Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience can hear them but they cannot see them that is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play.
(A) 皮影是由硬的皮革制成的. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object Each puppet is painted ( B) ________ bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.
During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit (C) before the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen (D) ________ the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.
Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, (E) shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before.
Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not (F) mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.
1.将文中划线部分A译成英语：____________________________
2.在文中(B)和(D)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________;________
3.写出文中划线部分(C)和(F)的同义词语或近义词语：________;________
4.将文中划线部分(E)改写为
shadow puppet plays are ________ popular ________ before.
5.在文中找出能说明本文中心大意的词语：_____________________________
There are24 solar terms (节气) in China, and the grain rain (谷雨) is one of them. It falls on April 20 this year.
This solar term is called the grain rain because it is known for “rain” that helps the grain grow. From its name, we can guess it means a time of more rain. So if you go out in the next two weeks, you may need to bring an umbrella with you.
But this is a great time for planting crops. If you miss the time for planting during the Grain Rain, you will feel sorry later. So maybe you can try to plant some flowers or vegetables in your garden. When the spring rain falls, farmers begin to grow crops (庄稼). Farmers often say" Spring rain is as precious (珍贵的) as oil.” It brings farmers hope for a good year ahead.
There are also many interesting customs during the Grain Rain. In the northern part of China, people like to eat Chinese toon (椿芽) mixed with eggs. The food made during the grain rain tastes wonderful and is good for your stomach. In the southern part of China, the tea leaves are picked during the time. They are called Grain Rain tea, which is famous for its freshness and sweet smell.
1.What does grain Rain mean?
2.How long does the Grain Rain last?
3.When do farmers begin to grow crops?
4.What’s the old saying about spring rain in this passage?
5.How do you like Grain Rain tea?
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This is a report on the story “Tom Sawyer paints the fence” by Mark Twain. This story has three main characters: Tom Sawyer, his Aunt Polly and Ben Rogers. There are also some boys from the town who play a small part in the story.
Aunt Polly wants Tom to paint their fence. However, Tom is lazy. He would prefer to play games. Tom is also quite clever. He pretends that painting the fence is not hard work but fun. He tricks Ben Rogers and other boys in the town into painting the fence for him.
The story is enjoyable and full of fun. It helps readers understand Tom Sawyer’s character better.
After his success with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, about Tom Sawyers best friend Huck Finn. Most of the book is about Huck’s adventures with a runaway slave who is trying to find freedom. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be mark Twain’s best book, and many people think it is one of the best novels written in English.
1.What is Mark Twain?
2.What is Tom Sawyer like?
3.Who are tricked by Tom Sawyer?
4.Why did the slave want to run away in the story Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
5.Is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer considered to be mark Twain s best book?
There are two ways of driving in the world: if the driver’s seat is on the left and cars travel on the right side of the road, it is called “left-hand driving”, as it is in China, while the other way of driving is called “right-hand driving”, as it is in Britain. Nowadays, around 65% of the world’s population drives on the right of the road, while the rest is used to driving on the left.
Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left of the road. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passing on each other’s right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animal’s left. Obviously, it’s safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense (行得通) for the horse to be ridden on the left.
A change happened in the late1700s. When Napoleon (拿破仑) conquered (攻占) nations, he forced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies (前英国殖民地) in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception (例外,除外) is Egypt, as that country was defeated by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire.
Some countries changed sides until modern times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year. Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7, 2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to- -right-hand- driving for the reason that it made it easier to import (进口) cheap cars from right-hand- driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
So if you want to travel to another country or go on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right-hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.
1.Which picture shows the correct driving in Britain?
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2.When did Iceland moved to driving on the right?
A.1967. B.1974. C.In 1968 D.the late1700s.
3.In modern times, countries follow the same driving way except ________.
A.Australia B.Egypt C.Sweden D.China
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Sweden changed to drive on the right in 1974.
B.People drive on the left side of the road in Egypt.
C.People have known the exact reasons for driving on the left.
D.Napoleon helped with the spread of left-hand driving.
5.What is the writer’s purpose for writing this passage?
A.To explain the advantages of the two ways of driving.
B.To introduce the development of the two ways of driving.
C.To complain about the change of the two ways of driving.
D.To compare the differences of the two ways of driving.
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Elyck, surgeon (外科医生), had phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clense Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clense Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after two o’ clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clense Falls.
Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Elyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
1.Who was the robber?
A.Elyck B.Haydon C.The boy’s father D.We don’t know
2.Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Elyck to come to Clense Falls because ________.
A.the boy wounded by a shot was Dr. Elyck patient B.the boy needed his help
C.Dr. Haydon was not a surgeon D.Dr. Elyck was his assistant
3.The surgeon was late because ________.
A.he was stopped by a kidnapper B.the weather was rather terrible
C.Clense Falls was far away from Albany D.His car was taken away
4.Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Elyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clense Falls.
b. Dr. Elyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Elyck was robbed (抢劫) of his car.
A.c, e, f, a, b, d B.a, c, f, d, b, e C.c, a, f, e, d, b D.a, c, f, e, d, b
5.What’s the best title of the story?
A.A funny robbery B.a boy’s death C.An angry father D.A useless doctor
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1.If you want to get a library card, you ________.
A.have to pay one dollar for it B.need to borrow five books first
C.don’t have to pay for it D.need to make a card
2.How long can you keep the videos from the library?
A.One week B.Two weeks C.Three week D.As long as you want
3.The library has ________.
A.books in 42 languages B.no language tapes
C.no special rooms for listening D.all kinds of video films
4.How much should you pay if you keep two videos for a week?
A.Two dollars B.Three dollars C.One dollar D.Free
5.Where can we read the poster?
A.In our school library B.In Town Library C.In a supermarket D.In a town park
