Winter is cold, with piles of snow,

When rain falls and no trees grow.

For kids it's the snow they desire,

And cups of cocoa before the fire.

When winter is gone, the grass grows,

Roses and trees, light wind blows,

The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing,

Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing.

And then the sun starts to shine too brightly,

It is so hot that fans are put on nightly.

And then it's off to the beach or pool,

Where people swim about just to keep cool.

All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown,

And when on the ground make a big sound.

In autumn a lot of money he spends,

For clearing leaves on the backyards.

Each season has its own goods and its bads,

But since they are different I am glad.

1.The underlined word "desire" may mean similarly to(相似) __________

A. dislike B. want C. find out D. make

2.According to the poem, light wind starts to blow__________ .

A. before winter B. during winter C. after winter D. all year round

3.People use fans to____________ .

A. keep off the hot sun B. keep cool C. help to swim D. keep warm

4."He" spends much money _______.

A. going to beaches B. buying tree leaves

C. clearing leaves D. travelling in autumn

5.The title of the poem is most likely to be_____________ .

A. Weather B. Tree leaves C. Goods and bads D. Seasons

Father seemed to have no hobbies but just took care of his family.

Since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

He was always interested in my life--how my family was doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, England or Florida.

Nine years ago I bought my first house. My lather, 67 years old, spent three days painting my house, eight hours a day. All lie asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy with work to take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.

Five years ago, my 71-year-old father spent five hours putting together a swing set (秋千) for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had other jobs to do.

On the Sunday morning, 16 January 1995, my father telephoned me as usual. This time seemed forgetful. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.

The call came at 4:40 a.m. which said father was sent to hospital in Florida. I got on a plane immediately. I vowed(发誓)that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, for I owed(欠)him a nice long talk.

I arrived in Florida at 6:00 a.m., but my father had passed away hours before. This time he did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.

1.What did Father use to do at 9:00 on Sunday mornings?

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2.What did Father do for me when I bought my first house?

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3.Father didn't have chances to have a face-to-face talk to "me", did he?

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4.What happened to Father shortly after 'T' hung up on 16 January 1995?

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5.Put the underlined sentence into proper Chinese.

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1.电影开始半个小时了。

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2.应该采取更多的措施来改善人们的生活条件。

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3.没有他父母的支持，他不可能出国留学。

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4.那天，他们太忙于讨论那个慈善项目而不能休息。

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5.校运会将在下星期三举行吗?

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6.你叔叔离开苏州多久了?

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7.格林先生下个月被邀请做一个关于英语阅读的讲座。

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8.他在公共场所吸烟是不对的。

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9.Tom年龄不够大不能在家照顾自己。

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10.学生们通常用电脑搜寻信息。

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1.起初，猎人们面临了严重的问题。

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2.在我们老师的帮助下，我们解出了那道物理难题。

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3.这个自然保护区覆盖了50平方公里的面积。

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4.中国政府为那些贫困地区的孩子们提供食物和衣服。

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5.我们必须立即采取行动保护那些处于危险之中的大熊猫。

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6.这所学校将会在什么时候被创办？

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7.废料过去常常被粗心地扔进河里。

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8.你梦想成为一个大明星是不明智的。

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9.他够友好通过书信与我们保持联系。

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10.直到最终失败了我们才意识到培训的重要性。

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1.到了减少严重的空气污染的时候。

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2.你在公共场所大喊是很粗鲁的。

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3.我们应该保护我们的地球。

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4.所有的动物为了活下去都得吃东西。

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5.我的父亲习惯了早上起来后跑步。

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6.我们应该通过多植树来减少空气污染。

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7.每个人都应该做些对地球有益的事情。

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8.土地污染对很多动物有害。

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9.你知道旧衣服将会被回收利用吗？

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10.我们将被教导采取一些简单的步骤来保护环境。

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1.这本书是为孩子们写的。

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2.这架飞机也被用作培训中心。

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3.他很自豪，因为他得了第一名。

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4.他们已经决定为这位有眼疾的病人做手术了。

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5.这个农业科学家教了当地的农民新的农业技术和知识。

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6.医生认为这个病人应该继续他的治疗。

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7.我们一到那儿，就被邀请上飞机参观。

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8.她已下定决心为妇女的权利工作。

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9.这些书是什么时候发下去的？

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10.由于现代医学发展迅速，大部分眼部疾病可以治愈。

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1.干净的水和食物将提供给贫困地区的孩子们。

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2.这个女孩太害羞了，不能够清楚地表达自己。

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3.这种新型能源成本很低并且取之不竭。

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4.我们应该避免打断别人说话。

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5.你能尽快下定决心戒烟吗？

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6.这些志愿者们在执行任务前必须接受培训。

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7.他们用这种方式可以帮助提高当地人的生活质量。

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8.我们可以将零花钱节省下来捐给那些贫穷的人。

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9.他妈妈需要尽快手术，不然的话，她可能会失去生命。

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10.这位男孩天生有智力有缺陷，但是他从来没有失去信心。

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Indian movies hit in China

Hollywood movies seem to be China’s favourite movies. But that is not always the case. Recently an Indian movie has become very p1..

The movies called Dangal (《摔跤吧！爸爸？》) c2. out on May 5. In less than five days, it has made more than 100 million yuan, according to China Daily.

The movie is about a father who turns his daughters i3. great wrestlers(摔跤手). It is based upon the story of former Indian wrestler Mahavir Phogat. Famous Indian actor Aamir Khan, 52, plays the father.

Indian movies often include lots of singing and dancing. But Dangal is d4.. As Yahoo said, the sport story shows gender stereotypes(性别歧视) and a complex(复杂的) father-daughter relationship. There are so many moments that may m5. you want to cry. In the movie, when the father t6. his daughters to wrestle, people in the village all laugh at him. Above all, f7. girls did this sport at that time. But the father keeps teaching them. He even l8. home and goes to his daughters’ city to train them. ＂It makes me think of my father, and his selfless love for us,＂ a Chinese audience member told Hindustan Times.

The daughters’ success shows that ＂girls are as g9. as boys＂. It’s the movie’s theme, as Hindustan Times said. And it attracts(吸引) m10. of Chinese fans. ＂It is like the story of a Chinese village girl becoming an Olympic champion,＂ said Tan Zheng, editor of Film Art magazine.

It’s not easy to let young people accept the ways of the old. It’s becoming e1. more difficult in the face of new technologies. So officers gathered in Wuhan, Hubei Province that is proved to be good at m2. children interested in tradition. They shared some lessons. As we all know, many students know little about traditional things. Officers d3. how to make local operas popular in elementary and middle schools. Officers also agreed that every student should get the chance to w4. a traditional opera show for free every year.

The work of the theatre was divided into three p5.: speech, teaching and performance. By the end of November, about 146 e6. of these kinds were held. Opera artists are often invited to schools to communicate with students and teachers. Traditional opera lessons are t7. in more than 80 percent of its elementary and middle schools. More than 6,600 opera shows were performed at schools that year, and that was h8. praised by students and parents.

In this way students can have a taste of the traditional beauty of China. “At first I was afraid these events could be a distract (分心) from study. Now I r9. that our children have learned a lot from them,” said one parent of No.71 Middle School. One of the officers said o10. parts of the country could learn some lessons from Hubei Province’s experiences. They hope students all over China will have the chance to learn the art of traditional operas by the end of 2018.

Early in the morning, at noon, or in the evening you can see Americans running. Men and women, young and old run e1.— along the beaches of California, through Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym. Some people even run in their living r2..

Running wasn’t so p3. in the past. In the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes (运动员) and healthy, strong people. When people saw a runner, they used to ask, “Hey, what’s the hurry?” or they might say to themselves, “Is he c4.?” At that time, women almost n5. ran. If they did, they might be laughed at. But today all these attitudes (态度) have c6.. Men and women of all ages enjoy running.

Doctors say many of the health p7. in the United States come from these bad habits: eating too much, smoking cigarettes, and doing l8. exercise. Doctors tell us, “Eat less, don’t smoke, and exercise m9..” Running is a good exercise b10. it helps build a strong heart and lungs. It also helps most people lose weight.