—Simon has gone abroad to have ____________ European tour.
—Oh, really? It must be ____________ unusual trip for him.
A.an; a B.a; an C.a; a D.an; an
根据要求完成短文写作，请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
几年前，“时间银行”还是一个新鲜事物;如今，它已经在广东落地生根。假设你的社区也将尝试推行这一项目，请你就此写一篇短文谈谈你的看法。内容包括：
1. 你所在的地方有开展“时间银行”吗？
2. 你觉得这个项目有什么好处（两点）。
3. 你是否愿意加入这个项目。若愿意，请你谈谈你的技能及需要;若不愿意，说说你的理由。
作文要求：
1. 不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2. 语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头已经给出，不计入总词数，也不必抄写在答题卡。
Time Bank was invented in 1980 by an American professor of Law. _________________________________
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请阅读一张“西坡时间交换”项目的海报，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡，把答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。
The Hillside Village Hour Exchange (交换) is a project whose idea came from the international Time Bank movement. The starters of this project recognize that every person can offer services to other people as well as receive services. The unit of exchange is one hour of time. Villagers who agree to join this project can earn a time credit (信用) for every hour they help meet the needs of another villager. Then when they are in need of others’ help, they can spend the credits they get getting services from others. Services for exchange include helping in the home, taking care of the elders and the kids, moving, repairing, gardening, computer service and pet care etc.
Here is how it goes. Leo joins this project and fills in a form on our website, writing down the skills he has and the things he needs. Mary visits our website and searches our Time & Talents page for people who provide shopping service and decides to get in touch with Leo. Leo returns her call and helps her get the things she wants from the village store. Leo then records the time credits he earned online and spends them having Tom play the piano at his party. Tom spends his credits having Lisa help his son little Danny with his math homework. This can go on and on as you like.
For more information, visit www. HEhillsidevillage.com or call Mr. Smith，our project director at 2569-9854 (9 a.m.—4 p.m.).
Information Card
The length (时长) of each unit of exchange | 1. |
Two examples of the services for exchange | 2. |
The page Mary searches for her helper | 3. |
The thing Tom does for Leo at his party | 4. |
The person who needs help with his/her math homework | 5. |
请用适当的词完成下面这篇短文，并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Nowadays people’s lives are becoming better and better. They usually eat dinner in a good restaurant. And they often order 1. food than they need. When they are full, they just 2. away the rest to the dustbin. But I know that there are still many people around the world which are short of food, so I try my best to 3. food anytime anywhere. Yesterday was my grandfather’s birthday. My parents and I decided to have 4. big meal in a restaurant to celebrate his birthday. When we got to the restaurant, the 5. took us to sit at a table and gave us a big menu to have a look. Then she left. Some time later, she returned and asked for our 6.. At first my father ordered nine dishes because nine was a 7. number. He thought the number would bring my grandfather long life. But I disagreed with my father. I told them many people were still 8. and they needed food. As we couldn’t finish so much food, I thought we’d better cut some of our dishes. My father and my grandfather were very happy. They said I was a good boy and they were proud of me. Then they cut off four dishes. At last we only had 9. dishes and we finished every plate. Even though my family ate less food than usual, they were very happy because I learnt to save food.
If everyone can do 10. for the “Clear Your Plate” campaign, there will be more food for the hungry people around the world.
配对阅读 左栏是五位读者的书评，右栏是七本书的介绍，请将二者进行匹配，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂黑。
1.. Along the way Phileas Fogg travels by train, boat, elephant, and more. The dialogue is excellent, and the story is so fun! 2.. This book is well worth reading, especially for students of Chinese history and anyone who seriously wants to make a study of today’s China. 3.. This book sends a great message about seeing a person not by his face. It teaches kids that it is okay to ask questions but to always choose kindness. 4.. This science fiction book has changed the way I think about human beings’ place in the universe and the way I view technology, etc. 5.. I laughed and cried as I read this heart-warming story about the power of love between man and animals. | A. A Street Cat Named Bob was on the bestseller list in England for 52 weeks and sells in 26 countries around the world. When a poor street musician met and nursed a street cat back to health, both of their lives changed. B. Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic adventure novel published in 1873. A scientist goes around the world in 80 days by train, boat, elephant with his servant to win a 20,000 pounds wager. This book is one of Jules Verne’s most famous works. C. The Three-Body Problem is a science fiction novel by the Chinese writer Liu Cixin. A secret project sends signals into space to get into touch with aliens (外星人) who get them and prepare to take over the earth. D. My Memories of Old Beijing is an autobiographical novel written by Lin Haiyin. There are 5 exciting stories based on the author’s childhood memories from the age of 7 to 13. The little girl’s happiness and tears can be found in this book. E. Journey to West, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, was published in the 16th century. It is about a monk Xuanzang who traveled to the “Western Regions” with his three disciples in search of Buddhist sacred text (佛经). F. Wonder is a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. It is about a boy who was born with a facial (面部的) difference. When he starts to go to school, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past his strange face. G. In Red Star Over China, Edgar Snow records the months he spent with the Chinese Red Army in 1936. It remains one of the most important books ever written about the birth of the Communist Movement (共产主义运动) in China. |
Chinese Dragon Head-raising Day is a traditional Chinese festival held on the second day of the second month of the Chinese calendar. It marks the start of spring and farming. Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain- bringing Dragon King has woken up from his winter sleep. In ancient times, farming highly depended on the weather. Proper rainfall and plenty of sunlight were necessary for a good harvest (收成) at the end of the year. The Chinese dragon, besides a symbol of good luck and great power, is also the god managing weather and water. So dragon Head-raising Day is about honoring the Chinese dragon and praying for (祈祷) good weather in spring.
The festival celebrates ancient agrarian (农耕的) Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others persist.
The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. a saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once tradition for people to line up outside barber shops this day after they avoided haircuts for the preceding month.
Today, Chinese Dragon Head-raising Day is celebrated in many different ways, most of which are still similar to those practiced in the ancient times, including eating spring pancakes and noodles. People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival while fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Food eaten on this day also gets a lucky name. For example, noodles are “dragon’s beard (胡须)” and dumplings are “dragon’s ears”.
1.In fact ancient Chinese held Dragon Head-raising Day ________.
A.to get as much rain as possible B.to celebrate the Dragon King’s birthday
C.to wake up the sleeping dragon King D.to wish for good weather for better farming
2.The underlined word “persist” probably means ________ in this passage.
A.消亡 B.改变 C.持续 D.完善
3.From the passage we can know that ancient Chinese ________ on the Spring Festival.
A.might not have their hair cut B.might avoid meeting their uncles
C.might line up outside the barber shops D.might help their uncles get a haircut
4.This passage was most probably written for .
A.foreigners learning about agrarian culture
B.foreigners interested in Chinese traditional culture
C.Chinese farmers in need of good weather conditions
D.Chinese students proud of the long history of our country
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A.The history of Dragon Head-raising Day B.The development of Dragon Head-raising Day
C.The celebration of Dragon Head-raising Day D.The introduction of Dragon Head-raising Day
