Once upon a time a little leaf was heard to cry, as leaves often did when a gentle wind passed by. The twig (小枝) asked, "What's the matter, little leaf?" The leaf said, "The wind just told me that one day it will pull me off!" When the tree heard this, it swung all over and promised the leaf, "You will not go till you want to."
The sunny days of the autumn came. The little leaf saw all the leaves around becoming very beautiful. Some were yellow, some were red, and some were in both colors. The little leaf asked the tree what it meant. The tree said, "All these leaves are ready to fly away, and they have put on these beautiful colors because of joy."
The little leaf wanted to go, and grew very beautiful in thinking of it. When it was very bright in color, it saw the branches (树枝) of the tree had no color in them. The leaf asked, "Branches, why are you brown?" "We must keep our working clothes on. Your clothes are for holiday, because your tasks are over," said a branch.
Just then a little puff of wind came, took the leaf up and turned it over and over. The little leaf was like the fire in the air, and fell down silently among hundreds of other leaves. It began to dream — a dream so beautiful that perhaps it would last forever.
1.The tree wanted to ________ the little leaf at first.
A.protect B.give up C.control D.go with
2.Why didn't the branches change colors?
A.Because the air was too dry. B.Because they had to keep working.
C.Because they were too lazy. D.Because they hardly got sunshine.
3.The little leaf fell down with ________.
A.sadness B.regret C.surprise D.satisfaction
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Always prepare for the future. B.Live in and enjoy the moment.
C.Each season has its own beauty. D.We should make our own decisions.
My name is Sam. I joined a club called "passing help" last month. Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down (出故障). It was 25 miles from my home. I wanted to get a ride, but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came but it did not go to my town, the bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes. But no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
"When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn't come, so I returned here. I just can't leave you here." she said, "Get in my car and I will take you back to your home."
"It is a long way." I said.
"Come on, Sir, "she said, "Let's go".
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago there wasn't gas (汽油) in her car. An old man drove her up to a gas station and then back to her car.
When we got to my home, I wanted to give her some money to thank her. But she didn't accept it. "I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along," she said.
1.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
A.He lost his way. B.His car broke down
C.He was hurt in an accident. D.He couldn't reach the gas station
2.Sam didn't think of going home _____ that evening.
A.by train B.by bus C.by car D.by taxi
3.The young woman wanted Sam to________.
A.give her some money B.get on her bus
C.take her to her house D.help others just as she did
4.The best title of the passage is ________.
A.A Kind Old Man B.Getting a Ride C.Passing Help D.A Broken Car
AI(人工智能)makes our lives easier and better. Let's see the amazing AI.
Cool driverless bus A bus door opens and you get on. Wait, where is the driver? Here is a new kind of driverless bus called Apolong. It can seat 14 people and doesn't need a driver. The bus follows traffic rules. It stops every time it sees a stop light. | Your close friend Hi, everyone. I'm Xiaoice, a chatbot (聊天机器人). I speak like a 17-year-old girl. If you feel lonely, you can talk with me. I'm good at singing, writing poems and telling stories. I want to be your friend! |
World's first AI anchor Hey, look! The famous Chinese anchor (主播) Qiu Hao is reporting the news for us. But, is "he" really Qiu Hao? The answer is "no". This is the world's first AI anchor. It looks and speaks just like a real person. It speaks both Chinese and English. It can work 24 hours without any mistakes. The AI anchor joins Xinhua's reporting team. You might see it on TV soon. | Popular AI artist This beautiful painting was at an auction(拍卖) in 2018. It sold for about 3,000,000 yuan! But it is not a work by a famous painter, such as Vincent van Gogh. It was painted by an AI artist. Three Frenchmen created the AI. The AI artist studied over 15,000 paintings. In this way, it learned to paint. Now it is among the most popular artists in the world. |
1.The fact about Apolong is that __________.
A.there is a driver in it B.the door is opened by the passenger
C.there are 24 seats in it D.it stops every time it sees a stop light
2.Xiaoice CAN'T __________.
A.go out to play with you B.talk with you if you feel lonely
C.be your friend D.sing, write poems or tell stories
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Xiaoice is a 17-year-old girl.
B.The AI anchor can only speak English.
C.The AI anchor can work 24 hours without mistakes.
D.The AI artist is one of the most popular artists in China.
4.We can probably see the passage in __________.
A.a guidebook B.a notice C.a novel D.a newspaper
My friend Richard went far to work, so he asked me to take care of his yard in the mountains. He worked hard and often kept the yard _______ without any grass. But I was too lazy to sweep the fallen leaves, and I_______pluck (拔 ) grass, allowing it to grow rapidly. In the early_______, in March, the leaves were green and soft. A month later, when the leaves spread quickly, I discovered they were like wild orchids (兰花) in the forest.
As the summer came, the "grass" really flowered. The flowers looked like those forest orchids, _______ they were yellow, unlike those purple or brown red forest orchids. I picked one flower, then went to find a friend who studied _______.As soon as my friend saw it he asked me_______ I picked it. "It's amazing!" He _______ explained, "This kind of orchid is hard to find. Now it is worth at least 10,000 dollars each."
I told the good news to Richard. He was_______. After a while he said gently, he saw the orchid in the yard every year, but he thought it was common grass, so he always plucked it. He said, "If I could_______, it would flower a few years before." Yes, all of us might miss some rare( 稀有的) orchids in our own lives. We don't give them the time to flower to prove their value.
Give the "grass" time to flower and give everybody a ________ to prove his value. Don't pluck a leave of any "grass" or negate (否定) a person rudely and how many "rare orchids " we will get in our lives!
1.A.wild B.clean C.dry D.dirty
2.A.sometimes B.often C.never D.always
3.A.spring B.summer C.autumn D.winter
4.A.so B.but C.then D.or
5.A.colors B.rivers C.seasons D.plants
6.A.that B.why C.where D.who
7.A.proudly B.successfully C.carelessly D.excitedly
8.A.worried B.surprised C.scared D.relaxed
9.A.wait B.get C.take D.make
10.A.tree B.yard C.flower D.chance
每个人都曾对自己的未来生活有过种种的梦想。但未来你会否成为一个比现在更好的你, 取决于你现在的思考和行动。请以现在的你, 以你对过往的经验教训, 对未来的你提一些建议, 以使自己成为更好的自己, 建议至少三条, 要涉及现在的经验和教训两个方面。
要求：
1、要至少用上三种时态；
2、文中不得出现自己的真实姓名；
3、语言通顺, 条理清晰, 书写整洁工整；
4、词数80-120词。
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Tom works in a big company and he is often very busy. One day, when he came out of the office, it was late in the evening. There was no bus at that moment, so he had to walk home. The street was very dark and he could hardly see anything. So he had to walk along slowly and carefully.
Juts at that time, Tom found a man with a lantern coming in the distance. “If I go with that person, I will be able to see well," he thought.
When the man with a lantern got nearer, Tom found he was coming with a cane(手杖) in his hand. Tom thought this was strange and asked, “Why are you walking so slowly with a cane when you have a lantern?”
The man said, "You know, I'm blind. That is why I use thins cane to walk." Tom laughed, "Ha, ha, ha. You're blind? Then why do you carry a lantern? You don't need a lantern if you can't see.”
The man with the lantern answered, "Yes, I can't see. And this lantern cannot help me, but it can help others in the dark. I know better than anyone else how it feels when you cannot see.”
Tom didn't say anything for a long time. Then he said sorry to the man.
1.When did Tom come out of the office that day? (回答问题，不超过15个词)
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2.What did the man carry the lantern for? (回答问题，不超过12个词)
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3.Why did Tom say sorry to the man? (回答问题，不超过9个词)
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4.把画线的句子翻译成汉语。
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5.给文章报一个合适的英文标题。
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