Confucius (孔子), a pioneer (先驱) in the field of education. He was born in the year 551 B.C. He was a great thinker who had plenty of wise ideas about human nature and behavior. His main ideas are about kindness and good manners. He was also a famous philosopher ( 哲学家) whose wise sayings have widely influenced many people in different countries. For example, one of his famous sayings, “He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger”, tells us the importance of learning and thinking.
A Pioneer in the Field of1., Confucius | |
His date of birth | He was2.in the year 551 B.C. |
The achievements as a great thinker and famous philosopher | He had3.wise ideas about human nature and behavior. |
His wise sayings have had a 4.influence on many people in different countries. | |
The idea of one of his famous sayings | It’s5.for us to learn and think. |
We all do it. We all need it. Most of us need to do it for seven to nine hours a night. It is of course sleep. Many scientists believe the truth. An adult should get eight hours sleep every night. However, some people can live without feeling sleepy after as little as six hours of sleep. But other people need about ten hours a night. Babies usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day. Usually they only stay awake for one to three hours.
Do you take a nap (打盹) in the day? Some adults and children need to nap. This just depends on the person. One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动 物 ) that stops himself from going to sleep. This can be bad for our bodies in many ways. Scientists believe not sleeping enough can make us eat more. And not sleeping enough can make us put on weight. Hopefully you are a good sleeper and get a good night’s rest tonight!
阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。
1.h___________________ yet
2.a___________________ a fully grown person
3.阅读短文(B)，完成同义句转换，每空一词。
One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动物) that stops himself from going to sleep.
One thing scientists have learned is that man is the only mammal (哺乳动物) that________himself ________to sleep.
任务4： 根据短文(B)内容回答问题。
4.How many hours sleep should an adult get every night?
____________________________________________________.
5.Who usually sleep between 14 to 17 hours a day?
__________________________________________________________________________________.
6.What are the results of not sleeping enough according to scientists?
__________________________________________________________________________________.
（重庆第一中学2017届九年级上学期期末）
Anna：Hey, Julie. You look unhappy. 1.
Julie：Yes, I’ve made Amy mad lately, and I have no idea what to do about it.
Anna：2.
Julie：Well, yesterday, she called me and invited me to go to a movie together. I was almost half an hour late.
Anna：Hm..., if so, that will also drive me crazy. 3.
Julie：Yes, I did. But she didn’t want to listen at that moment.
Anna：4. You are good friends after all.
Julie：Good idea. She is my best friend. Without her, I may feel left out.
Anna：All right. Hope you can deal with the problem well.
Julie：5.
Anna：You are welcome.
A. Why don’t you try it again one or two days later?
B. Thank you for your advice.
C. Did you feel sorry about that?
D. You have a point.
E. Is there anything wrong with you?
F. What happened?
G. Did you say sorry to her?
Have you ever tried to hide your feelings from someone during a conversation?
1.
Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other people’s feelings according to changes in the colour of their faces. Scientists studied pictures of people’s facial expressions.2.For example, happiness makes our faces a little red. Disgust (厌恶) creates not only a blue-yellow colour, but also a red-green colour on our faces.
“We believe these colour changes are the result of small changes in blood.” 3.Does the colour alone help people tell others’ feelings?
To figure this out, scientists added colour changes to pictures of faces. 4.They were able to tell the feelings 75% of the time without any difficulty.
This is why there are some Chinese sayings that connect feelings to the colour of one’s face.5.When a person is very angry, we’d say he or she is blue in the face.
根据短文内容，将下面方框内的句子还原到文中空白处，使短文内容完整、通顺（每个选项只能用一次）。
A.But this raises a question.
B.They found that every facial expression is connected to a certain colour.
C.It’s not always easy, because the colours on your face may tell the truth.
D.Then, volunteers were asked to tell what feelings the faces were showing.
E.For example, when two people are arguing over something, we say they are red in the face.
In the 13th century, Marco Polo, the world known Italian traveler, saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the 15th century. However the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.
Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year 1100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.
Paper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers, magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated from heat or cold with paper.
However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2,800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48,000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.
So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have some.
In short, we should keep a balance (平衡) between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1.The underlined word “insulated” in the passage means “________” in Chinese.
A.使隔离 B.使绝缘 C.使隔音
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Every day, people throw away about 280 tons in our city.
B.The Chinese began to use paper money in the 7th century.
C.Paragraph 5 mainly talks about how we can make useful things.
3.In Finland, paper is used for________.
A.making beds
B.producing newspapers, magazines and books
C.keeping warm
4.Canada became an important country in paper making because________.
A.it was a large country. B.it had lots of forests. C.it was a very rich country
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.Information of paper. B.Ways of wasting paper. C.History of making paper.
On a cold winter morning, a poor boy called Howard Kelly was on his way to school. He was so hungry that he decided to beg (乞讨) for a meal at the next house.
A lovely young lady opened the door and she brought him a large glass of milk. He had it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”
“You owe me nothing,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to refuse to show your kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Years later, the woman became seriously ill. The local doctors sent her to the big city, where specialists (专家) can study her illness. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation ( 会 诊 ). When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went to her room. He recognized her at once and decided to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her and her illness.
After a long time, the lady was well again at last. Dr. Kelly asked the hospital office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she had thought that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side caught her attention. “Paid in full with a glass of milk.”
根据短文内容判断正、误。（正确的写 A，错误的写 B）
1.A poor boy called Howard Kelly was on his way to school on a cold winter afternoon.
2.When Howard Kelly was thirsty, a lovely young lady offered him a large glass of milk.
3.Years later, the poor boy called Howard Kelly became a famous doctor.
4.In the end, it took the rest of the woman’s life to pay the bill off.
5.From the story, we know that people can sometimes help themselves when they help others.
