Tuesday, 1stSeptember

I had mixed feelings today, nervous, worried, happy, excited… My heart went down when Miss Chan, our head teacher, said that Matthew and Beth, two students from England, would spend three months with us! I was worried that I had to speak English so much! But at the end of the school day, I was happier than I thought: the morning with them today was more enjoyable than I expected.

Today is the most unforgettable first day I have had! Matthew is fantastic! His English is clearer and easier to listen to than I thought. The other English student, Beth, is the most helpful girl I’ve ever met. There were lots of things to do on the first day. Beth offered to help Miss Chan put up all the notices. Of course, some of the credit (功劳) should also go to ME because I translated some of the notices for her. Miss Chan praised us!

We finished all the preparations 10 minutes earlier than expected, then Beth and I talked for a while, Matthew sang several English songs and did some stand-up comedy (单人喜剧表演) at the party. We all praised him. When the bell rang to end the first school day, none of us wanted to leave.

When I went back home, I had a little headache. I have probably spoken more English today than the whole of last year.

It was really a happy day! I hope our friendship can continue, even after they gone back to England!

1.The writer felt ______ when he heard the news from Miss Chan.

A. excited B. angry

C. fantastic D. worried

2.Beth helped Miss Chan with the ______.

A. comedy B. speeches

C. notices D. translation

3.Matthew ______ at the party.

A. had a talk

B. rang the bell

C. sang several songs

D. made a preparation

4.Matthew and Beth ______ on the first day.

A. spoke much Chinese B. got lots of praise

C. had a little headache D. forgot to leave the school

5.From the passage, we know that the writer ______.

A. caught a bad cold that day

B. went back home with Beth

C. expects to travel to England

D. likes the two English students

1.D 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.D 【解析】 试题这篇文章主要讲了作者的班里要来两个外国学生,一开始作者感到很担心,担心自己听不懂他们的话,但是和这两个学生相处了一天之后,作者从开始的担心变得开心,还和他们建立了友谊, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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Here is the story of how the teddy bear was born.

Nearly 100 years ago, President Teddy Roosevelt(罗斯福) went on a bear hunt. He e1. hunting in the woods. Because he was the President of the USA, the people who organized the hunt wanted to make it s2..

But after three days of walking and climbing and riding, n3. bears were found! The next day the hunt guide and his hunting dogs f4. found an old bear. The dogs and the guide followed the bear for quite a distance until the bear was too tired to run. The dogs attacked and hurt the old bear. To stop it from running away, the guide t5. the bear to a tree and called for the President. Here was a bear for him to shoot! President Roosevelt came, looked at the poor old bear and said “No”. He ordered that the old bear should be let go.

Mr. Berryman, a cartoonist (漫画家), heard of this story. He drew a cartoon showing how the President refused to shoot the bear while h6.. Mr. Michtom, owner of a toy store, came up with an idea by the cartoon. He and his wife made a toy bear and put it in his toy store window. Next to it w7. a copy of the cartoon. To his surprise, many people showed great i8. in the toy and hoped to own one. He asked for and received President Roosevelt’s permission(许可) to u9. his name for the bear, and the teddy bear was born!

Since then the toy bear has been famous a10. the world and especially popular with children.

1. enjoyed 2. successful 3. no 4. finally 5. tied 6. hunting 7. was 8. interest 9. use 10. around 【解析】 试题本文讲述的是泰迪熊如何诞生的故事。 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ...

Fill in the blanks with the first letter given from the context.

Since last year, city streets around China have seen colorful shared bikes, which people can r1. with a smartphone app and park wherever they choose. To r2. traffic jams and air pollution, many cities have offered bike-sharing, but sometimes dreams can turn sour.

As shared bikes become more popular, problems keep showing up. According to news reports, shared bikes are b3. treated(对待)by users. When people are using the bike, some of them just throw it onto streets and even into ditches. Recently, a man in Shanghai was f4. 1,000 yuan for stealing a shared bike.

At the same time, the d5. to the QR codes on bikes has brought huge losses to bike-sharing companies, like Mobikes. If the QR-code is damaged, the bike cannot be used any more. It can cost several hundred yuan for the company workers to find a lost bike and get it r6..

Mobike has credit(信用) scores for each u7.. Punishment(处罚) will be taken in case of users' bad behavior. Bike rental will go up to five yuan per minute if the score f8. to below 80.

However, punishment may not be the b9. way to stop shared bikes from being stolen or damaged. Bike-sharing services will work well only if people follow the rules and show r10. for the bikes and others.

1.rent 2.reduce 3.badly 4.fined 5.damage 6.repaired 7.user 8.falls 9.best 10.respect 【解析】试题本文关注的是共享单车的使用问题。共享单车在给人们带来便利的同时,使用者随意停放甚至故意毁坏自行车的事件随之涌现。为了遏制这种不良现象,Mobike公司对每个用...

In our culture, the ability to make one's own decisions is important. John F. Kennedy's quote(引语)"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." shows an unpleasant truth.

Much of what we know and believe has been taught to us by others, and we often accept this information without spending much time thinking it over for ourselves.

In today's world, we are being presented with information, ideas and beliefs, but many of them are against each other. Psychology(心理学)tells us that if we hear an idea enough times, or心t comes from someone we respect(尊敬), we will probably believe that idea. In these cases, we base our opinions on the opinions of others. If each of us does not think about this information for ourselves and come to our own conclusions , we will become nothing more than parrots(鹦鹉) quoting the opinions of others.

Examples of spreading fake news without thought can be seen on the Internet. Some people believe whatever they read and then share the story without thinking about the facts. All it takes is one quick click(点击)of the "share" button, and the story travels on its way to influence even more unthinking readers. This can cause serious problems.

If we just stop for a moment to think about what we read and hear, and form our own opinions, we will be more thoughtful, more independent, and more creative people, but few take that time. Yet we need not lose heart over this bad habit. In fact, simply becoming aware (意识到) of it is the first step towards correcting it. Once we become aware that we tend(趋向)to hold opinions and beliefs without thinking them through, we can change that pattern of behavior. Hopefully, we can learn to experience and enjoy the "discomfort of thought" and form our own opinions.

1.What's the purpose of this passage?

A. To describe how Internet news spreads.

B. To explain why people don't have their own opinions.

C. To tell people that they should have their own thoughts.

D. To warn people not to believe other people's ideas.

2.The underlined word "fake" in Paragraph 4 probably means

A. untrue

B. unhappy

C. unfair

D. unusual

3.How can we have our own opinions according to the passage?

A. By spreading the information we receive.

B. By learning more about psychology.

C. By quoting others' opinions like parrots.

D. By thinking about what we read and hear.

4.We can probably find this passage in a book about

A. history

B. education

C. sports

D. languages

1.C 2.A 3.D 4.B 【解析】这篇文章讨论了在当今社会一个人具有自己的观点、培养独立思考意识的重要性。 1.句意:这篇文章的目的是什么?A.描述互联网新闻如何传播。B.解释人们为什么没有自己的观点。C.告诉人们他们应该有自己的想法。D.警告人们不要相信别人的想法。原文“In our culture, the ability to make one's own...

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