[1] We all have our own ways of sharing our life experiences with others.
[2] Photographers use cameras, artists use brushes, musicians use songs and writers use stories.
[3] Spencer Johnson’s story Who Moved My Cheese? shows changes exist in(存在于) our life. Life changes and so we do. We must change ourselves to face the changing environment, or we will fail.
[4] Just look at the cycle(循环) of . Trees bud(发芽) in spring and in summer their leaves turn green. In autumn, their leaves start to fall onto the ground. When winter arrives, there are no leaves on trees. Next spring the cycle begins again. Since we know there are cycles in nature, we can prepare for them. We know it is colder in winter and hotter in summer, so we can dress properly.
[5] Since we accept the cycles of nature, we should also accept the changes in our life.
[6] We can prepare ourselves for changes by becoming more flexible(灵活的). We can regard the changes in our life as chances. As we keep changing ourselves, we can keep up with the changes in our life.
1. What’s the main idea of this passage? (no more than 10 words)
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2. How do writers share their life experiences? (no more than 3 words)
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3.What does Who Moved My Cheese? tell us ? (no more than 5 words)
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4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words. (no more than 2 words)
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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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above,king,come,old,food,too,reply,another,life,see |
A boy found an eagle’s(鹰) egg and he put it in the nest of a chicken. Soon the egg broke open and the eagle 1. out. He thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what chickens do—searching in the dirt for 2. and flying short distances with a noisy waving of wings. It was a hard life. Little by little the eagle grew 3. . One day he and his chicken friend 4. . a beautiful bird flying in the air, high (5. the mountains.
“Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chicken 6. , “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the great eagle, the 7. of all birds—you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn’t give it 8. thought. He went on cackling(咯咯) and complaining(抱怨) about 9. . Finally he died thinking he was a chicken.
My friends, you 10. were born an eagle. The God expected you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to the chickens!
根据句意和首字母或汉语提示,将单词的正确形式完整地写在答题卡相应的位置上。
1. Do you know who is the o____________ of the garden?
2. The foreigner spoke slowly and c____________ so that everybody could follow him.
3.I felt very n_____________ when I first made a speech in public.
4.The farm ____________(提供) the school with fresh vegetables.
5. Jack received many gifts from his friends on his ____________(十二) birthday.
Practicing yoga(瑜伽) is a helpful, popular way to keep fit. It has many followers around the world. There are many kinds of yoga. You may have heard of “hot yoga” before. Now, in India, a new kind of yoga, water yoga, is becoming more and more popular among the local people.
In the city of Agra, people practice yoga in water. It is more difficult to practice yoga in water than on land. But practicing yoga in water can be good for your flexibility (灵活性).
Harish Chaturvedi, a lawyer, teaches people water yoga for free—even the poor people can learn from him. “Water yoga can become more popular than other kind of yoga, because the body does not get tired so quickly,” he said. “Everybody can learn to swim, but if they learn yoga at the same time, they will never feel tired.”
“The level of Oxygen(氧气) is very high in water, and you will not have any breathing problem,” he added.
Harish believes that water yoga really helps people to keep away from illness. He mainly trains children. He has classes at the swimming pool of a local sports room regularly. Many children are interested in it and come to team from him.
“Harish is very good at performing yoga in water,” said Sudhir Narayan, a water yoga student. “He is teaching children free of cost and that is a very good thing.”
1.What is Harish Chaturvedi?
A. A teacher. B. A lawyer.
C. A doctor. D. A swimmer.
2.Why is water yoga more popular than others?
A. Because you can learn to swim at the same time.
B. Because you don’t get tired so quickly.
C. Because it can keep people fat.
D. Both A and B.
3. The underlined phrase “for free” in the passage means _______.
A. 快乐地 B. 自由地
C. 免费地 D. 规律地
4.There are more _______ than _______ in Harish’s yoga class.
A. children; adults B. adults; childr
C. women; men D. olds; adults
5. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. Ways to keep fitB. Water yoga in India
C. Hot yoga in the worldD. Harish Chaturvedi and his classes
When I was a child, my parents often took me to an old house in a thick forest. No other children ever stayed there. I didn’t even have the choice of playing with a brother or sister.
I could never understand what the attraction(吸引) of the house was, even for my parents, who enjoyed nothing better than to sit in silence with a good book. The woman in the house, my father’s distant cousin, was a terrible cook and her food was inedible.
One day, when I was wandering around the garden behind the house, I noticed a wooden house which had clearly been abandoned(被遗弃的). As I walked towards it, I heard a noise, like an animal moving hurriedly away. Then I saw a man with a long beard standing at the door. I was greatly surprised.
“Please don’t tell them you saw me,” he said. “They never use this place, and I have nowhere else to live.” “Don’t worry,” I said. “I won’t tell anyone. But are you all right out here? I mean—do you have enough to eat?” The old man shook his head.
The same evening, I took a small plastic bag into the dining room and, while no one was looking, emptied some of the food into it. Later, I got out of the back door secretly and gave the food to the old man, whose name I had discovered was Taff.
I had never seen anything else as lovely as the smile of satisfaction on Taff’s face when he ate the food. From then on, my visits to the old house had a purpose, and I enjoyed every minute of the rest of my stay.
1. How did the writer feel about staying in the old house at first?
A. He was happy to be with his parents.
B. He enjoyed reading good books there.
C. He was pleased with the woods.
D. He felt very lonely.
2. The underlined word “inedible” is closest in meaning to “_______”.
A. too bad for him to eat B. nice to look at
C. not enough to eat D. as delicious as usual
3. The writer discovered the old man _______ the old house.
A. near the back door of B. in the dining room of
C. in the garden behind D. among the bushes before
4.What can we know about the old man from the passage?
A. He was poor and hungry.
B. He helped to repair the old house.
C. He liked to play hide-and-seek with the writer.
D. He raised many animals.
5. The story mainly tells us _______.
A. it’s nice to raise wild animals
B. it’s valuable to help others
C. it’s good to live in the forest
D. it’s comfortable to live in the old house
1.People can’t go to Sweet Tomatoes _______ for a meal.
A. on Wednesday B. on Friday
C. on Sunday D. on Monday
2.Mariah may call _______ to order the seats, because she lives in Ningyang.
A. (0538) 3270-9831 B. (0538) 3682-2366
C. (0538) 3866-8888 D. (0538) 3370-9531
3. Mr. and Mrs. White visited Sweet Tomatoes with two kids, Sara, age 7; Tom, age 4. They have to pay _______ for the meal.
A. 110 B. 120
C. 150 D. 180
4.What’s a “Coupon” used for?
A. To invite a friend. B. To save money.
C. To get a VIP card. D. To be a reader of China Daily.
5.Where would you probably read this passage?
A. In a story book. B. In a math book.
C. In a newspaper. D. In a geographic magazine.