In Western countrics, S________ is the first day of a week.
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Too many people want others to be their friends, but they don’t give friendship back. That is why some friendships don’t last very long.1.You must learn to treat your friend the way you want your friend to treat you. Learning to be a good friend means learning three rules: be honest; be generous(慷慨的) ; be understanding.
Honesty is where a good friendship starts. Friends must be able to trust one another. If you don’t tell the truth, people usually find out. If a friend finds out that you haven’t been honest, you may lose your friend's trust. 2.
Generousity means sharing and sharing makes a friendship grow. You don’t have to give your lunch money or your clothes, of course. Instead you have to learn how to share things you enjoy, your hobbies and interests. Naturally you will want to share your ideas and feelings.3.They tell your friend what is important to you. By sharing them you help your friend know you better.
Sooner or later everyone needs understanding and help with a problem. Something may go wrong at school. Talking about the problem can make it easier to solve.4.So to be a friend you must listen and understand. You must try to put youself in your friend’s place so you can understand the problem better.
5.But all true friendships have three things in common. If you plan to keep your friendships, you must practice honesty, generosity and understanding.
A.To have a friend, you must learn to be one.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.No two friendships are ever exacty alike.
D.Turning to a friend can be a first step in solving the problem.
E.These can be valuable to a friend.
F.Good friends always trust one another to speak and act honestly.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. Three times Della counted it. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. She could not afford a present, so she sat down and cried.
Jim and Della had two possessions(财产) which they were both proud of. One was Jim’s gold watch that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was Della’s beautiful hair. It fell about her, and reached below her knee.
Della put on her old brown jacket and her old brown hat. Then she went out of the door and down the stairs to the street.
She stopped at a store. The sign in front of the store read “Hair Goods”. “Will you buy my hair?” asked Della. “Twenty dollars.” the woman said.
Then Della searched through the stores looking for a present for Jim.
She found it at last. It was a watch chain. The bill was twenty-one dollars. At seven o’clock, the coffee was made and dinner was ready. Jim was never late. Della heard his steps on the stairs.
The door opened and Jim walked in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on Della, and there was an expression in them that she could not read.
“Jim,” she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present.”Jim drew a box from his pocket and put it on the table.
Della opened it. There lay the set of combs(梳子) that she had always wanted. Now they were hers, but her hair was gone.
She smiled and held out Jim’s present. “I hunted all over town to find it. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it.”
Instead of obeying(服从), Jim sat down, put his hands behind his head and smiled. “Della,” he said, “I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs.”
1.Della counted her money three times because .
A.she was not good at counting money B.she had nothing to do but count money
C.she got different numbers each time she counted it D.she wished she could have more money
2.How could Jim feel when he fixed eyes on Della?
A.Shocked. B.Excited. C.Embarassed. D.Angry.
3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 10 refer to?
A.The box. B.The watch.
C.The watch chain. D.The set of combs.
4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A.They lived a rich life. B.They loved each other deeply.
C.Della didn’t like her hair. D.They might have a fight at last.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Beautiful Hair B.Christmas Gifts
C.Disappointing Christmas D.Ancient Possessions
How do we know the time? A clock, a watch or a mobile phone can help us. However, many years ago there were no clocks and knowing the time was not so easy. Over the centuries people have developed different ways of telling the time.
About 5, 500 years ago, the Egyptians invented the sun clock. This was a tall stone building. Its shadow(影子) showed the movement of the sun. So people were able to know midday. The Egyptians made a sundial about 3, 500 years ago. It was smaller than the sun clock and could let people know the time for half a day. On cloudy days or at night it was impossible to tell the time with a sun clock or a sundial. Water clocks were the first clocks not to use the sun. The idea is simple. Water flows(流动) from one bottle to another. When the water reaches a certain level, it shows the hours. The Egyptians used water clocks about 3, 400 years ago. These clocks were popular in the Middle East and China. But they failed to make people know the exact time.
In the 13th century, the mechanical clock was invented. This was more exact, but it was expensive to make one. Over the next few centuries it was developed. For example, springs(发条) were added around 1500. This enabled people to get the correct time and allowed clocks to be smaller. In 1927, the first quartz clock was developed. Clocks became cheaper to build. It’s also cheaper for ordinary people to own a clock. People began depending on them more and more to run business, markets and so on. More recently, in 1956, came the digital clock. And nowadays satelites send our mobile phones the time to the exact second.
There has been a lot of progress in timekeeping. Clocks are always changing but some things never change. Many of us still have trouble getting out of bed on time and not being late for school or work.
1.According to the passage, we can’t use ________ to tell the time on a rainy day.
A.water clock B.sun clock C.digital clock D.mechanical clock
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “ordinary” in the third paragraph?
A.现代的 B.特殊的 C.富有的 D.普通的
3.How many kinds of clocks are mentioned in the passage?
A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.
4.Which of the following shows the structure(结构) of the passage?
(①=paragraph 1 ②= pargaph 2,…)
A.
B.
C.
D.
5.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.The importance of time. B.The development of timekeeping.
C.The inventions of clocks. D.The history of a digital clock.
The following news is from China Daily( www. chinadaily. com) which covers different fields.
J. K. Rowling Publishes New Story Online The famous English writer J. K. Rowling said on Tuesday,“I’m producing a new story called The Ickabog which will be free to read online.” It’s the first children’s book by J. K. Rowling, since she finished Harry Potter in 2007. |
China Sends Beidou Successfully China sent the last satellite of Beidou into space on Tuesday. The satellite is the 59th in the Beidou family. It marks the completion of Beidou, one of the networks around the world, along with the United States GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo. |
Jeff Bezos Is Taking Action The world’s richest person Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon. com, announced on Monday that he would put in 10 million dollars to start a great project, which would support scientists , researchers and NGOs to help save the animals in danger and protect the natural world. |
China and France Holds an Online Concert To deepen the friendship between the people of China and France,artists from both countries stepped onto the same stage and performed online on Monday. The online concert allows people to enjoy both traditional Chinese folk songs and French classics. |
The Vaccines May Be Ready Many countries are developing the vaccines for COVID-19(新型冠状病毒肺炎) by different methods. Some are even going through the final step to decide how well the vaccine works and if it’s safe. With more than 160 possible vaccines under study, experts hope that vaccine may be ready by the end of 2020. |
1.According to the 2nd piece of news, Galileo is a________.
A.rocket B.person C.network D.country
2.Who is putting in 10 million dollars to start a great project?
A.J. K. Rowling. B.Jeff Bezos. C.Scientists. D.Researchers.
3.Which of the following is true according to the given information?
A.The Ickabog is a cheap children’s book by J. K. Rowling.
B.Jeff Bezos is starting a great project to study vaccines.
C.If you watch the online concert, you can enjoy traditional music.
D.The vaccines for COVID -19 are ready in many countries now.
4.What is probably the topic of the 2nd piece of news?
A.Environmental protection. B.Medical care.
C.Modern technology. D.Famous people.
5.Which one can you read if you are interested in health?
A.J. K. Rowling Publishes New Story online B.Jeff Bexos is Taking Action
C.China and France Holds an Online Concert D.The Vaccines May Be Ready
When I was about 14, I had a friend who liked to tell me my shortcomings(缺点). For example:
I was very short, I wasn’t a top student, I talked too much, I was too proud and so on. I became so angry that I couldn’t_________her at last. I ran to my_________with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me_________and asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever _______what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are_________. Pay no attention to the other things she said.” I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some I couldn’t change, like being very_________. But many I could and I wanted to change. For the first time, I had a better understanding of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He_________to read it. “That’s just for you,” he said, “You know_________than any other person the truth about yourself. When_________said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but only hear the truth and do what you know. It is the right thing to do.
Daddy’s__________has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
1.A.hear B.stand C.describe D.forget
2.A.father B.teacher C.friend D.mother
3.A.excitedly B.directly C.quickly D.quietly
4.A.decide B.enjoy C.wonder D.remember
5.A.fascinating B.true C.wrong D.necessary
6.A.talkative B.proud C.top D.short
7.A.refused B.agreed C.hated D.hurried
8.A.worse B.closer C.better D.earlier
9.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
10.A.word B.spirit C.love D.advice
