Do you know what a shouzhang is? It is a diary decorated with tapes, stickers, drawing and other things. It’s a part of Japanese popular culture and it also becomes popular in China.
In May, twin sisters from Zhejiang became “stars” online because of their interesting shouzhang. They are Lin Ting and Mao Yue — two 14-year old eighth-graders from Wenhui Middle School in Hangzhou. They record(记录) things about food, travel, pets, school life, and other interesting things in their lives in their shouzhang.
The twins started to make their shouzhang about two years ago. “Nothing will be greater than to look back on these beautiful memories(回忆) when we get old,” Lin said.
They stay true to themselves — putting both small happiness and little frustrations into their diaries. For example, they often write funny stories about their two pet dogs Dabao and Gege. When Lin has too much homework to do, she writes about how she feels. “It makes me feel better,” Lin said.
They also write about their favourite foods and stars. Mao collected pictures of ice cream, coffee and her hero Zhang Yixing, and stuck them in her shouzhang. They always bring their shouzhang with them while travelling.
Both of them are good at drawing. And they also have a big box of tapes and stickers! So it’s a piece of cake for them to make their shouzhang beautiful.
1.Which is NOT true about a shouzhang?
A.It’s a special diary with decorations. B.It’s now getting popular in China.
C.It started in Japan. D.It only has tapes, stickers and drawings in it.
2.In the twin sisters’ shouzhang, you may NOT see________.
A.world news B.school life C.how they feel D.delicious food
3.The underlined word “frustrations” means _________ things.
A.useless B.amazing C.exciting D.unhappy
4.The passage mainly tells us_______.
A.what a shouzhang is B.how the twins make a shouzhang
C.what the twins put in their shouzhang D.why shouzhang is popular in China
There was nothing for Mary to do in the house, so every day she walked in the gardens. She did this before breakfast, and the fresh air made her hungry. She was so hungry that she even ate the porridge and enjoyed it. After breakfast, Mary walked in the gardens and on the moor. She spent most of her time outdoors and began to feel healthier and happier than she had felt for a very long time.
One day, she walked around the wall without a door. Suddenly, she heard a bird singing. She looked up, and the robin was sitting on a branch that hung over the wall. She was pleased to see the bird and talked to it. “You live in that garden, don’t you?” she said. “But no one can go in because there isn’t a door. I want to know what’s behind this wall.”
The next morning, when Martha brought her breakfast, she asked, “Martha, why isn’t there a door in the wall of one of the gardens?”
“I don’t know for certain,” Martha answered, “but the story is that when Mr. Craven married, he and his young wife were very happy. They used to spend a lot of their time together in that garden reading and talking. Then one day, a branch of a tree fell down and hit Mr. Craven’s wife on the head. The next day she died.”
“Oh, that is such a sad story,” Mary said.
As she was thinking these things, she heard a cry. “What was that?” she asked Martha.
Quickly, Martha answered, “Just the wind.”
“No, it wasn’t,” Mary said. “It did not sound like the wind. And I heard a door shut somewhere.”
“If it wasn’t the wind,” Martha answered, “then it was Betty in the kitchen. She has a toothache.” Mary looked at Martha and thought, “She isn’t telling me the truth. She knows something she doesn’t want me to know.
1.When did Mary usually walk in the gardens?
A.Before breakfast. B.After the afternoon. C.In the afternoon. D.In the evening.
2.Where did Mary think the robin lived?
A.In Mary’s favourite tree. B.Near her bedroom window.
C.On the moor. D.In the garden without a door.
3.How did Mrs. Craven die?
A.From an accident. B.From cholera.
C.From getting lost in the garden. D.From walking on the moor.
4.What did Martha say the strange sound was?
A.A person in the garden. B.An animal in the house.
C.The robin. D.The wind.
Drriinnggg! That’s the sound children across the country do not want to hear — the alarm bell(闹铃). This means children across the UK have to wake up bright and early to go to school.
But students at one school in north-east England can lie in for one more hour before they go to school. Monkseaton High School says it’s OK for students to come into school an hour later than other schools.
The headmaster, Dr Paul Kelley, says that it helps students to be more active in class. He feels that young people work better later in the day and a late start may be better for their school life than an early one.
Dr Kelley told the BBC that teenagers don’t work very well in the morning and their need to sleep is biological(生物学的).
This new approach(做法) to teaching shows good results. The school has already seen a drop in the number of students playing truant(逃学) by 27%. More importantly, Dr Kelley also said that exam results have improved by 20-30% over the past year.
Lessons at Monkseaton High School begin at 10 a.m. and finish at 3.40 p.m. However, the school opens from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1.One of the results of starting school late is that _____.
A.students don’t do very well in exams B.students become more polite
C.students feel tired in the afternoon D.fewer students are absent(缺席) from school
2.We may learn from the passage that lessons at other schools in the UK may begin at _____.
A.7 a.m. B.8 a.m. C.9 a.m. D.10 a.m.
3.The underlined word “active” means “_____”.
A.乐观 B.活跃 C.紧张 D.消极
4.The article may be _____.
A.a story in a newspaper B.an advertisement in a magazine
C.a news report on the radio D.a play on TV
Here are the details of the four films to be shown at Hengdian Cinema from July 20th to 26th.
Film |
X-Men Ⅱ |
Independence DayⅡ |
Finding Dory Ⅱ |
Now You See Me Ⅱ |
Price | ￥70 | ￥80 (50% for students) | ￥50 | ￥50 |
Date | July 20th July 22nd July 24th | July 21st July 22nd July 25th | July 21st July 22nd July 26th | July 20th July 23rd July 24th |
Time | 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 8:20 p.m. | 10:00 a.m. 7:10 p.m. 9:30 p.m. | 9:20 a.m. 3:10 p.m. 5:30 p.m. | 7:50 a.m. 9:50 a.m. 11:50 a.m. |
Tips | ﹒50% off on Tuesday for all. ﹒Free for children under 6 years old. ﹒Free bottles of soft drink for students with student IDs during the film festival (from July 20th to 26th). ﹒For more details, please call us at 0523-87280777. |
1.Which film can people watch on the afternoon of July 24th?
A.X-Men Ⅱ. B.Independence DayⅡ. C.Finding Dory Ⅱ. D.Now You See Me Ⅱ.
2.If an eighth grader Tom wants to watch Independence DayⅡ with his father and five-year-old brother on Monday, he need to pay _____ in total.
A.￥80 B.￥100 C.￥120 D.￥240
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the poster?
A.All people can be offered free bottles of soft drink.
B.People can contact the cinema by email.
C.People can’t enter the cinema without student IDs.
D.All people can enjoy the special price on Tuesday.
Johnnie Martin was born in a worker’s family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good _______ and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.
One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went _______ school psychologist's office to ask for help.
“Johnnie, I’ve been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I’ve made a _______ study of them,” said the psychologist．
“I’ve been trying hard.” Johnnie was about to _______.
The psychologist put his hand on the boy’s shoulder, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were _______ able to learn maths, and engineers who can’t sing on key. Some day you will find _______ you are good at, and when you do, you will _______ your parents and all of us very proud of you.”
Johnnie didn’t go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon _________ amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called “green thumb”. The plants he _______ grew well, and the roses blossomed. People started to accept his ________ for gardening, because he had an eye for colour and light.
One day while he was downtown, he happened to ________ an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission(允许), he started the work, ________ he couldn’t afford all the tools or the plants that he ________ for it. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little ________.
Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they ________ beauty before the eyes of people.
1.A.job B.garden C.lesson D.present
2.A.into B.past C.along D.through
3.A.funny B.public C.careful D.similar
4.A.lie B.cry C.laugh D.agree
5.A.always B.usually C.sometimes D.never
6.A.how B.when C.what D.where
7.A.tell B.make C.help D.wish
8.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything
9.A.picked up B.painted at C.talked bout D.looked after
10.A.ideas B.invitation(邀请) C.question D.attention
11.A.buy B.rent C.clean D.notice
12.A.but B.and C.so D.or
13.A.bought B.borrowed C.planted D.needed
14.A.farm B.lake C.park D.market
15.A.find B.take C.collect D.learn
—Would you like to go to Shanghai Disneyland with me in March?
— _______.
A.Yes, I’d like to
B.It doesn’t matter
C.Have a good time
D.You’re welcome
