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When kids at Archisha Singh’s school in Loudoun County have a birthday, no parents buy them birthday cakes.
Some schools are worried that children might become fat or eat unhealthy food, so they have banned(禁止) cupcakes altogether.
What do kids do? Birthday kids can donate a book. The headmaster of their school will then read it to their class. The headmaster also hands out birthday certificates(证书), special pencils, and makes sure the kids’ names are read out in the school’s morning news.
Parents can send stickers(贴纸), pencils and other things to students. None of the things can be food. If a child donates jump ropes or other sports equipment, that child may get his or her name on a certificate. It will then be displayed at school.
Archisha really misses cupcakes, especially those her mother used to make for her kindergarten class, but her school’s way is fun, too. “I like both ways,” she said.
The headmaster says it’s important that the school should be not only teaching, but offering healthy choices to kids. “There is a better life without cupcakes. If you eat a cupcake, then it’s gone in two seconds, but a book lasts a lifetime. The sports equipment lasts, and the kids can use it day after day.”Some schools have banned cupcakes because ________.What do birthday kids do?Which can not be sent to students?The headmaster thinks the school should ________.
they don’t like them,they are not delicious,they are unhealthy food,they are too expensive,they don’t like them,they are not delicious,they are unhealthy food,they are too expensive,They can borrow a book.,They get birthday certificates.,They get special pens.,They eat birthday cakes.,They can borrow a book.,They get birthday certificates.,They get special pens.,They eat birthday cakes.,Stickers.,Sweets.,Pencils.,Books.,Stickers.,Sweets.,Pencils.,Books.,offer healthy choices to kids,offer a better life to kids,teach students how to be healthy,give kids sports equipment,offer healthy choices to kids,offer a better life to kids,teach students how to be healthy,give kids sports equipment
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A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor. “I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议),”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one, two, and three— up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”The young man couldn’t go to sleep because ____________________,The doctor asked the young man ________________________.The young man returned to the doctor’s office the next day because______.The young man _________.The young man _____ in fact.
he was worried about his homework,he worked too hard and became ill,he didn’t finish doing his lessons,there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest,he was worried about his homework,he worked too hard and became ill,he didn’t finish doing his lessons,there was a lot of noise there and he couldn’t have a rest,to get up to drink some tea,to take some medicine and go to bed earlier,to count numbers while he was lying in bed,to count numbers before he went to bed,to get up to drink some tea,to take some medicine and go to bed earlier,to count numbers while he was lying in bed,to count numbers before he went to bed,he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers,he wanted to thank the doctor,he was better and wanted some more medicine,he still couldn’t go to sleep at night,he wanted to ask the doctor how to count the numbers,he wanted to thank the doctor,he was better and wanted some more medicine,he still couldn’t go to sleep at night,counted from 569 to 1000,counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep,counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea,counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep,counted from 569 to 1000,counted from 1 to 1000 and fell asleep,counted from 1 to 569 and got up to drink some tea,counted from 1 to 569 and fell asleep,didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion,wasn’t ill at all,was not able to count numbers,didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion,didn’t understand the doctor’s suggestion,wasn’t ill at all,was not able to count numbers,didn’t try the doctor’s suggestion
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Some Advice on Travel
1) Forget fashion(时尚)! Always wear your most comfortable clothes when going on long journeys.
2) Traveling on trains and buses can be boring, so take a good book to read.
3) If you’re going somewhere cold, remember to put on your warm clothes!
4) If you are going somewhere sunny, remember to bring your sun-block(防晒霜) and sun glasses.
5) Always take a camera with you to
capture those special moments.
6) Be careful with your things whenever you go to a busy place, like a train station. There are many thieves there!
7) Most countries have lower prices for students, so if you are a student, take your student card with you.
8) Always leave room in your bag for buying presents on the way home.
9) Bus tours often stop at expensive shops along the way, save your money by buying presents at local shops.
10) If you travel abroad, remember to take your passport. Whatever you do, don’t lose it!If you go to Hainan Island for a trip in summer, you should take ____ with you. According to the passage, ____ is a good way to keep away from boredom(单调) while you’re on a train or a bus. You must always ____ while you are at busy places because there are often thieves there. If a student wants to buy some presents at lower prices while traveling, he should show
____ to the shop assistant. The underlined word “capture” in this passage means ____.
warm clothes and sports shoes,sunglasses and sun-block,fashionable clothes and a big bag,some fruit and drinks,warm clothes and sports shoes,sunglasses and sun-block,fashionable clothes and a big bag,some fruit and drinks,taking a camera,reading a good book,listening to music,sleeping for some time,taking a camera,reading a good book,listening to music,sleeping for some time,put your things away,look after your things well,give your things away,get your things ready,put your things away,look after your things well,give your things away,get your things ready,prices,his things,his passport,his student card,prices,his things,his passport,his student card,想象,感受,抓住,控制,想象,感受,抓住,控制
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Here is an advertisement about two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao.
Two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao
Date: July 15
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Travel: Sightseeing bus in the city and the ship/boat/speedboat between Hong Kong and Macao
Places to visit:
Hong Kong: Ocean Park and Victoria Peak
Macao: Mazu Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul
Cost: HK $600, including travel, three-star hotel, meals and admission tickets. 40% off for students or children under 1.4 m in height.
For more information, call 85 3881 350 or 85 388 3503.
Bill is a student in Jiangdu Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents.Bill enjoyed the beautiful views in the city by
last week.In Hong Kong you can visit
. .Which of the following is true?
ship,boat,bus,speedboat,ship,boat,bus,speedboat,Victoria Peak,Mazu Temple,the Ruins of St. Paul,Moon lake,Victoria Peak,Mazu Temple,the Ruins of St. Paul,Moon lake,The trip took Bill two days.,The trip cost Bill HK $600.,Bill went travelling alone.,Bill should pay more for meals.,The trip took Bill two days.,The trip cost Bill HK $600.,Bill went travelling alone.,Bill should pay more for meals.
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don ’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.
There is another difficult point for us to understand . Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China ,we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends .It is opposite in America , Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes , the welcome will be full , warm and real. For Americans , it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.Which of the following is the typical (典型的)way of American hospitality?Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?
keep out,give up,pay no attention to,continue,keep out,give up,pay no attention to,continue,Treating friends at home.,Taking days off to be with friends.,Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.,Sharing everything they have.,Treating friends at home.,Taking days off to be with friends.,Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.,Sharing everything they have.,Americans are always generous with their time.,Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.,Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.,Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.,Americans are always generous with their time.,Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.,Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.,Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.
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Last Friday a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others were so badly damaged (破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had broken windows or broken roofs. One person was killed, several were badly hurt and taken to hospital, and a number of other people received smaller hurt. Altogether (总共) over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer, Mr. Tan, said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted for over an hour.
“I was eating with my wife and children,” he said, “when we heard a loud noise. A few minutes later our house fell down on top of us. We tried our best to climb out but then I saw that one of my children was missing. I went back inside and found him, safe but very frightened.”
Mrs. Woo Mei Fong said that her husband had just left for work when she felt that her house was moving. She ran outside at once with her children.
“There was no time to take anything,” she said, “A few minutes later, the roof came down.”
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded (水淹的) area and the welfare department (福利机构) brought them food, clothes and
shelterHow many homes altogether were damaged in the storm?Where was Mr. Tan when the storm first began?Mrs. Woo and her family didn’t get hurt because______.The underlined word “shelter” in the last paragraph means ______.Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
Fourteen,Twenty-one,Twenty-nine,Thirty-six,Fourteen,Twenty-one,Twenty-nine,Thirty-six,He was in bed,He was inside the house,He was outside the house,He was on the roof,He was in bed,He was inside the house,He was outside the house,He was on the roof,her husband knew there would be a storm,they were all outside the house when the storm became worse,she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately,the welfare department helped her,her husband knew there would be a storm,they were all outside the house when the storm became worse,she felt the house moving and they ran out immediately,the welfare department helped her,something to eat,something to wear,somewhere to study,somewhere to stay,something to eat,something to wear,somewhere to study,somewhere to stay,A Terrible Storm,A Lucky Woman,Good Soldiers,Clever People,A Terrible Storm,A Lucky Woman,Good Soldiers,Clever People
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Today Chinese people can enjoy longer and more holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holidays” — the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-autumn Festival and so on. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入)also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad .
Zhang Haitao, a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his parents during the Spring Festival. “Overseas(海外) touring has always been a dream of mine ,”Zhang Haitao said. “ How will you go to Japan, by air or by ship?” I asked him. “By ship. Traveling by ship is more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.”“But a plane is much faster than a ship. ”“Yes. but you can’t see much during the flight while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves, islands and even big fish.”
"Will you travel at your own expense(费用) ?"
"Certainly. Though my father’s job is to recycle rubbish, I’m very proud of him. He has saved lots of money in the last three years. What’s more, he has made a contribution(贡献)to protecting our environment.”Now it is possible for the Chinese people to travel abroad(国外)because of _______Zhang Haitao will go to Japan __________.Zhang Haitao is__________.Zhao Haitao is proud of his father because his father ________.
less time,more money,shorter holiday,more work,less time,more money,shorter holiday,more work,with his father and mother,with me,with his friends,with classmates,with his father and mother,with me,with his friends,with classmates,a middle school teacher,a Japanese student,a tour guide,a middle school student,a middle school teacher,a Japanese student,a tour guide,a middle school student,only helps him make his dream come true,gave him so much money,did a great job to our environment,is hardworking,only helps him make his dream come true,gave him so much money,did a great job to our environment,is hardworking
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Here are some facts about homes in the United States and the people who live in them. In the early 1990s, about 50% of the Americans owned their homes and the rest rented (租) their homes. The rented homes were usually apartments (公寓).
74% of the people in the US make their homes in or around cities. 26% live in the country. Dogs live in about 40% of all homes in the US. About half that number have cats.
Families in the US are becoming smaller. On the average (平均), 2.64 people lived at home in early 1990s. In 1960, the average was 3.5.
Half of the teenagers in the US have their own bedrooms.
An American moves, on the average, twelve times in his or her life. In Japan a person moves about five times, and in England a person moves eight timesMost Americans live ________, according to the passageHow many American families own a cat?On the average, there were ________ people in an American family in 1994________ in the US have their own bedroomsWhat can we learn from the passage?
in or around the cities,in cities,around cities,in the country,in or around the cities,in cities,around cities,in the country,About 40%,About 20%,About 74%,About 26%,About 40%,About 20%,About 74%,About 26%,more than 3,only 3.5,less than 2,about 2.64,more than 3,only 3.5,less than 2,about 2.64,All of the people,Most of the children,Half of the teenagers,Only some of the teenagers,All of the people,Most of the children,Half of the teenagers,Only some of the teenagers,In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes,Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger,A Japanese moves more often than an American,An American moves more often than an Englishman,In the early 1990s, most of the Americans owned their homes,Families in the US are becoming bigger and bigger,A Japanese moves more often than an American,An American moves more often than an Englishman
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J.K. Rowling is the writer of Harry Potter, which is now one of the bestsellers in the world.
J.K. Rowling was born in Bristol on July 31st, 1965. She has one sister who is two years younger than her. Both girls loved listening to their father reading bedtime stories to them. They especially loved stories about magical worlds. Rowling wrote her first story, called Rabbit, at the age of six.
After she graduated from the university, Rowling worked as a translator (翻译者) in London. During this time, on a long train trip in the summer of 1990, the idea came to her of a boy who has magic but doesn’t know it. In 1992 Rowling began to teach English. She lived with her baby daughter, Jessica, and spent much time finishing the first Harry Potter book for young readers. It appeared in June 1997. To her surprise, the book was greatly successful. The film came out in November 2001. Now Harry Potter series (系列) is popular with people of all ages and about 60 million books were sold in 200 countries.
Why has the series been so successful? There are a few things. Many other magical stories take place in faraway lands or in past or future times. But Harry lives in modern (现代的) England. He’s also a very normal (平常的) boy: polite, friendly, brave and clever. So when other children read about Harry, they can imagine being like him.
J.K. Rowling is very happy with the success, and she is now busy finishing the whole series of seven books. She’s writing full time and she’s really enjoying life. She says she will go on living a normal life with her daughter and writing children’s booksFrom the passage, we know ______.The Harry Potter series is ______.J.K. Rowling has been successful, and she ______.How is Harry Potter series different from other magical stories?
J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip,J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young,J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister,Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story,J.K. Rowling met a boy named Harry on a long train trip,J.K. Rowling loved listening to stories when she was very young,J.K. Rowling is two years younger than her sister,Harry Potter is J.K. Rowling’s first story,written for young people,only enjoyed by children,only sold in England,about a young inspector,written for young people,only enjoyed by children,only sold in England,about a young inspector,likes to travel all over the world with her daughter,is too busy to enjoy her life,is excited about her success every day,is still writing stories for children,likes to travel all over the world with her daughter,is too busy to enjoy her life,is excited about her success every day,is still writing stories for children,There are magical things,The stories happened in the modern world,It has seven books,It took much time to finish,There are magical things,The stories happened in the modern world,It has seven books,It took much time to finish
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One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”
“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him. “It’s over.”
“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”The story took place (发生) _______.When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be _______.The man _______ after he took some medicine.The dentist pulled _______ out of the man’s mouth.The man ran in _______.
in the morning,in the afternoon,in the evening,at night,in the morning,in the afternoon,in the evening,at night,over,ill,all right,rich,over,ill,all right,rich,began to work,began to cry,went home,went to sleep,began to work,began to cry,went home,went to sleep,a tooth,a bad tooth,all the bad teeth,all the teeth,a tooth,a bad tooth,all the bad teeth,all the teeth,because he was ill,because he wanted to sleep,to tell the dentist that he was all right,to tell the dentist that his house was on fire,because he was ill,because he wanted to sleep,to tell the dentist that he was all right,to tell the dentist that his house was on fire