Last Saturday, I went to the beach with my family. We had a good time there. I found a starfish (海星)on the beach. It was white and very beautiful. After getting home the next day, I wanted to learn about starfish. So I began to read about starfish on the Internet.
Of course, starfish aren’t really stars. They just look like stars. They live in the sea, but they aren’t fish. There are about 1,800 different kinds of starfish living in the sea all over the world. Starfish don’t live in fresh water (淡水). Hundreds of starfish are of different colors. The most common starfish are red, orange or yellow.
Starfish can take care of themselves when they are young. Young starfish know what to eat. Starfish can’t swim. They move by using their arms and tube feet(管足). A starfish has no head. A common starfish has five arms. In fact, not all starfish have five arms. Some have many more. If an arm falls off, it grows right back.
Because of all these things, the starfish is my favorite animal now. I think it’s interesting and fun, so I like it best.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1.The writer found a (an)________ starfish on the beach last weekend.
A.red B.orange C.yellow D.white
2.Where did the writer get information about starfish?
A.At school. B.In a library. C.On the Internet. D.In a newspaper.
3.What can we NOT learn from the second paragraph?
A.Where starfish live. B.How starfish move.
C.What starfish look like. D.What colors starfish are.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Starfish swim fast. B.Starfish live in fresh water.
C.Starfish move by using their head. D.Starfish’s arm can grow back if it falls off.
5.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.My pet and I. B.My favorite animal.
C.A fun day on the beach. D.Different animals in the sea.
Do you know the famous Chinese TV hostess named Dongqing? She is now hosting two cultural shows—Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging (鼓励)people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.
Dongqing was born in a highly educated family in 1973. She had a great love for traditional literature (文学)from an early age. In 2015, when she was about to study in the USA, Dong received an invitation from the director (总监)of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dongqing accepted the job.
“The contest(竞争) interests me very much. Hosting it is a process(过程) of learning about poetry (过程)and performing,” said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.
Under the slogan(口号) “Reading touches people’s hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks (行业)of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.
Readers became a turning point in Dong’s 21 years of hosting. She said it brought her “quite a huge or large challenge(挑战)”.
“There is no shortcut (捷径)in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make through preparation,” said the beautiful hostess. “The charm (魅力) of life lies in its unknown so we just have to try and keep going.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1.What shows is Dongqing hosting now?
A.Readers. B.Chinese Poetry Conference.
C.The Good Voice of China. D.Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers.
2.Where did Dongqing decide to study in 2015?
A.In France. B.In Japan. C.In America. D.In England.
3.What does she do so far?
A.An actress and performer. B.A singer and agent.
C.A hostess and scientist. D.A hostess and producer.
4.The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ___________”.
A.love B.joy C.surprise D.peace
5.What’s the best title for this text?
A.Find the Beauty of Life. B.Dongqing—a Talent Lady.
C.How to Be a Successful TV Hostess. D.Reading Touches People’s Hearts.
Do you like exercising? You don’t like to be fat, do you? But how do you stay in shape? Look and listen! Some people are discussing how they stay in shape.
I work and live in the noisy city, so I ride my bicycle. I like to cycle (骑自行车)around most of the time and I also like to walk everywhere. I try to walk to a lot of different places. Matthew/ Canada |
I like to go running two or three times a week. But to be honest, I’m the best runner. I probably walk for fifteen minutes, then run for ten minutes, and next walk for another fifteen minutes. Linda/ the United States |
I really like running but at the moment it’s quite cold outside, so I don’t like to go running outside. I usually go to the gym(体育馆) and use the treadmill(踏车). Paul/ England |
Every week I go to the health club. I like to exercise with others. It makes me relaxing. I also do some push-ups (俯卧撑)before going to bed, but sometimes I forget to do that. I also try to control (控制)what I eat. I eat less meat and more vegetables. Aki/Japan |
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。
1.How might Matthew get to work?
A.By car. B.By bike. C.By subway. D.By bus.
2.Which city may Matthew work in?
A.Tokyo. B.Mexico. C.London. D.Toronto.
3.What do Linda and Paul both like doing?
A.Running. B.Riding a bike. C.Swimming. D.Walking a lot.
4.What does Aki often do before going to bed?
A.Watches TV. B.Drinks some milk. C.Does some sports. D.Listens to music.
5.What can we learn from this text?
A.Matthew’s home is far from his office. B.Linda can run fast for half an hour.
C.Paul likes running outside in winter. D.Aki tries to keep a good eating habit.
假设你是某国际学校的Bruce,本周班会上请你代表学生会用英语口头通知志愿者们参加周日的敬老院公益活动，希望大家积极参与这种有意义的活动。
通知内容：
1.星期天早上8：30在校门口集合，乘公共汽车前往敬老院；
2.给老人们赠送小礼物（比如健康食品，手工作品handicrafts）；
3.帮忙打扫卫生，整理房间；
4.唱歌、跳舞、讲故事、逗老人们开心。
要求：
（1）80词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
（2）通知要点表述清晰，可以适当发挥使行文流畅。
Boys and girls, attention, please!
We need some volunteers to visit the old people’s home next Sunday.
It’s important and meaningful for us to help those old people. If everyone gives a little love, the world will make a big difference! Thank you for your listening.
The School Students’ Union
第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将画线的句子译成英文或中文。
Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January 1942 in Oxford and died on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76. His children said: “We are deeply saddened that our dear father passed away today. 65. 我们一直以他为傲。
The British physicist was known for his groundbreaking (开创性的) work with black holes and relativity (相对论), and was the writer of the science books — A Brief History of Time, which became one of the world’s best-selling books. 66. He was a great scientist who spent most of his time in science study.
Besides his work in science, he also faced the difficulties in his life bravely. At the age of 21, his illness left him wheelchair-bound paralyzed (瘫痪). 67. The doctor said he only had 2 years to live. Then he was able to move only a few fingers on one hand and was completely dependent on others or on technology for everything — bathing, dressing, eating, even speech.
However, as we all know, he became one of the greatest minds in the world. “I felt it was very unfair at first. Whey should this happen to me?” he wrote in his 2013 Memoir (回忆录). “At the time, I thought my life was over. 68. But now, 50 years later, I am quite satisfied with my life.”
Hawking may no longer be with us, but his spirit “courage and persistence” will continue to inspire (激励) us for years. 69. 他的经历告诉我们掌控自己命运的重要性。
As he once said, “However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do. Look up at the stars and not down at your feet. People who are looking up at the stars become the stars.”
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阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
It’s early in the morning and the alarm clock has already rung several time. You have to pull yourself out of bed and rush to school because you’re afraid of being late for school.
As a school student, this is probably a common experience for you. But thanks to new rules, students in Zhejiang and Heilongjiang provinces can now stay in bed longer than before.
On Feb 23, the Zhejiang Department of Education announced (宣布) a new rule that asks primary schools to start school later. According to the rule, start times could be different among different grades, with students in Grade 1 and 2 starting no earlier than 8:30 am.
A similar guideline (指导方针) was announced by the education department in Heilongjiang Province on Feb 24. Students from all primary and junior high schools in the province have been required (要求) to arrive at school no earlier than 8 am.
According to a 2016 study by the Zhejiang Department of Education, half students in Grade 4 slept nine hours or more a night, while the enough sleep time for primary students in 10 hours.
“I welcome the new rule so much. It is such a wonderful rule that gives my son enough time for breakfast, which is necessary for his health and growth”, a mother named Xu Li said. She is from Hangzhou and his son is in Grade 1. These changes have received much praise as they make students get enough sleep and enough time for breakfast.
Pushing back school times isn’t unique (唯一的) to China. In the United States, schools in at least 21 states began to start school later in 2017, as studies have shown that later school start times could be good for students’ development.
1.Why do students have to rush to school in the morning?
2.When should primary students in Heilongjiang province get to school new?
3.How many hours of sleep do primary students need every night?
4.What does Mrs. Xu think of the new rule?
5.Is China the only country to push back school times?
