1 . Various Apps to Learn
Apps are typical digital learning tools, which can give you diverse and personalized content to meet your needs. Want to find an app that can help you learn? Here are some great ideas for you.
 | Khan Academy allows you to learn almost anything for free. It covers subjects such as math, physics, biology, and even computer science. The real magic of this app is that you can learn at your own pace. You can review subjects that you are not good at, or start learning a subject you like. The app is in English. If you want to see its translation you can visit http: //open. 163. com/khan. |
 | BrainPOP mixes learning and technology in a fun and simple way. It’s free and teaches you something new every day. From the solar system to DNA, each topic starts with an interesting cartoon movie. After you’ve watched it, you can take a test to see how much you’ve learned. |
 | Udemy is a “learn on demand” website and app. It is for career-oriented individuals to start their course pricing at $10. 99. This app allows you the flexibility to take your time on a course you purchase over the course of several months, without worrying about recurring (重复的) payments before you finish. This flexible learning app allows you to take things slow, fast, or anywhere in-between with complete control on your end. |
 | Duolingo is the premier leader in language education for learning apps. You can learn to speak 29 different languages, all at the touch of a button. You’ll be invited not only to read new words, but to speak them. You’ll learn grammar and conversational strategies. This app helps you learn to communicate with a new portion of its inhabitants! |
| A．Khan Academy and Udemy. | B．Udemy and Duolingo. |
| C．Khan Academy and BrainPOP. | D．BrainPOP and Duolingo. |
| A．Technical support. | B．Career training. |
| C．Subjects reviewing. | D．Speaking practice. |
| A．To provide various learning activities. |
| B．To help find the suitable learning apps. |
| C．To introduce the development of learning technology. |
| D．To compare the difference of different learning methods. |
假设你是红星中学高一学生李华, 你的英国好友Jim 在给你的邮件中提到他对中国的传统节日非常感兴趣, 请你给他介绍一个对于中国人具有重要意义的传统节日。请你给他回复邮件, 内容包括∶
1. 节日名称;2. 节日意义;3. 庆祝方式。
注意∶开头和结尾已为你写好, 不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
I am glad to know that you are interested in traditional Chinese festivals.
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Yours
Li Hua
Life is about chances, creating them and embracing them, and for me, that was the Olympic dream. As a member of the Australian ski team heading towards the Winter Olympics, I was on a training bike ride. It was a perfect autumn day. I looked up to see the sun shining in my face. Suddenly everything went black. I was hit by a truck. I was badly hurt. I broke my neck and my back in six places. I was paralyzed from the waist (腰)down. The doctor said, "Janine, you'll have to rethink about your life, because you're never going to be able to do the things you did before. "
Six months later, I got home. I had no feeling from the waist down. I couldn't walk. I had to use a catheter(导尿管)for the rest of my life. All of those totally depressed me. All I wanted was to give up.
Maybe being at rock bottom is actually the perfect place to start.
One day, sitting at home in my wheelchair, I saw an airplane fly overhead. I looked up and thought to myself, "That's it! If I can't walk, I might as well fly. "So I went to a flying school and a man named Andrew started to train me. People there used to look at me and think, "Oh, who is she kidding? She's never going to be able to do this. "But that didn't matter, because there was something inside me burning, which far outweighed my injuries.
Little goals kept me going along the way, and eventually I got my private pilot's license(飞行执照)and became a pilot. Then I taught other people how to fly, just within 18 months after I'd left the hospital.
Then I knew for certain that although my body might be limited, my spirit was unstoppable.
(一)推断下列词汇在文章中的含义, 从表格中选择恰当的释义。
| A. make someone very sad B. unable to move part of your body C. be more important than something else D. teach someone the skills of a job or an activity |
2. depress
3. train
4. Outweigh
(二)根据短文内容, 按每小题的具体要求回答问题。
5. How was Janine hurt?
6. What did Janine decide to do after leaving hospital?
7. What kind of person is Janine? Why do you think so?
4 . Certainly, a well-rounded(全面的) education is the foundation(基础)from which all of us spring forth. I am grateful to the many great teachers who have inspired me to do greater things, and have fired my enthusiasm(热情)for everlasting learning!
But, sometimes I wonder if the outline of our educational plan is lacking (缺少)something. I watched the movie Easy A with my daughter. The main character's parents were loving, supportive, and built great confidence in their children and developed their ability to handle their own problems.
There was a scene where the mother was speaking to the younger child who announced that he received an "A" on his spelling test. She replied, "That's great, honey, but everything has. spell check these days. "It was funny…. but TRUE! I don't mean that we shouldn't teach our children how to spell, but maybe some of our time should be spent educating them about the dangers of posting things on Facebook. Maybe we might want to spend time showing them how real life works—the credit card(信用卡)isn't free money—you will have to pay it back at sometime. Oh, and get this—they charge you for borrowing that money. Perhaps, we should spend some time on interpersonal relationships. I worry that our kids do not know how to relate to one another.
Choosing a career(职业)is a daunting task. My daughter is in her second year in college and has changed her major(主修课程)twice. It's not that she didn't know what she wanted to do. What she "wanted to do" and the course she chose did not match.
I have learned many college students do not know what they want to do because they haven't seen what it looks like in the real world. Being a journalist (记者)in the real world looks very different from writing stories. Maybe if we spent some time exposing them to real life experience—maybe two or three courses in areas of interest in high school that give them a feel "for what that particular field would look like, they might be better prepared. I do not know the solution, but it seems that it should at least be a topic of discussion.
1. Why does the author mention the movie Easy A?| A．To share the movie with readers. |
| B．To show parents' love for their children. |
| C．To lead to the topic he is going to talk about. |
| D．To prove the importance of being supportive. |
| A．parents and school should work together |
| B．there is no need for students to learn spelling |
| C．children are able to handle their own problems |
| D．it is important to help students understand real world |
| A．special | B．discouraging | C．unimportant | D．simple |
| A．Schools should prepare students for their future life. |
| B．Foundation is important for a well-rounded education. |
| C．Life experience is more important than school education. |
| D．Students should take part-time jobs to get working experience. |
5 . Magical box
In the 1994 film Forrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping.
A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging (统一的包装)and cannot be seen from the outside. You don't know what will be inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.
Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced from Japan to China in 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall (天猫)report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for these magical mystery (神秘)boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.
According to the report, blind box toys are popular partly because of their cute appearances. The typically cute cartoon figurines (小塑像)conic in very small sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere. There is another main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another. “Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who loves buying blind boxes. Speaking to Sina News, she said, “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”
Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our boring daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainly is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.
When someone remakes the film Forrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box ...”
1. What can we learn about blind boxes?| A．People buy blind boxes when they feel bored. |
| B．The toys in blind boxes come from pop culture. |
| C．Blind boxes are designed by a Hong Kong artist. |
| D．All of blind boxes were sold out on Nov. 11, 2019. |
| A．Small size. | B．Uniform packaging. |
| C．Professional design。 | D．Mystery and uncertainty. |
| A．The history of blind boxes. | B．The problems of blind boxes. |
| C．The popularity of blind boxes. | D．The cultural effects of blind boxes. |
6 . Most people make a donation (捐赠)if they want to help those in need. But Eddie Izzard, a 47-year-old British man, did something completely different. He decided to raise money by running 1,100 miles. And he managed to raise more than £200,000!
It would take most people at least two years if they were crazy enough to try and mil such a distance. But Eddie Izzard? It took him just 51 days. In less than two months, he ran 43 marathons!
When asked how he felt, he said that he was planning to “sleep for a week”. He thanked the people who had come to support him and joined him on his journey.
And how long did he have to train for all this? Well, amazingly, only five weeks—he wasn’t even particularly fit when he decided to put himself in for this journey.
And what a journey it was! He lost several of his toenails (脚趾甲)and had blisters (水泡)all over his feet. He had to take ice baths for his legs at the end of each day to help stop his legs inflating (肿胀)lo twice the size of an elephant.
Ever experts are impressed with what he has achieved. Andy Dixon, editor of Runners World, says, “Covering 26 miles in a day at whatever speed for 43 runs, it’s demanding. A 5-hour marathon is a fairly decent pace. It’s a great achievement.”
So how did he do it? Well, he ran slowly at first. Ten hours a day to begin with and, as he got fitter, he got faster. In the end he was finishing in just over five hours. But fitness alone was not enough. What was more important was the fact that Eddie Izzard wanted to make a difference to other peopled lives. What Eddie Izzard did was so special that the documentary of his run has been made into an inspiring film: Believe! “You’ve got to believe you can be something else. That’s why I keep going.” Eddie says in the film.
1. Eddie Izzard rail 1,100 miles to ________.| A．keep fit | B．win the prize | C．collect money | D．express thanks |
| A．painful | B．exciting | C．dangerous | D．pleasant |
| A．Fitness leads to Eddie’s success. |
| B．Eddie’s story has been made into a film. |
| C．It took Eddie 51 days to prepare for the running. |
| D．Eddie finished the running with the expert’s help. |
| A．Smart and helpful. | B．Inspiring and honest. |
| C．Patient and hard-working. | D．Caring and strong-willed. |
Last Christmas, the zoo owner, Jimmy Gates, decided to take some presents to a children's hospital. Dressed up as Father Christmas, he set off for the hospital, riding a baby elephant
If you are new to running, here is some advice for you. It is important
9 . On my way home from work every evening, there would be a homeless middle-aged man standing by the walkway. He was always
Every day after work. I would remember to gather some coins. If I saw him, I'd give him' the coins. A feeling of joy would come over me every time I saw him, as he looked to feel joyful. Sometimes we would ask each other about our day. His
It
Then one day I was called into my boss's office and was told that I was fired (解雇) due to the weak economy (经济). A feeling of
That day I was very sad. I
I was deeply
| A．happy | B．shy | C．nervous | D．careful |
| A．task | B．answer | C．reason | D．demand |
| A．satisfied | B．frightened | C．disappointed | D．amazed |
| A．talked | B．advised | C．reminded | D．warned |
| A．worry | B．surprise | C．excitement | D．tiredness |
| A．miss | B．support | C．trust | D．check |
| A．still | B．once | C．even | D．always |
| A．moved | B．hurt | C．lost | D．relaxed |
| A．terrible | B．valuable | C．hard | D．strange |
| A．cost | B．view | C．stress | D．choice |
10 . A peer is a person who is about the same age as you. Peers affect your life, whether you know it or not, just by spending time with you.
Some kids give in to peer pressure because they want to be liked, to fit in, or because they worry that other kids may make fun of them if they don't go along with the group.
| A．Peers can have a good effect on one another. |
| B．Peer pressure is the direct influence on people by peers. |
| C．Good peers may give you a hand when you are in trouble. |
| D．Peer pressure can be extremely strong and hard to get rid of. |
| E．Maybe one kid in school tried to get another to cut class with him. |
| F．It can be hard to walk away from peer pressure, but it can be done. |
| G．Others may go along because they are curious to try something new that others are doing. |
