Warm water freezes（结冰） more quickly than cold water. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago. But few people believed him until 1970. In that year a Canadian scientist George Kill proved the English professor was right. Dr Kill filled an open oil pail(桶) with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He put both in the same low temperature. The warm water froze first. The lack of covers on the pails is the secret. Some of the warm water changed into vapor. This meant that less of the warm water was left to be frozen. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.
1.Hundreds of years ago, Sir Francis Bacon found _______.
A. the temperature of warm water drops faster than that of cold water
B. warm water is heavier than cold water
C. warm water has the same temperature as cold water
D. warm water is not as useful as cold water
2.What Sir Francis Bacon said was right, but people didn't believe him until _______.
A. late in the 19th century B. early in the 20th century
C. three years ago D. late in the 20th century
3.Leave a pail with warm water and another pail with cold water in the same low temperature, you’ll find that _______.
A. cold water freezes first
B. warm water turns into ice before cold water
C. warm water and cold water freeze at the same time
D. much of cold water is changed into air.
4.Why does warm water freeze first in the same freezing weather?
A. Because some of the warm water turns to vapor, the amount(数量) becomes less than that of cold water.
B. Because warm water is lighter than cold water.
C. Because the temperature of warm water is lower than that of cold water.
D. Because cold water freezes with more difficulty than warm water.
It doesn’t matter if you have one friend or 20, because there are only a few people in this world that can make you truly happy. For me, my family and my three best girlfriends mean everything to me.
Some days I didn’t want to go to school because I felt so disappointed in myself but I don’t regret a thing. It makes you stronger as a person, and if you are able to mend your friendships like I have done, then you can do anything.
My mom always told me, “Stephanie, remember that a friend is a gift that you give to yourself. A friend will always be there for the good and the bad. A true friend will never make fun of you. If a friend is a piece of work, then he or she has never been a friend at all. A friend is the biggest gift to you.”
Everyone is going to make mistakes but please don’t push them away, especially if it’s someone you really care about. I know when I make mistake I beat myself up about it. I just wish someone would have reached out a hand to help me back up on my feet like my best friend did. If someone is new or doesn’t have a friend, please reach out and befriend them because that small action could mean the world to them. Now that I’m older, I understand what my mom has been trying to tell me, and now I know that the friends that I choose will also be the kinds of friends that I would want to be surrounded by forever.
1.The writer was unwilling to go to school because ______.
A. she was disappointed in herself
B. she regretted something he had done
C. she was busy trying to fix a friendship
D. she went to by a gift for her mother
2. According to passage, a true friend should be a person that ______.
A. often gives you gifts
B. makes you happy
C. does both good and bad things to you
D. never makes fun of you
3. It can be inferred(推测) from the passage that the writer ______.
A. doesn’t have many friends
B. doesn’t think that friends will make her truly happy
C. understands what a friend means to her
D. has nothing except her family and three girlfriends
4.According to the passage, which is WRONG?
A. Making friends with some lonely people will bring them warmth
B. Your friend should not make mistakes in face of you.
C. Mother told me what friend is.
D. You should care about your friend.
When I was at university, I studied very hard. But a lot of my friends did very little work. Some did just enough to pass exams. Others didn’t do quite enough. Fred Baines was one of them. He spent more time drinking in the Students’ Union than working in the library. Once, at the end of the term, we had to take an important test in chemistry. The test had a hundred questions. Beside each question we had to write “True” or “False”. While I was studying in my room the night before the test, Fred was watching television. Fred usually worried a lot the night before a test. But that night he looked perfectly calm. Then he told me of his plan. “It’s very simple. There are a hundred questions and I have to get fifty correct to pass the test. I’ll take a coin into the examination room. I haven’t studied a chemistry book for months, so I’ll just toss the coin. In that way, I’m sure I’ll get half the questions right.” The next day, Fred came cheerfully into the examination room. As he sat tossing a coin for half an hour he marked down his answers. Then he left half an hour before the rest of us. The next day, he saw the chemistry professor in the corridor.
“Oh good,” he said, “Have you got the results of the test?”
The professor looked at him and smiled.
“Ah, it’s you, Baines, just a minute.”
Then he reached into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it into the air, caught it in his hand and looked at it.
“I’m terribly sorry, Baines,” he said, “You failed!”
1. Fred often went to the Students’ Union where he ________ .
A. worked extra hours B. enjoyed himself in the bar
C. borrowed books D. attended a few lectures
2.This time Fred expected to get ________ .
A. an excellent mark B. a low mark C. his usual mark D. the pass mark
3.The chemistry professor ________ .
A. didn’t mark the test papers correctly
B. tossed a coin when he marked test papers
C. knew about Fred’s method
D. thought Fred’s method was good
4.According to the text, we can know working hard is ________ .
A. unnecessary B. valuable C. useless D. a waste
—I’m going to Betty’s birthday party. Bye-bye, Mom.
—_____, baby.
A. Best wishes B. Have fun C. Take care D. No problem
假如你叫李华，刚刚升入高中，你在学习英语的过程中遇到一些问题，想得到老师的帮助，并想给班级的英语老师提一些建议，以帮助自己学好英语。下面表格中只给了简单的提示，请你结合自己的实际情况给英语老师写一封求助信，内容如下：
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学习英语时遇到的问题 |
1.生词多，记忆有难度 2.... |
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向英语老师提出的建议 |
1.介绍一些学习英语的好方法 2.... |
字数：100左右。信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear teacher,
My name is Li Hua. I’m writing a letter to you to ask for some help.
Yours.
Li Hua
Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways . 71 Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. 72 Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 73
The following methods may work best for you.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
● Write your notes in your own words.
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● Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written. As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 75
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A．Use words, not complete sentences. |
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B．There are three practical note-taking methods. |
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C．You must write your notes on separate paper. |
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D．Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. |
E. you will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G. First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
