May 14 marks the beginning of National Smile Month in the UK. The campaign is organized by the Oral Health Foundation to promote(普及) dental(牙齿的) health. The Foundation hopes that a month of smiling across the nation will make people think about the importance of brushing their teeth regularly, cutting down on sugary foods, and making regular appointments with the dentist.
The British, in fact, have a reputation for bad teeth. The Internet's Urban Dictionary has an entry(条目)for “ British Smile”, defining it as “Any smile with bad teeth”. On the other side of the Atlantic, however, the “Hollywood Smile” gets its name because American movie stars are so proud to show off their sparkling beautiful teeth.
But what about smiling in the UK in general? Do the British smile a lot, or do they look sad all the time? It's said that the British practice the “stiff upper lip”, meaning that they don't often show their emotions; they neither smile nor cry. But this is false: A British person likes to smile as much as anyone else.
As far as smiling in Britain is concerned just like everywhere else, it all depends on the situation. For example, you wouldn't expect anyone to smile at a funeral(葬礼). But if you were at a party of any kind, you'd find everyone smiling from ear to ear. However, smiling is sometimes not allowed under some circumstances(情形). For instance, since 2005 Britain hasn’t allowed smiling in passport photographs. At other times, for example at work and school, you simply smile when it's natural to smile.
So the British are no more and no less likely to smile than anyone else. But smiling is good for you, no doubt about it, even if you do have a few bad teeth. And smiling is good for those around you too. This alone makes National Smile Month a great idea. As the essayist William Hazlitt wrote, “A gentle smile, a kind word, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles”.
1.Why is National Smile Month held in the UK?
A.To promote the health benefits of smiling.
B.To build a more friendly society through smiling.
C.To attract people's attention to dental health.
D.To teach people how to protect their teeth.
2.What does the underlined word “sparkling” refer to?
A.aging B.loose
C.smelly D.shining
3.What can we learn from the article about smiling in the UK?
A.People can’t smile when taking passport photos.
B.British people are less likely to smile than others.
C.People are encouraged to smile all the time at work.
D.British people often hide their true emotions with a smile.
4.What does the author think of National Smile Month?
A.It lasts too long. B.It is a wonderful event.
C.It fails to achieve its purpose. D.It should be promoted around the world.
Betty Friedan is often called “the mother of the modern women’s liberation(解放) movement” Her famous book The Feminine Mystique changed America. Some people say it changed the world. It has been called one of the most influential nonfiction books of the 20th century. Betty Friedan was born in 1921 in Peoria, Illinois. She attended Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, one of the country’s best colleges for women. She finished her studies in psychology(心理学) in 1942.
In 1957, Friedan started a research that was to have far- reaching(深远的) results. Most women in her class did not work outside their homes after graduation. Friedan thought women could give a lot to society if they had another identity besides being housewives. She talked to other women across the country, met with experts about the questions and answers and combined this research with surveys and examples from her own life. The result was her book, The Feminine Mystique, published in 1963. The book attacked the popular idea of the time that women could only find satisfaction through being married, having children and taking care of their home. Friedan believed that women wanted more from life than just to please their husbands and children. The book said women suffered from feelings of lack of worth. Friedan said this was because women depended on their husbands for economic(经济的), emotional and intellectual support.
The Feminine Mystique was a huge success, which has been sold more than three million of copies and reprinted in a number of other languages. The book helped change the lives of women in America. More women began working outside the home and more women began studying traditionally male subjects like law, medicine and engineering.
1.What’s The Feminine Mystique mainly about ?
A.women’s equal rights B.women’s studies
C.women’s political position D.women s marriage
2.According to Friedan, which of the following statement is True?
A.Women only wanted to please their husbands and children.
B.Women can’t find satisfaction in other ways besides family.
C.Most women in her class worked outside their homes after graduation.
D.Women relied on their husbands for economic, emotional and intellectual support.
3.What is the main reason for the book 's popularity?
A.It influenced women’s life greatly.
B.It was written by a famous woman.
C.It has been prepared for many years.
D.It was a result of long research in society.
4.Which column may the passage belong to in the newspaper?
A.Education B.Story C.People D.Life
Keeping the kids busy over the school holidays can be discouraging and cost parents a lot. But we’ve found some cheap and cheerful ways to enjoy family time this Easter from free days out to fun-filled theme parks which won’t cost us much. We’ve done the homework so you can get started on having a great time.
Theme Parks
♦ Save from 10% to 25% off the price of tickets for Legoland in Windor by booking in advance online. A family of four can save up to ₤45.90 on a one-day ticket, paying ₤137.70.
♦Book seven days in advance and save ₤43 off the price of a family of four tickets for Drayton Manor Theme Park. Call 0844-472-1950 or book online and you’ll pay ₤65 on the day.
♦ You can pick up a family of four ticket for a day at Alton Towers in Staffordshire for ₤43.80 off the day price.
♦ Save ₤16 off the price for a family trip to The Making of Harry Potter by buying a family ticket (two adults and two children) online. Family of four ₤101, compared to ₤117.
Activities
Students looking for a cut-price trip to see the animals can save 15% off the ticket price at Bristol Zoo and pay ₤12.71 rather than the full adult price ₤14.53. Teens should show their identity as students.
Freebies(免费赠品)
Let your kids discover what it’s like to be an animal on the African Plain in the ocean. Or, they can learn to love leaf beetles（甲壳虫） or become a scientist for the day at the Natural History Museum in London.
1.Which of the following theme parks can save you most on Easter Day?
A.Alton Towers. B.Legoland in Windsor
C.Drayton Manor Theme Park. D.The Making of Harry Potter.
2.How can tourists enjoy a cut-price trip at Bristol Zoo?
A.By showing their birthdays and birthplaces.
B.By showing their family addresses
C.By showing their driving licenses.
D.By showing their students’ cards
3.Who is the text mainly intended for?
A.The students. B.The scientists
C.The families D.The kids
假定你是李华，你的笔友Steven计划今年暑假来北京旅游，请你给他回信，就旅游景点、食品、交通、天气等方面提一些建议。
注意：1.词数120左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Steven,
Yours,
Lihua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中 共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改.
增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧) ），并在其下面写出该加的词.
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉.
修改:在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词.
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
Last weekend we planned go camping. Early in Saturday morning, every one of us met in the school playground so got on the bus. All go well until we were an hour outside die city when the bus stopped. The road was blocked by a jeep that had been crashed into a truck! There wasn't the second road to the camping spot so they drove back to the city and stayed at home instead. Everyone was disappointing but when it poured with rain that night, we felt happily to be in our own cosy bed!
A middle school teacher has been praised for going above and beyond （超出）the call of duty to help one of his students with her math homework while _____ social distancing guidelines.
One day, 12-year-old Rylee Anderson had trouble figuring out how to ____ a math problem. ________her school being _______during the disease, her parents couldn't help her with the problem. After Rylee ____ her math teacher Waba for help, he replied with some ____ on how to work out the problem. However, he could tell that she was still __ at the homework. Since Waba was ____ that his student lived just down the street from his house, he took a white ____ and went to her front door, so he could ____ his points from the outside of the glass. He then spent the next ten minutes in giving a one-on-math lesson to Rylee as she _____ from inside her home.
Waba, who has been a math teacher for 27years, told the ____ that he is a better ____ face-face than on the telephone and he thinks students can learn ____ that way.
When it seemed like Rylee finally grasped the _____, Waba said his goodbyes and headed home. Before he left, however, Rylee's father Josh Anderson ________ the heartwarming interaction （互动）and posted it to Twitter.
Although thousands of social _____users praised Waba, he later ____ it was just part of the job. "That's what teachers are _____, those smiles. That' s the ___of being a teacher and that's what we do it for ," Waba said.
1.A.mapping B.analyzing C.demanding D.respecting
2.A.design B.raise C.solve D.remove
3.A.According to B.In addition to C.Instead of D.In favor of
4.A.closed B.distant C.separated D.1onely
5.A.met B.visited C.saw D.emailed
6.A.orders B.scores C.approaches D.encouragements
7.A.interested B.excited C.puzzled D.shocked
8.A.aware B.concerned C.ashamed D.pleased
9.A.flashlight B.brand C.cassette D.board
10.A.draw B.show C.exchange D.motivate
11.A.took notes B.stood out C.made comments D.turned up
12.A.patient B.passer-by C.school D.press
13.A.journalist B.host C.communicator D.spokesman
14.A.longer B.better C.more busily D.more happily
15.A.chance B.concept C.evidence D.agreement
16.A.contained B.believed C.organized D.photographed
17.A.party B.group C.media D.occasion
18.A.advised B.insisted C.protested D.requested
19.A.after B.of C.against D.with
20.A.joy B.attempt C.advantage D.earning
