A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child's mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. "Doctor," she said, "you have saved my little son. I don't know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it." The doctor stood up and said coldly, "Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done." The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, "Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?""Fifty pounds", he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.
1.The lady was thankful to the doctor because ________.
A. he had saved her life
B.he had lent her some money
C. he had saved her son's life
D. he often called on her
2.The doctor refused the lady's purse because he thought ______.
A. the purse should be given between friends
B.the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn't give him the medical fee
C. the lady was not kind to him
D. the purse was too small
3.The money in the purse _______.
A. was only 150 pounds
B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was not enough for the medical fee
D.was much more than the medical fee
If we are to help students develop reading skills in a foreign language, it is important to understand what is involved in the reading process itself. If we have a clear idea of how “good readers” read, either in their own or a foreign language, this will enable us to decide whether particular reading techniques are likely to help learners or not.
In considering the reading process, it is important to distinguish between two quite separate activities: reading for meaning (or “silent reading”) and reading aloud. Reading for meaning is the activity we normally engage in when we read books, newspapers, road signs, etc.; it is what you are doing as you read this text. It involves looking at sentences and understanding the message they convey, in other words “making sense” of a written text. It doesn’t normally involve saying the words we read, not even silently inside our heads; there are important reasons for this, which are outlined below.
Reading aloud is a completely different activity; its purpose is not just to understand a text but to convey the information to someone else. It is not an activity we engage in very often outside the classroom; common examples are reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend, or reading a notice to other people who can’t see it. Obviously, reading aloud involves looking at a text, understanding it and also saying it. Because our attention is divided between reading and speaking, it is a much more difficult activity than reading silently; we often stumble and make mistakes when reading aloud in our own language, and reading aloud in a foreign language is even more difficult.
When we read for meaning, we do not need to read every letter or every word, nor even every word in each sentence. This is because, provided the text makes sense, we can guess much of what it says as we read it.
1.The passage is mainly about ____________.
A. reading skills B. silent reading
C. reading processes D. reading aloud
2.The underlined word “stumble” in Paragraph 3 means ____________.
A. step over something and fall
B. repeat something or pause for too long
C. walk with heavy movements
D. speak in a fluent and confident way
3. We can infer from the passage that the author will continue to ____________.
A. discuss in detail how to read aloud
B. introduce some more reading activities
C. tell how good readers read in their own language
D. explain why we needn’t say the words when reading for meaning
4. We can conclude that ____________.
A. reading silently is easier than reading aloud
B. to understand a sentence, you have to read all the words in it
C. silent reading involves looking at a text and saying the words silently to yourself
D. there’s no difference between reading in one’s own language and in a foreign one
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square
Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am -- 4:00 pm.
(608) 264-6555 www.wisconsinhistory.org/museum
Swiss historical village
612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus
The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.
Tue.—Fri., May 1st –October 31st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20.
(608) 527-2317 www.swisshistoricalvillage.com
Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café
6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI
One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sp. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery. While visiting enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!
Gallery open Tue. –Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm.
Café open Wed. –Sat., 11:00 am –3:00 pm.
Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm.
(608) 845-6600 www.artisangal.com
Christopher Columbus Museum
239 Whitney St., Columbus
World-class exhibit –2000 quality souvenirs(纪念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.
Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.
(920) 623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
1.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
2.Where can you go for a visit on Monday?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
3.Where can visitors have lunch?
A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. At Swiss Historical Village.
C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.
4.We learn from the text that___________.
A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year
B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river
C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum
D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hour
假如你们学校将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。内容要点应包括：
部分同学的饮食习惯 | 良好的饮食习惯 | 个人看法 |
不吃早餐 爱吃零食 偏食 饮食过量 | 饮食多样化 饮食定时定量 | 重要性；有助于身体健康 |
注意：1.发言稿必须包括所有内容要点，可适当发挥；2.发言稿开头与结尾已为你写好，不
计入总词数; 3.词数：100左右.4.参考词汇: 偏食be particular about food, 零食 snack
Dear friends,
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s very important for us to form healthy eating habits.
That’s all. Thank you!
温馨提示：请将答案涂写在答题卡或答题卷，否则无效！！
1.你刚才讲述的故事使我想起了我以前的一次经历.
The story you have just told ________ ________ ________ an experience I once had.
2.他为自己没有信守诺言而向我道歉。
He _______ to me for not having _______ _______ _______.
3.这些男孩喜欢捉弄他们的老师。
These boys like _________ _________ ___________ their teacher.
4.显然他在跟我们撒谎
_______ _______ __________ that he is _______ _______ _______ ________us.
5.吃得多而锻炼少对你的健康有害。
Eating a lot and exercising little __________ ____________ ___________ your health.
6.过去 David 靠给报社写文章维生。
David _______ _______ _______ _______ writing articles for newspapers in the past..
7.我没有生病，相反,我很健康。
I’m not ill; _______ _______ _______, I’m very healthy.
8.他是由他姨妈抚养长大的
He ________ _________ ________ by his aunt.
9.没有什么比诚实更重要的了
Nothing is _________ __________ _________ honesty.
10.水的出现使得生命的发展成为可能。
The appearance of water ________ ________ _________ for life to develop
11.我们竭尽所能阻止孩子们单独去河里游泳
We do our best to _________ _________ _________ __________ alone in the river.
1.The teacher told him not to______(为…叹息) over the failure of yesterday’s test.
2.John__________(钦佩) his friends for her courage.
3.The fans _________(尖叫) with excitement when they saw the famous singer.
4.The new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more family-friendly_________(气氛)
5.They are busy __________（搜集）information about birds.
6.We aim to offer healthy diet to all our__________(顾客).
7.His English was so _________ (有限) that he couldn’t even tell the foreign friend where he was from.
8.The experiment shows that the _________(系统) is not good enough and needs to be improved.
9.Many laws of nature actually ___________(存在) though they have not yet been discovered.
10.How life began on earth is one of the biggest __________(谜，难题)
11._________(curious) drove Wang Peng inside the new restaurant.
12.It is my _________(believe) that we will find a cure for eye cancer in the next five years.
13.You’d better keep a _________(balance) diet, or you will fall ill.
14.The changes to the book were all made with the author’s _________(permit)
15.Finally he lost his _________(patient) and shouted at his mother.
16.Being too proud of a small success is one of his_______(weak).
17.He _________(seek) advice from his teacher last Sunday.
18.Fresh air and physical exercise are_______(benefit) to our health.
19.Mary _________(gentle) refused to accept the gifts from those strangers.
20.How can I drive away the feeling of _________(sad)?
