I still remember the true story that happened to me many years ago. It started while my family were on vacation. Vacations should be relaxing, but I needed to do some studying. I carefully put all my important papers and books in a large bag.
After a long drive to New York, we found a motel, a place for travelers and their cars, with a really good price. So we decided to stay there for a week. On the second day, after visiting some interesting places and having a big dinner, we returned to the motel. It was about ten o’clock in the evening, and I wanted to study. However, I couldn’t find my paper bag anywhere. I was quite sure that I had put it in the room. Suddenly, I realized the cleaner had taken it out with the rubbish.
I ran over to the main office, and asked if I could talk to the cleaner on duty that day. They told me all the cleaners had left for the day. They showed me where the rubbish bins were instead of offering me any help. I walked out of the motel with a flashlight (电筒). I saw three large rubbish bins standing in the dark. 1 had to look for my bag very carefully. But I didn’t have any luck. I almost wanted to give up. When I took another look into the last bin, I saw my bag right on its top! I was never so happy to see such a dirty old bag in my life!
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个单词。
1.What did the writer have to do during the vacation?
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2.Where did the writer put his important papers and books before leaving for New York?
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3.Why did the writer and his family decide to stay at the motel for a week?
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4.Who did the writer think took his paper bag according to the passage?
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5.How did the writer succeed in finding his bag in the end?
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多任务混合问题
This Thursday, across the US, （任务一）孩子们要和父母一起去上班而不是去上学。 They can help their parents do some cleaning, send e-mails and deal with other daily things. Because April 28 is Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day all over the US. This holiday shows kids what it means to be a grown-up in the working world.
I still remember when this day started, I was very happy. Not only did I have the chance to leave the school, but I also could sit in my dad’s taxi all day long and we would go to a restaurant for lunch.
（任务二） I couldn’t read my book in the car as I would get carsick(晕车) and my dad didn’t like to turn on the radio. I got hot and uncomfortable. People wouldn’t get into his taxi because they thought he already had a passenger: me—so nothing happened. It seemed years before we went out for lunch. In fact, I started to miss the school.
Although the purpose of the day is to give kids a chance to experience possible jobs in their futures, I got something completely different from the day. I learned to value school life. Where else can you play with your friends, do science experiments, read great books and write stories all in one day?
（任务三）Just like you’ll have to learn to love your job later in life, learn to love school now. If you don’t, try spending the day at work with your dad.
1.任务一：翻译成英语。_______________________________________________
2.任务二：请选出能填入文中▲处的最佳选项。（填写字母代号）_________
A. Of course, I enjoyed myself and felt free like a bird.
B. But after only 40 minutes of driving around the city, I was very bored.
C. But soon I got used to this taxi ride around the city with my father.
3.任务三：将画线句子翻译成中文。
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4.任务四：What can the kids help their parents do this Thursday?
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5.任务五：What does the passage mainly talk about?
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还原句子
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms(习语), though my teacher said again and again that it was important. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in my experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road. I was very happy because I thought I could talk with him in English. And 1.. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ＂You don’t say! You don’t say!＂ I was surprised. ＂Why?＂ I thought, ＂Perhaps this is not a proper topic. Well, I’d better change the topic.＂ So I said to him, ＂Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? We Chinese people are proud of it! By the way, 2.?＂ ＂Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was great.＂ I said, ＂The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of interest.＂ Soon I was interrupted again by his words, ＂ 3.!＂ I couldn’t help asking, ＂Why did you ask me not to talk about it?＂ ＂Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,＂ he answered, gently surprised.
I said, ＂Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?＂
4.. He began to explain, ＂’You don’t say!’ actually means ‘Really?’ It is an expression of surprise. Just like ‘Look out!’ means ‘Be careful!’ Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.＂
Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself. 5.. Remember: what our English teachers say to us students is always right. We should listen to them!
A. You don’t say
B. soon we began to talk
C. have you ever been there
D. Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears
E. Since then I have been more careful with idioms
（2017﹒江苏南京）Many countries all over the world have National Parks. There are about 7, 000 National Parks around the world. Most of them protect natural settings as well as the plants and animals that live there, but a few are in towns and cities.
Are there National Parks in England?
There are nine National Parks in England. The first three were the Peak District, the Lake District and Dartmoor, which were all named as National Parks in 1951. Others followed afterwards, such as the North York Moors in 1952, the New Forest in 2005 and the South Downs in 2010.
Are National Parks in England the same as those in other countries?
Many National Parks around the world cover huge areas of land where nobody lives, but in England most of the countryside within them is useful for farming and other activities. As a result, National Parks in England include places where people live and work, as well as wild and beautiful areas where there is little sign or human life.
Why do visitors go to the National Parks?
There are plenty of activities to do in all of the National Parks in England. Visitors can walk or cycle, following marked route, and many of the parks organize activities for families.
Are there any problems in the National Parks?
There are about 110 million visitors to the parks every year, bringing many benefits to the areas but creating problems too. Many popular towns and villages can be swamped(充斥) by visitors. This results in overcrowded car parks and roads choked (堵塞) with traffic. Life can be difficult for people who live there, as more and more gift shops and cafes are opened instead of those everyday shops; in popular areas, house prices can become too high for local people making it hard for them to stay in the area.
Another major problem is litter. In the parks it is a particular(特别的) danger to animals. Broken glass can also cause fires by focusing the rays of the sun. When these start in wild places, they are much harder to control and can damage (毁坏) large areas very quickly.
How can people help?
All National Parks in England promote(倡导) the Countryside Code, which tells people how to take care of their environment. If these rules are followed, the National Parks will be protected and continue to give pleasure to many people for a long time.
National Parks in England | |
1. | Most National Parks around the world are to protect nature. |
Development | Nine parks were named as National Parks in England in different2.. |
3. | Many National Parks around the world are huge in area but4.any people. Most of the countryside in National Parks in England is used for farming and other activities. |
Reasons | Visitors can walk or cycle, following marked routes, and families are5. with organized activities. |
Problems | Too many visitors can cause heavy6.. The disappearance of everyday shops makes7.difficult. Local people can hardly8.to buy houses in popular areas. Litter is9.to animals. Fires caused by broken glass can damage large areas very quickly. |
Way out | ◆ People should10.the rules of the Countryside Code. |
（2017﹒内蒙古赤峰）One pleasant New Year morning, Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry. He wanted to be the first to wish a happy New Year.
He looked in every room, and shouted ＂Happy New Year＂ to every one of his family. Then he ran into the street to repeat it to those he met. When he came back, his father gave him two new dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some nice books.
As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookshop, he saw a poor German family—the father, mother and three children walking in the cold wind.
＂I wish you a happy New Year, ＂said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man shook his head. ＂You do not belong to this country?＂ asked Edward. The man shook his head again, because he could not understand or speak English. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, he seemed to say, ＂These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.＂
Edward quickly understood that these people were poor and in trouble. He took out his dollars and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. They said something in their language, which meant, ＂Thank you very much, and we will remember you forever.＂
1.When did the story happen?
2.What did Edward wish to buy?
3.Who did he see on the way to the bookshop?
4.Why did the man shake his head again?
5.Did Edward give the man one dollar or two dollars?
As time goes by, are you still the same person you were? Many of you would think you are. 1. You could be a completely different person when you get old. Psychologists(心理学家) at the UK’s University of Edinburgh did the study on a group of Scottish people. 2.
In 1950, a group of teachers gave over 1200 14-year-old students personality tests. 3. They were self-confidence, sense of responsibility ,perseverance（耐心）, strong wishes to win, creativity and moods(情绪).
In 2012, researchers successfully found 174 of those 1200 students and gave them a test similar to the one they had received before. 4. They were surprised to find great changes to all six personality traits of these people. 5. It was ＂as if the second test had been given to different people.＂ the study reported.
In the past, personality was widely believed to be unchangeable. This new study may bring some fresh ideas to the world.
A. They tested six basic personality traits.
B. Then they compared the then-and-now test results.
C. They wanted to know if people’s personality was unchangeable.
D. But according to a new study, your personality can change greatly.
E. The younger and older self-seemed to be totally different for each person.
F. The research found almost everyone’s personality changed when they grew old.
