首字母填空
Australia is located in the southern p 1. of the earth. So when it is a hot summer there, we have a cold w 2. here. The weather in Australia is neither too hot nor too cold. In many places of this beautiful land, you can either t 3. a walk in the rain forests or have a s 4. in its warm seas.
Canberra is the c 5. of Australia. But to visit the world-famous Opera House, you must go to Sydney. Sydney is the l 6. city of this country.
Australia is always a farming country. People usually call it “a country on sheep’s back”. There, you can find lots of s 7. and kangaroos(袋鼠). Alice Spring and Ayers Rock are two interesting p 8. in the center of the country to many foreign visitors. Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world. The rock rises 348 metres above the ground, and you may not believe that it changes its colour in the s 9. if you do not see it for yourself.
So, when you go t 10. around Australia, there will be lots of things to see and lots of places to visit.
任务型阅读（每空一词）
What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not make them myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He has great interest in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things on your own, with your own hands.
It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What’s more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.
Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.
Yang Chen’s story | It is__1.___for him to relax after work. He had the idea of DIY and soon was ___2._ in it. DIY brings him fun and makes life___3._. |
What is DIY | It is making or creating things by__4.___. |
Why DIY is popular | It is fun. It helps people __5.___ money. And it is a kind of___6.___life. |
DIY in the_7._ | It was once a___8._ of life. People had to choose DIY__9.__there were not enough living things. They had to do many things 10. their hands. |
词汇
1.___________ (行动) speak louder than words.
2.The old man ___________ (咳嗽) a lot last night. We’d better take him to the hospital.
3.Please write down those ____________(渔民)names.
4.He is good at __________(描述) birds in English.
5.The more careful you are, the fewer __________ (错误) you’ll make.
6.His father looked __________(angry) at him because he lied to him again.
7.I went to bed too late last night. I feel so __________ (sleep) now.
8.The temperature _________(rise) to 12 degrees the day before yesterday.
9.I didn’t do well in the exam but he did even __________ (badly).
10.It is _________( terrible )cold these days.
Su Su is a 16-year-old Beijinger. She studies at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University. She has just published(发表) her first book, The Enigma of the Universe.
The Enigma of the Universe tells a story of a girl called April. One day she meets an alien(外星人) boy named Kaka. Kaka takes April on a journey into the universe(宇宙). Later April finds out a big secret about Kaka...
What’s special about this book? It’s a book written in both Chinese and English.
Su wrote the book when she was 14 years old. She was influenced(影响) by the book Sophie’s World and the movie The Truman Show. Sophie is a girl who is interested in philosophy(哲学). Truman’s life is run by television.
These stories gave Su an idea for her own book. She decided to write it in English. “My English teacher asked us to write something,” says Su, “I thought I’d write about my idea.”
Su spent a whole summer vacation writing the story. “Sometimes I had to stop because I couldn’t find the right words,” says Su. “I used the dictionary all the time.”
After finishing the English novel, Su had another idea. She decided to turn it into Chinese. The job took her just a few days. “It was easy because Chinese is my native language (母语),” she says.
Su says her story is “a mixture of philosophy and detective (侦探) story and science fiction”. “My classmates and I have turned it into a DV play,” says Su. “I wrote the play and I played April. We will show it in our school soon!”
1.What did Su Su write？
A. Harry Potter. B. Sophie’s World.
C. The Truman Show. D. The Enigma of the Universe.
2.In Which language did Su Su write this book?
A. Chinese. B. English.
C. French. D. Both Chinese and English.
3. What does her book talk about?
A. It talks about how to learn English well.
B. It is a mixture of philosophy and detective story and science fiction.
C. It talks about how to learn English grammar well.
D. It is a mixture of love.
4. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. A clever girl. B. An interesting book.
C. Su Su and her first book. D. A young writer.
The American alligator (短吻鳄) is the largest reptile (爬行动物) in North America. Some of them can be over 5 metres long.
In North America, the bison (野牛) is the largest animal on land. If they are frightened, the American bison will run away and can reach a speed of 52 km per hour.
The white-tailed deer can run up to 58 km per hour. This North American deer can also jump as high as 2.6 metres and jump as far as 9 metres.
There is a frog that barks just like a dog. This barking frog is found in the southwestern part
of the United States.
The polar bear is a great swimmer and can swim as fast as 10 km per hour using only its front feet.
The wild turkey nearly died out in the early 1900’s, because people hunted many of them. This wild bird is making a comeback now.
1.The ________ is the largest animal on land in North America.
A. polar bear B. bison
C. alligator D. white-tailed deer
2.In the _____ of the United States, there lives a kind of frog that can bark like a dog.
A. southwest B. southeast
C. northwest D. northeast
3.The polar bear _________.
A. is good at running
B. is good at swimming
C. swims with its back legs
D. can jump as far as 9 metres
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The alligator is the largest reptile in North America.
B. The white-tailed deer can jump as high as 2.6 metres.
C. Six kinds of animals are mentioned in the passage.
D. The wild turkey died out about 1000 years ago.
Advice on Doing Your Homework
Never try to work when you are very hungry．If you want to do your homework right after school，you may want to eat something before getting to work．Always do your homework before you get too tired．Don't wait until late in the evening，or the assignment will seem much harder than it really is．
Divide your time into a few parts if you have more than an hour's work．Relax yourself after an hour．However, don't divide it up so much that you can't get anything done．You should be able to work at least half an hour at a time without stopping．
Don't put off（推迟）until the last minute．If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind and you won't enjoy your free time．If you put off until the end of the week or
until right before a test．you will have too much to do．A little bit each night，enough to keep up with what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it．
Do your homework at the same time every day．This will help you make it a habit--part of your daily work．It will make it easier to do, and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well．
1.When someone is hungry，he'd better ．
A. not work at all B. work harder
C. not work too hard D. work as usual
2.The underlined word “assignment” in the article may mean “ ”．
A. time B. test
C. homework D. school
3.If you put off doing your homework， ．
A. it will be kept on your mind
B. it will be much easier to do
C. it will make you happy
D. it doesn’t matter much
4.To do your homework at the same time every day ．
A. will make it more difficult
B. will make your free time less pleasant
C. will help you have a good habit
D.will help you live longer
