题目内容
All About “A-thons”
A marathon(马拉松) is a long-distance running race. Now it is not only a competition, but some people organize marathons for charity(慈善). Runners get friends, families and other people to
1. (支持) them. They promise to provide a certain amount of money for every race. For example, if the runner runs one 2. (千米), the providers each give the runner $1 for the charity.
A3. (许多) of money can be raised this way. However, not everyone can run, so people in the USA have thought of other ways to raise money, using the idea of a marathon.
Walk-a-thons A walk-a-thon is similar to a marathon, but people walk 4. (代替) of running. This is one of the most 5. (受欢迎的) ways for people to raise money.
Read-a-thons Many schools organize read-a-thons to raise money. Students can get money 6. (简单地) for the number of books they read in a given amount of time. They may have 7. (十) weeks to read. Little kids can also get money according to how many 8. (页) they read. The read-a-thons are9. (举行) not only to raise money, but also to encourage teenagers to read.
Bowl-a-thons Bowling is an 10. (有趣的) sport for many Americans. In a bowl-a-thon, people raise money for every point they get in the game. The higher the score is, the more money they make for the charity.
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）
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1. I didn’t learn to paint I was forty.
2.The students were into four groups before doing experiments.
3.James looked tired, for he listened to three this morning.
4.I’ll lead you to your room. is the one next door.
5.There is no wind and the water is as as glass.
阅读下列短文，在空白处（71-75）填入与短文内容相符的信息，完成阅读摘记。
English is the first language of several countries. However, it has many differences. British, American, and South African English are all spoken differently. In many English language courses, the British and American differences are taught. One is not more correct than the other, but there are important differences between the two.
Probably the biggest difference between American and British English is the vocabulary. Different words and expressions are used to talk about the same thing. For example, in the United States, people throw their garbage into the trash can. In England, people throw their rubbish into the dustbin. In Britain, people take a lift to the fifth floor. In America, people take an elevator.
American and British grammar can be also different. For example, speakers of British English will ask “What did you do at the weekend?”, but Americans usually say “on the weekend.” In the United States people usually say “I’ve gotten a new car.”, but in the UK they will say “I’ve just got a new car.”
The pronunciation in American and British English is also different, even when the spelling is the same. The word “tomato”—pronounced “to-mah-to” in British English—is a classic example of this.
Vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation are three ways English is different in different parts of the world. Learning all these is not easy, so English learners should just know that they are always there.
Differences | ||
Br E | Am E | |
Vocabulary | ? Throw the rubbish into the dustbin ? Take a 72 to the fifth floor | ? Throw the garbage into the 71 ? Take the elevator |
Grammar | ? At the weekend ? I’ve just 74 a new car. | ? 73 the weekend ? I’ve gotten a new car. |
75 | Tomato—pronounced “to-mah-to” | |
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