A meteorite (陨石) almost 1.(hit) an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in the UK while he 2.(work) on the farm.The meteorite was 3. (big) in the past 26 years in the UK. It weighed (重量) one kilo,and might be over four thousand million (百万) years old. “I hear the big noise in the air.I looked up and saw something falling from the sky to the ground(地面)4.（heavy）” he said.“I had a bad5.(feel) about it at that time6. first I thought it was a plane.”
Meteorites are small things from the space.7.about 3,500 meteorites may fall on the earth every year, only very few of these 8.(fall)rocks are found.Mr.Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in the Uk 9.the the year of 1939.
Mr.Pettifer is glad.“When you think about it coming from so far away,10.really is something strange.”
Helping people who are in need is a very 1.（重要的）part of the American way of life. Many high schools ask their students to spend a certain number of hours 2.（志愿活 动）every year. So how do you go about it? If you like animals, help out at a local animal shelter. Most shelters 3.（依靠）on volunteers to make the cats and dogs4.（更高兴）. If you think you may be5.（感兴趣）in politics, volunteering to help with a campaign
（竞选活动）is a great way to find out how things work-whether it’s for the president of the United States or your city’s mayor（市长）. If you have a friend or relative who has a6.
（健康）problem such as a cancer（癌症）, you might donate （捐助）some of your time to help
an organization or7.（提供）other help to people with the same8.（疾病）.You also can serve food at a9.（无家可归的）shelter; volunteer to10.（花 费）time at a retirement community; take part in a park clean-up day. The possibilities are endless!
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1.I don’t think he will make such a______.
2.He_______down on the bed and soon fell asleep.
3.We should tell the______about this accident.
4.My mother cut_______when she cooked yesterday.
5.You may borrow my book, but you should________it at once.
We can’t remember clearly since when we started to take our mobiles to a dinner table. This happens a lot, especially when we eat out. Once a dish comes，instead of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be
“liked”. Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get “liked” or not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for only a meal．
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If not, how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to doing is not so good. Spending time taking
photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment（实验）.
Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a result, it showed that the more photos they took,._________. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
Besides the scientific result, there are also some other bad influences of taking photos of food before meal.
After posting the photos onto the Internet, one will not be able to control himself and check his mobile many times. “Does everyone like my photos? I hope a lot of people like them!” It seems that your mobile secretly calls your name all the time, even when you are with real people.
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not taking photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
1.From the passage, what happens a lot at the dinner table nowadays?
A. People talk about their Weibo or WeChat.
B. People learn from each other how to cook dishes.
C. People like taking photos with friends or families.
D. People take photos of food and post them before eating.
2.Which of the following can be put in the in Paragraph 3?
A. the less cheerful they became
B. he more interested they were in the food
C. the less delicious the food seemed to them
D. the more “liked” they got on Weibo or Wechat
3.Which of the following is the writer’s opinion?
A. We take out our mobiles and click when a dish comes.
B. We check our mobiles from time to time during the meal.
C. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant.
D. Some people were asked to take photos before they could enjoy food.
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Enjoy the life with people around us instead of taking photos of food.
B. Take photos of delicious food and share them with others.
C. Remember to have dinner with our family and friends at home.
D. Take photos of food in order to have a wonderful life.
For many years, we couldn’t talk with the deaf. These deaf people couldn’t use a spoken language.
But beginning in the 1700s, the deaf were taught a special language. Using this language, they could share thoughts and ideas with others. The language they used was a language without sound. It was a sign language.
How did this sign language work? The deaf learnt to make certain movements with their hands, faces and bodies. These movements stood for things and ideas. People might move their forefingers across their lips. This meant “you are not telling the truth”. They might tap their chin with three fingers. This meant “my uncle”.
The deaf learned to see a finger alphabet. They used their fingers to make the letters of the alphabet. In this way, they spelled out words. Some deaf people could spell out words at a speed of 130 words per minute.
The deaf don’t use the sign language and finger spelling as much as they once were. Today, the deaf learn to understand others by watching their lips. They also learn how to speak.
1.How long has the sign language been taught?
A. For 1700 years.
B. For 700 years.
C. Since about 300 years ago.
D. Since about 200 years ago.
2.How did this sign language work?
A. The deaf make certain movements using their hands, faces and bodies.
B. The deaf speak with their mouth.
C. The deaf talk with us by writing.
D. The deaf only talk to us by using their fingers.
3.Which of the sentences is wrong?
A. The sign language and finger spelling are not used as much as they once were.
B. Today, the deaf are taught to understand others by watching their lips.
C. The deaf might tap their chin with three fingers. This mean “you are not telling the truth”.
D. The deaf are also taught to see a finger alphabet.
4.The title of the passage is .
A. The Deaf.
B. The Blind.
C. The Language of the Deaf.
D. The Language of the Blind.
A poor boy lived in a small town. He sold goods from door to door to pay for school. One day, he had only one cent left, and he was hungry. He decided that he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, when a young woman opened the door, the boy was shy, so he just asked for some water. The woman knew he was hungry, so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank
it slowly, and then asked, “How much should I pay for it？” “You won't pay for it. My mother has
told me that it is good to help the people who are in trouble，” she replied. The boy said, “Then I thank you from my heart.” As the boy left that house, he felt stronger. He knew he had many things to do.
Many years later, the young woman became ill. The local doctors couldn't save her. People had to send her to a big city. When the doctor knew who the woman was, he was excited and tried his best to save her life. He succeeded. The woman needed to pay for the medical bill. The doctor learned that she couldn't afford it. So he wrote something down on the medical bill. The woman read the bill, “You have paid it with a glass of milk.”
1.The poor boy sold goods from door to door because _.
A. he had no money left
B. he needed money to buy some food
C. he wanted to raise money for Project Hope
D. he had to make money for his school
2.Why was the young woman sent to a hospital in a big city?
A. Because she was seriously ill.
B. Because she had lots of money.
C. Because she wanted to visit the doctor.
D. Because she knew the poor boy worked there.
3.From the passage we can know the doctor (the poor boy) .
A. let the young woman pay for the bill
B. was always thankful for the young woman's kindness
C. didn't remember the young woman
D. failed to save the young woman's life
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. The young woman had a bad mother.
B. The poor boy asked for some money.
C. The young woman and her mother were both kind to others.
D. The poor boy became a famous engineer when he grew up.
