Voyages
Travel with young Abe Lincoln down the Mississippi River, taking his boat down to New Orleans. Along the way, Lincoln finds himself on his own voyage of discovery. It is an amazing experience with risk and excitement. ( Chapter book )
The People Could Fly
By Leo Hamilton and Diane Dillon
It tells a folktale(民间故事)about African people who could fly. Long ago in Africa, people wings were lost, but an old man uses magic, and helps them fly away to freedom. ( Chapter book )
Through Georgia's Eyes
By Rachel Rodriquez and Julie Paschkis
Discover the wilderness and wonder of deserts and rivers through the eyes of painter Georgia O'Keefe. Deep-colored paper paintings show the artist's imagination and the amazing sightseeing that inspired her work. (Picture book)
A Horn(喇叭) for Louis
By Eric A Kinmel and James Bemardin
Louis Armstrong was too poor to have a real music instrument, but he had a horn. Jazz and blues music was everywhere in the streets of New Orleans. This is the story of how Louis got his first real "horn" , when he was just a boy with a dream of becoming a musician. ( Chapter book )
Go, Go America
By Alan Bamard
50 states of fun, with interesting facts---in what state the entertainment capital of the world is, where the first hamburgers were served, what the Cereal Festival is, who hosts the Hog Calling Contest and more. ( Picture book )
Stitchin‘ and Pullin’
By Patricia C . McKissack, Cozbi A . Cabrera
For a hundred years, generations of women from Gee's Bend have quilted together, sharing stories and singing. Every day Baby Girl listens, watches, and waits, until she's called to sit at the quilting frame(框架). Piece by piece, she creates her quilt--- telling not just her story, but the story of her family, the story of Gee's Bend, and the story of her ancestors’ struggle for freedom.
1.If you are interested in adventure, you may prefer .
A.A Horn for Louis B.Go, Go America C.The People Could Fly D.Voyages
2.What do Through Georgia's Eves and Go, Go America have in common?
A.They are both about the US. B.They are both written by two authors.
C.There are lots of pictures in both books. D.There are funny stories in both books.
3.The book A Horn for Louis is mainly about .
A.how jazz and blues music was formed in its birthplace, New Orleans
B.how Louis got his instrument when he dreamed of becoming a musician
C.how Louis got the horn to become a famous musician
D.how Louis supported his whole family
4.If you are collecting folktales for an essay, which book will you probably choose?
A.The people Could Fly. B.Go, Go America.
C.Through Georgia's Eyes. D.Stitchin’ and Pullin’
5.If you want to read a family story, you will choose .
A.Through Georgia's Eyes B.Stichin’ and Pullin’ C.The People Could Fly D.Voyages
假定你是李华，得知你的英国留学生朋友Peter在CCTV举办的《中国诗词大会》(The Chines Poetry Competition)决赛中失利。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1. 给予安慰和鼓励；
2. 愿意提供帮助。
注意：1. 词数80-100词；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
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Yours,
Li Hua
短文续写
Once upon a time, in a small town, a man stole some money from a house. The police began to look for the thief. After two days, they found him. They brought him to the police station and found some of the money in his coat.
There was a new policeman at the police station, and they wanted to give him some work.
“Take this thief to the city,” said one of them.” You must go there by train. It will leave very soon. Don’t be late.
“The policeman and the thief went to the station. On their way, they came to a shop selling bread.
“We have no food, and we must eat something on the train,” said the thief. “It’s a long way to the city, and it will take a long time to get there. I’ll go into this shop and buy some bread. Then you and I can eat it on the train. Wait here for me.
The policeman was happy. “At least I’ll have some food on the train,” he thought. “Be quick,” he said to the thief. “We don’t have much time.”
The thief went into the shop, and the policeman waited in the street for a long time. He began to worry. He thought about the train, and at last, he went into the shop.
“Where’s that man who came to buy some bread?” asked the policeman.
“Oh. he went out of the back door,” said the shopkeeper.
The policeman ran outside, but he could not find the thief. So, he had to go back to the police station and tell the others what had happened. They were very angry with him, and he was very unhappy.
All the policemen in the town began to look for the thief again, and they soon caught him. They brought him back to the police station and called the same policeman.
注意：（1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
（2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
（3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
（4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
The police officers at the police station told the new policeman to take the thief to the city again.
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Paragraph 2:
The policeman lost the thief again.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A university in southeast China has a new server in 1.(it) canteen making noodles for the students. The video2.(show) a robotic chef working in the kitchen and making noodles 3.dough (面团) at South China Agricultural University.
It was given human-like facial features (特征) and can be seen4.wear) a face mask, hat and chef's uniform. The robot was designed5.(improve) the traditional way of making “Dao Xiao Mian”, 6. is a specialty in Shanxi Province in northern China.
7.traditional), a chef will hold a large piece of dough in one hand and a knife in the other before starting to peel strips(条) off the dough. 8.dough will then fall into the pot of boiling water and cook into noodles. A student said: “I’ve heard that there are always long 9.(queue) at the knife-cut noodle stall at the canteen.”
However, web users on Chinese social media said the robot chef10. （be） not something new. The use of robots in restaurants is becoming increasingly popular in China over the past few years.
Sare Niccoli, the 17-year-old daughter of a rich textile owner was freed by her kidnappers(绑匪)after 118 days. She said she ______ most of the time in a tent in the woods ______ one foot tied to a tree. ______ was freed late on Friday ______ her family paid a ______ of $1.8 million, the largest ransom(赎金) ever paid in Italy.
“I was ______ well,” the girl told the ______ during the interview, “Biscuits, cakes, often hot food and ______ stewed beef.” She said her nearly four months in trouble was spent in a tent pitched(set up) in a ______ area.
“I never ______ their faces and when they ______, they changed their voices in nasal tones(speaking through nose passage) on ______,” she said. “They kept ______ that the only thing they wanted was the money and that they didn’t want to have anything to do with me or my family.”
The high ______ student, who was seized by three face-covered and armed men on July 2, 1983 from her family’s country villa(别墅) in Tuscany, said she still had no idea ______ on earth she had been held.
1.A.got B.had C.took D.spent
2.A.and B.including C.with D.although
3.A.She B.Her friend C.Her father D.Her mother
4.A.so B.after C.unless D.if
5.A.lot B.amount C.total D.figure
6.A.treated B.understood C.considered D.tested
7.A.family B.reporters C.police D.friends
8.A.a bit B.at times C.somewhat D.containing
9.A.dangerous B.wooded C.kidnapping D.farm
10.A.watched B.remembered C.saw D.looked at
11.A.cried B.sang C.spoke D.laughed
12.A.purpose B.average C.holiday D.time
13.A.repeating B.doing C.talking D.asking for
14.A.society B.family C.class D.school
15.A.which B.what C.why D.where
Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock.1.Here’s how to make one.
● 2.In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.
● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 3. That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
● Keep your sleep/ wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (补偿) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. 4.
● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 5. If not, take another look at other methods you could try.
A. Get a sleep specialist.
B. Find the night motivation.
C. A better plan for sleep can help.
D. And consider setting a second alarm.
E. If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.
G. Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.
