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Friendship Day is a great day for celebrating friendship. It falls on the first Sunday of August every year. Celebrating the festival was firstly started by the US in 1935. But now this doesn’t only happen in the US. People in other countries are interested in it, too.
The idea of spending the day with friends was spread all over the world. With more and more countries joining in the celebrations, Friendship Day became an international festival.
Between 1935 and 1997, Friendship Day didn’t have a symbol（象征）, like Santa Claus for Christmas. However, in 1997, the United Nations named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador（大使）of Friendship.
The traditional celebrations include activities such as meeting with friends and exchanging（交换）cards, flowers and gifts. Some people may have parties with their friends. Some may have lunch or dinner together. Others may hang out or go to the movies with friends on this special day. These are popular among all age groups from teenagers to old people.
Although Friendship Day and its celebrations may have changed over the years, the basic idea behind the festival remains the same. People enjoy the moment they spend together and express love and care for their friends.
根据文章内容，回答问题。
1.When is Friendship Day?
It is on ___________________ every year.
2.What does “this” in the first paragraph refer to?
It refers to ___________________.
3.What does the fourth paragraph mainly tell us?
It’s mainly about ___________________ to celebrate Friendship Day.
4.What’s the basic idea behind the festival?
People enjoy the moment they spend together and ___________________ for their friends.
5.What does the writer think of the festival?
The writer thinks it’s ___________________.
完成句子
1.为了减肥，露西每天锻炼五十分钟。
In order to _______________, Lucy takes exercise for 50 minutes every day.
2.在过去，人们习惯通过写信互相交流。
_________________, people were used to communicating with each other by writing letters.
3.华为是一家IT领域的大公司。
Huawei is a______________ in the IT field.
4.这是他第四次帮我摆脱困难。
This is his ___________ time to help me out of trouble.
5.习近平在上海的讲话使我们坚信祖国将越来越强大。
Xi Jinping’s speech in Shanghai makes us believe China will be ________________.
When throwing away trash, do you know which bin it should go in? Some of you might not be able to answer this question. But it's very important to know how to deal with your waste. Not knowing how to deal with waste is harder to save energy and protect the environment.
If you don’t deal with your garbage, all of it will go to a landfill(垃圾场) and be buried together. These landfills can take up large areas of ground. The electronic waste you throw away can pollute the soil and groundwater. Other pieces of garbage can be used to make other things if they are properly recycled.
Many cities in China have taken actions in recent years. For example, Shanghai announced in July that it would divide the garbage into four groups: recyclable, hazardous(有害的), wet and dry.
Paper, metal, glass and other things that can be reused are called recyclable waste.
Hazardous waste includes things like medicine, batteries and fluorescent bulbs(荧光灯泡). These things are not recyclable.
“Wet” waste is also known as household waste. “They are things you don't want but that pigs can eat,” Guangzhou Daily explained.
Some waste such as plastic bags, beer bottles and other man-made things will go in the "dry waste” bin.
Many other Chinese cities plan to use this way to deal with their garbage. Let's encourage each other to deal with our waste well by sorting it to protect the environment.
1.Why is it important to know how to deal with the trash in life?
A.Because it helps save energy and protect the environment.
B.Because it helps make much money by selling it.
C.Because it helps keep every neighborhood clean.
D.Because it helps develop children’s good habits.
2.How should people in Shanghai separate their waste?
A.Recyclable and non-recyclable.
B.Recyclable, non-recyclable and harmful.
C.Recyclable and other waste.
D.Recyclable, hazardous, wet and dry.
3.Which of the following isn't hazardous waste?
A.Medicine. B.Paper. C.Batteries. D.Fluorescent bulbs.
4.The passage is mainly about________
A.the way to deal with waste B.the way to stop throwing waste
C.the way to protect the water D.the way to save energy
Akuapem is in the eastern part of Ghana. The sun there shines all the time. The local people are very friendly and hospitable(好客的). Now let’s have a look at how Akuapem people receive a visitor.
A visitor is often welcomed warmly in a family of Akuapem. After the visitor is welcomed into the house, he is offered a seat and water at the very beginning, because the host assumes that the visitor must have come from a very long journey and need water. If there is a group of visitors, the host will greet the visitors from right to left. And the host shakes only with his right hand, because Akuapem people think the left hand is not clean.
Next, the visitor is asked how his journey was and why he has come. While the conversation is going on, the wife and the children, especially girls, are preparing food for the visitor. The visitor can choose his favorite food. After the visitor finishes eating, the host and the visitor go on with their conversation. Usually this is short one because the visitor is getting ready to say goodbye.
When the visitor is leaving, he is often given some food. He is also accompanied(陪伴) by one of the children to the nearest station. The child who accompanies the visitor will not come back home until the visitor leaves safely.
Whether he is a close friend or just a stranger, this is always how friendly Akuapem people receive a visitor.
1.The underlined word “assumes” here probably means “________”.
A.thinks B.remembers . C.disagrees D.follows
2.Which of the following is TRUE to the passage?
A.The host talks little with the visitor.
B.The child accompanies the visitor to the gate of the house.
C.The host offers the visitor a seat only.
D.The visitor takes some food with him when he leaves.
3.From the passage we know that Akuapem people are________.
A.noisy B.friendly C.impolite D.quiet
Most animals on land are known to us, but many living things underwater are not. Now let’s get to know some of them.
Sea Cucumber
Sea cucumbers are strange animals sticks up. When summer comes, they stay deep to sleep because they are afraid of heat. And when it is autumn, they move to shallow(浅的) water and get their food.
Pike
The pike is a kind of freshwater fish. They are good swimmers and like swimming near boats, waiting to be fed. They have sharp teeth to catch fishes. When they are young, they live in groups. However, when they grow up, they prefer to live alone.
Cuttlefish
A cuttlefish can swim quite fast, so it is also called rocket(火箭) fish. It has eight arms and two feelers on its head, just around its mouth. It ejects ink(喷墨) when it is in danger. Its meat is delicious, and it is often the first choice for many people.
Octopus
An octopus has long arms, with which to catch food and protect itself. When it is sleeping, one or two of its arms are still on duty, keeping moving. Once it feels something dangerous, it can wake up at once to take action.
1.Sea cucumbers stay deep to sleep in summer because they .
A.are afraid of high temperature B.want to get strong and fat.
C.are afraid of their enemy D.want to live alone
2.According to the passage, likes to swim near boats.
A.the sea cucumber B.the pike C.the cuttlefish D.the octopus
3.What happens if a cuttlefish meets its enemy?
A.It rushes at the enemy at once. B.It cuts off one of its arms.
C.It bites with its sharp teeth D.It ejects ink to the enemy.
4.The________of an octopus can help protect it when in danger.
A.colour B.arms C.sound D.smells
（1）Shirley Temple, the once-famous child movie star, died at the age of 85 on February 10, 2014. She was born on April 23, 1928. She was good at acting and dancing. In 1934, she starred(主演) in the movie Bright Eyes. From then on she became famous around the world. Later she starred in other movies and won a Juvenile Oscar in February, 1935.
For many Americans born in the 1930s and 1940s, Temple was not just an on-screen star but also a close friend in their childhood. She was remembered by the world as the forever “little angle”. An American movie star said, “Little Shirley Temple encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression(大萧条).”
（2）Shi Li and Cui Jiping are husband and wife. They are disabled. They complete the first Chinese encyclopedic(百科知识的)dictionary for deaf people and people with hearing problems.
The dictionary includes words on medicine, education, psychology, law, history and culture about deaf people’s life. This book provides a learning tool for this special group of people and it helps them know about the world more easily.
They spent six years and over 1,000,000 yuan on the book. They first collected material for the book by themselves, then they invited a lot of experts(专家) across the country to write.
The book is warmly welcomed by the deaf. One of the readers said, “The book shows that we’re not alone. We can have our own way to communicate with the world. ”
1.Temple won the first Juvenile Oscar in .
A.1928 B.1934 C.1935 D.1948.
2.From the passage we know that Temple .
A.was not good at dancing
B.began to star in her first movie when she was ten years old.
C.was unfriendly to her fan
D.encouraged the whole country during the Great Depression
3.According to the passage, Shi Li and Cui Jiping .
A.are disabled people full of love
B.wrote many famous books.
C.finished the book by themselves
D.live a very poor life
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the book?
A.It is the first world encyclopedic dictionary.
B.It can help deaf people know about the world more easily.
C.It took them sixteen years to finish the book.
D.It includes medicine and art about the life of deaf people.
