Sometimes, I doubt whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to make money. They don't act romantic ways couples do in books and on TV. They never say "I love you". It's not their style.
One day, my mother was sewing (缝) a quilt (被子). I sat down beside her. "Mom, I have a question to ask you," I said after a while.
"What?" she asked, still working.
"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her. She didn't answer right away. I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say, "Susan, look at this thread (线). Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt strong. If life was a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, but it's really there."
I listened carefully but I didn't understand her until the next spring. My father suddenly got seriously sick. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.
"Dad, how are you feeling now?" I asked him one day.
"Susan, don't worry about me," he said, "I just like walking with your mom. I like this kind of life."
Once, I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.
1.Why does the writer think there may be no love between her parents?
A.Because they never say "I love you." to each other.
B.Because they don't look after each other.
C.Because they don't go for walks together.
2.Why didn't the writer's mother answer her right away?
A.Because the writer's mother didn't know the answer.
B.Because the writer's mother wanted to give a proper answer.
C.Because the writer's mother didn't love her husband.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The writer's parents don't love the writer.
B.The writer's parents love each other in their own way.
C.The writer's father didn't like to walk with his wife.
4.With the story of the quilt and the thread, the writer's mother wanted to ________.
A.teach the writer how to make a quilt
B.show she was very good at making quilts
C.tell the writer what love was
5.Now, the writer thinks love ________.
A.means flowers, gifts and sweat kisses
B.means holding a family together
C.is like a quilt
Different weather makes people feel different. It influences health, intelligence and feelings. In August, it is very hot and wet in the southern part of the United States. People there have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems during this month.
In the Northwest and the Middle West, it is very hot at some times and very cold at other times. People in these states have some heart trouble after the weather changes in February or March. The weather can also influence intelligence. For example, in a 1983 report by scientists, IQ of a group of students was very high when a very strong wind came, but after the strong wind, their IQ was 10% lower. The wind can help people have more intelligence. Very hot weather, on the other hand, can make it lower. Students in many schools of the United States often get worse on exams in the hot months of the year (July and August).
Weather also has a strong influence on people's feelings. Winter may be a bad time for thin people. They usually feel cold during these months. They might feel unhappy during cold weather. But fat people may have a hard time in hot summer.
Low air pressure (气压) may make people forgetful. People leave more bags on buses and in shops on low pressure days. People feel best at the temperature of about 18 °C.
Do you feel sad, tired, forgetful or unhappy today? It may be the influence of the weather.
1.When do people in U.S. have heart trouble and other kinds of health problems?
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2.What's the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "intelligence" in Paragraph2?
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3.Which thing can make people have more intelligence?
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4.When a very strong wind come, is IQ higher or lower?
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5.Weather influences health, intelligence and feelings, doesn't it?
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How to keep yourself safe from new virus?
After a new-type coronavirus was detected in viral pneumonia cases in Central China's Wuhan city a month ago, more cases have been reported in recent days. 1. .
Wear masks outdoors
●Wearing a mask is one of the most effective ways to protect you from getting infected.
●Make sure to wear it properly by tightening up the nose clip and pulling the bottom of it over your chin.
●2. , a mask is also needed to prevent you from spreading germs to others.
Cover your coughs and sneeze with tissue.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze, or you can cough or sneeze into your sleeve, but avoid covering with your hands directly.
3. Wash your hands with soap and running water thoroughly for at least 15 seconds.
●Before eating and after using the toilet
●After returning home
●After touching trash or garbage
●After contacting with animals or handling animal wastes Strengthen your immune system and exercise regularly
●Exercise regularly is one of the most important ways to help you stay away from catching any infections.
●Make sure that shared spaces have good air flow and avoid going to crowded places such as hospitals, railway stations and airports. 4. .
●Seek prompt medical attention if you have symptoms of fever and respiratory infection.
●Avoid close contact with people who have flu or cold-like symptoms.
● 5. . Avoid contact with wild animals or farmed livestock without any protection.
A.To prevent catching the infection, here's what you can do.
B.Eat thoroughly cooked meat and eggs.
C.Wash your hands frequently and properly.
D.Protect yourself and others from getting sick.
E.Wear a mask if transport or movement is necessary.
F.If you're not feeling well or have symptoms of fever.
As the saying goes, "A hero is known in the time of misfortune (不幸)" . Zhong Nanshan is a hero like this. He is a doctor in Guangdong, who _______ many people's lives in 2003. In 2003, SARS _______ in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers.
Hundreds of _______ even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was _______ enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause _______ the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people's trust. In early 2020, a disease called Novel coronavirus pneumonia (新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread _______ around tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led _______ team to Wuhan to fight the illness. Zhong's team took many measures to cure the patients with Novel coronavirus pneumonia. He advised people to wear masks, _______ hands frequently (频繁地), stay at home and not to go to crowed places.
Zhong likes sports very much. _______ he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and ________ young doctors. "I am just a doctor." Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.
1.A.helped B.saved C.liked
2.A.took out B.broke out C.gave out
3.A.patients B.adults C.animals
4.A.kind B.poor C.brave
5.A.with B.to C.of
6.A.quickly B.slowly C.safely
7.A.my B.his C.her
8.A.weigh B.wash C.shake
9.A.When B.Although C.Unless
10.A.thinks B.trusts C.teaches
“道路千万条，安全第一条。行车不规范，亲人两行泪”。这是来自电影《流浪地球》中的经典台词。可见自觉遵守交通安全，保证自身交通安全，是作为一个公民的基本素质和要求。作为中学生，我们该如何做到保证自身在上下学路上的交通安全呢?请以How to keep safe为主题，根据以下要求和提示完成一篇 80字左右的书面表达。
要求:
内容提示:
1.自觉遵守交通规则，不在马路上玩耍打闹。
2.在回家路上不与陌生人交谈，不乱买街边食品。
3.按时回家，尽量做到绿色出行，如:步行、骑自行车。
4.可根据自己情况，适当增加内容，使文章通顺，开头已经给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇: stranger, on the way home, snacks, traffic rules, on time, sidewalk, First, Second....
How to keep safe
As a student, it's important to keep ourselves safe when going to school and going back home. Do you know how to keep safe?
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阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
It's common to have stress(压力) in life. Different people feel stressed in different 1.(way).
As for me, the stress 2.(come) from study. When I 3. an exam, I feel stressed. When I have trouble 4.(do) my homework, I feel stressed. But I have my own ways to relieve(减轻) stress. Usually I ask my friends and parents 5.help. I always get useful ideas from 6.(they). I also sing along with the music.And sometimes go to the playground 7. (give) a loud shout, especially when I'm very upset. Last year, I even joined a TV show called What Teenagers Said《少年说》 . On the show, I can say what I want to say to my parents and teachers. That makes me feel much better.
In a 8., when we have stress, we shouldn't be afraid. We should 9.with it in our own way. If so, we will live 10.happy life.
