Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia’s northern city. Darwin, was praised(表扬) on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile’s （鳄鱼）back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its mouth on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.
Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.
Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a terrible situation,” said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.
He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and smart actions”.
Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.
1. This passage is most likely to be found in _____.| A．a travel guide | B．a newspaper |
| C．a textbook | D．a novel |
| A．swimming in the river | B．watching the crocodile |
| C．standing on the river bank | D．fishing in the water |
| A．Her eyes were badly poked. |
| B．She had eight wounds altogether. |
| C．One of her fingers also got hurt. |
| D．One of the crocodile’s teeth was found in her leg. |
| A．brave | B．clever | C．quick | D．humorous |
| A．The husband should save the wife |
| B．A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s mouth |
| C．A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine |
| D．Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes |
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【推荐1】Hey! I’m Zhang Ming. Dave is my English name. I’m a middle school student. English is my favorite subject. My favorite sport is tennis. I usually play tennis for two hours every day. On Sunday I go to the tennis club. And I usually play tennis for four hours.
My favorite tennis player is Roger Federer. Do you know Roger Federer? He is one of the best tennis players. He is from Switzerland（瑞士）. He is 186cm tall. His birthday is August eighth. Federer likes playing tennis. He also likes playing golf（高尔夫）and soccer. And he likes music, too.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正（T）、误（F）。
1. Zhang Ming is Dave’s good friend.
2. English isn’t Zhang Ming’s favorite subject.
3. Dave goes to the tennis club on Sunday.
4. Roger Federer comes from China.
5. Roger likes sports and music.
【推荐2】What do you usually do in your free time? Last month we asked 100 students about their free time activities. Here are the results.
★①How often do you watch TV? | ★②How often do you surf the Internet?
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★③How many times a week do you exercise? | ★④How often do you help to do housework?
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| A．About 3. | B．About 24. | C．About 33. | D．About 40. |
| A．4% | B．22% | C．26% | D．48% |
| A．Reading. | B．Watching TV. | C．Exercising. | D．Doing housework. |
| A．①③. | B．①④. | C．②④. | D．③④. |
| A．They did the survey among 200 students. | B．The survey is about students’ study. |
| C．About 27% of the students exercise once or twice a week. | D．Four students never do housework. |
【推荐3】Father and Tom are walking down the stairs. Father turns to Tom and puts his finger on his lips. Tom nods his head. Mother is going to wake up soon. They have to go to the kitchen to get everything ready.
In the kitchen, Tom puts some bread in the toaster. Then, he cracks some eggs into a bowl. Father fries the eggs. They know Mother loves eggs. Tom pours（倒）some juice into a glass and puts the food on a tray. He decorates（装饰）it with a flower and a card. They are ready to give Mother a birthday surprise.
Father and Tom go back upstairs to Mother’s bed secretly. Tom gives Mother a hug and a kiss. Mother opens her eyes. They both say, “Happy birthday! We love you!”
1. What does Father want Tom to do when he turns to Tom?| A．He wants Tom to put his finger on his lips. |
| B．He wants Tom to walk quietly. |
| C．He wants to ask Tom for help. |
| D．He wants Tom to wake up his mother. |
| A．in the kitchen | B．in the garden |
| C．in the living room | D．in the bedroom |
| A．a flower | B．a card |
| C．nothing | D．both A and B |
| A．bread, milk and eggs | B．bread, juice and eggs |
| C．milk, noodles and eggs | D．noodles, eggs and juice |
| A．Mother is badly ill |
| B．they made Mother sad the day before |
| C．they want to give Mother a birthday surprise |
| D．it’s Mother’s Day |
| A．Sad | B．Happy | C．Angry | D．Funny |
There is lots of junk(垃圾) in space .Some of it is from rockets. In 1996, a rocket broke into about 300,000 small pieces. So far, scientists have found over 10,000 man-made pieces flying around in space. Only 6-7％of them are satellites and space probes (探测器). Astronauts also lose small things while working in space. In 1965, during the first American spacewalk , astronaut Edward White lost a glove .For a month, the glove stayed in space, travelling at a speed of 28,000 kilometers per hour .It became the most dangerous piece of clothing for the Earth in history it flew away. Things move very fast in space. If they hit(碰撞)one another, it can be dangerous .A little piece of paint from a satellite once made a hole in a spacecraft window. Last year two US spacecraft dropped some bolts(螺栓), and scientists on the Earth worried a lot. Luckily the bolts floated(漂浮) away into space. They couldn’t hit the spacecraft.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. Some junk in space is from .
| A．space | B．rockets | C．scientists | D．earth |
| A．a rocket | B．some bolts |
| C．a glove | D．a little piece of paint |
| A．300,000 | B．28,000 | C．10,000 | D．21,000 |
| A．fast | B．slow | C．hard | D．high |
| A．great | B．interesting |
| C．safe | D．dangerous |
Mina’s Restaurant is famous in Beijing for being quiet and its deaf waiters. Sign language(手语)is the first language at the restaurant, most workers are deaf, but the restaurant sells Sichuan-style dishes well.
When the restaurant first opened in 2008, there were only four deaf waiters Over the last years, around 60 deaf people have worked there.
The restaurant has cultural activities for deaf people on 31 December every year” Many deaf people all over China come here to enjoy themselves on this special night, Mi said.
Lin Fan, who often goes to the restaurant, thinks that it’s very easy to communicate(交流)with the waiters there.
“The food here is great and we can communicate with body language with those waiters,” he said. “The restaurant is quiet and fit for friends to chat. The owners, Mi Na and Su Qing help deaf people by bringing them a social life. We are happy to see them around. “
“More and more disabled people want to work outside,” Liao Juan, a teacher of Capital Normal University, said. “We can learn from Mi Na and Su Qing in this way.
1. What’s Mina’s Restaurant famous for?| A．Its sign language. | B．Sichuan-style dishes. |
| C．Its waiters and quietness | D．The culture activities. |
| A．Hardworking. | B．Patient. | C．Humorous. | D．Kind. |
| A．All the workers in the restaurant are deaf. |
| B．The restaurant has cultural activities once a year. |
| C．Lin Fan can communicate with the workers easily |
| D．There were only four deaf waiters in the restaurant at first. |
| A．They give them nice food. | B．They bring them a social life. |
| C．They communicate with them. | D．They sell Sichuan-style dishes well. |
| A．A science report | B．A story book. | C．A newspaper. | D．A fashion magazine. |
【推荐3】The common problem of myopia (近视) among students has been a big challenge for China to deal with for many years. According to reports, about 35.6 percent of primary school students and nearly 81 percent of senior high school students are nearsighted (近视的) in China.
Considering this background, Wantang Primary School in Yunnan province really stands out. This is because none of the students at this school suffer from myopia. Parents, teachers and eye experts began discussing whether the school’s experience can be used to tackle the rising level of myopia across China.
Yang Chenhao is a doctor at the Children’s Hospital of Fudan University. He said that while the school is a special case, some of its methods are highly worth learning, such as keeping children away from mobile phones and getting them outdoors more often.
Yang Qingyi is a teacher at the school, which has 536 students. He said that all children are required to go outside during class breaks. “Even for quiet kids, we encourage them to take a walk outside,” he said. When the three sports teachers there are busy, teachers of other subjects will work as trainers to teach basketball and table tennis.
“If there is one piece of advice that we can share on achieving zero myopia, I would say large amounts of outdoor activities,” said Sun Fubiao, the primary school’s headmaster. Sun said that a number of his students’ parents are working in other areas, so the school has fixed six public phones while not allowing use of personal mobile phones.
“In teacher-parent WeChat groups, we often remind parents to pay attention to kids’ eye health when they are at home for weekends or vacations,” he added.
1. How is the first paragraph organized?| A．By listing numbers. | B．By telling stories. |
| C．By giving examples. | D．By comparing facts. |
| A．解释 | B．应对 | C．提升 | D．保持 |
| A．Doctors should work with primary schools. |
| B．Wantang Primary School is worth learning in some ways. |
| C．Children should not use a mobile phone. |
| D．Parents should pay more attention to their kids. |
| A．Less time of learning at school. | B．Fixing enough public phones. |
| C．Much time of outside activities. | D．Working with kids’ parents. |
【推荐1】Hi! My name is Jay. I am a middle school student. I live with my parents and my sister Amy.
Amy is only two but she loves speaking. And I usually teach her to speak English.
Kevin is my cousin. We are classmates. Kevin gets up at six thirty every day. His home is not far from our school, so he usually walks to school. He leaves home at a quarter past seven. It only takes him twenty-five minutes to get to school. He thinks it's healthy exercise. He likes singing, drawing and playing the drums. They are relaxing for him. He usually goes to the school art club after school. He draws very well, and he gets some prizes (奖) in drawing.
1. How many people are there in Jay's family?| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. |
| A．At seven fifteen. | B．At seven twenty-five. | C．At twenty to eight. |
| A．Relaxing. | B．Interesting. | C．Healthy. |
| A．Kevin and Jay are in the same class. |
| B．Kevin gets some prizes in singing. |
| C．Kevin has a sister in his family. |
| A．My Parents and I | B．My Good Cousin | C．A Nice Student |
【推荐2】A farmer was put in prison (监狱). One day, he got a letter from his wife. “I am worried about our farm,” she wrote. “It’s time to plant potatoes, but I can’t do all the digging (挖) by myself.” The farmer thought over and then had an idea. He wrote to his wife, “Don’t dig the fields. This is where my gold (金子) is. Don’t plant potatoes until I come home.” A few days later, the farmer got another letter from his wife. It said, “Two days ago, about ten prison guards (监狱看守) came to our fields. It looked as if they were looking for something. They have dug our field.” The farmer wrote to his wife at once. “Now you can plant our potatoes,” he wrote.
根据语篇内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的为“T”，错误的为“F”。1. We don’t know why the farmer was put in prison.
2. The farmer’s wife was much worried about her husband (丈夫).
3. The farmer told his wife to find the gold in the fields first.
4. The prison guards dug the fields and wanted to find out the gold.
5. From the story, we can learn that the farmer is very clever.
【推荐1】Nadia Comaneci,a famous gymnast,was born in Romania in 1961.
When she was doing cartwheels（侧手翻）on the playground at the age of 7,a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home,Nadia went because she loved gymnastics.
After that,she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975,she was thought as one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.
In 1976,Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score,a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!
Everyone was surprised. There wasn't a sound for a moment. Then a voice came,"Ladies and gentlemen,Nadia Comaneci. . . 10!"
The audience cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well,when the scoreboard was built,no one thought a score of 10. 00 was possible. The decimal point（小数点）was in the wrong place! In fact,the scoreboard only had three digits（数位）to show scores,such as 9. 50 or 9. 85 at that time.
In the 1976 Summer Olympics,Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10,which was thought impossible before. From then on,she was looked as a hero. In 1984,she got retired（退役的）.
1. At first,the scoreboard showed Nadia got ________in the Olympics in Canada.| A．10.00 | B．9.50 | C．1.00 | D．9.85 |
| A．she was fantastic in the competition |
| B．the score was too low |
| C．there wasn't a sound |
| D．she got a score of 10 |
①A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.
②Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.
③Nadia went to the capital to train.
④ She was looked as a hero.
| A．④③①② | B．③①②④ | C．①③④② | D．①③②④ |
| A．news report | B．notice | C．life story | D．novel |
How do students usually spend their weekend? Here is Linda’s schedule(安排表) for the weekend.
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m.~10:00 a.m | IT |
| 10:20 a.m.~12:20 a.m | Chinese | |
| 2:30 p.m.~3:30 p.m | Piano | |
| 4:00 p.m.~5:30 p.m | Swimming | |
| Sunday | 10:00 a.m.~12:30 a.m | English |
| 2:00 p.m.~4:00 p.m | Volleyball practice | |
| 4:20 p.m.~5:50 p.m | Watching movies with friends |
It is true that many students have classes on the weekend. But is that really good for them?
“I am really busy and tired. And I even get sick easily. I already have enough stress on school days. I just want to have more time to relax on the weekend. I told my mother how I felt about these after-school classes, and I asked her to cut out a few classes. But she disagreed. I’m going crazy,” said Linda.
Alice Green, an expert on students’ problems, says, “Parents push their children so hard. But too much pressure is not good for children’s development. Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too.”
So next time, when your children complain(抱怨) to you, think it over and then make a decision that can help them develop better.
1. Linda has seven after-school classes on the weekend.2. Linda is tired and even gets sick easily because she has much stress.
3. Linda’s mother decided to let her have fewer after-classes after Linda shared her feelings.
4. Alice Green thinks too much pressure cannot help children develop better.
5. The writer disagrees that students should take too many after-school classes.
【推荐3】2023 English Speech Competition
The competition is for all the students in our school. Students from the first to sixth grade should give a speech for about 5 minutes, and students from the seventh to ninth grade should give a speech for about 8 minutes. The speech is about your dream.
☆ If you are interested in joining in the competition, you can meet your English teacher or Mrs Wang to register (登记).
☆ The registration will start on 21st October, and end on 15th November, 2023.
☆ The real competition will be on 10th December, 2023.
☆ The 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will separately win a school bag, a dictionary and a pen. All the competitors (参赛者) will get a notebook.
☆ If you want more information about the competition, you can meet Mrs Wang.
根据短文内容判断对错，对的选“T”，错的选“F”。
1. All the teachers and students can join the competition.
2. If you student wants to enter the competition he can register on 8th November.
3. The 3rd place winner will get a school bag and a pen.
4. Students can only ask Mrs Wang for help if they want to get more information.
5. The passage above can probably be found in a travel guide.
