Now you’ve finished three years of English study. There’s one way to demonstrate(展示) what you’ve learned — take a test!
Do you have any special methods(方法) you use to help you do better on a test? How well you do often depends on how well prepared you are. Here are some ways to make sure you’re at your best on test days.
Go to bed early. The night before a test is not the time to stay up watching TV. You want to be rested and wide-awake for test day.
Have a good breakfast. Test day isn’t a morning for donuts(面包圈). Nor is it a time to starve yourself. Eat plenty of low-sugar, high-energy food to keep your brain and body working their best.
Be prepared. Make sure you have two pencils and anything else you were asked to bring.
Watch the numbers. Make sure that the number of the items(项目) on your answer sheet matches the number of the question.
Look over all the answer choices(选择). Don’t assume(假定) that choice A is correct until you’ve checked the others. You may find a better one. And it is wrong to eliminate any choice that you can see at once. You’ll have a better chance of finding the right answer.
Check the clock. Make sure you allow yourself enough time to answer every question and go back and check your answers. Don’t spend too much time on any difficult questions. Skip(跳读) them and come back to them later.
Keep up with your schoolwork all year long. That’s how you get the skills you need for taking tests.
1. How many ways are mentioned in this passage? (no more than 2 words)2. What can you eat to help you keep your brain and body working their best? (no more than 6 words)
3. How do you deal with difficult questions? (no more than 17 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。
2 . Reading is fun! Besides for fun, we can also analyze(分析)texts to learn more from the texts and more about the texts. One way we can do this is by finding out the theme of the texts.
The theme of a text is the "big idea" that runs through the text connecting the characters and events. Usually the theme of a text isn't told directly, you have to use clues(线索)in the text to find it out. Themes can be ideas like family, friendship, love and so on. The theme might not be just one word, but it might be an idea such as "Friendship is important." There may also be more than one theme in a story. How can we find out the theme of a text? The following steps may help you.
Read through the whole text. Usually characters change as the story goes on, so the theme you get at the beginning might not be true at the end! For this reason, you need to read through the whole text first.
Find out the clue. After reading the whole text, try to answer the following questions. What important events happened during the story? What was the problem? How did the problem get solved? How did the character(s)change? What did the character(s)learn? The answers may help you to get the clues.
Get the big idea. Read again for the writer's purpose of the text by answering the following questions. Was most of the plot(情节)around friendship? Did the characters solve problems with their families? Did the main character learn the importance of friendship? If one of the answers is "yes", you may get the big idea.
Check the big idea out. If you've found a "big idea", go through the text to find the evidence(证据)that supports this idea in the text. For example, if there was only one small problem with a character's family, then "family" might not be the theme of the text. You might find more evidence for other themes.
Have you got the way to find out the theme of a text? Get your favorite book quickly and see if you can find the theme out!
1. How to analyze texts to learn more from the texts? (no more than 11 words)2. What is the theme of a text? (no more than 15 words)
3. What are the four steps to find out the theme of a text? (no more than 18 words)
4. 翻译文中划线的句子。
5. 给短文拟一个合适的英文标题。
3 . Healthy eating is a high priority (优先) for a lot of people around the world. So it should be no surprise (A)
"Clean eating" is the trend that became popular over the Internet, especially among health and fitness fans. It is a type of diet where people avoid processed (加工过的) foods, such as bacon and white sugar. Instead, people mostly eat fruits, vegetables and organic (有机的) foods. No chemicals are used while growing organic foods, so they are kept in their natural state and are considered "clean".
The trend became more popular when the World Health Organization released its report on processed meat in 2015. (B) The report says eating processed food can be really harmful to a person's health. It links processed meats such as ham, bacon and sausages to cancer. And now many people are feeling anxious.
Some people say clean eating helps them control their weight and stay energetic, (C)
Dietitians (营养师) have noticed an increase in the number of women becoming weak and getting anemia (贫血). Some of these women are on a clean eating diet. They lack nutrients that come from some processed foods.
Experts suggest eating a balanced diet of more "clean food" but also taking in a small amount of processed food.
1. Why are organic foods considered "clean"? (回答问题)2. 将文中 (B) 处划线句子翻译成中文。
3. What are the advantages of clean eating in some people's opinion? (回答问题)
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4. 在 (A)、(C) 处空白处填入恰当的单词或词组
5. What is the main idea of the last passage?
4 . How Can You Become a Successful Learner?
Everyone is born with the ability to learn. But whether or not you can do this well depends on your learning habits. Research shows that successful learners have some good habits in common.
Creating an interest in what they learn
Studies show that if you are interested in something, your brain is more active and it is also easier for you to pay attention to it for a long time. Good learners often connect what they need to learn with something interesting. For example, if they need to learn English and they like music or sports, they can listen to English songs or watch sports programs in English. This way they will not get bored.
Practicing and learning from mistakes
Good learners think about what they are good at and what they need to practice more. Remember, “Use it or lose it”! Even if you learn something well, you will forget it unless you use it. “Practice makes perfect”. Good learns will keep practicing what they have learned, and they are not afraid of to make mistakes. Alexander Graham Bell didn’t invent the telephone overnight. He succeeded by trying many times and learning from his mistakes.
Developing their study skills
It is not enough to just study hard. Good learners know the best way they can study. For example, they may take notes by writing down key words or by drawing mind maps. They also look for ways to review what they have learned. They may do this by reading their notes every day or by explaining the information to another student.
Asking questions
Good learners often ask questions during or after class. They even ask each other and try to find out the answers. Knowledge comes from questioning.
Learning is a lifelong journey because every day brings something new. Everything that you learn becomes a part of you and changes you, so learn wisely and learn well.
1. What does studying well depend on?2. Do good learners have anything in common?
3. What are the good habits?
4. Is it important to develop the studying skills?
5. Why is learning a lifelong journey?
5 . We go to school every day to become better people. How can we start to make big changes in our lives? Perhaps we can get tips from former US First Lady Michelle Obama. During a visit to China from March 20 to 26 in 2015.
The first lady encouraged Chinese students to aim high and get a good education. At Chengdu No.7 High School, she told students that having humble (卑微的) roots doesn’t matter as long as you have perseverance (毅力). Obama said her family was not rich. Like many Chinese students, her parents had big dreams for her. She felt the weight of her parents’ sacrifices (牺牲) on her shoulders and worked hard to make them proud. Persevering was not easy, though. Sometimes she had to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and study late into the night. "But whenever I got tired or discouraged...I would remember something my mother always told me. She said: ‘A good education is something that no one can take away from you.’”
Mrs. Obama also encouraged Chinese students to study abroad to open their eyes in a speech at Peking University. “As the Chinese saying goes: (A)It is better to travel 10,000 miles than to read 10,000 books,” she said. It’s not enough to get good grades in school. It’s also important to have real experience with languages, cultures and societies that are different from your own, she noted. Studying overseas can also benefit (有益于) future international relations. (B)It can help young people from different counties work together to deal with shared problems like climate change, Obama said.
任务一：
1. 根据文章内容填上合适的单词，每空一词。
From the passage we can know when Michelle Obama was young, her family was poor, but she worked hard to be the
任务二：
2. 将文中（A）处划线句子翻译成汉语。
任务三：
3. 请从文中找出与Nobody can take away your good education.意思相同或相近的句子。
任务四：
4. 从文中找出（B）处划线单词“It”所指代的内容。
Online classes at home
Sun Jiayi, a student from Shanghai, has to take online classes at home. Her school is closed due to the novel coronavirus（新冠病毒）. “Studying at home is not easy as there are some distraction（使人分心的事物）such as snack foods and the mobile phone. I usually put them away when I am having lessons,” she said.
Shanghai has chosen over 1000 teachers to pre-record online lessons. Wu Wentao is one of them. He is an English teacher. “We teachers are quite used to the physical environment of classrooms, but now we have to adapt to（适应）online teaching. In this situation, I can’t see how students react to my lessons. It seems like I am just talking to a camera, ” he said.
Besides, online teaching possibly needs more preparation time. Zhang Ju, a music teacher, said, “I need to prepare pictures, sounds and videos in advance to present my lessons. Teachers need more time to search and handle multimedia（多媒体）resources.”
Each of these online classes usually lasts for about 20 to 30 minutes. Students have five or six classes a day in order to limit（限制）screen time to about two hours a day.
While taking online classes might be easy for students from cities, it might not be easy for those from less-developed areas. Not all families in the rural areas can afford a computer and Internet connection needed for online lessons every day.
After such a long holiday,most students and teachers can’t wait to return to their classrooms. We just hope that the fight against the novel coronavirus ends soon and that life can go back to normal.
1. Why does Sun Jiayi have to take online classes at home?2. What does Wu Wentao feel like when he is teaching online?
3. What kind of teaching needs more preparation time, traditional teaching or online teaching?
4. Please show the reason that taking online classes might be difficult for those from less-developed areas.
5. 将划线部分英语译成汉语。
If you don’t know how much water you need, I’m not surprised. Different advice in recent newspapers appears to be against the old “8-a-day” advice we all grew up with. Is it necessary to drink down eight glasses of water daily, or is this already out of date?
We’ve heard for years that eight glasses of water daily is necessary for a person to keep healthy. Your weight loss and health depend on it. Drink eight glasses of water daily and see clearer skin, better sleep, and improve eyesight. We’re warned of losing water without at least eight glasses. But, there are some new ideas of examining your daily diet, including what you eat, as well as what you drink.
The answer is…, you need what you need! If it’s summer, you need more. If you’re exercising, you need more. If you’re a “normal” inactive person, and not exercising more than 15—20 minutes daily, you need no more than four glasses of water daily. Most drinks can be counted as part of your daily water intake. Although the World Health Organization suggests that eight cups, the old “8-a-day” rule is based on studies on people under difficult situations, including soldiers at high altitude and hospitalized patients, what you and I need is different.
1. Is the writer surprised if you don’t know how much water you need?_________________________________________________________________
2. What does the old “8-a-day” advice mean?
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3. Whom is the old “8-a-day” rule for, for example?
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4. How much water do you really need according to the writer?
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5. What is the article mainly about?
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Located in the heart of Bejing, the Forbidden City is a must-see for any traveler. If you happen to go past its northern gate, you will arrive at a place called “Xi San Suo（西三所）”. In the past, it was known as the “Gold Palace”. Now it is the Palace Museum’s conservation（保护）department.
People working for the department are the craftsmen（手艺人）in the Forbidden City. They are responsible for the conversation and restoration of over 1.8 million cultural relics, such as the gold-plated clock which belonged to Emperor Qianlong and the world-famous Chinese painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival.
Their work requires not only skill but also patience. Sometimes, it may take a year to restore just three to four paintings.
Last year, Master in the Forbidden City, a documentary about the craftsmen in the Palace Museum, became popular. The master are now heroes in people’s eyes. More and more young people today are willing to learn their crafts.
1. What was Xi San Suo known as in the past?2. What do the craftsmen in the Forbidden City do?
3. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
4. When did the Craftsmen become popular?
5. Give a proper title to the passage.
9 . Did you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5,000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant fell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the world’s favorite drinks was invented.
A few thousand years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book describes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also discusses where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used.
It is believed that tea was brought to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea didn’t appear until around 1660, but in less than 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to Western countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt the ones who best understand the nature of tea.
1. The way that tea was invented (in two words):2. The time when tea was first drunk:
3. The taste of the brown water that was drunk by Shen Nong:
4. The person who wrote the book Cha Jing:
5. The role of the tea trade played:
Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China. It has been popular for about 1,500 years. Chinese paper cutting is often given as a present to foreign friends.剪纸赢得了世界人民的喜爱。Let's learn about paper cutting.
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck. People often beautify their homes with paper cutting. At the Spring Festival, people put up "Fu" on doors or windows. At a wedding, people also put up "Xi".
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Guo Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court.
Why are most paper cuttings red?
In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now, we can still see red everywhere. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cutting in Shanzhou
It's true that most paper cuttings are red. But paper cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make black paper cuttings to wish for rain.
1. 将短文中划线的英语句子译为汉语2. 将短文中划线的汉语句子译为英语。
3. What can paper cuttings always bring us in our mind?
4. 从文中找出下面句子的同义句。
Red can still be seen in many places in China now.
5. How do the local people in Shanzhou wish for rain?
