Last year, I did not like my English class. Every class was like a bad dream. The teacher spoke so quickly that I didn’t understand her most of the time. But I was afraid to ask questions because my pronunciation was very bad. So I just hid behind my textbook and never said anything.
Then one day I watched an English movie called Toy Story. I fell in love with this exciting and funny movie! So then I began to watch other English movies as well. Although I could not understand everything the characters said, their body language and the expressions on their faces helped me to get the meaning. I also realized I could get the meaning by listening for just the key words. My pronunciation also improved by listening to the interesting conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to something you are interested in is the secret to language learning. I also learned useful sentences like “It’s a piece of cake” or “It serves you right.” I did not understand these sentences at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked up the words in a dictionary.
Now I really enjoy my English class. I want to learn new words and more grammar. Then I can have a better understanding of English movies.
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Last year | I didn’t like my English class. I didn’t understand my teacher 2. because the teacher spoke so quickly. I just hid behind my textbook and said nothing. |
One day | I 3. an exciting and funny movie called Toy Story. I began to watch other English movies and get the meaning by listening to 4.. |
Now | I learn new words and more grammar so that I can 5.English movies.
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I still remember the true story that happened to me many years ago. It started while my family were on vacation. Vacations should be relaxing, but I needed to do some studying. I carefully put all my important papers and books in a large bag.
After a long drive to New York, we found a motel, a place for travelers and their cars, with a really good price, so we decided to stay there for a week. On the second day, after visiting some interesting places and having a big dinner, we returned to the motel. It was about ten o’clock in the evening, and I wanted to study. However, I couldn’t find my paper bag anywhere. I was quite sure that I had put it in the room. Suddenly, I realized the cleaner had taken it out with the rubbish.
I ran over to the main office, and asked if I could talk to the cleaner on duty that day. They told me all the cleaners had left for the day. They showed me where the rubbish bins were instead of offering me any help. I walked out of the motel with a flashlight. I saw three large rubbish bins standing in the dark. I had to look for my bag very carefully. But I didn’t have any luck. I almost wanted to give up. When I took another look into the last bin, I saw my bag right on its top! I was never so happy to see such a dirty old bag in my life!
1.What did the writer have to do during the vacation?
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2.Where did the writer put his important papers and books before leaving for New York?
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3.Why did the writer and his family decide to stay at the motel for a week?
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4.The writer found his bag by himself, didn’t he ?
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5.Why does the writer remember the story for so many years?
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When I first arrived on this island, I had 1.. But I’ve found the ship and made a small boat. I’ve 2. back many things I can use---food and drink, tools, knives and guns. Although I have lost everything, I have not lost my life. So I will not give up and I will wait for another ship. I have already cut down trees and built a house. I go out 3. my gun almost every day to kill animals and birds for food. I’m even4. to grow fruit and vegetables. A few weeks ago, I found the 5. of another man’s feet on the sand. Who else is on my island? How long have they 6. here? Not long after that, I saw some animals trying to kill two men from a 7. ship. One of them died but the 8. ran towards my house. I helped him kill the cannibals. This man now lives with me and helps me. I 9. him Friday because that was the day I met him. He is smart and I have already taught10. some English.
Policeman :What happened?
L:My bike hit a car.
P :1.?
L:Luckily I’m not.
P:2.?
L:It’s not broken.
P:That’s good. 3.?
L:About ten minutes ago.
P:And where ?
L:Around the corner near my school.
P:4.?
L:Perhaps I rode too fast. I tried to stop, but my bike still hit the car.
P:Well. 5..
L:Thanks a lot. I will.
P:OK. Goodbye!
L:Bye
P:Bye.
If you want to see a thing well, touching can help you to “see” it better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass ball is. When you learn all these about the ball, you really see it well. With your skin, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the differences between two different coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music?They must like to feel the sounds of music. All children soon learn what “Don't touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops, we touch things that we might buy. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or hard floor. All feel different under your feet.
Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things to touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show. There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body and the air on your skin. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you will really see!
1.The underlined word “these” in Paragraph 1 refers to ________.
A. a round glass ball
B. a smooth and cool glass ball
C. a smooth, cool and heavy glass ball
D. a round, smooth, cool and heavy glass ball
2.By touching things, you can ________.
A. have a strange feeling B. know how to reach out your hands
C. tell the differences between them D. tell what colors they really are
3.When people buy things in shops, what do they often do?
A. Try them on first. B. Put their right hands on them.
C. Just have a look. D. Feel and touch them.
4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. People don't have to learn to touch.
B. Our skin may help us enjoy music.
C. By touching things, we can learn more about them.
D. Most people touch things to see them well.
5.What is the best title for the text?
A. Feeling by Seeing B. To See or to Feel
C. To See Better—Touch D. Ways of Touching
China successfully launched its new heavy-lift carrier rocket(重型运载火箭) Long March V at 8:43 p.m. Beijing time, on Nov. 3, 2016. It is the second launch from the Wenchang Launch Center. The rocket, which looked much “fatter” than other Long March rockets, was launched from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province. About 30 minutes later, it was successfully sent into an orbit(轨道)about 2,000 km above the earth. The major purposes of the task are to check the design and performance of the new rocket and test the rocket's flight program. The successful launch has made China from a major player in space to a major power in space. The successful launch shows that China has become a real space power in the world. The Long March V is a large, two-stage(二级的)rocket and one of China's largest carrier rockets. Its carrying capacity is about 2.5 times that of the present Long March rockets, which is up to 25 tons. The rocket is about 57 metres long. It has eight liquid oxygen rocket engines in four boosters(助推器), two liquid oxygen engines in the first stage and two small liquid oxygen engines in the second stage. The new rocket is of great meaning as China's space program. With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can send more astronauts to the space station and get prepared for exploring the moon and Mars.
1.The rocket was launched from ________.
A. the Jiuquan Launch Center B. the Wenchang Launch Center
C. the Taiyuan Launch Center D. the Xichang Launch Center
2.China launched the rocket in order to ________.
A. check the design and performance of the new rocket
B. repair the rocket's flight program
C. become a real space power in the world
D. explore the moon and Mars
3.The underlined word “capacity” in the fourth paragraph probably means
“________” in Chinese.
A. 人数 B. 时间 C. 长度 D. 能力
4.How long is the rocket?
A. 2.5 meters. B. 25 meters. C. 57 meters. D. 100 meters.
5.Where does the passage probably come from?
A. A travel magazine B. A science book C. A news report D. A picture book