Anna was very picky(挑剔的)about food. She never ate the wonderful pizzas or ice creams her mother made, which was her parents'_______. She just ate other things. Anna was _______, but her parents were both fat. Their likes were her dislikes. _______, everyone wondered who she had taken after…Anna's parents thought she was ill.
One day, they went to see a _______. He took them to a machine. Then he put a plate of fish in front of them, and_______on the machine.
It started playing sounds: waves'_______sound and the songs of seabirds. After some time the doctor_______the fish with fruit and vegetables. The sounds of the sea _______, and there came the sounds of gentle wind, birdsong, and rain. All of them_______the beautiful sounds of nature, but the doctor________the plate again, and this time it was a dish of meat. The machine started making lively sounds: the sound of________animals. Still quite pleasant. Then the doctor brought a strongsmelling pizza. The machine seemed to ________down. Instead of beautiful sounds, out ________noisy sounds. The noise was so disturbing that the family had to ask the doctor to change the ________ of food. The doctor brought them ice creams, burgers, and candy…but they thought the sounds were still________. Finally Anna's parents________ the doctor to bring fruit back.
“Anna isn't ill, ”said the doctor. “She can understand each type of food's own________. It comes from where the food was born, raised, and________. Anna wants to eat the foods whose music is ________. That's why she's slim and healthy.”
These days, they all look slim, ________ from then on, in the house pizzas, burgers, puddings, and ice creams were replaced by fruit, vegetables, and fish.
What did your dinner sound like today?
1.A. ideal B. agreement C. favourite D. challenge
2.A. thick B. weak C. clean D. slim
3.A. Suddenly B. Specially C. Sincerely D. Naturally
4.A. plate B. machine C. doctor D. girl
5.A. depended B. passed C. lived D. turned
6.A. sweet B. relaxing C. strange D. surprising
7.A. compared B. helped C. covered D. replaced
8.A. stopped B. traveled C. began D. continued
9.A. hated B. created C. refused D. enjoyed
10.A. dropped B. washed C. changed D. offered
11.A. farm B. pet C. forest D. sea
12.A. break B. lie C. burn D. sit
13.A. stood B. came C. spoke D. picked
14.A. amount B. colour C. type D. quality
15.A. terrible B. beautiful C. serious D. quiet
16.A. ordered B. asked C. allowed D. taught
17.A. character B. music C. habit D. requirement
18.A. grown B. sold C. prepared D. played
19.A. wonderful B. heavy C. original D. traditional
20.A. though B. since C. therefore D. if
This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to repair the house, a Japanese tore open the walls. Japanese houses normally have an empty space between the wooden walls. When pulling down the walls, he found that there was a lizard(蜥蜴) staying there because a nail(钉子) from outside was hammered into one of its feet. He saw this, feeling pity and curious. When he checked the nail, he found it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built.
What happened? The lizard had survived in such a position for 10 years! It has been in a dark wall partition(夹层) for 10 years without moving! Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years without moving a single step—since its foot was nailed! So he stopped his work and observed the lizard: What has it been doing? What and how has it been eating? Later, he didn't know from where another lizard appeared, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was astonished and touched deeply. The free lizard had been feeding it for the past 10 years.
Such love, a beautiful love! Such love happened with this tiny creature… What can love do? It can do wonders! Just think about it: one lizard had been feeding the other for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. If a small creature like a lizard can love like this, just imagine how we can love if we try.
1.How did the Japanese feel when seeing the lizard there?
A. Frightened B. Enjoyable
C. Confused D. Usual
2.Why did the Japanese stop his work?
A. To watch how long the lizard can still live here.
B. To take out the nail and set the lizard free.
C. To have a rest by watching the lizard.
D. To find out why the lizard had survived there for 10 years.
3.What can we learn from the free lizard?
A. It teaches us never to give up our loved ones.
B. It teaches us to give more help to our loved ones.
C. It tells us to take pity on the stuck lizard.
D. It encourages us to live even longer.
4 Study Habits You Should Be Practising
With exams, essays, projects, and many deadlines for different things, effective（有效的）study habits are necessary. 1. If you are in need of a bit of an improvement, keep reading for the top four study habits that you should be practicing.
1. Make and use flashcards.
2. By using flashcards with a question on one side and the answer on the other, you will force your brain to recall he necessary information. Even if you struggle a bit with a card, you will still be actively revising the necessary material.
2. Revise, revise, revise!
Many students put off studying until just before the exam, with the more hardworking students giving themselves a week or two before a test. 3. It’s best to revise the information a little bit every day, so that you are not upset when a test comes around.
3. 4.
One of the most effective—and the most fun—methods of studying is to watch related lectures and videos in order to get more material. Watch documentaries or videos on YouTube and educational websites. You may be surprised at how much you can learn from videos, and just how much information is available online.
4. Re-write your notes.
Studies have shown that writing information out by hand increases your ability to remember the material. This makes the recall go hand-in-hand with muscle memory. 5.
These are the four most effective study habits, and something all successful students do. Make sure you are on top of your game by following these study methods!
A. Watch related lectures and videos.
B. One method of revising is to make a mind-map.
C. Use these graded tests to create a new practice test.
D. Having these great study habits can make things easier.
E. However, it’s actually an ineffective method of preparing and studying.
F. Flashcards are designed to improve active memory recall of information.
G. You will be able to picture your written notes when you are taking the exam.
China is facing a reading crisis, with more than 50% of people surveyed believing they don't spend enough time reading and only 20% satisfied with their reading time, China Daily said.
According to Xu Shengguo, head of the Chinese Academy of Press and Publication, the country's reading rate last year was 78.6%, which means that percentage of people read books, periodicals or newspapers or were involved in online reading, while 21.4% read nothing at all.
The Academy launched an annual survey on the reading quantity of Chinese people in 2005 and found that each read 4.5 to 4.7 books on average per year between 2005 and 2014. Last year, Chinese people read only 4.56 books, compared with 12 in France, 11 in South Korea, 9 in Japan and about 7 in the United States. In addition, more tha 40% of Chinese people read less than one book throughout the year outside of textbooks.
A training meeting on reading supported by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television was held in Beijing last week. It was the first meeting for the Leading Reader project, a training series for teachers, officials, college students and bookstore owners to promote nationwide reading. It will be held on weekends during September and October.
In addition to factors such as the large population base in China and imbalance of regional economic development, the shortage of public libraries is widespread. Reading parties in the community are in need of greater promotion. If we want to promote the nationwide reading rate, we have to encourage more grassroots reading programs.
1.What is the reading rate of China last year?
A. 20%. B. 21.4%
C. 40%. D. 78.6%.
2.What's the training meeting held on weekends for?
A. For promoting nationwide reading.
B. For supporting the Beijing Municipal Bureau.
C. For training teachers and middle school students.
D. For advertising related books, films and Televisions.
3.Which is NOT the factor of the reading crisis?
A. China has a large population base.
B. Most Chinese people no longer like reading.
C. Some regions have no enough public libraries.
D. There is an imbalance in regional development.
4.What does the author want to tell us?
A. More Chinese like reading now.
B. China faces a reading crisis at present.
C. China has to promote the reading rate.
D. More grassroots should be encouraged to read.
King's College Summer School is an annual (年度的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York. Tips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows：
Application(申请) date ▼Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2015. ▼Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2015. ▼Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2015. | Courses ▼English language Spoken English：22hours Reading and Writing：10hours ▼American History：16hours ▼American Culture：16hours |
Steps ▼A letter of self-introduction ▼A letter of recommendation(推荐) The letters should be written in English with all necessary information. | Cost ▼Daily lessons：200 ▼Sports and activities：100 ▼Travel：200 ▼Hotel service：400 You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city. |
Please write to：Thompson, Sanders 1026King's Street, New York, NY10016, USA E-mail to：KC-Summer School @yahoo, com |
1.You can most probably read the text in ___________.
A. a newspaper B. a travel guide
C. a textbook D. a telephone book
2.Which of the following is true about King's College Summer School?
A. Only top students can take part in the program.
B. King's College Summer School is run every other year.
C. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
D. Only the teachers of King's College give courses.
3.If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school .
A. $200 B. $400
C. $900 D. $500
4.What information can you get from the text?
A. The program will last two months.
B. As a Chinese student, you can send your application on July 14, 2015.
C. You can write to Thompson only in English.
D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.
“How are you” is a nice question. It's a friendly way that people in the United States greet each other. But “How are you?” is also a very unusual question. It's a question that often doesn't have an answer. The person who asks “How are you?” hopes to hear the answer “Fine.”, even if the person's friend isn't fine. The reason is that “How are you?” isn't really a question and “Fine.” isn't really an answer. They are simply other way of saying “Hello!” or “Hi!”.
Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean. For example, when someone asks, “Do you agree?”, the other person might be thinking, “No, I disagree. I think you're wrong…”But it isn't very polite to disagree strongly, so the other person might say “I'm not sure…”. It's a nice way to say that you don't agree with someone.
People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people. For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says “I've to go now.” Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse,” Someone is at the door.” “Something is burning on the stove.” The excuses might be real, or it might not. Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that. The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person.
When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people often don't say exactly what they are thinking. It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's also a part of the game of language.
1.When a person wants to disagree with someone, it is polite to say “ ”.
A. You're wrong. I disagree. B. I'm not sure.
C. I'm sure I disagree. D. No, I disagree.
2.When a person says “I've to go now. Someone is at the door.”, he or she may be .
A. giving an excuse
B. hurting someone's feeling
C. talking to a person at the door
D. going to another place
3.One of the rules of the game of language is probably “ ”.
A. Always say what you mean.
B. Don't disagree with people.
C. Never say exactly what you're thinking.
D. Being polite is the best policy.
