Gina was a 3rd grader. She was very clever, but she had no friends at school until Rita joined her class. New to the city and too shy to make any friends, Rita did not mind being Gina's friend. At least she had someone to play with.
One day the teacher scolded (训斥) Rita for not concentrating when she was doing some math problems. The whole class laughed at her and Rita cried hard. The teacher had patiently explained how to do them, but Rita was just not able to understand.
Gina told her mother about Rita's bad day. "Why don't you try to help her?" asked her mother. " She likes you very much."
" Mommy, I don't have time to waste." said Gina.
" But Rita is your friend and if you don't help her, who will?" said her mother. But Gina didn't think so.
" Then Gina's mother decided to act tough(强硬地)." If you don't help her, I will not let you watch cartoons for a week."
Extremely unhappy, Gina taught Rita. Rita understood, for Gina knew how to explain things simply. Rita was excited and told everyone what a good friend Gina was.
One day, Gina made a mistake, and the principal (校长) asked Gina to pick up the waste paper in every classroom after school.
After school, Gina began to clean the classrooms and she felt very sad. Rita found out about it and went to help her do it.
From that day, Gina and Rita became the best of friends.
1. Did Rita mind making friends with Gina?
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2. What happened after the teacher scolded Rita?
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3. Why did Rita understand the math problems after Gina taught her?
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4.How did Gina feel when she was made to pick up waste paper?
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5.What can we learn form the story?
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1.Would you please send me the stamps as soon as p ?
2.The pop singer has a new look. N knows her in the street.
3. Could you please tell me Mr. Green’s a ? I want to post a card to him.
4.He was so t that he drank two glasses of water after having the P.E class.
5. His grandparents take a w in People’s Park after dinner.
6.If you want to be a green person, you could (使用)both sides of the paper.
7.He is a brave boy. He can (面对) the difficulty with great courage.
8. Before we make a (决定), we should think it over seriously .
9.He makes great progress in English. And he can make (完整的) sentences.
10. The government plans to (创造) more jobs for young people.
M: Hi, Wang Lin. What are you reading?
W: Hello, Mark. 1._________
Do you know what DIY means?
M: Of course, I know. 2._________
W: You got it.
M: Do you like doing things by yourself?
W: Sure. Look at this small basket. I made it by waste plastic bottles.
M: This is so smart. And you are smart, too.
W: Thank you. 3._________
M: Er, no.
W: In my opinion, if we DIY something, we can learn many skills such as cooking, making clothes, or even building houses.
M: 4._________ I think DIY is not only fun, but also making trash into useful things. And we can recycle many things.
W: So let’s DIY together to make our classroom more beautiful and comfortable.
M: 5._________
W: I have some books. You can borrow them. Or you can search the Internet. There are some videos teaching people how to DIY.
What’s the best way to remember our happiest moments, like a birthday or festival? I bet you would answer , “Take lots of photos!” Well, here is a great surprise. People who always take photos may actually be harming(伤害) their memory, because they’re not concentrating on the event itself. That’s according to new research by Fairfield University, Connecticut, in the US. They call this the “photo-taking impairment(损害) affect”.
“People so often take out their cameras almost mindlessly to catch a moment, to the point that they are missing what is happening right in front of them,” Henkel and her team decided to perform an experiment. They wanted to find out whether taking photos in a museum weakened(减弱) a visitor’s memory of what they had seen. So they simply told a group to look around the museum, and either take photos of the items on display, or try to remember what they had seen. In addition(另外), the amount(数量) of detail(细节) they remembered was worse than those who didn’t take photos. “These results show how the mind’s eye and the camera’s eye are not the same,” said Henkel.
But don’t put your camera down just yet. Other studies have found that looking back at old photos helps us remember an event, compared to just taking a photo and forgetting about it. So next time you’re thinking of taking a photo, just think: is it better to look at the beauty around you with your own eyes, or behind the eye of the camera?
1. When we take photos, we _________.
A. fail to focus on the event itself
B. can’t record the details
C. remember what we have seen
D. are likely to have a poor memory
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the experiment?
A. People who didn’t take photos did better in the experiment.
B. They asked a group to try to remember what they had seen.
C. The experiment aimed to learn what people were interested in at the museum.
D. People who took photos in the museum could remember less details.
3.According to the passage, we’d better _________.
A. never use our cameras
B. remember an event by heart
C. always remember an event with the help of a camera
D. see everything only with our own eyes
4.What do the results of the experiment show us?
A. The mind’s eye and the camera’s eye are not the same.
B. People remember happiest moments by taking photos.
C. Looking back at old photos helps us remember an event.
D. People don’t like taking photos.
5.Where can we probably read this passage?
A. The entrance of a museum.
B. A guidebook on how to take good pictures.
C. An instruction of how to use a camera.
D. A scientific report.
These days, a new kind of restaurant is becoming popular. People who go there can not only enjoy their meals, also can enjoy playing computer games and have fun with their family and friends on line．uWink is the restaurant’s name．It is in Los Angeles，and it’s about fun and food．
In uWink，there are no waiters or waitresses around you. The screens have replaced(取代) them. You can order the food you want by touching the screen in front of you and runners will bring it to the tables．You can also play video games with the people at the next table．The screens can show music videos，movies and so on．But mainly they are used to show video games．
It’s an interactive(互动的) restaurant where you will controlyour meal and your fun．The service is fast and the runners know clearly where to go．There will be no waiting for a waiter，and no misunderstandings(误解) in the kitchen．Different kinds of food are served at any time of day．uWink is a place which hosts “room games”，where every table in the restaurant can have a video game competition at the same time．
The owner of the restaurant hopes that uWink can make it easy for people to be interactive，have fun and enjoy a delicious meal．
1.What can’t people do in the restaurant?
A. Enjoy their meals.
B. Play computer games.
C. Have fun with their family and friends.
D. Chat with the waiters and waitresses.
2.People order their food by _________.
A. touching the screen in front of them B. calling the restaurant
C. asking the waiters or waitresses D. asking the runners
3.Who will bring the food to the customers?
A. The waiters. B. The waitresses.
C. The runners. D. The customers themselves.
4. uWink is becoming popular because _________.
A. it’s a restaurant where there are no waiters or waitresses
B. different kinds of food are served at any time of day
C. it’s an interactive restaurant for people to have fun and enjoy a delicious meal
D. it’s in Los Angeles
5.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. A restaurant without waiters or waitresses.
B. A new kind of restaurant called uWink.
C. A new kind of kitchen.
D. How you order food in the restaurant.
People often hear bad news on TV, the “Touching China” award on Tuesday sends a different message. The award honors(给...以荣誉) ten of China’s role models(道德模范) in 2012. The award winners are carefully selected(推选) by people. The “Touching China” award has been held every year since 2003.
Luo Yang is one of the ten role models. He is the late Commander in chief(前总指挥官) of the program for developing the J-15 fighter(歼-15战斗机). He died from overwork. And Lin Junde, a scientist who dedicated his whole life to China’s nuclear course(核事业). There are also ordinary citizens(公民) who have made a difference, like Zhang Lili.
Zhang Lili, 29, a Chinese language teacher at No. 19 Middle School in the city of Jiamusi, Heilongjiang Province. On the evening of May 8, Zhang was crossing the road outside the school gate with several students. A school bus came rushing towards them. Zhang pushed two students out of the way. They were saved, but Zhang was hit. She was sent to the local hospital but lost both her legs. When facing the choice between life and death — for her students and for herself, Zhang chose to protect her students. Many people were deeply moved by her story. Now people thinks she is the Most Beautiful Teacher in China.
1. The “Touching China” award is held _________.
A. in May B. every four years
C. once a year D. in 2003
2.What does the underlined word dedicated mean in Chinese?
A. 赠予 B. 奉献 C. 提供D. 回报
3.What happened when Zhang was crossing the road?
A. The school bus rushed to them.
B. Two students fell over at the school gate.
C. Zhang found a bus stop on the road.
D. Several students were ill.
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Every ordinary citizen can have the chance to win the “Touching China” award.
B. The “Touching China” award honors ten China’s scientists as role models of 2012.
C. The “Touching China” award tells us bad news like other TV programs.
D. Zhang Lili is a really beautiful and brave teacher.
5.What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Two great scientists.
B. The “Touching China” award of 2012.
C. The Most Beautiful Teacher.
D. A moving story of Zhang Lili.
