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Once upon a time, there lived a married couple who lived a happy but poor life in a farmhouse. In the kitchen at the back of the house, they had a small window, which looked onto their neighbor’s garden. In the garden, a witch(巫婆) grew a wonderful vegetable with beautiful purple flowers called a rampion or rapunzel: Nobody ever tried to go into the garden because it was owned by an evil(邪恶的) witch, who had great magical powers. Everyone was afraid of her, even though nobody had ever seen her. The stories that parents told their children about her were so frightening that the garden never had visitors.
The couple and their daughter were feeling very hungry one day: They hadn’t eaten anything for three days because they couldn’t afford to buy food. The husband decided to climb over the wall that evening and take some rapunzels. The wife cooked the plants and they were so tasty that the husband decided to get some more the next evening.
The moon and stars were shining brightly as he climbed over the witch’s wall and into her garden. He picked a huge handful of the plants. As he was walking back to the wall, he heard a terrible voice shout, “How dare(胆敢) you! Those are mine, you thief.”
“Oh, please, Madam!” cried the husband. “We haven’t eaten a meal in days. I just wanted some of your rapunzels to help my wife and daughter.”
The witch thought for a minute. “Very well.” she said. “I’ll allow you to take as many as you like. But you must give me your daughter. She shall live with me. I shall become her mother.”
The husband was shocked at the offer, but he was so crazy with hunger that he agreed. The witch went to his home and took the young baby away. “I’ll call her Rapunze,” she laughed as she put the tiny girl on her broomstick and flew up into the sky.
1.Nobody visited the witch’s garden because ___________.
A.parents always told children frightening stories
B.local people didn’t know her very well
C.the witch had great magical powers
D.everyone was afraid of her
2.How did the husband feel when he heard the witch’s offer?
A.Excited. B.Surprised. C.Relaxed. D.Bored.
3.Why did the witch call the girl Rapunzel?
A.The witch had the most beautiful garden which was full of rapunzels.
B.Rapunzels were useful plants that can be cooked as vegetables.
C.The witch got the girl because of the rapunzels.
D.The girl was as beautiful as rapunzels.
Mark Twain once said that everyone talks about the weather, but no one ever does anything about it. This was true in his day. But it may not be the cave in today’s world. In fact, humans have found many different ways to control the weather.
Cloud seeding(云催化) is a kind of technology that can control rain. It is done by spreading chemicals like dry ice or silver iodide(碘化银) inside of clouds, either by rocket or airplane. This changes water content inside the cloud, which helps to control the rainfall, the time and even the place where it rains.
This technology has helped to solve natural disasters, such as droughts(干旱). It has also played a key role during important events. For example, China used cloud seeding in Beijing just before the 2008 Olympic Games in order to stop rain from falling during the event.
Cloud seeding has been put into use for some time, however, some scientists are still wondering whether this technology is safe. On one hand, it is believed that it might have side effects(副作用). For example, silver iodide may be bad for the environment. On the other hand, no two clouds are the same, so every new experiment introduces new conditions.
In addition to controlling rain, scientists have also tried to find ways to weaken storms and hurricanes. Scientists at the US National Hurricane Centre Headquarters think it might be possible to control hurricanes by using lasers(激光). Others believe that burning rock oil in a hurricane’s path could slow the storms down.
1.The material above may be from a(an) ___________.
A.poem B.play C.advertisement D.magazine
2.What can we learn about cloud seeding?
A.Cloud seeding may not be environmentally friendly.
B.Cloud seeding can solve all the problems caused by rain.
C.Cloud seeding technology is welcomed by all the scientists.
D.Cloud seeding has been in use to control storms and hurricanes.
3.This passage is probably written to tell ___________.
A.the advantages of cloud seeding B.the importance of technology
C.the ways of controlling the weather D.the side effects of cloud seeding
Wanted (I) Raymond, born on June 18, 2013 in Hawaii, was last seen in the company of his parents in August of 2018, in California. He has brown hair and eyes. He weighed about 50 pounds when he got lost. He is believed to either still be in California or possibly in Mexico. If you have any information about this person, please contact your local police or the nearest American Embassy(大使馆). | Wanted (II) The famous Green Primary School is looking for a new Chinese teacher. If you have experience in teaching Chinese and working in primary schools, please contact us. Speaking a little French is preferred. The job offers very good pay and working hours are from 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. on weekdays with an hour for lunch. If you are interested, email the school and an interview will be organized. GreenPrimarySchool@hotmail.com |
Wanted (III) The police are looking for this man with short black hair. He is in forties with medium height and weight. He has a large black mark under the left eye. This man is very dangerous so don’t get close to him if you see him. Call the police please if you have seen him or have his information. You will be rewarded if the information is important. |
1.What happened to Raymond?
A.He was murdered in August. B.He got lost at the age of 5.
C.He was looking for his parents. D.He left his home for Mexico alone.
2.The teacher wanted in the text must ___________.
A.be good at Chinese B.speak two languages at least
C.the similar experience D.work on Saturdays and Sundays
3.If you see the man in wanted (III), what should you do?
A.Call the police at once. B.Remind others to keep away from him.
C.Catch and control him at once. D.Contact the nearest American Embassy.
I’m still remembering my science teacher, Mr. Jackson. On the first day of class, he gave us a talk about an animal called wampus. He told us that the wampus lived on earth millions of years ago during the Ice Age and died out because of the change of climate(气候). We all listened carefully and took _______ of everything he said. Later we had a test.
When the exam paper was returned to me, I was _______ and sad. There was a big red “×” through each of my answers. I failed. But how come? Anyway, on the test paper, I had written down _______ Mr. Jackson said in class.
Then I realized that no one passed the exam at all. What had happened?
“Very simple,” Mr. Jackson explained. “I had _______ all that story about the wampus. There had never been any such animal, so the information in your notes was not correct. Do you _________ to get high marks for incorrect answers?”
There was no need to say we were _______. What kind of test was this? What kind of teacher was he?
How could we believe he gave us so much information about an animal that had not been there at all? How was it possible for us students to doubt what the teacher taught us?
“The zeros on your papers will be _______ in your grade books,” he said. And he did it.
Through this _______ Mr. Jackson hoped that we would learn something. Teachers and books are not always right. In fact, no one is. He told us not to let our mind go to sleep. _______, we should keep thinking all the time and speak up if we think there are mistakes in our teachers’ words or in books.
We should develop the habit of ________, and the ability to decide by ourselves. What a special lesson he gave us!
1.A.lessons B.photos C.notes D.actions
2.A.excited B.surprised C.interested D.worried
3.A.what B.when C.why D.how
4.A.got up B.stood up C.taken up D.made up
5.A.learn B.forget C.expect D.refuse
6.A.polite B.angry C.happy D.peaceful
7.A.described B.circled C.recorded D.recycled
8.A.progress B.introduction C.experience D.achievement
9.A.Instead B.Otherwise C.Finally D.Luckily
10.A.learning B.doubting C.complaining D.exercising
— I hope we will win the final basketball competition.
— __________ We have prepared so well for such a long time.
A.Are you serious? B.It takes time. C.That’s for sure. D.It doesn’t matter.
The 2019 Yixing International Marathon(马拉松) has been one of the hottest topics recently. And I wonder ___________.
A.what was it like B.who won the gold medal
C.how long did it last D.where were the athletes from
