The story of… |
Storytelling Storytelling is the activity of telling or writing stories. Stories can be real or made up, can be long or short, and can be about any subject. People have always told stories to please each other or to tell people about their world. |
Oral history Because early people couldn't read or write, they passed on stories by telling them to each other. The storyteller often acted out bits of the history. People still tell stories in this way today.
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Fairy tales A fairy tale is a story that includes magic and characters such as fairies, witches, goblins or giants. Fairy tales tell the story of good versus evil, and usually have a happy ending. Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin, and The Boy Who Cried Wolf are all examples of fairy tales. |
What is a story? A story is a made-up description of imaginary or real events and people. The Chinese story of Pangu is an imaginary one. |
Animal stories Many stories feature animals as their main characters. These animals speak and dress like real people, although they often live in animal homes. |
1.According to the passage, early people passed on stories mainly by __________.
A.writing events on the stone B.drawing pictures on the wall
C.telling stories to one another D.making marks on the wood
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.A fairy tale usually has a pleasant ending.
B.The Boy Who Cried Wolf is an animal story.
C.A made-up story should be as long as possible.
D.The Chinese story of Pangu is about a real event.
3.The passage probably comes from the _________.
A.Health B.Animal C.Science D.Education
Luke's father is a farmer. Instead of cows, pigs, and horses, there is corn, beans, strawberries and tomatoes around his house.
Luke doesn't mind that there are no _______. In fact, he likes living a fruit-and-vegetable farm much better. He feels it's magical that his vegetable to _______ something in the place where there used to be nothing.
"I’m planting _______ today, son. " Luke's father said. "They grow best in hot summer heat, _______ I need to plant them early in spring. That way there will be tall, healthy tomato vines(藤)once August arrives."
"How do you _______ they grow tall and healthy?" Luke asked.
"The vines grow strong when you give them care and attention and have a little bit of hope," his father laughed.
"Can I help?" Luke begged.
"Of course!" said his father
So when Luke was _______, he helped his father and Luke learned that a tomato plant does need much _______. He spent one whole day in the early June sun, hitting wooden sticks into the ground by young tomato plant. After the tomato vines had grown a little taller, Luke _______ the tomato vines to the sticks so that they would not fall over.
"The tomatoes _______ need a lot of attention!", Luke said one late afternoon.
"Most ________things do require a lot of attention, Luke," replied his father with a smile.
"What do you mean?" asked Luke.
"Well," his father said." We should pay close attention to things that make our lives better."
"That is ________ you pay attention to Mom?" asked Luke.
"Yes," replied his father, "I pay close attention to you and Mom because you both make my ________better."
The rest of Luke's work that day went ________ a lot quicker. Taking care of the tomato plants, Luke ________ he was taking care of his mom and dad. With a little bit of ________ magic and a lot of attention, Luke was certain these would be the most beautiful tomatoes he had ever seen once August arrived.
1.A.gardens B.pools C.animals D.hills
2.A.dig B.build C.create D.throw
3.A.beans B.carrots C.potatoes D.tomatoes
4.A.so B.but C.as D.or
5.A.make sure B.worry about C.turn down D.talk about
6.A.strong B.proud C.free D.lucky
7.A.sunshine B.care C.water D.warmth
8.A.tied B.pushed C.lifted D.added
9.A.hardly B.lately C.lastly D.certainly
10.A.strange B.delicious C.valuable D.popular
11.A.when B.how C.where D.why
12.A.work B.life C.decision D.feeling
13.A.by B.off C.over D.around
14.A.minded B.imagined C.regretted D.questioned
15.A.farm B.family C.vegetable D.nature
假如你是王轩，就读于一所国际学校，今天上午在学校图书馆捡到了一个书包，但却丢失了一个文具盒。请你根据下面的提示写一则寻物启事及一则招领启事，贴在学校公告栏内。
要求：包括所给的全部图表信息，语句通顺，语意连贯。
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阅读下面短文，完成题后的表格。
Hello, everyone! I'm Tom. This is a photo of my room. Look! This is a pencil box. It's orange. And it’s on the bed. My blue schoolbag is on the bed, too. A brown bookcase is next to the bed. Some books and a tape player are on it. The computer game is under the chair. It is black. I like black very much. My white cat is on the computer game. There is a radio on the table. I can listen to music every day.
Title(标题): 1.
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Things
| 2. | Where |
A pencil box
| Orange | On the bed |
A schoolbag
| 3. | On the bed |
A bookcase
| Brown | 4. |
5. | Black | Under the chair |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。
This is Frank and Eric’s room. 1. What are in it? They are their beds. This one is Frank’s. 2. This is their desk. 3. A radio and two schoolbags are on the desk. 4. A dog is on the sofa. 5. It’s black. Two chairs are also in the room.
A.It’s a big desk.
B.What color is it?
C.That one is Eric’s.
D.It’s a nice room.
E.He likes black.
F.Here is a sofa.
阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。
Nick can’t find his watch. It is blue. The watch is from his uncle Tom.
Nick calls his father at 879-0949. He says, “Dad, I can’t find my watch. Do you know where is it?” Mr. Smith says, “No, I don’t. Is it on your desk?” No, it’s not on the desk.
Nick calls his mother at 879-9904. He asks, “Mom, do you know where is my watch?” Mrs. Smith says, “Oh, I think it’s in your room.” But Nick’s room isn’t tidy. He doesn’t want to look for it everywhere.
Nick puts down the telephone and sits on the sofa. Nick’s brother says, “Nick, I …” Nick says, “Rick, I’m busy now.” “Yeah? Busy looking for your watch? It’s on my wrist(手腕),” says Rick.
1.What color is Nick’s watch?
A.Blue. B.Black. C.Yellow.
2.Who is Tom?
A.Nick's uncle. B.Nick's father. C.Nick's brother.
3.Nick’s mother’s telephone number is________.
A.879-0949 B.879-0994 C.879-9904
4.The underlined phrase(画线词组) “look for” means _______in Chinese.
A.观察 B.寻找 C.修理
5.Where is the watch?
A.On Nick's wrist. B.On Rick's wrist. C.On Mr. Smith's wrist.
