We should manage our time________(明智地) so that we can make great progress.
Doctors and nurses who help to treat the patients in Hubei are all _____(英雄).
No matter how carefully we check a composition(作品), it seems there’s always one more little mistake waiting to be discovered. The following tips may help you find your mistakes before anyone else does.
First of all, give it a rest. If time is allowed, set your composition aside for a few hours after you’ve finished it, and then read it carefully to correct mistakes with fresh eyes.
Secondly, look for one type of problem at a time. Read through your composition a few times, concentrating first on sentence structures, then word choice, then spelling, and at last punctuation. As the saying goes, if you look for trouble, you’re likely to find it.
If you don’t believe in yourself, you can ask a friend for help. Read your composition to him aloud. You can also ask him to read it aloud. You may hear a problem that you can’t see. Your friend can also help you find some mistakes.
Then, try to read your composition backward. Another way to catch spelling mistakes is to read backward, from right to left, starting with the last word in your composition.
Another method that helps writers a lot is to keep a list of the types of mistakes they commonly make, and then use the list each time they correct their works.
1. for checking a composition | |
If time is allowed | Give it a rest. Put your composition aside and read it several hours 2.. So that you can read it with fresh eyes. And read it 3.. |
If you look for trouble, it’s very possible for you to 4. it. | It’s a great idea to read your composition a few times and pay 5. to the following aspects one by one. ※sentence structures ※word choice ※spelling ※punctuation |
If you are not 6.enough | You can ask a friend to 7. you. Read your composition aloud to your friend or ask your friend to read aloud to you. 8. you can hear a problem that you can’t see. |
More tips | Read the composition backward to catch 9. mistakes. Keep a list of the types of 10. mistakes. |
Antarctica (南极洲) is the fifth largest continent on Earth. It is also the coldest, windiest, driest and highest. It is an ice-covered place where no large plants grow, and no land animals live there. Antarctica covers an area of more than 13.6 million square kilometres. It is nearly twice the size of Australia, or one-and-a-half times the size of the United States of America.
Antarctica does not belong to one country, and it has no government. People visit Antarctica – usually as tourists, or to do scientific research – but no one lives there all the time.
Antarctica was the last place to be discovered. It is not certain who first saw Antarctica, but sailors began to map Antarctica’s coast from their ships in the 1800s. The first proved landing was in the mid-1890s.
Over the next few years, several men tried but failed to reach the South Pole, which is the Earth’s southernmost point.
Finally, a team led by Norwegian Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911. By then, countries around the world were becoming more and more interested in the frozen place, and soon Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway and the United Kingdom had laid claim（声称）to parts of Antarctica.
As so many nations had made a claim to govern in Antarctica, it was clear that fighting might break out. Diplomats(外交官) from different countries wanted to stop a war from starting, so they began talking about a treaty for Antarctica. A treaty is a written agreement signed by two or more nations.
Several countries had already set up research stations in Antarctica where scientists could live and work. Most scientists worked during the summer months when it was not as cold as in winter. Scientists hoped a treaty would allow them to continue their work and to exchange information with scientists from other countries.
Answer the following questions. (No more than six words)
1.What’s the area of Antarctica?
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2.When did sailors begin to map Antarctica’s coast from their ships?
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3.What do we call the Earth’s northernmost point?
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4.How many nations had laid claim to parts of Antarctica?
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5.Why did diplomats from different countries begin talking about a treaty for Antarctica?
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Most people have map apps on their phones that can show their locations and guide them to where they want to go. But how do these app systems know your location at any time or place? They find you by using satellite navigation system(卫星导航系统).
A navigation system uses groups of satellites to find the user’s locations. This location information is then sent to a receiver.
The first navigation system is the Global Position System(GPS)(全球定位系统), which belongs to the United States. The system is the world’s famous navigation system. But China’s satellites are important for improving the navigation system. Beidou, has overtaken(超过) GPS in size, Japan’s Nikkei Asian Review reported.
China sent Beidou’s first navigation satellite into space in 2000. China also became the third country to build a navigation system after the United States and Russia, People’s Daily reported. As of right now, over 30 countries in Africa and the Middle East are using the Beidou system.
With its world-leading technology, Beidou is leading Chinese people to a better life by playing important roles in different areas, according to Xinhua News.
For example, over 6.2 million vehicles in China are using Beidou for navigation, according to a report on the Beidou system’s construction and development.
At the newly built Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beidou has been used to keep track of(追踪) loading and unloading vehicles indoors and outdoors. When the airport opens, each baggage cart has Beidou navigation equipment to help passengers get their luggage faster.
For a navigation system, the number of satellites is important for improving the system’s positioning accuracy(定位精度). The more satellites, the more accurate the positioning is. The satellite navigation system is useful in many ways.
1.What does a navigation system use to find a user’s location?
A.A smart phone. B.Several satellites. C.Beidou D.An airport.
2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A.GPS is the first navigation system in the world.
B.Beidou system has world leading technology.
C.GPS is much larger than Beidou System.
D.To make the positioning more accurate, we need more satellites.
3.Nikkei Asia Review may be _______.
A.a newspaper B.a satellite C.a navigation system D.an airport
4.How many countries have built navigation systems before 2000?
A.Three. B.Two. C.Over 30. D.One.
5.At Daxing International Airport, Beidou helps _______.
A.to open the doors B.to find the luggage more quickly
C.to improve the positioning accuracy D.to build the new airport
Strawberries look nice, but a light pressure can make them out of shape. Nowadays, there are many young people who are just like strawberries. They easily break down when they face difficulties. They don’t know what to do when they are in trouble. They have a common name -- strawberry kids.
Why are many students so easy to break down? Parents and schools are a main reason. Parents do almost everything for them in their daily life, while schools care more about their grades instead of developing their personality.
Liu Yue, 13, is from Fujian. His mom hardly criticizes him and he always feels good about himself . When a teacher criticized him strictly, he felt surprised and sad. He began to doubt his abilities.
Students should do something to make them mentally(精神上) strong. An expert said, “When you are in trouble, don’t ask for help too quickly. You should try to deal with problems first by yourself. I also advise you to take an active part in sports and social activities. That can make you mentally strong.”
Growing up is not just a happy process. Pains also go along with it. The most important thing is to face the pains bravely and learn from them.
1.Some students are called “strawberry kids” because_______.
A.they are out of shape under the great pressure
B.they easily break down in face of difficulties
C.they all like to eat some fruit, for example, strawberries
D.they are weak and need to be protected like strawberries
2.Which is not the main reason for the strawberry kids to break down easily?
A.Schools care about their grades.
B.Parents do almost everything for them.
C.Kids take an active part in sports and social activities.
D.Schools do not care about developing their personality.
3.The underlined word “criticize” probably means “_______” in Chinese.
A.赞扬 B.鼓励 C.批评 D.忽略
4.In the fourth paragraph, the expert asked students to_________.
A.solve problems on their own first
B.look for a chance to talk with parents
C.make friends with all their classmates
D.ask for help quickly when they are in trouble
5.The writer advised students to___________ .
A.pay more attention to study B.face the difficulties bravely
C.care more about their classmates D.ask parents to solve the problem
