Do you know what you'd like to be when you grow up? It takes most people many years to find out.1.From the day she began drawing at the age of two, she was an artist.
Alexandra Nechita was born in Romania in 1985 and moved to California when she was still a baby.2.Her parents hoped she could spend more time playing with other children, so they took away her coloring books. Alexandra began drawing her own pictures and coloring them in.
By the time Alexandra was seven years old, she had begun painting with oilpaints. When Alexandra took a local art class, her teacher was amazed at theyoung artist's unusual style of painting. Alexandra's work was similar in some ways to the paintings by famous artists like Picasso.3.They allowed their imaginations to play an important part in their work. The interesting thing was that little Alexandra had never seen the work of these artists. People called her"Little Picasso". This was a great honor, but Alexandra's style of painting was all her own.
Alexandra's first public show was held at a Los Angelespublic library when she was only eight years old. People were amazed at how young Alexandra was, but mostly theyloved her imaginative artwork.4.She appeared on television programs and in newspapers and magazines all over the world. The sale of a single piece can earn the young artist thousands of dollars. But that is not why Alexandra creates artwork.5.
Today, Alexandra is a full-time artist. She also works tohelp support the arts in schools. Alexandra is a strong believerin the power of art as a tool of communication and a bridge to build peace throughout the world.
A.It did not take long for Alexandra and her work to become famous.
B.Although she spent less time painting than doing her homework.
C.These artists did not use a realistic style of painting.
D.As a little child, she loved coloring in her coloring books.
E.For the young artist Alexandra Nechita, it never really seemed to be a question.
F.We can communicate well with each other by our artwork.
G.She just cannot imagine doing anything else that would bring her such joy and satisfaction
完成句子 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每个空格填一个单词。
1.我的英语老师经常骑自行车上班。
My English teacher often goes to work __________ __________.
2.我每天六点起床。
I __________ __________ at 6:00 o’clock every day.
3.我表弟有很多爱好例如打篮球。
My cousin has many hobbies __________ __________ playing basketball.
4.Tom 每天睡觉前听故事。
Tom __________ __________ stories before going to bed every day.
5.无现金支付服务已经影响到了我们的生活方式，对我们来说它真的很方便。
Cashless payment has__________ the way of our life and it is really__________for us.
改写句子 按括号中的要求完成句子，每个空格填一个单词。
1.He has four lessons in the morning every day. (改为一般疑问句)
__________ he __________ four lessons in the morning every day?
2.My schoolbag is black . (对划线部分提问)
__________ __________ is your schoolbag?
3."How do you go to school ?" I asked Jack. (改写句子，句意不变)
I asked Jack __________ he __________to school .
4.People can’t believe that there’s been a really quick improvement in Shanghe in the last few years.(改写句子，句意不变)
It’s__________that Shanghe has__________in such a rapid way in the last few years.
5.It took her plenty of time to look after her disabled son. (改写句子，句意不变)
Plenty of her time __________ __________in taking caring of her disabled son.
We often find that weekends and holidays feel so short while classes and work feel so long. Actually, though, we know that this is not true. But we still wonder where that strange feeling comes from.
In fact, this is one of the ways that we’re tricked by time, according to the website All That Is Interesting. The website lists several wrong impressions we often have about time. Let’s have a look.
First of all, emotions affect our time-keeping abilities. Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time. However, when we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and are likely to lose track of (失去对……的意识) time.
Here is another example. In 2007, a group of scientists carried out a test. In the test, people fell 50 meters into a safety net and were then asked about their experience. Although the experience took shorter than 3 seconds, the people thought it was much longer than it actually was.
This is because of the way our bodies reply to danger, according to the scientists. Our bodies produce a chemical called adrenaline ( 肾 上 腺 素 ) when we are faced with danger. It allows us to concentrate better so that we can stay alive. As a result, we are able to remember far more details ( 细 节 )over a short period of time, which makes it seem like time is going more slowly.
Another situation when we make mistakes about time is when we take afternoon naps (午觉). Have you ever had trouble telling what time it is after a long nap? That’s because the best amount of time for a nap is 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, you enter a new stage of sleep called slow-wave sleep. If you wake up mid-way in this stage, it will take a while before you can correctly perceive (感知) time again.
Yes, time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it. So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.
1.According to the passage, what possibly makes people feel so long ?
A.weekends and holidays B.weekends and work
C.classes and work D.holidays and work
2.Which is NOT the wrong impressions that we often have about time according to the the website listing?
A.negative emotions B.positive emotions
C.adrenaline D.scientists
3.According to the passage, in which situation do we make mistakes about time?
A.We have many problems left in the test paper, but the time is up.
B.We have a math test when we fall down from a high place.
C.We may have trouble telling what time it is after a long nap.
D.We go to school on the school bus as usual on weekdays .
4.According to the passage , what will NOT happen when we are faced with danger ?
A.Our bodies will produce a chemical called adrenaline.
B.We are able to feel that time seems to go more slowly.
C.Adrenaline will make us concentrate better to stay alive.
D.We will forget far more details over a short period of time.
5.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ?
A.Negative emotions, especially anxiety and boredom, make time seem longer because they make us concentrate more on the passage of time.
B.When we are enjoying ourselves, we pay more attention to what we are doing and we are able to feel like time is going more slowly.
C.If we wake up mid-way after a long nap, it will take a while before we can correctly perceive time again.
D.Time can be mysterious and there is no way to control it.So, perhaps the best thing to do is to make good use of every minute.
Who wants to eat food that is thrown away as waste? Believe it or not, that's exactly what world leaders did at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015.
During the meal, the world leaders enjoyed dishes like salads and burgers made with thrown-away vegetables and fruits. Chef Dan Barber, who helped create the meal, hoped that the experience would make the leaders pay more attention to the issue of food waste. It is a huge problem. One out of nine people on Earth does not get enough food. Yet every year over one third of the food produced worldwide goes to waste! Why is so much food wasted? Firstly, food is often thrown away before it reaches customers because too much of it is produced, or because it is not kept properly in farms.
Secondly, shops and supermarkets usually throw away unsold food. Finally, customer soften buy more food than they need, so a lot of uneaten food is wasted. How can you waste less food? When eating out, you may ask for less food and take home what is left. Visit fast food restaurants less often, since they are usually more wasteful. Encourage your favorite restaurants to give unsold food to food banks.
You can also waste less food at home. Use smaller rice bowls so that you serve less rice. Encourage family members to use unfinished rice to make rice puddings. Tell family members to make a shopping list and buy only what is on the list when shopping for food.
Food waste is a growing problem and we, either farmers or food sellers or customers, must take this problem more seriously and do what we can to help.
1.What did world leaders do at a lunch held by the United Nations in 2015?
A.They threw away food as waste during the meal.
B.They made dishes with waste vegetables and fruits.
C.They ate food made with waste vegetables and fruits.
D.They helped Chef Dan Barber create the special meal.
2.The underlined word "issue" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to"________".
A.result B.problem C.reason D.beginning
3.Paragraph 4 mainly talks about_________.
A.the reasons for wasting so much food B.the ways to waste less food
C.the disadvantages of wasting food D.people’s ideas about wasting food
4.Which way of wasting less food is mentioned in the passage?
A.Buying unsold food from supermarkets.
B.Keeping food properly in a fridge.
C.Using smaller rice bowls when eating out.
D.Asking for less food in restaurants.
5.What’s the main purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to save food .
B.To tell us the importance of food .
C.To tell us how to buy food .
D.To tell us the places where we may waste food .
Once upon a time, there was a businessman who owed(欠债) a lot of money to a noble(贵族). The noble said he would forget about the money if he could marry the businessman’s daughter. The businessman didn’t want his daughter to marry the noble, but he was too poor to pay back.
The noble said, ”I have an idea. I will put a black stone and a white stone into an empty bag.Your daughter has to pick one from the bag. If she picks the black one , she will become my wife and you won’t need to pay me back. If she picks the white one, she need’t marry me. When your daughter picks the white one, you need’t pay back, either.” The businessman and his daughter agreed.
The noble went to pick two small stones. As he picks them up , the girl noticed him pick two black stones and put then into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick one. The girl put her hand into the bag and chose a stone. Without looking at it, she threw it into a river.
She said, “Oh, silly! I didn’t see the color of the stone. But if you look at the other one, you will be able to tell which one I have picked. ”
1.The businessman borrowed ___________from the noble.
A.some stones B.some food C.some bags D.some money
2.The businessman was too ___________ to pay back.
A.rich B.poor C.young D.old
3.If the daughter picks the white stone, ____________.
A.she need’t marry the noble B.the businessman has to pay back
C.she can put it into the bag D.she has to throw it into a river
4.The girl noticed the noble picked ____________.
A.two white stones B.two brown stones
C.two black stones D.two grey stones
5.In the end, the noble may be ___________.
A.happy B.disappointed
C.scared D.calm
