How much do you know about Chicago, lllinois, in the United States? You might think it’s a big city. And it is Chicago is actually the third most populous city in the US, right after New York City and Los Angeles according to the US 2010 Census. “The Windy City” is Chicago’s most famous nickname (绰号). It is for good reason. The city lies right next to Lake Michigan and heavy gusts (一阵风) of wind blow through the city.
Chicago is very well known for its art and culture. In fact, TripAdvisor says that the Art Institute of Chicago is the No. 1 place to visit in the city. It is not only a school, but also a world—class art museum.
If you don’t feel like visiting a museum, your best choice is to go to Millennium Park. This is one of my personal favorites. This park holds the famous Cloud Gate, and it looks kind of like a big reflective (反光的) bean. Many people enjoy taking photos in its reflection.
Chicago also offers other fun things to do. If you enjoy heights, go visit the famous Willis Tower! You can go up to the top of it and step out onto a glass box. You’ll be standing over the city, but don’t worry — it’s completely safe. Doesn’t Chicago sound like a fun city?
1.回答问题If you have one day off in Chicago, what will you do for fun? Why?
2.找出划线单词“it”所指代的内容。
3.从文中找出与“The population of Chicago is just smaller than New York and Los Angeles in the US.”意思相同或相近的句子。
4.翻译句子“Chicago is very well known for its art and culture.”
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Enjoy for life or the twitter?
Recently, twittering has been a so popular tool for us to share everything we experienced online.
Whatever you do, wherever you go or whoever you are, twittering is always the first space you seem to go into and share you joy. 1. Or do we just do them for twittering to get others’ attention?
As far as I am concerned, most of people just twitter everything to get other’s attention. 2. Several days ago, one of my friends invited me to have dinner with her in a newly opened restaurant. It’s so hard to get a reservation so the minute we sat at the table, we couldn’t wait to order all the specials here. Soon our dinner was ready. 3. The reason is that she needed to take a photo of each dish and post it. After about five minutes, I was finally allowed to eat. But some of the dishes had become cold and lost its original flavors. That’s just one of my embarrassing experiences caused by twittering. 4.
Besides, twitter is a just way to help us enjoy the life better but not a way to make up our life. 5. They try to post all the good sides of a matter, leading others to ignore the hidden things. As a result, people need to know how to tell the differences between the truth and lies.
In a word, with the development of high technology, more and more social networks will come out and influence our lives. The most important thing is to learn to use them to better our life.
A.Therefore, we should enjoy for life but not the twitter.
B.Some doubt if twitter is a good way to enjoy life.
C.So, do we have various activities for the fun of life?
D.In this way they will lose the chance to enjoy the beauty that awaits them.
E.Lots of people right now are making use of the twitter to post something unreal.
F.As soon as I took the first bite of all the delicious food, my friend stopped me.
A young boy was hungry for success. For him, winning was everything.
One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in his small village. He was to compete with two other young boys. A large crowd gathered there to watch, including a wise old man.
The race began. With his strength and power, the boy easily took the lead. The crowd cheered and waved. The little boy felt proud and important. However, the wise man remained (保持) still and calm.
“Another race, another race!” yelled the little boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the little boy with two new challengers: an old lady and a blind man. The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the finish line. The little boy raised his arms happily. The crowd, however, was silent.
“Race again,” said the wise man. “This time, all three of you finish together.”
The little boy thought a little, stood in between the blind man and the old lady, and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked slowly to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered and waved. The wise man smiled, too. “Which one of us is the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.
“For this race, you have won much more than in any other race you’ve ever run before,” said the wise man. “For this race, the crowd cheered not for any winner!”
1.How many times did the boy race?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
2.How did the boy feel after the first race?
A.Proud and important. B.Still and calm.
C.Disappointed and uninterested. D.Excited and tired.
3.What was the boy thinking about when he thought for a while before the last race?
A.How to win the race. B.How to make others cheer for him.
C.How to finish the race together. D.How to cheer the wise man up.
4.Which is mentioned in the passage?
A.The wise man wants to make fun of the boy. B.The wise man wants to test the boy’s running talents.
C.The boy doesn’t know who the crowd is cheering for. D.The crowd is cheering for the wise man.
5.What did the boy learn from the experience?
A.Winning is everything. B.Strength and power can bring success.
C.The crowd can be the best judge. D.Success is more than just winning.
Student Volunteers Needed! Are you looking for something fun and want to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! On October 23, from 9 am to 4 pm. Clapton Middle School will be holding a music festival in the school gym. The special event will feature a variety of professional musicians and singers. | ||
Task Make posters Set up the gym Help performers Welcome guests Clean up the gym | Time 1 pm — 4 pm 11 am — 4 pm 9 am — 4 pm 10 am — 2 pm 4 pm — 7 pm | Date October 17 October 20 October 23 October 23 October 23 |
Interested students should speak with Ms Braxton, the music teacher. Students who would like to help at the festival must have written permission (同意书) from your parents. |
1.What time will the music festival begin?
A.At 9 am. B.At 10 am. C.At 11 am. D.At 1 pm.
2.What does the underlined word “feature” mean?
A.Entertain. B.Include. C.Keep. D.Look.
3.Which of the following jobs should be done before the festival?
A.Setting up the gym. B.Welcoming the guests.
C.Cleaning up the gym. D.Helping the performers.
4.If you want to be a volunteer, you need written permission from.
A.your music teacher B.your parents C.Ms Braxton D.any teacher
5.From the table, we can learn the following EXCEPT .
A.students are welcome to volunteer B.volunteers can help in October
C.some work needs to be done in the evening D.volunteers can get money after helping
Kid Heroes for the Planet
Earth Day is April 22. On this day, people around the world focus on environmental problems. But you don’t have to wait for Earth Day to take action. You can improve our planet every day of the year. Read their stories, and let them inspire you.
Isabel and Melati Wilsen were 10 and 12 when they learned about Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King J. These change—makers in spired the sisters to think about how they could make a difference in the world. They decided to focus on the plastic pollution affecting Bali, Indonesia, where they live. “Growing up out he island of Ball, we already had a strong connection to the environment,” Melati said. Melati and Isabel created Bye Bye Plastic Bags in 2013. The group’s primary goal was to have single—use plastic shopping bags banned (禁止) across Bali. It succeeded. Bali’s government introduced a law banning the bags beginning in 2019. Melati hopes more kids will be inspired to speak up. “You have a voice, so use it.” she says.
When he was 12, Marcus Deans saw a photograph of a child in Africa drinking dirty water. “I was shocked that this still happens in the world,: he said. Since then, he has been working on a filter (过滤装置) that clears contaminants, such as bacteria out of the water, so people can safely drink it. He called the filter NOGOS. Unlike expensive filters, a NOGOS filter costs just $2 to make. It’s made of sugar, sand, and seashells. Now 17, Marcus is in his final year of high school, in Ontario, Canada. He’s still working hard at perfecting NOGOS, and he plans to have it manufactured and sent to communities that need it. Getting to this point has not been easy. “There were moments when I wanted to give up and walk away from this project,” Marcus says. “But what kept me going is that I wanted to find a solution for people who need clean water.”
Bria Neff, a 12—year—old from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is on a mission (任务) to help endangered species. The mission began four years ago, when she was 8. That’s when Bria started painting portraits of animals. She set up an activity, Faces of the Endangered, as a way to sell her paintings. She gives away the money she raises to organizations that care for threatened animals and ecosystems. So far, Bria has painted more than 250 pictures and gave away $36,000. Bria has also designed two coloring books that feature animals. The books are sold at the Great Plains Zoo, in her hometown. Money from the sale of these books helps fund the protection of endangered species represented at the zoo. What’s Bria’s message for kids who want to make a difference? “No matter how old you are, you can change the world,” she says. “No idea is too small.”
1.Isabel and Melati Wijsen created NOGOS to stop plastic bags.
2.At the age of 12, Marcus Deans found a solution for people who need clean water.
3.Bria Neff believes you can change the world if you are old enough.
4.NOGOS is an inexpensive filter made of sugar, sand and seashells.
5.Only on the Earth Day, people around the world focus on the environment.
What’s that in the sky? An allen spaceship? An apple pie? No, it’s a Frisbee (飞盘). Frisbees make it possible to play a game almost ________ at almost any time. All you need ________ the toy itself, some open space and a friend.
A Frisbee is a disc—shaped piece of plastic. It has rounded edges, and, thanks to physics, this makes it fly ________ the air for long distances.
Usually for a Frisbee game, two or more people simply throw the thing back and forth. They try to ________ it before it flies into a tree or falls to the ground. There are ________ kinds of Frisbee games, like the team sport “Ultimate Frisbee”. But most people in the US still ________ old—fashioned Frisbee.
Walter Frederick Morrison is the inventor of the modern—day Frisbee. He used to ________ a game with his wife on the beach in California — they would throw a cake pan back and forth. Later, they began to sell cake pans on the ________ for 25 cents each (they bought them in shops for 5 cents).
Finally, Morrison re—designed the Frisbee and sold the ________ to a toy company.
Nowadays, ________ you go to a US beach, park or college campus, you will always see a Frisbee flying through the air. With a little practice, almost anyone can pay it well. And, if you don’t have a Frisbee, try a cake pan instead.
1.A.somewhere B.anywhere C.nowhere
2.A.be B.am C.is
3.A.into B.across C.through
4.A.catch B.take C.bring
5.A.others B.other C.another
6.A.expect B.prefer C.achieve
7.A.play B.plays C.playing
8.A.field B.beach C.road
9.A.toy B.idea C.pan
10.A.when B.while C.until
