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每一次变化都伴随着我们的成长，作为初中生的你，你感觉自已比起小时候有了哪些变化?请写一篇文章描述一下你认为最明显的变化。
要点包括: 1. 变化是什么?
2. 变化是如何发生的?
3. 变化后有什么感受?
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No school, no homework, travel on the sea, have adventures all the time. Sounds interesting? That may be a pirate’s (海盗) life in movies. But what do pirates do in real life?
Pirates are robbers (强盗) on the water. As long as there has been trade on the sea, there have been pirates.
Vikings (维京人) were early pirates in Northern Europe from the 8th to the 11th century. They were strong and good at fighting. From 1650 to 1720, there were many famous and scary pirates such as Blackbeard (his real name was Edward Teach) and Jack Rackham
In Eastern Asia, Japanese pirates were common in the 13th and 14th centuries. Pirates today, such as the Somali pirates, have a bad reputation (名声). They rob ships and catch people to ask for more money.
海盗已经成为流行文化的一部分。In the story of Peter Pan, Captain Hook is scary but acts like a gentleman. He is famous for wearing a hook (钩子) and a big hat with a feather (羽毛). The Disney movies made people more interested in pirates. There is even an international festival called Talk Like a Pirate Day. People around the world celebrate this festival on September 19 each year.
1.What is the topic sentence of this passage?
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2.What is the biggest difference between Captain Hook and other pirates mentioned in the passage?
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3.Which Vikings pirates are mentioned in this passage?
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4.When is the Talk Like n Pirate Day?
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5.将文中画线的汉语译成英语。
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If you only know Australia for 1. (it) kangaroos and cotton (棉花), then you are behind the times. Now, Australia is said 2. be the best place 3. live in the world.
According to a survey, Melbourne in Australia is the most livable city in the world. This is the first time since 2002 4. Melbourne was 5. (name) the best city to live in.
Melbourne, the second-biggest city in Australia, won in every area. More than 40 percent of Melbourne is covered by trees and grass. The city is home to people from more than 223 6. (country) and regions. There aren’t many cars in the city. Trains, streetcars and buses make up Melbourne’s public transportation system. There are also many sporting events that are 7. (hold) there, such as the Australian Open and the F1 Racing Championship.
Vienna, Austria is second 8. (介词) the list. It is a popular city for tourism (旅游业). The city is surrounded (环绕) by great forests and crossed by the beautiful Danube River. 9. (介词) the capital of Austria, Vienna is nicknamed “the city of music” and 10. (host) many great concerts every year.
As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have important effects on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s 1Q scores,” Lewis says, “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”
The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, which needs more attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone gets up from the table and walks around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention. “When TV is on.” Lewis says, “Dinner is a non-event.”
1.Why are the parents with small families talk actively?
A. Their children are outgoing.
B. They love to community.
C. They get along well with each other.
D. They think it’s easy to control the order.
2.What is the meaning of “invisible”?
A. The middle children keep away from the dinner.
B. No one likes the middle children.
C. The middle children are quiet
D. The middle children get no attention.
3.Why are some children most likely to get up from the table during the dinner time?
A. They are full.
B. They don’t want to eat food with their families.
C. They didn’t get enough attention.
D. They want to eat alone.
4.Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question ______.
A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
5.Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A. It is important to have the right food for children.
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner
Do you dream to be a superman? Do you dream to have super-human strength (力量)?
The book “What Makes You a Super Hero”, written by Danika Gordon, tells us that everyone has his or her own super power: to be kind and help others. “There are lots of little stories in the book.” said Danika.
Danika Gordon is a 14-year old girl from South Dakota, the US. Both at school and in her community, she is always helping others. She finds joy in being kind and calls on others to do it.
Gordon’s idea came from her own experience when she was 8 years old. At that time, Gordon was always bullied (被欺负) at primary school. But she never lost hope. From then on, Gordon began to help some students with their lessons. She believes that when students are bullied, they should get help from teachers, and not think about revenge. That only makes things worse. Kindness is the strongest power.
1.How does Gordon let us know that everyone of us has super strength?
A. By speaking knowledge.
B. By telling stories.
C. By introducing herself.
D. By explaining her point.
2.What can we know about Gordon from the passage?
A. She is a little girl from the UK.
B. She never lost hope of life.
C. She dreamed to be a superman.
D. She studies very hard.
3.What does the word “That” refer to?
A. Get help from teachers.
B. Students are bullied.
C. Be kind to others.
D. Revenge.
4.What is the best title of this passage?
A. Everyone is a superman.
B. Kindness makes you strong.
C. We should help others.
D. The book “What Makes You a Super Hero”.
5.From the passage, we can know that super-human strength is ______.
A. love B. smile C. bravery D. kindness
