You speak, write a letter, make a telephone. Your words a)_____ a message. People communicate with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? 你脸上的微笑说明你是开心快乐的Tears in your eyes tell others that you are sad.
When you put up your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to say something or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying "No". You nod and people know you are saying "Yes". Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the bus helps you to know which bus b)_______. A sign on the door helps you where to go in or out. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of signs around you and that you receive messages from them all the time? People can communicate in many other c )______. An artist can use his drawing to tell beautiful mountains, about the blue sea and many other things. Books are written to tell about all the wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. Books, magazines, TV, radio and films all help us communicate with others. They can help us to know what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.
根据文章内容完成下列任务。
1.用方框内单词的适当形式填空（每次只用一次）
take , way , carry |
( a )________ ( b ) _________ ( c ) __________
2.将划线部分译为英语.
_________________________
3.将划线部分改成复合句
_________________________________________________
4.将划线部分译为汉语.
_______________________________________________
5.This sigh means______________________
Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.
__________________ are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability(能力)to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy(读写能力). You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.
Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write：
having everyday conversations with your children trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know reading to your children each night listening to your children read teaching your children how to use dictionaries talking about your children’s writings practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails .You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.
1.This passage is mainly written for __________.
A. children B. teachers C. parents D. doctors
2.________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.
A. “Listening and speaking skills”
B. “Reading and writing skills”
C. “Listening and writing skills”
D. “Reading and listening skills”
3._________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.
A. Listening to the radio every day
B. Listening to your children read
C. Reading to your children each night
D. Talking about your children’s writings
4.In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read ____ in one year.
A. 5 books B. 10 books
C. 15 books D. 20 books
5.Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to________.
A. draw pictures or take photos
B. listen to pop music
C. write diaries or book reviews
D. play computer games
Baltimore, Maryland
September, 16th, 2014
Dear Editor,
Can’t your newspaper do something about the habit if hitchhiking(搭乘)?
On a recent car trip Icounted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young girls.
Don’t they understand how dangerous it is to get into a car driven by a stranger? What do they know about the driver’s character or ability to drive? Nothing.
Many of the young hitchhikers probably come from good families. Don’t their parents teach them anything about the world? I always teach my children not to talk to strangers. I never allow them to accept rides from people they didn’t know.
Isn’t there enough crime (犯罪) today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking?
A Worried Grandfather
1.The word hitchhiking” means ____________ in Paragraph One?
A. to stand by the roadside, waiting for a bus
B. to drive in a dangerous way
C. to go on a long journey by getting rides on other people’s car
D. to ask a strangers the way in the car
2.The Worried Grandfather _______________________.
A. doesn’t like young girls to ask for a ride
B. thinks it dangerous for a young girl to get into a stranger’s car
C. doesn’t like the way some young drivers drive cars
D. never allows his children to get into other people’s car
3.According to the Worried Grandfather, people who often hitchhike ________.
A. have never received good education
B. don’t know good manners
C. will probably get into trouble
D. all come from very good families
4.The aim of the Worried Grandfather writing the letter to the editor is _______.
A. to tell the newspaper to warn its readers of the danger of hitchhiking
B. to tell the family not allow their young children to talk to strangers
C. to tell young girls never to go on a long journey alone
D.to tell young people to listen to their parents
5.The Worried Grandfather might be a person ____________________.
A. who always thinks of others
B. who has been kidnapped (绑架) by hitchhikers
C. who has seen much of the world and is very careful
D. who dislikes to hitchhike
Young Music Scene Concert Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Young Scene Concert at Berlin’s famous Quasimodo music hall. The concert is part of the Berlin Festival. Time： 15—20 Nov. Place： 45, 18756 Berlin, Germany Cost： Various
Email： info@quasimodo.de Phone： +34 (0) 45 839 5986 |
Documentary Film Month Cinemas, schools and libraries across France and the French-speaking world take part in November’s Documentary Film Month. About 120, 000 visitors take part each year.
Time： 1—20 Mar. Place： 25 Road Pyramids, 75001 Paris Cost： Various Phone： +12 (0)1 43 38 19 73 Email： info@paris-touristoffice.com |
Craft (工艺) Show You can come to the show twice a year, in spring and at Christmas. There are hundreds of artisans (手艺人) from across Canada selling jewellery, pottery, glass, ironwork and clothing.
Time： 26 Nov.—7 Dec. Mon.—Fri. 11 am—10 pm Sat. 10 am—8 pm Sun. 9 am—6 pm Place： Direct Energy Centre Cost： $10 Phone： +7 658 198 3245 Email： askus@oneofakindshow.com |
Canada Blooms Toronto Garden and Flower Show The Canada Blooms Show every year at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the country’s largest indoor garden show.
Time： Mar. 9 am—6 pm Sun. 11 am—5 pm Place： Metro Toronto Convention Centre Cost： $18; under 12 free Phone： +1 235 447 8768 Email： info@mtccc.com |
1.People can enjoy music at Young Scene Concert from____________.
A. 1—20 Mar B. 15—20 Nov
C. 26 Nov—7 Dec D. 1 Mar—20 Nov
2.You can e-mail ________if you want to see Documentary Film.
A. info@mtccc.com
B. askus@oneofakindshow.com
C. info@paris-touristoffice.com
D. info@quasimodo.de
3.You can buy ____________at the Craft Show.
A. glass, ironwork and clothing
B. different kinds of flowers
C. classic music CDs
D. some books about film
4. If two adults and two boys of 9 want to see Flower Show and Craft Show, it will cost them ____________.
A. $40 B. $56 C. $76 D. $112
5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Young musicians from all over Germany perform at Quasimodo music hall.
B. Cinemas, schools and libraries across France take part in Documentary Film Month.
C. People can enjoy the Craft Show from 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday.
D. Toronto Garden and Flower Show is the world’s largest garden show.
World Book Day falls on April 23 every year. It was set up by UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) in 1955 to encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of .
Many countries celebrate World Book Day. On that day in the UK, millions of students can buy of special price, much lower than usual in any bookstore. It has been done every year 1998. World Book Day is also celebrated in China. Premier Wen Jiabao does lots of reading he’s very busy. On World Book Day 2009, he called on people to do more reading. He suggested that young people should spend more time reading. “Books can’t change the world, but people can change the world by changing through reading,” he said.
Reading can benefit (有益于) people . Reading helps us become more knowledgeable and more intelligent. Reading helps us to follow the developments of science and technology. Reading us with information about other culture and places of the world. When we read, we may find many things that are unfamiliar to us. We would have to use our brain about them or do more reading to find out the answers. The more we read, the more we know. The more we know, the smarter we become. Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English. We all know that we_____ learn everything at school, for example, the ways English people are speaking and writing today.
“Reading makes a full man.” Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help to know more about the outside world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to form the habit of reading every day.
1.A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing
2.A. clothes B. dictionaries C. computers D. books
3.A. since B. in C. from D. by
4.A. because B. though C. through D. when
5.A. ourselves B. yourselves C. themselves D. itself
6.A. in many ways B. by the way C. in any way D. in the way
7.A. earlier B. later C. latest D. last
8.A. shares B. offers C. opens D. provides
9.A. think B. to think C. talk D. to talk
10.A.can B. can’t C.might D. have to
The shoes are much too small for him. They ______ be his.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. have to
