[素材选自One Story A Day Book 1]
恐龙粪便化石
My grandfather came to visit us from Japan. He was only staying with us for one month. So I ____ many things to show him around. Where did I start? The Museum of Nature is ____ in our neighborhood.
On the first Saturday morning____ he arrived, we went to the museum. It's ____ on weekends. Many families with young kids were there visiting.
Right after we entered the building, a big lifesized dinosaur model came into____ sight. We went directly to the dinosaur. A scientist was talking to___, holding a big piece of fossil in her hand. In front of her, there were many fossils displayed ____ the desk. The scientist was asking the young kids questions as they looked curiously at the fossils.
“Can you guess____ this fossil is?” she asked. “That's a dinosaur tooth，” answered one kid confidently because he saw some teeth in the stone. The ____ nodded, “That's right.” She took another fossil and asked, “What is this fossil？”
The kids looked and looked and____ their answers. But these answers weren't right. ____, the scientist smiled, “It's dinosaur dung.” At first, the kids were ____. Then, they all laughed.
My grandfather took the____ and looked at it carefully. He passed it to me. How unbelievable! We not only ____ the fossils of dinosaur toes and teeth, but also of dinosaur dung. We were both ____ that we could touch fossils from giant creatures that lived on the earth 65 million years ago.
Word Bank
fossil 化石 unbelievable 难以置信的
1.A.wanted B.expected C.decided D.planned
2.A.right B.even C.only D.ever
3.A.after B.before C.since D.until
4.A.busy B.free C.safe D.open
5.A.your B.their C.our D.his
6.A.kids B.adults C.actors D.workers
7.A.at B.on C.in D.off
8.A.what B.how C.which D.who
9.A.doctor B.scientist C.student D.researcher
10.A.gave B.stole C.hid D.dug
11.A.Usually B.Nearly C.Exactly D.Finally
12.A.angry B.surprised C.disappointed D.uncomfortable
13.A.teeth B.hat C.fossil D.toy
14.A.saw B.liked C.wrote D.read
15.A.amazed B.moved C.worried D.relaxed
Sydney is in the east of Australia. 1. It's famous for its Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The weather is warm. The temperature is about 12 degrees in winter. And it is about 35 degrees in summer. It has beautiful beaches and many parks.
2. You can see many visitors from different countries in the park. It's quite a popular park. The only way to see this park is by going through a bush. Then you can find some nice gravel roads. 3.
Of course, you need to travel with food and water. To see a small part of the mountains, you need some days, because there are many roads to get to the Blue Mountains.
Sydney has many beautiful beaches. 4. They are Bondi and Manly. Bondi has a nice street with many shops and restaurants. Parking is not difficult there. Manly is a great beach.
5. It's a cheap and great way to see the Sydney Harbour. It will take you about 30 minutes. If you are going to visit Sydney, I hope you will enjoy it.
Word Bank
bush 灌木丛 gravel 砂砾
A.It is a lively city.
B.Two of them are quite famous.
C.If you want to go there, you can take a boat.
D.The roads can lead you to the Blue Mountains.
E.In the west of Sydney, there is a big park called the Blue Mountains.
智能手机给我们的生活带来了很多便利，特别是各种APP(微信WeChat，趣配音Fun Dubbing，抖音Tik Tok，共享单车Bike Sharing等)在我们的生活中扮演着越来越重要的角色。请以“The smart phone has changed our life”为题，写一篇英语短文。
1. 要点：1)在哪些方面改变了我们的生活；
2)谈谈对你的影响；
3)你对智能手机的期望。
2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称；
2)词数100左右。
The smart phone has changed our life
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When the world was very young, people lived in hot places. They 1. live in cold places because they could not keep warm there.
At first men didn't know 2. to make a fire. Sometimes trees were hit by lightning. Then a fire was started. A fire was very important for three reasons. It kept them warm. Wild animals were frightened when they saw it. And when food 3. cooked on the fire, it tasted much better.
But men didn't know how to make a fire. When they had a fire, they didn't let it stop burning. If it went 4., they had to wait for lightning to start another fire. Sometimes they had to wait for years.
Later, they learned how to make a fire. But it was not easy 5. make something burn.
Now we have matches. We can carry them in our pockets and make a fire whenever we want it.
[素材选自English in Mind Book 2]
新型社交机器人
Nexi is one of a new generation of robots. It____ on wheels and can pick up objects.____ robots like Nexi are more than just entertaining toys.
Nexi, a social robot created by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, can____ human emotions.
Roboticists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) call a “social robot” Nexi. A social robot is a robot that can____ like a human. It can express human emotions. Nexi can look sad, mad, and even bored. Some social robots can also “read” our ____ expressions. For example, Nexi can see that we are sad and can say ____ to make us happy. Roboticists like MIT 's Cynthia Breazeal, believe that it won't be long before we have social robots in our homes, helping us live ____ lives.
Autom is another social robot developed at MIT. Autom is a robot____ coach. It has a screen where you enter information about what food you ____ that day and how much you exercised. Autom has a face with eyes that can move. It speaks with a synthesized voice. Autom gives you ____ about your diet and exercise and motivates you to do better.
In a test, Autom helped people lose____ better than other ways of recording diet information. Breazeal thinks this is because Autom ____ facial expressions and words of encouragement. In other words, Autom interacted like a real person. In fact, many people who used Autom gave the robot a ____ name and talked to it. When robots use human expressions and body language, people respond to them “a lot like they respond to people”．
____, humans may interact with social robots just like they do with other people. The robot of the future will be not just a machine; it may also be your coach helper or ____. Let's wait and see what will happen in the future!
Word Bank
emotion 情感；情绪 synthesize 合成
motivate 激励 interact 交流
respond 回应
1.A.throws B.moves C.deals D.thinks
2.A.So B.And C.But D.Unless
3.A.express B.sleep C.choose D.hide
4.A.study B.communicate C.play D.leave
5.A.traditional B.facial C.personal D.possible
6.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
7.A.better B.higher C.worse D.quicker
8.A.beauty B.sports C.health D.ball
9.A.cooked B.ate C.bought D.shared
10.A.note B.research C.test D.advice
11.A.heart B.weight C.interest D.confidence
12.A.discovered B.described C.forgot D.used
13.A.strange B.awful C.new D.simple
14.A.In the past B.In a word C.In the end D.In the future
15.A.boss B.friend C.leader D.neighbor
Now, in the 21st century, there are lots of great inventions. 1. However, when we enjoy that, we should never forget those who devoted themselves to making people's life better in the 20th century.
2. Like many other famous inventors, they failed many times. However, they never gave up—even though almost no one was interested in what they were doing. For many times, they risked their lives to test their airplane. Finally, after lots of calculations and improvements, they succeeded.
3. The invention led to a quantum leap in human history. From then on, better and safer airplanes have been invented and long flights have become increasingly convenient and comfortable. Round the world trips have become a reality. Without the Wright brothers, we might still have to spend days, weeks or even months travelling to distant places today.
The Wright brothers have also inspired generations of people to make great achievements in their own chosen fields. China, for example, had to depend on the West for its large passenger aircraft. Of course, our country didn't want to continue that way forever. With the same adventurous spirit as that of the Wright brothers, Chinese people kept trying and made great progress. Today, China has its own large passenger aircraft. 4.
Thanks to the Wright brothers, humans realized the dream of flying. Till today, their experience still has a great influence on young people. 5. I think they are among the greatest people of the 20th century.
Word Bank
calculation 计算 leap 飞跃
inspire 鼓舞 quantum 量子
A.That's an important step forward.
B.The result of their work shocked the world.
C.In 1903, the Wright brothers invented the airplane.
D.They inspired young people to realize their own dreams.
E.We enjoy a lot of convenience, thanks to the latest technology.
