短文填空 根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。
Every year all kinds of different festivals are celebrated in the USA.
April Fools’ Day is on April 1. People can play j 11. on others on this special day. If you s 2. , you usually laugh and say, “April Fool!” The person who has been fooled by you laughs too, and he or she will not be a 3. with you.
Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday of May. It’s a day to t 4. mothers. On that day, mothers usually receive flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do the housework so that mothers can r 5. .
Easter Day falls on the first Sunday after the full moon, which is on or after March 21. It’s also called Easter Sunday. It is said that on that day Jesus Christ comes back to l 6. . Many people go to church, and children often get p 7. , such as toy rabbits.
Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. It’s a day when US people give thanks for the good things in life. Usually families all get t 8. to have a big dinner.
Christmas Day comes on D 9. 25. It’s the most important festival of the year. Beautiful things can be s 10. everywhere. People exchange gifts, send Christmas cards and visit friends.
用所给词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。
1.Many teenagers used to keep worries to ________ (they). But now they are used to having communication with teachers and parents.
2.Don’t be so impatient. We must think ________ (two) before making a decision.
3.---Lucy, we’ll leave in 15 minutes. Are you ready?
---No, I __________ (not pack) our maps and umbrellas.
4.I hope everyone in my class can pass the entrance exams ___________ (success) next month.
5.---When will we go to watch the film Captain America: Civil War《美国队长3》?
---Not until the work ___________(finish) tomorrow.
根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
1.Shortly after the explosion happened in a factory in Jingjiang on April 25th, a lot of ________ (消防员) rushed to put out the fire.
2.We are sure that nothing can stop us _________ (实现) “The China Dream”.
3.---Do you know how much a common Chinese family ______ (花费) for education every year?
---Sorry, I’m not sure about it.
4.A person who doesn’t like fishing usually seems ___________(急躁的) in doing his work.
5.Nowadays, a large number of Chinese students travel _________(到国外) for further study.
任务型阅读 阅读短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的词，每个空格只填一个词。
Most people hope to have a memory which helps them succeed in study, work and life. Can memory be improved? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a clear answer.
A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in B vitamins and Vitamin E, such as vegetables and lean meat, helps you have a better memory. Doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running, riding a bike, swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. Moreover, getting enough sleep is important. When your brain gets a good rest, it can work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change---it takes a long time to make a difference.
Memory skills help you remember things better. The following three are the most widely used. Chunking(分块记忆) is a way of remembering a piece of information by cutting it into smaller ones. For example, to memorize a ten--digit telephone number 2127983630, you can divide the digits into three groups: first 212, then 798, and lastly 3630. This method is far more effective(有效的) than remembering a string of 10 digits. Organization means organizing information into groups of the same kind. For example, trees, grass and flowers are plants; tigers, pandas, horses and cows are animals. Imagery(形象) is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and connecting it with something that you are familiar(熟悉的) with.
However, memory skills will hardly work if you don’t understand the information. What’s more, only a regular review can make the memory last long. That is why students are always advised to go over what they have learnt after one day and then after three days, and then use it as often as possible.
Human brains are like muscles(肌肉) that need nutrients(营养) and exercise to become stronger. If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you can certainly improve your memory.
1. to improve your memory | |
Introduction | Hundreds of studies have proved that memory can be improved. |
Healthy lifestyle | ◆Have a healthy diet. Eat more food 2. lots of B vitamins and Vitamin E. ◆Do 3. exercise, such as running, riding a bike, swimming and walking. ◆Get enough sleep to let your brain 4. a good rest. |
Memory skills | ◆Chunking is a way to 5. a piece of information by cutting it into smaller ones. ◆Organization means organizing information into groups of the same 6. . ◆Imagery is remembering newly learnt information by using your imagination and 7. it with something familiar. |
Conclusion | ◆The 8. your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become. But it takes a long time to make a difference. ◆Memory skills will 9. if you understand the information and go over what you have learnt as often as possible. ◆If you make a few lifestyle changes and try some memory skills, you are 10. to improve your memory. |
Over the last 90 years, the Olympic flame(火焰) has been carried by thousands of people, mostly on foot. On April 21, at the Temple of Hera in southern Greece, the Olympic flame was lit again. This marked the official countdown(倒计时) to the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in August.
This year for the Rio Olympics, there will be about 12,000 torchbearers(火炬手). The special thing is, for the first time in history, Syrian refugee(难民) Ibrahim AI-Hussein was a torchbearer while passing the torch in Greece. It wanted to show a message: sports can make the world better. There were also some Chinese faces that you may know, for example, Chinese actor Yang Yang, who passed the Olympic flame in Greece.
And after a week in Greece, the flame went to the International Olympic Committee Headquarters in Switzerland, and it later travelled to Brazil by plane on May 3. There, the flame will begin a tour, visiting 329 cities and towns of the world’s fifth largest country.
Answer the following questions with No More Than Eight Words.
1.When was the Reo Olympic flame lit? __________________________________
2.How many torchbearers pass the torch for the Rio Olympics?_____________________
3.Why was Ibrahim AI-Hussein chosen to pass the torch? __________________________
4.How did the flame travel from Switzerland to Brazil? ___________________________
5.Where does the actor Yang Yang come from? ________________________________
①Some days, don’t you think, “Wouldn’t it be nice if the clothes just washed itself?” Self-cleaning clothes may sound crazy. But Australian researchers have found a way to make something like this possible!
②A team at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, found a way to put special nanostructures (纳米结构) into clothing, which can then clean the clothes. When sunlight hits the nanostructures, they break down the dirt and marks that don’t belong on your clothes.
③The nanostructures don’t break down the real clothing because cotton and the other clothing materials are too strong to break down. According to CNN, the researchers cover the clothing in a solution made of silver and copper(铜) nanostructures. All it takes is 40 minutes of sunlight and your clothes will look as good as new.
④So if you spill on yourself during lunch, you can step outside for a walk, and it will be clean by the time you go inside. It not only makes your life easier, but it can also be good for the environment.
⑤According to the US Department of Energy, washing a piece of clothing uses about 25 gallons of water. Water is a very important resource, so using less of it to wash clothes is better for the environment. But one of the scientists at RMIT University knows more needs to be done.
⑥“There’s more work to do before we can start throwing out our washing machines,” said Dr Rajesh Ramanathan, “but this is a strong foundation(基础).” So what’s the next step? Ramanathan wants to either start selling the solution by itself or asking clothing makers to treat(处理) the clothing with the solution while clothes are being made.
1.According to the first three paragraphs, _____.
A. the self-cleaning clothes are easily worn out
B. the clothes will be covered with silver and copper after self-cleaning
C. people can use the self-cleaning clothes on rainy days
D. the nanostructures can break down dirt and marks on clothes
2.What does the underlined word “solution” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. 方案 B. 溶液 C. 水盆 D. 模型
3.What do Paragraphs 4 & 5 talk about?
A. How the self-cleaning clothes are made.
B. How the self-cleaning clothes work.
C. What advantages the self-cleaning clothes have.
D. What helps the self-cleaning clothes work.
4.From the passage, we learn that _____.
A. it’s time to throw out our washing machines
B. the solution sells well
C. clothing makers like the solution
D. the solution is not on sale yet
5.We might read the above passage in ________.
A. a fashion book B. a guide book
C. a science magazine D. a newspaper advertisement.
