[素材源自English in Mind Book 1]
赛场上的友谊
In the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, two athletes were in the long jump final. One was famous German athlete, Lutz Long and the 1. was Jesse Owens, an American from Cleveland. It was their first time to know each other. At the start of the competition, Jesse Owens had some problems 2. he stepped over the white line twice. At that time, everyone thought Lutz 3. win the game. But what happened next really surprised everyone. Lutz went directly to Jesse and told him he could do it better than anyone. Jesse was moved by Lutz's words and their next two jumps were both good. However, Jesse beat Lutz and Lutz missed the gold medal. After 4. competition, Lutz came to shake hands with Jesse. The two athletes became very good friends. When asked why he helped Jesse, Lutz said that making a new friend was more important 5. winning a gold medal.
Jesse and I went around our neighbourhood, looking at the stuff in yard sales. You wouldn't believe the great things we found and the great ______ we had!
The yard sale in our neighbourhood is one of the biggest in the region. It started with only a few families, ______ now all families within a few square kilometres participate. With more people ______ the environmental issues facing us, this event becomes very ______. People even come from out of our town.
Each family puts out things such as books, clothes, tools, furniture and even cookware. They ______ other people will find another use for the things that they no longer need.
The day was hot. We got up ______ and began walking. We stopped at Ms. Toss's house first. Her son was leaving for college this year. There were a lot of things he no longer needed. ______ had a whole bunch of video games and books. We went through his ______ and guess what? I found one of my favourite books. All I had to ______ was a quarter. What a deal!
We ______ to other houses. The street was packed with people. Everyone was ______. Think about it. It's really good for the environment and for ______, too. Instead of ______ the landfill (垃圾填埋场), many people found other uses for things that might be considered ______.
The next time you feel like an adventure, check out a yard sale. It's fun, and it's a great way to ______ things and reduce garbage.
1.A.effort B.interest C.fun D.progress
2.A.and B.so C.or D.but
3.A.realizing B.describing C.standing D.accepting
4.A.strict B.direct C.popular D.different
5.A.wonder B.hope C.train D.remind
6.A.slowly B.quickly C.quietly D.early
7.A.She B.Her C.He D.His
8.A.invitation B.collection C.achievement D.development
9.A.pay B.spend C.take D.buy
10.A.drove B.flew C.walked D.jumped
11.A.sad B.happy C.bored D.tired
12.A.people B.trees C.flowers D.animals
13.A.picking B.turning C.filling D.thinking
14.A.gift B.garbage C.prize D.toy
15.A.repair B.repeat C.reduce D.recycle
2020年3月3日是联合国第七个"世界野生动植物日"，我国提出了"维护全球生命共同体"的主题。我们的世界因这些生物而丰富多彩、妙趣横生。保护它们，就是守护我们的未来。下面，让我们一起来听听熊猫惜惜的倾诉吧！
假如你是熊猫惜惜，请根据以下信息给人类朋友写一封80词左右的书信。
要求：1.信中包含所给信息内容；2.适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
注意：1.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；2.书信的开头和结尾已为你写出，不计入总词数。
1.基本信息：13岁，来自四川，中国的象征；爱好（自主发挥）。
2.我的烦恼：朋友少，家园常常遭到破坏……
3.我的愿望或建议（自主发挥，至少两条）。
参考词汇：symbol (n. 象征) 、destroy (v. 破坏)
Dear friends,
My name is Xixi. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Xixi
In the US, the 1. (sixteen) birthday is special. People usually have 2. (importance) celebrations for teenagers. That is 3. the party is their first step to be an adult. Some of the parties are very big celebrations and cost a lot of money. Everyone 4. (wear) beautiful clothes. These parties 5. (hold) in hotels and there are even music group playing. People usually give gifts 6. the sixteen-year-olds. Some gifts can be very expensive. The young people enjoy 7. (they) at the party with singing and dancing. However, other parties are simpler and people just have them at home. Sometimes 8. (family) celebrate them in other ways, such as going on a special trip together, watching 9. interesting movie or eating a big meal in a nice restaurant. How do you plan 10.(celebrate) your birthday?
My name is Kate. I’m a policewoman. My job is to help people give up drugs (毒品). I work as a policewoman because of an unforgettable experience that happened in my teens.
On my 14th birthday, some close family members had a party for me in a park. I received many gifts. My aunt gave me 100 yuan. I was excited and kept on thinking about how I should spend the money. Just after everyone sang Happy Birthday to me, ①突然，我看到一个小男孩正坐在树下哭泣。I wondered why he was sad and went to him with a piece of cake. “What’s the matter?” The boy looked up but said nothing. I passed him the cake and tried to talk with him. Several minutes later, I knew about his story. His parents both died of drugs a month ago, so he had to live with his uncle and missed his parents so much. He always felt sad and afraid. He didn’t know what he could do. What a poor boy! How terrible the drug was! I gave my money to the boy and told him to face the life bravely. ②From then on, I made up my mind to do something against drugs. Please value your life, and stay away from drugs!
1.Is Kate 14 years old now?
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2.How did the boy feel after his parents died?
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3.What did Kate do for the boy after hearing his story?
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4.将画线①处译为英文。
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5.将画线②处译为中文。
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①Chemistry is everywhere in our daily life. Sometimes it's easy to see. At other times, it can be very hard to see the everyday chemistry at work, but nearly everything you touch has some chemicals (化学物质) in it.
②Chemistry helps to make products for use. Something as simple as toothpaste has at least three chemicals that keep your teeth clean. Other things in your daily life are created by chemistry, such as hair products and soap. Without chemistry, we would never have known that we need soap to get the oil out of clothes.
③Chemistry also helps us understand the world around us. Thanks to chemistry, we know bleach (漂白剂) can't be mixed with vinegar (醋), because the mixture can produce harmful gas.
④Chemistry plays a big role in food preparation. Cooking food causes it to go through a chemical change. That is the reason why cooked food often tastes different from uncooked food. Too much or too little of any chemical material makes a difference to the result of baking (烘焙). For example, the cake can be too soft or too hard.
⑤Chemistry isn't something that just lives in a laboratory; it's something that you meet hundreds of times in life. Knowing how chemistry works will give you a greater understanding of the life.
1.What can the chemistry in soap help us?
A.To clean the teeth. B.To make the teeth strong.
C.To clean the oil off clothes. D.To make the clothes new.
2.From the third paragraph, we know that ________.
A.we can mix bleach with vinegar B.the mixture can produce useful gas
C.we can't mix bleach with vinegar D.chemistry can't help us make products
3.The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that ________.
A.cooked food is much better than uncooked food
B.chemistry plays a big role in food preparation
C.there are no chemical changes while we are cooking
D.the cake can't be too soft or too hard with chemistry
4.Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (①=Paragraph 1)
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B.
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5.What's the main idea of the passage?
A.Chemistry and food. B.Chemistry around the world.
C.Chemistry and products. D.Chemistry in everyday life.
