Patricia was born in Michigan and grew up in California. When she was a little girl, she often stayed with her grandparents who lived in Union City, Michigan. One summer day, a meteorite (流星) 1. (fall) from the sky, right into her grandparents’ backyard! Before that, her grandparents had lived a 2. ['kwaət] life on their farm. Now things were 3. from before. They had so much to do. People came to see the meteorite. The professors from the 4. [juːnɪ'vɜːsɪtɪ] came to study it and analyze (分析) it. Her grandparents had never talked to so many people in 5. (they) lives! Everything changed.
As you can guess, no one in the town had ever 6. (see) a meteorite before! They were confused (困惑) and didn’t know 7. to do. Some people thought it would bring them good 8. (lucky) if they touched it.
Patricia loves to tell the story about her meteorite and even today, she carries a piece of the meteorite with her 9. [weər'evə] she goes. When I met her, she let all of us touch it and make a 10.. What might you wish for if you could meet Patricia and see her meteorite?
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Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may look at someone in the eye who you have wronged (冤枉) and say “I am sorry”, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.
How can we build up our courage?
·Believe you will be successful. | Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you. |
·Exercise your courage. | It can be compared to a muscle (肌肉). The more we use courage, the greater it gets. |
·Know that giving up is not a choice. | It’s much easier to give up. But it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong. |
·Read inspiring stories of brave people. | Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of. |
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Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations. It is important to everyone. With courage, you will feel confident of your success; with courage, you won’t be 1. of anything difficult or dangerous; with courage, you may look at someone you have wronged in the eye and say sorry to him or her; with courage, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill.
Here are some useful 2. to build up our courage.
First, believe that you’ll 3.. Take chances and know that you have your own talents.
Second, exercise your courage. It’s just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the 4.
we will get.
Third, don’t 5. to give up although it’s much easier to do so, and you need courage to say or do what you think is right, even when others think you are wrong.
Finally, read inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is such a kind of person.
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During rush hours, you never know when a bus or a taxi might come. Walking might be too tiring. If it’s about two or three miles away, which kind of transportation will you choose? 1.
Bike shares are a growing convenience in many cities around the world. 2. Riders usually have to pick up a bike at a self-serve station and return it at another station later. However, a Chinese bike-sharing company called Ofo, is bringing this idea to a new level.
Like any other bike-sharing service, Ofo users can get a bike at any time. 3. Instead, they can pick one up wherever and whenever they please. To get a bicycle, riders with the app are able to find the nearest one. 4. After parking the bike, all they have to do is to lock it.
This Chinese company already has its bicycle throughout China, the United States and Singapore. 5. “We want to reach more cities, connect more bikes and serve more people”, said Ofo founder Dai Wei.
A. Thousands of bike sharing programs have been set up by the governments.
B. When a rider is done with the bike, returning is just as easy.
C. This month, 500 Ofo bicycles will be set up in Cambridge, England.
D. For short journeys, riding a bike could be the best solution.
E. The big difference is that they don’t need to find a self-serve station.
Can you write down a Chinese word being read to you? Sometimes it can be difficult when you find the word is not included in most dictionaries.
Lu Jialei, 14, from Hangzhou Foreign Language School, won the CCTV Chinese Character (汉字) Spelling Contest on Oct 18th, 2013. About 160 people competed. The host read a word to the contestant, explained its meaning and gave sample sentences. The contestant was required to write down the word.
Winning the contest was a “surprise” to Lu. “I was not the smartest one,” she said. “But I paid attention to details.” To prepare for the contest, she and her teammates studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary for 10 days. There are more than 56,000 entries (词条) including characters, words and phrases in it. She also had a secret weapon. She studied how Chinese characters were formed.
“When others paid attention to the plot of a story, she looked at how authors use words and sentences to express themselves,” said Su Yunsheng, Lu’s Chinese teacher. Su is happy to see students like Lu find the beauty of Chinese language.
“Besides using something Chinese and having Chinese traditional festivals, learning to write Chinese characters is also an important part of inheriting (传承) Chinese culture,” said Su.
1.Lu Jialei was born in ________.
A. 1997 B. 1999 C. 2001 D. 2002
2. Lu Jialei studied the Modern Chinese Dictionary ________ for the contest.
A. for more than one week B. as long as one week
C. for more than half a month D. as long as half a month
3.The contestant was required to write down the word ________.
A. after the contestant read the word to the host
B. before the host read the word to the contestant
C. after the host explained its meaning and gave sample sentences
D. before the contestant explained its meaning and gave sample sentences
4.Lu Jialei’s secret weapon was that ________.
A. she paid attention to details
B. she was the smartest contestant
C. she found the beauty of Chinese language
D. she studied how Chinese characters were formed
5.From the passage we can infer ________ isn’t an important part of inheriting Chinese culture.
A. trying to write Chinese characters
B. using chopsticks when having meals
C. giving and receiving presents at Christmas
D. spending the Spring Festival with families
The Spring Festival travel rush started on Friday Jan 13, 2017. It is the biggest thing for Chinese to travel in the Spring Festival. It has become the world's largest human movement every year.
During these days, billions of trips are made by travelers. The government's forecast(预测) shows the number is similar to last year's. But it is very difficult for the government to make sure the transportation goes well.
On Friday, 8.55 million trips were made on railways, 58 million by roads, 590, 000 by waterways and 1.3 million by air across the country, according to the Ministry of Transport. New services are being used during this year's travel rush to improve passengers' travel speed.
A few major train stations, such as Guangzhou and Changsha, are using face recognition (面貌识别) technology for the first time. The technology can save passengers' travel time. It is also convenient for train station staff members who check train tickets and ID cards.
The technology compares passenger's face with the photo on ID card. Now, passengers at those stations only need to stand in front of a camera for a few seconds after putting their ID cardat a checkpoint(检查站). Many passengers experienced the technology at Guangzhou South Railway Station. They described the technology as “convenient, fast and wonderful”.
1.The biggest problem for Chinese is the ________ in the Spring Festival.
A. money B. safety C. food D. travel
2.How many people had travelled by plane by the end of Jan 13, 2017?
A. 8.55 million. B. 58 million. C. 590,000. D. 1.3 million.
3.What technology is used for the first time this year?
A. Safety management system. B. Face recognition technology.
C. Communication technology. D. Luggage checking system.
4.Which of the following is true about face recognition technology?
A. Face recognition technology is used in all stations.
B. Face recognition technology was used last year.
C. Face recognition technology needs a few minutes.
D. Face recognition technology improves the travel speed.
5.The readers can possibly read the passage ________.
A. in a magazine B. in a guidebook
C. in a newspaper D. in a book
Everyone has a beautiful memory _______ school that is hard to forget. Among many things, relationships are the hardest to leave _______. Some schools try to stop students’ puppy love in different ways. Anything about “love” relationship is not ______. For example, a middle school in Fu’an, Fujian Province forbids(禁止) boys and girls to sit together for meals and forbids boys to look at girls for a long time;a middle school in Luohe, Henan Province sets _____ that boys and girls should meet in bright places with at least 5 other classmates, and ______ they meet in private they will be asked to go home with ______ for more than a week and even advised to leave school; a middle school in Jinan, Shandong Province ______ everyone to send food and gifts to or receive them from the opposite sex(异性). It also forbids students to help the opposite sex with bags and coats and requires a “44cm” distance between boys and girls.
Some students are not ______ with such rules. “Why should we have strict places for different sexes to eat in? It’s not using bathrooms!” Some people ______ care about the intelligence development of the students say that they should be more creative with fewer rules. For this, I’d like to say that middle school students are going through puberty(青春期). It’s normal for them to have some feelings for the opposite sex. Schools should provide correct guidance and education instead of giving simple and cruel rules and asking the students to______.
1.A. about B. to C. from
2.A. for B. behind C. with
3.A. forbidden B. stopped C. allowed
4.A. rules B. rulers C. goals
5.A. where B. what C. if
6.A. students B. parents C. teachers
7.A. forbids B. allows C. encourages
8.A. serious B. careful C. satisfied
9.A. which B. whom C. who
10.A. follow B. get C. become
