1.1931年日本入侵中国,中国人民为寻求解放,进行了长达十四年的抗日战争。
2.中国军队的武器虽然落后,但他们始终坚信能够战胜装备了飞机、大炮及坦克的敌人。(形容词短语作状语)
3.面对敌人的狂轰滥炸,中国军民团结一心,奋勇杀敌。(过去分词短语作状语)
4.在付出了巨大的代价后,中国人民赢得了这场战争的光辉胜利。
5.中国抗日战争的胜利为世界反法西斯战争的胜利奠定了基础。
6.难怪有人说中国人民抗日战争的伟大胜利将永远铭刻在人类正义事业史册上。
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2 . Why is the library the highest building?
We sat down next to each other, but David wouldn’t look at me. Tapping him gently on the shoulder, I asked David what had caused him to decide to give up the opportunity.
Family is the cell of the society, and rulers of past dynasties all paid great attention to the stability of families, which affected the stability of the society and the ruler’s system of government as well.
In the Past
The Chinese family as it is described in the Story of the Stone (hong lou meng, Qing dyansty) is the result of a long historical development.
The Chinese for “family” is Jia, which generally means the basic family group, those who are related by blood, marriage, or adoption, living and managing their finances together. In a Jia, the males are all blood relations. Sons live in their father's house with their wives, who have been brought in from outside the family. As soon as daughters come of age, they are married out, that is, they join another Jia. They are members of their parents’ Jia only as long as they are unmarried. During the wedding ceremony, daughters officially end their ties to their father’s patriline, and are promised to serve their new family, including its ancestors. Males are permanent members of the family they were born into; females, however, are expected to eventually leave their born family. Women, therefore, belong to a place in a patriline -- that of their husband, not their father -- when they give birth to a son.
The Jia shares living space and finances. One male, the patriarch (the oldest competent male) has the most authority in all family matters. In the ideal Jia, three, four, or five generations live under one roof. Sons obediently follow their father’s direction in choosing a career and a wife, and every member of the Jia works together for a single aim: keeping and increasing the Jia’s wealth and status. Such a large, multi-generational Jia can grow to be very complex.
For women and children, especially in the large, wealthy, elite families, the Jia was essentially both the center and the limit of the world. The wealth, reputation, and status of the Jia, however, rested largely on the success or failure of men operating outside the Jia.
Modern Chinese Family
According to latest statistics, China has 430 million families (the year 2014), with 3.13 people per household on average. In general, a Chinese family is made up of a couple and their children, but big families with three or more generations can also be found in China. With the pursuit of personal freedom, the trend of forming small families with only directly related members is now popular.
In the past, each Chinese family had a “head”, who had absolute authority at home, and had the final say in family affairs. But now in most Chinese families, the husband and wife, or a couple with other family members, work out together the household plans, and decide family affairs through consultation.
Moreover, family members share the housework, making the division of labor at home more reasonable; and the husband and wife support each other’s work.
Chinese people have the tradition of respecting the old and loving the young. Though many young couples do not live with their parents, they keep close contact with them. Grown-up children have the duty to support and help their parents. The Chinese people attach great importance to relations between family members and relatives, and treasure their parents, children, brothers and sister, uncles, aunts and other relatives.
Family planning has been pushed forward as one of the basic state policies in China. The basic requirements of family planning are late marriages and late childbearing, so as to have fewer but healthier babies, especially one child per couple. But a flexible family planning policy is adopted for rural people and ethnic minorities: in rural areas, couples may have a second baby in exceptional cases, but must wait several years after the birth of the first child; in areas inhabited by minority peoples, each ethnic group may work out different regulations in accordance with its wish, population, natural resources, economy, culture and customs -- now in general a couple may have a second baby, or a third child in some places. As for ethnic minorities with extremely small populations, a couple may have as many children as they want.
Nowadays, universal two-child or three-child policy has been carried out to meet with the country’s aging trend.
1. Taking the Story of the Stone for example, tell your foreign friends about Chinese families.
2. What’s difference between modern Chinese family and Chinese family in the past?
SPACE: THE FINAL FRONTIER
“Are we alone? What’s out there?” People have always looked up at the stars and wondered about space. Today, scientists design vehicles to carry astronauts into space to make important discoveries.Space exploration has come a long way, and we now hope to discover other planets that are suitable enough to support life.
Before the mid20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream that could never come true. However, scientists were determined to realise that dream. After many experiments, they succeeded in making rockets that could escape Earth's gravity. On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth. Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space. Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon, famously saying, “That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind.” Following this, there were many more important space achievements. For example, on 5 September 1977, America’s NASA space agency launched Voyager 1 to study deep space, and it still transmits data to this day. And the International Space Station (1998) has provided a continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from many different countries on board.
Although scientists try to make sure nothing goes wrong, accidents can still happen. For example, all the astronauts on the Soyuz 11, Challenger, and Columbia spacecrafts died during their missions. However, while such disasters brought much sadness and disappointment, the desire to explore the universe did not die. This is because people believe in the importance of carrying on space exploration despite the huge risks.
China’s space programme started later than those of Russia and the US, but it has made great progress in a short time. China became the third country in the world to independently send humans into space in 2003, when Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft. Then Shenzhou 6 and 7 completed a second manned orbit and the first Chinese spacewalk, followed by the vehicle Jade Rabbit being sent to the moon to study its surface. On 23 July 2020, China sent Tianwen 1 to explore the surface of Mars. It arrived in February 2021 and then sent back lots of valuable information. And from 2021 to 2022, China completed a number of rocket missions to establish its own space station. In 2022, the launch of the Mengtian module signaled the basic completion of the Tiangong Space Station. This modern space station will allow astronauts to conduct many important experiments, greatly furthering our understanding of the universe.
The future of space exploration remains bright. Many countries have plans to further study planets like Mars and Jupiter. Despite the difficulties, scientists hope to make more valuable discoveries that will enable the human race to survive well into the future.
1. Look at the pictures and discuss the following question with your classmates.Do you think it meaningful for us to spend so much money exploring space?
A.Fast reading
2. Match the main idea of each paragraph.
A.What people achieved in the past years. B.Why people don't stop exploring space despite risks. C.The future exploration in space. D.Human beings always want to explore space. E.The achievement which China has made. |
B.Careful reading
Choose the best answer according to the text.
3. Yang Liwei successfully orbited Earth in the Shenzhou spacecraft in .
A.2; 2000 | B.3; 2001 |
C.5; 2003 | D.1; 2002 |
A.Nobody thought it possible to travel into space before the mid20th century. |
B.On 14 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR. |
C.China became the third country to independently send humans into space. |
D.Disasters in the space exploration made everyone sad but not disappointed. |
A.we want to establish more space stations |
B.we plan to carry more brave people into space |
C.we can provide a continuous human presence in space |
D.we believe in the significance of space exploration |
Time | Events |
on 4 October 1957 | the Sputnik 1 satellite was |
on 12 April 1961 | Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world |
on 20 July | Armstrong stepped onto the moon, saying, “That's one small step for a man, one giant |
on 5 September 1977 | America launched Voyager 1 to study |
in | China became the third country in the world to |
7. A.写出句中表示时间的词汇
1.Before the mid20th century, most people felt travelling into space was only a dream.
2.On 4 October 1957, the Sputnik 1 satellite was launched by the USSR and successfully orbited around Earth.
3.Afterwards, the USSR focused on sending people into space, and on 12 April 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person in the world to enter space.
4.Over eight years later, on 20 July 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong stepped onto the moon.
B.在课文中找出另外两个有时间状语的句子
1.
2.
Wednesday, 21 June
Today was my first day back in San Francisco after camping in the Redwood Forest and visiting the wine country of Napa Valley. I have to admit that it definitely feels good to be back in the city again. And what a city—a city that was able to rebuild itself after the earthquake that occurred in 1906. There are so many beautiful old buildings—many siting on top of big hills, offering great views of the city, the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
My hotel is near downtown, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city. Many of the people living here are from Mexico or Central America. This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a centre for art, music, and food. In fact, an art movement called the “Mission School” started here. It’s influenced by graffiti art and comic art. I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours. It was quite modern and lively. Afterwards, I ate some delicious Mexican-Chinese noodles from a food truck. A real mix of cultures here!
In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California. I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same year, gold was discovered near San Francisco, which started a gold rush. Over 300,000 people came from all over the world to seek their fortune, and San Francisco quickly became a big city. Many Chinese arrived during this period. To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. Many others found jobs on farms, joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that joined California to the eastern region of the country. The museum did a really good job of showing how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures. When these immigrants left their countries, they carried a bit of home in their hearts, and built a new home here.
This evening, I went to Chinatown. There were so many cafés and restaurants to choose from. I selected a Cantonese restaurant that served its food on beautiful china plates. What great food! That’s enough for today. Tomorrow evening, I’m going to a jazz bar in the Richmond Distinct. Can’t wait!
1. Which flag is American flag?
A. | B. |
C. | D. |
A.In the North. | B.In the South. |
C.In the East. | D.In the West. |
A. | B. |
C. | D. |
A. What I saw and experienced in the Mission District. B. My good feeling and my strongest impressions of San Francisco back there. C. Ending my day in Chinatown and my next day’s plan. D. My earning about the history of San Francisco from a local museum. |
5. All the following are mentioned except in Para. One .
A.The author’s feeling. | B.An historical accident of San Francisco. |
C.Many old buildings. | D.The Statue of Liberty. |
A.An art movement called the “Mission School” started here. | B.It was a classical but lively district. |
C.Many residents here are from Mexico or Central America. | D.It is a place where cultures mix. |
A.In 1848. | B.In 1849. | C.In 1850 | D.Not mentioned in the passage. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. | D.Five. |
Before coming to San Francisco | |
In the morning | walked around |
In the afternoon | headed to a |
In the evening | went to Chinatown and ate |
tomorrow | go to |
教材对接高考:续写微技能——事物描写
10. 写出句中含有描写性的词汇
(1)There are so many beautiful old buildings—many sitting on top of big hills offering great views of the city,the ocean, and the Golden Gate Bridge.
(2)My hotel is near downtown, in the Mission District, one of the oldest parts of the city.
(3) This district used to be a poor area of town, but is now a center for art, music, and food.
(4) It was quite modern and lively .
11. 在课文中的句子里面找出描写性的词
(1) In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum that showed the historical changes in California.
(2)There were so many good cafés and restaurants to choose from.
7 . China’s first deep-sea floating wind power platform, which is expected to be put into operation by the end of May, marks significant progress in China’s key technological advancement in deep-sea floating wind power, industry experts said.
Offshore construction of China’s first deep-sea floating wind power platform has been completed and ready _____________________, after the 5-kilometer underwater cable was successfully laid on Saturday, said its operator China National Offshore Oil Corp.
A.to be made public by the end of this month |
B.to be promoted by social media from this month |
C.to be put into operation by the end of this month |
D.to be supervised by law from the end of this month |
A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS
There are various reasons why people compose poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe a certain image in the reader’s mind. Others try to convey certain feelings such as joy and sorrow. The distinctive characteristics of poetry often include economical use of words, descriptive and vivid language, integrated imagery, literary devices such as similes and metaphors, and arrangement of words, lines, rhymes, and rhythm. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express themselves. Now we will look at a few of the simpler forms.
Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes. They are usually the traditional poems or folk songs. The language of these rhymes, like Poem A, is to the point but has a storyline. Many children enjoy nursery rhymes because they rhyme, have a strong rhythm, and often repeat the same words. The poems may not make sense and even seem contradictory, but they are easy to learn and recite. By playing with the words in nursery rhymes, children learn about language.
One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme. List poems have a flexible line length and repeated phrases which give both a pattern and a rhythm to the poem. Some rhyme 〔like B and C〕, while others do not.
Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. With these, you can convey a strong picture or a certain mood in just a few words. Look at the example 〔D〕.
Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables. It has a format of three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively. It is not a traditional form of English poetry, but is very popular with English writers. It is easy to write and, like the cinquain, can give a clear picture and create a special feeling using very few words. The haiku poem 〔E〕 on the right is a translation from Japanese, which shows a moment in the life of a delicate butterfly.
English speakers also enjoy poems from China, those from the Tang Dynasty in particular. A lot of Tang poetry has been translated into English, such as this one〔F〕.
With so many different forms of poetry to choose from, you may eventually want to write poems of your own. Give it a try!
A
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
If that mockingbird won’t sing,
Papa’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring turns to brass,
Papa’s gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass gets broke,
Papa’s gonna buy you a billy goat.
If that billy goat won’t pull,
Papa’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
B
Mother
Hundreds of stars in the deep blue sky,
Hundreds of shells on the shore together,
Hundreds of birds that go singing by,
Hundreds of bees in the sunny weather,
Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the world over.
George Cooper
C
LIFE
Life can be good,
Life can be bad,
Life is mostly cheerful,
but sometimes sad
Life can be dreams,
Life can be great thoughts
Life can mean a person,
Sitting in court.
D
Brother
Beautiful, athletic
Teasing, shouting, laughing
Friend and enemy too
Mine
E
A fallen blossom
Is coming back to the branch.
Look, a butterfly!
F
Where she awaits her husband
On and on the river flows.
Never looking back,
Transformed into stone.
Day by day upon the mountain top,
wind and rain revolve.
Should the traveller return,
this stone would utter speech.
Wang Jian
1. What is the passage mainly about?A.The characteristics and examples of five forms of poems. |
B.Encourage readers to write their own poems. |
C.Reasons of people composing poetry. |
D.Different types of poems. |
A. It is a list poem which shows the diversity of life. B. It is a description of a lovely brother. C. It is a translation of a Tang poetry, which describes a woman who waited for her beloved husband to come back from a journey. D. It is a nursery rhyme that illustrates a father’s love for his baby. E. It is a list poem expressing the love for his mother. F. It describes how a butterfly rests on a tree. |
Poem B
Poem C
Poem D
Poem E
Poem F
3. Why do poets use different forms of poetry?
A.They want to express themselves. |
B.They want to attract more people. |
C.They want to describe things in more detail. |
D.They want people to learn from them. |
A.Most of these poems make sense. |
B.These poems have weak rhythm. |
C.They repeat certain words a lot. |
D.They must be repeated by children. |
A.A kind of poem with both a pattern and a rhythm. |
B.A kind of poem which has five lines. |
C.A kind of poem kids in the nursery like to recite. |
D.A kind of poem with 17 syllables. |
A.It is a traditional form of English poetry. |
B.It is made up of five lines. |
C.It gives a vague picture of things. |
D.It is not difficult to write. |
A.Read more poems. |
B.Enjoy English poems. |
C.Write their own poems. |
D.Translate poems into other languages. |
A FEW SIMPLE FORMS OF ENGLISH POEMS | Nursery | ·The language is |
·have a strong | ||
List poem | ·contain a list of things, people, | |
·have a flexible line length and | ||
Cinquain | ·made up of | |
·convey a strong picture or a certain | ||
Haiku | ·a | |
·consist of 17 | ||
Tang poem | ·the |
(1) Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes.
(2) One of the simplest kinds of poem is the “list poem”, which contains a list of things, people, ideas, or descriptions that develop a particular theme.
(3) Another simple form of poem that amateurs can easily write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines.
(4) Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry that consists of 17 syllables. It has a format of three lines, containing 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively.
9 . The call for public engagement with the unthinkable is especially germane in this moment of still-uncontrolled pandemic and economic crises in the world’s most technologically advanced nations. Not very long ago, it was also unthinkable that a virus would shut down nations and that safety nets would be proven so disastrously lacking in flexibility.
What does the underlined word “germane” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Scientific. | B.Credible. |
C.Original. | D.Relevant. |
10 . As much as many ALifers hate emphasizing their research’s applications, the attempts to create artificial life could have practical payoffs. Artificial intelligence may be considered ALife’s cousin in that researchers in both fields are enamored by a concept called open-ended evolution (演化). This is the capacity for a system to create essentially endless complexity, to be a sort of “novelty generator”. The only system known to exhibit this is Earth’s biosphere. If the field of ALife manages to reproduce life’s endless “creativity” in some virtual model, those same principles could give rise to truly inventive machines.
What does the word “enamored” underlined in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.Shocked. | B.Protected. | C.Attracted. | D.Challenged. |