书面表达。
根据下表提示,以The Changes in My Hometown为题,写一篇80词左右的短文。
过去 | 1.生活贫困,房屋破旧。 2.污染严重,垃圾遍地。 3.交通不便,游客很少。 |
现在 | 1.生活:住房宽敞、明亮;许多人有自己的汽车。 2.环境:山更绿,水更清,天更蓝…… 3.旅游:每年有成千上万来自世界各地的游客。 |
将来 | 请你展望家乡的未来。 |
The Changes in My Hometown
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综合填空。
根据短文内容填上合适的单词。
Do you like the space? Do you know how astronauts work in space? They work in space and u__1._ robots’ arms and hands to do their work. But why do they _2._ heavy spacesuits?
When they stay __3.__(在…内) the space station, astronauts are comfortable. The _4.__ there stays at about 21C. But outside the station ,the temperature can be too hot or too __5._ for people. In the sunlight , it’s about 120C, w__6._ in the shadow of the station, it’s about -85C.So when astronauts walk in space, they have to wear spacesuits.
Spacesuits can also keep astronauts ___7.__(安全) from flying rubbish in space. Every time people go into space, they ___8.__(留下) a lot of rubbish there and some rubbish moves as ___9.__ as a plane!
It takes a lot of time to get ready for space walking. So space walking is not e__10._, and it can be dangerous.
词汇。
根据汉语意思完成英文句子。
1.微波炉可以用来煮饭。
A microwave oven can _____ _____ _____ cooking.
2.到目前为止,我们的政府已经采取了许多措施来解决环境问题。
___________ _____________ our government has taken many measures to deal with the environmental problems.
3.人类怎么会说这么多种语言,这种情况是如何产生的呢?
How did it _____ _____ that humans speak so many different languages?
4.不吃早餐去上学对我们的健康有害。
Going to school without breakfast _____ _____ _____ our health.
5.世界上三分之二的科学家用英语阅读。
________ _________ of the world’s scientists read in English.
任务型阅读
根据短文内容,用适当的单词填空,完成表格。每空限填一词。
A Letter From Mars
Dear Earthmen,
I have enjoyed my stay on your interesting planet.
I think I understand the life on earth now and I would like to give my impressions(印象).
First of all you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your big boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels(轮子). All these small boxes run around and around, and finally stop to rest. You leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.
After resting all day you get back in your little boxes and return to your big boxes. There you sit and look at every small glowing(闪闪发光的) boxes with moving pictures on the front.
There is only one thing I don’t understand. I went to a football game one day. A group of angry boys fought a little round ball. Everyone shouted but they kept fighting. They were angry, because they had been kept in boxes all day, I think.
Thank earthmen for this chance to get to know you.
Yours
The man from Mars
The description(描述) in the letter | Means |
Your interesting planet | The ___1._ |
Big __2.___. | Houses for people to live in |
Smaller boxes on wheels | Buses and __3.__ |
Very small glowing boxes with __4.__pictures on the front | TV sets |
A group of angry boys fought a little round ball. | A __5.__ game |
Robots—Our Servants in the Future?
What will our future be like? No one knows for certain, __1._ . Will they be friendly or unfriendly?
So far, __2._ . They work for us like servants all the time. They help us do dangerous and difficult work.
People are surprised at the rapid development of robots. In a few years, __3._ . However, once robots can think for themselves, problems may appear. One scientist warns that if robots start to think for themselves, _4._ , but our masters That scientist also warns that if we are lucky, they might treat us as we now treat our pets. __5._ , who knows what will happen? Perhaps there will be a war between human beings and robots.
If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?
Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more young people in the U.S.A. volunteer(志愿) to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories.
Alice Hamilton,17
I’m going to help the Forest Center build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific(极好的)— I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It will be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.
Jason Moore,18
This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost(低成本的) houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.
Trish Anderson,16
I’m going to teach kids who have trouble in reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading for Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher, and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.
1. Young people in the U.S.A. volunteer to spend _____ helping others.
A. school holidays B. weekdays
C. every morning D. every afternoon
2. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?
A. To sleep under the stars.
B. To breathe the clean mountain air.
C. To spend the whole summer living in the tent.
D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountains.
3.From the passage, we know that Jason Moore _____.
A. likes reading
B. is 18 years old
C. isn’t very rich
D. is good at sport
4. _____ wants to be a teacher.
A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore
C. Trish Anderson D. None of them
5.Which is the most possible title(标题) for this passage?
A. Reading for Life
B. A Special House Program
C. The Forest Center
D. Young American Volunteers