Cricket(板球) is Australia’s most popular summer sport. It is so popular that many people say summer does not start until Australians play their cricket game of the season. It is known as the “Summer of Cricket”. Most Australians will watch games on TV, listen to the commentary(评论) on the radio or play games themselves.
Many even go to the gym and watch games in person. Two teams of 11 people play against each other. They take turns hitting a leather(皮革) ball with a wooden bat. The batsmen(击球手) hit the ball to score goals. The team that scores the most goals wins.
Some of Australia’s biggest celebrities(名人) are cricket players. The sport is also very popular in the UK, India, South Africa and Sri Lanka.
There are more and more cricket competitions starting in China. China has its own men’s and women’s cricket teams that are gradually getting better.
任务1: 阅读短文(B), 根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1.p________ being liked or enjoyed by a large number of people
2.a________ disagreeing with sb./sth.
任务2: 阅读短文(B), 进行同义句转换，每空一词。
The team that scores the most goals wins.
The team that scores the most goals is _______ _______.
3.________
4.________
任务3: 根据短文(B)内容回答问题。
5.What is the most popular summer sport in Australia?
_______________________________
6.How many players are there in each cricket team?
_______________________________
7.Where is cricket very popular?
_______________________________
A: Hi, John. How are you doing?
B: 1.
A: Why, what’s the matter?
B: 2. Bob, a lot of things. First of all, I went to a small restaurant last night and then later got sick.
A: That’s too bad. 3.
B: Yeah, probably.
A: Did you see the doctor?
B: No. It’s not that serious. 4. I’ve also been having some problems at school.
A: Like what?
B: Well, I’m in trouble in my math class. I think math is difficult. I really don’t understand it at all, so I’m thinking of giving up.
A: Oh, you shouldn’t do that! 5.
B: That’s very kind of you.
A.But that’s not all.
B.I’ll try my best to help you.
C.Everything is all right.
D.I’m not good at math, either.
E.To tell you the truth,
F.Do you think it was because of something you ate?
G.Not so good.
Thousands of years ago, Shennong, who had an ox(牛) head and a human body, lived in South China. Seeing that local people were suffering from disease(患有疾病), he built ladders(梯子) and houses on a high mountain to keep hundreds of medical plants. 1.
The legend(传说) has made Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists. 2. You can see beautiful scenes of the four seasons from different altitudes(海拔). “When the bottom of the mountain is summer, the top is spring and while the foot of the hill is autumn, the top is covered with ice,” local people say of the special weather of Shennongjia.
Shennongjia is also home to 5,000 kinds of animals and plants. 3. For example, the golden monkey, the clouded leopard(云豹) and the Asian black bear live there.
One mystery about Shennongjia is its “Bigfoot” legend. Some people once said that they saw very big footprints(脚印) or large man-like animals. 4. Some say they are just bears.
5. On July 17, 2016, Shennongjia Forestry District was added(增加) to the United Nations World Heritage list as a natural site(遗址). China now has 50 world heritage sites, second only to Italy in the world.
根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺(每个选项只能用一次)。
A.Many animals in danger live there.
B.To remember him, people named the place Shennongjia.
C.The beautiful place has got a new title.
D.Traveling there is a special experience.
E.But scientists haven’t made them clear.
We live in a fast-paced(快节奏的), technology-packed world where we spend most of our time indoors playing computer games or using social media(媒体). But do you remember when you spent most of your time outside, running, playing, and laughing with your friends?
Leaving your tech behind may seem difficult, but if you lose yourself in nature, you’ll probably forget all about it. Scientist Albert Einstein once said, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
In the US, June is Great Outdoors Month. They want to get more kids outside to have active fun once again. Former(前任) US President Barack Obama wrote in a paper declaring(宣告) the day in 2012, “Nature offers each of us the chance to get active, discover something, and make our relationships with family and friends strong.”
The US Union Creek Resort website noted, “We all know how fast life can be, so it’s never too soon or too late to create happy memories that we will cherish and share forever.”
Besides making us feel happy, science supports the idea that outdoor activities can cut down stress. “Fresh air and sunlight have the largest advantages,” wrote Susanne Preston, a mental health expert at South University, US. “With increased exposure(暴露) to natural sunlight, incidents of seasonal affective disorder(季节性情绪失调) fall and the vitamin D in people’s skin helps to relax their moods(心情).”
What could be a better way to help out with daily stress than to enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors?
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word “cherish” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A.欢呼 B.珍惜 C.振奋
2.The writer wants to tell us to ________.
A.play computer games B.live in a fast-paced world C.spend more time outdoors
3.The word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to(指的是) ________.
A.your friends B.your tech C.nature
4.Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A.Barack Obama is US President now.
B.We spend most of our time staying indoors.
C.Nature can make our relationships with family and friends strong.
5.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Leaving your tech behind may seem difficult.
B.It’s nice to enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors.
C.There is only one way to deal with daily stress.
One night, a little swallow(燕子) flew over the city. He was very tired and wanted to have a good sleep in the city. When he saw the Statue(雕像) of the Happy Prince, he flew down and got ready to sleep between the feet of the Happy Prince.
Just as he was putting his head under his wing, some water fell on him. He thought it was raining. But when he looked up, he found the sky was so clear and bright that he could see lots of stars. Suddenly, he saw some tears(眼泪) were running down the Prince’s golden face.
“Why are you crying?” asked the swallow. “In a little street, there’s a poor house. From one of the windows, I see a woman sitting at a table. She’s sewing(缝) clothes for rich women to wear. On a bed in the corner of the room, her little boy is sick. He’s asking for oranges, but his mother has only water to give him, so he is crying. The boy is so thirsty and the mother is so sad. Little swallow, will you please take her the jewel(珠宝) from the top of my sword(宝剑)?” “It is very cold here and I am leaving for a warm place, but I will stay with you and do as you ask.” The swallow took the bright red jewel from the Prince’s sword and flew away with it in his mouth. He flew into the woman’s room and put it beside the woman’s needle(针).
After he flew back, he told the Prince what he had done. “It’s strange,” he added, “It’s so cold but I feel quite warm now.”
“That’s because you have done a good thing,” said the Prince. The little swallow began to think about this, and then he fell asleep.
根据短文的内容判断正误，正确的写A，错误的写B。
1.The little swallow lived in the city with the Statue of the Happy Prince.
2.The Prince had a golden face.
3.The poor woman’s little daughter was sick.
4.Both the little swallow and the Prince were kind enough to help the poor.
5.From the story we know that the beauty of life is to give roses, to have good smell left in your hands.
Sunflower seeds(葵花籽) are rich in vitamin E. The vitamin is an antioxidant(抗氧化剂) that helps prevent cancer(癌症), heart trouble, eye problems and possibly aging(衰老).
The value of seeds
One serving(份) of sunflower seeds gives you 14 milligrams(毫克) of vitamin E. Experts say people need 15 milligrams of vitamin E every day.
28g of sunflower seeds 14 mg of vitamin E
Vitamin E needed each day 15 mg of vitamin E
How to serve
Eat alone as a snack, on top of salads, in bread, and in vegetable dishes.
根据语言材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What we are reading is an article about ________.
A.world’s healthy food
B.sunflower seeds
C.how to be healthy
2.Which vitamin do sunflower seeds have?
A.Vitamin A. B.Vitamin B. C.Vitamin E.
3.What does the vitamin in sunflower seeds do?
A.It protects people from heart trouble and eye problems.
B.It makes people become young.
C.It can make cancer patients become healthy again.
4.To get enough vitamin E, how many sunflower seeds should we eat every day?
A.28g. B.14mg. C.30g.
5.What is a good way to eat sunflower seeds?
A.Eating them with vegetables.
B.Eating them along with other snacks.
C.Putting them in water first.
