Here are some books which can inspire kids to think about nature and the environment.
How to Raise Monarch Butterflies —By Carol Pasternak
Have you ever watched a monarch transform from a caterpillar（毛虫）to a butterfly from up close? In this book, learn everything about the monarch life cycle and how to raise monarchs from eggs to adult butterflies. You will also get to know the efforts involved to protect the species.
A Kid’s Guide to America’s Parks —By Erin McHugh
This year, the US National Park Service’s National Park Week is on April 21-29. During the week, all the national parks offer free admission. Enrich your knowledge with this book, as it introduces the national parks and some interesting places in the US, including their geography, specific animals as well as environmental challenges. The book’s featured places include Yosemite National Park, Ellis Island (home of the Statue of Liberty) and the National Park of American Samoa, the only U.S. national park south of the equator（赤道）.
Where Do Recyclable Materials Go? —By Sabbithry Persad
Tiana had been learning about recycling at school. But when her dog, Bubbles, gets lost running after a recycling truck, she ends up learning a lot more about recyclable materials than ever! Follow Tiana and her family as they search for Bubbles around town and at the Materials Recovery Facility. Along the way, readers will learn a lot about recycling and how they can do their part in protecting the environment.
Scrap Kins Build-It Book Volume 1 —By Brian Yanish
Meet the Scrap Kins. They are creative, friendly monsters（怪物） who live in a recycling center, known as Scrap City. They’ll show you how to turn junk into pretty cool things. Readers will learn how to create cute bags from old jeans, beautiful ships from milk boxes, and more. Remember that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure!
1.Which author teaches you how to make an artwork from wastes?
A.Carol Pasternak. B.Erin McHugh.
C.Sabbithry Persad. D.Brian Yanish.
2.Why is the National Park of American Samoa special?
A.There is a famous statue in it. B.It is free for admission.
C.It has its specific animals. D.It lies south of the equator.
3.The common goal of the four books is to _________.
A.teach kids practical skills B.raise kids’ environment awareness
C.comment on kids’ behavior D.make kids interested in geography
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之成为完整的故事。
Disappointed and upset, Tom found his money box empty. The coins lying on the bed added up to $36.22 . But the bike he wanted cost $88 . Where and how could he get the rest of money? He knew his fellows all had bikes, without which he couldn’t hang around with them on weekends. He thought about asking his parents for money, but soon gave up because he knew it wouldn’t happen.
Earning money seemed to be the only way. So he had to find a job first. He decided turn to Mr Jackie for advice, who usually had opinions in most things. “well, you can start right here, the floor needs cleaning and my car needs washing.” Then Tom’s part-time jobs began. For two months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was surprised by a variety of jobs people found for him to do. He could hardly remember how many cars he had washed and how many windows he had cleaned, but he knew his dream would soon come true because the money kept increasing. The day finally came when he counted all the money he earned and found nearly 100 dollars. He couldn’t wait to go down to the shop to buy his dream bike.
It was by hard work that he bought the bike he had been dreaming of. So he cherished it very much. He had achieved what he thought was impossible, and that was more valuable than the bike.
注意:1、所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2、至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；
3、续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
4、续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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Eager to show off his new bike to his fellows, he rode home in a hurry.
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20 years later, Tom devoted himself to
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假如你是李雷，你把你朋友韩梅梅借给你的新买的U盘(flash drive)不小心弄丢了，现在，请用英文给她写封信，内容包括:
1. 就此事道歉。 2. 描述弄丢经历。 3. 承诺赔偿并请求对方原谅
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
China is developing 5G technology 1. (promote) the development of intelligent port construction as it aims to become an 2. (advance) country in intelligent shipping, according to a report 3. (release) on Friday at 4.international conference in Shanghai.
The report says more 5. (port) in the country are developing rapidly thanks 6. 5G technology and this technology is important to the development of intelligent ports 7.require strong connections with low latency, large bandwidth and high reliability.
The port of Qingdao was the world's first 8. (apply) 5G technology to operations in January. Similar projects 9. (follow) across the country ever since. In June, a 5G Smart Port Innovation Lab 10. (approve) , which was to push forward the construction of the first 5G smart port in many cities in china.
A(n) ___girl is proving that you can ___your dreams ___in a wheelchair.
Since the age of four, Katie Hilton had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The___thing that I loved was dance.” She told CNN news. That ___ nearly ended one night in 2007. Hilton, then a 16-year-old high school senior in St.Maria, Texas, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 56 days and left her ___ from the ___down. For most people, that would have __ any hope of a dancing career. For Hilton, it was the __ . __ a barrier, her wheelchair __ her. “I wanted to __ to my community and myself that I was still ___.” She told the journalist.
So she __ dancing in her wheelchair along with her non-disabled classmates every day in her whole student age. After __ , she set up a website to include women like her. She met people online who had suffered similar injuries and shared her determination, and she __ them to dance with her.
Hoping to reach more people in a __ city, Hilton moved to New York in 2017 and formed a team of disabled dancers, which is very famous in the US now. “I just want to spread the belief that ‘dance is dance, whether you are walking or __’ ” She was __ any activities that were beneficial to them.
Hilton has achieved __ many of us never will: her childhood dream. She is a real dancer.
1.A.negative B.optimistic C.strict D.attractive
2.A.reject B.divide C.arrange D.seek
3.A.unless B.even C.if D.when
4.A.same B.different C.only D.lucky
5.A.dream B.habit C.situation D.custom
6.A.asleep B.dead C.paralyzed D.blind
7.A.wrist B.toes C.waist D.fingers
8.A.delighted B.acquired C.consisted D.destroyed
9.A.dilemma B.ending C.section D.beginning
10.A.Rather than B.More than C.Other than D.Or rather
11.A.handled B.squeezed C.demanded D.inspired
12.A.prove B.unite C.cover D.absorb
13.A.gifted B.greedy C.healthy D.normal
14.A.insisted on B.exposed to C.left out D.broke down
15.A.school B.class C.graduation D.work
16.A.invited B.ordered C.admired D.suggested
17.A.large B.modern C.convenient D.beautiful
18.A.jumping B.running C.climbing D.rolling
19.A.in favor of B.in view of C.in honor of D.in place of
20.A.what B.that C.whether D.how
Chalk used in school classrooms comes in thin sticks. Lessons are often presented to entire classes on chalkboards (or blackboards, as they were originally called) using sticks of chalk. 1.
As found in nature, chalk has been used for drawing since prehistoric times. And it helped to create some of the earliest cave drawings. Later, artists of different countries and styles used chalk mainly for sketches(素描),and some such drawings have survived. 2.The method was to grind(碾碎)natural chalk to a fine powder, then add water, clay, and various dry colors. It was then rolled into stick shape and dried.
3. Class sizes began to increase at that time. Therefore, teachers needed a convenient way of conveying information to many students at one time. Not only did instructors use large blackboards, but students also worked with personal chalkboards, completing with chalk sticks and a sponge or cloth to use as an eraser. These small chalkboards were used for practice, especially among the younger students.
An important change in the nature of classroom chalk brought was in chalkboards. Blackboards used to be black, because they were made from true slate(石板).While some experts advocated a change to yellow chalkboards and dark blue or purple chalk to copy writing on paper, when makers began to shape chalkboards from synthetic(合成的)materials during the 20th century, they chose the color green, arguing that it was easier on the eyes. 4.
Almost all chalk produced today is dustless. Earlier, softer chalk tended to produce a cloud of dust that some feared might contribute to breathing problems.5. It's just that the dust settles faster.
A. Dustless chalk still produces dust.
B. Yellow became the preferred color for chalk.
C. Paper made only from rags at this time was expensive.
D. That's because this method has been proven cheap and easy.
E. Chalk was first formed into sticks for the convenience of artists.
F. Baking chalk longer to harden it more helps to produce less dust.
G. Chalk didn't become standard in schoolrooms until the 19th century.
