Spread of Ebola Ebola began in the West African nations of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization reported that more than 20,000 people might have been infected (感染). Thousands of children lost their parents because of the illness and millions more no longer attended school. Ebola got worldwide attention when international medical workers in West Africa became infected and returned home for treatment. The spread of Ebola led to worldwide efforts to develop new medicine. The international community raised money and workers to deal with it. However, about 8,000 people have died from Ebola so far and doctors expect many more deaths. |
Fear of flying In early March, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared. The plane carried 239 people. It was flying from Beijing to Kuala Lumpur. Nine months later, the plane remains lost though China has been searching from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean. In July, Malaysia Airlines had another accident. A missile (导弹) hit Flight 17 as it flew over Ukraine. All 298 passengers and crew (全体工作人员) were killed. A few days later, a TransAsia Airways plane crashed (坠毁) in bad weather in Taiwan, China. Forty-eight people were killed. The next day, July 24, there was another terrible plane crash. An Air Algerie flight crashed in northern Mali killing all 116 people on the plane. The year ended with the crash of AirAsia Indonesia Flight 8501 into the Java Sea. All 162 passengers and crew are believed to have been killed. |
1.How many people died from Ebola?
A. More than 20,000. B. 116. C. Around 8,000. D. 239.
2.From the first passage, we know __________.
A. Ebola began in the West Asian countries
B. Ebola made thousands of children not attend school
C. doctors say there won’t be new cases of Ebola
D. people are trying to develop new medicine for Ebola
3. There are _________ plane accidents mentioned in the second passage.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
4.Which plane crashed into the Java Sea?
A. AirAsia Indonesia Flight 8501.
B. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
C. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
D. A TransAsia Airways plane.
5.Where can we read the passages?
A. In a medical report. B. In the newspaper.
C. In a scientific book. D. In a music magazine.
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are busy earning money. They don’t act in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV. My father has a bad temper. When he’s tired from the hard work, it is easy for him to lose his temper.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子).
“Mom, may I ask you a question?” I said.
“What?” “Is there love between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and raised her head in surprise. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had hurt her. But at last I heard my mother say the following words: “Susan, look at the thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. My dad got sick suddenly. My mum had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned, they both looked very pale. It seemed both of them had a serious illness.
After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road. The doctor had said my father would recover in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. All of us were worried about him.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked.
“Susan, don’t worry about me,” he said gently. “I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Looking at his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But now, I understand that love is just like the thread. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1.At first the writer thought there was no love between her parents because of the following
EXCEPT ________.
A. they were always busy working
B. they didn’t act in a romantic way
C. her father became angry easily
D. they always expressed their feelings as they liked
2.The writer felt worried because ________.
A. her mum was angry with her
B. her mum didn’t know how to answer the question
C. she thought she hurt her mum’s heart
D. her mum’s answer was hard to understand
3. From the underlined sentence, we know that ________.
A. the writer’s dad nearly lost his life
B. the writer’s mum was seriously ill that day
C. the writer’s mum didn’t want to stay with the writer’s dad
D. the writer’s mum was worried about the writer’s dad so much
4.What can we learn from the writer’s dad’s words?
A. He had a special love to the writer’s mum.
B. He wouldn’t recover from his illness.
C. He wouldn’t care about his illness.
D. He didn’t like walking with the writer’s mum.
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Love is the feeling in the deep heart.
B. The writer still can’t understand her parents now.
C. We should express our love to our family members.
D. The old people’s love is less than young people’s love.
书面表达
要点：班里正在讨论各自喜欢的电视节目，请写一篇90字左右的短文。
1. Jack喜欢看电视，他每周都看几个小时的电视。
2. 以前经常看卡通节目，现在更喜欢看记录片。
3. 他希望自己将来能有机会制作纪录片，他能帮助更多的人加深对世界的认识。
4. Amy喜欢看电影，因为没有广告。她认为看广告是浪费时间。
5. 我们应该……
注意事项：
1.介绍须包括所有内容要点，语句通顺，意思连贯，符合逻辑。
2.第五要点用2-3句话补充完整，内容正确，符合题意。
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句子翻译 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。
1.到目前为止，很多奖项已经被颁发给了艺术节的获胜者。
Many awards ________________________________________________________ in the art festival up to now.
2.这个节目一直密切关注贫困地区孩子们的生活状况。
This programme always__________________________________________the life of the children in poor areas.
3.很多读者高度赞扬了他的作品.
Many readers_______________________________________________________________________________.
4.人人都觉得露西将来可以成为一名编剧因为她在编故事方面很有天赋。
Everybody thinks Lucy can be a script writer in the future because she ________________________________ good stories.
5.玛丽今天看起来如此不同，以至于她一走进房间就吸引了我们的注意力。
Mary looked so different today ___________________________________as soon as she walked into the room.
6.2015年在巴黎举行的世界气候大会标志着全世界对抗污染的战争开始。
The 2015 World Climate Conference held in Paris __________________________________________the war against pollution all around the world.
阅读填空 先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。
Many of us don't pay much attention to the importance of eye care. It is said that if you take care of your body, then you can surely be healthy. That is why our eyes should be given a lot of care. Natural eye care should be put in a number one place.
There are several causes leading to poor eyesight like not enough food, genes(基因) and aging(变老). Televisions, computers and reading are also the causes of having poor eyesight. If you work in front of the computer, it is best to take a break every once in a while. Something dirty can cause redness and they will make you feel uncomfortable. It is bad for your eyes, too. If this happens, you’d better clean your eyes with cold water. You must also try your best to protect your eyes from harmful things. For example, sunglasses are not just for fashion but they can also serve as a great way to protect your eyesight from UV rays.
Eating healthy foods will do good to your eyesight. Remember that vitamins A, C and E are good for eyes. Try to eat food groups that have these vitamins. And you should do eye exercises because exercise protects your eyesight, too. If a person exercises regularly and eats the right kind of food, his eyes will stay in good condition for a long time.
All above are natural ways of eye care that help us keep healthy eyes. In a word, eye care is very important, no matter how old a person is.
Problems | Many of us have poor eyesight because of paying 1. attention to eye care. | |
Causes | Solutions | |
◆ Not enough food, genes and aging can 2. poor eyesight. | ◆ Eating healthy foods which are 3. in vitamins A, C and E will do good to our eyesight. | |
◆ Televisions and computers are the causes of poor eyesight as 4. as reading. | ◆ It’s best to take a break now and then. ◆ Do eye exercises regularly. | |
◆ Something dirty can make your eyes red and they will make you feel uncomfortable. | ◆ Clean your eyes by using cold water. | |
◆ UV rays can do 5. to our eyes. | ◆You’d better wear sunglasses to protect your eyesight from UV rays. | |
Conclusions | All in all, it’s very important for us to care for our eyes. | |
动词填空,用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
1.John’s paintings____________at the museum the day after tomorrow. He feels nervous now.(show)
2.－Would you like to go to listen to the report with me?
－I’d like to, but I ____________a video, and I have to hand it in today. (record)
3.Don’t worry. The firemen ____________the fire. We are out of danger now. (control)
4.The news about The Legend of Miyue _____________almost every day on the web.(cover)
5.Bell took the dress out of the bag and tried it on, ____________ (find) if it fitted her.
6.－Grandpa has changed a lot.
－So he does. He spends more time than he used to ____________ (play) games with the children.
7.－I called you yesterday evening, but there was no answer.
－Oh, I am sorry I ____________dinner at my friend’s home.(have)
8.The research Tu Youyou devoted most of her time to finally __________ (help) her win the Nobel Prize.
