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下面是有关“如何自制电话”的说明，请根据图片所示步骤，从A～E中选择正确的选项与图片配对，完成1～5小题。
What we need：two plastic cups，a ball of thin string(绳子)，scissors(剪刀)，a pencil.
How to make a string phone：
1._________
2._________
3._________
4._________
5._________
A. Tie a knot(打结) in each end to keep the string in place .
B. Cut a string . About ten to twenty meters is OK .
C. Give your friend one of the cups while you take the other . Move away from each other so that the string is straight . Take turns to talk into a cup while the other listens through their cup at the other end .
D. Use the pencil to make a small hole in the bottom of each cup .
E. Put one end of the string through the holes so that the ends are inside the cups .
根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处各单词的正确形式。
In my _1. __ (看法)，helping others is helping ourselves. This story tells us the truth .
One day, a __2.__ （口渴的）bee went to a river to drink. As he was drinking, suddenly the bee was carried away by the running water in the __3._（小溪）. He tried his best to swim towards the bank of the river, but __4.__（失败）. His life hung by a single thread . Just at that time , a kind bird flew over. Seeing that the bee was in great _5. __（困境）, the bird picked a leaf off the tree and threw it into the river. The bee climbed onto the leaf and it was _6.__ （带来）safely to the land. He was so thankful to the bird for saving his life.
Not long after that , the bird was sitting on the branch of a tree . He didn`t know that not far from him, a man raised his gun and was about to shoot at _7. __（他）. However, it happened that the bee saw that. He_ 8.__（意识到） what the situation was like . As quickly as he could, he flew into the man`s _9.__（眼睛）and stung him. The pain in his eyes was so great that the man had to give up shooting at the bird.
In this way , the bee, whose life had been saved by the bird, was_10._（能） to save the life of the bird.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。
dig fast traditional nine sky |
1.We hope Tony will run __________than any other runner in the sports meeting .
2.Jane’s _______ birthday is coming and I’m planning a surprise party for her.
3.There are a few bird kites flying high in the .
4.I was teaching Chinese __________ things—kung fu and paper cut in a school.
5.In a park ,some volunteers _____holes to plant trees , some are carrying water to water the trees.
Many people have great difficulty in saying goodbye. But from goodbye moments, we can always learn something.
Once, I overheard (无意中听到) a father and daughter in their goodbye moment. The father said, “I love you, I wish you enough.” The daughter answered, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your lover is all that I need. I wish you enough, too, Daddy.”
They kissed and she left …
The father walked over towards me. I could see he wanted and needed a cry. He came over to me and asked, “Did you ever say a forever goodbye to someone?” Before I could answer, he went on, “ I am old and she lives much too far away. I know her next trip back would be for my funeral (葬礼).”
“When you were saying goodbye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”
He began to smile , “It’s a wish that has come down from my great-great-grandparents. And my parents used to say it to me.”
He stopped for a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it. He smiled even more.
“When we said‘I wish you enough,’ we were wanting the other person to have a life full of enough good things.”
Then, turning towards me, he shared (分享) the following “wish” from his heart.
I wish you enough sun to keep you bright .
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep you alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish enough hellos to get you through the final goodbye.
My friends, I wish you enough.
1.Many people would find it difficult ___________.
A. to say goodbye B. to overhear others
C. to share their wishes D. to live too far away
2. How did the father get the “wish”?
A. The writer wrote it for him.
B. His parents passed it down to him.
C. The teacher taught him at school.
D. His daughter told him about it.
3.From the passage, we may learn _______.
A. the daughter didn’t understand his father
B. the old man didn’t want to see his daughter
C. the writer knew the old man very well
D. the father and daughter loved each other so much
4.The best title of the passage may be “________.”
A. Father and Daughter B. A Difficult Moment
C. Wish You Enough D. A Trip Back Home
There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Until recently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to study laughter and the effects (作用) it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rate of breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be helpful.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect of pain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bear the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produce endorphins (内啡肽) in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.
There is also some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the body’s immune system — that is the system which fights infection (感染). In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while another group served as the control group — in other words, a group with which to compare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in both groups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had an increase in the activity of their white blood cells — the cells which fight infection.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病专家) in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.
1.We learn from the first paragraph that laughter _______.
A. is good for one’s health
B. has strong effects to do with some illnesses
C. has been studied for a long time
D. has no effect on the body
2.Doctors have found that laughter _______.
A. keeps down blood pressure
B. has similar effects to physical exercise
C. decreases the heart rate
D. increases stress and pain
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage?
A. It makes pain less.
B. It exercises the body.
C. It improves the body’s immune system.
D. It can cure（治愈）cancer .
4.Smiling can produce _________.
A. about the same effects as laughter
B. more effects than laughter
C. fewer effects on the human body
D. no effects on the human body
Today, more and more people use cell phones while they are moving, putting themselves and othes in danger. These people are called the “Heads-down Tribe(族)”. Are you a heads-down tribe member?
More and more traffic accidents are happening because more drivers use cell phones when they are driving. In order to make drivers pay more attention to driving, some traffic rules have been set down. For example, heads-down tribe members who use cell phones while driving in Taiwan will be fined. Drivers who break the traffic rule will be fined NT$3,000 and motorcyclists(骑摩托车的人)caught using cell phones when driving will have to pay NT$1,000.
As we can see above, keeping heads down and using cell phones may cause accidents and even cost much. Besides, more and more interesting and strange facts happen to the “Heads-down Tribe”. Let’s have a look at an interesting TV report. A man in America kept using his cell phone on his way home. As a result, he bumped(碰撞) into a big lost bear. When he raised his head, he was so frightened that he turned round and ran away as quickly as possible. Another fact is that we can often see people in the restaurant eating face to face but focusing on their own cell phones. It’s strange that they don’t talk to the ones who sit opposite to them during the meal. Some of them even have fun communicating with others on the phone.
Cell phones are helpful and necessary tools for modern people. Are cell phones good or bad? It depends on how people use them. Let’s be “health” users and try to be the “Heads-up Tribe”.
1.What do we know about the “Heads-down Tribe?
A. They are dangerous drivers.
B. They are good at using the Internet.
C. They are cool children.
D. They are always looking at their mobile phones.
2.What does the underlined word "fined" mean ?
A. encouraged B. raised money
C. sent D. punished
3.According to the reading, what do the “Heads-down Tribe”do when they eat in a restaurant?
A They talk to people who sit opposite
B. They talk to strangers who sit next to them.
C. They focus on their food and drink.
D. They focus on their own cell phones.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Let’s try to be “Heads-down Tribe”.
B. We should use mobile phones properly.
C. Mobile phones are not good for people.
D. Mobile phones are helpful and necessary.
