A. Dickens B. ticket
A. speed B. speak
A. town B. down
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.
