(2019盘锦改编)The old man leads a simple life, ________ he has a lot of wealth.
A.although B.when C.unless D.because
(2019苏州)—Keep quiet, son! I need complete ________ when I'm working.
—Sorry, dad. I won't make any noise again.
A.trust B.silence C.control D.strength
(2019北京)This cap is nice, ________ it doesn't look good on me.
A.for B.so C.but D.or
I am Turere. I come from Kitengela, a farming community on the edge(边缘) of Nairobi National Park of Kenya(肯尼亚). Since the age of nine, I have helped to look after my family's cows. As a child, in my free time, I enjoyed playing with electronics. I made my own inventions, such as electronic toys from car parts and other things. I also built other electronic devices(仪器) for my neighbors.
At the age of 13, I invented something that changed my life. It also changed the lives of many people in my community. One night, a lion from the park came into my family's farm and killed one of our cows. I was angry. However, killing the lion, I thought, was not the best way to solve the problem. Instead, I decided to invent a solution.
The__first__idea__I__got__was__to__use__fire,__because__I__thought__lions__were__scared__of__fire. But I came to realize that that didn't really help, because it was even helping the lions to see through the cowshed(牛棚). So I didn't give up. I continued.
And a second idea I got was to use a scarecrow(稻草人). I was trying to trick the lions [into thinking] that I was standing near the cowshed. But lions are very clever. They will come the first day and they see the scarecrow, and they go back. But the second day, they'll come and they say, this thing is not moving here, it is always here! So he jumps in and kills the animals.
So one night, I was walking around the cowshed with a torch(手电筒), and that day, the lions didn't come. And I discovered that lions were afraid of a moving light. So I had an idea...
1.完成句子Turere was interested in ________________ when he was a child in his free time.
2.完成句子Turere invented something that ________________ at the age of thirteen.
3.简略回答问题What's the final solution to driving the lion away?
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4.用英语写出文中第4段画线单词所指代的内容。
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5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。
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英语课上，同学们就“Life in the Future”为话题展开了讨论。假如你是李华，请你根据以下提示。写一篇英语短文，介绍你想象中的未来生活。
提示：
(1)Robots can do many things for people.
(2)A new kind of environmentfriendly car will be invented.
(3)There will be more global travel in the future.
要求：(1)短文须包含所给提示，可适当发挥。
(2)短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
(3)词数80个左右。(开头已给出，不计入总词数)
参考词汇：environmentfriendly环保型的
What will life in the future be like? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Right after lunch, Mother found she had got a cold. She did need a rest in bed. But first she had a few things to do. Prepare the meat for __ . Leave a note for the cleaners...
At last, she fell into bed, soon asleep...
Then the door banged(砰地一声) open as the __ came home from school. “Mom! Mom! Where are you?” “Didn’t you even get up yet?” “What about dinner?”
“I’m sick. And I can’t do anything. I’ll have to leave all to___ . Cook the potatoes. Take care of the baby. Put plates, spoons and forks on the table.”
“Wonderful! " " No problem! " The children ran off ____. Mother was left in her quiet room. She felt terrible! But everyone else seemed great. In fact, there seemed to be a party going on with loud laughs ___ the children.
There was a sudden crash(破碎声). Then a voice shouted, "Get the baby out of the way — __ he cuts himself. Don' break Mom's rest!”
Another crash came! The younger girl rushed in with news. "They __ your plate and the dog ate all your dinner.”
The girl ran off. There was more noise until, finally, the children appear, ___. They were proud of what they brought. There is a glass of water, three beans, a cold boiled potato and a small piece of burned meat.
Suddenly, Mother felt____. As the children watched carefully, she ate her cold dinner. “Everything ____ so good,” Mom smiled. “Thank you, my kids. I feel better now.”
1.A. tea B. breakfast C. lunch D. dinner
2.A. father B. cleaners C. children D. dog
3.A. you B. me C. her D. him
4.A. excitedly B. sadly C. quietly D. angrily
5.A. in B. with C. from D. under
6.A. after B. before C. when D. until
7.A. made B. dropped C. sold D. changed
8.A. crying B. smiling C. cooking D. sleeping
9.A. tired B. afraid C. weak D. great
10.A. tastes B. looks C. smells D. sounds
