There are 12 months in a year. And D________ is the twelfth month of a year.
Exercising Together
Pets are great for our general health, and happiness. Dog owners especially benefit from increased levels of exercise. 1.
Dogs as personal trainers
Dog owners generally exercise more, and this has positive effects on their health over the long term. 2. Also, they can make their owners want to get up and go.
Security
Walking with a dog can help people, particularly women, feel safer. 3. walking with a dog can also improve social communication with other people.
Health benefits
4. Simply taking your dog for a daily half-hour walk is a great way to burn kilojoules. It can also let you clear your head of the worries of the day and enjoy the company of others.
Good for dog
Regular exercise with dogs isn't just great for owners, and our dogs benefit as well. It helps keep them mentally and physically healthy just like their owners.
Other pets
5. Cats, birds and fish can all help to reduce loneliness and stress, meaning pets owners visit the doctor less often than non-pet owners. Now that's a real benefit.
A.Walking is good for our health.
B.Other pets can get some benefits from owners.
C.Dr. Katrina shares her advice about exercising with pets.
D.Other pets can have a good influence on owners besides dogs.
E.These findings suggest dogs are almost like personal trainers.
F.This in turn can encourage owners to exercise more regularly.
Kermit the Frog, a popular puppet character from US-kids show Sesame Street, is probably most well-known for saying, “It’s not easy being green.” Well, our famous frog friend won’t have to worry much longer! It seems that the color green is coming back in style in 2020.
Based on fashion collections made for spring/ summer 2020, it is clear that major brands have been inspired by nature’s beauty. The new designs have a variety of leaf prints and floral fashion.
This new trend in seeing the color green as fashionable shouldn’t come as a surprise, though. The popularity of the color has actually been growing for a while now. In 2017, Pantone named Greenery its color of the year as a symbol of new beginnings.
Green is a strong fashion trend for 2020 and it seems like it is here to stay. According to the famous Dutch trend forecaster, Li Èdelkoort, green will be a major color of the 10 years. She believes the new “Green Wave” is connected with a hunger for nature. “The need for green is so powerful that it will turn around fashion and design without any doubt … it is impossible to ignore,” Edelkoort writes on her company website describing the new trend.
There is much more to green than it being just a color. Edelkoort continues, “But maybe the most important thing about green is its capacity to bring joy,” Maybe it’s easier to be green than Kermit originally thought.
1.What can we learn about Kermit the Frog?
A.He thinks it difficult to be green!
B.He is a popular kid actor in America.
C.He predicts green will be popular in 2020.
2.What does the underlined word inspired in paragraph 2 mean?
A.启发 B.鼓舞 C.带来
3.What does Li Èdelkoort think of green?
A.Green will become popular in 10 years.
B.Green will make no difference to people’s life.
C.Green will be an important part of people’s life.
4.Where is the text probably from?
A.A guidebook. B.A magazine. C.A novel.
Can a one-armed person still play basketball? You might not think so when you see Zhang Jiacheng play.
The single-armed 13-year-old from Guangdong has recently become an internet sensation.
Featuring his dribbling skills and powerful underarm shot, his basketball videos have been viewed by more than 50 million people. Zhang even drew the attention of NBA superstar Steven Curry.
"You are an inspiration, you don't take "no" for an answer, you find the way to go through difficult times and get out there on the basketball court," Curry said in a video posted on Sina Weibo.
However, it wasn't easy for Zhang to step onto the court. At the age of five, Zhang lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill. Although it was difficult at first, Zhang gradually got used to eating and getting dressed on his own. He also keeps up with his studies in school and helps his family with chores.
In the summer of 2018, Zhang first discovered his love for the sport when he attended a basketball course in his school. Soon, he was rarely seen without a ball in his hand, even dribbling at home in the living room. He also practiced basketball in PE class. When the class was learning how to skip rope, which takes two hands, he asked his teacher to permit him to do basketball training instead.
He's gotten a lot of attention since then. Zhang said, "With the encouragement of all these people, I feel like I have to try harder to live up to people's expectations. I will do better and become better."
1.When did Zhang Jiacheng become disabled?
A.Eight years ago. B.In his teens. C.In summer, 2018
2.What is the right order according to the story?
a. He learned to dress himself with one arm.
b. He attended a basketball course in his school.
c. He drew much attention at home and abroad.
d. He lost his right arm in an accident at an oil mill.
e. He practiced basketball skills anytime and anywhere.
A.b-d-a-e-c B.c-d-a-b-e C.d-a-b-e-c
3.What can we infer from Steven Curry's words about Zhang Jiacheng?
A.Curry felt sorry for Zhang's sad life experiences.
B.Curry thought highly of Zhang's fighting against bad luck.
C.Curry admired Zhang's dribbling skills and powerful shots.
4.What is the author's purpose in writing the text?
A.To introduce Zhang's school life
B.To describe Zhang's growing process
C.To tell Zhang's efforts to follow his dream
This Side of Wild (2015)
Written by Gary Paulsen, US
If you are interested in nature and animas, this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better. You'll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School (2015)
Written by Jeff Kinney, US
Greg Hefley, a middle school student, is facing new problems. His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps in the road, you can still laugh about them.
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic (2015)
Written by Lisa Papademetriou, US
Kai and Leila live in different countries. One day, they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. The book is blank, but when they write in it, it starts to write a whole story on its own. This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist.
1.If you love nature and animals, which book will you probably choose?
A.This Side of Wild
B.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
C.A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
2.What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School mainly about?
A.How to stop using electrics.
B.How to pass bumps in roads.
C.How to deal with difficulties.
3.What do we know about the three books?
A.They had the same background.
B.They came out in the same year.
C.They were written by the same author.
Mother's Day is always a fun time at my house every year. This year is no exception. My brother and I want our mom to feel _______ by giving her a day off from family chores. In the morning, I woke up before everyone else to hang up a poster that _______ "Happy Mother's Day!". My dad also got up _______ and helped set up a rose bouquet in a vase.
When my mom woke up, she read cards we laid out next to her bed with a big smile. While she was watching the morning news with my dad, it was time to _______ my cooking skills.
I made some delicious food with my brother's help. My mom and I love board games, so after a short _______ around the neighborhood, we played all of her favorites. In my family, playing a fun board game turns into a big _______ and can become very heated. One of us always becomes a sore loser after being beaten in the game. The afternoon games made all of us tired. A delicious takeout dinner from my mom's favorite restaurant _______ us. The festivities _______ with ice cream and more quality family time, while watching one of my mom's favorite movies from her teenage years.
It was such a _______ day, and it was great to be able to show my mom how much we appreciate her and thank her for ________ she does for our family. Mother's Day should be every day.
1.A.free B.special C.normal
2.A.said B.wrote C.recorded
3.A.late B.slowly C.early
4.A.show B.practice C.improve
5.A.talk B.walk C.rest
6.A.test B.discussion C.competition
7.A.relaxed B.excited C.surprised
8.A.started B.ended C.continued
9.A.happy B.busy C.tiring
10.A.whom B.that C.what
