My brother Sam called me from the airport. He came to Washington to spend holidays with me. Because I was very busy at that time, I had no time to meet him. So I told him where my new house was and asked him to go to my new house by himself. I told him that I had put my key in a box by the door and he could get the key from the box.
Two hours later, my brother called me from the house.
“Hi. Jill. I am in your house. I had some bread, chicken and apple juice. Now I am watching TV. Your new house is so big that I almost lost my way here!” Sam said excitedly.
“All right! Just make yourself at home. But did you have any trouble finding my house?” I asked.
“Well, there isn’t any box by the door, but the window by the apple tree is open. So I climbed in through the window, you know it’s easy for me.” Sam said.
I listened to this in surprise and said, “Sam, there isn’t any tree outside my house!”
1.Who came to Washington to spend holidays with the writer?
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2.Why didn’t the writer meet Sam?
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3.Where was the key?
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4.What was Sam doing when he called the writer?
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5.Did Sam find the writer’s house?
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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.1.Second, your notes help you check out what you have learnt before a test. Third, note-taking offers you a challenge to think quickly.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report.2.Whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is always personal. It depends on your own thinking. You will have to develop your own ways for taking notes.
3.
●Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
●Carefully read the text and find words that show main points and supporting facts.
●Write your notes in your own words.
●4.
●Note any questions or ideas you may have e about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand. when you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.5.
阅读短文，把A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整。
A. Use words, not complete sentences.
B. First, the simple act of writing makes it easier for you to understand and remember.
C. That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
D. Otherwise (否则), you may not be able to read your notes later.
E. Then the following tips (提示) may work best for you.
What do you think of a “talking kitchen”? A French Digital (数字) Kitchen has been developed at Newcastle University in the UK. It teaches students how to cook French food and speak French at the same time. For the first time, students can learn a language by the following cooking steps.
All grammar and vocabulary have been carefully chosen to make sure the users can understand French well. After learning for some time, the users can test themselves by doing a short test on the computer.
The kitchen project was started by Professor Paul Seed house. He became interested in the idea after he visited another kind of talking kitchen. He said, “The purpose (目的) of the French Digital Kitchen is to make learning a language more interesting and more educational.”
How does the kitchen work? There is a computer in the kitchen. With this computer, the users can first choose a French recipe (食谱) that they want to follow. Using information in the computer, the kitchen starts to guide the users how to make a French dish. If you follow the instructions (说明) on the computer, it moves on to the next. If you go wrong, the program goes back and “says” the recipe or information again.
The new kitchen can be used in school, universities and even people’s homes. The researchers will also be developing the European Digital Kitchen, for the next three years.
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误（F）。
1.According to the passage, we know the digital kitchen cooks all food for people.
2.The users can test themselves by doing a short test on paper after learning for some time.
3.The French Digital Kitchen can help people learn a language in an interesting and educational way.
4.If you go wrong, the program goes back and “says” the recipe or information again.
5.The new kitchen can only be used in schools and universities.
Many things can make summer great: swimming, camping, and the World Cup! The 21st FIFA World Cup is taking place in Russia from June 14 to July 15.
People around the world love football. The sport is very easy and cheap to play. All you need is a ball. Anyone or any country, rich or poor, can play it. A small or poor country like Ghana could never beat the US at the Olympics. But they can send the US home at the World Cup.
In countries like Brazil and England, football is so popular that it has become part of their culture. People there will be very happy and proud if their national team wins the World Cup. This summer millions of people went to cheer for their team in Russia, even though the trip cost each of them lots of money.
World Cup Numbers
●The FIFA World Cup happens every four years.
●Thirty-two teams play in the World Cup.
●The World Cup usually lasts 30 days.
●Only eight nations have won the20 World Cup titles (冠军头衔), Brazil is on top of the list with 5 wins Others include Italy, Germany, Argentina, Uruguay, England, Erance and Spain.
●According to FIFA, 3.3 billion people watched the 2018 World Cup. That is nearly half of the world population.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.The 21st FIFA World Cup is taking place ______ in Russia.
A.at the end of June B.at the beginning of July
C.from June 14th to July 15th D.on July 15th
2.Why do you think people around the world love football?
A.It’s easy and cheap to play. B.It can make summer great.
C.It’s played from June 14 to July 15. D.It’s the same as swimming and camping.
3.Although the US is very powerful at the Olympics, _____.
A.it can’t beat anyone at the World Cup B.Ghana can send it home at the World Cup
C.it can’t get ready for the World Cup D.it draws 3.3 billion people’s attention
4.A large amount of cost can’t prevent millions of people from ______.
A.sending the US home at the World Cup B.becoming happy and proud of their culture
C.going to cheer for their team in Russia D.taking football as part of their culture
5.Among all the eight nations who have won the 20 World Cup titles, Brazil _____.
A.follows other seven nations B.is the fifth on the list
C.is lucky to win every time. D.is on top of the list
We all know that foods will easily go bad if they get too warm. So we usually put them into our fridges to keep cool in hot weather. But can you make it without fridges?
In 1995，Abba，a teacher from Nigeria，found a cool way. His invention was called Pot-in-Pot Cooling System.
It uses two clay pots (陶罐). There is a smaller pot inside a lager one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand. Some foods can be kept fresh for several weeks in it.
Abba built five thousand pot-in-pot systems for the villagers in his hometown. Then people all over the country began using the invention. Soon it became popular with farmers in other African countries.
In 2000, Abba got a prize--the Rolex Award. If you are trying to do something to improve human life，you may have the chance to get this prize.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.______from Nigeria invented the Pot-in-Pot Cooling System.
A.A teacher B.A cook C.A scientist D.A worker
2.In the Pot-in-Pot Cooling System, you should put fruit and drinks ______.
A.under the wet sand B.outside the larger pot C.between the two pots D.inside the smaller pot
3.Abba built five thousand pot-in-pot systems to help ______in his hometown.
A.his family B.his students C.the villagers D.the school
4.Many farmers in African counties used Abba’s invention to ______.
A.store wet cloth B.get warm C.keep foods fresh D.win a prize.
A teacher was giving a talk to his students on stress management (管理). He raised a glass of_________and asked them, “How_________do you think this glass of water is?”
The students began to think and_________. Their answers were different, from 20g to 500g. “It does not matter on the real_________. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a_________, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I_________an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call a_________. It is the same weight,_________the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes. What we have to do is to put the glass down,_________for a while before holding it up again.”
“If we carry our burdens (负担)__________, sooner or later we will not be able to carry on. The burden will become increasingly heavier. We have to__________the burden, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.”
So__________you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick__________up tomorrow.
__________burdens you have, let them down for a moment if you can. And learn to__________ourselves.
Life is short but amazing. Enjoy it!
1.A.water B.milk C.juice D.coffee
2.A.much B.heavy C.long D.wide
3.A.read B.watch C.guess D.listen
4.A.glass B.water C.price D.weight
5.A.minute B.night C.day D.week
6.A.have B.had C.will have D.having
7.A.mother B.teacher C.friend D.doctor
8.A.so B.but C.and D.though
9.A.rest B.shake C.work D.worry
10.A.this time B.all the time C.another time D.next time
11.A.give up B.put down C.pick up D.think about
12.A.after B.before C.until D.since
13.A.it B.them C.they D.you
14.A.Whoever B.Wherever C.Whatever D.Whenever
15.A.save B.help C.care D.relax
