Born on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou had a hard childhood. Her parents got divorced(离婚) when she was very young. She was a single mother and being a single mother was very hard on her.
It was finally in 1949 that she started to find her place in the world when she changed her name to show her Calypso dance performances at the night club where she worked. It was there that she won a scholarship and trained in African dance and modern dance. She formed a group and they traveled all over Europe with an opera production. As she traveled, she studied different languages and became excellent in several of them. During this time, she made her first album, Miss Calypso, and it was a success.
In the 1950s, she moved to New York and started to work more on her writing. She heard Dr Martin Luther King speak in 1960 and began organizing different benefits for Civil Rights(人权). In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and is remembered for her work around the country.
She later moved to Ghana with her son and worked in the University of Ghana’s School of Music and Drama. It was there that she became close friends with Malcolm X. She returned to the US in 1964 to help Malcolm X with a new Civil Rights movement. Shortly after she returned to the US, Malcolm X and Dr King were both assassinated(暗杀). To deal with the deaths of her friends, she wrote her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which finally made her famous around the world. The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a singer.
1.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Maya Angelou: a life of hard work and success
B. Maya Angelou: a life of bad luck and sadness
C. The hard and terrible life of Maya Angelou
D. Some Unknown facts about Maya Angelou
2.What finally made Maya Angelou well known around the world?
A. Her friendship with Martin Luther King.
B. The books I know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
C. The books and poems she wrote in the 1970s.
D. Her unbelievable work as a Civil Rights protector.
3. From the passage, we know that Maya Angelou was a .
A. writer, salesgirl, teacher and dancer
B. singer, painter, dancer, poet and writer
C. writer, poet, singer, dancer and Civil Rights protector
D. singer, publisher, Civil Rights activist and writer
Being green is everywhere these days, whether it is in the school, factory or anywhere on the Internet. This is because our planet is in danger, losing resources, polluting resources and destroying ecosystems(生态系统). Different species are dying because we can’t take care of our home. Now ask yourself why you don’t want a green healthier lifestyle and to save animals. Keep that in mind as you read on.
There are many ways to be green, first of all, everyone should recycle; it’s something easy and helps our planet in many ways. All you’d have to do is put recycling in recycling and garbage in garbage. Another popular thing is to try your best not to drive a car. Sometimes you can just walk, bike, or take a subway. This ensures that our air won’t be polluted, which in turn helps our lungs and everything else on our planet. Next thing is saving energy. We can do this by not using too much heat or air conditioning in summer or winter. It’s not preferable because it’s hard, but you can try and put your washing machine on cold whenever possible and try to keep electronics out of the rubbish. What’s more, remember to stop drinking from plastic bottles because plastic can only be used once and if used many times, it will become unhealthy. So you’d better use a glass or buy a reusable water bottle. The last and most important thing is, spread this news to the world and tell them what’s happening in our world. I’ve only listed a small part of the endless possibilities to save this world. The least you can do is do the simple ones.
1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The importance of being green.
B. The question asked in this paragraph.
C. The present situation of the Earth.
D. The reader’s contribution to the Earth.
2. How many ways to be green are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.B. Three.
C. Four.D. Five.
3.According to the passage, the most important way to be green is to .
A. call on others to protect our Earth
B. recycle what we have used
C. try our best to stop driving cars
D. save as much energy as possible
4.The passage is intended to .
A. tell us the importance of protecting our Earth
B. Help us to cut down the pollution on our Earth
C. teach us some knowledge about our health today
D. guide us to some ways of protecting our Earth
In ninth grade, I thought Jennifer Fever, the dark-haired girl who sat behind me in classroom, was an alien(外星人). Our class organized an activity to raise money for the library, and in one month, Jennifer read 34 books. I couldn’t believe it. Surely, she was from some faraway planet where creature lived and they didn’t own television sets. How could a human being, a 13-year-old girl, read 34 books in one month?
I had read three books. And by “read”, I mean skimmed. I mean opened and placed them on my lap while watching cartoons.
Who had time to read? In addition to my favorite cartoons, I had a basketball that required playing, a baseball that required throwing, and a volleyball that required volleying. And it wasn’t as if my bike could ride itself.
Besides, reading was boring. And if I wanted to be bored, it would be much easier just to pay attention during Mr. Kearly’s social studies class.
After senior high school, my education had become very narrow: computer engineering, mathematics, physics, and not much else.
Years later, I realized something: I had not memory of ever reading a book for pleasure. But there was a world of knowledge outside science and engineering, and I was tired of being ignorant(无知的)of it, so I decided I would become a reader. I dived into book after book. In short, the bookworm within me had awakened.
Today, I carry a book(if not two or three) with me wherever I go. An hour-long waiting for the bus is not trouble; rather, it’s a chance to enjoy a few chapters of Malcolm Gladwell’s latest works. Sometimes, I wish my waiting was longer.
1. From the first paragraph, we learn that Jennifer Fever .
A. was an alien B. couldn’t believe me
C. organized an activity D. was my classmate
2.What used to make the author bored?
A. Watching cartoons.
B. Reading.
C. Playing basketball.
D. Riding her bike.
3.Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?
A. My education had become very narrow after high school.
B .A 13-year-old girl could also read 34 books in one year.
C. I skimmed my three books while reading in the library.
D. I was still tired of reading during my study in the university.
4.We can infer from the passage that the author .
A. enjoyed some faraway planet very much
B. felt surprised to study computer engineering
C. loved reading very much after growing up
D. became wise and rich after high school
内容：劳动节即将来临，我们将放三天假。有人打算去旅游，有人准备待在家里。请为你自己制定一份节日计划，并谈谈你的理由。
要求：1. 有明确的计划和相应的理由
2. 字数：100左右。
3. 开头句已写好，不计入字数。
Labor Day is coming and we’ll have three days off. |
根据所给汉语，用英语完成句子，使句子意思完整、正确。
1.根据一项新的研究，学生们在面临危险时，几乎不知道自我保护。
__________ __________ a new survey, students know very little about self-protection when facing danger.
2.你答应过带孩子们去露营的，你必须要守信用。
You promised to take the children to go camping, so you must __________ __________ __________.
3.从某种意义上讲，独自一个人干活相当不错。
__________ __________ __________, it’s nice to work alone.
4.在黑暗中使用智能手机，即使时间很短，也会对眼睛造成伤害。
Using smart pho
nes in darkness even for a short time will __________ __________ __________ our eyes.
用所给单词的适当形式填空，使句子意思完整，正确。
1.I’m very grateful for Mr. Johnson’s help with my job, so I will thank him __________ (personal).
2.I must __________ (apology) for not letting you know the plan ahead of time.
3.The __________ (perform) of the street artist was so great that it attracted the attention of all passers-by.
4.He is looking forward to __________ (admire) the classic music by Beethoven at the concert.
5._________ (confident) is the first step to success.
6.Don’t worry. The problem has been __________ (solve).
7.Then the question __________ (arise) at the meeting
, but no one knew how to answer it.
