You may have seen foreigners climb the Great Wall,but have you ever seen foreigners pick up garbage in the Great Wall? And he has done this thing for more than 20 years! He’s an Englishman, William Lindesay. Since 1998,William has organized volunteers from all over the world to pick up garbage from the Great Wall every year.
Today,William has been in China for more than 30 years,during which he founded an organization to pick up garbage.He wanted to make people pay more attention to the environment of the Great Wall.
Why does William love the Great Wall so much?
When William was a student, he saw a map of China at one night. He was interested in a special wall in the north of China. "I fell in love with it immediately," he said in an interview with China Daily. "I thought it would be a great journey if one day I could travel along it."
During his travel, he noticed some parts of the wall were badly damaged and covered with garbage. Modernization and development were making the situation even worse. So William decided to protect the Great Wall. He said, "Every person can make a difference. China will be a green and beautiful country to live in."
William was the winner of the 1998 Friendship Award and 2008 Beijing Great Wall Friendship Award.He also received the Order of the British Empire from the Queen in 2006 for his contribution to cultural exchanges between China and Britain.
1.Where does William Lindesay come from?
A.America.
B.Canada.
C.Britain.
D.Australia.
2.Why did William found an organization about picking up garbage?
A.Because he wanted to earn money.
B.Because he wanted to become famous.
C.Because he needed volunteers from different countries.
D.Because he wanted people to care about the environment of the Great Wall.
3.When did William Lindesay start to like the Great Wall of China?
A.When he worked in China.
B.When he was a student.
C.When he was a volunteer
D.When he founded an organization.
4.Which paragraph shows us the reason why the environment of the Great Wall becomes worse?
A.Paragraph 3.
B.Paragraph 4.
C.Paragraph 5.
D.Paragraph 6.
One day a lion was sleeping under the sun. Suddenly he felt something on his face.Then a small mouse fell to the ground.
“I will kill you for waking me up! ”the angry lion said.
“I'm sorry. Please let me go. I have a big family to feed.” said the mouse.
“You are of no use to anybody. You are even too small to eat!” the lion said.
“No one’s size tells the value of his life,” the mouse said. “ But I’ll make you a promise. If you let me go, one day I will repay you.”
The lion laughed, “It's impossible for a mouse to save a lion’s life. But go and feed your children and never show your face again.” The mouse left quickly. After that, he decided to keep his promise.
One day, hunters caught the lion and put him in a cage. The lion lay there sadly. Suddenly, he saw a small mouse outside the cage. The lion recognized the mouse as the same one he had almost killed a long time ago. Without a word, the mouse began to work, and during the night, he bit through the cage. The lion ran into a forest safely. Before he left, he looked at the tired mouse and said quietly, "I will remember your help, and lions will no longer kill mice as long as I am alive.” And so it was I from that day on.
Don't judge a person by his size or appearance. Everyone has his own value.
1.Why did the lion feel angry with the mouse?
A.Because the mouse woke him up.
B.Because the mouse didn't feed his family.
C.Because the mouse was too small.
D.Because the mouse didn't help the lion to go out.
2.What did the lion think of the mouse at first?
A.He was no use with small size.
B.He was helpful to other animals.
C.He couldn't feed his family well.
D.He had great value with small size.
3.The underlined word “repay”has the closest meaning to “________”.
A.thank.
B.support
C.return
D.hate
4.Who saved the lion at last?
A.The hunter.
B.The mouse.
C.The lion's child.
D.The mouse's child.
5.What can we learn from this text?
A.The lion was caught by the hunter.
B.The mouse was hard to feed his children.
C.The size played an important role in one's life.
D.Don't judge the value of someone according to his size or appearance.
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1.要点:(1)你想主持什么节目;
(2)你为什么想主持这个节目;
(3)主持这个节目能给你带来什么收获。
2.要求:(1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称;
(2)词数100左右。
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阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
" Face" has special meanings in Chinese culture. If you want to live in China, you1.learn something about " face" .You must hear of two common expressions,“give face" and " lose face". In Chinese culture ,‘give face ' means respecting someone.2. you don't " give face" to others,they may think that you don't respect them.3.Chinese, " lose face" is translated into " diulian".
It is easy to find " face"" in all aspects of Chinese life. 4.seems that Chinese people don't like to say the word " No" because they want to”save face". They may say "It is inconvenient for me right now"，"It is too difficult "or " Maybe". And the word " Yes" is also difficult5.understand for foreign friends. Sometimes Chinese people say" Yes, but it is inconvenient",which actually means " No" .
A woman had a problem. She loved to eat junk food and_________took exercise. As a result, she_________too much weight. She got much heavier than before. She was unhealthy ________she was overweight. In order to keep healthy, she decided to lose ________.She didn't know how to be thin, so she went to a hospital and visited a( n) ________called Mr. Miller.
Mr. Miller knew about the woman's problem. He_________her to go on a diet. He said to the woman, "I want you to eat regularly（有规律的） for 2 days, then skip a day, and ________this process for 2 weeks. Next time I see you, you'll have lost ________5 pounds. "
The woman said thanks to Mr. Miller and went back home. She made a _______ that she would do as Mr. Miller told her.
Two weeks later, the woman visited Mr. Miller again. Mr. Miller was _________ because the woman lost nearly 20 pounds. He said to the woman,“Wow, that's amazing! You get much_________ than before. You look so great now! Did you ________my instructions?"
The woman nodded and said, " Yes, I did. But I want to tell__________that I seemed to be dying on the third day. Then the sixth day, the ________day, and the twelfth day !"
“Was that because you were very_________?" Mr. Miller asked.
" No, because of skipping all day! I was very tired every time I finished skipping.”
1.A.always B.never C.usually D.often
2.A.put down B.put out C.put on D.put off
3.A.although B.unless C.until D.because
4.A.weight B.hope C.faith D.height
5.A.teacher B.doctor C.engineer D.artist
6.A.learned B.allowed C.advised D.invited
7.A.notice B.avoid C.imagine D.repeat
8.A.at least B.at times C.at first D.at last
9.A.suggestion B.promise C.difference D.mistake
10.A.bored B.excited C.surprised D.disappointed
11.A.thinner B.heavier C.taller D.shorter
12.A.forget B.remind C.report D.follow
13.A.them B.you C.her D.him
14.A.seventh B.eighth C.ninth D.tenth
15.A.thirsty B.tired C.sad D.hungry
A 10-year-old girl was on the way home after school. All at once, an object thrown from a building by an 8-year-old boy fell on her head.1..Sadly, this actually happened in Nanjing in June. The girl was badly hurt. She was sent to the hospital by her parents right away.
This thing didn't happen by chance.2.Such heartbreaking cases raise public concerns about the risk of injury by falling objects.More and more people are worrying about being hurt by falling objects. They want everyone to pay attention to such accidents. 3..The local government should take action to stop people from throwing objects from high-rise buildings.
Lawyers and legal experts are expecting to see more specific laws to deal with such eases. Under Tort Liability Law of the People's Republic of China，people who throw objects that hurt people should pay for the victims' medical care.
But in many ceases, it's hard to find out who is responsible. This makes the situation more difficult. 4..
Many people have turned to video cameras as a quick fix to solve the problem. Some areas in Nanjing have used cameras to spot objects falling from high-rise buildings, which can only see the outside of the buildings.
5.For example, there should be more quality checks for windows and more efforts to remind people of the risk of falling objects.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填人文中空缺处的最佳选
项,使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
A.There have been other suggestions as well.
B.That sounds like a terrible unreal situation, doesn't it?
C.Everyone should be careful not to be hurt by falling objects.
D.Some similar things have happened in other parts of China.
E.That's because all of those who live in the building could be responsible.
