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The world 1. (celebrate) Earth Day every year on April 22. It is a day 2. (think) seriously about how our lifestyles and daily habits influence the earth.
In English there are many expressions with the word “earth”. So, let’s start 3. the simple and common expression “on earth”. We use “on earth” to express strong 4. (feel) like surprise and anger. Here are some 5. (practice) examples. “Why on earth didn’t you come to the party? It was great.” And “I did not know 6. on earth she was talking about.”
The word “earth” sometimes comes up when a person wants to make big promises to someone they care about. When you say you will “go to the ends of the earth for someone”, it means you will do as much as possible to help 7. (they). For example, when the wife became sick, the husband went to the ends of the earth to find 8. best doctor for her.
Down-to-earth people are the people whom you can depend on. Flighty people are the opposite. They change their minds 9. (easy).
The expression “the salt of the earth” comes from the Bible. It describes a very good person. For example, my neighbors never stop 10. (help) people in need. I can call them the-salt-of-the-earth type people.
When my friends volunteered to help with a service project in my town, I had no idea what it was about. I was always ____ to be a volunteer and because of that I had been greatly honored. I ____ my friends thinking that I would also win honor through the volunteer work. _____, after knowing that there wouldn’t be any kind of honor and they might gather to help ____one family’s garden on Saturdays for more than 10 hours. I felt bored.
When I arrived at the house, I was ____ to see that many people were there, working happily to make the garden more beautiful. The house was ____ by an elderly lady, Mrs. Johnson, who was very thankful for our help and tried to do anything to ____ us.
I was getting ready to plant flowers in the garden ____ I heard the house owner, Johnson, said, “Honey, could I help you with it?” I nodded gratefully and we _____ together for a while. During the ____, I sat on a stone to rest and looked around, seeing the volunteers chatting ____ with their faces covered with sweat. I was deeply ____ and cried, feeling sorry for what I had ____ about helping before. Mrs. Johnson saw my ____ and asked. “Are you OK? I know there are ____ things you could do on a Saturday.”
I ____ her the reasons why I had come were to stay together with my ____ and win honor. After watching all these generous volunteers, I learned that every one of them was ready to ____ without thinking what they could get. I came to realize that receiving isn’t ____ but helping someone out is always a ____ thing!
1.A.serious B.afraid C.slow D.willing
2.A.thanked B.remembered C.left D.joined
3.A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Instead
4.A.build B.remove C.improve D.repair
5.A.surprised B.guilty C.eager D.delighted
6.A.owned B.swept C.offered D.built
7.A.praise B.follow C.encourage D.assist
8.A.after B.when C.since D.until
9.A.played B.discussed C.worked D.learned
10.A.planting B.break C.gathering D.talk
11.A.slowly B.excitedly C.bitterly D.tiredly
12.A.attracted B.hurt C.knocked D.touched
13.A.talked B.read C.thought D.complained
14.A.tears B.smile C.sweat D.hands
15.A.worse B.better C.harder D.easier
16.A.told B.asked C.found D.reminded
17.A.friends B.family C.relatives D.classmates
18.A.rest B.donate C.help D.receive
19.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
20.A.difficult B.great C.new D.rare
High school is an important period of your life, so you need to learn to spend your high school time wisely. Here are some ideas that can lend you a hand.
Studies come first. Make sure that you understand everything your teachers teach. 1. Take notes if you think your teacher is teaching something important. Also, have a plan for what you’re going to study. It is best if you could deal with every subject every day.
2. Don’t delay (推迟) today’s homework until tomorrow. If you happen to be sick, call or e-mail a friend to see if they can come and give you the homework. Being sick isn’t an excuse for not doing homework unless you’re very sick.
Develop good relationships. High school is also a time for you to enjoy with your friends. 3. Choose to get along with those who like you for who you are. What’s more, you should try to make friends with teachers.
Develop self-discipline (自律). Behave yourself at school. 4. While your teacher is teaching, keep quiet unless he or she is asking for answers. If your friends want to talk to you in class, ask them to wait until later.
Be active! Take an active part in after-class activities. 5. Join school clubs which will help you develop them.
A. Finish your homework on time.
B. Find hobbies that you’re good at.
C. Always be on time for every class.
D. Set down your homework carefully.
E. You’ll make more friends if you try this.
F. Ask for help if you don’t understand something.
G. Smile at people to make them see you are nice and happy.
Have you ever wondered what the longest word in the English language is? Believe it or not, there’s no simple answer to the question. You might think it would be as easy as opening a dictionary and looking for the longest word. However, it’ s far more complicated than that.
Over time, many people have suggested many different words for the title of the longest word in English. How can that be? That’s because the first thing that people have different opinions on is what should be considered a word. Some of the words were simply made up to be the longest! For example, there is one really famous long word that most kids know. It comes from Disney’s movie Mary Poppins: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, which means wonderful. But since that 34-letter word was made up simply to be sung as a song in a movie, should it count?
How about long words that actually describe something in the world? Scientists have come up with several possible choices. The name of a virus totals 1, 185 letters. There’s also a protein whose name totals 1, 909 letters. Should these win the title? “Not so fast!” say some people. Are these words ever actually used? Can they even be pronounced? And are they meaningful just because they are made up to be long?
If you’re wondering about some long words in common English, here are some examples. Those words include uncharacteristically (20 letters), deinstitutionalization (22 letters) and counterrevolutionaries (also 22 letters). Or perhaps the word “smiles” is the longest word in English. Sure, it has only six letters, but there is a “mile” between the first and the last letters!
1.What is the first thing to consider when we decide the longest word?
A.Whether it is a real word. B.Whether it can be pronounced.
C.Whether it is used in daily life. D.Whether it can be understood.
2.Why does the author mention the underlined questions in paragraph 3?
A.To express the writer’s concern. B.To compare different ideas.
C.To amuse readers. D.To show people’s doubt.
3.How does the author sound in the last paragraph?
A.Proud. B.Humorous.
C.Excited. D.Surprised.
4.The text is mainly about _________________________.
A.English words change a lot as time goes by
B.it is hard to decide what the longest word is
C.long words are often used in scientific fields
D.why we can’t understand some English words
There is a giant mirror in my hometown, covering one side of a building that I had to walk past to get to school. When I was a teenager, I learned to take a different route. The mirror was clean and shiny, and I saw myself in reflection, plodding (沉重地走) down the hill without grace or charm. Suddenly, I could see the truth so plainly: however long I spent applying makeup or adjusting my outfit or preparing myself to go out, I couldn’t see the “beautiful” me I had imagined.
When I was a teenager, the widespread message that “everyone is beautiful” was deeply rooted in my mind. I admired beauty so much because I often felt awkward as a teenager and beauty seemed to be the most important goal. To be beautiful was to have power over others. It was much more difficult to make a beautiful girl seem foolish than it was an average looking one, I thought.
Eventually I grew up, and my obsession (迷恋), seemingly, faded. Much worse things than not being beautiful happened to me. I was ashamed that at the age of 28, I had to move back home and live with my parents for a whole month because I was too broke to pay the rent. Yet, the embarrassment I felt as a teenager about not fitting some ideal of beauty never went away. The returning awareness of my physical shortcomings, the mirror’s sharp reminder, kept telling me whatever else I am, I would never be that.
After years of trying to be beautiful, now, for the first time, I’m coming to realize that I don’t have to be. I’m increasingly convinced the idea that “everyone is beautiful” isn’t only less important than we might like to believe, but also quite harmful. Wouldn’t it be liberating (使得到释放的) to admit that most people are not beautiful? I wonder what it would be like to grow up in a world where being beautiful is not seen as a necessity, but instead a nice thing some people are born with and some people aren’t, like a talent for swimming, or playing the piano. Some people have other talents.
It has seemed to take up so much of my life, being desperate to not only be acceptable to look at, but also stunning (极美的), exceptional (非凡的) and enchanting (迷人的). What might I have experienced if I had not been trying to achieve “beauty”? What would it have been like to pass that mirror in my hometown, and to see myself — on the way to the library, or a party with friends — and simply felt glad that I was able to do those things with a body that allowed me to?
Everybody is beautiful, we’re told. But why should we have to be?
1.What does the underlined word “outfit” in the first paragraph mean?
A.Attitude. B.Lifestyle.
C.Costume. D.Voice.
2.What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
A.Her obsession with a beautiful appearance was gone as she grew up.
B.She stopped worrying about her appearance because she turned pretty.
C.She still felt embarrassed every time she passed the giant mirror.
D.Her financial trouble kept her from caring about her looks anymore.
3.What’s the purpose of the author in writing this article?
A.To entertain readers with her mirror-related life story.
B.To teach readers that everyone can be beautiful.
C.To criticize those who overrate (高估) their appearances.
D.To convince readers appearances are not a necessity.
Hainan wants to be known for more than sunshine and beaches. The tropical island has set an ambitious goal to become the country’s southern centre of technological innovation. The approval of the establishment of the Hainan Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ, 自由贸易区试点) has opened a new era for the island’s development. This island will be granted more autonomy (自主权) to reform.
The first global tech company to commit itself to a presence on the island was Microsoft. The U.S. technology giant has formed a partnership with the provincial government to transform Hainan into a powerhouse of software development. Singaporean investment company Temasek, which had invested in Tencent and Alibaba, joined forces with Hainan-based HNA Group in April last year to explore opportunities in aviation, logistics and airport infrastructure. The Hainan government is now in talks with other tech multinationals (跨国企业), including IBM and SAP, to establish their regional headquarters on the island.
According to China’s State Council (国务院), the Hainan FTZ will be operational by 2020 and reach a “mature” stage by 2035. Industries such as tourism, medical care, aviation and new energy will be given preferential treatment (优惠待遇).
To be sure, Hainan has to face tough competition. As an emerging tech centre, it has no choice but to compete against established centers like Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. But officials in Hainan are confident. “Compared with Beijing and Shanghai, Hainan has a geographical advantage that can connect China with Southeast Asia,” said an official from the provincial government. “It would be attractive for multinationals and domestic giants to set up regional headquarters here.”
1.Besides tourism, Hainan currently aims to develop ______.
A.agriculture B.business
C.technology D.marine development
2.Which of the foreign companies has cooperated with Hainan for the longest period of time up till now?
A.FTZ. B.Microsoft.
C.Temasek. D.IBM.
3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A.Hainan: More than a Tourist Destination
B.Confident Officials in Hainan
C.More Autonomy to Reform
D.Headquarters of Tech Multinationals in Hainan
