My young cousin Jim seems to have endless question to ask every day. One day, he asked me what life on earth began after watching a film. To be honest, the question remains a puzzle to me. Besides, in order not to let him down, I found the answer in a book, said, “Long ago the earth was a cloud dust. The dust settled into a solid globe before billions of years. The earth became so violently that it was not clear that the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock. Then water began to appear. As the time went on, different life forms began.”
Jane Goodall1.. (study) chimps for many years and helped people understand 2.. much they behave like humans. She once spent years 3.. (observe) and recording chimps’ daily activities in their own environment. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was 4.. (usual) for a woman to live in the forest. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months 5.. she allowed to begin her project. One important thing she discovered was6.. chimps hunt and eat meat. She also discovered how chimps communicate7.. each other.
For forty years Jane Goodall has been outspoken about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She is leading 8.. busy life and has achieved 9.. she wanted to do. She inspires those women who want to make 10.. (achieve) in their lives.
A nurse took the tired, anxious soldier to the bedside.
“Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to the words several times before the patient’s eyes .
Heavily sedated(镇静) because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(模糊地) saw the young solider standing beside him. He reached out his hand. The soldier held his around the old man’s, a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a so that the soldier could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young soldier sat there, holding the old man’s hand. , the nurse suggested that the soldier move away and for a while.
He . Whenever the nurse came into the room, the soldier was forgetful of her and of the night of the hospital－the laughter of the workers, the cries of the other
Now and then she heard him say a few words. But the dying man said , only held to his son all through the night.
The next morning, the old man died. The soldier went to the . While she did what she had to do, he waited.
, she returned. She started to offer words of pity, the soldier stopped her.
“Who was that man?” he asked.
The nurse was , “He was your father,” she answered.
“No,” the soldier replied. “I saw him before in my life.”
“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”
“I knew right away there had been a , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I ”
1.A. repeat B. askC. explainD. introduce
2.A. shook B. openedC. closedD. dropped
3.A. armsB. fingers C. eyesD. shoulders
4.A. demandingB. preservingC. expressing D. describing
5.A. chair B. bill C. bedD. notice
6.A. HappilyB. Occasionally C. SimplyD. Carefully
7.A. playB. walkC. restD. practice
8.A. agreedB. doubtedC. promised D. refused
9.A. feelingsB. greetings C. noisesD. businesses
10.A. workersB. customersC. doctors D. patients
11.A. gentle B. coolC. excitingD. humorous
12.A. everythingB. nothing C. somethingD. anything
13.A. sonB. hospitalC. policeman D. nurse
14.A. Finally B. SuddenlyC. QuicklyD. Anxiously
15.A. soB. and C. butD. unless
16.A. movedB. surprised C. inspiredD. worried
17.A. everB. onceC. often D. never
18.A. mistake B. changeC. troubleD. difference
19.A. hopedB. realized C. imaginedD. dreamed
20.A. watchedB. arrivedC. permitted D. stayed
Five steps to better handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate when it’s time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 1. Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this — hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 2. Hold it in place with your thumb, and your index (食指) and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion (均衡). 3. Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters.
Lower the pressure (压力)
4. That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try easing up and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
5.
Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Ask for more advice
B. Play games
C. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid.
D. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
E. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
F. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb.
G. The good news is that just about everyone can improve their handwriting.
There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building. Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students. That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll(注册) every year in famous Canadian universities. It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its versatile (多样的) arts and culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.
To study in Canada is very cost effective. These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high. According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”
The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract lots of international students to Canadian universities. Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels-Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral.
A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full-time study depending upon the nature of the program you are doing. On the other hand, a Master's degree consists of two years of study. For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.
You can also find many diploma(学位证书) and certification (证明) programs in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year. Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future. After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself. International students require a work permit to work on campus.
1.How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in Canada?
A. 7 years. B. 8 years.
C. 9 years. D. 11 years.
2.What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage?
①Quality education.②Safe environment.
③Versatile culture. ④Bright job future.
⑤High scholarships.⑥Low tuition fees.
A. ①②③④⑥B. ①②④⑤⑥
C. ①②③⑤⑥D. ①③④⑤⑥
3.What's the author's attitude towards studying in Canada?
A. Oppositive.B. Doubtful.
C. Supportive. D. Not mentioned.
4.What's the best title for the passage?
A. Canadian culture
B. The life in Canada
C. Study in Canada — a unique Experience
D. Benefits of studying Abroad
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
