There are many stories about the Mid-Autumn Festival, 1. has been celebrated in China for centuries. But the most 2.(move) one is the story of Chang’e. It tells after Hou Yi shot down the 3.(nine) suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Hou Yi planned share it 4. his wife, Chang’e .But a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi 5.(be) out. Chang’e refused to give it to him and then drank it all. She became very light and 6.(fly) up to the moon. Hou Yi was so sad and missed her very much. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round 7. he could see his wife there. He 8.(quick) laid out her favorite fruits in the garden. 9. he wished that she could come back!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes that carry 10. (they) wishes to the families they love and miss.
Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous ________ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _________life she made 70 movies!
Lombard’s real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 1921, she was playing baseball in the _________near her home. A movie director _________ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted(表演) so well that she ________ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.
In 1925, she had an agreement with a _________ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave her a mew________, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars(伤疤) on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not ________. She continued to act.
It was Paramount Studio that made Lombard a _________. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. ________ seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.
1.A. nurse B. doctor C. actress D. teacher
2.A. lazy B. short C. long D. humorous
3.A. street B. kitchen C. cinema D. classroom
4.A. forgot B. pushed C. hurt D. saw
5.A. won B. broke C. avoided D. treated
6.A. film B. dance C. music D. school
7.A. job B. name C. story D. partner
8.A. put away B. try out C. give up D. make sure
9.A. scientist B. writer C. driver D. star
10.A. As B. But C. Since D. Before
Sometimes it may seem difficult to improve our health. If so, the following health habits may help you.
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Research shows that eating a meal in the morning resulrs in less body fat and less chance of overeating. Eating breakfast can help people feel better physically and mentally throughout the day. But you should remember that no single food gives you all the nutrients(营养物) you need, so eating a variety of foods in the morning is important to good health.
2.
Sleep is important to good health and emotional well-being. Poor sleep can influence our memory and learning. It can influence our memory and learning. It can also cause traffic accidents! Students show that people who don’t get enough sleep seem to get into more accidents. So get enough sleep and stay safe!
Take a walk every day
Walking is an easy way to add exercise to our lives. Instead of meeting friends for a meal, meet them for a walk. As you walk, you will see the beautiful world around you. Once you try, you’ll find that adding a walk into your daily life is very easy.
3.
Since they are relaxing activities, hobbies are usually enjoyable. They help people to relax and rest. They bring us joy. The joy may help people live healthier and recover faster from illness, A hobby could be running, reading or making something with your hands. Everyone could get a little more joy in their lives!
A. Have a hobby.
B. Get enough sleep.
C. Keep a healthy diet.
D. Eat breakfast every morning.
Roald Dahl was one of the most successful writers of children’s books. He sold millions of books all over the world. Many of his books have been made into films and videos. He is so famous that there is even a Roald Dahl Museum you can visit.
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales, Britain. His father was rich but he died when Roald was very young. Roald and his mother lived a hard life. He had to leave school and went to Africa where he worked for an oil company.
In 1939 Roald became a pilot, but he had a bad accident. It made him limp(瘸的) for the rest of his life. After this, Roald went to America where he wrote a story about his experience as a pilot. It was so good that it was put in a magazine.
Roald married an American film star. They bought a house in England and had five children. From 1960 to 1965, ▲ : Theo, one of his children, was hit by a taxi and was seriously hurt. Olivia, one of Roald’s daughters, died of a strange illness. Soon after this, his wife also had a serious illness. It took her years to get completely better.
Gradually Roald became more and more successful. He always did his writing in an old shed(棚) at the back of his house. He always sat in the same old armchair with a wooden board on his lap.
“One of the nice things about being a writer,” he once said, “is that all you need is what you’ve got in your head and a pencil and a bit of paper.”
In 1983 Roald won a big prize for his book The BFG. During his life, Roald wrote many famous books, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox.
After he died in 1990, Roald left money to help people with serious illnesses and those with problems with reading and writing.
1.Roald Dahl was famous as a (an) ___________.
A. doctor
B. writer
C. actor
D. teacher
2.After Roald went to America, he_____________ .
A. lost his parents as in a plane accident
B. won a big prize for his book Matilda
C. got married with an English film star
D. wrote a story about his pilot experience
3.Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?
A. they lived a happy life .
B. he went on writing books.
C. three terrible things happened.
D. he created some unlucky characters.
4.What can we know from what Roald said in Paragraph 6 ?
A. Being a writer was a popular job at that time.
B. Though he was successful, Roald lived a simple life .
C. One needs to practice a lot if he wants to be a writer .
D. Roald loved writing very much and was talented in it.
News Review
APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.
A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.
A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam –a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.
A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower Come to the “tomato fight” in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don’t worry. It’s not a real fight. People do this only for fun.
1.What did APEC Blue refer to in Beijing during the APEC meeting?
A. The people.
B. The factories.
C. The clear blue sky.
D. The cars on the road.
2.A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for _____ on the subway.
A. eating food
B. smoking
C. selling goods
D. drinking
3.In a teacher-free exam, students take their exam _____.
A. at the end of the term
B. without being watched
C. outside the classroom
D. without giving answers
4.Why did people throw tomatoes at each other In the town of Bunol, Spain?
A. To have fun
B. To enjoy dinner
C. To take a shower
D. To start a fight
Is it fair for restaurants to ban little eaters? In Monronroeville, a local restaurant, McDain’s, recently decided to ban young children. Alice Roseman, its manager, says kids have bad manners and make too much noise. Other people, however, say the rule is hard to accept. Since it has become a hot topic in public, we caught several local people talking about it.
YES There is no law stopping restaurants from banning young children. Restaurant owners should be allowed to ban them. Kids often run around and cause problems for waiters and other customers. ----Kate Barker Kids always cause a mess, but the parents refuse to do anything about their kids’ behaviors. Although kids may be at the center of their parents’ universe, they aren’t at the center of everyone else’s. ------Mike Vuick Adults sometimes want to talk and enjoy their dinner, but they can’t if a child is crying and running all over the place. That’s why sometimes parents don’t like eating at home. They wish they could have a good meal in the restaurants without kids’ noise. ------Dale Levitsky
| NO Banning kids from restaurants is a bad idea. If kids were banned, many restaurants would lose business. Even if restaurants gave customers the chance to buy take-away meals for their kids, many families would probably still not eat there. --------Nicholas Song Restaurants owners who ban kids think all children are wild and rude. But that’s not true. Most children’s eating behaviors are good enough. Even though some kids do have bad manners, banning is not a right way to teach them. I think how a society treats its children is important. After all, all kids are people, too. -------Elliott Hall |
1.The restaurant in Monronroeville refuses ___________ to eat there.
A. women
B. pets
C. men
D. kids
2.Dale Levit sky thinks parents sometimes don’t like eating at home because _________________.
A. they are too busy
B. kids are too noisy
C. they dislike doing the dishes
D. restaurant food is more delicious
3.Who thinks it is wrong to ban kids?
A. Mike Vuick
B. Kate Barker
C. Nicholas Song
D. Alice Roseman
4.Which of the following opinion is mentioned in the passage?
A. Not all kids have bad behaviors.
B. Children waste too much food.
C. Boys make more noise than girls.
D. Restaurants needn’t help parents.
