Imagine having a simple app (应用程序) that works like: When you need help, just open the app, touch the “notOK” button and a message will be sent to five pre-selected (预先设定的) people, along with a location to show where you are. The message reads: Hey, I’m not OK. Please call me, text me, or come to find me.
US teenagers Hanaah Lucas, 15, and her brother Charlie, 13, have created an app called notOK. People just need to pay $1.99 each month to use it.
Hannah was inspired to create the app during a dark time in her life last year. She developed an illness that made her pass out at school. Other kids sometimes bullied (欺凌) her about this. She felt sad and wanted to find an app that would allow her to get help when she wasn’t feeling OK.
She asked her brother Charlie to find such an app. When they couldn’t find, they decided to create one themselves.
The came up with some designs for the app first. Charlie took a programming class last summer and built a website for the app. Hannah also shaerd her idea in her summer class. Some app developers showed interest and decided to help her. At last, the app came out in the US and Canada on January 31.
Hannah is happy that her app is helping others.
1.Who will know you’re in nee when you touch the “notOK” button?
A.Five people who were pre-selected. B.Five people who bullied you.
C.Five people who are the developers. D.Five people who are your family members.
2.What do the underlined words “text me” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Send me a report. B.Send me a letter. C.Send me a message. D.Send me a paper.
3.The main purpose of creating the app is to allow people __________.
A.to bully others B.to build a website C.to make money D.to ask for help
4.Which one is the right order of the following statements about the invention of the app?
a. Hannah developed an illness last year.
b. Charlie took a programming class last summer.
c. The app came out in the US and Canada in January.
d. Hannah and Charlie didn’t find such a useful app.
A.c, d, a, b B.c, d, b, a C.a, d, b, c D.a, d, c, b
5.What are the best words to describe the app?
A.Simple and helpful B.Pleasant and dangerous
C.Creative but expensive D.Interesting and pre-selected
The Gifts for Jenny’s 15th Birthday
Gift item |
A doll |
A dress |
A toy bear |
A watch |
The material of the gift | Cotton | Silk | Cotton | Metal |
The reason why she likes the gift | Sleeping with it every night | Looking beautiful on it | Bringing her joy and happiness | Bringing her good luck |
The person who bought the gift | Mother | Cousin | Father | Grandparents |
The place where the gift is from | Shanghai | Paris | Hong Kong | London |
The price of the gift | ¥ 50 | $ 100 | $ 50 | $ 200 |
1.According to the form above, how many countries are the gifts from?
A.Two. B.Three. C.Four. D.Five.
2.The dress is __________ expensive than the watch.
A.100 dollars more B.50 dollars more C.100 dollars less D.50 dollars less
3.According to the form above, the doll is made of cotton besides __________.
A.the toy bear B.the dress C.the watch D.the others
4.Why does Jenny like the toy bear?
A.Because she sleeps with it every night. B.Because it brings her joy and happiness.
C.Because it brings her good luck. D.Because she looks beautiful on it.
5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the form above?
A.Jenny’s grandparents sent her a watch for her fourteenth birthday.
B.The doll from Jenny’s mother is as expensive as the toy bear from her father.
C.The dress that was bought by Jenny’s cousin is from Paris.
D.The toy bear that was bought by father is from London.
Writing（作文）：
Write at least 60 words about the topic “My joy of living”(以“我的生活乐趣”为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格)
生活有艰辛，也有乐趣，你的生活乐趣是什么？你为何觉得这是你的乐趣所在？你是怎么想的？怎么做的？
（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名，校名，及其他相关信息，否则不予评分。）
Read the passage and answer the questions：
Our local Community (社区) Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have even made a video.
But it isn't all just enjoyment. We have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop smoking.
We are especially proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local home for the elderly. This idea came from a school visit to a home for the elderly. My class spent an afternoon at the home and everyone found the visit very rewarding (有意义的).
The old people at the home were excited by our visit. They were very talkative (健谈的) and they told us their personal stories. During our visit, the home was full of the sound of laughter. We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together. But we realized that life wasn't always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy. They couldn't go outside and the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives.
Many young people like me have very little contact with elderly people. As a result, we have a lot of wrong ideas about them. We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in the homes. After this visit, my friends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.
Since the creation of our visiting group over twenty volunteers have joined us. Up to now, we have organized three group evening parties and a concert. But I think the individual (单独的) visits are the most important. Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding.
1.Community Youth Club isn’t a very popular organization with young people in my town, is it? _____________________________________________________.
2.Why do they form a special support group?
_____________________________________________________.
3.How did the old people in the home feel when the young people visited them?
_____________________________________________________.
4.What did the writer and his friends decide to do after the visit to the home for the elderly?
_____________________________________________________.
5.How many volunteers have joined them?
_____________________________________________________.
6.What can you learn from the passage after reading it?
_____________________________________________________.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words
Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history？Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. A1. he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. His c2. was sad. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
L3. , he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’4. . He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am w5. three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people p6. . All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A kind person should care for others. Be s7. with yourself, but kind to others.” he said.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage
“What can you do when you have done____________ but mess up(搞砸) your whole life long?” These were the words I heard when I turned on the TV the other day. They were coming from one of the talk shows that are so popular on TV these days. I started to turn the channel but the words I had heard made me stop for a moment. I looked at the speaker of them. He ____________ more than 18 years old, but already he was writing off (认为……已失败) his life as a useless waste.
I wanted to shout at him:" You're not dead yet!"
It is so sad that so many people cannot ____________ their pasts and live in the present. There are so many people like that talk show guest. There are people still in their teen years thinking that their lives are over. There are people in their twenties who already think they have missed the boat to success and happiness. There are people in their thirties and forties who sit around complaining that life has passed them by. I want to shout to them all:" Wake up! You're still____________! What have you done today?" If you want a happy life, you can't just think about your past mistakes. If you want joy and love in your life, you have to choose them today. God gives us a new chance at life every time we wake up in the morning. It is up to us to catch ____________.
Today can be the beginning of a new life for each of us. We can choose joy right now. We share love today. We can live with hope starting at this moment. It doesn't matter how hard our past has been. Our present can be full of joy and our future can be full of happiness. It doesn't matter if we are eight or eighty—we can still make our lives wonderful. Life isn't over ____________ your last heartbeat. Start today, then, to make your heart beat with joy, love, and light.
1.A.nothing B.anything C.everything D.something
2.A.can’t be B.could be C.could have been D.couldn’t have been
3.A.get tired of B.get rid of C.take up D.take the place of
4.A.lively B.lovely C.alive D.live
5.A.this B.it C.that D.one
6.A.until B.after C.when D.while
