1 . We live in a world full of many different kinds of people. We want to get along well with others. We also want to be liked by others. The following ways will make others like you.
Do This and You’ll Be Welcome Anywhere
Become really interested in other people. A show of interest must be true. It brings good results not only to the person showing the interest, but also to the person receiving the attention. It is a two-way street—both of you get an advantage.
A Simple Way to Make a Good First Impression
Smile as often as possible. Your smile is a sign of kindness. When someone feels stressed from his or her teachers or parents, your smile is like the sun breaking through the clouds, your smile can help him or her realize that all is hopeful—that there is still joy in the world.
If You Don’t Do This, You Are Getting into Trouble
Remember a person’s name. A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any language. We should realize the magic in a name. The name makes the person different from others; it makes him or her special among all others. If you remember a person’s name, the relationship between both of you will become much closer.
An Easy Way to Become a Good Talker
Be a careful listener first. Ask questions that other persons will like to answer. Encourage them to talk about themselves and their achievements. What you need to do is just to listen, because people are much more interested in themselves.
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| Become really interested in others | Your show of interest must be true. It must |
| Smile as often as possible | Your smile shows that you are so Your smile makes others realize that all is hopeful. |
| Remember a person’s name | A person’s name makes him or her different from others. A person’s name is the sweetest and the most important sound in any |
| Listen carefully first | You ask questions that others enjoy They are interested to talk about themselves and their achievements. |
2 . Every year, more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London. They go to the museums and theaters; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train. The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks (网状组织) in the world. The trains run all day and most of the night. 1. You’d better not take the underground between eight o’clock and ten o’clock in the morning, or four o’clock and six o’clock in the afternoon. 2. The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.
London’s famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London. Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London, the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once. By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus, you can get a great sightseeing (观光) experience of London as well.
Some special visitors’ buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey. It takes about one and a half hours, but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
London taxis are called “black cabs”. Most of them are black, but some are not. You can stop one if it has a “For Hire (供租用的)” sign on it. The drivers are friendly and helpful.
In a word, London is a big and beautiful city with lots to see and to do.
1. 任务一：根据短文内容简要回答问题。(1)How many kinds of transportation can visitors use to get around in London? List them.
(2) If you go to visit London, which two kinds of transportation are you going to choose? Why?
2. 任务二：将短文中画线的句子译成汉语。
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3. 任务三：请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
3 . This is a photo of Mike’s family. The man is his father. His name is Bill. He is a teacher in No. 1 High School. The woman next to Mike’s father is his mother. She is a teacher in No. 1 High School, too. The girl is Betty. She is Mike’s sister. She is 13. She is in Grade 7 in No. 1 High School. Who’s the boy in a cap? It’s Mike. He looks like his father. He and his sister are in the same school but in different grades. Mike is in Grade 8. Oh, who are the old man and old woman on the sofa? They are Mike’s grandparents. They have a very happy family.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：完成句子，每空一词。
1. Mike’ s
2. Betty is Mike’s
任务二：将画线句子改为同义句。
3. He and his father
任务三：回答问题。
4. Where are Mike’s grandparents in the photo?
5. How many(多少)people are in the photo?
NAO is a 58cm-tall robot. He is small, cute and round. You can't help but love him! NAO is created to be a friendly partner around the house. He moves, recognizes (识别) you, bears you and even talks to you.
Since his birth in 2006, he has been better and better at pleasing, understanding and loving you.
Maybe one day he will become your friend. His cute look and wonderful communication skills make him really lovely and popular.
He can be a good helper. Ask him to do something and he does. For example, ask NAO to wake you up in the morning, to watch your home during the day or to teach you new things whenever you want. You no longer need a keyboard, a computer or a mouse to communicate with technology. All you have to do is to talk to him.
He can be a sweet family member. He can learn to read your moods, so that he always knows the right thing to say. He can recognize your family members and call them by their first names. You can teach him how to choose the music, food and film you like best.
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One day, you open the fridge and find some moldy (发霉的) food. But before you can throw it away, your mother stops you. She doesn't want to waste food. She cuts off the moldy part and eats the rest. Is it safe to do this?
Mold (霉菌) can grow on almost all kinds of food. Mold is usually green, white, black or gray. Mold makes food soft and changes its color. Moldy food tastes quite bad—and it's not safe to eat.
If you find mold in soft food, just throw it away. Bread, tomatoes and hot dogs are soft food. This kind of food allows mold to easily grow below its surface.
But it's easy to remove mold from hard food. The mold can't grow very deeply inside this kind of food. According to the BBC, you should cut about 2.5 cm around and below the mold and remove it.
It's OK to cut the moldy parts out of hard food and eat the rest. But if the food is completely covered with mold, you should still throw it away.
Most kinds of mold are bad for us. But some kinds of mold can be used to make food. For example, peniciliium (青霉菌) can be used to make many types of cheeses, such as blue cheese. These cheeses are safe to eat and they're quite delicious as well.
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2. How does moldy food taste?
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3. How should you deal with the soft food when you find mold in it?
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4. Is it easy or difficult to remove mold from hard food?
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5. What can some kinds of mold be used to do?
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6 . Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? When you make an order on Taobao, the money you pay doesn’t go directly to the seller. Instead, it goes through Alipay, which keeps your money for a while. Then Alipay gives the money to the seller.
This is called “third party online payment (支付)”. There is a transfer station (中转站) between sellers and buyers to make online shopping safe. Buyers don’t need to worry about paying for products and then receiving nothing. Sellers also don’t worry about receiving no money after sending out products. These transfer stations are usually set up by payment service companies (公司) such as Alipay, Tenpay and Yeepay. Among them, Alipay is the biggest in China. It has more than 270 million active users.
While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment, banks don’t. That is because companies like Alipay are fighting over money with the banks. Users can make money through Alipay. So lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks.
But WeChat payment is not the same. It doesn’t have a transfer station. When paying through WeChat, the buyers’ money goes directly to the sellers. That’s why so many people are excited about receiving and handing out hongbao.
In a word, the two forms of payment are trying to make online shopping easier. Which one do you prefer?
36． 37题完成句子；38题简略回答问题；39题找出并写下第四段的主题句；40题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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3. Why don’t banks like the third party online payment?
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Mr. and Mrs. Smile come from Sydney (悉尼). They teach English in a middle school there. They like their work very much. They have two children, Jim and Sue. They are both in Beijing now. Mr. Smile can speak Chinese. Now he works in Beijing with his wife.
Mr. Smile likes swimming and reading. And Mrs. Smile likes swimming and reading, too. They often go swimming in the afternoon and read in the evening. Jim and Sue like playing games and swimming with their Chinese friends.
Jim’s uncle, John Smile, works on a farm near Sydney. He likes swimming, too. He wants to work in Beijing. But he can’t speak Chinese at all. So he is still there and goes to Chinese classes every week.
1. Don’t Mr. and Mrs. Smile teach English in a middle school?
2. Where are Jim and Sue from?
3. What does Mrs. Smile like?
4. Where does Jim’s uncle work?
5. Jim’s uncle isn’t working in a middle school, is he?
At twenty-one, Lincoln left home. He soon received a law license and became a lawyer. People trusted him and began to call him “Honest Abe”.
During the following years, he took a more active part in polities. Soon he was not only a highly respected lawyer but also a well-known politician. He was elected the sixteenth president of the United States in 1860, and in the next year the Civil War broke out.
The Civil War was between the southern states that wanted to leave the Union and form their own country, and northern states that wanted to keep all the states as one country. The southern states wanted to keep the laws that allowed them to own slaves. Both the northern states and President Lincoln wanted to get rid of those laws. On April 9, 1865, the Civil War ended and all slaves were set free.
Less than a week later, on April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was shot at the Ford Theater in Washington D.C. He died the next day from his wounds.
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| Birth | ★He was born in 1809. |
| His family | ★His mother died when he was ★His stepmother was |
| Unusual Experience | ★A farmer, a lawyer, a politician and the sixteenth |
| Achievement | ★The Civil War broke out between the southern states and the ★All slaves were set free when the Civil War ★“Keeping all the states as one country” came true. |
It seems that a family just isn’t complete (完整的) without a pet. But if pets aren’t suitable to a family’s lifestyle or environment, they can quickly lead to problems such as stress or arguments (争执). To save yourself and your family such problems, treat this decision seriously.
When choosing a pet, people must consider the family’s health. Many people are allergic (过敏的) to cats and dogs. Perhaps a dog or cat with short hair will be fine. And a dog might not be the best choice for a child who is naughty (顽皮的) because the dog might bite him or her. Some people can also have problems with certain pets. It’s a good idea to spend a little time with the pet around each member of the family before making your decision.
Consider the quality of life of the pet, too. If a pet is used to having space to run around, it can quickly develop psychological (心理的) problems when it is kept in a small flat all day. If pets are allowed to run about in areas with lots of traffic, they can meet an early end. Cats shouldn’t be brought into homes that already have large dogs because they won’t be able to get along well with each other.
The decision as to what kind of pet to choose is very important. If you find the right one to suit (适合) everyone in the family and their lifestyle, then it’s time to choose one. Remember that your decision is important because it can have effects that last for many years.
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| Importance of choosing a pet | ●A ●Pets can bring some problems if they aren’t suitable to the family. |
| The family’s health must be considered | ●Many people are allergic to pets with ●It’s not ●Some people have problems with some pets. |
| The pet’s quality of life | ●You shouldn’t ●Make sure the areas where pets can run about do not have a lot of traffic. ●If your house already has a dog, don’t get a cat. |
| Choose the right | ●Find the right one for your family because your choice can have lasting effects. |
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 |
