to welcome spring and pray for good luck on the first day of Start of Spring. |
In addition, there are other funny activities about Start of Spring like Making a Spring Ox and Welcoming Spring. In fact, each solar term has its own special meaning and they are part of our culture. Anyway, as a kind of Chinese culture, 24 solar terms play an important role in people’s daily life and agricultural（农业的）production.
1. When did Chinese people begin to fly a kite?2. How many solar terms are mentioned in the passage? What are they?
3. In many parts of China, what do people eat on the first day of Start of Spring?
4. What can these activities bring to people according to the passage?
5. What can we learn from 24 solar terms?
Nearly everyone wants to be successful. It can be very hard to succeed, though. Here is some advice to help you:
●Plan for successWanting success is not enough. You have to plan for it. Ask yourself: How am I going to be successful? What do I have to learn to achieve the success I want? And how long will it take me to get it? These questions will help you plan for your success.
●Form good habitsIf you study the lives of successful people, you’ll find that they have excellent work habits. Edison, for example, had a habit of always coming up with new ideas, and this helped him become one of the greatest inventors. Forming such habits can be boring, but useful.
●Never stop learningSuccessful people never stop learning. They never say “I’ve learned enough. There is nothing more I need to know.” You have to understand that the moment you stop learning is the moment you stop progressing. We live in an ever-changing (不断变化的) world, and need to be able to keep up with it.
●Let failure motivate (提升) youIt’s okay to fail, it happens to everyone. Michael Jordan, one of the most successful basketball player ever, used to say that his failure was what drove him to succeed. Learning from your mistake is what will put you on the road to the success you want.
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| Plan for success | Ask yourself some questions to get |
| Form good habits | That is |
| Never stop | The thought that I’ve learned enough is wrong. |
| Let failure motivate you | If you can learn something from your |
Today, about 1.4 billion cars travel on the roads throughout the world. Cars offer a convenient(便利的) way to get around. However, cars are bad for the environment. Besides making air pollution happen, cars are thought to make global warming happen.
Car Free Day asks drivers to give up their cars for a day to protect the environment. People from around the world get together in the streets to let the world know that we don’t have to accept the world full of cars. It was first started by 34 cities in France and September 22 is Car Free Day.
Organized activities are held in many cities over the world on Car Free Day. In Brussels, on Car Free Day everybody shall follow the rules. Using bikes or buses or subways is allowed. The streets are open only to walkers, bicycles and buses from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In Beijing, Car Free Day asks drivers to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike or take a bus or subway to work. More and more people are joining in the activity. In the first quarter of this year, Beijing only had 52 blue sky days, and you may see haze(雾霾 ) almost every day! We must do more for Car Free Day as a Beijing driver said, “We may not change the weather, but we can choose not to drive.” The first Car Free Day in China was in Chengdu in 2001. The slogan for the day is “If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day.”
But we do not want just one day and then a return to “normal” life. We should go on with Car Free Day. We can find ways in our neighborhood to get around without our cars. Can we use bikes or buses or subways? Can we carpool(拼车) with co-workers? Can we walk with our kids to school instead of driving them? Think about how much money we’ll save on gas by not using our cars. We may decide that going car-free isn’t bad at all.
Topic: CAR FREE DAY
The reason | It’s convenient for us to drive cars to get around, but driving cars is not good for the environment, making | |
| Car Free Day first started by 34 cities in France on September 22, when people are not allowed to drive cars for a day to protect the environment. | ||
Organized activities | In Brussels | Everybody should follow the rules. Everyone is allowed to use bikes or buses or subways. Everyone cannot |
In Bering | Drivers are asked to leave their cars at home for one day each month and walk or ride a bike to work, fighting against haze. | |
In Chengdu | Car Free Day If we drive for one less day, we can have one more nice day. | |
Personal activities | We should go on with Car Free Day. We can find at least 3 ways in our neighborhood to get around without our cars. We should | |
【推荐3】What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores at the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. How do the children in western countries get pocket money?
2. When do they usually start to get pocket money?
3. Why do the school students usually do chores at the weekend?
4. Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
5. Do they need help from their parents to do the chores at the beginning?
