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How funny would it be to see memes(表情包) in our textbooks? Fourteen high school students from Sichuan Province have made this a reality.
They wrote a set of creative textbooks that includes five subjects: Chinese, English, Maths, Chemistry and Physics. They share their notes and experiences to help you prepare for high school entrance exams. You can see funny memes almost everywhere in their textbooks. The language they use is not too serious.
Each textbook has its own highlights(亮点), too. The English textbook introduces tongue twisters(绕口令), movies and TV series. The chemistry textbook has wuxia characters. There is a boy named Shangguan Huaxue(chemistry) in the book. He meets a girl and they learn chemistry together. It has ancient poems and wuxia-style descriptions.
Yan Zuhuai, 15, a top student from Chengdu No.7 High School, is the textbooks’ editor-in-chef. He got the idea to create the books in June. “Many underclassmen wanted me to share my notes with them. When I saw people sharing bikes, I thought, why not share knowledge as well?” Yan said.
But when he put all of his notes together, he found that they were boring. Realizing that his classmates enjoy online novels and memes, he decided to add these things. He wrote guidelines and samples for each textbook and invited 13 students to join him in creating them.
Their first drafts(草稿) came out in August. Students and teachers praised them. But Yan felt the books needed to be improve. In October, he and his team learned how to use the design software to improve the books. The final version(版本) will come out at the end of December. About 2,500 people have preordered them. Many publishing houses have shown great interest in them.
1.What subjects are included in the set of creative textbooks?
A.Chinese, Maths and History. B.English, Maths and Physics.
C.Chinese, Physics and Computer.
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “underclassmen” in the 4th paragraph?
A.下层人士 B.课后机构 C.学弟学妹们
3.Which is the right order about how Yan Zuhuai and his team completed the textbooks?
①He put all of his notes together but found they were boring.
②Their first drafts came out.
③The final versions will come out.
④He got the idea to create the books.
⑤He invited 13 students to join him in creating them.
A.④①⑤②③ B.①④⑤②③ C.④①⑤③②
4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?
A.The language in the creative textbooks is too serious.
B.The English textbooks introduces movies, TV series and so on.
C.Many publishing houses haven’t shown any interest in them.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.The textbooks can be harmful to students.
B.Fifteen students use the software to improve the books.
C.The creative textbooks are so welcomed by the students.
It is a country, in northern Europe. It is home to Santa Claus and the game Angry Birds. And it was recently said to be the world's happiest country. It's Finland(芬兰)!
According to this year's United Nations World Happiness Report, Finland topped 156 countries and regions to get the title of the world's happiest country. The ranking(排名)considers six key factors(因素)—income(收入), freedom, trust, healthy life expectancy(预期健康寿命), social support, and generosity(慷慨).
What made Finland stand out? Why are its 5. 5 million people so happy?
One reason is the country's history of equality(平等), the Guardian reported. The Finnish government has worked hard to reach a balance between men and women, workers and bosses, and foreigners and locals.
Finland successfully cut the size of its homeless population between 2014 and 2016. The lifestyles of the rich and poor in Finland are not too different, The Economist noted.
Making sure of equality encourages people to build trust, over 80 percent of Finns trust the country's police, education and healthcare systems. People there live in a pleasant and safe environment.
The Finns also have a positive attitude(态度)toward life. There is a word that describes this attitude—"sisu". It means the ability to stay strong during difficult times. This helps the Finns deal with stress and worry, as well as keeps them happy and energetic.
1.The best title to describe the main idea of the passage is “__________”.
A.Home to Santa Claus B.Keep happy and energetic
C.Find joy in Finland D.Enjoy safe environment
2.How many key factors does the ranking about the world's happiest country consider?
A.Three. B.Four. C.Five. D.Six.
3.One of the reasons why people in Finland are so happy is that__________.
A.they got the title of the happiest country
B.men and women have the same work
C.the Finnish government has worked hard
D.Finland owns the history of equality
4.The writer seems to tell us that Finland spent about three years in__________.
A.reducing the number of the homeless successfully
B.reaching a balance between workers and bosses
C.topping 156 countries and regions
D.making people live a pleasant life.
5.The Finnish people's attitude toward life during difficult times is __________.
A.to feel stressed B.to keep strong C.to be worried D.to stay healthy
A woman in her sixties lived alone in her little cottage with a pear tree at her door. She took care of the tree very_________. But the children nearby drove her crazy by making fun of her. They would climb her tree and then run away with pears, _________“Aunty Misery” at her. One evening, a passer-by asked to stay for the night. Seeing that he had a(an)_________face, she let him in and gave him a nice _________. The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer(巫师), thanked her by making her wish come true. That is anyone who climbed up her tree should not be able to come back down unless she _________ it. When the children came back to steal her fruit, she had them_________ on the tree. They had to beg her long before she gave the tree permission to let them go. Aunty Misery was free from the_________ at last. One day another man stopped at her door. This one didn’t look like a trusted man, so she asked who he was, “I am Death. I’ve come to take you with me.” he said. Thinking fast Aunty Misery said, “Fine, but I’d like to_________ some pears from my dear tree to remember the pleasure it brought to me in this life. But I am too _________ to climb high to get the fruit. Will you be so kind to do it for me?” With a deep sigh, Mr. Death climbed up the tree __________and was immediately stuck to it. No matter how much he warned or begged, Aunty Misery would not allow the tree to let Death go.
1.A.slowly B.carelessly C.quickly D.carefully
2.A.shouting B.laughing C.looking D.shooting
3.A.interesting B.honest C.handsome D.strange
4.A.lunch B.gift C.pear D.treat
5.A.agreed B.allowed C.permitted D.asked
6.A.stuck B.caught C.live D.stay
7.A.fun B.question C.danger D.problem
8.A.choose B.shake C.pick D.hit
9.A.short B.old C.poor D.stupid
10.A.carefully B.disappointedly C.unwillingly D.cheerfully
—I like the party so much, but I have to go home. It’s too late.
—________
A.What a pity! B.Have another try. C.It’s a pleasure.
—Do you know the kid with ________Bob is talking over there?
—Yes, it’s my cousin.
A.who B.that C.whom
Some students chat on Wechat, so I think students should________ mobile phones to school.
A.be stopped to bring B.stop to bring C.be stopped from bringing