At the age of 16, Einstein always played with a group of naughty kids. Because he was so busy playing, he didn't study enough and failed his final exam.
One morning, when Einstein was about to go fishing with his friends, his father stopped him and said calmly. "Einstein you're so fond of playing all day that you failed your exam. I'm worried about your future."
"What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also failed, but don't they still get to go fishing?"
"My boy, you can't think like that," his dad said. "There is a fable that people tell in our hometown. Listen to it now."
"There were two cats playing on a roof. One cat fell down the chimney while holding the other cat. When the two cats climbed out of the chimney. One of the cats had soot on his face, while the other cat's face was clean. Seeing the soot-faced cat, the clean cat thought its face must be dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its face. The soot-faced cat saw the clean-faced cat and thought its face was also clean. So it just swaggered down the street."
"Einstein, no one can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking other people to be your mirror, even genius may become a fool."
Hearing this, Einstein laid down his fishing rod and returned to his room. He decided to pay more attention to his studies and less attention to what his friends were doing. This allowed him to be successful.
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fable 寓言 chimney 烟灰 soot 烟灰 swagger 大摇大摆地走 genius 天才
1.What was Einstein going to do when his father stopped him?
A.He was going to take the final exam.
B.He was going to play with the naughty kids.
C.He was going to go fishing with his friends.
D.He was going to finish his homework.
2.How did Einstein feel about his failure at first?
A.He felt helpless. B.He was worried. C.He didn't care. D.He was very calm.
3.What do we know from the fable that Einstein's father told?
A.The soot-faced cat washed its face by the riverside.
B.The clean cat regarded the soot-faced cat as its mirror.
C.The soot-faced cat thought the other cat's face was dirty.
D.The clean cat fell down the chimney first.
4.What might Einstein do from then on?
A.He would spend more time on his study.
B.He went to read more fables about cats
C.He kept going fishing with his friends.
D.He followed his friends wherever they went.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.All work and no play makes Jack dull boy.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.The longest journey begins with the first step.
D.Geniuses are one step away from being fools.
Join us at the sports hall!
| Morning | Lunch | Afternoon | After school |
| 8:30am--11:30am | 12:30pm-1:20pm | 1:30pm-5:00pm | 5:30pm-7:00pm |
Monday |
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| Netball | Personal challenge projects |
Tuesday | Girls badminton |
| Boys basketball | Boys badminton |
Wednesday | Netball training |
| Girls basketball | Dance club |
Thursday | Basketball training |
| Boys football | Football training |
Friday |
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| Girls football |
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1.When is the sports hall open for netball training?
A.On Monday morning. B.On Wednesday morning.
C.On Thursday afternoon. D.On Friday afternoon.
2.If Lucy wants to play badminton, when should she go to the sports hall?
A.At 5:30 pm on Tuesday. B.At 9:00 am on Thursday.
C.At 1:30 pm on Friday. D.At 8:30 am on Tuesday.
3.What can we know from the table?
A.Four kinds of ball games are mentioned in the text.
B.You can go to dance at 5:00 pm on Wednesday.
C.Personal challenge projects are on Friday.
D.The sports hall opens for four hours in the morning.
4.The table above is probably written for ________.
A.actors B.book lovers C.sports fans D.visitors
5.Where is the text most probably from?
A.A storybook. B.A science report.
C.A guidebook. D.A school notice.
Ⅶ.书面表达(2019原创)
假如你叫李华，你们学校每年都在世界水日(World Water Day)开展丰富多彩的活动，号召大家节约用水。请你根据所给提示和要求，给你的笔友Jenny写一封邮件，向她介绍你们的活动情况。
提示：(1)When will the activity be held?
(2)Who will take part in it?
(3)What are the aims of it?
要求：(1)邮件须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。
(2)邮件中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
(3)词数80个左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)。
Dear Jenny，
I'm glad to tell you what we often do on World Water Day.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
All these activties are helpful.More and more people know the importance of water and begin to save it.
Yours,
Li Hua
关注环境的设计师
Asher Jay has a great sense of creativity, but she also cares about our planet. She thinks that we have only one planet, 1.we must learn to take good care of it.
She's a fashion designer. She's also an 2. (art), writer, and environmental activist. Asher wants us all to take 3. (act) to protect the environment and animals. In one fashion line, she 4. (create) cotton shirts, dresses and skirts. She feels that wearing cotton clothes is very convenient and environmentally5.(friend). Her designing 6. (inspire) is influenced by the oranges and greens of coral reefs(珊瑚礁). Sadly, these coral reefs are in d7. . She feels very sad every time she sees something that hurts 8. (animal).
For Asher, fashion is more than an effort to fit in with a crowd. Now, people o9. see someone wearing fur. Some people think fur is 10. fashion statement. She believes the clothes you wear can communicate both a message you care about and your own style. She also believes that a good designer must be responsible for the world.
By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth's population will live in cities. With the increase of human population, an estimated 109 hectares(公顷) of new land will be needed to grow enough food to feed them. If traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today, there won't be enough land. Even if there were, traditional farming can also be harmful to land. Overused soil loses nutrients(营养). Farmers use chemicals to treat their crops. These chemicals get into the ground and run off into bodies of water. The polluted water supply does harm to the ecosystem(生态环境) and the health of those living things nearby.
Vertical(垂直的) farming systems can really help solve these problems. First, farms in urban areas will allow people to harvest fresh produce yearround. There is no need to worry about harm such as droughts or insects, which could destroy a crop. And indoor farms do less harm to the environment. They use less water than a traditional farm and 97 percent of fresh water is reused. Second, vertical farms use less energy because they don't depend on large farming equipment and long transportation systems to carry the food from farms to cities. And all of the crops in an indoor farm are grown without pesticides(农药), so they are fresh and healthy.
So, the next time you hear the word farm, don't just think of that large, open land with crops and animals. Think inside the city—it's the future of farming.
1题完成句子；2～3题简略回答问题；4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1.If ____________ continue as they are practiced today, there won't be enough land.
2.What does the polluted water supply do harm to?
________________________________________________________________________
3.Why do vertical farms use less energy?
________________________________________________________________________
4.________________________________________________________________________
5.________________________________________________________________________
难忘的暑假
Young students from many nations travel to Canada each summer for the vacation. They will spend their days _____ and working like the cowboys of long ago at a working farm. It will make an unforgettable summer. They'll learn about cooperation and hard _____.
Soon after arriving in early July, the teenagers will learn how to ride a horse. After that, they'll learn how to cut wood, _____ a fire, and cook a noontime meal out in the open fields. They'll learn how to find their way using a compass, the sun, the moon and the stars _____ their guide. Building fences, cutting dry grass—the list of skills goes on and on. _____ the main skill these young international students will pick up is the skill of getting along with others.
They will rise each morning and come back before sunset, and work another _____ around the camp and the kitchen. When their long day of labour is complete, they'll finally _____ together for a meal. In the evening, around a big campfire, they'll discuss world events. Not long after the stars come out, they'll be _____ asleep in their beds. Russian, Chinese, English, Spanish—one of the first things they'll do is to _____ how to communicate with each other.
By the end of their stay at this farm, they'll know a lot about each other. They'll understand their ______ cultures. Many of the friendships made at this ranch(大农场) will last a lifetime. When the students return to their home countries, they'll have a better understanding of the way other people live.
1.A.reaching B.dancing C.living D.working
2.A.way B.study C.work D.attitude
3.A.put B.make C.produce D.cook
4.A.for B.with C.of D.as
5.A.But B.And C.Or D.Although
6.A.day B.week C.hour D.month
7.A.close down B.sit down C.walk down D.lie down
8.A.fast B.aloud C.early D.late
9.A.take B.show C.prove D.learn
10.A.exciting B.boring C.relaxing D.different
