A：Excuse me, sir.1.
B：Certainly. Go along this street. Turn left into Yimin Street, and the museum is on your right.
A：2.
B：It’s about thirty minutes.
A：I see.3.
B：Yes, you can. A No. 4 bus will take you there.
A：4.
B：Over there. Look! The bus is coming.
A：Thank you very much.
B:5.
A．I will go to the History Museum.
B．It’s my pleasure.
C．Can I take a bus?
D．How long will it take me to walk there?
E．That’s such a pity!
F．Where is the bus stop?
G．Could you tell me the way to the History Museum?
Tips for Writing Better Articles
Many of us don't spend a lot of time improving our writing skills. This can be a problem when we hand in our articles. Good writing skills will help us improve our grades and benefit us later in life. 1..
Make good word choices. When we're not sure which word is the right one for a sentence, look it up in a dictionary. Many of us choose words in a hurry and don't take the time to decide if they're proper.2..
Check facts. If we want people to believe what we write, we must make sure our facts are true. We should use dependable(可靠的)facts.
Rewrite. A common problem is that we don't like to rewrite. In fact, rewriting is the best way to find out and correct some mistakes, like grammar and spelling mistakes. 3., though it takes more time and more work.
Read aloud. Sometimes it's easier to find out problems with spelling, word usage, and grammar when we read aloud. Reading aloud helps us not only find out our problems but also develop our writing.
Prepare a list. Such a list includes: Is there a proper title? Have we explained every point?
Are all the parts of the article included? 4.. This can help us to make sure that we have covered everything.
5.. But with a few simple steps, we can improve our writing skills and learn how to write better articles.
A.Preparing a list is necessary for writing a good article
B.The following tips can be helpful
C.Rewriting makes our writing better
D.It is not easy to become a better writer
E.Good word choices are necessary for good writing
Big data is a lot of sets of information that are put together, so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites, companies, and governments. One set of data can have people's names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer.
Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in school. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.
Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby, so he or she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
How can big data be used for good and bad things? It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. Because people think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.
1.The underlined word "data" in the passage means "________" in Chinese.
A.结果 B.数据 C.报告
2.One company uses weather information to________.
A.help children in need
B.know when people will visit the hospital
C.understand when people will need ice cream
3.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is________.
A.big data can be used for good reasons
B.we can use big data to prevent babies from getting sick
C.big data can be used for both good and bad reasons
4.The overall tone(总基调)of this reading is________.
A.humorous B.cultural C.scientific
5.This reading is about_______
A.what big data is and how it is used
B.how big data is controlled by governments and companies
C.where important data is collected and stored
Kindergartens may teach you very important things you need to know. Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father's life with the skills he learned.
The boy's father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping. He couldn't speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely. At that point, Dancy used his father's phone to call his mother for help. The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were. Just as he had learned in kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign:" F, U, R, N, I, T, U, R, E. " But that wasn't enough for his mother to find them. Then he added that they were near a bridge. Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey's Route 22. The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time.
"He just thought his dad needed help," Dancy's mother told the reporter. She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too. "It's surprising for him to get off the highway and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick," she said.
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil. "Dancy's spelling skills helped him seize(抓住)the moment, " he said. "And that's the real value of education."
根据短文内容判断正、误。(正确的写A,错误的写B)
1.When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were in a shopping center.
2.Dancy called 911 for help when his father couldn't speak.
3.Dancy's mother thought Dancy's father was a hero because he got off the highway and got himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick.
4.Shine sent Dancy's father to hospital.
5.From the passage, we know that Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills learned in the kindergarten.
Inventions usually make a big difference to people's lives. Do you have any great inventions at home? Do they help you a lot in your life or bring you much fun? Here are some of the most useful inventions in families according to a survey.
| The most helpful and creative invention for kids is the reading pen. With the specially-designed pen, kids find it convenient and fun to learn. Little kids can learn a lot including story-telling, poems and music. They start learning by touching the contents in the books with the pen. This way kids can learn by themselves. They are also great helpers for primary school students after school. |
| Mopping robots（扫地机）are popular with people who are too busy to do housework. They are more popular with office ladies. They can help people clean dirt, dust and hair easily. With the help of them, people don't need to spend much time on housework. They can enjoy a more relaxing life after work. |
| As for old people, an electric foot basin (电动洗脚盆) is the best invention. It's a good choice to buy one for your grandparents. It can help keep their blood pressure normal and improve blood circulation (循环) . The special basin can keep the water help old people become healthier and warm. So washing feet with it will more relaxed. |
1.It is __________ for kids to learn with the reading pen.
A. boring B. convenient C. difficult
2.The three useful inventions are mainly used _______________.
A. at school B. in the office C. at home
3.Mopping robots are popular with _____________________.
A. kids B. office ladies C. old people
4.Old people can keep their blood pressure normal by ________________.
A. using the electric foot basin
B. listening to music with the reading pen
C. enjoying the mopping machine working
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The water won't get cold when the electric foot basin is used.
B. It's dangerous for kids to use the reading pen alone.
C. Mopping robots can help people forget their busy life.
We all have plans to achieve__________ in life, but what we are short of is the power that keeps us going to put plans into __________.Here are the ways that can effectively (有效地)solve the problem.
Read a book. Just read a book, especially an_________ book or a book of success stories. You can__________others, and the story will help you move ahead according to your plans. It also makes you focus your __________ on your goals rather than the problems at hand.
Think of your purpose. Think of__________ you want to achieve what you want. Your purpose could be to improve the life of others or help people do things more efficiently. Thinking of your purpose is an important way to encourage you.
Talk to a friend who can be believed in. Talking to a supportive friend will be able to overcome the problem of lacking (缺少)power. Find someone that you are _________ with and share your problems with him. After it, you will feel like that you are full of energy to go ahead.
Go through your goals daily. Prepare a list of goals that you want to achieve and go through your goals __________ once a day. You need to do this even more if you feel __________ .By doing this, you refresh your mind with the goals you have set for yourself.
Do it at once. Another way is to get started with what you need to do. Sometimes you don't feel like doing what you want to do. But by forcing yourself to do it, you'll __________ make progress little by little and you have actually finished the task on hand without realizing it.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.A.successful B.succeed C.success
2.A.behavior B.action C.manners
3.A.encouraging B.positive C.encouraged
4.A.get along with B.learn from C.be good with
5.A.words B.energy C.spirit
6.A.why B.what C.how
7.A.uneasy B.confident C.comfortable
8.A.at last B.at first C.at least
9.A.embarrassed B.down C.excited
10.A.possible B.probably C.doubtfully
