根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。
Development in technology now brings us closer than ever before. We can keep in touch with our friends 1.（通过）calling or e-mailing from a thousand kilometers away.
However, did we ever think about what we are losing? As a person who likes writing letters, I often feel 2.（沮丧, 悲哀）. These days, few people give letter writing a fair chance. Maybe you think it is out of 3.（样式, 款式）. But in my mind, I4.（更喜欢）writing and sending letters more often.
To begin with, there's lots of love in handwritten letters. And they bring much more 5.（温暖）because we spend more time. Writing letters helps us to 6.（表达）how much we care about them in a special way.
So when we 7.（收到）a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the 8.（过程）of writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and think about what we are writing, we allow ourselves to relax our9.（大脑）.
What's more, while messages come and go, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read again. It's 10.（确切地）the way to keep a good relationship between that person and us.
Pick up your pen now!
Many kids all over the world are reading Harry Potter books in school. But some parents think their children shouldn't be able to find those and other books in school libraries. Should school libraries keep books that some parents don't approve of？Should they take those books off the bookcases?
All over the USA, schools are wrestling with those questions. Read these arguments. Then decide for yourself.
Yes! Some Books Should Be Banned from School Libraries!
Many parents believe that there should be certain limits（限定）. Books that include violence(暴力）or bad words shouldn't be in schools. Some parents think Harry Potter books have no place in school libraries because they talk about wizards and magic.
Most parents know what's good for kids. They have a right to decide which books should or should not be in school libraries.
Books should be checked before they are put in schools. Is this a good book for kids to read?
Is it full of violence? Does it have bad words or ideas kids shouldn't learn about? If a book is not good for all kids, it should not be in a school library.
No! Books Should Not Be Banned from School Libraries!
Why should a few parents stop all kids from reading stories like Harry Potter?
"Parents should decide what their own kids read," said Natalie Nicole, of Denver, Colorado.
Many experts say that it's the parents' job, not the school's job, to check out what their kids are reading. If they don't like a book, they should not let their kids read it.
Many schools let kids borrow certain books if they have a signed（签名的）paper from their parents. That works fine. A parent doesn't sign the paper if he or she doesn't want the child to read the book. Other kids can read the book if they are allowed.
Some books are not OK for all kids to read. But if more adults were careful about what their own kids read, they wouldn't have to ban books from the library.
1.The underlined word "approve of " has the closest meaning to "______________".
A.borrow B.accept C.read D.write
2.Some parents don't think Harry Potter books should be in school libraries because
A.they talk about wizards and magic B.this kind of books will bring bad luck
C.kids don't have a signed paper for the books D.they have nothing to do with children's studies
3.The underlined word "That" refers to
A.Reading books with kids B.Allowing kids to read widely
C.Signing before borrowing books D.Letting kids choose books themselves
4.Which of the following would Natalie Nicole most probably agree?
A.Schools should provide a reading list for the students.
B.All the kids should be allowed to read Harry Potter books.
C.Libraries should ban the books some parents don't support.
D.Kids' choices of books should be made by their own parents.
We have four chickens: Peanut, Cookie, Ice-cream and Potato. My husband Andrew made a beautiful coop（笼子）for them together with our kids.
He gave some tools to the kids because he believed it was important that they could really make something. Then, he slowly helped them. The kids made the mistakes of learning一a board cut too short and hands cut by knives一but in the end, Andrew did some tricks and the coop looked perfect.
The chickens love their perfectly imperfect home and we like to let them run around the yard freely. Yesterday, we needed to go to the city center, knowing that the chickens won't go very far. When we got back, my son, Gordon, ran to check on them. There were Peanut, Cookie and Potato, looking a mess. Ice-cream was nowhere to be seen.
We searched around the yard and found lots of feathers（羽毛）. By this time, Gordon's eyes got watery. Ice-cream was his favorite chicken.
Andrew picked Gordon up and held him in his arms. As we stood there, accepting that we were now a three-chicken family, we heard it一a soft clucking sound. Andrew put Gordon down and they looked under the bush. There was Ice-cream, a half-naked(半裸的）chicken. She looked strange, but she was totally fine. Andrew carefully picked her up and returned her to the coop.
The next day, Andrew had a meeting with the kids. The kids believed that the chickens should stay in the coop, safe from everything that may hurt them. Andrew disagreed. He believed that we should be more careful, letting the chickens out when we were in the yard. He encourages our kids to take risks. He sees that the risk of living life一by having the freedom to walk around the yard一is better than the safety of a coop.
1.Which chicken was found crosier the bush?
A.Peanut. B.Cookie. C.Ice-cream. D.Potato.
2.Which of the following facts show that Andrew is a wise father?
a. He taught the kids to make a coop through mistakes.
b. He held his son in his arms when the boy was worried.
c. He carefully returned the chicken to the coop.
d. He encouraged his kids to take risks in life.
A.a, b B.b, c C.c, d D.a,d
3.What will most probably happen after the accident?
A.The family will send the four chickens to the nature.
B.The chickens will be kept in the coop from any danger.
C.Gordon will stay with Ice-cream all day to keep it safe.
D.The chickens will run freely when the family are around.
4.What can be the best title of this passage?
A.A Father and A Coop B.Life is Full of Risks
C.Chickens Provide Life Lessons D.Gordon's Favorite Chicken
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
