When a thought has found words

Poetry（诗歌） is the forgotten child of literature． Few people read it for pleasure． In Western high

schools， poetry is seldom taught because it is considered to be out of date and have little to do with the life of today's students．

In China． however． poetry is still an important part of the curriculum（课程）． Recently， the Ministry of Education has increased the number of ancient Chinese poems for students to memorize and recite， from 14to Why is it important to learn poems？

First of all， poetry is a necessary part of learning traditional Chinese culture． It is a path to understanding your history and your society． It is also the key to understanding the thoughts and feelings that are common to everyone but that we may be unable to express-the joy of Li Bai dancing with the moon， for example． Everyone has feelings of joy， love， loneliness， sadness and even anger， and a good poem can put those feelings into words and bring us self-understanding．

Poems can also express beauty． In a few short lines， even something common can become beautiful． Here is a poem called Fog by Carl Sandberg： The fog comes/on silent haunches（弓腰）/and then moves on． Yes， fog does move smoothly， silently and like a cat， and Sandberg catches that feeling and image（形象）， and makes it beautiful．

Of course， to really enjoy poetry， it has to be read aloud． After all， a poem is really just a song without music． Most ancient poetry， like Homer's Epics（《荷马史诗》） and China's Book of Songs， was spoken for hundreds of years before it was written．

The American poet Robert Frost said， "Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words．" You are lucky that you now have seventy-two poems to learn!

【1】听到这个结果，朱莉激动得说不出话来了．

Julie was______ the result．

【2】真是令人惊讶，他将放弃执导这部电影．

It______ this film．

【3】我们应当习惯公交出行．

We should______ by public transport．

【4】结婚以来，他们已经去过很多名胜古迹了．

They______Reasons many places of interest______．

【5】你多久参加一次社会活动？

______？

【6】那位老师给的建议是多么有价值啊!

______？

【1】-Is this your umbrella？

-No， it's another______（visit）．

【2】-How much should I pay？

-18yuan in all，______（include）the pen you picked out just now．

【3】Time is limited． You'd better make a______（decide）right now．

【4】Nothing is_____（possible）． It means everything can happen if you make efforts．

【1】-Why do you buy so many flowers， Justin？

-______（celebrate） my mother's birthday．

【2】-Bad luck! My watch doesn't work well．

-Take it easy． It just needs______（repair）．

【3】-Why are you still waiting here？

-Doctor Yu promised to attend the party， but he______（not appear）．

【4】Zhu Ting， one of the best volleyball Players of China， says she will return whenever she______（need）．

【5】-Do you want to go to the talk on recycling？

-Great! I______（look） for some information for my article on the topic．

certain,according to, bad, one, different, begin, get, we

Martin Henfield talks about some of his experiences as a twin. When we were small my mother dressed us in the same clothes. That was bad enough and we didn’t like it. But we went on our 【1】 camping trip, it was even 【2】. We were only ten years old, and while all boys went into their sleeping bags for the night, we were not happy to snuggle(偎依) inside a double sleeping bag my mother made for 【3】. At school our classmates called us Henfield One and Henfield Two, so people couldn’t even see our difference 【4】 what we look like. It was only when I went to school and 【5】 to have my own friends that I started to feel my own freedom of identity(身份). Before I went to college, during my senior school holiday, I found a job on a building site. My twin brother, Mike Henfield, didn’t work. One day I asked my boss, “Can I have a week off ?” “【6】.” he said, “but you won’t have the job when you 【7】 back.” I didn’t want to lose the job. So on Monday morning, Mike went there in my shirt, jacket and hat and he worked for me for one week. None of them knew the 【8】. How lucky I was to have a twin brother.

【1】-How much time do you need to carry on with the project？

-Another______（四）days．

【2】Do you know what the exact______（人口） of China is？

【3】Finally， we managed to hand out all the 1，000posters______（凭借） others’ help．

【4】Miss Gao can always come up with______（幽默的） ideas to make her classes lively．

-No， you ____． Don't you see the light is still red？

A. couldn'tB. wouldn'tC. mustn'tD. needn't

Olympic medals are gold, silver and bronze. But the 2020 Tokyo Games want their medals to be “green”, according to CNN. Japan is going to make the Olympic 2020 medals by reused materials.

Japan has one of the highest recycling rates in Asia, according to OECD data. However, this is mainly used for plastic, paper and glass. The Tokyo Games will collect unwanted mobiles and other electronic devices (电子产品) from the Japanese public. They will recycle metal from those devices to help make 5，000 medals. Organizers hope to get eight tons of metal.

The public also gets a chance to be part of the Olympic journey, said the organizers. Recycled, or “green”, materials have been used to make Olympic medals in the past. Last year's Rio Games made 30 percent of their silver and bronze medals from recycled materials.

How does e-waste recycling work? Recycling or processing companies either collect or buy tons of this e-waste and used industrial products. They then use chemical processes to separate the different metals. Much of this work takes place in developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia.

【1】What will the Olympic medals in the 2020 Tokyo Games be made from?

Japan will collect ________________ to make the Olympic medals.

【2】How many medals will they make?

They will recycle metal to help make ________________ medals.

【3】Why do the Tokyo Olympic Games collect materials from the Japanese public?

Because it’s a good chance for the public to be ________________ the Olympic journey.

【4】What does “They” in last paragraph mean?

It refers to ________________.

【5】What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?

It mainly tells about ________________.

A: Hello! This is Mrs. Black. 【1】 that?

B: Hello! This is Alice. May I speak to Susan?

A: I beg your pardon? The【2】 is too bad. I couldn’t hear you clearly.

B: OK! May I speak to Susan? This is her friend, Alice speaking.

A: Oh, I am sorry, but she isn't in. Could I 【3】 a message for you?

B: Thank you! I will take Flight 1409 to leave 【4】 Beijing tomorrow.

A: I will tell her to call you back. Have a good trip!

B: Thank you very much.

A: Don’t 【5】 it.

One day, a young man came to the town. When he heard about the cave, he decided to enter the cave and found out whether there was a monster in it. As he went deep into the cave, he heard some strange sounds. So he followed the sounds. Suddenly, he felt that something was pushing his back. He was too scared to turn around to look at it. Finally, he was pushed into a huge cavern (洞穴). As he entered the cavern, he got very surprised. He found that he was right in the middle of a big party. There were a lot of people in the party. They were all those people who had never returned to the town.

Then those people told him that this was the idea of an old wise man in the town. The old wise man wanted to show people that if someone wanted to make a change, he should be brave and wanted to have a try. So the wise man made up the story of the monster. Only brave people could enjoy big parties in the cavern.

【1】The cave is called “Cave of Fear”,because _______.

A. there was a wise man in the cave

B. people who tried to enter it didn't return

C. there was a big party in the cave

D. people liked to live in the cave

【2】People left gifts and food at the mouth of the cave in order to ________.

A. attract the young man to enter the cave

B. thank the wise man for his good idea

C. stop the monster to get out of it

D. help the people to hold the party

【3】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Success belongs to the brave.

B. No pains, no gains.

C. Seeing is believing.

D. Where there is a will, there is a way.