In a small town in England there was a nice house with a large garden. There lived an old man. The old man liked planting flowers and ______ his flowers every day. The garden was so ______ that many passers-by stopped to have a look.
One day, an artist was enjoying the beauty of the garden when suddenly he ______ that the old man was blind. The artist asked him ,“______ are you busy looking after the flowers when you can’t see them?”
The old man smiled and answered,“There are three reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really love ______. Second, I can’t see these flowers, ______ I can touch and smell them. As to the third one, it’s ______.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,”said the artist.
“It is true that I don’t know you. But I know the beauty of my garden makes you feel
______ and give me a chance to talk with you. How great it is that we share the happiness the flowers have brought us!”Hearing the old man’s ______, the artist was moved to tears.
All the flowers have eyes. They can ______ the kindness of the old man.
1.A.looked up B.looked after C.looked for D.looked into
2.A.large B.small C.clean D.beautiful
3.A.guessed B.forgot C.found D.thought
4.A.Why B.Where C.When D.How
5.A.painting B.gardening C.cooking D.singing
6.A.or B.and C.so D.but
7.A.me B.you C.them D.him
8.A.sad B.angry C.happy D.lucky
9.A.words B.questions C.advice D.promise
10.A.listen B.touch C.see D.smell
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Mindfulness is taught in many schools. Kids learn deep breathing, movement, and how to relax. Mindfulness can help people in different ways. Read on to learn more.
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Mindfulness helps people relax. It calms the body. It also quiets the mind.
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Mindfulness helps people feel good. It reduces anger and sadness. It is said to boost happiness.
Stay Focused
Mindfulness helps people pay attention. It can help kids do well in school.
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Mindfulness helps people get along. It increases feelings of empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share other people’s feelings.
A.Be Happy
B.Calm Down
C.Please others
D.Connect with Others
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. In the UK, the government has introduced a rule that a book token(购书券)is a passport. Every year 15 million tokens are given out to students in Britain and Ireland. With a token, students can go to any bookshop to choose a free book according to their taste and hobby. It is believed that 15% of the UK children don’t have a book of theirs. This mainly results from the high book prices. A book token will help them realize their dream to have their first book.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent(智慧的). Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading provides us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may learn many things that are off our beat to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become.
Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. we all know that we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.“Reading makes a full man.”Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary to form the habit of reading every day.
1.How does the UK celebrate World Book Day?
A.By writing more books for kids.
B.By building more public libraries.
C.By introducing book token system.
D.By opening free bookshops for kids.
2.What does the underlined phrase“off our beat”in the third paragraph means?
A.Unknown. B.Familiar. C.Difficult. D.Traditional.
3.What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A.Reading helps to develop science.
B.Reading is good for people in many ways.
C.Reading can help to create a new culture.
D.Reading can help find a way to learn well.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Suggestions on Reading
B.World Book Day in China
C.World Book Day in the UK
D.World Book Day and Benefits of Reading
Chen Lingyu, 28, is a saleswoman at a garment company in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, and she was a volunteer driver in the fight against the novel coronavirus(新冠肺炎). She drove medical workers between their homes and hospitals every day.
“I love Wuhan, whether it is good or not. In the current situation, I would like to do what I can to help. The buses and subways have stopped running, but medical workers need to do their important work. My work can help them, and it makes me feel better.” Chen said.
She drove more than 10 doctors and nurses to hospitals and back home a day.
Chen remembered clearly when she first picked up two nurses at Zhongshan Hospital in the city’s Qiaokou district, as they told her if she had not picked them up, they might have to walk home. Chen took her temperature and never forgot to wear a face mask every day. The protective clothing she wore when driving was hung on her balcony after work.
She said she ate two meals a day, one in the morning, and another meal after finishing the day’s work. One day, she drove so many medical workers home, and she was so tired that she didn’t eat supper.
She said she lived by herself, and her parents lived with her grandparents. They supported her, saying she needed to be careful and used good protection measures.
When she was a university student, Chen did volunteer at Wuhan Railway Station. At the beginning of the epidemic（疫情）, she bought 3,000 face masks to donate, and also joined the volunteer driver team.
Though she got tired, she never even thought of giving up.
1.What’s Chen Lingyu’s job?
A.A driver. B.A saleswoman.
C.A doctor. D.A railway woman.
2.What did she mainly do as a volunteer?
A.To donate face masks.
B.To drive doctors and nurses home.
C.To drive medical workers to work.
D.To drive medical workers to hospitals and back home.
3.Which of the following is NOT her way to protect herself?
A.She ate two meals a day.
B.She wore a face mask every day.
C.She took her temperature every day.
D.She wore protective clothing when driving.
4.What’s her family members’ attitude towards her voluntary work?
A.Support her action. B.Respect her choice.
C.Don’t care about it. D.Disagree about her work.
Hello, boys and girls. I’m Miss Baker. I will introduce a great summer course to you. It’s for the students who are interested in computer games. But you won’t be playing computer games. You will learn how to design them.
You will get the opportunity to learn from two famous computer game designers. They are Sam Gates and Daniel Stone from the company Starry Games. You will learn how to use different computer programs and create computer games by yourself.
As for the length of the course, this year the course is from August 14 to August 20. Students who are taking the course will stay at a hotel that has computers, a dining hall, and a swimming pool. You only need to pay 260 dollars! But there are only 20 places available. So, if you want to join us, please hurry. You can reserve your spot at www.starrygames.com!
When you come for the course, please remember to bring your ID card and a photo of yourself. Welcome to our course. I hope to see you then!
1.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A.To introduce a hotel. B.To introduce some computer games.
C.To introduce a summer course. D.To introduce some game designers.
2.How long will the course last?
A.Five days. B.A week.
C.Half a month. D.A month.
3.What can you learn from the course?
A.How to design a computer.
B.How to play computer games.
C.How to use computer programs.
D.How to swim in a swimming pool.
4.If you come for the course, you should bring ________.
A.a computer B.your ID card
C.a photo of yourself D.your ID card and a photo of yourself
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在世界环保日到来前夕，联合国教科文组织就如何处理垃圾问题向全世界中学生征文。请你以Saving Our City为题，写一篇110词左右的短文
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提示：(不要逐条译成英文, 请注意文章结构, 和行文流畅)
1. 城市垃圾的危害：①污染环境；②有害健康。 ．．．
2. 处理垃圾的措施有：①垃圾分类；②报纸、玻璃的再利用；③有害垃圾的处理；④废水处理；⑤制定法律。 ．．．
Saving Our City
It is very important to deal with the rubbish in cities.
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
