Sweetest Day is always on the third Saturday in October in America. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others. Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo are the biggest Sweetest Day cities. It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.
Sweetest Day is celebrated to make someone happy. It is a day that offers all of us an opportunity to care about not only the sick, aged and orphaned(孤儿), but also friends, relatives and family. Helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed was brought to them.
Over 60 years ago, a Cleveland man, believing that the city's underprivileged(弱势群体) often felt they were forgotten and left out, had the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving out small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave out these small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called "Sweetest Day". Then the idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was spread to everyone. And soon the idea was spread to other cities all over the country.
Sweetest Day is not based on any single group's religious sentiment(感情) or on a family relationship. It reminds us that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.
1题完成句子；2～3题简略回答问题；4题用英语简要概括出本文的主旨大意；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。(第4题参考2019河北中考说明题型拓展Ⅴ第5题)
1.Sweetest Day, on ________________ in October, is much more important in some regions.
2.What's the purpose of celebrating Sweetest Day?
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3.How did the Cleveland man show his care to the underprivileged?
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4.The passage is mainly about ________________.
5.___________________________________
Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that girls have better language skills than boys? In your opinion, are boys better at building things? If your answer to each of those questions is “Yes,” you are right, according to an article in Current Science." There are exceptions(例外), but here are the facts.
Usually, boys score higher on tests about math, while girls do better in tests about words, spelling and memory. But these differences may not always be true. In the future, a person’s abilities may not be decided by sex. As one scientist says, “Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do.”
A recent study by Jerome Kagan, a scientist at Harvard University is studying the watching ability of children 10 months old. Baby boys and baby girls are watching a “show” while seated on their mothers’ laps. In Act One of the show, an orange-colored ball is lifted from a blue box and moved slowly. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated six times. Act Six is almost the same, except that the orange ball is smaller.
Baby boys do not seem to notice the difference in the size of the ball, but girls immediately become excited and begin to make noises that sound like language.
It’s also known that baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than baby boys do. Scientists believe that the left side of the brain develops faster in girls than in boys. As a result, by the time they start to school, little girls have an advantage that boys don’t have, but what have the boys been doing in the year before starting school? They have been developing something called aggression. An aggressive person feels strong and independent. He is often the first one to start a fight. It is said that aggression is caused by hormones (荷尔蒙). Scientists believe that hormones are not the only cause. They say aggression in boys is also caused by mothers.
1.According to the article in Current Science, what are girls better at?
A.Finding facts B.Using language C.Learning science D.Building things
2.Which is right about Jerome Kagan’s study?
A.Girls don’t like the show.
B.Boys are strong enough to lift a blue box.
C.Boys and girls have the same watching abilities.
D.Girls quickly notice the difference in the size of the ball.
3.Why do girls have an advantage when they start to school?.
A.Girls become independent earlier. B.Mothers teach girls more patiently.
C.Girls’ hormones develop more completely. D.The left side of the brain develops faster in girls.
4.What does the underlined word “aggression” in Paragraph 5 mean?
A.An angry feeling. B.A good habit. C.A friendly action. D.A strong person.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A.The research on girls’ advantages. B.The result of school education.
C.The differences between boys and girls. D.The children’s abilities to memorize.
英国的饮食
What is typical(典型的) British food? It may be an 1.(interest) topic to discuss. In the past, people in Britain usually 2. (eat) bacon and eggs for breakfast. On Sundays, most people served themselves with fish and chips. Nowadays, they have more choices than before.
Most students can't enjoy a good meal for breakfast. They think they will be l3. for school if they have breakfast at home. For example, James, a 4. (three) year student in middle school, often enjoys some fruit juice with a piece of toast or an egg in the morning.5.(lunch) are richer than breakfasts. Most students have lunch at school. On weekends they often make salads by 6.(they) at home.
A lot of British people love eating o7.. Chinese food is among the favorite food. Besides, Indian dishes are also popular in Britain these days. Chicken tikka, 8. traditional Indian dish, is loved by many people.9. (actual), you can eat anything you like in London. And when you finish your food, don't forget to give tips 10. the waiter.
(2020原创)My favorite f________ is the Spring Festival. We can eat many delicious food.
(2020原创)Please ________ this plan carefully. It's related to your future.
A.think about B.talk about C.complain about D.worry about
(2020原创)The National Park will be built ________ 2020. It will attract lots of people then.
A.at B.on C.by D.in
