Wearing sports clothes, many Chinese people will go outdoors happily with their families or friends on March 12. They are just planting trees on this special day―China's Arbor Day （中国植 树节）.
When it comes to China's Arbor Day, we can't help thinking of Mr. Ling Daoyang. He was born in 1888. When he worked as an English teacher in Beijing, he got a chance to study forestry （林业）at Yale University. After graduating in 1914, he returned to China and became a famous expert in forestry science. In 1915, he advised that the Qingming Festival should also be China's Arbor Day. His suggestion was welcomed by most people. In 1929, National Arbor Day was moved to March 12, the day Mi. Sun Yat-sen passed away, who did much to support forestry.
In 1979, March 12 was officially announced as China's Arbor Day. Since then, thousands of trees have been planted all over China, making our country much more beautiful.
China's Arbor Day is educational for all of us. It reminds us that we should protect our earth and thank our old generations, who planted green, hope and joy for us.
1.According to the text, people often go outdoors on March 12 to_______________.
A.do sports B.study English C.find jobs D.plant trees
2.What was Ling Daoyang in Beijing then?
A.A farmer. B.A student. C.A teacher. D.A worker.
3.Why was National Arbor Day moved to March 12, in 1929?
A.To show interest in the season. B.To show respect to Sun Yat-sen.
C.To make use of people's free time. D.To make progress in agriculture.
4.When did March 12 become China's Arbor Day officially?
A.In 1888. B.In 1914. C.In 1915. D.In 1979.
5.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.The studies of China's Arbor Day. B.The activities of China's Arbor Day.
C.The demands of China's Arbor Day. D.The meanings of China's Arbor Day.
A one-armed 13-year-old basketball player in a video moves China. He is Zhang Jiacheng, from Guangdong Province. In the video, facing a taller, stronger, and older opponent （对手），he isn't afraid at all.
Attracted by his good skills in the video, many people even fail to know that Zhang Jiacheng has only one arm. Although the young boy lost one of his arms in an accident, he became crazy about playing basketball at 12. "Work hard or just give up," he always says. Thus, he spent all of his free time on it without considering his body condition.
People's attention has encouraged him to work harder towards his goal---to become a top basketball player "I just keep practising every day to improve myself whether at home or in the playground, he says, "My biggest challenge is to control the ball much better." After only a year of hard practising, Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills greatly. Through patience, confidence and determination, the young basketball player is getting closer to his life goal.
His effort and courage finally caught the attention of Yi Jianlian, a Chinese professional （MR 业的）basketball player, who shared the video on his own Weibo.
1.Why do people fail to know the boy has only one arm?
A.Because his good skills attract people.
B.Because his life goal encourages people.
C.Because he jumps to an amazing height.
D.Because he hides the other arm carefully.
2.What is the biggest challenge for the boy?
A.Controlling the ball better. B.Keeping his balance.
C.Making some more friends. D.Getting closer to his family.
3.What is the boy's goal according to the text?
A.To live a comfortable life. B.To become a top basketball player.
C.To set up a basketball team. D.To build a large gym for his school.
4.Which of the following can best describe the young boy?
A.Humorous. B.Confident. C.Careless. D.Noisy.
5.What will probably be talked about in the following paragraph?
A.Yi Jianlian's cute pets. B.Yi Jianlian's courage.
C.The video's influence. D.The video's quality.
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Alice在给你的邮件中提到最近在家里上网课，心理压力很大，很无聊而且苦恼，请回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 安慰对方；
2. 分析原因；
3. 给出建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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单词拼写，用必修三、四的单词填空。
1.I would like to apply for ___________(允许进入) to the English Department of your school.
2.We measured the __________(长度) and width of the living room.
3.They _________(拥抱) each other when they met at the station.
4.As I __________(接近) the house, I noticed a light upstairs.
5.To avoid being heard, they _________(低声说) to each other.
6.In my opinion, much of the research is ___________(令人信服的).
7.I can’t __________(作出评论) on your decision but you’d better consider it again before you start your project.
8.She is old enough to have the __________(自由) to do what she likes.
9.At present the government is taking __________(措施) to reduce the pollution.
10.The new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more family-friendly __________(气氛).
The COVID-19 pandemic（疫情）has left many worrying about the future. However, I’ve found ____ in my mother’s one simple self-care ritual（仪式）and I have decided not to keep ____ in a sort of uncertainty.
I was ____ by a single mom who had two kids, two jobs and a mile-long ____ of cleaning, cooking and bill-paying. ____, she was never seen with a hair out of ____. Every morning, she’d head to a ____, lift her chin（下巴）up slightly, a gesture of confidence, and put on lipstick （口红）____ delivering a forced yet toothy smile. I was too young to ____ why.
My mother ____ her red lips until the very end. In hospital, she asked me to help walk her to the basin to brush her teeth. I stared at her from behind _____ she might fall. 1 was deep in sorrow and uncertainty, tears ____ down my face. Then suddenly, from behind, I sensed that ___ gesture. Chin up. Confidence. A second later I heard the click of the ____.
We don’t know what’s going to happen next. Yet one thing is ____. When the world falls apart, we’ve ____ got unbelievable power to choose. I'm not suggesting we ____ what’s around us but focus on what we can control to ____ getting knocked around by uncertainty. Get up and shut the door on anything ____. Just be sure to keep putting that _____on.
1.A.beauty B.knowledge C.strength D.evidence
2.A.drowning B.dreaming C.praying D.working
3.A.praised B.greeted C.circulated D.raised
4.A.roll B.pile C.list D.chain
5.A.Otherwise B.Therefore C.Besides D.However
6.A.sight B.place C.reach D.balance
7.A.mirror B.table C.comer D.wall
8.A.when B.after C.before D.till
9.A.ask B.realize C.doubt D.advise
10.A.wore B.bit C.read D.rounded
11.A.convinced B.confused C.surprised D.worried
12.A.streaming B.getting C.pulling D.pointing
13.A.different B.familiar C.proper D.strange
14.A.camera B.door C.lock D.cap
15.A.easy B.subtle C.sure D.necessary
16.A.even B.still C.already D.also
17.A.ignore B.examine C.favor D.hate
18.A.practice B.accept C.avoid D.finish
19.A.challenging B.discouraging C.amusing D.terrifying
20.A.power B.coat C.mask D.lipstick
Have you ever frequently put off things you should do for various reasons? If so, it is procrastination (拖延). Procrastinators often put off doing things and leave them to the very last moment. 1.Lazy people simply don’t do anything and are just fine with it. Procrastinators, on the other hand, have the desire to do something but can’t force themselves to start.
You might think procrastination is a bit annoying but fairly harmless. However, long term procrastination has bad effects on your health. Not having seen the doctor when your illness was easier to treat may shorten your life. Just thinking about what you haven’t done may cause discomfort. 2.
Don’t place too much pressure on yourself. “This project has to impress everyone; I really can’t blow this opportunity,” 3. Overcome this mental block by simply allowing yourself to be imperfect with the next small task. You can always improve your work later.
4. Concentrating on the size and difficulty of a task will overcome you and promote procrastination. Any work can be broken into smaller steps. The trick is - with each step along the way — to focus on the next achievable tasks. Make sure you can easily imagine the outcome of your small task. Don’t write a book; write a page.
Focus on starting, rather than finishing. For someone who’s having a hard time starting a task, imagining a hard-to-grasp future can be depressing. The solution in this case, then, is to focus on starting. 5. We all know that if we start, we’ll eventually finish the task.
A.Break a long project down into short tasks.
B.So procrastination is about managing the time.
C.So we should apply ourselves to overcoming it.
D.However, procrastination is different from laziness.
E.Focus on the negative effects of the procrastination.
F.Bring your focus from the future to what can be done right now.
G.Placing such high hopes on a project only adds anxiety and fear of failure.
