Her School Journey (旅途)

Eleven-year-old Emily Jones lives on an island ( 岛 ) in the Orkneys. Emily's island is very small and there are only thirty people living there, Emily enjoys her life on the island.

She often goes fishing and swimming. But what about school?

Emily can see her school from her garden. It’s a few kilometers ( 千 米 ) away. The problem is that the building is on a different island and the journey is very long. She travels by bike, by bus and by ship to get there.

Like other children, Emily goes to school five days a week. She can take the ship every day in summer, and from Monday to Saturday in winter. The ship is small and only has space for twenty passengers ( 乘 客 ). Sometimes, Emily is the only passenger, but the workers in the ship are friendly and Emily likes them.

Sometimes, the weather is bad and Emily gets to school late. The teachers understand this and never get angry with her. Classes like sport and music are never the first ones on a school day. She usually has maths, and the teachers often give her extra (额外的) help at lunchtime.

Sometimes the weather is fine in the morning, but then it’s bad in the afternoon. When this happens, Emily doesn’t go home. She sleeps at a friend’s house.

1.How many people lives in the Emily’s island?

A.Five. B.Twenty. C.Thirty.

2.What problem does Emily have when she goes to school?

A.The school isn’t on her island.

B.The passengers aren’t friendly to her.

C.She doesn’t like going to school by ship.

3.The teacher usually helps Emily with her maths .

A.in the morning B.at lunchtime C.in the afternoon

Soto gave a report about fitness apps. The fitness apps attract users with training on almost any type of exercise, from cardio (有氧运动) to muscle (肌肉) development. The following are the results.

In Soto’s report on fitness apps, it said that although 37.2 percent of people chose gyms to exercise, 28.9 percent stayed at home on smoggy days. The apps enable users to exercise with guidance whenever and wherever they want, even in the office during a lunch break.

“Most apps focus on footstep counting or running.” Soto’s report noted, “By the end of 2018, fitness sports will see over 100 million people. With their exercise habits changing, the apps need to develop many courses for different age groups and sport choices to keep up with users.”

Fitness apps help save time and space for users, and make it possible to exercise during their very limited (受限制的) free time,” the report said. “ It also provides online communities to meet the users social needs. By providing a platform (平台) to share pictures ad experience, it has made exercise much more fun, and that is why it’s becoming so popular.”

Percentage of fitness app users in different age groups.

1.The text is written to________.

A.develop many courses B.provide a platform

C.give a report D.make exercise fun

2.________is the fitness app that is downloaded most.

A.WeChat B. Codoon

C. Yodorun D. Keep

3.The fitness apps need to develop many courses because________.

A.people like to exercise in the office B.people have very limited free time

C.people’s exercise habits are changing D.people want to take part in different courses

4.How many people between 18 and 24 years old will download fitness apps if there are 1,000 people?

A.About 180. B.About 300. C.About 100. D.About 50.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A.You can exercise with fitness apps at any time.

B.These fitness apps only have exercise on muscle development.

C.People can’t share pictures and experience on fitness apps.

D.28.9 percent of people chose gyms to exercise according to Soto’s report.

阅读下面短文,从下列各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

As we all know, eating habits are different in different countries. The Chinese have a __________. “Eat good things for breakfast, eat a big meal for lunch, but eat __________ at dinner.” Many Americans agree that one should start the day with a good breakfast, but their __________ about lunch and dinner are different.

Most Americans only give _________ a short time for lunch. So they eat a small lunch. After work they will have more time to eat a big dinner. Talking about their day with all the family is a great way to take a good rest after a long, hard day of work.

Eating at restaurants is also different. In China, people like to talk and laugh while _________. Very often you can hear people talking and laughing __________, and they are just having a good time. In America it is not like this. If someone is talking too loudly at table, the manager of the restaurant may __________ and ask them to be quiet. After dinner, it’s thought quite rude if you leave __________ you finish eating. You are expected to stay and __________ around the dinner table.

So if you want to be __________, there’s an English saying, “When in Rome, do as Romans do.”

1.A.saying B.word C.sentence

2.A.little B.less C.fewer

3.A.languages B.food C.ideas

4.A.ourselves B.themselves C.oneselves

5.A.cooking B.eating C.playing

6.A.quietly B.hardly C.loudly

7.A.come in B.come out C.come up with

8.A.as soon as B.until C.when

9.A.talk B.tell C.speak

10.A.rude B.kind C.polite

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