Weather affects (影响) all of us in one way or another, directly (直接地) or indirectly.
The first thing that many people do after getting up is to see what the weather is like. Knowing the information of the weather, people can make a good plan for their work and life, 1.. If it is cloudy, we will have to take a raincoat or an umbrella with us when we are leaving the house. However, we may plan to stay at home or shops in the market when there is going to be heavy rain,
2.. Dry, warm and cool weather makes people feel good, while wet, hot or icy weather makes people feel bad. Study shows that people feel more relaxed and happier between 20℃~22℃. But people feel terrible above 35℃ and below 5℃. 3..
Weather can also affect people’s health, People are more likely to catch the flu on the cold days. When it becomes hot, we may easily lose more water. If we don’t drink more water, we may have headache (头疼). 4..
Weather is important and part of life for all of us.
A.Weather can affect how people feel
B.When the sun comes up, it warms the air
C.If it is sunny, we may go out for a walk or play games in the open
D.Some people feel badly painful in their bones and joints (关节) in the rainy weather
E.So people may work and study better in spring and autumn
Do you have friends or relatives who live in other parts of China? For example, maybe you live in Beijing, but you have cousins in Chongqing. But luckily, if you want to call them on the phone or do a video chat with them, you don’t have to worry about which time zone you are in. This is because almost all of China follows a single standard time.
But some countries have many different time zones. For example, the US alone has five different time zones. My hometown New York is in the Eastern Time Zone. But my friends in California are in the Pacific Time Zone, which is three hours behind my time zone. So, if I want to call them, I have to plan with them ahead of time to make sure we are both free at the same time.
Actually, there is one exception (例外) in China: the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region (新疆维吾尔自治区). In this region, people either follow Beijing Time - the time that the rest of the country follows - or Xinjiang Time, which is about two hours behind Beijing Time. People in Xinjiang have to be clear whether they are using Xinjiang Time or Beijing Time when making plans with each other.
For the first year I lived in China, I would often get phone calls from my mother very late at night because she forgot to consider the time difference. My hometown is exactly 12 hours behind China time! But by now, my family, friends and I have gotten used to the difference.
1.There are ________ time zone(s) in America.
A.one B.two C.five
2.The writer has to make a plan with friends in California before calling because ________.
A.they are both free
B.they are at the same time
C.they are in different time zones
3.The underlined word “consider” means ________.
A.认为 B.关心 C.考虑
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.All of China follows a single standard time.
B.People in Xinjiang can choose the time they use.
C.It is 10:00 in New York when it is 12:00 in California.
5.The best title for this passage is ________.
A.Learn to Save Time
B.Make Plans before Calling
C.Different Countries, Different Times
A letter with some photos came from Uncle Max. In the letter, he said “I am going to explore again. Please look after my little pet.”
“What kind of pet?” said Dad Mum read on: “She’s called Cucumber, and she will be easy to feed.” But what kind of pet is it? Biff thinks it is a kitten. Chip thinks it is a gerbil. Kipper thinks it is a puppy. And Dad thinks it is a gorilla.
Just then, Uncle Max arrived, He put a bag down gently. “Meet Cucumber,” he said “A snake!” shouted Dad. “She eats crickets, flies and worm,” said Uncle Max. “Don’t let her escape and spray her tank with water. I will be back in a few weeks’ time,” After he left, the family all looked at Cucumber and didn’t know what to do.
Anneena came to play and saw Cucumber. “What a beautiful snake!” she said “She is quite harmless. But don’t handle her too much at first. Let her settle in.” But the family were still very afraid of the little pet .Every day, Ameena came to help look after Cucumber. She also told them how to feed her, how to pick her up, how to clean out the tank. Days later, Mum held Cucumber and began to like her. But the rest of fee family were not sure about liking keeping a snake in the house.
Mrs. May let fee children bring fee snake to school. Anneena gave a talk to the class and told that snakes were amazing creatures. A message from Uncle Max arrived, “I won’t be back for a year,” he said, “Why don’t you keep Cucumber?” Bills thought up a good idea. They gave Cucumber to Anneena. “Have a real cucumber in return!” she said happily.
1.Uncle Max kept a ________ as a pet.
A.kitten B.puppy C.snake.
2.To look after Cucumber well, they should ________.
A.let her escape B.keep her tank wet C.feed her with fish
3.________ told fee family to how to look after Cucumber.
A.Biff B.Anneena C.Mrs. May
4.Which offer following is True?
A.Anneena gave a real cucumber to fee family,
B.Mum wasn’t afraid of Cucumber at all at first
C.Bill knew much about taking good care of Cucumber.
5.The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A.not all snakes are scary
B.Bill and his family are very strict people
C.if you go out for a vacation, you should give others your pet
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Time | Level | Class | Teacher |
Monday | All levels | Cooking | Jessica |
Tuesday | Middle level and high level | Writing | Emma |
Wednesday | All levels | Acting | Cherry |
Thursday | All levels | Cooking | Jessica |
1.Cherry is the teacher of the ________ class.
A.cooking B.acting C.writing
2.I am so busy on Monday that I can’t have the cooking class, I can still have it on ________.
A.Tuesday B.Wednesday C.Thursday
3.If you are a beginner, you can have ________ kinds of classes?
A.two B.three C.four
May 21st | May 22nd | May 23rd | May 24th | May 25th | May 26th | May 27th |
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cloudy | rainy | partly cloudy | sunny | rainy | cloudy | sunny |
17℃~23℃ | 14℃~18℃ | 12℃~18℃ | 11℃~20℃ | 14℃~19℃ | 18℃~21℃ | 11℃~20℃ |
1.It is ________ on May 21st.
A.sunny B.rainy C.cloudy
2.Li Jun’s family should take ________ with them if they go out on May 25th?
A.kites B.umbrellas C.sunglasses
A man is walking by an elephant camp and finds that trainers (驯兽员) don’t _______ the elephants in cages or chain (囚禁) them. All that is a small piece of _______ —it is just around one of their legs.
When the man looks at the elephants, he doesn’t know why the elephants just don’t _________ the rope and run away? They can easily do so, but they don’t.
The man wants to know the answer, so he asks one of the trainers _________ it is so.
“When they are very _________ we use the small size of rope to chain them, and at that age, it is just right for them. When they grow up, they still think that they can’t run away. They think the rope can still chain them, so they never think of being _________, the trainer answers.
The man leaves away _________ but feels sorry that these animals can be free if they want, but it is just because over time, they think that they don’t have the _________.
How many of us live like the elephants—thinking we cannot do something just because we fail (失败) at it once or some times before?
Failure is part of _________. If we failed once or a few times, it doesn’t mean (意味) we can never make dreams come true. We should never give up (放弃) trying when we __________ failures in life.
1.A.let B.watch C.keep
2.A.rope B.cloth C.paper
3.A.turn off B.cut off C.show off
4.A.what B.why C.how
5.A.young B.old C.healthy
6.A.happy B.relaxed C.free
7.A.excitedly B.quietly C.luckily
8.A.time B.ability C.way
9.A.vacation B.teaching C.learning
10.A.make B.call C.meet
