Near the back of the pet store a monkey sat alone in a cage. He was a small kind with a very long tail. I went to the cage ______ him sitting on a branch holding a banana. He looked at me once or ______ while I was watching. As I kept watching him, he suddenly bowed his head and turned his back to me. I then realized that he ______ uncomfortable with me staring at him so he turned and started eating the banana in the only private space he could master. I was sorry that it was another ______ me, a human, who had put him in a cage.
It was this animal ______ told me with his eyes that he knew that he was on display day after day-being stared at, as a helpless object in a place he, could never call ______. He also had made it clear that it was uncomfortable I ______ feel his loneliness and see how bored he was. The worst pain know of for any living thing is to have breaking or broken spirit.
I then took a mirror ______ of my wallet. I called him to come and have a look. The moment he saw the mirror he wondered what tricks it -performed or ______ it felt like. He felt the mirror and then looked at me and I held the mirror up so he could see ______. He thought this was magical! In that moment he was no longer bored—he was ______and happy. Why? Because someone had taken the time to share not stare. Then I also took out ______ else in my wallet because all of it was new and fun. ______ valuable it was to watch his face with sudden surprise.
______ it was time to leave, I put my fingers through the cage, he ______ them and held them with his own. I will never forget the feeling of my spirit being one with his.
Word Bank
cage 笼子 stare 凝视
1.A.saw B.to see C.seen D.seeing
2.A.twenty B.second C.two D.twice
3.A.felt B.looked C.sounded D.tasted
4.A.like B.in C.of D.at
5.A.what B.whom C.who D.which
6.A.house B.wallet C.cage D.home
7.A.could B.can C.must D.may
8.A.behind B.off C.out D.away
9.A.whose B.what C.who D.where
10.A.himself B.myself C.herself D.themselves
11.A.absent B.alive C.awake D.asleep
12.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
13.A.How B.What C.What a D.How a
14.A.After B.While C.As D.So
15.A.asked for B.left for C.sent for D.reached for
If you want to treat yourself better, remember that self-care is a method. Well, 1. You have to keep at it and make it a regular part of your life, so that self-care becomes a lifestyle.
If you've been feeling tired and overworked lately, don't worry. 2. The first thing you do when you're feeling tired is to replenish. You'll have more energy, better skin and health if you just drink more water.
When I'm not feeling my best, whether I'm' feeling down or stressed, 3. Doing sports or even light stretching at home will make you full of energy again. You get both physical and mental benefits from this too, like sleeping better and feeling inner peace.
4. So treat your body by eating whole plant-based foods like fruits and vegetables, because those foods will make you feel light and energized. 5. On the other hand, eating junk food will make you feel heavy and slow. You might want to eat very much when you're not feeling great, but remember that that immediate satisfaction is just short-term and you'll only feel worse afterward.
Now you know these, why not begin from now on?
Word Bank
stretch 伸展 replenish 补充 rhythm 规律
A.I know that moving and stretching my body will help.
B.Remember that what you put into your body also contributes to how you feel.
C.It's not something you do just once.
D.Here are some self-care tips to help you feel cool and amazing.
E.It's better for your health, and you will grow from the inside out.
Record fires sweeping across the Amazon this month have been catching the world's attention, because scientists and environmental groups are worried that they will make the climate worse and threaten biodiversity.
As the largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is often called "the lungs of the world". It is also home to about 3 million plants and animals, and 1 million native people. Rainforests play an important role in the world's ecosystem because they can take in heat. They can also store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen, making that less carbon is given off, mitigating the effects of climate change.
"Any forest destroyed is a threat to biodiversity and the people who use that biodiversity," said Thomas Lovejoy. "The most serious threat is that a lot of carbon goes into the air," he added. "In the center of the global climate crisis, we cannot afford more damage to a major source of oxygen and biodiversity. The Amazon must be protected," Antonio said.
Data from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) show that the number of forest fires in Brazil quickly increased by 82 percent from January to August this year from a year ago. "The forest areas in the Brazilian Amazon have dropped between 20 and 30 percent compared to the last 12 months," Carlos Nobre said.
Word Bank
threaten 威胁 biodiversity 生物多样性 ecosystem 生态系统 crisis 危机 data 数据
1.What does the underlined word "they" refer to in Paragraph 1?
A.fires B.scientists
C.environmental groups D.rainforests
2.Which of the following words has the closest meaning with the underlined word "mitigating" in Paragraph 2?
A.reducing B.increasing
C.causing D.producing
3.What can we know from Paragraph 3?
A.The dry weather leads to the rainforest fires.
B.Carbon dioxide is important in the air.
C.Oxygen has nothing to do with global climate crisis.
D.Forests play an important role in biodiversity.
4.Which of the following statement is true according to the passage?
A.3 million plants, animals and people live in Amazon.
B.Rainforests can store carbon dioxide and produce oxygen.
C.Carbon dioxide goes into the air will do no harm to us.
D.Ecosystem can take in heat and give off carbon dioxide.
5.What's the best title of the passage?
A.The climate change crisis. B.The forest areas are decreasing.
C."The lungs of the earth" is burning. D.The world's ecosystem is under attack.
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.
Word Bank
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 |
|
| 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 |
|
| Girls football |
|
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
