all the time a small piece of different colours one day uses his hands

Mr. Chen makes toys from dough. He is over 50 years old now. His hands are rough because he works with dough 【1】.

Mr. Chen makes dough toys of different sizes. Only【2】dough and some simple tools are required to make a dough toy. Mr. Chen【3】to turn the dough into different characters, for example the Monkey King. Dough of 【4】is used to make the toys more interesting.

I like Mr. Chen's toys because they are very lovely. I hope that【5】I can learn to make dough toys.

—__________! I've never seen it rain this hard before!

A.No problemB.That's all right

C.It sure isD.No, it isn't.

风雨过后方见彩虹，只有真正付出过，收获才更觉弥足珍贵。假设你们班本周英语角讨论的话题是“付出与收获”，请你写一篇英语短文，讲述一段你的经历。

内容要点：

1.你做了什么事情；2.你是如何付出的；3.你做完那件事后的感受。

具体要求：

1.语言表达准确，短文连贯通顺；2.短文必须包括所给要点，可适当发挥；

3.词数80左右。

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【1】那个宫殿建造于20世纪70年代。（build）

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【2】当你处于危险之中时，请一定要保持镇静。（when）

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【3】你应该立刻动身。（suppose）

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【4】医生建议他不要吃太多的糖。（advise）

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【5】老虎擅长捕捉许多种类的动物。（catch）

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Cape Town is a city of four million people. It is running out of water. For three years,the city has faced a drought（干旱）. It is the worst in a century. Local reservoirs（水库）are mostly sand and dried earth. Officers are telling people to save water.（A）_______, the city will one day be forced to cut off the supply to homes and businesses. That day is being called Day Zero. At press time,Day Zero was expected to be June 4.（B）_______ the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.

"There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem." said Shirley Curry. She waited at a spring to get her share of water. "Now they suddenly realize this is for real."

On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer.

Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness. Areas popular with tourists may also have water. More than 10 million people visit Cape Town each year. Tourism provides nearly 10% of South Africa's economy.

Across the city,people are making an effort to save water. They are taking 90-second showers. They are washing their clothes less often. Using tap water to wash cars or fill swimming pools is not allowed. Those caught using too much water are punished.

For some people,rationing（定量供应）now feels normal. Kelson da Cruz keeps one container of water near the shower. Another he uses for brushing his teeth and washing his face. He uses non-drinking water to flush（冲洗）the toilet.

【1】在A、B空白处各填入一个合适的单词或短语。A______________B_______________

【2】将画线句子翻译成汉语。___________________________________________________________________

【3】"This" 指代：_____________________________________________________________________________

【4】How much water will each person in Cape Town get in a few months?_______________________________

【5】What's the fourth paragraph mainly about?______________________________________________________

When she was doing cartwheels（侧手翻）on the playground at the age of 7,a PE teacher saw her. He told her family that she was very good and advised Nadia to train in the capital of Romania. Although it was a long way from her home,Nadia went because she loved gymnastics.

After that,she trained hard and took part in lots of competitions. In 1975,she was thought as one of the most famous athletes of the 20th century.

In 1976,Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada. She was so fantastic in the competition that everyone waited for the score,a high score. But the scoreboard showed 1.00!

Everyone was surprised. There wasn't a sound for a moment. Then a voice came,"Ladies and gentlemen,Nadia Comaneci. . . 10!"

The audience cheered very loudly. So what happened? Well,when the scoreboard was built,no one thought a score of 10. 00 was possible. The decimal point（小数点）was in the wrong place! In fact,the scoreboard only had three digits（数位）to show scores,such as 9. 50 or 9. 85 at that time.

In the 1976 Summer Olympics,Nadia Comaneci scored a perfect 10,which was thought impossible before. From then on,she was looked as a hero. In 1984,she got retired（退役的）.

【1】At first,the scoreboard showed Nadia got ________in the Olympics in Canada.

A.10.00B.9.50C.1.00D.9.85

【2】In Paragraph 5, "Everyone was surprised" because ________.

A.she was fantastic in the competition

B.the score was too low

C.there wasn't a sound

D.she got a score of 10

【3】Put the following into correct order according to the passage.

①A PE teacher saw her doing cartwheels on the playground.

②Nadia went to the Olympics in Canada.

③Nadia went to the capital to train.

④ She was looked as a hero.

A.④③①②B.③①②④C.①③④②D.①③②④

【4】This passage is probably a ______.

A.news reportB.noticeC.life storyD.novel

In this country most ambulances are driven by firemen and this was the ______ . One fireman drove,and the other was in the back ______ me and my son. He started talking with my son as soon as he sat down next to me. He first asked my son whether he'd prefer English or Portuguese.

When my son said ______ of them,the fireman requested speaking English ______my son could practice. Of course,that gave him a chance to draw my son's attention to offering "tuition(学费)"—It was just a joke. And the fireman talked on and off for the full ______ . He'd tried his best to keep my boy awake. And he did so skillfully that my son didn't ______ we were tearing （狂奔）along with lights flashing.

The back of an ambulance is an awful place,and I got ______ and had to open the window a little. It was very ______ ,so the fireman took his jacket off and covered it around my son.

These kind firemen stayed with us during check,and ______ left when I told them that my husband was on his way in the car.

I was so thankful for the firemen's help. They're heroes.

【1】A.askedB.calledC.sentD.hit

【2】A.sameB.differentC.oldD.new

【3】A.amongB.forC.byD.with

【4】A.allB.eitherC.bothD.none

【5】A.as well asB.as long asC.so thatD.even though

【6】A.hourB.dayC.weekD.month

【7】A.imagineB.remindC.forgetD.realize

【8】A.sadnessB.sickC.worryD.joy

【9】A.coldB.warmC.sunnyD.cloudy

【10】A.alreadyB.yetC.everD.only

Failure is what often happens. It is everywhere in our life. Students may fail in exams, scientists may fail in their research work, and players may fail in competitions. Although failure happens to everyone, different people’s attitudes towards failure are different.

Some people don’t think that their failure is an important thing at all. So they pay no attention to it. As a result, they will have the same failure later. Some fall in low spirits when they don’t do well in the work. They usually lose heart and no longer work hard as before. Then they spend their time and energy on useless things. So they have nothing to do but feel sad and empty all day and all night. In fact, they lose the chance of success themselves.

But most people take an active attitude towards failure. They encourage themselves to be self-confident. They find out and analyze the causes so that they will no longer make similar mistakes. They take a lesson from every failure and become more experienced. They will be successful after hard work in the end. Even great men have failed many times before they succeeded. So we must deal with our failure correctly.

【1】完成句子Although failure____________, different people take different attitudes to it.

【2】完成句子Most people have a(an) ______________ idea when they fail. They are confident.

【3】简略回答问题How do people stop making the same mistake?

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【4】找出并写下全文的主题句____________________________________________

【5】将文中划线句子译成汉语_______________________________________

Usually, boys score higher on tests about math, while girls do better in tests about words, spelling and memory. But these differences may not always be true. In the future, a person’s abilities may not be decided by sex. As one scientist says, “Nothing is impossible for a person to be or do.”

A recent study by Jerome Kagan, a scientist at Harvard University is studying the watching ability of children 10 months old. Baby boys and baby girls are watching a “show” while seated on their mothers’ laps. In Act One of the show, an orange-colored ball is lifted from a blue box and moved slowly. Then it is returned to the box. This is repeated six times. Act Six is almost the same, except that the orange ball is smaller.

Baby boys do not seem to notice the difference in the size of the ball, but girls immediately become excited and begin to make noises that sound like language.

It’s also known that baby girls usually talk at an earlier age than baby boys do. Scientists believe that the left side of the brain develops faster in girls than in boys. As a result, by the time they start to school, little girls have an advantage that boys don’t have, but what have the boys been doing in the year before starting school? They have been developing something called aggression. An aggressive person feels strong and independent. He is often the first one to start a fight. It is said that aggression is caused by hormones (荷尔蒙). Scientists believe that hormones are not the only cause. They say aggression in boys is also caused by mothers.

【1】According to the article in Current Science, what are girls better at?

A.Finding factsB.Using languageC.Learning scienceD.Building things

【2】Which is right about Jerome Kagan’s study?

A.Girls don’t like the show.

B.Boys are strong enough to lift a blue box.

C.Boys and girls have the same watching abilities.

D.Girls quickly notice the difference in the size of the ball.

【3】Why do girls have an advantage when they start to school?.

A.Girls become independent earlier.B.Mothers teach girls more patiently.

C.Girls’ hormones develop more completely.D.The left side of the brain develops faster in girls.

【4】What does the underlined word “aggression” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.An angry feeling.B.A good habit.C.A friendly action.D.A strong person.

【5】What is the passage mainly about?

A.The research on girls’ advantages.B.The result of school education.

C.The differences between boys and girls.D.The children’s abilities to memorize.

Vegetables you grow are also good for your health because they have more nutrients than supermarket vegetables and they don’t have chemicals.

How much money can you save? First of all, seeds are a lot cheaper than vegetables, and secondly, you can save more by planting the most expensive and the most productive (多产的) vegetables. You can give your vegetables to friends and neighbors. It can make you very popular.

Don’t worry if you don’t have much space. To GIY, you don’t even need a garden. You can use pots on your balconies (阳台). And don’t worry if your space doesn’t get much sun. You can plant vegetables that don’t need a lot of sun to grow.

Grow your own vegetables now. You will have both a healthier body and a healthier social life.

【1】Food at supermarkets produces a lot of CO2 because of ________.

A.growingB.collectionC.transportationD.sun

【2】What do people mostly need if they want to grow their own vegetables?

A.Some seeds.B.A garden.C.Some chemicals.D.Some water.

【3】From the passage, we can learn that ________.

A.all vegetables need a lot of sun to growB.vegetables from supermarkets must be a little cheaper

C.we can plant vegetables on our balconiesD.the plants on the balconies need enough sun

【4】What could be the best title for the passage?

A.Saving MoneyB.Growing Vegetables Yourself

C.Saving the EarthD.Buying Some Seeds