1.人生就像赛跑。你要么领先，要么落后。
Life is like a race. You _______________________________.
2.作为一名学生，再怎么勤奋也不为过。
________a student，you _______________________hard-working.
3.我的新自行车出了点问题。
There _____________________________________ my new bike.
4.穿红色更容易采取行动。
Wearing red can make .
5.这个小女孩没有其他办法，只好去找妈妈帮忙。
The little girl had for her mother’s help.
A. 根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。
1.Are you afraid of making a ________________(演讲) in front of many people?
2.Think about it carefully before you make a ___________. (决定)
3.Nobody is a ___________(天生的) player. Let’s work hard from now on.
4.Uncle John has not decided ____________(是否) to go or stay.
5.I can ___________(几乎不) keep all his books in order.
B. 根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
6.Billy would not accept others’ advice or think _________ (two).
7.The book provides __________(value) information on our project.
8.Someone has left her handbag on the bus ____________( careless).
9.The ____________ (strict) his teacher is with him, the more progress he will make.
10.Children under 12 can’t be left at home by __________ (them) in some states of America.
C. 根据句意，用所给动词的适当形式填空。
11.Let’s _________ (come) up with some ideas together.
12.The old man put on his overcoat and ________ (go) out alone.
13.Mary, __________ (not write) to your pen friend since you are too busy
14.Not only you but also he ___________ (like) talking about types of personality.
15.It is necessary ___________( pay) attention to every detail about the story.
Have you ever wondered what an American high school is really like? This article will describe a typical (典型的) high school and its students.
A typical American high school has several large buildings and enough space for about 1,500 students. Every student is given a locker. When students first arrive at school, they go straight to their lockers to put away or get their textbooks and to hang up their outdoor clothes. As American textbooks are expensive, students would rather loan(租借) than buy them. Students must pay back if they lost any of them.
American students have different types of school transport. They usually take a yellow school bus or walk to school if they live close enough. Sometimes their parents drive them to school. When they turn 16 years of age, most take a free driving class at school for one term. If students earn passing grades in the class and also pass their state driver’s exam, they can begin driving themselves to school.
Each day, students take six or seven classes. They must take science, math, English and social studies. They can choose art, homemaking, fashion design and other classes. In some schools students are required to take one or more of the following special classes: health education, physical education or foreign language studies. Students move to different classrooms for each subject. This is because each teacher has their own classroom. There is a five-minute break between classes, to give the students the time to hurry to their next class.
The regular school day usually ends early in the afternoon. After school more than half of the students are involved in after-school activities. These activities include sports-especially football, basketball, baseball and soccer or clubs, such as yearbook, speech, school newspaper, photograph or student government.
Title: 1. in an American High School
Outline | Details |
Introduction | ◇It gives an overview of a typical American high school and its 2. . |
Lockers and textbooks | ◇Every student has a locker for textbooks and 3. clothes. ◇They prefer loaning textbooks to 4. them. |
5. transport | ◇Students usually go to school by bus or on foot. Sometimes their 6. send them to school by car. ◇They can 7. themselves to school when they are over 16 and have passed the required tests. |
Classes and classrooms | ◇Students have to take main classes, elective classes and sometimes one or more 8. classes. ◇They go to 9. classrooms for each subject. |
After-school activities | ◇After school most of the students take 10. in their faviourite activities, including sports and clubs. |
What do you think of black cats? Are they unluckier than cats of other colors? Many people in Western countries think so. Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), did a study on cat colours and people’s understandings of cat personalities.
The study found that people do judge(判断) cat personalities by color. Scientists did a survey on the Internet. There were 49 statements (描述) matching five cat colorings with 10 personalities. People think orange and bi-coloured (双色的) cats are friendly, tri-coloured (三色的) cats are not generous, and white cats are calm, lazy and shy. As for black cats, people think they don’t have special personalities.
But why do so many people dislike keeping black cats as pets? People think black cats have less special personalities, which might be because of their bad reputation (口碑). They think black cats may bring bad luck, especially at Halloween. Movies and television shows also make people believe that.
Although people have these ideas, UC Berkeley scientists give another reason: people don’t think black cats are pretty enough. After all, nothing can show black cats are unluckier than other cats. “You can’t judge a cat by its colour, because it’s the personality of the cat, not the colour, that will let you know if the cat is right for you,” Cathy Marden, a scientist said.
1.Many people in Western countries may think black cats are .
A. lovely animals B. a sign of bad luck
C. a sign of good luck D. unfriendly animals
2. The main idea of paragraph 2 is that .
A. people often complain about black cats on the Internet
B. people think cats of different colours have different personalities
C. black cats are less popular than other cats
D. the study is a great success
3. According to the study, people think that .
A. black cats have special personalities
B. orange and bi-coloured cats are generous
C. cats with three colours are friendly
D. white cats are calm, lazy and shy
4.People don’t like black cats for the following reasons EXCEPT .
A. black cats often appear in TV shows
B. black cats bring bad luck to people
C. black cats have bad reputations
D. they don’t think black cats are beautiful
5.The passage mainly talks about .
A. why black cats are popular in movies
B. why people are not willing to keep black cats as pets
C. different colour cats have different personalities
D. different people have different ideas on black cats
Cormorant fishing(鸬鹚捕鱼) is a traditional Chinese skill, probably more than a thousand years old. Cormorants are large, black birds, which are good at catching fish. They can dive down 25 meters, and stay under water for up to two minutes.
A fisherman usually goes on a fishing trip on a bamboo boat with his birds. When he reaches the right place, he stops. A piece of grass is tied around the neck of each bird, so that the fish won’t go down into its stomach. He pushes the birds into the water, and then bangs the water heavily with his bamboo pole(竹竿). The fish are frightened by this. The cormorants swim very quickly to catch the fish. Finally, the birds come up one after another to the fisherman. The fisherman takes the fish out of the birds’ mouths and then throws them into a big basket. Later some of the fish are sold, and the rest are divided between his family and the cormorants. At night, a light is hung from the front of the boat. This enables the fisherman see better, and also attracts the fish.
1. A cormorant__________.
A. can catch any fish under water
B. can live up to 1000 years old
C. can stay under water for one minute
D. can swim 25 m/s under water
2. The fisherman ties each bird with a piece of grass in order to __________.
A. help it live longer
B. help it swim more quickly
C. stop it from running away
D. stop it from eating the fish
3.What does the underlined word “bangs” mean in Chinese?
A.插入 B. 拍打C. 划桨 D.泼水
4. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Fisherman and His Life B. To Live on Fishing
C. Fishing with Birds D. To Go Fishing
