Here is a famous story about the Great Wall of China. The story happened in the Qin Dynasty.1. Do you want to know more about the love story?
One day, the emperor, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his soldiers (士兵) to capture (俘虏) some young men. He sent the young men to build the Great Wall of China.
A young man named Fan Xiliang didn't want to get captured. 2. He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to hide. When he heard the soldiers coming towards him, he was terrified.
At that time, a woman named Lady Meng Jiang was passing by Fan Xiliang. She saw the poor man and saved him. Fan Xiliang said thanks to Lady Meng Jiang. 3. Later on they got married.
Unfortunately, Fan Xiliang was found and captured. He was sent to the Great Wall and worked there.
Lady Meng Jiang waited for her husband day and night. Winter came, but Fan Xiliang failed to return.4. She took the warm clothes to the Great Wall, but she didn't find Fan Xiliang.
Someone told her that Fan Xiliang had died and that he was buried in the Great Wall.
5. She cried so sadly that a part of the Great Wall collapsed (倒塌) and she finally found Fan Xiliang's body.
A.Lady Meng Jiang stayed by the wall and kept crying day and night.
B.After a few days' being together, they fell in love with each other.
C.He ran away from his home and planned to hide somewhere.
D.Both of them had never loved a person like this.
E.It was a moving love story.
F.If there is a will, there is a way.
G.Lady Meng Jiang prepared some warm clothes for her husband.
What do you do if you are in trouble on a lonely island? Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of doing this is to draw the attention of a passing plane.
Body signals
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line, it means “yes”. When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side, it means “no”. If you want the pilot to know that it's safe to land, push your hands in front of you and bend your knees. If you want to say it's not safe to land, put your arms in the air and move them to one side.
Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away, so it's a good way to draw attention. If the weather is dry, it isn't hard to start a fire. Remember, however, the fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you are sure that it can't spread. If the ground is dark, light smoke can be seen more easily. Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It's a good idea to build some signals, too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols. If you can't find any wood, use earth. Some useful symbols are：
F“I need food and water.”
II“I need medicine.”
I“I am badly hurt.”
X“I am unable to move from here.”
Pilots' replies
If the pilot lowers the plane's wings from side to side, this means “message received and understood”. (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's green lights.) If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise (顺时针方向的) circle, this means “message received but not understood”. (At night, the pilot flashes the plane's red lights.)
However, there is no signal which means “message not received”.
1.Which picture means “it's safe to land”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.What can you use to build Ground－to－air signals on a lonely island?
A.Wood or earth. B.Grass and leaves.
C.Wood and leaves. D.Sand or grass.
3.What can we know from the passage?
A.Swinging your arm from side to side means “yes”．
B.Light smoke can be seen easily if the ground is dark.
C.You can make a symbol “I” if you need some medicine.
D.The pilots send out a yellow lights at night.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The explanation of body signals on an island.
B.The importance of making signals on an island.
C.Ways of living on a lonely island.
D.Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.
Anger and sadness are important in life. New research shows that experiencing and accepting such feelings is good.
Positive (积极的) thoughts and feelings are, of course, good for our health. But unpleasant feelings are just as important as the enjoyable ones in helping us understand life's ups and downs. Negative (消极的) feelings are important because they can tell us that we may have a health problem, or we need to pay attention to other important matters such as friendship.
Instead of avoiding negative feelings, we should accept them. Many people find it helpful to breathe slowly and deeply while learning to accept negative feelings or imagine the feelings as clouds to remind them that they will pass.
If the feelings are very strong, you may want to express how you feel in a diary or to other persons. You may want to tell the friend that her words hurt you or take steps to leave the job that makes you unhappy.
You should pay attention to your breathing and simply acknowledge (承认) any bad thoughts or feelings. This may make it easier to accept unpleasant thoughts.
It is impossible to avoid negative feelings fully, because to live is to experience losing and pain. Therefore, learning how to deal with those feelings is very important.
1.What's the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A.What positive and negative thoughts and feelings are.
B.How positive and negative thoughts and feelings influence people.
C.What we can do to keep negative feelings away.
D.Both positive and negative thoughts and feelings are important.
2.What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A.Clouds. B.Negative feelings.
C.Positive thoughts. D.Important matters.
3.What ways does the writer tell us to deal with negative feelings?
①Breath deeply. ②Talk to others. ③Write a diary. ④Avoid the feelings.
A.①②③ B.②③④
C.①③④ D.①②④
4.What can we infer from the last paragraph of the passage?
A.We will experience more bad feelings than the good ones.
B.Some people will only experience losing and pain in their lives.
C.We can avoid bad feelings because we can choose to forget them.
D.Everyone will experience anger and sadness during his lifetime.
Sydney Fredette has a lot things to deal with. Not only is she a high school student, but she has also set up her own organization, Beary Merry Christmas. She volunteers to serve poor kids and families in Orange County (县) in California, US.
To remember her best friend who died of cancer nearly 10 years ago, Fredette decided to serve those in Orange County who are less lucky than she is.
She began with the simple idea of collecting donated (捐赠的) Build－A－Bears, the popular toy animal that is made by children themselves in the stores' workshops. Fredette then gave them as gifts to the homeless children in California during the holiday season.
With donations at more than 100 bears a year, Fredette and volunteers host activities every year, where volunteers give out not only the bears, but also clothing, meals and other things.
Not wanting to limit (限制) the giving to just the holiday months, Fredette now hosts other activities for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Halloween, providing the chance for her volunteer team to make a difference through the year.
“I love building relationships with the people I serve,” Fredette said. “The thanks they have, hearing their stories and seeing how happy they are, it's so cool.”
Future plans for Fredette include building a public food bank and providing a self－development class for students in her school who will soon attend college.
Heading to college herself in the autumn, Fredette is looking to stay local and continue to help out in her county. In fact, she was regarded as a “Dreamer & Doer” not long ago for her work in improving her community, along with 32 other high school students.
1.Why did Fredette start her own organization?
A.Because she wanted to help poor kids and families.
B.Because she wanted to look after the sick.
C.Because she wanted to thank her best friend.
D.Because she wanted to keep her life busy.
2.What can we learn about Beary Merry Christmas?
A.It holds one activity a year. B.It gives out other things besides bears.
C.It buys bears from the stores. D.It offers service around America.
3.What can we infer about Fredette?
A.She likes telling people stories. B.She dreams of being a teacher.
C.She is pleased with what she does. D.She plans to leave California for college.
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A.Providing a Food Bank. B.Giving Back to Society.
C.Getting on Well with Others. D.Improving Community Colleges.
Come and enjoy yourselves here!
Nowadays, people have a lot of pressure in their daily life, and everyone seems to have no time to stay with their friends and family. Maybe you want to have a change, either hang out with friends or just go out for a movie. Perhaps you can't find a satisfying solution. Now we provide you a great chance to spend some wonderful time with your loved ones. Join us for an evening full of humor, history and horror in the streets of Old Glasgow.
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Ghosts and Ghouls 5：00 p．m. (weekday only)
All tours leave from George Square. Each tour lasts 30 minutes.
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1.If an adult, 2 teenagers and a 10－year－old child want to have a tour there, how much should they pay?
A.￡17. B.￡18.
C.￡19. D.￡20.
2.If people want to know more information, what CAN NOT they do?
A.Make a phone call. B.Send a fax.
C.Visit their website. D.Send an e-mail.
3.What can we infer from the given information?
A.You can join the tours of Glasgow in any month you like.
B.Only Children can have discount.
C.Some tours leave from George Square.
D.There will be activities at night in the streets of Old Glasgow.
At a dark night, a man came to a lonely village. When he walked slowly, a yellow light suddenly _______ at the end of the road. It came from a _______ which was carried by a man. A villager near him said, "Here Blind Sun comes."
"Blind?" the man said, "That's too _______. A blind man has no idea of day and night, can’t _______ the beauty of nature, or even doesn't know what the light is. Wasn't he funny to carry a lantern?"
As the lantern was coming near, the yellow light moved gradually to the man. The man asked, "_______, may I ask you whether you're really blind?"
The blind man answered, "Yes, the moment I stepped into the world, I can't see _______ "
The man asked, "In that case, _______ do you carry a lantern?" The blind man smiled, "At night all the people without light are just as blind _______ me, so I light a lantern."
The man said, "I see, you light for others."
But the man said, "No, I do it for _______. "
"For yourself? But there is no ________ to do that. " the man felt surprised again.
The blind man explained, "Were you ever knocked by others ________ the dark? "
The man nodded, "yes, sometimes. "
The man said proudly, "Believe it or not. I ________ knocked anyone. Although I’m blind, I carry the lantern, not only light for others, but let others see me, ________ they won’t knock me."
After hearing that, the man was lost in thought…
In fact, everyone has a lamp in himself, light it actively not only for others, but also for yourself! – Never put yourself in a dark ________ when you feel left out and find it hard to ________ well with others, are you ready to light your lamp?
1.A. appeared B. fell C. went D. closed
2.A. basket B. toy C. lantern D. bag
3.A. easy B. clear C. useful D. strange
4.A. hear B. enjoy C. touch D. play
5.A. Excuse me B. Come on C. I'm sorry D. Never mind
6.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
7.A. how B. why C. where D. which
8.A. as B. like C. to D. of
9.A. yourself B. himself C. myself D. ourselves
10.A. time B. need C. way D. problem
11.A. such as B. instead of C. because of D. as for
12.A. always B. never C. often D. usually
13.A. after B. so C. if D. because
14.A. situation B. village C. dream D. country
15.A. turn on B. hold on C. put on D. get on
