My English teacher has a good sense of humor. We all like _________.
A.she B.her C.hers D.herself
—Amy, do you know Langlang and his wife?
—Of course. They play _________ piano well.
A.a B.an C./ D.the
中考在即,繁重的学业是否让你忘记了微笑?那么请从现在开始试着嘴角上扬吧,小小的举动也许会让你有好心情的同时,也感染着身边的人。请以“I want to smile”为题,写一篇英语短文。具体内容如下：
Smiling object | Reasons |
Parents | 给与生命,精心照顾,让我健康成长。 |
Teachers | 教授知识,叫做诚实善良的人;在他们的帮助下,取得巨大的进步。 |
Friends | 分享快乐,一起面对困难。 |
Yourself | 获得更多的自信与勇气,未来过上幸福的生活 |
注意：
1.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
2.词数80词左右,文章的开头已给出,不计入总词数。
I want to smile
As we all know, smile not only makes you feel less stressed, but also affects your parents, teachers, friends and the people who are around you. So, I want to smile.
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阅读下面短文,根据中文、首字母、音标或语境的提示,在每个空格内填入适当的单词或短语,使其内容通顺、意思完整。
Jennie sat at her window1.(像往常一样) looking out upon the street with a look of sadness on her face, “what a long day this is going to2.!”
Then she saw a little boy r3.down the street, swinging his school bag. Looking up to the window, he 4. (脱下) his hat and bowed with a bright pleasant smile.
“What a nice boy, "said Jennie to h5., as the boy ran out of sight. "It seems like having the sunshine. I wish everybody who6.(路过)would look up and smile. "George, the little boy, told his mother about that poor girl when he got back home, "She looks so 7.[ʌnˈhæpi]. I wish I could do something for her.”
“Why not give her some flowers?" said his mother. George a8..
The next morning, as Jennie sat at the window again, she saw George bringing a handful of beautiful flowers. He stopped9.(在…前面) her window,smiling pleasantly, and said,“ Can I come in?” Jennie told him to get into the house. Opening the door to Jennie’s gentle "Come in", George said, "I've brought you some flowers.”
“Are they for me? “said Jennie h10. ."How kind you are", she continued, as George put the flowers on her lap. "I've 11.received any flower since we moved to the town."
Jennie used to have a happy family and live in a beautiful house in the countryside. However, she lost her right leg in an a12.. She13. walk like other people any longer. Later, her father died, and her mother got sick for so many years that their money was all gone. They sold the house, and moved here to get work to do.
George told his parents everything. They decided to help her. More and more people in the town gave Jennie 14. smiles when they passed by her house. She was greatly15.(振作起来).
A few months later, Jennie and her mother opened a flower shop. People could always see Jennie sitting in the shop, having a lovely smile on her face.
When you think of penguins, you may picture them in white snow. However, there is one kind of penguin that loves warmer climates. African penguins live in colonies(聚居区) on the coast and islands of southern Africa.
Also called jackass penguins, they make donkey-like braying(驴叫) sounds to communicate. They can dive under water for up to 2.5 minutes while trying to catch small fish.
The African penguins are about 60 cm tall and weigh up to 3.6 kg. Their short tails and flipper-like wings help them swim in the water, while their feet help push them forward.
To keep dry and insulated(隔离) in cold water, African penguins are covered in dense, waterproof feathers. These feathers are white on the stomach and black on the back.
African penguins do not travel to give birth. The penguins' nests are in the holes they dig out of their own excrement(粪便), called guano, or in areas under bushes. People now take away the guano for fertilizer(肥料). It has forced the penguins to change their habits and nests mainly under bushes. Their nests protect eggs and chicks from the sun and the animals like cats and seagulls. Eggs are laid in pairs. And both parents help keep eggs warm by sitting on them until they hatch. Both parents also feed the newly-born chicks. After 2—4 years, the chicks will mature and lay their own eggs.
African penguins can live for an average of 10—15 years. However, many do not reach their full lifespan, and populations have been slowly decreasing. African penguins are losing their nesting places. And their food is not enough because of overfishing and pollution. As such, African penguins are now in danger. This means there is a high risk they may die out.
If you would like to help the African penguins, you can volunteer, donate, or adopt(收养) a penguin through the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
1.The underlined word “mature” in Paragraph 5 means “_________”.
A.get up B.show off C.grow up D.be sick
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.African penguins can communicate by talking loudly.
B.African penguins use tails, wings and feet when they swim.
C.African penguins are black on the stomach and white on the back.
D.African penguins change their habits and nests mainly in holes now.
3.The number of African penguins is changing because ________.
①the guano has been taken away
②the climate becomes hotter and hotter
③people catch too many fish
④the sea is polluted
⑤they are killed for meat
A.①②③ B.①③④ C.②③④ D.①③⑤
4.Which one can be the best title for the passage?
A.The African Culture Has Changed a Lot B.We Should Save African Environment
C.African Penguins Don't Live in Snow D.Some Facts about African Penguins
Susan Boyle was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mother's poor health.
School was difficult for Susan and she was bulled（凌辱） because of her different behaviour.Her siblings,who were much older,had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister.From the time of her birth,Susan was a screamer.The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom.There she would hang posters of her musical heroes on the walls and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone.
One by one her brother and sisters moved away from home and then Susan's father died.This left her alone with an old mother and a cat.She tried volunteer work.Her best state of mind,however,was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation（欣赏）from the crowd.
When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning to take part in the Britain's Got Talent competition,her brothers and sisters tried to discourage her.It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition（试唱）considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.
The Woman I Was Born to Be is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author,Susan Boyle.She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner.
I love this book ! In fact,I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also encourage us to reach for our dreams-no matter how impossible they may seem to be!
1.What does the underlined part "Her siblings" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Susan's parents. B.Susan's friend.
C.Susan's classmates. D.Susan's brothers and sisters.
2.What can we learn about Susan from Paragraph 3?
A.She liked being alone. B.She was good at singing.
C.She had different hobbies. D.She disliked volunteer work.
3.We learn that the book The Woman I Was Born to Be ________ .
A.is based on Susan's life stories B.is written to please readers
C.is very sad to read D.is difficult to understand
4.What does the author probably think of Susan's life stories?
A.Encouraging. B.Humorous. C.Worried. D.Boring.
