Why are black cats bad?
November 17 is an important day for black cats in Italy. An animal rights group has named that day “Black Cat Day” to stop the killing of thousands of the cats. Why do people the animal so much? It is because people believe black cats bring bad luck if they walk across your path.
The black cat is just one of the of superstition(迷信）.You may already know that Western people don’t like the number 13. They also believe that walking under a ladder, opening an umbrella indoors and a mirror can also bring bad luck.
According to Andrew Macaskill, who works for Times , British people believe it is to see one magpie(喜鹊). But two bring good luck. “In Britain, people like to have a horseshoes over the door. They believe it can bring good luck,” Macaskill said. “But the horseshoe needs to be the right way up. The luck if it is upside down.”
In the US, people usually spit on a new baseball bat before using it for the first time. They think this can bring good luck. Also, it is believed that good spirits live in trees. So by knocking on anything made from wood, people can call upon those spirits for protection against misfortune. People in the US also believe there are evil（邪恶的） spirits in blooms（扫帚）. So lean a broom against a bed. The evil spirits will cast a spell on the bed.
1.A.love B.keep C.hateD.raise
2.A.symbolsB.storiesC.waysD.means
3.A.buyingB.breakingC.borrowingD.bringing
4.A.luckyB.unluckyC.possibleD.impossible
5. A.throws awayB.runs awayC.gives awayD.puts away
6. A.alwaysB.usuallyC.sometimesD.never
June 11,2013 was another big day for Chinese space exploration. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, was sent into space. Three astronauts, Nie Haisheng, 49, Zhang Xiaoguang, 47, and Wang Yaping, 33, stayed in space for 15 days.
Tiangong-1 is China’s first space module(舱). It was sent into space in 2011. It will be developed into a large space station around 2020. A space station is a lab for scientific studies.Shenzhou X performed its first docking（对接）with Tangong-1 on June 13. It docked twice during the 15 days.
The US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe are working together on the International Space Station (ISS).China wanted to join the ISS but was refused by the US. China decided to build its own space station.
Shenzhou X flew around the Tianggong-1 lab for the first time. This was to make sure that spacecraft could dock from more than just one direction. The astronauts carried out repair work and did experiments on the Tiangong-1.
Teaching from space
Wang Yaping, China’s second woman astronaut, taught high school and primary school students about space science. Wang talked about how things move in a micro-gravity(微重量)environment. This helped the students better understand some physics ideas, like Newton’s Law. The lessons aimed to encourage more students to learn about the universe and science.
Life up in space
The three astronauts followed a work and rest schedule（作息时间）that is similar on the Earth. They had Chinese dishes, such as Kung Pao Chicken and fried rice. The food was kept in special bags. At the time of the Dragon Boat Festival, they had Zongzi.
1. Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft was sent into space _______.
A.on June 11, 2013B.on June 13, 2013
C.on June 11, 2011D.on June 13, 2011
2. Among the three astronauts Nie Haisheng is _______.
A.the youngestB.the oldest
C.the tallestD.the strongest
3. Tiangong-1 is _______ which was sent into space in 2011.
A.a space stationB.a manned spacecraft
C.a space moduleD.a space lab
4. China decided to build its own space station because________.
A.China was very rich
B.the US refused China to join the ISS
C.Chinese scientists wanted to do experiment in space
D.the astronauts wanted to stay there
5. Wang Yaping taught the lesson to encourage students to________.
A.become the next Newton
B.experience micro-gravity
C.learn more about the universe and science
D.know more about the life of astronauts
6. From the last paragraph, we can learn that the three astronauts _______.
A.had a different time schedule in space
B.cooked Chinese food for dinner
C.celebrated Dragon Boat Festival by having Zongzi
D.slept in special sleeping bags
1. Tom had dinner with his family in a restaurant last night. (改为否定句)
Tom_________ ___________ dinner with his family in a restaurant last night.
2. Most of the students have seen the film “Super Hero”. （改为反意疑问句）
Most of the students have seen the film “Super Hero”, _______ _________?
3. The weather in spring is quite changeable. (改为感叹句)
_________ ________ the weather in spring is!
4. Jack keeps in touch with his friends in America by e-mail every week. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ Jack keep in touch with his friends in America every week?
5. The 22nd Winter Olympic Games took place in Sochi Russia. (保持句意基本不变)
The 22nd Winter Olympic Games _______ ______ in Sochi Russia.
6. “What will life be like in the future?” the little girl asked her father.（合并成宾语从句）
The little girl asked her father _______ life _______ be like in the future.
7. it, without, is, you, for, success, to achieve, impossible, work (连词成句)
________________________________________________________________________.
1.My mother asked me to buy two __________on my way back home. (tomato)
2.The family are having a party to celebrate their child’s _________ birthday.(five)
3.Please help ___________ to the fruit on the plate, children. (you)
4.Peter felt ___________ sick yesterday so he asked for leave. (terrible)
5.We are sorry to hear the bad news of the ____________ MH 370 on TV. (fly)
6.How I wish the heavy haze(雾霾)could ___________ in our city. (appear)
7. The government in Fengxian is planning to __________the roads to solve the heavy traffic. (wide)
8.US First lady Michelle Obama gave a_________ at Peking University and met with Chinese and US students in March. (speak)
A. with B. without C. medicine D. fight against E. quickly |
It is reported that 300 million people in China have eyesight trouble. More and more parents hope to save their children’s eyesight with 1. or by correcting the ways that children read and sit. But in fact, one should start with the exercise on one’s feet. Here are three ways to save eyes.
First, don’t tie your shoes too closely. Try wearing comfortable and soft socks or walking 2. socks and shoes at home. While you are travelling, try wearing cloth shoes in order to improve blood circulation(循环).
Second, walking on tiptoes(脚尖)is good for one’s eyesight. It can 3. eyesight trouble.
Third, rope skipping can also be good for one’s eyesight. While skipping rope, one has to move 4. , making both the brain and the eyes excited. It may also help make one grow taller.
A. surprising B. understood C. in time D. interesting E. hardly |
Kindergartens(幼儿园) may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned.
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn’t speak and could 1. move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F, U, R, N, I, T, U, R, E.” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother 2. he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route 22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved 3. .
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. “It is 4. for him to get off the highway and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil. “Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment,” he said, “And that’s the real value(价值)of education.”
