题目内容
Saturday was going to be a special day for Sara. It was her birthday. No one had mentioned her birthday so far, and it was already Wednesday. “ ”, Sara thought to herself.
Sara went to school and told her friend, Jenny, that Saturday was her birthday.
“I know,” said Jenny. “Lynn told all the girls about your birthday.”
“Wow, I didn’t realize everyone knew,” said Sara. Saturday finally came and Sara got up early.
“Good morning, Sara,” said Mum.
“Hi,” said Sara. She looked around, but didn’t see anyone making a fuss over her birthday.
“What are you doing today?” asked Mum.
“Just stay at home,” said Sara, feeling a bit sad. She didn’t want to tell Mum it was her birthday.
“Why don’t you come with me to the Recreation Centre?” asked Mum.
“What will I do there?” asked Sara.
Mum said they needed help with a community project.
That afternoon Sara and her mum went to the Recreation Centre. When they opened the door, people shouted, “SURPRISE!” Sara couldn’t believe it. There were friends from school and her family. She saw Uncle Rick, Aunt Claire, and many cousins along with Grandma Joan. The walls were decorated with colourful balloons. There was a big cake sitting on the table along with many presents. A small band played the songs Sara and her friends liked to dance to.
Sara was called to cut the first piece of her birthday cake. She felt so special. “This is the best birthday I’ve ever had!” said Sara. “Thank you to everyone.”
1.Which of the following can be put in the blank(空白处)?
A. I won’t want others to know about it
B. I don’t want to have a birthday party
C. This is the best birthday I’ve ever had
D. I guess no one remembers it’s my birthday
2. The underlined part “making a fuss over” in Paragraph 7 probably means “ ”.
A. caring about B. giving ups
C. joining in D. paying for
3.Sara had her birthday party at .
A. home B. school
C. the Recreation Centre D. a music club
4.Many people went to Sara’s birthday party EXCEPT .
A. her friends B. her mother
C. her grandfather D. her uncle and aunt
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. A wonderful childhood memory
B. A wonderful birthday present
C. A special community project
D. A special birthday party
根据短文内容,用方框中所给词的正确形式填空,使短文完整、正确,并将答案写在答题纸的相应位置(每个单词只能使用一次)
Beside loud soft think so get answer happen say shout |
A wise man was visiting a village with his students. He found a group of family members 1. in anger at each other. He turned to his students and asked, “Why do people shout in anger at each other?”
His students2. for a while, and one of them said, “Because when we lose our calm, we shout.”
“But, why should you shout when the other person is just 3. you? You can just as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.”
Students gave some other4. but none were any good.
“When two people are angry at each other, their hearts became distanced (疏远的),” the wise man explained. “To cover the distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the 5. they will have to shout to hear each other.”
“What6. when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk 62 because their hearts are very close.” The wise man said.
He looked at his students and said, “So when you argue, do not let your hearts 63 distant. Stop 7. words that distance you from others. Otherwise, there will come a day when the distance is 8. great that you will not find the way back.”
请以I Have a Dream为题写一篇英语演讲稿,供英语课上交流。
Dream | I want to… |
Reasons | 1) be interested in… 2) … |
Ways to achieve my dream | 1) work hard at school 2) find out how successful people did it 3)… |
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2. 表中右栏信息仅供参考,也可以自由发挥;
3. 词数90左右。
I Have a Dream