题目内容

Raising chickens seems a difficult task for teenagers. Gracie Goodpasture, from Virginia, US, not only raises them, but also tries to breed (喂养) the “perfect chicken”. And she even won an award for her love of science.

Gracie started breeding chickens in her third grade at Steward School. At first, she worked on some farms for her school project. But later, the 14-year-old started to have some ideas of her own.

“Some have thicker eggshells (蛋壳), and they’re hearty (健壮的) throughout the winter,” said Grade.

Since then, the young science lover started to try to find the healthiest free-range (散养) chickens. And she ended up breeding a type that now bears her name.

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) gave the 2015 Angela Award to Gracie Goodpasture. Her interests don’t end with chickens and eggs. She is also into building robots and testing preservatives (防腐剂) in fast foods. In her words, she wants to go to Virginia Tech for poultry (家禽) sciences in the future.

1.Where is Gracie from?

2.In which grade did Gracie start breeding chickens?

3.What did Gracie find about some chickens’ eggshells?

4.When did NSTA give the Angela Award to Gracie?

5.Why does Gracie want to go to Virginia Tech in the future?

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Sing the Language You’re Learning

How can you remember a song from your childhood to this day? Why do your teachers use songs to teach you English? It seems there is a scientific reason for this.

Researchers are now studying the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They find that remembering words in a song is the best way to remember even the most difficult language.

“Singing could be a new way of learning a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are used in a catchy and meaningful way”, said Dr, Karen Ludke. The findings may help those who have difficulties learning foreign languages. On his blog, Dr. Ludke writes, “A listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”

Many language teachers know the value of using music and singing. Hua Zhuying, a teacher at a Chinese language school in Washington, D.C. depends heavily on songs in teaching Chinese. She says, “I use music all the time to teach children Chinese. For little kids usually we use the music. Not only does it work, but it is fun for kids.”

“Sometimes, I think if I were taught English that way, maybe I could speak much better English than now,” Hua Zhuying adds.

Our brain likes music, especially for remembering. So, if you’re still struggling in learning a language, why not try singing it out ?

1. According to the passage, the best way to remember a foreign language is to .

A. read and write more

B. listen to the teacher carefully

C. copy the words many times.

D. remember words in a song

2.The underlined word “catchy” probably means “ “

A. 艰涩难懂的 B. 悦耳易记的

C. 枯燥乏味的 D.震耳欲聋的

3.Dr. Ludke believes that foreign language learning can be supported by .

A. using the listen-and-repeat singing method

B. listening to all kinds of famous music

C. writing songs with the language

D. reading the lyrics again and again

4.From the passage, we know that Hua Zhuying .

A. is interested in writing English songs

B. teaches children English by using music

C. teaches Chinese in an American school

D. is a researcher in a language school

5.The passage mainly tells us that .

A. many researchers realize the importance of language studying

B. your brain remembers a language better if you sing it.

C. many language teachers know the value of famous music

D. you will never learn a language well unless you can sing

— Hello, Joyce, you are busy. Can I give you a hand?

—Thanks very much, ______ I can manage.

A. and B. or C. so D. but

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朋友情深，友谊无价。在与朋友交往的过程中，你认为什么是最重要的？是以诚相待、彼此信任，还是……?目前，你校校刊正在就此话题开展征文活动，请你结合自己的经历，写一篇英语短文，谈谈看法。

内容提示：（1）What is the most important about friendship?

（2）Share your experience.

要求：（1）中心突出，语义连贯，层次清晰，书写规范；

（2）文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；

（3）词数80左右。

–Would you mind asking Jenny to show me around Meilanfang Park?

--____________. She’s busy with her work.

A. Better not B. Yes, please

C. Never mind D. Not at all

–I ______ know you can play the piano so well.

--Thank you.

A. didn’t B. don’t C. can’t

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