In the 1960s, Tony Buzan invented mind mapping. Mind maps can be used for all kinds of learning. We can fully think through ideas with the help of mind mapping, and connect the topics with our ideas. It works very well for vocabulary if you are going to learn a new language. You can make up your own mind map according to these steps. | |
Firstly, draw a circle in the center of a piece of paper and write the vocabulary topic such as animals in the middle. | And then, brainstorm some word groups for “animals” and think of headings for each one, such as land animals, aquatic(水生的) animals and amphibious animals(两栖动物). And draw a short line from the centre circle to each single word. Add another circle and write the new group word in the middle. |
Thirdly, look at each group and try to add more groups. For example, in “aquatic animals”, there are two sub-groups: fresh water animals and marine(海洋的) animals. Draw two more lines, add two more circles and write the two new headings inside them. | When you can’t make any new groups, add a line for each word you know. Write the words along the lines or, if you have enough space, write them inside more circles. As you learn new vocabulary, add it to the mind map. To make a mind map even better, use colors to show important ideas or parts of the map. |
| A．In the 1950s. | B．In the 1860s. | C．In the 1970s. | D．In the 1960s. |
| A．Writing the topic. | B．Drawing a circle. |
| C．Adding some lines. | D．Writing down some words. |
| A．land animals and aquatic animals | B．fresh water animals and marine animals |
| C．aquatic animals and amphibious animals | D．fresh water animals and amphibious animals |
| A．By adding more lines. | B．By using different colors. |
| C．By drawing some pictures. | D．By writing down more words. |
| A．From a science fiction. | B．From a dictionary. |
| C．From a science magazine. | D．From a fashion magazine. |
2 . Every scientist has a dream when he or she was a child. A scientist in China once had a dream. He wished to grow a new type of rice. The new type of rice would be as big as a peanut(花生), so that farmers could rest in the cool shadows(阴影) of big rice plants. This person is Yuan Longping, “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
Yuan Longping was born in 1930. He graduated(毕业) from the Southwest Agricultural(农业) University in 1953. He came up with an idea for a hybrid rice in the 1960. From then on, he has put his heart into the research and the development of new kinds of hybrid rice.
In 1973, together with other people, he succeeded in the development of hybrid rice. This made China a worldwide leader in rice production. For this, people call him “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1980, the technology for hybrid was introduced to the United States. Because of Professor Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice to feed her people every year.
In his free time, Yuan Longping loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.
It is said that Professor Yuan is one of the richest people in China. But he cares about nothing but his research.
In 2021, Professor Yuan left us forever(永远). We will remember his dream of life is to make all the people away from hunger.
1. How old was Yuan Longping when he succeeded in the development of hybrid rice?| A．23 years old. | B．30 years old. | C．43 years old. | D．50 years old. |
| A．杂交的 | B．无公害的 | C．超级的 | D．巨大的 |
| A．He plays the violin. | B．He listens to music. | C．He reads books. | D．A, B and C. |
| A．To be a writer. | B．To be a bank clerk. | C．To be a scientist. | D．To be a policeman. |
| A．Yuan Longping studied in an agricultural university when he was young. |
| B．Yuan Longping’s only hobby is swimming in summer. |
| C．Yuan Longping is over ninety years old . |
| D．Yuan Longping cares more about his research than about money. |
3 . Music is an International language. There are many kinds of music in America. Today, almost every student likes popular music in America. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers(喇叭) and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult(成人) drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, politics, and activities of the American people. Most of the radio stations are playing music for everyone all the time.
Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make CDs or tapes, and the radio stations use these CDs or tapes in every state(州). If young people all over the country hear the popular singers’ music, they will buy those CDs or tapes. Some of the money from these CDs or tapes comes to the singers. When the singers go outside, all the young people always want to meet them at any place. In this way, the singers become famous stars all over the country.
There are also other kinds of music, and they are important to Americans. The first one is folk(民谣) music. It has stories about the common life of Americans. The second one is western or country(乡村) music. Western cowboys started this kind of music, and they would sing at night to the cows when they were watching the cows. Today, when Americans talk about western or country music, they mean any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl. The third one is classical music. People enjoy this kind of music in the concert halls, such as The Blue Danube and The Symphonies(交响乐) of Beethoven.
1. Almost every American student likes ________.| A．popular music | B．American songs | C．folk music | D．country music |
| A．Listen to pop songs. | B．Listen to news and make a CD. |
| C．Listen to music and news. | D．Listen to some stories. |
| A．The radio stations use their CDs or tapes in every state. |
| B．Several young people buy their CDs or tapes. |
| C．Young people sometimes follow them. |
| D．They learn to sing a lot of beautiful songs. |
| A．popular music | B．western music | C．classical music | D．folk music |
| A．Popular Music in America | B．Kinds of Music in America |
| C．How to Be Famous Singers. | D．Radio and music in America. |
Hello, my name is Jill, this is my community（社区）. It is very beautiful. My house is next to a new building on Green Street. My best friend Betty lives in that building. There is a clean and big park in front of the building. I often play football there.
There is a music school in my community. I go there to learn the piano every Saturday afternoon. It is behind a restaurant. Where is the supermarket? It is between the park and music school. Betty’s mother is a saleswoman there. There is a new library next to the music school. It is in front of an old post office. My mother was at the post office.
根据短文内容回答问题
1. Where does Betty live?
2. What does Jill often do in the park?
3. When does Jill go to the music school?
4. Who works at the post office?
5. How many buildings are there in Jill’s community in Paragraph 2?
B.书面表达
6. 假设你是李明，请根据下面的提示，以“My school”为题，用英语写一篇作文。内容包括：
1.学校内的建筑及分布；
2.学校规模（16个班级，60多位教师，800名学生）；
3.学生的课后活动；
4.对学校的感受。
作文要求：
1.要写出所提示的所有内容；
2.语句连贯，词数60左右，作文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
Welcome to our school. I will introduce（介绍） it to you. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5 . There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Spring is a beautiful season. It’s from March to May. In spring, the trees are green and the flowers come out. Everything looks new.
Summer is a happy season. It’s from June to August. In summer, we can swim and eat ice cream.
Autumn is a colourful season. It’s from September to November. In autumn, the leaves on the trees become yellow. Sometimes they are yellow and red. The colours are beautiful.
Winter is a chilly season. It’s from December to February. In winter, it snows in many places in China. Snow is white, and everything looks white. The children like playing with snow.
1. In ________ , everything looks new.| A．spring | B．summer | C．autumn | D．winter |
| A．From May to July. | B．From June to July. |
| C．From June to August. | D．From July to September. |
| A．Special. | B．Colourful. | C．Cold. | D．Long. |
| A．Leaves are yellow in spring. | B．We can’t swim in summer. |
| C．We may see yellow and red leaves in autumn. | D．Children like playing with flowers in winter. |
| A．the colour of trees and flowers | B．four seasons in a year |
| C．different kinds of sports | D．some delicious food |
| A. In the picture, you can see three people. The little girl is my sister. B. A girl is in the picture. Her name is Ann King. She’s my good friend. C. A cat is in this photo. It’s very lovely. D. Look at this picture! A dog is in it. It’s my dog. I like it very much. E. In this photo, there are five people. The little boy with big eyes is me. I’m 10 years old. F. Look at this photo. There are two girls in it. G. Two boys are in this photo. They’re playing football happily under the tree. |
7 . What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects and the sunlight.
Then we put everything into the car and drive to the woods（树林）. We look for a place for campers and look for a good place for our tent. The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can do many things. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat or go fishing.
In the evening, we come back to the tent. We build a big fire because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs. At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early. Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
1. Before going camping we should first ________.| A．work out a plan | B．take some food |
| C．take things to keep us warm | D．take something for cooking and eating |
| A．野营 | B．猎人 | C．露营者 | D．帐篷 |
| A．one or two | B．only a few | C．two or three | D．many |
| A．it is cold at night | B．it can keep us warm |
| C．it can keep the insects away | D．it is dark and quiet |
| A．the place we go camping | B．the things we do when camping |
| C．the way we put up our tent | D．the plan for camping |
| A. It is a huge park. It offers easy paths in the green forest. With plenty of fresh air, it is a perfect park for families to go hiking. B. It is one of the oldest gardens in Guangzhou. And it is a treasure of classic Chinese garden art. Visitors can also go boating there. C. This park goes along the coastline, so you’ll enjoy the beauty of sea. Most of the paths follow the beach, which is rocky. D. It is the first national forest park in China. It has a name of “Nature Garden” with 517 kinds of plants growing there. E. This park includes some famous’ buildings in Beijing, such as Bird Nest and Water Cube. The park also combines sport with nature. F. This park is friendly to children of all ages. Children can not only have a good time playing there but also learn a lot about nature. G. This park provides picnic tables and beautiful natural views. It is also a perfect place for bird watching. |
9 . Cats are one of the most popular (最受欢迎的) pets in the world. People began to keep cats as pets thousands of years ago. There are many kinds of cats. They are in many different colors, sizes, with hair and without hair. They are usually between 5 and 16 pounds. A cat can live for 15 to 20 years. Cats are good at hearing. They first become popular because they can kill mice. They are very quick and can catch mice in the dark. Cats are also very clever. A baby cat is called a kitten. Cats can make more than 100 sounds but dogs can only make about ten.
Cats can be good pets, but one must be careful around them. They have sharp (尖锐的) teeth and claws (爪子). It’s better to play with cats with toys and not to push (推) them with your hands. There are cat trainers. They can teach you about cats and help you with your new cat.
1. At first, people loves cats because ______.| A．they can kill mice | B．they can make over 100 sounds |
| C．they like playing with people | D．they have good hearing |
| A．can hear well | B．are usually just 5 pounds | C．have very short lives | D．are cleverer than dogs |
| A．教师 | B．兽医 | C．护理师 | D．驯养员 |
| A．push cats with hands | B．ask a cat trainer for help |
| C．make a sound like dogs | D．cut cats’ sharp teeth and claws |
| A．Cats — Our Good Pets | B．How to Play with Cats |
| C．How to Choose Cats | D．Cats — A Dangerous Animal |
10 . Hi, I’m Billy Green from Canada. I’m a student in Grade Seven now. Welcome to my new school. It’s very big and the school is very tidy because we often clean it.
The teaching building is in the middle of the school. There are four floors (楼层)in it and my classroom is on the second floor. The teachers’ offices are on the first floor.
What’s that? Oh, it’s the computer room with sixty computers in it. It’s behind the library. And the dining hall is between the computer room and the science building. As for our playground, it is behind the dining hall.
What a nice school it is! I love my school very much.
1. The underlined word “tidy” in this passage means ________.| A．beautiful | B．quiet | C．nice | D．clean |
| A．The classrooms. | B．The science lab. | C．The teachers’ offices. | D．The dining hall. |
| A．40 | B．50 | C．60 | D．70 |
| A．near the playground | B．behind the dining hall |
| C．in front of the computer room | D．in the middle of the school |
| A．My nice school | B．A picture of my family | C．The teaching building | D．A big computer room |
