1. Why did Jenny go to Africa?
A.To work as a teacher. | B.To spend her holiday. | C.To offer medical help. |
A.Thinner and more beautiful. |
B.Thinner and healthier. |
C.Thinner and stronger. |
A.Lovely. | B.Clever. | C.Brave. |
1. What does John say about the two families?
A.They have a good relationship. |
B.They have dinner together every day. |
C.They only celebrate children’s birthdays. |
A.They were in the kitchen. |
B.They were in the garden. |
C.They were in the living room. |
A.A T-shirt. | B.A book. | C.A toy. |
A.They found the party boring. |
B.They finished all the food early. |
C.They needed to get up early today. |
1. [ˈsekəndərɪ]
2. [ʌnˈfɔːtʃʊnɪtlɪ]
3. [ˈveərɪəs]
4. [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə]
5. [əˈnaʊnsmənt]
4 . I’ve been interested in languages for as long as I can remember. My dad was a language genius. My family traveled widely when I was a child, and my dad would talk to everyone we met with ease. His abilities greatly impressed me. I wished then that I would someday be able to speak as many languages as he had been able to.
I wasn’t a natural language learner. When I was 11 years old, I made slow progress with French at school and almost gave it up. After I entered college, I read many German writers in translation. I loved them so much that I wanted to read them in their native tongue. This desire drove me to pick up German. Once I had mastered German, I found myself in love with languages. Since then, I have never stopped learning new languages. By my late twenties, I was able to speak French, Latin and Greek.
I’m often asked what my secret is. The answer is, predictably, endless hours of reading and studying. Before I got married, I would spend 16 hours every day studying languages. I used to like walking fast outdoors while listening to a recording of language and repeating it out loud.
Now, I can read about 40 languages and speak most of them fluently. Asian languages are more difficult to master. It took me almost ten years to get my Korean skills close to native level. I live in Singapore now. At home, I speak French with my sons. If my Korean wife is there, we’ll use English. When we don’t want the kids to understand our conversations, we use Korean.
I’ve studied Esperanto (世界语). Though I can see the benefits of a world language, I think the world would be a less interesting place if there were only one language. It would be like visiting a garden where there was only one type of plant!
1. When he was a child, the author had a wish to be able to ________.A.travel as widely as his father had |
B.meet as widely as his father had |
C.speak as many languages as his father had been able to |
D.learn languages as easily as his father had been able to |
A.was still a teenager | B.had just entered college |
C.was 23 years old | D.could already speak German fluently |
A.walking fast outdoors | B.chatting with native speakers |
C.following traditional methods | D.doing lots of grammar exercises |
A.Esperanto is a useful invention |
B.the variety of languages is necessary |
C.Asian languages are difficult to master |
D.there are no shortcuts to learning languages |
1. Where are the two speakers?
A.In the English club. | B.In the classroom. | C.In the theatre. |
A.Watching English movies. |
B.Listening to some tapes. |
C.Keeping a diary in English. |
A.Two. | B.Three. | C.Four. |
1. be responsible
2. look forward
3. let
4. be satisfied
5. take advantage
1. What’s the woman doing?
A.Working in a shop. | B.Visiting her uncle. | C.Making a video story. |
A.11:00 a.m. | B.14:00 p.m. | C.15:00 p.m. |
A.Tom will finally drive to the festival alone. |
B.Rachel doesn’t go to the festival at last. |
C.There are some good events in the festival. |
Hanfu has become popular again in recent years. A growing number of young people in China are starting to wear the
Rian lives in Xi’an. Two years ago, he came to the beautiful city and became
Since then, Hanfu has helped Rian learn more
He wants to share his feelings with friends both in China
9 . Antarctica
Weather
Antarctica lies in the most southern part of the world. It is the coldest area on Earth. There isn’t much rain, but there is a lot of snow and wind. The lowest temperature was on 21 July in 1983 at -89.2℃!
Population
Nobody lives in Antarctica all the time! The first people to stay there for a while were fishermen in 1786. Now there are about 5,000 scientists and researchers there in the summer.
History of exploration (探险)
During 1907-1909, British explorer Earnest Shackleton explored Antarctica on foot. In 1911, two explorers — a British man named Scott and a Norwegian named Amundsen — raced 1,400 kilometers to the South Pole (南极). Amundsen arrived first.
Animals and birds
There aren’t any large animals in Antarctica. Polar bears live at the North Pole. But there are a lot of penguins and seabirds. Every spring there are over 100 million seabirds in Antarctica.
1. When did the lowest temperature appear in Antarctica?A.In 1786. | B.In 1907. | C.In 1911. | D.In 1983. |
A.Fishermen. | B.Scientists. | C.Researchers. | D.Explorers. |
A.Britain. | B.Norway. | C.The South Pole. | D.The North Pole. |
where, that, why, whether, what, as if, who, because, when, if |
2. I’m not sure
3. The trouble is
4. Can you tell me
5. It sounds
6. Do you know
7. I think it is
8. Could you tell me
9. The Chinese people are proud of
10. Do you remember