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Hope Book Club A book club is a small group of persons that are reading the same book in order to share different feelings and opinions about the book. The book club meets once a month for an hour of lively discussion. All students (3+), teachers and parents are welcome! Here you can discover a new world, learn new ideas and make new friends! What you should do:★You will read the book on your own and then discuss your reading in the book club. ★You must keep up with your reading so that you can join as a part of your group. The book club will decide what pages or chapters you will read. ★You should take down notes and thoughts as you read. ★Everyone in the book club is expected to join in the discussion. More tips: ★Keep our place clean. ★No pets and no smoking. ★Take good care of books and return them on time. ★You must ask for leave if you cannot join in the discussion. Fees: Kids from 3—7: Free; Kids from 8—18: 10 dollars a month; Adults: 15 dollars a month. If you are interested, call 487-256-656 or 487-266-545, send an email to hopebook@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.hopebookclub.com. |
A.30 dollars. | B.60 dollars. | C.75 dollars. | D.90 dollars |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.Books aren’t allowed to be taken out of the club. |
B.Joining in the discussion is encouraged in the club. |
C.You can choose your favourite books to read in the club. |
D.The members in the club don’t have to finish what they need to read. |
2 . Whether it be a person, an animal, or even an insect, a mother’s instincts (本能) are never wrong. This idea rings true for a mother cat who acted fast and sought out help when her kittens were in trouble. This mother cat’s quick thinking may have just saved her babies.
In the urban district of Izmir in western Turkey, a cat walked into a regular hospital bolding a kitten in her mouth. As the mother cat moved through the hospital, people were surprised to see such a sight, but let her pass. The mother cat asked for help, crying for a long time. She was familiar to the hospital staff, who had been leaving her food and water outside, but they were unaware that she had given birth to kittens.
The mother cat was concerned for her young because they weren’t able to open their eyes. After the doctors looked at the kittens, they noticed that they were suffering from eye infections. One of the doctors recalls, “We consulted with vets (兽医) and gave medicine as described. When the kittens opened their eyes a short time later, we were excited.” Later, they were sent to an animal hospital for further care. The cats are now up for adoption and will hopefully find loving forever homes.
When it comes to mother cats and kittens, kittens completely depend on mothers for the first few months of their lives. Because they are blind and almost deaf until about two or three weeks old, the mother cat must protect them from any threat or danger. Without the mother cat’s help, the kittens may not make it to adulthood.
As shown by the mother cat in Turkey, a mother’s love and protection knows no bounds. Whether the mom is a human or a cat, mothers will always look out for their babies and make sure they are safe and healthy.
1. Why did the mother cat show up in the hospital?A.To beg for food. | B.To get her babies treated. |
C.To express thanks. | D.To give birth to her babies. |
A.They built them a home. | B.They adopted all of them. |
C.They operated on them immediately. | D.They gave them right medicine. |
A.Their physical state. | B.Their eating habit. |
C.Their appearance. | D.Their behavior. |
A.cat has nine lives. | B.One good turn deserves another. |
C.Love makes a difference. | D.God helps those who help themselves. |
Long ago, there was a big apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the top of the tree, ate the apples, and took a nap under the shadow. He loved the tree and the tree also enjoyed playing with him.
As time went by, the little boy grew up and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree, appearing sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy gently.
“I am no longer a kid; I won’t play around trees any more,” the boy replied. “I want toys. I need money to buy them.”
“Sorry, but I don’t have money. However, you can pick all my apples and sell them. Then, you will have money.” The boy was so excited that he picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after that.
The tree was upset.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so joyful. “Come and play with me,” the tree said.
“I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, I don’t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left with delight.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad.
One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree requested.
“I am sad and becoming old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?”“Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
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Many years later, the boy finally returned.
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The apple tree is our mother.
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4 . A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to
“Certainly, everyone back home will
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”
Hearing this, the Englishman
Then I knew I had made a fool of
A.though | B.when | C.if | D.as |
A.walk | B.talk | C.play | D.go |
A.proper | B.strange | C.safe | D.polite |
A.On | B.In | C.All | D.By |
A.gone | B.visited | C.seen | D.been |
A.look at | B.think of | C.send for | D.laugh at |
A.interesting | B.interest | C.interests | D.interested |
A.Really | B.Good | C.You don’t say | D.You are right |
A.be | B.help | C.think | D.do |
A.laughed | B.cried | C.moved | D.came |
A.explain | B.shout | C.prove | D.say |
A.experience | B.explanation | C.expression | D.example |
A.for | B.at | C.to | D.in |
A.me | B.myself | C.him | D.somebody |
A.helpful | B.popular | C.careful | D.satisfied |
5 . We have recently heard some interesting ways that 5G technology might change our lives in the future. 5G promises Internet speeds between 50 to 100 times faster than 4G systems. Such improvements are sure to be popular with 5G users worldwide. While it is set to start only in just a few areas of the United States this year, much of the rest of the world is not expected to receive this service until 2023.
One project in Britain, though, is already testing this super-fast technology, but not on humans. Instead, the experimental subjects are an unlikely group of Internet users— cows. The system connects the animals to 5G in an effort to automate (使自动化) the milking process.
The project was developed by American technology company Cisco Systems. Testing areas were set up at farms in three rural areas of England. The cows are equipped with 5G-connected devices that link up to a robotic milking system. The system uses sensors (传感器) and machine learning to fully automate the process.
System designers say technology takes over after a cow feels ready to be milked and walks toward an automatic gate. The device is designed to recognize each cow. It then positions equipment to the right body position for milking. During the process, machines offer food for the cow as a reward.
One of the test areas is in the town of Shepton Mallet in southwest England. There, about 50 of the farm’s 180 cows are fitted with 5G smart collars and ear sensors. Project officials say the devices do not harm the cows and the sensors help farmers immediately find problems or health concerns.
Duncan Forbes, the project leader, told Reuters that so far, he thinks the project shows the farm’s cow operations can be greatly improved with 5G technology.
Forbes added that the experiment provides strong evidence that 5G technology can be widely used in the future “not just on farms, but in rural communities right across the country”.
1. What do we know about 5G technology from the first two paragraphs?A.It has changed our lives. | B.It has more users than 4G. |
C.It has not been widely used. | D.It has been used on cows in the US. |
A.The introduction of 5G devices. | B.The milking process with 5G technology. |
C.The purpose of system designers. | D.The way machines provide cows with food |
A.To recognize every cow. | B.To judge their position. |
C.To reduce the harm from devices. | D.To find their health problems |
A.Hopeful. | B.Doubtful. | C.Worried. | D.Uncaring |