Do you like your name? Names are important to us. We have to live with our names for our whole lifetime.
For this reason, some parents in the US and Europe try very hard to give their children special names. Some people even pay a" naming expert(专家)"to pick a name for them. It is expensive most of the time.
However, not all parents do this. Many people read baby naming books or look online for ideas.
It is common for parents to name their children after a relative(亲戚 ).Other parents name their kids after well-known like Austin or Brooklyn. Some parents give their children nature related names, like Reed or Autumn.
Some famous people have given their children strange name. For example, one artist named their child Audio Science, while another named their child Pirate(海盗).
1.Why are names important to people?
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2.The underlined word "it" in paragraph 2 refers to
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3.Which is a nature related name, Reed or Brooklyn?
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4.请将划线句子译成中文
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A lion woke up one evening and felt hungry. He went to look for food in the forest. He wanted to catch something to eat.
Suddenly, he saw a rabbit running about. The lion ran after the rabbit. Soon, he caught the little rabbit. As he was going to eat the rabbit, he saw a deer. He decided he would chase(追捕)the deer instead because the deer was bigger than the rabbit. So he left the rabbit and tumed to the deer. The deer ran fast and finally escaped(逃脱), as the lion was too hungry and tired to run.
The lion stopped running. He said to himself, I should go back to eat the rabbit. "He hurried back to the rabbit. But when he came back, the rabbit was gone. The lion felt foolish(愚蠢的). Now he had nothing to eat.
As the old saying goes, quit while you're ahead. If you already have everything you need, you shouldn’t let yourself become too greed(贪樊的).
1.The lion decided to chase the deer because________.
A.he thought it would be easier
B.he saw that the deer was bigger
C.he thought the deer couldn't run fast
D.he wanted to eat both of the animals
2.What did the lion eat in the end?
A.The rabbit. B.The deer. C.Both of the animals. D.Nothing
3.What is the main message of the story?
A.Don't become too greedy.
B.Always look out for the next best thing
C.Lions are the smartest animals
D.Don't do anything when you are tired
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.A foolish lion
B.A hungry lion.
C.Quit while you're ahead.
D.A lion, a rabbit, and a deer
1. You can take the subway from Piccadilly Circus to Paddington Station. It takes fifteen minutes and costs $1. 50. Then you can take a train from Paddington Station to Heathrow. It takes fifteen minutes and cost $12.There are four trains every hour.
2. You can walk to Victoria station (about thirty minutes), and take a bus to Heathrow. It costs $8.0, but it's kind of slow because of the traffic. It takes about an hour. The buses leave at 3: 00, 4: 00 and 5: 00 in the afternoon.
3. You can take a taxi to Heathrow. It takes about forty-five minutes and costs $30.
4. You can take the train from Piccadilly Circus to Heathrow. It's cheap (53.50), but the trains are very crowded in the afternoon. It takes about fifty minutes.
1.If you want to go to Heathrow, you can take________routes(路线).
A.one B.two C.three D.four
2.It takes about________minutes if you from Piccadilly Circus to Heathrow by train?
A.15 B.30 C.45 D.50
3.________ takes the longest time to Heathrow.
A.Taking the subway from Piccadilly Circus. B.Taking a bus from Victoria Station
C.Taking a taxi D.Taking the train from Piccadilly Circus
4.________costs the least(最少) to Heathrow.
A.Taking the subway from Piccadilly Circus. B.Taking a bus from Victoria Station
C.Taking a taxi D.Taking the train from Piccadilly Circus
The weekend is here! You can sleep longer and get up later than usual. But is it a good thing to sleep longer during weekends?
Scientists from the United States said this habit is bad for your health and can make you pain weight(增加体重), CNN reported.
According to sleep expert(专家) Vsevolod Polotsky, sleeping longer during weekends isnt good for you. You might feel like you're catching up on sleep. But if you still sleep poorly during weekdays, you will feel hungry more often. You might eat more and gain some weight.
Also, sleeping more during weekends can change your biological clock( 生物钟). If you get up late on the weekend, you might eat breakfast, lunch and dinner later than usual. Eating later in the day can also cause you to gain weight.
1.What does Vsevolod Polotsky think about sleeping late on weekends?
A.It can help you catch up on sleep
B.It can cause you to eat less on weekends
C.It may cause you to feel hungry more often
D.It can cause people to feel much more hungry than any other activity.
2.Put the following sentences in the correct order(顺序)
a To catch up on sleep, you get up later on weekends
b You're busy with your studies during weekdays
c. You don't get enough sleep during weekdays
d. You eat every meal later than usual and you gain weight
e. Sleeping late on weekends changes your biological clock
A.b →c→d→e→a B.b→c→a→e→d C.e→d→ c→b→a D.e→c→a→b→d
3.What does the writer try to tell us?
A.We can sleep longer on weekends
B.There are many ways to catch up on sleep.
C.If you want to gain weight, try to sleep more on weekends
D.Getting up later on weekends is bad for health
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Tip(提示) for better sleep
B.How to change your biological clock
C.Too much sleep is bad.
D.How to gain weight
A doctor said in his study that four“people”live in a person‘s mind(意识、内心). They are father, mother, adult and child. The father is like a teacher_________asks himself and others a lot. The mother is so kind that she always cares about other people. The adult is a smart worker but likes to correct others' mistakes. And the child is cute but may not_______others.
If the four "people" in a person's mind get along well, the person can become a happy and healthy man. He enjoys his life and people like to be with him. However, not everyone is like this, because people come from _______ families. If a person's parents ask him_______,he will not show his real feeling easily. He asks too much of himself too. That is, among the four people in his mind, the "father" and the” adult "are stronger than the “mother" and the “child”._________if a person parents are too kind to ask him anything, he will care about himself only. In his mind, the"_______" is stronger than the other three "people" How to balance（均衡）the four “people"in the mind is very important in having a happy life. So we need to learn to develop a happy and healthy mind.
1.A.who B.which C.what
2.A.find out B.laugh at C.think of
3.A.different B.poor C.small
4.A.a little B.too much C.no more
5.A.And B.But C.So
6.A.mother B.adult C.child
—My family will go on a trip next week.
—________.
A.Have a good time B.You’re welcome. C.Good luck
