World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up in 1955 to encourage people to discover the pleasure of reading.
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. In the UK, the government has introduced a rule that a book token(购书券)is a passport. Every year 15 million tokens are given out to students in Britain and Ireland. With a token, students can go to any bookshop to choose a free book according to their taste and hobby. It is believed that 15% of the UK children don’t have a book of theirs. This mainly results from the high book prices. A book token will help them realize their dream to have their first book.
Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent(智慧的). Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology. Reading provides us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may learn many things that are off our beat to us. We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become.
Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. we all know that we can’t learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.“Reading makes a full man.”Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us. Therefore, it is necessary to form the habit of reading every day.
1.How does the UK celebrate World Book Day?
A.By writing more books for kids.
B.By building more public libraries.
C.By introducing book token system.
D.By opening free bookshops for kids.
2.What does the underlined phrase“off our beat”in the third paragraph means?
A.Unknown. B.Familiar. C.Difficult. D.Traditional.
3.What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A.Reading helps to develop science.
B.Reading is good for people in many ways.
C.Reading can help to create a new culture.
D.Reading can help find a way to learn well.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.Suggestions on Reading
B.World Book Day in China
C.World Book Day in the UK
D.World Book Day and Benefits of Reading
Chen Lingyu, 28, is a saleswoman at a garment company in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, and she was a volunteer driver in the fight against the novel coronavirus(新冠肺炎). She drove medical workers between their homes and hospitals every day.
“I love Wuhan, whether it is good or not. In the current situation, I would like to do what I can to help. The buses and subways have stopped running, but medical workers need to do their important work. My work can help them, and it makes me feel better.” Chen said.
She drove more than 10 doctors and nurses to hospitals and back home a day.
Chen remembered clearly when she first picked up two nurses at Zhongshan Hospital in the city’s Qiaokou district, as they told her if she had not picked them up, they might have to walk home. Chen took her temperature and never forgot to wear a face mask every day. The protective clothing she wore when driving was hung on her balcony after work.
She said she ate two meals a day, one in the morning, and another meal after finishing the day’s work. One day, she drove so many medical workers home, and she was so tired that she didn’t eat supper.
She said she lived by herself, and her parents lived with her grandparents. They supported her, saying she needed to be careful and used good protection measures.
When she was a university student, Chen did volunteer at Wuhan Railway Station. At the beginning of the epidemic（疫情）, she bought 3,000 face masks to donate, and also joined the volunteer driver team.
Though she got tired, she never even thought of giving up.
1.What’s Chen Lingyu’s job?
A.A driver. B.A saleswoman.
C.A doctor. D.A railway woman.
2.What did she mainly do as a volunteer?
A.To donate face masks.
B.To drive doctors and nurses home.
C.To drive medical workers to work.
D.To drive medical workers to hospitals and back home.
3.Which of the following is NOT her way to protect herself?
A.She ate two meals a day.
B.She wore a face mask every day.
C.She took her temperature every day.
D.She wore protective clothing when driving.
4.What’s her family members’ attitude towards her voluntary work?
A.Support her action. B.Respect her choice.
C.Don’t care about it. D.Disagree about her work.
Hello, boys and girls. I’m Miss Baker. I will introduce a great summer course to you. It’s for the students who are interested in computer games. But you won’t be playing computer games. You will learn how to design them.
You will get the opportunity to learn from two famous computer game designers. They are Sam Gates and Daniel Stone from the company Starry Games. You will learn how to use different computer programs and create computer games by yourself.
As for the length of the course, this year the course is from August 14 to August 20. Students who are taking the course will stay at a hotel that has computers, a dining hall, and a swimming pool. You only need to pay 260 dollars! But there are only 20 places available. So, if you want to join us, please hurry. You can reserve your spot at www.starrygames.com!
When you come for the course, please remember to bring your ID card and a photo of yourself. Welcome to our course. I hope to see you then!
1.What’s the purpose of this passage?
A.To introduce a hotel. B.To introduce some computer games.
C.To introduce a summer course. D.To introduce some game designers.
2.How long will the course last?
A.Five days. B.A week.
C.Half a month. D.A month.
3.What can you learn from the course?
A.How to design a computer.
B.How to play computer games.
C.How to use computer programs.
D.How to swim in a swimming pool.
4.If you come for the course, you should bring ________.
A.a computer B.your ID card
C.a photo of yourself D.your ID card and a photo of yourself
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在世界环保日到来前夕，联合国教科文组织就如何处理垃圾问题向全世界中学生征文。请你以Saving Our City为题，写一篇110词左右的短文
。文章的第一句已给出，但不计入总词数。
提示：(不要逐条译成英文, 请注意文章结构, 和行文流畅)
1. 城市垃圾的危害：①污染环境；②有害健康。 ．．．
2. 处理垃圾的措施有：①垃圾分类；②报纸、玻璃的再利用；③有害垃圾的处理；④废水处理；⑤制定法律。 ．．．
Saving Our City
It is very important to deal with the rubbish in cities.
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英语课上，老师要求同桌同学相互修改作文。假设以下作文为你同桌所写，请你对其进行修改。共有10处错误，每句最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
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）不记分。
3 必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分。
I saw an accident happened on my way to home this afternoon. A girl was crossing the street on a zebra crossing while a young man drove a motorbike towards her. The young man saw the girl and tried to stop, and he drove too fast to stop. He hit the girl and fell off her motorbike. The girl was badly hurt and couldn’t move. The young man didn’t know how to do. I ran to a phone box nearby and dialed 110. Soon the police reached. They sent her hospital at once. One of the policeman talked to the young man and wrote something down while was talking. I think it is very dangerous to drive very fast.
I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pen, and white paper, I decided that the act of _______ must be the most _________ thing in the world.
Years later, during her final illness, mother _________ different things for my sister and brother. “But the _________”, she said, “is for Elizabeth”.
I never saw her angry, and never saw her cry. I knew she _______ me, she showed it in action. But _________ a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks _________ mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf(深渊) opened between us. I was “too emotional”. _________ she lived “on the surface”.
As years passed and I graduated from college, I loved my mother and I wrote to her in _________ words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did __________ me.
I posted the letter and waited for her answer. ________ came. My hope turned to __________, then little interest, finally, peace --- it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the ________ had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could __________ trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the __________ of her desk told me, as she’d __________ been able to, that she was __________ that writing was my chosen work. I __________ the desk carefully and found some papers __________---- a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.
“Give me an answer”, my letter asks, “in any way you chose”. Mother, you always chose the ________ that speaks louder than words.
1.A.speaking B.writing C.looking D.listening
2.A.wonderful B.tiring C.funny D.productive
3.A.bought B.gave C.designed D.kept
4.A.pen B.paper C.chair D.desk
5.A.loved B.disliked C.appreciated D.sympathized
6.A.like B.as C.be D.unlike
7.A.with B.among C.beside D.between
8.A.So B.And C.But D.Or
9.A.careful B.active C.thankful D.serious
10.A.ignore B.accept C.forgive D.dislike
11.A.No one B.None C.Something D.Neither
12.A.surprise B.joy C.disappointment D.happiness
13.A.ideas B.information C.news D.letter
14.A.stand B.stop C.continue D.practice
15.A.present B.appearance C.shape D.sight
16.A.always B.ever C.never D.often
17.A.sorry B.encouraged C.regretful D.pleased
18.A.moved B.cleaned C.fixed D.emptied
19.A.inside B.outside C.below D.above
20.A.gesture B.method C.action D.way
