Enjoyable Family Picnics
Going for a picnic is great at any age. It can either be a simple lunch in the park or family barbecue at the beach. Whether with little kids or just as a romantic afternoon date, picnics can be fun and relaxing. Just remember to prepare.
Check the weather forecast.1.Prcnics are never much fun when it gets too hot or starts to rain. If it is likely to rain, but you still make up your mind to go, think about bringing umbrellas.
Pick a location suitable for your family’s needs. Different locations are for different types of picnics. 2.Choose one with a playground for them, and perhaps some bathrooms nearby. Do you want a quiet afternoon to read, or a park with a big field to play soccer on?
3.Food is the most important part of a picnic, so don’t forget it! Remember to bring any utensils(器皿)you might need, as well as napkins and a garbage bag to clean up afterwards. Bring some books, balls or anything else that could be fun. Finally, don’t forget your camera.
Other ideas. If it gets hot in the afternoon, why not try a morning picnic to enjoy the songs of the birds in the fresh morning air?4.It can be fun to have a picnic in your backyard. If you’re going on a hike, pack a lunch and turn it into a picnic. But remember to bring extra water!
Remember to prepare, and you’ll soon be enjoying picnics wherever you are. But keep in mind that not everything always go as planned. 5.
A. It may seem obvious but it’s often forgotten.
B. Do you have little kids?
C.Just lean to laugh and enjoy outside
D. Not everybody likes eating outside
E. Another idea is to stay at home
F. What to bring
G. Do you need big trees to keep the heat off on a sunny day?
Could a cave be the place of buried treasure in a small village in Marajgushu, near Navasha, Kenya? A rumor of treasure has some villagers dreaming of wealth, while ohters see it as a cheat. It’s said that in the 1800s a white man left treasure inside the caves.
This system of caves has become the center of excitement in the village. It is unclear where the rumor came from, but some local people believe white settlers hid gold and other precious metals in the cave before leavign the area, many years ago.
Local villager Edward Maina says the rumors have brought a lot of treasure hunters flooding into town to dig in the caves. Villages say original treasure seekers entered the cave nearly two months ago before being arrested by police. Local governmetns closed up the entrance, but they broke back in.
While neither gold nor silver has been found yet, the cave does guard another important resource: water. Many depend on a natural spring coming from the cave and local officials, among them Ward Councilor Gaka Mwaniki, worry the digging could affect or dirty the supply.
“There’s nothing. We’ve seen ourselves there’s nothing in those caves. The cave is natural. It’s the water table that they’re affecting” says Mwaniki.
Local resident James Mbugua Njenga wants the situation brought under control. “If at all there’s treasure inside there, let the government come and dig and protect the water table,”says Njenga.
It might be true. It might be a cheat. Whatever the case, treasure hunters continue to be attracted to the mystery of the caves.
1.What did the treasure hunters do after the cave was closed up?
A. They entered the cave again B. They gave up seeking treasusre
C. They fought again the police D. They looked for anohter cave
2.What does the underlined word “supply” refer to?
A. The treasure B. The water
C. The cave D. The villagers
3.Mwaniki worries about the digging because of _________.
A. the loss of the treasure B. the damage to the cave
C. the pollution to the water D. the flood in the village
4.Njenga thinks that ____________.
A. there is no treasure in the cave
B. the story about treasure must be a cheat
C. treasure seekers should be arrested
D. the government should protect the cave
5.What is the text mainly about?
A. The seeking of hidden treasure in central Kenya
B. A great finding of a cave in central Kenya
C. The life of the villagers in central Kenya
D. The worry about pollution in central Kenya
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A mouse looked through the hole in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a pckage, and he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Returning to the farmyard,he warned everyday. “There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap inthe house! There is a mousetrap inthe house! ”
The chicken raised her head and said, “Thanks for your warning. Mr. Mouse, but why should I be bothered by a mousetrap?” the pig sympathized, but said, “Wow, Mr. Mouse, I’m sorry for you I can tell this is a great concern to you, but it is none of my business.” The mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed, to face the farmer’s mousetrap alone.
The very night a sound was heard throughthe house----like that of a mouse trap catching its prey. The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she did not see it was a snake whose tailwas caught by the trap, and it bit her. The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever.
The farmer killed the chicken to make fresh chicken soup for his wife, but her sickness continued. Frineds and neighbors came to visit her, and to feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. Then she died. So many people came for her funeral that the farmer had the cow cooked to provide enough meat for all of them.
The mouse looked upon it all from his hole in the wall with great sadness.
1.What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?
A. Great amused B. Slightly worried
C. Completely disappointed D. Extremely shocked
2.What can we infer from what the cow said?
A. He could do nothing to help the mouse
B. He wanted to help the mouse but was too busy
C. He thought the mousetrap would not harm him
D. He felt very sorry for not being able to help the mouse
3.Why did the farrmer kill the pig?
A. To make soup for his wife
B. To punish the pig for not helping the mouse
C. To feed dfriends and neighbors attending his wife’s funeral
D. To provide food for people who visited his sick wife
4.What ddoes the story want to tell us?
A. A danger to one may become a danger to all
B. The unkind will be punished in the end
C. The best friend can be the worst enemy
D. It is important to listen to others
5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Stupid animals B. A kind mouse
C. The mousetrap D. Stories in the farmyard
假如你是李华，你所在的城市出现“共享单车”，请写一篇倡导低碳出行的演讲稿，要点如下：
汽车 | 带来污染和拥堵 |
共享单车 | 不必担心存放和丢失 |
无污染，缓解拥堵，有利健康等 |
参考词汇
low-carbon 低碳的
air pollution空气污染的
reduce traffic jams 缓解拥堵
注意：1.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2.词数 80-100；
3.开头己给出，不计入总词数。
Dear classmates,
The bright-colored public bikes—the Mobikes are now commonly seen on our city streets.
下列各句中都有一处错误，错误设计一个单词的增加、删除或修改，请按照要求修改下列各句。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
1.So far the boys have be able to swim across the river.
2.Following the rules of the road and don’t drive too fast.
3.Although the sun is shining, but it isn’t very warm outside.
4.He thought he could produce more rice by cross two different plants.
5.Traditional cellphones are on way out as smartphones develop rapidly.
