WHEN a woman took the seat beside me on a plane, I felt uncomfortable. She had to lower herself slowly, squeezing (挤压) her body into the small space.
“My name is Kelly. I’m from Canada. Where are you from?” She waved a hand in front of my face. “China,” I said as I shook her hand unhappily.
Kelly kept talking to me. She was very thoughtful. When we were served drinks and meals, she made sure that I had enough room in my seat.
“I don’t want to make you uncomfortable with my elephant size!” she said sincerely. I couldn’t help but let down my guard.
As we talked, I was surprised by her wise words. She had read many books and was very smart.
I asked her if she ever thought about losing some weight.
“Aren’t you worried about the diseases that come with being overweight?”
“Not at all. I eat healthy and walk regularly,” she said. “I believe in my heart, the people who get diseases are the ones who worry. You see advertisements from exercise centers that read, ‘Free yourself from your extra baggage, so you are free to be yourself.’ You’re free only if you’re comfortable with who you are!”
I suddenly realized that Kelly was the most beautiful and clever woman I had ever met in my life.
1.Why was the writer unfriendly to Kelly at first?
A. She was not good at making friends.
B. She was not in a good mood that day.
C. She hoped to enjoy the trip alone.
D. She felt uncomfortable with Kelly’s big body.
2.The writer changed her attitude because _____.
A. she learned Kelly tried hard to lose weight
B. she found Kelly was a wonderful person
C. she and Kelly had a lot in common
D. Kelly helped her a lot during the trip
3.In Kelly’s opinion, what may cause diseases most ?
A. Bad moods like worry and anger
B. Things you bring during a trip
C. The cheerful character one should have
D. Wise words and knowledge
4.What kind of person is Kelly?
A. Talkative and careless. B. Warm and thoughtful.
C. Knowledgeable and proud. D. Shy and friendly.
An ID card is the most important proof of identity for each person. It shows one’s name, date of birth, address, nationality, photo and ID number.
China’s top legislature (立法机关) added something new to the Resident Identity Card Law. It passed the suggestions of recording Chinese citizens’ fingerprints when they apply for or change ID cards.
Fingerprints would make it easier to recognize the people who own the cards. It can stop people from making fake ID cards.
Li Xiao’ou, a bank worker in Beijing, said fingerprint data will make bank business safer. “No two people have the same fingerprints,” he said. “The new card can better protect their private information. It will prevent their identity from being used by others when people want to do banking.”
As ID cards will contain more personal information, many people worry that some institutions (公共机构) may let their information out. The amended law tries to better protect it. Government offices and other public institutions, like banks and hospitals, could face a fine of 500,000 yuan if they give out citizens’ personal information.
1. From an ID card, we can tell the person’s following information EXCEPT ______.
A. his/her blood type B. his/her nationality
C. his/her age D. his/her address
2.What is the most important advantage of an ID card including fingerprints?
A. It is more beautiful.
B. It can’t be stolen.
C. It can be used for a long time.
D. It’s easier to recognize people.
3.The new ID card will make bank business safer because ______.
A. the bank worker can’t know the person’s information
B. the fingerprint data can protect people’s identity from being used by others
C. it includes many of the person’s clearer photos
D. with this card people don’t have to go to the bank to do business
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阅读下面短文 掌握其大意 然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Why am I bringing a 10-pound (4.5kg) pumpkin upstairs? Why am I washing it? Why am I cutting it with a big ? Why am I carving (雕刻) a Jack O’Lantern?
October 31 is . During this holiday kids on people’s doors asking for sweets. There are orange and black things in the houses. Jack O’Lanterns are one of these things! People carve them out of empty .
A lot of houses don’t carve Jack O’Lanterns. They just have fake (假的) . It’s to buy a fake one, and a fake Jack O’Lantern doesn’t go .
Not me! I am going to make the thing. I am going to carve a face on a pumpkin!
The first thing for me to do is to the pumpkin. It has lots of dirt on it. Then I have to cut open the top and take out the inside.
This is not easy. It takes two hours to out the inside with a big knife. I the seeds, as they can be eaten. I cut three triangles (三角形) in the side. Two triangles will be the eyes, and is a nose. At the I cut out a mouth. I am so of my work. I take it outside.
Three days later, the inside goes gray. A few days after that, the thing is black. The pumpkin is going bad! By Halloween, the Jack O’Lantern will be ! I should have got a fake one.
1.A. scissor B. knife C. spoon D. fork
2.A. Easter B. Thanksgiving C. Halloween D. Christmas
3.A. knock B. shut C. hit D. paint
4.A. pumpkins B. watermelons C. potatoes D. stones
5.A. thing B. things C. one D. ones
6.A. different B. easy C. difficult D. unusual
7.A. away B. bad C. wrong D. by
8.A. real B. true C. correct D. right
9.A. cut B. carve C. wash D. weigh
10.A. pick B. look C. empty D. find
11.A. plant B. collect C. save D. keep
12.A. another B. other C. others D. the other
13.A. top B. left C. bottom D. right
14.A. glad B. proud C. angry D. confident
15.A. broken B. gone C. dead D. lost
书面表达
假如你是Han Mei, 下面是一封你的笔友Alice 给你发来的e-mail,请你根据e-mail 的内容给她写一封回信，与她交流看法，并帮她排忧解难。
提示词语：listen to, mother's love, care about, communicate with, get along with, smile
要求：1.语句通顺，书写工整;
2.可用所给提示词语，也可以适当发挥;3.词数在60-80左右
Dear Han Mei,
I'm afraid I've got a big problem recently. My mother talks too much to me. She always tells me, Be careful while crossing the street. Put on more clothes. Did you do a good job at school? and so on. I'm annoyed(烦恼). What shall I do?
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Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countryside are so lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Juan. She is ten years old and lives in a small village. When she was seven, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford the 2school fees for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Juan looked after her brother and worked in the fields every day. Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Juan. It agreed to help Xiao Juan to go to school. Her wish of study came true, and now she is studying in a school.
Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in Hope Project and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Hope Project needs your help.
4If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Hope Project can build new schools; buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.
Information Card
1.Where does Xiao Juan live?
2.What’s the Chinese meaning of “school fees”?
3.What did Xiao Juan do before she goes to school?
4.把划线句子翻译成汉语。
5.What is the purpose of Hope Project?
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying , but in the evenings and weekends they are 1.f________ and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own 2.i________.
There are many different ways to 3.s________ our free time.
Almost everyone has some kinds of 4.h________: it may be something from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some are very 5.e________, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections(收藏)are worth a lot of money, others are 6.v________ only to their owners.
I know a man who has a 7.c________ collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece which cost him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the8.p________ was all right . On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I 9.w________ if they are worth any money . However, to my brother they are 10.q________ valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
