Dear Lexie, We got to Venice early this morning. You wouldn't believe it. It's like a floating(漂浮的) city, and I'm afraid it will sink or something. My mom's calling me. Gotta go! Mary |
Hey, Mary, Venice sounds great. I looked it up online. The buildings all look like castles (城堡) or something. I hope to go there one day. Lex |
Hi, Lex, It's about 7 pm here, so what time is it there? Probably you're at school right now. We went to a big square called San Marco today. There's like a million pigeons(鸽子). A guy put bird food on his jacket, and all these birds landed on him. When he walked, all the pigeons stayed on him. I took a thousand pictures. Mary |
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Hey, Mary, The pigeon guy seems crazy. There's no way I'd let a number of pigeons stand on me. Yuck! I can't wait to see the pictures. Can you e-mail one to me? I'll take it in tomorrow and show Benny. He likes pigeons. Lex |
Hi, Lex, My camera is old-fashioned, so I can't e-mail pictures. Today we went to museums. Every other building here is a museum. I think people here must be very artistic or something. Mary |
Hey, Mary, Yeah. I read that Michelangelo lived there. Did you see him? Oh, never mind. He's dead. Well, did you see any art by him? We had a math test today. And there's a new kid in class. Her name is Sydney. She's cool. She's from California. Lex |
Lex, Tell me more about the new kid. Remember we're BFF, so don't get a new best friend. I'll be back on Saturday. Don't get a new BF before then, okay? Mary |
1.Who is on the vacation?
A.Lexie. B.Mary. C.Benny. D.Sydney.
2.What is San Marco?
A.A zoo in Venice. B.A city in California.
C.A big square in Venice. D.An art museum in California.
3.Mary did the following things in Venice EXCEPT _____________.
A.seeing pigeons on San Marco B.sending pictures to her friends online
C.visiting some art museums D.taking photos of interesting things
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Lexie knows Venice because she has ever been there.
B.People may meet Michelangelo if they travel to Venice.
C.Mary is worried that Lexie might get a new best friend.
D.The new student in Lexie's class comes from Australia.
Thanksgiving Delights
By Joanna Fuchs
On Thanksgiving Day we're thankful for
Our blessings all year through,
For family we dearly love,
For good friends, old and new.
For sun to light and warm our days,
For stars; that glow at night,
For trees of green and skies of blue,
And puffy clouds of ▲
We're grateful for our eyes that see
The beauty all around,
For arms to hug, and legs to walk,
And ears to hear each sound.
The list of all we're grateful for
Would fill a great big boob
Our thankful hearts find new delights
Everywhere, we look!
1.The passage is a(an) _________________.
A.notice B.poem C.ad D.report
2.The best word for“ ▲ ”is
A.white B.light C.dark D.black
3.The purpose of the writing is to __________________.
A.introduce Thanksgiving Day B.show beautiful things around us
C.tell people to have thankful hearts D.make wishes for happiness and health
Joe was a farmer. His farmland was so poor that he hadn't had good harvests(收成）for years.
"If God lets me ______ the weather, then everything will get better," he complained. "I'm a farmer. I know what's the ______ for crops(庄稼）to grow than God does"
God heard his words. "Well, I give you one______. " he said, "You will be in control of all kinds of ______. Let's see what your crops will grow like."
On hearing this, Joe was excited and ______ right away, "Sunny!" ______ the clouds went away.
He was pleased and shouted again, "______! " The sky was ______with dark clouds at once, then after a while, the field was filled with water.
In the following year, he changed the weather between sunny and rainy. Watching the seeds growing bigger and bigger and becoming crops, Joe felt really ______.
Then the harvest season came. He went to the field to get his crops ______ his heart suddenly went down when he found the crops even hadn't grown a grain（谷粒）. He was quite shocked and started to______. Once again, God heard him.
"Do you want to know ______ you still don't get the good harvest you want?" God said. "You never asked for wind, rainstorm, snow and ice, or ______ that could make the air fresher and the roots（根）stronger. _______ strong roots, of course the crops won't grow any fruit."
After he realized this, Joe asked God to ______ the power. It turned out that only through life's challenges would we harvest the fruit of life. It takes both ups and downs to get satisfactory results.
1.A.control B.punish C.catch D.change
2.A.most B.least C.worst D.best
3.A.week B.month C.season D.year
4.A.weather B.water C.crops D.fields
5.A.sang B.shouted C.asked D.answered
6.A.Luckily B.Happily C.Suddenly D.Specially
7.A.Sunny B.Windy C.Rainy D.Snowy
8.A.connected B.painted C.followed D.covered
9.A.satisfied B.disappointed C.surprised D.embarrassed
10.A.And B.But C.Though D.Because
11.A.smile B.laugh C.cry D.worry
12.A.what B.why C.when D.where
13.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
14.A.On B.Without C.From D.Through
15.A.give back B.go back C.take back D.come back
发明创造改变了世界。作为一名中学生，假如你梦想当一名发明家，应该怎样做才能实现梦想呢？请根据下面的要点提示，以“How to Become an Inventor”为题，写一篇80词左右的短文。
短语提示：1.Get more knowledge.
2．Have an interest.
3．Be creative.
4．Never give up.
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Raising chickens seems a difficult task for teenagers. Gracie Goodpasture, from Virginia, US, not only raises them, but also tries to breed (喂养) the “perfect chicken”. And she even won an award for her love of science.
Gracie started breeding chickens in her third grade at Steward School. At first, she worked on some farms for her school project. But later, the 14-year-old started to have some ideas of her own.
“Some have thicker eggshells (蛋壳),and they’re hearty (健壮的) throughout the winter,” said Grade.
Since then, the young science lover started to try to find the healthiest free-range (散养) chickens. And she ended up breeding a type that now bears her name.
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) gave the 2015 Angela Award to Gracie Goodpasture. Her interests don’t end with chickens and eggs. She is also into building robots and testing preservatives (防腐剂) in fast foods. In her words, she wants to go to Virginia Tech for poultry (家禽) sciences in the future.
1.Where is Gracie from?
2.In which grade did Gracie start breeding chickens?
3.What did Gracie find about some chickens’ eggshells?
4.When did NSTA give the Angela Award to Gracie?
5.Why does Gracie want to go to Virginia Tech in the future?
将下列英语句子译成汉语, 汉语句子译成英语。
1.I wonder if the speech is worth listening to.
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2.Chinese is spoken by more and more people around the world.
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3.不应该允许12岁以下的孩子们骑车。(be allowed to…)
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4.过去我们学校周围有许多树。(used to…)
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5.每个人都会犯错误，但是重要的是从中汲取教训。（it is…to do…)
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