1 . Every one of us, rich or poor, should at least have one or two good friends. Your friends will listen to you when you speak, will take care of you when you are sick, and will be together with you on your journey through life. Everyone needs friends. Friendship can make us happier. How can we find a good friend and get on well with each other? Here is some advice.
Make friends with a person who is easy to get along with.
Make friends with a person who has something in common with you.
Give your friend a hand when he or she is in trouble. Friends should always be ready to help each other.
Believe in each other. This is the most important thing in a friendship.
Even the best friends may have a quarrel sometimes. And you may say something to hurt (伤害) each other. If this happens, don't let your quarrel last too long. Try to make up with your friends soon.
Friendship is a kind of treasure in our life. It is like a bottle of wine. The longer it is kept, the better it will be.
1. If your friend is sick, what should you do?2. What kind of friend had you better make?
3. What's the most important thing in a friendship? (不超过4个单词)
4. What is a friendship like? Choose the best picture. 将其字母代号填到横线上。
A． | B． | C． | D． |
2 . Study a calendar. It looks simple and orderly. But a calendar is more of a mathematical puzzle than you might guess. The calendar we use today has gone through centuries of changes.
For millennia, people watched the seasons, sun, moon, and stars to help them keep track of time passing. Ancient people did not know that Earth orbits (沿轨道运行) the sun about every 365.25 days. They tried to track the year by counting the full moons. Each year had 12 full moons. Twelve moons, or months, made one lunar year.
Calendars in Babylon used a lunar year. Twelve months added up to only 354 days. That made the lunar year 11 days too short. As years went by, the months and the seasons no longer matched up.
People in ancient Egypt came up with a solar calendar of 365 days. They observed that Sirius, the Dog Star, appeared near the rising sun every 365 days. Soon after that, the Nile River would rise. They looked forward to the flooding of the Nile, because it brought good things. The rich soil left by floodwaters was good for planting.
The ancient Romans used a calendar of 10 months. Because a Roman year was only 304 days, it seemed to always be out of step with the seasons. Holidays showed up at the wrong time of year.
A Roman ruler named Julius Caesar ordered a change. He created a calendar with 12 months, each 30 or 31 days long. He added an extra day every four years to keep things on track. This calendar was used for more than a millennium. But by the end of the 16th century, it was ten days out of step.
Pope Gregory XIII created today’s calendar in 1582. He set new mathematical rules for keeping the calendar in step with the seasons. Today, the Gregorian calendar is used almost everywhere in the world.
1. How long does the Earth orbit the sun?2. Why did people in ancient Egypt look forward to the flooding of the Nile?
3. Who created a calendar with 12 months in ancient Romans?
4. When was today’s calendar created?
5. What is the passage mainly about?
Many students want to improve their memories and learn better. Today we will introduce some no-cost things you can do.
Exercise
Before you study, doing exercise may help you better remember what you will learn. Recently, researchers have found that people who did 15 minutes of training remembered more words. Scientists say the best time to exercise is right before you study. It can make you more active.
Pre-study test
The students who take a test before studying remember more information than those who don't. For example, if you are using an English textbook, you might first look at some important words at the end of the unit. You could ask yourself what they mean or how they are used. While you might not know the answer, you will probably have a goal to learn so that you can remember the answer when studying!
Sleep
A study show that sleep helps you to learn in two ways. An expert explains that "a person with enough sleep can concentrate best." He also says, "Sleep itself plays an important role in making the memory stronger which is necessary for learning new information.”
Wakeful rest
When you finish studying, you often go straight another activity. Perhaps you play a video game or watch TV. But researchers suggest that resting after you study may help you remember what you've studied. In a study, even older adults who rested for 10 minutes after learning new words remember more words better.
1. Why can exercise before studying make you remember well?2. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
3. In which two ways can sleep help you learn well?
4. What helped the older adults remember new words more and better?
5. What is the writer's purpose in writing this article?
4 . How can we think in English? I think the best way is to practice as what a football player does every day. During the practice, the football players pass the ball to his teammates over and over again, so they won’t have to think about passing the ball in the game, they will just do it. You can train yourself to think in English in this way. The first step is to think of the words that you use daily, simple everyday words like book, shoe or tree. For example, whenever you see a “book”, you should think of it in English, instead of in your language. After you have learned to think of words in English, you’d better go on to the next step — thinking of sentences in English.
Listening is very useful way to learn English. Listen first and don’t care too much about whether you fully understand what you’re hearing. Try to say what you hear as much as possible. The more you listen, the better you learn. After you reach a higher level, start having conversations with yourself in English. This will lead you to think in English.
1. What does the underlined words “do it” mean in the passage? (no more than 3 words)2. What is the second step to think in English? (no more than 5 words)
3. Will having conversations with others in English lead you to think in English? (no more than 3 words)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
5 . English is one of the main subjects in China. Chinese students have to study it at school. But more and more students find it hard to learn English. Why? Probably because of losing interest. Different people have different ways to learn English. But if you have no interest in English, it’ll be very difficult. So I think interest and practice are the best ways to learn English well.
Firstly, interest is the best teacher. It’s easier to complete it when people are interested in something. If you think it’s difficult to learn English, the first thing that you should consider is to develop your interest in English.
Secondly, practice makes perfect. The most common way to learn English is more practice. Nothing is difficult with practice. If someone finds it hard to remember words, he should speak and use the words every day. If he does like this, I’m sure he can remember many words quickly.
Thirdly, we also need to know the English culture. If we don’t know the cultural differences, we will make some mistakes when we speak English. For example, when we call someone in Chinese, we often say “Who’s that speaking?”
In a word, there is no fast way to learn English. But if we pay more attention to interest, practice and the cultural differences, it’s also easy for us to learn English well.
1. Why do more and more students find it difficult to learn English?2. What does the writer think is the best way to learn English?
3. How many suggestions does the writer give us in the article?
4. What should you do firstly if you find it hard to learn English?
5. What does the article mainly talk about?
6 . During the Spring Festival in 2020, a kind of special and serious illness appeared. And we all try our best to fight against virus（病毒）all the time. Here is some successful experience to fight against the virus.
Government’s measures
When the virus appeared, the government made some rules to protect people from sickness at once. The government has been strengthening quarantine（加强检疫）. What’s more, the government asks hospitals to improve their medical care. 1. The government also encourages us to stand together through thick and thin. And people should fought against the epidemic（流行病, 时疫）together.
Doctors’ advice
Doctors have given us so many suggestions.
First, we’d better not to go out. There is lots of virus in the air so it is very dangerous. Second, we should take exercise to keep healthy, such as doing morning exercises, running and playing table tennis in the yard. Besides, it’s a good idea to wash hands often. Also, they suggest that we should keep our home clean and tidy it as often as we can. In addition, they say wearing masks（口罩）when going out is a good way to stop virus.
The behavior of others
There are some volunteers during the outbreak. Some volunteers work on every important road. They will ask people to write down personal information and take their temperature. Some volunteers offer to raise money to hospitals and patients as well.
During the special period, teachers and students can’t go to school. They can only have classes online.
If we work together, we can fight against the virus and our world will be wonderful again very soon!
1. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.2. How many suggestions does the doctor give people?
3. According to the passage, list what a volunteer can do. (at least 2)
4. Daming is a middle school student. During the outbreak, what can he do at home? (at least 3)
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
Everyone knows London is an important city in England.London was once the biggest city in the world, but now there are many cities which are much bigger than it.①伦敦现在大约有700万人口。It is an old city.Many tourists come from all over the world to visit its famous buildings and hear the famous clock, Big Ben.
Like many big cities, London has problems with traffic(交通)and pollution. Over one million people use the London underground(地铁)every day,but there are still too many cars in the streets. The air__②__(not be)clean,but it is cleaner than it__②__(be)100 years ago.
Perhaps the best things about London are the parks. There are five parks in the centre of the city.But for the children, their favorite place is Hamleys, the biggest toy shop in the world. They can buy good toys there.
1. 将句①翻译成英语。London has a
2. 用②处所给词的适当形式填空。
The air
3. How many parks are there in the centre of London?
4. 根据短文内容判断正误(T/F)。
①London is the biggest city now.
②Big Ben is not a man,but a clock.
5. Hamleys is a name of______.
| A．a child | B．a park | C．a toy | D．a shop |
8 . Everyone knows that buildings don’t move. They can’t change the way they look. However, architect(建筑师) David Fisher wants to change that.
Fisher has an amazing idea. He wants to make 80-storey buildings that change shape. Each floor will move around slowly. The floors will move at different speeds. Because of this, the shape of the building is always changing. “These buildings will never look the same,” says Fisher.
His idea is an interesting one. However, Fisher doesn’t stop there. He also wants the building to be green. The building will make its own energy. In most buildings, only the top floor has a roof(屋顶). In Fisher’s building, each floor will have its own roof. The roofs each have solar panels(太阳能板). This means a lot more solar energy. Also, machines between each floor of the building will catch the wind. They will turn the wind into energy.
Fisher’s ideas sound impossible. However, that’s what people also said before humans traveled into space!
1. Why does Fisher’s building look always different? (回答问题，不超过14个词)2. How does the building make its own energy? (回答问题，不超过17个词)
3. Does Fisher’s building own one roof? (回答问题，不超过4个词)
4. 请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
9 . As we all know, a healthy body is the most important wealth you have. Healthy people live a pleasant life and have more chances to succeed in their jobs. So everyone wants to lead a healthy life. And I suggest you do it step ty step.
Get rid of your bad habits. For example, staying up too late in the evening is harmful to your health. (3) What is even worse, some people prefer smoking and drinking a lot in their daily life. All these bad habits are poison to your health. You have to change yourself if you want to live healthily. This is the beginning of your journey towards a healthy life. However, it might be hard for you to make a successful start.
Make a plan and develop good habits. (4) Once you have got rid of the bad habits, set a goal for yourself to form good living habits. For example, you can begin with doing some light exercises a few times a week or walking a mile after dinner. You can also join in other activities like playing ball games or going swimming regularly. Even if you can't feel yourself getting stronger immediately, you're developing habits that will help you on your journey towards getting fit.
Carry on your plan. The good habits you develop are very important to learning how to live a healthy lifestyle. So keep doing it with small steps. Cut one or two unhealthy things from your diet, or add some exercise to your daily training. The longer you do it, the better result you will get. Remember:
Rome was not built in just one day!
（一）根据短文内容回答问题。
1. What people can have more chances to get success in their jobs?
2. How many suggestions are mentioned in this passage?
（二）将短文中划线的两个句子译成汉语。
3.
4.
（三）请给短文拟一个适当的标题。
5.
Have you ever been to Singapore? For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday. On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese, so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of time. On the other hand, Singapore is an English-speaking country, so it's also a good place to practice your English!
Have you ever tried Chinese food outside of China? Maybe you fear that you won't be able to find anything good to eat when you travel. In Singapore, however, you'll find a lot of food from China; you won't have any problem getting rice, noodles or dumplings. Singapore is also an excellent place to try new food. Whether you like Indian food, Western food or Japanese food, you'll find it all in Singapore.
Most large cities have zoos, but have you ever been to a zoo at night? Singapore has a Night Safari. It might seem strange to go to a zoo when it's dark. However, if you go to see lions, tigers, or foxes during the daytime, they'll probably be asleep! A lot of animals only wake up at night, so this is the best time to watch them. At the Night Safari, you can watch these animals in a more natural environment than in a normal zoo.
One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round. This is because the island is so close to the equator. So you can choose to go whenever you like—spring, summer, autumn or winter. And, of course, it's not too far from China!
（1）Where is Singapore? Is it a wonderful place to take a holiday?（and）
（2）What languages can you speak there?
（3）Can you try different kinds of food there?
（4）What's the name of the night zoo? In what way can you watch the animals there?
（5）What's the best time to go to Singapore? Why?（because）
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