Archimedes and the golden crown
One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to make him a golden crown. At first, he was very__________ with it.
“It’s a nice crown, isn’t it?” he asked his men. Later, however, he began to doubt __________ it was a real golden crown. “Is it made completely of gold?” he wondered. He sent it to Archimedes and asked him to find out the truth.
“This problem seems difficult to solve. What should I do?” thought Archimedes.
Archimedes was still thinking about this problem __________ he filled his bath with water. When he got into the bath, some water ran over.
“That’s it!” shouted Archimedes. “I know __________ to solve the king’s problem!”
Archimedes went straight to the palace to see the king. First, he __________ the crown and asked the king for some gold of the same weight.
Next, he put two pots into two big bowls and filled __________ pots with water. He put the gold into one pot, and some water ran into the bowl. Then he put the crown into __________ pot. This time, even more water ran into the bowl.
“Look at this,” said Archimedes to King Hiero. “A crown __________completely of gold displaces __________water than a crown made of gold and another metal. This crown displaced more water than gold of the same weight, so I’m certain that it is not __________ made of gold. ”
“The crown maker tricked me, didn’t he? What a bad man he is!” shouted King Hiero. He then sent the crown maker to prison.
1.A.happily B.happy C.happier D.more happily
2.A.if B.what C.how D.why
3.A.as soon as B.after C.while D.when
4.A.what B.how C.why D.when
5.A.weighs B.weigh C.weighed D.has weighed
6.A.both B.either C.all D.every
7.A.the others B.other C.the other D.another
8.A.is made B.was made C.makes D.made
9.A.much B.little C.more D.less
10.A.complete B.completely C.completing D.completed
House fires cause many deaths each year and a large number of these fires are unfortunately set by children.1.Kids must understand that they’d better not play with fire. You should keep matches and lighters out of their reach.
2. The main job of such an alarm is to protect you while you're asleep. You should have a smoke alarm outside each bedroom and on each floor of your home. You ought to have two plans for getting out of your house if there is a fire and practise these plans in the dark with your family.
A smoke alarm warns you of the danger.3.Take action immediately. When you come to a closed door, check it with the back of your hand. If it feels hot, there may be smoke or fire behind the door, so take care. Once you are out of your house, call the fire department from a neighbor's house. If a family member or a pet is caught inside, you shouldn’t go back in. Firemen know how to perform rescues safely.
4.Change the batteries at least once a year. You should use the test button each month to see if the alarm and batteries are still working. A smoke alarm lasts about ten years. You ought to change it even if it seems to be working.
A.Most of these deaths can be avoided
B.But when you hear it, you don ’t have much time
C.A smoke alarm is only good if it's working properly
D.So, it's important to teach them that fire is a tool, not a toy
E.A smoke alarm greatly reduces your chances of being hurt in a fire
Nowadays, “toilet revolution” is a thing in China.China is investing seven billion yuan in the project.The money is spent building or upgrading (改进) toilets in 30,000 villages.
Experts have agreed that a “toilet revolution” is very important.Better toilets mean healthier lives and better living standards.Better toilets can also help encourage tourism and improve the economy.
“Toilet revolution” was started in 2015.Chinese president Xi Jinping then called for improvement to toilets across China.The government has invested more than 1.6 billion yuan in the project since then.Nearly 70,000 toilets have been built or upgraded.By the end of 2017, 45 percent of rural residents (居民) had been using standard toilets.In 2013, that number was only 36 percent.
In cities popular with tourists, more expensive toilets have been built.These toilets have ATMs, WiFi and recharging (充电) stations for mobile phones.Some toilets, meanwhile, have been expanded (扩大). Now, they have special cubicles (隔间) for the disabled and adults with young children.
China, in fact, is not alone in focusing on toilets.According to Bill Gates' foundation, forty percent of the world's population doesn't have flush toilets.UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) says at least 1.2 million young children die of diarrhea each year.Contact with human waste is the main cause.Gates says toilets of the future will be able to save 800 lives every day.
1.What is the money China is investing used to do?
A.To expand more expensive toilets. B.To encourage tourism and improve the economy.
C.To build or upgrade toilets in the villages. D.To help solve some diseases like diarrhea.
2.What does the underlined word “a thing” mean most perhaps in Chinese？
A.一片哗然 B.一份耕耘 C.一张织网 D.一种潮流
3.From this passage, we can know that ________.
A.the “toilet revolution” is very important for many countries in the world
B.compared with 2013, the number of standard toilets has increased by 9% in 2017
C.the toilets which have ATMs, WiFi and recharging stations are nice and cheap
D.toilets of the future can save over 30,000 lives a month
4.What's the text mainly about?
A.There aren't enough flush toilets in the world.
B.China is to further improve its toilets.
C.A “toilet revolution” is very popular around the world.
D.UNICEF is leading a “toilet revolution” to save children suffering from diarrhea.
假定你是某国际学校的学生李华。最近，你校打算为同学们制作统一的校服，请你给外籍校长威尔逊先生写一封电子邮件，要点如下：
1. 写邮件的目的；
2. 对校服布料、款式等提出建议并说明理由。
参考词汇：校服uniform；款式style
注意：1. 词数80-100；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾己给出，伹不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Wilson,
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Yours,
Li Hua
Many things can be shared these days, such as bikes, cars and chargers(充电宝). A “sharing bookstore” also came out last year.
Sanxiaokou Xinhua Bookstore, the world’s first sharing bookstore, opened on July 16 in Hefei, Anhui province, according to China News. It sells books as normal bookstores. But at the same time, it allows readers to take books home for free to read after paying a 99 yuan deposit(押金). They can borrow two books in 10 days by scanning a QR code(扫描二维码) on the book.
The bookstore is quite popular among the cily’s readers. By Aug 26, more than 100,000 books had been borrowed. The number of visitors to the bookstores has also grown by 50 percent. The bookstore is going to open nine more stores in other places of the city.
But some people question that these sharing bookstores are just like a library.
“Although the two both rent books, sharing bookstores have more kinds of books," Xu Xinwei, the store’s deputy manager(副店长)，told China News. “We also renew(更新) our book selection more often than libraries.”
1.When did the world’s first sharing bookstore open?
_____________________________________________________________________（不超过10个词）
2.What can you do after paying a 99 yuan deposit in Sanxiaokou Xinhua Bookstore?
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3.Compared with libraries, what are the advantages of sharing bookstores?
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Most of us in China are used to paying for almost everything with our phones. But for foreign visitors who aren’t familiar with this method, it may seem strange.
Lim May, a girl who comes from Singapore studies in Shanghai, said once she was waiting in line to buy breakfast in Shanghai and saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash or using bank cards. Soon after, she realized that the customers were using WeChat Pay(微信支付). She was even more surprised to find that this kind of payment has spread to almost every part of Chinese people’s daily life now.
Lim pointed out that Singapore falls behind in mobile payments. “When visitors from China find that they have to use cash here, they ask, ‘How can Singapore be so backward?’ ” Lim said.
The popularity of mobile payments in China has made several foreign companies to accept them. Many countries now accept mobile payment services for Chinese tourists, with WeChat Pay covered in 13 foreign countries and areas and Alipay(支付宝) over 200.
While mobile payments are now a normal part of life in China, it’s not so common in other countries even in the US. It’s reported that in 2016, Chinese mobile payments were nearly 50 times greater than those in the US last year.
This may be partly because Western mobile payment services need businesses to install(安装) expensive equipment(设备）before customers can use them. While in China, all it takes is a QR code(二维码) and a smart phone.
1.According to Lim’s experience, which of the following you may probably see when buying things in China now?
A.People use cash to buy things at a shop without waiting in line.
B.People usually use bank cards to pay for breakfast in Shanghai.
C.People often go shopping with their smart phones instead of cash.
D.People don’t take any cash with them when they go shopping.
2.What does the underlined word “backward” mean in the passage?
A.麻烦的 B.落后的 C.不同的 D.搞笑的
3.According to the passage, we can learn that __________.
A.most Chinese people have been used to paying without cash now
B.WeChat Pay has developed faster than Alipay in foreign countries
C.people now can only use mobile payments in big cities of China
D.it’s hard for Chinese businesses to offer mobile payment services
4.What’s the best title for this passage?
A.China leads world in mobile payment B.The development of mobile payment
C.Advantages of using mobile payment D.How to use mobile payment in China
