A few years ago, David, a top manager, thought his life wasn’t moving forward. So he started to set himself 30-day challenges. The idea was simple: think of something you want to add to your life-or to give up-and try it every day for 30 days.
David began with easy projects like going to work by bike, not watching TV and giving up sugar. Then he tried more difficult ones, like writing a novel in 30 days. David learned that if you do something for 30 days. It can become a habit. If you stop doing something for 30 days, you can break the habit. As he did harder challenges, he got more confident. He learned that he could do something if he really wanted to do it. After doing the challenges for a few months, he had enough confidence to climb the highest mountain in Africa.
David gave an online talk about how the challenges changed his life. More than 5 million people around the world have watched his talk and the 30-day challenge quickly became very popular.
1.What was David a few years ago?
A.A doctor. B.A teacher. C.A manager. D.A soldier.
2.What is one of David’s more difficult projects?
A.Going to work by bike. B.Not watching TV.
C.Giving up sugar. D.Writing a novel
3.How did David feel as he did harder challenges?
A.More confident. B.More careful
C.Less lucky. D.Less comfortable.
4.How many people have watched David’s online talk?
A.About 5 hundred. B.About 5 thousand.
C.Over 5 million. D.Over 5 billion.
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A.A working report. B.The 30-day challenge
C.An important notice. D.The life in Africa
What do you think of the Tai Kitchen? Let’s see what some customers said about the restaurant.
Tom I went to the Tai Kitchen last week with my friends. It’s the place with the long lie outside! But don’t worry—you won’t need to wait very long and the foods are worth the wait. I had the chef’s special dish of the day, beef and salad. The restaurant gets noisy sometimes, but if you don’t go in busy hours, you’ll find it nice and quiet. |
Helen I died the Tai Kitchen a year ago and I keep coming back. It’s always busy and the atmosphere is very lively. The waiters are friendly and helpful and have a good knowledge of the dishes on the menu. There aren’t many kinds of food, but the food is tasty. You’re usually served quickly, so it’s a great place to go. |
Peter I was really excited about eating at the Tai Kitchen, butitwas very disappointing. The atmosphere is very modern. The food is tasty, but it is expensive. I was not happy with the service, either. The waiter forgot to bring my main course. When it finally arrived, the rest of the food was cold. So, I won’t go back. |
1.When did Tom go to the Tai Kitchen?
A.Last week. B.Last term. C.Last month. D.A year.
2.What does Helen think of the waiters in the Tai Kitchen?
A.Lively. B.Friendly. C.Honest. D.Handsome.
3.What does the underlined word “it” refer to(指代) in the last paragraph?
A.The Tai Kitchen. B.The atmosphere.
C.The food. D.The service.
4.What can you learn from what Peter said?
A.The food is cheap. B.The waiter is helpful.
C.The chef is food. D.The atmosphere is modern.
5.What are the three customers talking about?
A.A restaurant. B.A park. C.A dinner. D.A city.
假如你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter对中国的传统节日特别感兴趣，特写信向你询问有关端午节的信息，以便于更好地领略中国文化，请你给他写封回信，内容如下：
1. 节日的时间和由来。
2. 节日的传统活动。
3. 节日的意义。
注意：
1. 词数100左右。
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：the Dragon Boat Festival，dragon boat racing (龙舟赛)
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to hear that you are interested in Chinese traditional festivals.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Last Sunday, my friend and I was taking a walk on the playground when a girl came ride a bike at a very high speed. Then we heard a loud scream, that attracted our attention. We turned around and saw the girl struggling her feet, crying out for help. My friend and rushed towards her as quick as we could and had helped her to stand up. Therefore, the girl rode away immediately without saying “Thank you”. I felt disappointing at her behavior. To my surprise, the girl came back with hot drinks several minute later. Seeing this, I knew I had misunderstood her and felt ashamed of me.
It was the last day of school. The teacher walked around the class and _________ a report card to each student except me. There was everybody’s _________ in the final exam. Then I was _________ that I was failing because I couldn’t _________ or write. My mom and I had a few _________ about it but I thought would do my best to get a(n) _________ result. But I didn’t’ think I really _________ the whole thing. I knew I was _________ of my dad and being _________ to read in front of the class; I knew I was the only one in our __________ that couldn’t read and the only one in the class that didn’t __________ the exam.
I just somehow got it in my head that I thought I didn’t need to __________ knowledge. I thought there was no use learning it. __________, the lunch bell rang. My seat was next to the door, so I just __________ out of the class room across the playground and field until my hands __________ the fence that surrounded our school. I burst into __________ as I silently yelled a thousand things at myself.
I sat on the grass with my head in my knees. A couple of minutes later, I heard a rustle (沙沙声) of a lunch bag and looked up out of __________, only to see a girl in my class standing over me, holding out my lunch. She __________ it next to me and then she sat down and didn’t make a(n) __________ but just sat with me till the bell rang.
Because of her __________, was determined to work hard. Finally was admitted into a famous university.
1.A.picked out B.put out C.handed out D.left out
2.A.awards B.grades C.mistakes D.gifts
3.A.unsurprised B.crazy C.proud D.aware
4.A.read B.speak C.translate D.listen
5.A.disagreements B.conversations C.dreams D.suggestions
6.A.satisfying B.dramatic C.reasonable D.expected
7.A.recognized B.understood C.valued D.ignored
8.A.ashamed B.afraid C.proud D.confident
9.A.praised B.begged C.guided D.called
10.A.class B.community C.village D.family
11.A.miss B.pass C.attend D.complete
12.A.spread B.show C.gain D.exchange
13.A.Immediately B.Suddenly C.Gradually D.Frequently
14.A.rushed B.dropped C.jumped D.glanced
15.A.touched B.built C.destroyed D.wiped
16.A.shouts B.anger C.tears D.laughter
17.A.fear B.curiosity C.control D.pain
18.A.threw B.placed C.emptied D.enjoyed
19.A.sound B.apology C.promise D.wish
20.A.encouragement B.protection C.complaint D.company
How to Sleep Well
Get some exercise at least three hours before bed.
Go for a run, hit the gym, take long walk, or do some stretches to help you get your heart rate going before you ease into bed. 1. Doing this at least three hours before bed will work. If you work out shortly before bed, then you will feel more awake than ever.
2.
If you want to make it easier for you to fall asleep, then you have to get used to falling asleep at around the same time every night and waking up around the same time every morning. That way, your body will get used to feeling more tired at the same time every night.
Stick to the fifteen-minute rule.
3. If you’ve been lying in bed for more than fifteen minutes and are unable to fall asleep because you’re not tired, then try something else. If you continue to lie there, your mind will continue churning, and you may even work yourself up and feel even more awake. Once fifteen minutes have passed and you’re no closer to falling asleep, do something else. Read a magazine. Pace around your room. Sit up and stare at your hands. 4.
Think about everything you did that day.
Another way to calm your mind is to go through everything you did that day, up to the most boring little detail. Try to break it down hour by hour and see how specific you can get and how many things you can end up remembering. 5.
A.Don’t sleep late in the morning to stick to your regular habit.
B.This will work out your body and will make you more tired.
C.Do something new and you will start to fall asleep gradually.
D.Chances are that this alone will be boring enough to put you to sleep.
E.Make your bed more comfortable.
F.This rule is simple.
G.Go to bed around the same time every night.
