Do you want to know what our life will be like in the future? Let′s have a look. You may get a surprise!

You′ll go to the kitchen when you′re hungry. 1.The robot will cook the food for you in a few minutes. Then it will bring the food to you.

2.The food machine will tell you what your body needs. It will help you eat healthily. The food machine will be connected (连接) with the kitchen robot. 3.

After having a meal, you can go to your home office.4.

You′ll have a special information screen. When you get a message from a friend, your information screen will be turned on automatically (自动地).5.Then you can talk with your friend easily.

A. The robot can get messages from the food machine.

B. You can give orders to the kitchen robot.

C. You need to cook for your family after work.

D. You can work at home and you don't need to go out to work anymore.

E. Your friend′s face will appear on the screen.

F. In the kitchen you′ll find a special food machine.

G. The traffic won't be busy or crowded.

A. The robot can get messages from the food machine.

B. You can give orders to the kitchen robot.

C. You need to cook for your family after work.

D. You can work at home and you don't need to go out to work anymore.

E. Your friend′s face will appear on the screen.

F. In the kitchen you′ll find a special food machine.

G. The traffic won't be busy or crowded.

根据对话内容在方框中选择恰当的句子将对话内容补充完整(其中有两项为多余项)。

A: Hello, this is Larry speaking.

B: Hi, Larry. This is Danny. 1.

A: I′m doing my homework.

B: 2.I want you to watch it with me.

A: A soccer game? I want to, but I can't.

B: Why? 3.

A: I know, but I have a lot of homework to do. If I watch the soccer game, I won't be able to finish my homework. 4.

B: It will start at about 5 in the afternoon.

A: At about 5?5.Then I can go with you.

B: That′s wonderful!

A. That′s to say, I have three hours left for my homework.

B. What are you doing now?

C. Sorry, I′m not interested in soccer games.

D. But can you help me with my homework first?

E. It will be a pity (遗憾) if you can′t watch it with me.

F. By the way, when will it start?

G. There will be a great soccer game in the city square this afternoon.

A. That′s to say, I have three hours left for my homework.

B. What are you doing now?

C. Sorry, I′m not interested in soccer games.

D. But can you help me with my homework first?

E. It will be a pity (遗憾) if you can′t watch it with me.

F. By the way, when will it start?

G. There will be a great soccer game in the city square this afternoon.

端午节是中国的传统节日。吃粽子是中国的一钟传统习俗。每年农历五月初，中国百姓家家户户要浸糯米、洗粽叶、包粽子。请根据以下提示，描写制作粽子的过程。

要求：1.制作过程必须包括以下的五个环节：

2.词数80词左右（开头的首句已给出，不计入总词数内）。

3.Ingredients(材料):

糯米：glutinous rice: one kilo 粽叶：reed leaves 牛肉：half a kilo of beef

红枣：red dates 盐：two spoons 线： strings

How shall we make Zongzi

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Do you ever find it annoying to look for the TV remote (遥控器)? Are you ____ of changing shoes when playing different sports? Don't worry, Student at Claytom Middle School in the US ____ be able to help you.

Dylan Glick, _____ 8-grade student, thought of the idea of a "retractable (可缩回的) remote." The remote has a cord to connect with its resting place. When people click a button on the remote, the cord will ____ the remote back to its resting place.

"It is definitely something that I would use, and I'm sure my parents would too," said Glick. He said that sometimes at night when he wants to go to bed, he needs at last ten minutes to find the remote. So he ____ with the idea.

Allison Bicking, also a student in Grade Eight, had a similar idea. Bicking is a track(田径) and soccer player. She wears spiked shoes (钉鞋)when she practices _____. If she plays soccer after she runs, she has to change her shoes.

To save the trouble, she invented "speedy spike" ___ after three months' hard work. The spikes are retractable with a small button on _____ shoe. If you push the button, the spikes will come out or ____ into the shoe, making the shoes suit different kinds of sports. It seems that inventing something is not that difficult. So keep your eyes open. Maybe the next great inventor ____will make a difference to our life is you!

1.A. tired B. afraid C. full D. serious

2.A. must B. can C. might D. need

3.A. a B. an C. the D. /

4.A. give B. throw C. bring D. fly

5.A. came in B. came out C. came up D. came to

6.A. running B. to run C. to jump D. jumping

7.A. success B. successfully C. successful D. succeed

8.A. either B. each C. both D. neither

9.A. gone back B. goes back C. go back D. went back

10.A. what B. which C. where D. who

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团)performance. Finally, there was only one family standing ahead of us. The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean. The children were ____, standing in line, two by two behind their parents, and holding hands. They were ____ talking about the clowns elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before. And the father and mother seemed as happy as they could be.

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets ____. He proudly replied, "I want eight children's tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus." The ticket lady told him the price. The man's wife ____ her head. There was no longer a smile on the man's face. He quietly asked again, "How much did you say?" The ticket lady told him the price again. The man didn't have enough money. How was he supposed to tell his kids that he couldn't take them to the circus.

_______ what was happening, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled our a $20 bill and _____ it on the ground. (And we weren't rich!) Then he picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, "Excuse me, sir, this ____ your pocket." The man knew what was going on. He certainly appreciated the help in this heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked into my dad's eyes, held my dad's hand and took the $20 bill. ____ a tear in his eyes, he replied, "Thank you, sir. This really ____ a lot to me and my family." My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn't get to see the circus that night, but we didn't ____

1.A. kind-hearted B. easy- going C. good-looking D. well-behaved

2.A. sadly B. excitedly C. confidently D. nervously

3.A. he wants B. does he want C. he wanted D. did he want

4.A. . touched B. moved C. nodded D. lowered

5.A. Hearing B. Seeing C. Wondering D. Predicting

6.A. hid B. searched C. handed D. dropped

7.A. fell out of B. fell down C. fell over D. fell into

8.A. In B. With C. On D. At

9.A. makes B. describes C. means D. marks

10.A. care B. know C. wait D. return

A nice day out for the whole family! Come and see our beautiful bridshuge mammals(哺乳类), lovely marsupials (有袋类)and reptiles (爬行类).... in our zoo ! scientists will give wonderful lessons about animals every Tuesday! Don't miss it !

1.Visitors can see kangaroos and tortoises in Area A and Area C

2.Camels' humps store water, not fat.

3.Visitors can have lessons about animals on Thursdays.

4.The best order for visitor to see as many animals as possible on Sundays is tigers-camels-koalas-kangaroos.

5.If a five-year- old girl Millie and her parents visit the zoo, they should pay $155.

C

Why are you study habits different from those of your friends? Why do you seem to learn faster in some classes while more slowly in others? One reason you may not know is that people have different types. Scientists say there are three different learning types: Visual(视觉型)，Auditory(听觉型)，and Kinesthetic (动觉型)。

Visual learners learn best by seeing. If you seem to easily remember information from pictures, graphs(图表)，and videos, you are probably a visual learner. You’re not good at copying down what the teacher says in class. Never mind. You can draw graphs or pictures instead, if you find that works better for you.

Auditory learners learn best by hearing. If you seem to easily remember things by hearing them, then you are probably an auditory learner. You must listen carefully while the teacher is speaking because it’s the easiest way for you to learn . Sometimes you may find that taking notes tops you from listening carefully. After class, you can write down what you remember or borrow your friend’s notes to copy.

Kinesthetic learners learn best by doing. If you seem to learn best by working with your hands, you are probably a kinesthetic learner. Taking notes by writing can make you pay close attention to information as you receive it. Of course, you can learn best by making full use of labs or other class activities.

Hope you learn better by knowing what your personal learning type is.

1.There are____________ different learning types according to the passage.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

2.Jude can remember the words of a song quickly by listening to it once or twice. She might be a /an ____________ according to the passage.

A. auditory learner B. visual learner

C. strange leaner D. usual learner

3.Kinesthetic learners learn best by ____________

A. Remembering information from videos B. listening teachers in class

C. drawing graphs or pictures D. doing things with their hands

4.The best title of this passage may be “____________”

A. Study Habits B. Ways to study

C. Learning types D. Reasons to learn

A bicycle may be seen by most people as just another vehicle (交通工具)，but for many people in London, cycling is a way of life. According to an official UK government survey in 2017, about 570,000 bike journeys are made every day in London. In fact, almost half of the vehicles that pass over London Bridge each day are bikes.

London introduced a public bike-sharing system in 2010. "There can be no doubt that our trusty bicycles have changed the way people get around our great city," Johnson told the Guardian in 2015.

In London, bike are used for more than just taking short trips to and from the subway. No matter where you want to go in the city, taking a bike is usually the quickest and easiest choice.

And it's not just shared bikes that the government is encouraging people to ride. In many companies across the UK, the UK government's Cycle to Work scheme (倡议)allows employees to buy a brand new bike without having to pay any tax(税). This means that it's common to see many people cycling to and from work, and some employee even provide workplace showers and lockers (储物柜) for their workers. More importantly, a cycle-friendly boss may let you off for being late if you rode a bike to work.

Not only is it great for the environment and our body, cycling is also good for the mind. According to National Geographic Magazine, "Bike riding can improve people's happiness."

1.What's Johnson's attitude(态度) toward the bike-sharing system in London?

A. Supportive B. Doubtful C. Disappointed D. Uninterested

2.What can employee get from the government under the "cycle to work" scheme?

A. Free bike-sharing services B. A tax-free bike

C. Shorter working hours D. Workplace showers and lockers

3.What's the article mainly about?

A. Cycling as a healthy way of life. B. London's public bike-sharing system.

C. What Londoners are encouraged to ride bikes. D. How cycling has become popular in London.

"What! You, too? I thought I was the only one." Have you ever said this to someone? If so, you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.

It seems that similarity often helps from friendships. The Greek philosopher (哲学家) Aristotle once said, "Some define (下定义) it (friendship) as a matter of similarity; they say that we love those who are like ourselves."

Now, there is some science behind this idea. Scientists from University of California said friends have similar brains, Scientific America reported.

The scientists invited 42 university students to take part in an experiment. Each student watched the same set of videos, which included a comedy, a debate (讨论) and a soccer match. At the same time, scientists scanned(扫描) their brains and recorded their brain activity.

Similar parts of their brains became active while watching the videos, especially parts that are connected with motivation (动力), learning and memory. According to their scans, friends who watched the same videos parts reacted in similar ways. However, people who weren't friends has different reactions to the same video parts.

Having close friends whose brain react like ours may be useful because it makes one's own value, opinions, and interests stronger, lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider.

But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship. Scientists from the University of Leipzig, Germany, found that friendship is also based on how physically close you are to someone. They did an experiment with first-year college students who met in class for the first time. Is this experiment, students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.

1.What does "this idea " in Paragraph 3 refer to ?

A. Many friendships start with small chats B. Friends try to develop similarities between themselves.

C. People with similarities may become friends D. We like those who like us first.

2.What did the scans of the students' brain show?

A. They had watched the same video parts

B. Friends had similar reactions to the same video parts

C. Watching videos improves one's memory

D. It's good to have friends who react similarly

3.According to the story, what else may help build friendship?

A. Being fun and helpful B. Studying at the same college

C. Having similar appearance D. Being physically close

1.我们中国人通常在二月庆祝春节

We Chinese usually celebrate the Spring Festival __________________.

2.她接到参加聚会的邀请

She received an ____________________ to the party.

3.考试中要想取得好成绩，我们最好避免犯太多的粗心错误

To get good grades in exams, we'd better avoid making many _________.

4.当我听说到铁一学子演奏的音乐时， 我感到非常激动

When I heard the music that ____________ by the students of Tie Yi Middle School, I felt excited.

5.我认为对我们来说学一门第二外语是有必要的

I think ________________ for us to learn a second language.