Stamps help connect us with others. They have played an important role in people's lives for a long time.
Stamps pay for a letter to get where it needs to be. When there were no stamps, people did not pay for the letters they sent, but instead they paid for the letters they received. The first stamp ever made is called Penny Black. It is a British stamp made in 1840 with a picture of Queen Victoria on it. The number of people who send letters and use stamps has gone down. But stamp collection is still one of the world' s most popular hobbies. There are even stamp clubs to help people find new stamps to add to their collections. Interestingly enough, the Internet may have reduced the need for stamps, but it is actually helping collectors find more stamps to add to their collections.
任务5: 根据短文（C）内容完成表格,每空一词
Stamps Help Us Keep in 1. with Other | |
The first stamp | Made in 2.in 1840 |
The way to pay for letters 3. using stamps | Receivers paid for letters |
Stamps today | The stamps has been reduced because of the 4. |
Stamp 5. | One of the world’s most popular hobbies |
What is real happiness? Different people have different ideas about it. Some people liked money better than anything else in the world in the past . They think if they are rich, they have happiness; Nowadays some think if they are in good health, they have happiness; Others think if they help people in trouble, they have happiness. The real happiness is a feeling in your heart.
In fact, everyone in the world needs happiness. Everyone wants to own happiness. Many people always look for happiness. Many people live in happiness, but they don’t realize it. So you must have your own answers to happiness. You can find happiness everywhere. For example, working is happiness; playing is happiness; reading is happiness…, as a result, the real happiness is also in what you do as long as you find and enjoy it.
任务1：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。
1.r_______ to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly
2.t_______ problem or difficulty, something hard
任务2：同义句转换，每空一词.
Some people liked money better than anything else in the world in the past.
Some people 71______ money 72______ anything else in the world in the past .
3._______
4._______
任务3：根据短文内容回答问题。
5.Where does happiness lie as long as you find and enjoy it?
_________________________________________
When did some people like money better than anything else in the world ?
_________________________________________
What is real happiness?
_________________________________________
A: Hi, Betty. Nice to meet you.
B: Hi, Lingling. Nice to meet you ,too. 1.
A: I’m going to look at the poster.
B: Oh, I’ve just been there.
A: Is there anything now?
B: Yes. There will be an English documentary at the library next Friday.
A: 2.
B: Life in the Future.
A: That’s a good subject. 3.
B: I agree with you. I’m always wondering about our future life. 4.
A: Oh, you know, I’m poor in English listening. I’m afraid I can’t understand it.
B: Don’t worry. 5. The documentary is just a chance.
A: OK. I’ll have a try. Thank you.
A.You can watch such documentary after you practice.
B.What are you going to do?
C.It must be full of imagination.
D.Let’s meet outside the library at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow.
E.How about watching it together?
F.What’s the name?
G.If you keep practicing, you’ll do better.
Travel Tips for Holidays Abroad
Everyone loves holiday abroad. They give us the chance to see some sights, have some fun and relax. However, holidays aren’t always a great experience. Follow these tips to make sure you enjoy your holiday.
1.________
Have you packed your passport? Your tickets? Every year, thousands of people miss flights because they’ve forgotten their passport, they arrive at the airport too late, or even go to the wrong airport.
2.________
How much do you know about the place you are going to visit? Learning a little about the culture of a country will help you understand the people. Learning a few words of another language can also help you make new friends.
3.________
Try to reduce the pollution you cause. Travel by train if you can. Flying produces twenty times more carbon dioxide than traveling by train. Of course, it might be impossible to avoid flying, but when you arrive, use buses or trains instead of taxis.
4.________
You can help a local community a lot by staying in local hotels and eating in local restaurants. This means that your money will go to local people, rather than to a large international company
5. ________
You don’t want to forget your holiday. Make a scrapbook-a book of memories-about your holiday. You can show it to friends, or just use it to remember all the good times you had! And don’t forget the new friends you made on holiday. Did you promise to send them pictures or presents? Don’t forget to do it! Then next time you go on holiday, you can visit them again.
A.Remember the environment
B.Keep a good memory for your holiday
C.Help the local population
D.Do some research
E.Get organized
Keeping a busy social life among lots of friends may keep people thinner than spending several hours in a gym, according to scientists. Scientists believe social activities can release a brain chemical that changes white fat into brown fat. Brown fat burns calories (卡路里). To produce heat, while white fat keeps calories and make us fatter.
Changing white fat into brown fat is very difficult, generally requiring long-term exposure to cold conditions or making part of the body’s nervous (神经的) system active. However, scientists from Ohio State University think that having a busy social life is an even better way of carrying out this change.
Tests on mice showed that those lived in large communities and had more space and toys lost half of their stomach weight in four weeks, even if they ate more than those in boring, lonely environments. Researchers said that social excitement helps lose weight.
However, social activities make some people worried. Study writer Dr Matthew During said, “I’m still amazed at the degree of losing fat that happens. We often think of stress (压力) as a negative thing, but some kinds of stress can be good for your health.”
Explaining how new technology had reduced the chance for people to communicate face to face, he added, “It’s not just because of being short of exercise and high calorie foods, but an increasing lack of social activities. Loneliness is a deep cause of cancer and death, it’s just as dangerous as smoking. Social activities are very important.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word “exposure” means________in Chinese.
A.勘探 B.适应 C.暴露
2.When people take social activities, a brain chemical can change white fat into________.
A.brown fat B.calories C.energy
3.According to the tests on mice, ________.
A.Taking more social activities will work for losing weight, even if you eat more.
B.Mice living in boring and lonely environments will gain weight although they eat less.
C.The results from test on mice aren’t fit for humans.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Brown fat keeps calories and make people fatter while white fat burns calories to produce heat.
B.To change white fat into brown fat, long-term exposure to cold conditions is required.
C.Unlike smoking, loneliness can cause cancer and even death.
5.The best title for the passage can be ________.
A.Social Activities Help Lose Weight
B.Brown Fat and White Fat
C.Loneliness Is Dangerous
One day two workers were fixing electrical wires(电线) in the house. While they were working they met a problem: they couldn’t put a thin wire through a long narrow pipe. Because this pipe was long, thin and not straight. After thinking for some time, one of them, Frank, had an idea. He told his partner, Harry, what he needed.
Naturally, Harry was a little surprised. Thirty minutes later, Frank returned with two small white mice. He told Harry to hold one carefully then run away to that end of the pipe. Harry did so. Frank held the other mouse, at the other end of the pipe. Then Frank tied the wire around the mouse ‘s neck, and spoke to Harry, “Now , very lightly press the mouse.” Harry did as he was told. The mouse made a soft sound.
When the male mouse heard the sound, he began to run out of Frank’s hand into the pipe toward the sound. Of course, the male mouse was carrying the wire. Frank held the other end of the wire in his hand. After a few seconds the male mouse came out of the end of the pipe where the female mouse was. The problem had been solved. The wire was passed through the long pipe.
Everyone may come across difficulties when dealing with something, don’t give up immediately. Maybe you can get better methods to solve them if you consider it in another way.
1.One day, one of the two workers met a problem while fixing electrical wires.
2.After thinking for a minute, Frank had an idea and asked Harry to get two white mice.
3.The male mouse ran out of the man’s hand to look for the female one after hearing her sound.
4.Each of the two workers stayed at two different sides of the pipe with a mouse when they were ready to fix the electric wires.
5.Perhaps the writer wants to tell us one will seldom be hopeless if he usually changes a point of view.
