Chinese women’s volleyball team once achieved great honor in the last century, their spirit of teamwork and never giving up inspired(鼓舞) so many people. But during the last decade（十年）, as the old volleyball players retired and the new ones were not strong enough, the team met too many difficulties. Some people even doubt the abilities of the coach and players. While winning an important match in Rio announced their return.
Chinese women’s volleyball team had a very important match against Brazil team in the Rio Olympic Games. The hope to win was very little, because Brazil team was so strong, they were the champion of last two Olympic Games and Chinese team only won one match for the last 18 records. What’s more, Brazil team was the host this year, so almost all the audiences（观众） supported Brazil team.
It seemed to win the match was not possible for the Chinese team, but the girls were very strong and insisted （坚持）to fight for the last minute. At the beginning, they lost the first game, even the second one. However, with the encouragement from Coach Lang, the tough Chinese girls did not give up, instead, they fought one point by one point. Especially for the last two points, they were so brave and finally won the match with the score 3-2. All of the audiences whoever in the gym or in front of the TV cheered up, some of them turned into tears because of the hard success.
This is the spirit of women’s volleyball team, we saw these girls fight for the last minute, they are the best team.
1.When did Chinese women’s volleyball team once get to the top before Rio Games?
2.Did Chinese women’s volleyball team meet too many difficulties during the last decade?
3.Which team did most of the audiences support?
4.Why did the audiences turn into tears while the game came to an end?
5.What is the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball team according to the passage?
about，away，enough，how，other，relaxing，mark，turn，one，exercise
用所给词的适当形式填空。
We face more difficulties and pressure as we grow up. We shouldn’t run away from difficulties. How about 1. them into fun?
Yuan li, a middle school student, drew 123 comics（漫画）, talking 2. her life in junior high school. For example, one drawing is about her first day at school. “The first thing you feel in middle school is stress,” she wrote in the drawing. “Three of my classmates won 3. prizes in big competitions. Some students got full 4. in their entrance exams. I feel quite out of place.”
Although the stories sound stressful, Yuan draws in a fun way. “Drawing comics is a way to 5.,” said Yuan.
There are many 6. creative ways to let go of your stress. Paper folding can help a lot, said another student, Song Yumeng. Politics and history give her much trouble. “My mom helped me out. She showed me 7.to make a doll and fold paper animals. After I get one done, I calm down and get a sense of achievement,” said Song.
Physical 8. is also helpful. Students in No.1 Middle School have a yoga class every week. It helps students to relax their body and takes 9.their pressure.
But whatever you do, first of all, make sure you get 10. sleep. Research shows that people without enough sleep perform poorly in many areas.
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard.
In the earlier years these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyer could study in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer all.
1.In the early years, people learned _______ in colleges.
A. medicine B. Latin and Greek C. law
2.Most of college graduates became _______ in the early years.
A. ministers or teachers B. lawyers C. doctors
3.Which of the following is not TRUE according to the passage？
A. In the early years, everyone could go to college.
B. In the early years, different colleges majored in same field.
C. More and more courses were taught in colleges with the improvement of knowledge.
4.Which of the following is the right order of the courses taught in Harvard?
a. law b. French and German c. Latin and Greek d. medicine e. American history
A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-d-b-c-e C. c-d-a-b-e
5.Nowadays college students _______.
A. must learn Latin and Greek
B. go to different smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning.
C. learn the same subjects.
Now there are something new in our life,they make our daily life more colorful
and more convenient.
Google Glass Google Glass is a pair of glasses with a battery (电池）hidden inside the frame (边框）.It can perform many of the same tasks as smart phones. The glass has a hidden camera and a tiny screen. It is designed to take hands-free photos or videos of anything people are doing. |
The Digital (数字的）Library Can you imagine walking into a library and finding all the books have turned into computers? The first bookless public library is planned to open in San Antonio，Texas. America. Computers will take the place of books soon. |
A New Kind of Shirt Hate washing clothes? You are going to love this kind of shirt made by an American clothing company, Wool & Prince. This shirt can be worn for 100 straight days without washing! The Wool & Prince shirt never needs ironing (熨烫） |
An Underwater Hotel It looks like a spaceship but it is actually a picture of an underwater hotel. A company plans to build the hotel in the sea which is about 15 meters below the surface . The whole building is underwater, and you can get to it by swimming and diving. |
根据表格回答问题
1.The underwater hotel is about _______meters below the surface.
A. 10 B. 15 C. 100
2.You needn’t use ______ when you take photos or video with Google Glass.
A. camera B. a screen C. your hand
3.You can wear the Wool & Prince shirt for about ______ without washing.
A. a year B. two months C. three months
4.The digital Library tells us something about a library without ______.
A. books B. readers C. bookshelves
5.Which one of the following can reduce our housework in our daily life?
A. The underwater hotel B. Google Glass C. The Wool &Prince shirt
Now lots of parents will buy everything that their children want to have. If they go on with the habit, their children won’t know the money comes from hard work.
Some parents like to hold birthday parties for their children. If they keep on doing this, their children will think it necessary for them to enjoy birthday parties every year. Year after year, maybe they will forget their parents’ birthdays and only remember their own. It is against traditional habits.
Many parents don’t let the children do housework. They think children have only one thing to do. They should study hard and do well in their lessons. If parents go on doing this, the children will only learn to open their mouths to be fed and stretch out their arms to be dressed every day. When the children grow up, they will be able to do nothing , and they won’t even find a job. Parents should teach the children how to do housework because it can help them start good habits of work by themselves.
阅读短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的写（F），不符合的写（T）。
1.Now a lot of parents won’t buy everything that their children want to have.
2.It’s necessary for the children to enjoy their birthday parties every year.
3.Many parents think children should study hard and do well in their lessons.
4.The children think they have only one thing to do.
5.Parents should teach the children how to do housework.
A:Hello, John! Could you give me a ride?
B: 1., I don’t have a car right now
A:Oh, that’s too bad! I want to go to the Central Hospital.
B:Why? 2.?
A:No, I’m all right. My grandma is there. She is ill now and is to leave the hospital today.
B:I see. 3.?
A:I’ve already got some flowers from my father’s garden.
B:Well, well. 4.！
A:But, what a pity! I can’t see her now. No car and no driver.
B:Wrong. You have a good driver here. 5..
A:Really? That’s great. It’s very kind of you.
B:It’s my pleasure.
