有趣的乡村生活
I've lived in large cities my whole life. So 1. I was placed in a small town in France, I was a little nervous. H2.， now that I've lived here for a week, I've learnt some very useful and interesting 3. (thing)．
While I'm in 4. big city, I'm always in a hurry. I have no time to slow down, but in a small town I have noticed that time works 5. a different way.
The people in this small town are less stressed than those in the 6.(near) city. While I was hanging out, I 7. (stop) to sit on a bench in the town center. And the next moment an elderly man sat next to me and he started a conversation about the new iPhone. I know that if I were in a big city, I wouldn't have had this 8. (interest)experience.
Now I enjoy 9.(I)in this small town. It had left s10. memories in my heart.
纪念英雄的不同方式
Countries, cities and people all have their own heroes. There are different kinds of heroes: politicians, soldiers, film stars, sport stars and musicians. And there are many different ways of remembering them, too. Here are some of the things that we do to make sure that we don't forget our heroes.
Sometimes we build statues or sculptures of heroes, especially of politicians and soldiers, but sometimes of writers too. Many cities in South America have a statue of Simon Bolivar(he helped lead many South American countries to independence). And the famous Mount Rushmore in the USA remembers four US presidents of the past.
We often remember soldiers and other people who died in war with a monument,like the Monument to the people's heroes in Beijing, China, or a memorial(纪念物), like the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris.
Some countries have a special remembrance day, like the one every January in the USA for Dr Martin Luther King, the human rights leader.
When Lady Diana Spencer died in 1997, in Paris, many people left flowers and messages near the place where the car accident happened. Now there is a Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in Hyde Park in London.
Sometimes places are named after famous people: for example, Liverpool, in England and Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil both have airports named after local musicians, John Lennon and Tom Jobim.
In Hollywood, The Walk of Fame has the names of film, TV and music celebrities in stars on the pavement(人行道). Very famous celebrities have their handprints, footprints and autographs in concrete (混凝土) at Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Different countries and people remember their heroes in different ways.
1.Whom is the Mount Rushmore for?
A.For Lady Diana.
B.For Simon Bolivar.
C.For four US presidents.
D.For Martin Luther King.
2.When is the special day for Dr Martin Luther King in America?
A.Every January. B.Every February. C.Every November. D.Every December.
3.The underlined word“monument”in the passage means“________”．
A.historic site B.beautiful park C.clear sky D.fresh air
4.Celebrities leave ________ in concrete at Hollywood's Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
A.their own photos
B.handprints, footprints and autographs
C.the posters of their works
D.flowers and messages
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.It's important to remember our national heroes.
B.Different countries have different ways to remember heroes.
C.We can do new activities to make sure that we don't forget our heroes.
D.Only politicians, soldiers, film stars, sport stars and musicians are heroes.
For thousands of years, people farmed the land. They grew fruits and vegetables. They hunted and fished for meat. They _____ cloth, dyes(染料) and paper from plants.
People progressed to making machines powered _____ water and steam(蒸汽), and even later, by coal, oil, and so on. Large cities were built. Factories _____ of machines created jobs in the cities for thousands of people. The Industrial Revolution(工业革命) changed the lives of many people because, for the first time, more people lived in cities than on _____．
People did not _____ these activities were harming the Earth. They didn't realize how _____ oil, gas, coal and minerals were being used up. _____ cities grew bigger and spread across the land, plants and animals began to disappear. Their nature _____ were destroyed(破坏) as people moved into new places.
As time passed, people began to _____ the need to protect the Earth and its natural resources(资源). They saw that plants and animals needed protection, so they wouldn't disappear forever. People joined together to tell others around the world to save our natural resources and ______ the Earth. And so, Earth Day was born. Each year, more and more people take part in Earth Day. What can you do to help?
1.A.stood B.washed C.made D.mixed
2.A.as B.for C.with D.by
3.A.full B.proud C.sick D.short
4.A.mountains B.rivers C.trees D.farms
5.A.help B.realize C.waste D.lose
6.A.clearly B.hardly C.quickly D.slowly
7.A.Before B.If C.As D.Though
8.A.homes B.schools C.banks D.parks
9.A.forget B.see C.catch D.get
10.A.talk about B.knock down C.try on D.care for
Li Hui is an ________ boy. He never tells a lie. We should believe what he said.
A.active B.honest C.energetic D.interesting
The secret to happiness is that you shouldn't complain about not ________ all the nice things.
A.offering B.looking C.picking D.owning
The police ________ the missing children everywhere, but they couldn't find them.
A.have searched B.had searched C.search D.are searching
