People, animals, and other things make sounds (声音).
Sounds can be loud (大声的) or quiet, happy or unhappy.
Sounds are very important. Most people and animals use sounds, to communicate (交流) with each other. Many things also make useful sounds. Drums (鼓) and pianos bring us music. Bells in school tell us to have classes on time.
What is sound? Well, there is sound when an object (物体) vibrates (震动), or moves (移动) back and forth very fast. A vibrating object makes the air around it move. This is how sound travels. For example, when a driving car passes by, the air around it vibrates. When the vibrating air gets to your ear, you hear the sound of the passing car. We call the vibrating air sound waves (声波).
There are different kinds of sounds. Some sounds are loud. Others are quiet. The loudness of sound is called volume (音量). Very loud sounds are bad for your ears. Be careful around loud sounds. Cover your ears with your hands when you hear them, or move away from the loud sounds. When you use earphones to listen to music, make sure it is not too loud.
Sounds are everywhere in our life. Enjoy the sounds of the world and be careful with your ears!
1.Sounds are very important because .
A.most students have music classes at school.
B.most children like playing the piano and drum.
C.most people and animals communicate with sounds.
2.How does sound travel?
A.An object vibrates in a driving car.
B.An object moves back and forth very slowly.
C.An object vibrates and makes the air around it move.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Very quiet sounds are bad for your ears.
B.Turn down the volume when we listen to the music.
C.Different kinds of sounds have the same volume.
Her School Journey (旅途)
Eleven-year-old Emily Jones lives on an island ( 岛 ) in the Orkneys. Emily's island is very small and there are only thirty people living there, Emily enjoys her life on the island.
She often goes fishing and swimming. But what about school?
Emily can see her school from her garden. It’s a few kilometers ( 千 米 ) away. The problem is that the building is on a different island and the journey is very long. She travels by bike, by bus and by ship to get there.
Like other children, Emily goes to school five days a week. She can take the ship every day in summer, and from Monday to Saturday in winter. The ship is small and only has space for twenty passengers ( 乘 客 ). Sometimes, Emily is the only passenger, but the workers in the ship are friendly and Emily likes them.
Sometimes, the weather is bad and Emily gets to school late. The teachers understand this and never get angry with her. Classes like sport and music are never the first ones on a school day. She usually has maths, and the teachers often give her extra (额外的) help at lunchtime.
Sometimes the weather is fine in the morning, but then it’s bad in the afternoon. When this happens, Emily doesn’t go home. She sleeps at a friend’s house.
1.How many people lives in the Emily’s island?
A.Five. B.Twenty. C.Thirty.
2.What problem does Emily have when she goes to school?
A.The school isn’t on her island.
B.The passengers aren’t friendly to her.
C.She doesn’t like going to school by ship.
3.The teacher usually helps Emily with her maths .
A.in the morning B.at lunchtime C.in the afternoon
Tim can't walk or run. He starts to sit in a wheelchair（轮椅）at the age of eight. Tim loves playing sports, but he can just watch other children play.
Once, Tim's friend-Peter wants to have a basketball game with some children. Three days before the game, Tony, a player of Peter's group, has an illness. He has to be in hospital for a week. “Join us in playing the game, Tim!” Peter says. Everyone is surprised（感到惊讶的）. “How can Tim play in the game? He can't walk or run. We can’t win.” say the other players of Peter's group.
“Tim has strong arms. I’m sure he can play well in this game with our help.” Peter says.
Then Peter and the other players start to help Tim practice（练习）by pushing（推）his wheelchair.
During the game, Tim and the other players try their best to play very well.
Although they don't win the game, they feel happy.
1.When does Tim start to sit in a wheelchair?
A.At the age of five.
B.At the age of seven.
C.At the age of eight.
2.Tim joins Peter's group to play the game because .
A.Peter is not good at playing basketball
B.a player of Peter's group is ill before the game
C.he practices basketball with his friends every day
3.How does Tim feel at last?
A.Sad. B.Happy. C.Bored.
What makes a best friend? | |
| My name’s Katie and I’m from New York. My best friend is in my class, so I see her every day. There aren’t any problems between us. I like her because she’s fun and she always listens to me. |
| I’m Sarah and I’m from London. My best friend lives on the other side of town, so we don’t meet often. She isn’t perfect because she doesn’t always listen to me. We have the same hobby. We both like singing. |
| I’m David and I’m from Sydney in Australia. I’ve got a special friend. We go to the same basketball club. That’s how I know him. He’s very clever and often comes round to my house and helps me with my maths. |
1.Where is Katie from?
A.New York B.London C.Sydney
2.Sarah and her best friend both like .
A.singing B.telling stories C.playing basketball
3.David knows his best friend .
A.in a school B.in a club C.in a town
The Power (力量) of Love
Donny, an 11-year-old boy, is playing with a ball. The ball goes into the street, and Donny_________for the ball. A car hits (撞) Donny.
An ambulance (救护车) takes Donny to the hospital. The_______ tell Donny's parents, “Donny is in a coma ( 昏迷). Maybe he will wake up ( 醒来) tomorrow. Maybe he will wake up next week. Or maybe he will never wake up.”
Every day Donny's parents visit him at the hospital. They sit next to Donny's bed and talk to him. But Donny never talks to them. He only_______.
One day Donny's father says, “Wake up, Donny. Wake up and come home. Come home and play with Rusty.” Rusty is Donny's dog.
When Donny’s father says "Rusty,” Donny moves his_______. “Rusty!” Donny's father says it again. Again, Donny moves his hand.
Donny's parents have a/an_______. They talk to the nurses, "We want to bring Donny's dog to the hospital. Is it OK?”
“A dog in the hospital?” the nurses say, “That's very unusual. But, it's OK.” The next day, Donny's parents bring Rusty to the hospital. And they do so every day. One day, Rusty_______ on Donny's bed and scratches ( 用爪子抓) Donny's arm. Donny opens his eyes and_______ his first words: “Bad dog!”
After seven weeks, Donny is_______. He leaves the hospital and goes home with his “bad dog” Rusty.
1.A.runs B.waits C.asks
2.A.managers B.doctors C.drivers
3.A.studies B.sleeps C.sings
4.A.head B.foot C.hand
5.A.game B.lesson C.idea
6.A.jumps B.lives C.catches
7.A.writes B.says C.draws
8.A.well B.sad C.afraid
2019 年的冬天，一种新型冠状病毒（Novel Coronavirus）在武汉华南海鲜市场滋生， 悄然从野生动物传染给人类。假定你是李华，你校英文报“人与动物”栏目拟刊登主题为“保护野生动物”的短文，邀你投稿。要求如下：
1.介绍野生动物的现状；
2.猎杀野生动物的后果；
3.提出自己的建议。
注意：1. 必须包含所有提示信息；
2.意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；
3.请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、不要体现班级。
