回答问题 阅读短文，然后根据短文内容简要回答问题。
Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰) from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons
before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one
falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other one was staying on the branch(树枝) of a tree quietly without moving.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to try every way they could to make it fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest,
an idea came to his mind. He decided to find someone who knew the natural environment well to
solve the problem. Then he sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. "It is unbelievable!" shouted the king. "How could you make it happen?"
The farmer replied, “It's very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to humans. We all have "two flying wings in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we feel safe and comfortable. We won't realize we can fly so high and freely until the "branch" we are resting on breaks.
1.Where did the king get the falcons?
2.Why did the king ask the farmer to train the falcon?
3.What did the farmer do to make the falcon fly?
4.What do you think of the farmer?
5.To reach high, can we stay where we feel safe and comfortable?
Nowadays, phone calls and messages help us communicate with others more often. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show. Letters alive, is bringing back this old habit.
Letters Alive invites famous actors and actresses but there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, only one person walks up to a microphone and reads a letter. The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode(集), they read a letter written by the famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in 1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.
“Every letter opens another world for us, " said Guan Zhangwen, the director of the TV show. “It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers". Since its first episode on December 5, 2016, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audiences(观众)say that it has provided a breath of fresh air to today’s TV shows.
Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also attracted(吸引)Chinese audiences. They include the Chinese Poetry Conference, a traditional Chinese poetry competition and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote. It suggests that cultural values and true feelings are becoming our interest.
1.Letters Alive, a TV show, invites famous people to______.
A. read and share letters B. tell audiences jokes C. enter different competitions
2.How many TV shows are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two B. Three C. Four
3.Chinese audiences _____ the TV shows mentioned in the passage
A. highly praise B. don’t mind C. show no interest in
4.This article is probably taken from the section of_____ in a newspaper
A. Sports News
B. Culture and Entertainment
C. Education and Science
5.According to the passage, which of the following is RIGHT?
A. Letters Alive is not popular enough to attract audiences
B. Chinese Poetry Conference invites people to read poems and articles
C. We can experience the real lives and feeling of the writers by reading letters.
You have been working hard to learn English. Do you know foreigners are trying to learn Chinese? According to a survey, one in four American young men would like to learn it. There will be over 150,000,000 people learning Chinese around the world in the early 2019.
"Because of Chinas fast development, Chinese has become more useful. More and more people begin to learn it. "said Scott McGinnis, a Washington language expert.
For example, in 2010, only 30 schools in America had Chinese lessons. This year, more than 300 schools there have Chinese lessons during school days. Last year, China gave 3,000 textbooks to a school in America because they had done a good job.
Although Chinese is becoming more and more popular, it is one of the most difficult languages to learn. Usually, an English speaker takes about 1, 320 hours to become good at Chinese. He needs only 480 hours for French, Spanish or Italian.
1.According to the passage, more and more foreigners begin to learn Chinese______.
A. because they have more free time
B. because Chinese is easy to learn
C. because China is fast developing
2._______schools in America give students Chinese lessons, in 2018
A. Over three thousand B. About three hundred C. Only thirty
3.The students at the schools in America take Chinese lessons_______.
A. on school days B. after school C. at weekends
4.Last year, China gave 3,000 textbooks to a school in America because_______.
A. they wanted to build a library B. they had done a good job
C. they had given Chinese students many English books
5.From the passage we know that______.
A. English speakers like to learn French, Spanish and Italian more than Chinese
B. Chinese is more difficult to learn than French, Spanish and Italian
C. Chinese is easier to learn than French, Spanish and Italian
阅读下面的图表，完成43—45小题。
Indoor Water Park | |
Opening time | ◆9: 00a.m.--6:00p.m. from Monday to Friday ◆8: 00a.m.- 10: 00p.m. from Saturday to Sunday |
Ticket price | ◆Adults: 150 yuan/person: 130 yuan/member ◆Children: above 1.2 meters, 75 yuan/person; 60 yuan/member under 1.2 meters. free |
Should not take | food, pets, knives, rings |
Things to remember | ◆Children under 1. 4 meters and old people above 60 should stay with other adults ◆You should follow the rules in the water park. ◆If you have some health problems and aren’t suitable for water activities, you'd better not come in |
1.How long is the water park open on Tuesday?
A. For seven hours B. For eight hours C. For nine hours
2.An adult member and a child member(above 1.2 meters)should pay_____ for the tickets.
A. 190 yuan B. 205 yuan C. 225 yuan
3.What can visitors probably take to the Indoor Water Park?
A. Rings B. Food C. Mobile phones
阅读下面的图表，完成41～42小题。
| A school in Hunan has changed its playground into a garden full of fruit and vegetables, so that its students can grow and eat their own food. So far the fruit and vegetables have been used in school meals. |
| A great coin collection is going on show in Guangzhou in July, 2018. The exhibition has more than 1,000 kinds of coins. It is said to have taken 10 years to collect. It will have a world tour in March, 2019. |
1.The playground in a school in Hunan has been changed into________.
A. a new school B. a flower garden C. a fruit and vegetable garden
2.A coin collection exhibition will be__________.
A. in July, 2018 B. in March. 2019 C. in July. 2028
Sometimes, kids don’t think their parents are fair to them. When you want to dress in a modern way, your mum doesn’t like you wearing a _______. When you are_______, they ask if you’re speaking to a boy or a girl. Sometimes it seems that you’re not as ______to your parents as you used to be. How can you changes such a situation?
Closing the Gap by the American author Jay McGraw gives advice on how to have a better
_________with your parents.
Both parents and children have needs. They need to feel they are ______and loved. You your parents your needs, and _______what their needs are. To get your parents to know what you're doing and what you want to do, you could talk about your school life now and your dreams for the ________. It helps your parents know more about you. Maybe you can think of a way to make ______of you happy.
The book gives ways to help teens understand their parents. When you think “my parents don't
want me to have any fun”, it usually means your parents want you to be_______. The book gives
you lots of ideas, such as making time to talk, keeping a diary and showing your parents you are
growing up. If you follow these steps, you will be able to make your _______a happier place.
1.A. warm coat B. thick sweater C. mini-skirt
2.A. writing letters B. making phone calls C. taking risks
3.A. close B. far C. awful
4.A. idea B. relationship C. environment
5.A. outgoing B. comfortable C. important
6.A. find out B. bring out C. give out
7.A. past B. present C. future
8.A. both B. all C. none
9.A. safe B. happy C. dangerous
10.A. school B. home C. room
