1 . Bees make honey, and honey is one of the most amazing foods that we can find in nature. Did you know that honey never goes bad ? They have found honey that is 5, 000 years old and that you can still eat.
A bee colony (蜂群) is a group of bees that live together. Each colony has one mother bee. This queen bee can live for three to five years. She produces up to 2, 000 eggs every day. The other bees make honey so that young bees can eat in the winter. How do they do this?
Unfortunately, bees can sting (刺) you if they think you are trying to hurt them. The best thing to do if this happens is to take the stinger out carefully with your finger mail (指甲) and wash the area with soap and water.
There are many good reasons to keep bees yourself. Once you have done that, you will need wooden boxes to keep the bees in.
Finally, you will need a way to make some smoke. When there is smoke near their home, bees can’t “talk” to each other. They start to eat their honey and think about leaving their home, so they will be too busy to sting you.
A.Put ice on it for the pain. |
B.Honey can help us with a lot of our health problems. |
C.Enjoy your bees, and don't forget to share your honey with your neighbors! |
D.Bees visit lots of flowers and take the pollen (花粉) home. |
E.Wooden boxes are very similar to the homes that bees make for themselves in trees, |
2 . 青少年正处于学习的黄金时期,只有不断学习,追求进步并不断创新,我们才能更好地成长。 请以“How to Be a Better Self”为题,从学习方法、生活习惯、人际交往等方面,谈谈为了塑造更好的自己,你有什么想法,打算如何去实现。
要求:1. 书写规范、字迹清楚、语法正确、语句通顺;
2. 条理清晰、内容详实、表达准确、行文连贯;
3. 80~120词,文中不得出现姓名、校名等真实信息。
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successful however we and a get understanding other believe for well |
Cooperation (合作) and competition are both important. They’re necessary
Learn to be cooperative with others. No one likes a selfish or greedy person.
Being competitive also has a place in life. If you want to get more success and be better than
Be confident and
Earth Day comes every April 22. It’s a day to do some good for the planet. Here are two young people who have taken action for Mother Earth. They’re
Fighting Wildfire
When Emma was 11, her family moved from Chicago to Northern California. Soon after, the Camp Fire started. “It was one of
Recycling Power
Kim learned a scary fact on his
5 . Calligraphy (书法), in English, means the art of producing beautiful hand-writing using special pens or brushes. Chinese calligraphy is a traditional form of writing characters with a long history that is about 1,000 years.
There are five main kinds of traditional Chinese calligraphy. They are zhuanshu, lishu, kaishu, xingshu and caoshu. Through centurics of practicc, Chinese calligraphy can be seen on the walls of offices, shops, hotels, and houses. Calligraphy isn’t only popular among the Chinese. Picasso, the world-famous master of art, once said, “If I once lived in China, I must have become a calligrapher rather than a painter.”
Art has no borders (边界), right? Well, practicing Chinese calligraphy needs basic instruments. They are brush, inkstick (墨), paper, and inkstone (砚). We Chinese call them the “Four Treasures of the Study”. It’s impossible for everyone to become a master of Chinese calligraphy. But practicing it more often is really useful and helpful. First, you can learn hand-writing to improve your understanding of Chinese characters. Next, it is believed that calligraphers enjoy a long life because the practice is a good form of physical training. Besides, you have to get concentrated and have a peaceful mind when practicing it. This way, you will get improved and your worries will be gone.
Some primary schools offer lessons to teach students Chinese calligraphy. There are also clubs of Chinese calligraphy started by calligraphy lovers. Chinese calligraphy is an important part of our traditional culture. We should pass on this kind of classical culture.
Calligraphy is a Chinese |
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A: Could you tell me something about your home town? Is it quite near the sea?
B: Oh, no. My home town is about 200 miles from the sea.
A: Oh, I see.
B: Not really. It’s got a population of about 15, 000.
A: And is it a very old town?
B: Yes, it is.
A: Really? It must be quite an interesting place then.
B: Yes, it is. We get a lot of tourists.
A: Well, what do the tourists do there?
B:
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B: No, there isn’t any. But there are a few lovely mountains near the town. They are very good for skiing in winter.
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B: You are right. It’s very cold.
A.In fact, tourism is our main industry (产业). |
B.I think it must be very cold in winter. |
C.They can walk through the town and look at the old buildings. |
D.And is it a very big town? |
E.Many of the houses were built in the 18th century. |
F.And what about museums? |
Dr. John, also known as “Dr. Deep Sea”, has just finished an amazing adventure. For 100 days, the University of South Florida teacher lived in a small room underwater.
On 1st March 2023, Dr. John, who’s 55, began the project. His goal was to stay for 100 days at a special underwater hotel. The hotel is 22 feet (6.7 meters) under the ocean surface in a protected area in Key Largo.
While he was living underwater, Dr. John stayed busy. He often exercised in the morning. He kept teaching his college classes, and he had online chats with over 5,500 students from 15 different countries. Dr. John worked with other marine (海洋的) experts to think of ways to protect and take care of the ocean.
A number of visitors dived down and spent a little time with Dr. John. He was also regularly checked out by a medical team. Dr. John said what he missed the most when he was underwater was sunshine.
On 9th June 2023, Dr. John was finally able to see the sun again. Many friends, family, and supporters were there to greet him and celebrate his success.
Dr. John was smiling when he came back up. Doctors quickly checked him out to make sure he was okay. Then, Dr. John spoke to the crowd about his 100 days underwater. “The human body has never been underwater that long,” Dr. John said. “This experience has changed me in an important way.”
Actually, Dr. John went through several big changes. For one thing, he became half an inch (1.3 centimeters) shorter during his time in the higher pressure undersea. For another, he was able to sleep much better. Besides, his health greatly improved in a couple of other ways.
Dr. John and his team of doctors plan to study the information they collected during the project.
1. Which question can be answered in Paragraph 2?A.Why is Key Largo protected? |
B.How did Dr. John begin the project? |
C.Why did Dr. John begin the project? |
D.How was the underwater hotel produced? |
A.Dr. John’s busy life underwater |
B.Dr. John’s plans to protect the ocean |
C.Dr. John’s online teaching experience |
D.Dr. John’s exercising habit underwater |
A.Dr. John had difficulty sleeping underwater |
B.Dr. John became healthier after the adventure |
C.A medical team stayed with Dr. John underwater |
D.Somebody stayed underwater for days before Dr. John |
A.complete more adventures underwater |
B.return underwater and set a new record |
C.develop new medicines to help the poor |
D.speak about the discoveries during the project |
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. He always told me, “You should have goals like climbing the mountain.” Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, we couldn’t have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from the mountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my perseverance (毅力).
Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I was only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the birds’ singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to quit climbing. In fact, I hated it at that moment, but my father said to me, “You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t see it before you reach the top. Only there you can see all of the nice things, just like your life.”
At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got new hope and confidence. I found myself standing at the top of the mountain, and the sky was as clear as crystal (水晶).
1. The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was ________ for father and son.A.pleasant | B.tiring | C.painful | D.hard |
A.carry on | B.put out | C.give up | D.pick up |
A.the writer reached the top of the mountain |
B.the writer was very successful in his life |
C.though the writer was young, he could understand his father |
D.the writer used to stop half-way when he climbed the mountain |
A.How to Get to the Foot of the Mountain | B.Sleeping at the Top of the Mountain |
C.Conversations between Father and Son | D.Reaching the Top of the Mountain |
9 . Welcome to Happy Children’s Palace
Monday: 17: 00—18: 30 | Wednesday: 17: 00—18: 30 | Thursday: 17: 00—19: 00 | |
English listening Miss Green Improve listening skills. It’s for middle school students. (5weeks) | Photography Mr. Black Learn to take good pictures Bring your own camera (3 weeks) | Painting Mr. Brown Learn painting. It’s for beginners only (8 weeks) | |
Friday: 16: 00—19: 00 Football club Coach: Miss Smith Do you want to be a football player? Come to the club (6 weeks) | Saturday: 10: 00—11: 00 Cambridge Young Learner’s English Mrs. White This course is for the children at primary school. (12 weeks) |
1. ___________ teaches English listening at Happy Children’s Palace.
A.Miss Smith | B.Miss Green | C.Mr. Brown | D.Mr. Black |
A.Monday | B.Tuesday | C.Wednesday | D.Saturday |
A.one hour | B.one and a half hours | C.two hours | D.three hours |
A.football | B.painting | C.photography | D.listening |
A.middle school students | B.painting beginners |
C.camera owners | D.primary school pupils |
10 . My brother and I were driving home together and started talking. As a result of this distraction (分心, 干扰), my brother took a wrong turn. Unluckily, the wrong turn took us towards a bridge and we had no way of turning back. My brother had to pay to cross. He was clearly unhappy with the mistake and the waste of $4.
As we drove forward, my brother noticed an old car stopping on the road. A young man was standing nearby, trying to wait for someone. I was busy trying to find out which way we should go next but my brother stopped our car and asked the man if he needed any help. And he did! He had a flat tire (漏气的车胎).
My brother helped him change the tire. We started getting to know the young man. He said that this had been a bad week for him. Earlier he had gotten into a car accident, and now this tire on his way home didn’t work. But he called us “a breath of fresh air” and kept thanking us because he really would have been in big trouble if we hadn’t come along. After we finished the job, he thanked us again and tried to give us $20. “No,” I said. “We had never thought about getting to the end of that bridge. We took a wrong turn. But now we know why we did it. It was to help you! Thank you for turning our mistake into a chance to help.”
My brother taught me a lot. He was able to turn his annoyance (烦恼) over the mistake into positive energy. He was able to see a chance to help (which I totally missed) even in a negative situation which could only come from a calm mind and an open heart. That was the bridge we should cross.
根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F)1. The writer’s brother took a wrong turn because of wrong road signs.
2. The writer and his brother helped the man with his flat tire.
3. The man call the writer and his brother “a breath of fresh air”.
4. The writer’s brother is warm-hearted and kind.
5. We could cross the life bridge that turns an annoying situation into a positive one.