1 . Because of COVID-19, Rosa, a cleaner working in an apartment building for 20 years, lost her job. Recently, she got a great surprise from people living in the apartment building.
After Rosa lost her job, she had to live in her sister’s home. Although she couldn’t make money, she still went to work on time every day and the people in the apartment building said she was like a family member to them.
That day, Rosa believed that she had to clean an apartment in that apartment building. After she arrived there with her cleaning equipment (用具), a man took her into the apartment and they had a quick tour of it. She was shocked by the apartment as they went from room to room. It was the biggest apartment in the apartment building. When seeing the kitchen, Rosa said, “Hope the person likes cooking.” She truly loved the apartment.
Then the man gave her the keys. “I think you made a difference to the people here, so they want to give you something in return.” he said. “I have a contract (合同) here. All you have to do is sign (签字) and take the keys and this apartment will be yours for the next two years.” Hearing that, Rosa cried (哭) for joy.
Whatever you do, try your best. Your hard work may bring you good luck.
根据短文内容,判断句子正(T)、误(F)。
1. We can learn that Rosa lived a hard life because of COVID-19 from the 2nd paragraph.
2. In the 3rd paragraph the underlined word “it” refers to Rosa’s cleaning equipment.
3. The people gave the surprise to Rosa in order to ask her to take care of the apartment.
4. From this passage we can infer (推断出) the people living in the apartment building were kind.
5. The best title for the passage is Your Hard Work, Your Good Luck.
What can you do when someone hurts(使受伤,使疼痛) you. Most people may be angry or even fight with the one who hurts him or her. But it’s not a good idea. The best way is to forgive(原谅,宽恕) him or her. Although(虽然,尽管) it is not easy for us to forgive people who hurt us. “Forgiveness makes people hopeful and it is good for our health.(A)”says Fredric, Ph. D the writer of the book called Forgive for God.
But how can we forgive others?
First, think of something beautiful and try to get yourself happy.
Second, don’t wait for others to say sorry to you. If some people hurt you, they won’t say sorry to you. They may just want to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way.
Third, try to see things in others’ shoes.(B) You can write a letter to yourself from the offender’s(冒犯者) point. That can make you understand others better and make yourself happier.
At last, don’t forget to forgive yourself. For some people forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge and it also makes you more confident(自信的).
1. When someone hurts you what should you do?2. How many ways does the writer tells us to forgive others?
3. Translate the underlined sentence(A) into Chinese.
4. Translate the underlined sentence(B) into Chinese.
5. Give a proper title to the passage.(给文章拟一个合适的题目)
Big Issue Produced by Pupils Big Issue has launched (发行) a special 24-page edition (版本) created by school children recently. Big Issue is a weekly magazine launched in 1992 to help homeless people. Pupils in 13 schools across the country have started selling the special edition and will give the money they raise to charities (慈善) |
? The Richardson Primary School has created a classroom in a train carriage (车厢), marking 300 years since it was opened. The SUN EXPRESS carriage, which is no longer moving, includes a library, a place to eat, and another learning space. The carriage will help the school to teach STEM subjects (science technology, engineering and math). Students describe it as “magical”. |
Celebrating the Daily Mile On 28 April, the Daily Mile had its 10th birthday. It’s an international movement designed to get children exercising every day. To mark the event, more than 320,000 students from 1,340 schools around the world completed a mile. One kid said, “Running a mile every day with my friends builds up my fitness.” |
1. We can probably read the information above in the “HI! KIDS!” section (版) in a newspaper.
2. We can infer (推断) that students can buy a copy of Big Issue every month.
3. The heading for the second piece of news could be “Magical STEM Subjects”.
4. To celebrate the 10th Daily Mile, kids ran a mile that day.
5. The activities in the news above were organized to call on more people for charities.
Hi, everyone. I’m Tina. I think our life in 2060 will be different from our life at the moment. There will be many robots in my house. Because robots will be cheap. And these robots will help my family do many kinds of work every day. Every morning the clock-robot will ask me to get up. Then the clothing-robot will dress me quickly. Next the kitchen-robot will make breakfast for me. When I get out of the house with my schoolbag, a car-robot will wait for me. After I show it my school ID card, the car will go. And then the car-robot will check my homework. When we get to school, the car-robot will say to me “See you tomorrow, Tina. Good luck.”
In the morning, I will have three lessons with my classmates. We’ll study on the Internet. We’ll use the e-book. The teachers are all robots. They are in different sizes and they can answer any question about any subject. In the afternoon, we’ll go to the science lab to have two classes in a new plane. After class, we’ll play football with robots. My classmates and robots can all be my friends. Don’t you think the life with robots in the future will be fantastic?
1. The ________ will dress Tina every morning.A.clothing-robot | B.car-robot | C.kitchen-robot | D.clock-robot |
A.Homework. | B.School ID card. | C.Ticket | D.Schoolbag. |
A.Three. | B.Four. | C.Five. | D.Six. |
A.Children won’t do all kinds of work in 2060. |
B.Robots will do all kinds of work in 2060. |
C.Tina can make friends with not only classmates but also robots. |
D.People won’t eat anything for breakfast in 2060. |
A.Robots will be cheap. | B.Life with robots in the future. |
C.Students will study with robots. | D.Different kinds of robots at home. |
We often hear about people climbing mountains like Mount Everest in Asia, the highest mountain in the world; Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa; Mont Blanc in Europe. What about Mount Denali in America?
Denali in Denali National Park in Alaska is the highest top in the United States. If you measure it from the base to the top, it’s much higher than Mount Everest in fact. The base of Denali is at 2000 feet above sea level. It is 18000 feet from the base to the top of Denali.
Denali is one of the most difficult mountains in the Western for mountain climbers. Denali is closer to the North Pole than other tall mountains. This means that the air is thinner, so it’s harder for climbers.
The first group of climbers got to the top of Denali in 1909. Two other groups were successful after that. The next group got to the top in 1947. This group had a husband and a wife team, Bradford and Barbara Washburn. Barbara was the first woman to successfully climb the mountain. The Washburns were not climbing for sport; they were explorers. In the field of mountain mapping, Bradford Washburn was one of the best. The Washburns mapped many mountains and the Grand Canyon. Bradford dreamed of mapping Mount Everest project. Later they produced the best map ever made of Mount Everest.
1. Mount Denali is in_________.A.Asia | B.Africa | C.Europe | D.America |
A. |
B. |
C. |
D. |
A.The Washburns produced the most helpful map of Mount Denali |
B.Climbing Denali is hard for climbers because it’s close to North Pole. |
C.In 1909, two groups with a woman got to Mount Denali successfully. |
D.Bradford was the first man to get to the top of the mountain |
A.Climbing Denali | B.High Mountains |
C.Enjoying Mapping | D.Dangerous trips |
6 . China is called the Kingdom of fans. Fans are everywhere in our daily life. But how much do you know about them?
It is said that fans were first used to cool the air during the Shang Dynasty. At that time, they were made of feathers, bamboo or silk. Some of them were round, while others were square.
Folding paper fans first became popular during the Song Dynasty. There were usually beautiful pictures on the fans. Some were mountains and rivers, others were flowers and animals. Many people, including Su Dongpo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, and Tang Bohu, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, even painted and wrote poems on fans. This made the fans into art works. Many rich and important people liked holding fans.
Today, fans are popular gifts. During the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, folding fans were given to leaders and officials from other countries, as well as audience members. While they were having their fans to get cool air, they were also experiencing Chinese culture.
1. The fans were made of different materials except ________ during the Shang Dynasty.A.paper | B.bamboo | C.silk | D.feathers |
A.The Shang dynasty. | B.The Song Dynasty. | C.Today. | D.In 2008. |
a. mountains b. animals c. flowers d. rivers
A.abc | B.acd | C.bcd | D.abcd |
A.Fans were first used to cool the air during the Song dynasty. |
B.Tang Bohu never wrote or painted on fans. |
C.Some fans were round, while others were square during the Shang Dynasty. |
D.Folding fans were only given to leaders and officials from China. |
A.The Development of Fans | B.The Shapes of Fans |
C.When Fans Became Popular | D.How Fans Became Art Works |
7 . Parents always want the best for their kids. But everyone has their own way to educate their kids. Here are four popular education styles. Which one do you like best?
Tiger parents They are strict with their children. They want them to get the best grades in their class. They love their kids in their hearts. | Dolphin parents They just want their kids to be happy and healthy. They make sure their kids get enough sleep and exercise. |
Helicopter(直升机) parents They worry too much about their children and “fly” over them like helicopters. Many people think these parents should give their children more free time. | Lawnmower(割草机) parents Like a lawnmower that cuts grass, they clear up all difficulties for their children. Their kids never learn to work out problems on their own. |
1. Tiger parents treat their kids in a ________ way.
A.free | B.kind | C.strict | D.lazy |
A.best grades | B.little sleep | C.enough food | D.enough exercise |
A.get less free time | B.face more difficulties |
C.worry about your parents | D.“fly” over your parents |
A.cut grass before their kids | B.clear up all difficulties for their kids |
C.make kids happy and healthy | D.let kids work out problems on their own |
A.Different ways of educating | B.How parents get on with kids |
C.Everyone has their own parents | D.Relations between kids and parents |
8 . It might be fun to use your smartphone, but be careful. Too much screen time may be harmful to your health.
First, it is bad for your eyes. A researcher called Sarah Hinkley says the problem comes from the blue light that the screen gives out. Looking at a smartphone for a long time can cause eye strain(劳损), headaches and dry eyes. So it is a good idea to take a break every 15 minutes when you are working at a computer or using a smartphone.
Second, screen use can do harm to children’s brains. A new study shows that using screens too much can affect(影响) how children’s brains grow. If children use screens for more than one hour a day, they might have lower levels of white matter in their brains. White matter is a key to the development of language and reading skills. So it is wise to cut down the time of children using all kinds of screens.
Third, using screens too much will affect your sleep. According to a study, about 95% of the people between the ages of 13 and 64 use electronics before bed, especially the young people under 20. Doctors say that the light from those electronics at night may make you excited before you go to bed. Then it’s hard for you to get enough sleep. So you’d better turn off smartphones, TVs, and all other screens an hour before your bedtime.
To keep healthy, doctors and researchers strongly advise that you shouldn’t use screens for long hours.
1. The blue light from your screens can cause ________.A.eye strain | B.headaches | C.dry eyes | D.all of the above |
A.take a break every 15 minutes | B.have lower levels of white matter |
C.use screens too much before bed | D.are the people from 13 to 64 |
A.Using smartphones for long hours does harm to your eyes. |
B.A lot of screen time affects children’s brain growth. |
C.The light from electronics at night may make you excited. |
D.People of all ages mustn’t use electronics. |
A.The ways to keep healthy. | B.The harm of using screens too much. |
C.The ways to use screens. | D.The advantages of using screens. |
9 . Hello, I’m Lucky. I am a guide dog. I start training(训练)in a school when I am little. Being a guide dog is not easy. We have to be very smart. We need to understand orders(指令). I am very kind to people. So people trust(信任)me.
What do I learn at school? I learn to wear a harness(导盲鞍). When the harness is on, I start my work. I can lead a person from one place to another. I stop when I see trees in front of me. And I can remember the paths.
I know you like me and want to play with me. But I can’t play with you when I am at work. You are welcome to play with me when my harness is off. That’s play time.
1. People trust Lucky because ________.A.it starts training when it is little | B.it is smart |
C.it can understand orders | D.it is very kind to people |
A.Understand the books. |
B.Lead a person from one place to another. |
C.Stop when it sees trees in front. |
D.Remember the paths. |
A.it is at work | B.it wears a harness |
C.its harness is off | D.it leads a person |
A.Dogs and people. | B.The guide dog Lucky. |
C.Playing with guide dogs. | D.The training for the guide dog. |
10 . Life is like a train ride. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and there are delays(延误). At certain stops, there are surprises. Some of these will change into great moments of joy; some will result in bad results.
When we are born and we first get on the train, we meet people who we think will be with us for the whole journey. Those people are our parents. Sadly, this is far from the truth. Our parents are with us when we completely need them. They, too, have journeys they must complete. We live on with the memories of their love, support and so on.
There are others who get on the train and who finally become very important to us. These people are our brothers, sisters and friends, whom we will learn to love and take care of.
Some people regard their journey as a pleasant tour. They will just go happily along. Others will encounter many upsets, tears (眼泪) and losses(损失)on their journey. Some others will stay on to offer a helping hand to anyone in need.
Some people on the train will leave a deep impression(印象) when they get off. Some will get on and get off the train so quickly that they will hardly leave a sign.
We will sometimes be upset that some passengers, whom we love, will choose to sit in another compartment(车厢) and leave us to travel on our own. Then again, there’s nothing that says we can’t look for them anyway. But when we find them, we may not even be able to sit next to them because that seat will already be taken.
That’s okay. Everyone’s journey will be filled with hopes, dreams, challenges, difficulties and goodbyes. No matter what you meet, love life and live peacefully.
1. When we first get on the train, the people we meet are our ________.A.parents | B.brothers | C.sisters | D.friends |
A.Nothing will happen to some people on the train. |
B.Some people on the train won’t offer a helping hand. |
C.Some people shouldn’t get on or get off the train so quickly. |
D.Some people won’t be remembered well by other travelers. |
A.Although life is full of ups and downs, we still need to live happily. |
B.Parents are the people who will be with us for the whole journey. |
C.Surprises will become great moments of happiness in life. |
D.People we love will always leave a seat for us even if they sit in another compartment. |
A.Memories of a Train Ride | B.A Pleasant Train Tour |
C.Life Is like a Train Ride | D.Life Is Full of Hope |