1 . On a summer day in 1948, a Swiss (瑞士的) man named George de Mestral took his dog for a walk in the mountains. After they came home, George discovered that he and his dog were both covered with burrs (带芒刺的小果实).
As an engineer, George naturally began to wonder how exactly the burrs stuck to his dog and his clothes. Then he paid careful attention to looking at them under a microscope (显微镜). He found that the burrs had very tiny hooks (钩子), which allowed them to catch on to things like clothes. George realized that he could use this finding to create a new way to fasten (扣紧) things.
As so often, it is a very long journey from the first idea to the final product. It was easy to find materials that could stick together, but finding materials that would continue to do so after years of use was not easy. George tested a very large number of different materials and production methods. After years of research and work, he invented what is known today as Velcro (魔术贴). In 1955 George started Velcro Industries to turn his idea into a product. In a few years, the product became popular around the world.
Today Velcro is used everywhere. It’s used in backpacks, jackets, wallets, children’s toys, etc. It even turns up in places you wouldn’t expect. For example, Velcro has been used by NASA for astronauts’ suits. The product was also used to hold the heart together during the very first artificial heart transplant (人工心脏移植).
Complete the summary of the passage above with one word for each blank.George de Mestral was an engineer from Switzerland. One day in 1948, after coming back from the mountains, he found some burrs on his clothes and his dog. Then he It was hard to find |
1. Ken worries that there will be less and less space on the ground if people keep on building houses. It’s bad for human to cut down so many trees for houses.
2. Cindy is interested in houses with new technology, because it takes less time and costs less to build this kind of house. And it is better for the environment.
3. Carrie lives near the sea. Sometimes her house will be blown down by the strong wind. She really hopes that her house can be kept away from the wind.
4. Mary’s son is a super ball fan. He’s crazy about ball games. He even dreams he can live in a ball.
5. Nancy is an environmental protection member. She hopes that she can build some houses with used things like plastic, bottles and so on.
| A．Some scientists are trying to turn used plastic into bricks (砖). These bricks are designed well and can be used to build houses for the poor in some parts of the world. |
| B．Some people live in windy places. Big winds can blow houses down. A dome (圆顶) house is able to let the wind go around it. There’s no wind in a dome house, so it’s safer in a fire. |
| C．Scientists have made a house that can walk. The house has six legs. It can walk over any ground. When it walks, six legs are always on the ground. A walking house would be great if there’s a flood (洪水) or a fire. |
| D．The 3D printed houses will be made by ICON Company. They can print a 60-square-metre house in just 12 to 24 hours. The walls of the house look like cream. Each house costs $10,000．The materials can be used again. |
| E．A tree house doesn’t use any space on the ground. No trees have to be cut down to make room for these houses. And the house can be built in the shape of a bee nest (蜂巢). Such a house doesn’t take long to move to a new place. |
| F．Some houses have been made in a shape like a ball. The walls, ceiling (天花板) and floor are all in a house with this shape. The wind moves around the outside of the house. Ball-shaped houses can be hung from things or float (漂流) on water. |
Note-taking is a skill that can help you do well in all your schoolwork. It can make you confident when you are studying. But unluckily, .most students don’t know how to take notes.
If your teacher writes notes on the blackboard, that’s great. You can copy them or write down the most important facts of all in class. Different teachers do things differently. For example, some teachers may focus on (关注) lots of dates and facts in class, but they only write the important ones on the blackboard. Other teachers may not write anything down, but they may repeat them.
Don’t try to write down every word in class, or you might miss some important points. Some students really learn better with the help of these notes.
Don’t be afraid to ask your teacher to repeat what you’ve missed. If your teacher speaks too fast and you can’t follow what he is saying, you can ask him after class.
Comparing your notes with your classmates can be good for your learning. It can also help you and your classmates correct some mistakes.
Note-taking also needs organization. Keep notes for each subject in one place, so that you can find everything easily when a test comes.
Good note-taking takes time. If you decide to recopy your notes every evening, you’ll surely have less time to watch TV. But you’ll save time in the coming test.
1. Note-taking can help you do well in all your schoolwork and2. Different teachers do things differently. Some of them may
3. If you always try to write down every word in class, you might/will miss
4. It is helpful for you and your classmates to
5. What does this passage mainly tell students?
4 . How are people supposed to greet each other when they meet for the first time? Shake hands, give a hug or bow? Let’s try to learn more about the greeting ways.
| Greeting ways | Done in these countries | Description |
 | These countries include not only China but also the US, Canada, Mexico, Egypt and so on. | It’s one of the most common greeting ways. Americans or Canadians shake each other’s hands strongly in seconds while people in Mexico or Egypt are gentler and spend more time shaking hands. |
 | This usually takes place in Japan and South Korea when people greet each other. | In Japan, people are supposed to keep silent when bowing to each other, or they will be considered impolite. |
 | People in Thailand and Indonesia are supposed to greet each other by placing their hands together in front of the body. | A man puts his hands in front of his face while a woman puts her hands in front of the chest (胸). Sometimes Indonesians shake hands to greet people, too. |
 | This usually takes place in some European and American countries such as Russia, Brazil and Greece. | Friends or family members are supposed to hug each other when they meet. When doing it, people are used to patting (轻拍) each other on the back. |
1. How many greeting ways are mentioned in the passage?
| A．Three. | B．Four. | C．Five. |
| A．Canada. | B．Indonesia. | C．South Korea |
| A．To shake hands with their friends. |
| B．To bow to their friends. |
| C．To hug their friends. |
| A．Americans spend more time shaking hands than Mexicans. |
| B．Japanese people are allowed to talk when greeting each other. |
| C．In Thailand,a man and a woman put their hands differently to greet people. |
| A．Customs | B．History | C．Language. |
5 . As a teacher, you need to create rules for your classroom. But how can you make your students want to follow the rules? Give them a hand in creating those rules! Here’s how to do it. Start with a list of what you consider the main points, and then, through thoughtful discussion, work with your students to create a set of rules expressed in their language. Use this list as a starting point.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Respect other people and their things.
Laugh with anyone, but laugh at no one.
Pay attention to your own learning
Come to class and hand in homework on time.
Most teachers agree that it’s best to choose only a few rules-those leading to successful learning and a great environment. It’s too hard to remember a long list! Make clear and specific rules. Then decide with your students’ help what the punishment will be for breaking those rules.
Teach the rules as you would have a common lesson. It should be your first lesson. Discuss each rule, explain the idea behind it, and ask for examples of how it could be broken.Tell your students that rules help make everyone’s time in school more enjoyable, and use examples to explain this. The rules can also be posted as a reminder(提醒) and each student is advised to take a copy of the rules home.
Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.
Create classroom rules together with your students | |
| To make students want to follow the rules. | |
| Preparation | Give a list of main points. |
| Process | Discuss it together.Create a set of rules. Decide how to |
Attention | Don’t choose The rules should be made Read the rules in your first lesson. |
| Follow-up | Post the rules to remind all the Advise students to take a copy of the rules home. |
6 . Different colors have different meanings.
Black is the color of power. It has the meaning of submission (服从). It is popular in fashion because it makes people look thinner.
White is the color for brides (新娘).White is considered as a summer color. White is popular in fashion because it is light and goes with everything.
Red is a hot and strong color. It can make the heart beat faster. It is also the color of love. Red clothes can make people look heavier. And red things can get noticed. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot, they are very angry about something.
The color of the sky and the ocean, blue, is one of the most popular colors. It is often used in bedrooms. Blue can also be cold and make people feel sad.
Green means nature. It’s natural for trees and grass. It is the most comfortable color on the eyes and can improve vision (视觉). It is a calming color. Hospitals often use green because it relaxes patients there.
Yellow is the most difficult color for the eyes to take in. Yellow is sunshine. It is a warm color like red. On the one hand, it is the color of happiness and joy. On the other hand, it means fear and dishonest behavior.
Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. Black is a fashion color because it can make people look thinner.
2. The best color to make an excited person calm down is blue.
3. People like red in fashion because it is light and goes with everything.
4. In the sentence “He is too yellow to stand up and fight”, “yellow” most probably means “afraid”.
5. Of all the six colors, three colors are mentioned as warm colors.
7 . As traditional Chinese art, paper cutting has a long history. The first and earliest paper cutting was found in Chins more than 1,500 years ago. But this traditional art is at risk of disappearing now. Luckily, Voyo Woo, a Chinese immigrant(移民) in America, is trying to bring this art back to life.
One Saturday in 2014, Ms. Woo held a paper cutting show at a shopping center near Washington. She got much fun and peace doing it. She hoped more people would enjoy it.
Ms. Woo began to study the art of paper cutting as a 14-year-old girl in her hometown in China. She said all the students at school had to learn paper cutting. But she had a deep love for it. So her teacher spent more time teaching her after class. Later, she won the second prize in a national painting and art competition. Ms. Woo went to America after she finished college in 2008. And then she was invited to show the art in many important activities.
From the art of paper cutting, people can know about Chinese cultural values, history and stories of people’s life. Chinese art is not only for Chinese, but also for people all over the world.
Complete the summary of the passage above with only one word for each blank.
Chinese paper cutting has a long history. People have had it for over 1,500 years. But now it is going to
8 . Do you know how to do goose step (正步走)? Can you make your quilt look like a piece of tofu? You can learn all these skills in military raining (军训). Schools in other countries also have military training programs for students. What do they usually do? Let’s take a look.
South Korea
In South Korea, men between the ages of 20 and 30 must serve in the army (服役). They usually serve for two years. Children also have military training in primary school. They have different kinds of activities, such as hiking and walking through mountains at night. Sometimes, the activities are very hard. For example, students need to exercise in the snow with no shirts on.
The US
US schools don’t ask students to do military training. If children take an interest in the military, they can join military camps. The government also holds activities for children to experience military life. Children learn how to work in a team and work out hard problems themselves. For example, a group has to climb over a high wall. If even one person falls down, the whole group needs to do it again. So everyone must help each other and finish the task together.
Russia
In Russia, boys between the ages of 15 and 16 have to take part in a five-day military training program. They learn skills like shooting (射击), parachute jumping (跳伞) and cooking outside. Students also learn military history. Recently, Russia has encouraged all schoolchildren from 14 to 18 to try military training.
Complete the chart according to the passage with not more than two words for each blank.
Military Training in Different Countries | |
South Korea | ★Elementary school students have different activities. Some of them are very hard. For example, students might exercise in the snow |
The US | ★Children can join military camps if they are ★Children can learn how to work in a team and |
Russia | ★Boys between 15 and 16 need to do military training for ★They learn shooting, parachute jumping, cooking and military |
9 . In Canada, when you see a group of students wearing funny hats or summer T-shirts in winter, don’t get a surprise. Maybe they are enjoying their School Spirit Week.
School Spirit Week is a time for students to show their personalities and class cultures. It is a school festival. Students from primary schools to high schools can hold it in any week of a year. And students’ family and friends can go to the special festival, too.
School Spirit Week usually has a central theme. According to the theme, students wear special clothes and decorate (装饰) their classrooms. Every year, there is a different theme. And the themes for young kids are usually very simple.
Each theme has games, competitions and parties. Students can choose different activities by themselves and they always have fun.
School Spirit Week asks students to use their creativity to make their own clothes. For example, in a fashion (时装) week, students can wear different clothes made of anything on each day. Monday may be funny, followed by Shirt Day on Tuesday and Jeans Day on Wednesday. Thursday can be Sports Shoes Day, followed by School Uniform Day on Friday.
Do you want to have a look at the wonderful photos of the festival? Click (点击) “READ” you will see them.
Judge the following statements true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.
1. School Spirit Week is a time for students to show their love for Canadian culture.
2. Paragraph 3 tells us the activities of School Spirit Week.
3. The themes of School Spirit Week are the same every year.
4. School Spirit Week can help make the students creative.
5. This passage is mainly about an interesting school festival.
“In life there is no such thing as complete happiness. Happiness always comes with worry.” These are the words from Yang Jiang’s famous work We Three.
Yang Jiang was a writer and translator. She wrote several successful comedies and novels and was also famous for her translation work.
Yang Jiang was born in Beijing in 1911 and grew up in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. She started studying at Tsinghua University in 1932 and there she met Qian Zhongshu. They married in 1935. During 1935—1938, they were abroad to study at Oxford University and University of Paris. In Oxford, Yang gave birth to their daughter Qian Yuan in 1937. They came back to China the next year. In 1949, Yang began to teach at Tsinghua University. She passed away in 2016.
The book We Three is a national bestseller (畅销书). It’s about Yang Jiang’s family life with her husband and their daughter. Yang started writing it at the age of 92.
In the book, Yang used simple language to describe all the joyful and difficult times she spent together with her husband and daughter. From her words, you can feel the love between them. The love usually cannot be described with words alone. You can not only understand what the three of them had achieved and how proud Yang was to have her husband and daughter, but also feel how sad she was for having to spend the rest of her life without her loved ones. However, like Yang wrote, “ Although the pains in life hurt so much, it is the light and hope that I see.”
Complete the chart according to the passage with only one word for each blank.
| Yang Jiang | |
| Her achievements | She was a writer and translator. Several successful comedies and novels were She was famous for her translation work. |
| Her | In 1911, she was born in Beijing. In 1932, she studied at Tsinghua University and she met Qian Zhongshu there. Three years later, they got married. During 1935-1938, she and her husband were In 1937, their daughter was born. The next year, they returned to China. In 1949, she began to work as a In 2016, she passed away. |
| Her work We Three | It is a Yang Jiang started writing it at the age of 92. She described all the joyful and difficult times she spent together with her husband and daughter. |
