In winter, gloves can prevent our hands from getting cold, e 1. for people who ride bikes. Here is a new kind of gloves. They cost £1,000 a pair. People can talk into them as they make a call. The gloves are k 2. as Talk to the Hand.
They come with a speaker into the thumb (拇指) and a microphone into the little finger that can be c 3. to any mobile phone using Bluetooth. Mobile phone users will be able to keep their hands warm while they chat
w 4. taking their phones out of their pockets or handbags.
Designer Sean Miles combines (使结合) gloves with some p 5. of mobile phones, which are recycled through O2. He designed two pairs of the new gloves—one in pink and the other in brown and yellow. They will a 6. on a show and visitors will be able to win the gloves. If more people want to own them, they will then be produced in the near future.
It is said that the n 7. of unused mobile phones in the UK is about 70 million. Bill Eyres, head of O2 Recycle, asks people to recycle their phones. Mr. Miles hopes his work will make people c 8. recycling. The 41-year-old man said, “I hope that my Talk to the Hand project will get people to think again about the w 9. created by not recycling things. If a few more people pay attention to recycling rather than send them to rubbish, I think this project will have reached i 10. purpose.” Take action. Let’s enjoy a green life.
Winston Churchill was born on 30 November 1874, in Blenheim Palace near Oxford. He was Britain’s prime minister for most of World War II. He was famous for his speeches. He never gave up even when things were going badly. People all over the world remember Churchill as a war leader. He loved history and in his life he made history.
Wars and adventures
In order to be a soldier in the cavalry (装甲部队), Winston went to the army college at Sandhurst in 1893. 1895 was a sad year. His father died. Winston went to America and Cuba. He started writing for newspapers about his adventures (冒险经历). In 1898, he went as a newspaper reporter to South Africa. He came home as a hero. In 1900, he was chosen as a member of Parliament (议会). In 1911 he became the chief leader of the Royal Navy. At this time, Britain had the world’s biggest navy.
In 1914, World War I began. But in 1915 his plan for an attack on Turkey went badly wrong. Churchill himself decided to fight in France as a soldier.
By 1917 he was back in the government. He was excited by the new tanks. Tanks helped win the war by 1918.
World War II began in 1939. In May 1940, Winston Churchill became the British prime minister. Churchill used radio to tell the world Britain was not beaten. His speeches helped keep up people’s spirits. “We shall never give up,” he once said. Churchill led his people through the fight of Britain and the Blitz. Everywhere he went he gave the “V for Victory” sign. The war in Europe was over in May 1945. People cheered Churchill. He stood with the King and Queen.
Churchill’s last years
Churchill kept busy. He wrote books and made speeches. He went back to 10 Downing Street as a prime minister. At that time he was 76.
In 1953, Churchill was given the Nobel Prize for Literature, for his history books.
Churchill passed away on 24 January 1965. Many world leaders came to his state funeral (葬礼). People lined the streets and lots of them couldn’t stop crying. Many famous British people are buried in Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral. But Churchill’s grave (坟墓) is in a country churchyard near Oxford.
Winston Churchill —— a great British prime minister | ||
General introduction | ● One of the most famous people in Britain. ● Be 1. by people around the world as a war leader. | |
Wars and adventures | 1893-1911 | ● In 1893, he studied at an army college because he2. to be a solider in the cavalry. ● In 1895, he began to write articles for 3. after his father’s death. ● In 1911, he was the leader of the world’s biggest navy. |
During the World War I | ● His plan to attack Turkey 4. . ● Later he became a solider to fight in France. ● He led his country through the war because of 5.new tanks. | |
During the World War II | ● In 1940, he became a prime minister. ● He made speeches to 6. people not to give up. ● The war in Europe 7. in 1945 and he was cheered by people as a hero in the country. | |
Churchill’s 8. years | ● He still kept busy and 9. to 10 Downing Street as a prime minister at 76. ● At the age of ninety-one, he passed away and left his people great10. . | |
A: Hello, Elizabeth. Are you sure you’re all right? You look 1. worried today. Is there anything wrong?
B: Well, in fact, there is something wrong with me. Can you give me some advice?
A: Of course, if I can.
B: Last night when I 2. from the theatre, I found that I’d lost my wallet.
A: Oh, dear! What was in your wallet?
B: Well, some money, of course, my visa, my ID card and some photos.
A: Why not go to the police station and 3. it?
B: Yes, I’ve already done that, and they said they would make a search for it. But I am planning to go to Xiamen this weekend and I 4. my ID card badly.
A: What a pity! Are you sure you lost the wallet in the theatre?
A: Yes, quite sure.
B: Wait a minute! I know! My uncle lives 5. the theatre. I’ll phone him and ask him to go there.
A: Oh, that’s really kind of you. I hope he can find it.
1.He is looking forward to (eat) in that Western restaurant.
2.Robin got up very early, but he still missed the early bus (luck).
3.There is something wrong with one of the (radio) on the shelf.
4.The government praised the (fight) family for supporting his work.
5.He would rather (go) to Beijing for further study than stay in Hangzhou.
1.It will be the (第七) time for Xi Jinping to visit America this September.
2.A friend of (我的) was chosen as the chairperson of the Students’ Union.
3.A couple are allowed to have a second child if (两者之一) is an only child.
4.Our monitor is so excellent that all the teachers think very (高度地) of him.
5.Would you mind (讨论) the maths problems with us after school, Betty?
I remembered Julie coming to the front of the classroom after class one autumn day in September 1976. While most of the other students hurriedly left to enjoy the pleasant weather or to relax at the student union, Julie remained to ask me questions about the next week’s exam. She had clearly already done some serious studying.
Julie never made it to the exam. The day after our conversation, she was hit by a large truck as she rode a bike through a crossroads. I was sad to hear that Julie lay unconscious (昏迷的) in a hospital across town from our university.
Nurses silently came and went from Julie’s room. Her parents stood nearby quietly. Then the doctor entered the room and said to Julie’s parents and two brothers, “Your Julie has only a few hours to live.” He continued to ask, “Would you think about donating some of Julie’s organs (器官)?”
At the same time in a neighboring city, a woman called Mary was trying to see better in her small living room. Her eyes followed every movement of her lively two-year-old baby. This mother was storing up memories when she could no longer see her child. Several cities away, a young father called John was reading to his two sons in the hospital. However, he was told to have only weeks to live. His only hope was a kidney transplant (肾脏移植).
The two parents looked at each other, the doctor could see tears in their eyes. “Yes. Julie had once said she wanted to donate her organs in the event of her death. Julie always gave to others while she was alive. She would like to give in death.”
Within twenty-four hours, Mary was told that she would receive one of Julie’s eyes, and John was told to start preparing for a kidney transplant. Julie’s other organs would give life to other waiting patients.
“Julie died right after her twentieth birthday. Nothing could possibly be as heartbreaking as the death of your child,” says Julie’s mother. She continues, “But Julie’s life was a gift to us. Knowing that in her death, she gave the gift of life and sight to others is comforting to us. ”
1.Which word can best describe Julie according to Paragraph 1?
A. Hard-working. B. Helpful. C. Clever. D. Selfish
2.According to the passage, we know that Julie ______.
A. was a classmate of the writer’s
B. was the only child of her family
C. didn’t take the exam because of the accident
D. died immediately at the scene of the accident
3.The underlined word “comforting ” in the last paragraph means “______”.
A. 安慰的 B. 有害的 C. 有益的 D. 明智的
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Julie’s parents didn’t allow her to donate her organs.
B. Mary needed a kidney transplant to save her own life.
C. Julie prepared for the exam carefully before the accident.
D. John and Mary were patients in the same hospitals with Julie.
5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A girl’s whole life.
B. A family’s sad story.
C. The terrible truck accident.
D. The last gift in life.
