A．learn

B．am learning

C．have learned

D．will learn

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Box-office monster “Zootopia” has been called “the most Easter egg-packed(彩蛋)movie ever made by Disney”.One of its Easter eggs comes to the species of the news anchor seen on the film’s ZNN channel.Depending on where in the world you’re watching “Zootopia”,the type of animals hosting may change.

Zootopia went a step further to make the different versions(版本).In the US,Canada,France,the news anchor is moose(驼鹿).In Brazil,it’s a jaguar(美洲虎).Australia and New Zealand get a koala;while Chinese audiences see a giant panda.

User Reviews

What can I say....I’m a huge Disney fan.Maybe not like my friend over at Reviewing All 54 Disney Animated Films.And More!,the Disney cartoons have been a big part of my life.So,in a sense,the Disney animated features are a big deal to me.

Whether young or old,Zootopia’s story carries a powerful and thematic commentary message that’s highly valued and relative (especially in today’s world).As Judy Hopps says in the movie “Life’s a little bit messy.We all make mistakes.No matter what type of animal you are,change starts with you.” And I can’t agree more with that statement.

【1】In the film,the animal hosting turns into a if you live in Sydney.

A. koala B. giant panda C. moose D. jaguar

【2】Who is one of the directors of the film?

A. Jared Bush. B. Rich Moore.

C. Idris Elba. D. Ginnifer Goodwin.

【3】You can probably spot this article in a(n) .

A. newspaper B. magazine

C. movie net D. imax poster

【4】Which of the following is TRUE based on the passage?

A. Zootopia is a romance story about a koala and a giant panda.

B. The film will be released on 4 March 2016 in English and French.

C. You can go to the nearby theater for different 3D versions of Zootopia.

D. Zootopia made different versions which are called “the most Easter egg-packed movies”.

【5】What can we infer(推断)from the User Reviews?

A. The reviewer (评论者) is a huge Disney fan.

B. The reviewer (评论者) has reviewed 54 Disney animated films.

C. The reviewer (评论者) agrees with the message that the film carries.

D. The reviewer (评论者) does not agree with what Judy Hopps says.

Come to get books at a great price and support a charity(慈善机构)

*You’re welcomed to give away books for all ages.

*Buy used books (including some best sellers) as follows.

Absolutely Almostby Lisa Graff,US2.99(used)

Albie has always been an “almost”.He’s almost good at sports.He’s almost smart enough to pass his spelling test.He almost makes his parents proud.In fact,Albie has a long list of the things he’s not very good at.However,things begin to change when Albie gets a new babysitter,Calista.What will happen to this “almost” boy.

This One Summerby Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki,Canada5.83(used)

Every summer,Rose goes with her mum and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach.Rose’s friend Windy is always there,too.But this summer is different.Rose’s mum and dad keep fighting.Rose and Windy want to run away from it,but they find themselves with a whole new set of problems.It’s really a summer of sadness and growing.

The Fourteenth Goldfishby Jennifen L.Holm,US1.06(used)

Eleven-year-old Ellie has never liked change.She misses fifth grade.She misses her old best friend.She even misses her dearly dead goldfish.Then one day a strange boy shows up.He looks a lot like Ellie’s grandfather,a scientist who’s always been crazy about immortality(永生).Could this strange boy really be Ellie’s grandpa?Has he finally found the secret to immortality with Ellie?

【1】The three best sellers mentioned above .

A. are sold at the same price B. are all second-hand books

C. were written by American writers D. will be given away for free

【2】The writer of the book Absolutely Almost is .

A. Lisa Graff B. Mariko Tamaki

C. Jillian Tamaki D. Jennifer L.Holm

【3】Rose wants to run away from her life because .

A. she doesn’t have a holiday B. she is looking forward to growing up

C. she cannot meet her friend D. the relationship between her parents goes bad

【4】Ellie misses everything in the past because .

A. she wants her life to stay the same B. her goldfish and her old friends died

C. her present life is out of order and terrible D. the strange boy used to be her best friend

【5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The book fair will last two days and a half. B. The book fair will be held at the City Hall.

C. Buying books at this fair may help a charity. D. Books that are given away must be for teenagers.

【题目】

Clara sits at her desk deep in thought. She stares at the math problem in front of her desperately trying to remember how to solve it, but as she sits there her long list of homework plays over in her head, and she becomes overwhelmed. She bites her lip thinking and thinking. Then she hears a song on the radio. As she turns up the music, a wave of calm spreads over her body, she closes her eyes and listens to the music.When the song ends, Clara’s eyes open and she turns off the radio. She looks again at the troublesome question and sighs, “I remember how to do this now,” she says to herself. Then she finishes the problem, but this time calmer than before.

According to NPR news, 45% of teens say they are stressed by school pressures, such as homework and grades. High school, and all of the honors and AP courses, can stress out teens like Clara to the point of exhaustion, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Lots of students can use stress relievers to simmer down during their school day. Music can be one of those reliefs.

When the body is stressed, it releases cortisol (释放皮质醇), a life sustaining adrenal hormone (肾上腺荷尔蒙) nicknamed “the stress hormone”. By playing music, students stop the flow (流动) of cortisol released from their body, therefore returning to their normal, non-stressed self quicker than someone who didn’t hear or play any music.

When returning to this state, teens can think more clearly, with their stress gone. Music does not only calm the stressed mind, it develops creativity, as well as improving math and reading skills. A music class can help students who are stressed and give them an hour of relaxation during their day. This can help high schoolers have a clear mind to concentrate on their schoolwork. Adding music to a teen’s day can help them become less stressed and finally help them with their courses, making a smarter generation.

Now, I know you’re thinking, “What about kids who find playing a musical instrument hard or boring? How would taking a music class help them?” Well, even though playing an instrument doesn’t necessarily help all teens, it is agreed that there are very few teens who do not listen to music. This shows that all students, in their own way, like hearing music throughout their day. The music that they listen to calms them and gives them reassurance (保证) that they can make it through their schoolwork. That being said, all schools should have a required hour of ‘relaxation’ time when high schoolers would listen to music, do easy homework, and calm themselves down after their long school day.

Music helps kids in their education, providing them with a brighter future and ensuring that they take care of their generation, the generation before them, and the generations to come.

【1】The words “becomes overwhelmed” in Paragraph 1 probably mean “________”.

A. loses confidence B. feels disappointed

C. can not think clearly D. isn’t sure about the answers

【2】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Music helps students to be more creative.

B. Few students can relax themselves at school.

C. Adding music to a teen’s day stops them from studying.

D. Music speeds up the flow of cortisol released from the body.

【3】According to Paragraph 5, we know that ________.

A. taking a music class is hard and boring

B. all teens listen to music in their own way

C. playing an instrument is necessary for all teens

D. all schools have a required hour of ‘relaxation’ time

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A. The Bright Future of Music

B. The Way of Calming Down

C. The Calming Power of Music

D. The Way of Solving Problems

【题目】

Learning vocabulary doesn’t have to be boring

Many students have problems with vocabulary when preparing for tests like the SATs. Last week, TEENS offered advice on how to memorize new words. If you’re now familiar with those methods, why not try moving on to the next stage by using the following tips to build up your English vocabulary.

Repeated encounters (反复遇见)

The usual way of “memorizing” new material is through repeating it while it’s still in your mind. However, simply repeating a word seems to have little long-term effect.

But one kind of repetition is effective: repetition of encounters with a word. Words stand a good chance of being remembered if they’ve been met at least seven times in your reading, at intervals (相隔一段时间). So, read English magazines, newspapers, and websites regularly.

Spacing and review

It’s better to distribute (分配) memory work over a period of time rather than do it in a single session (一段时间). This is known as the “principle of distributed practice”, where new vocabulary introduced in one lesson is reviewed in the next, and then in later lessons.

Use it or lose it

Putting words to use in interesting ways helps add them to your long-term memory. In a study of vocabulary learning, students who made up their own sentences with new words and read them aloud remembered them better than those who learned the words separately and silently. Best of all, students were given the task of silently imagining a picture in their minds to go with a new word. So it might help if learners link words with a mental image.

Mix it up

Let’s face it — learning words can be really boring, but it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to the Internet, there are more interesting ways to get the job done. Try watching videos from English-speaking social media celebrities and copying the way they speak. You could even upload your own videos and try becoming a star yourself.

【1】According to the passage, a good way of memorizing new words is ________.

A. simply repeating them

B. learning the words silently

C. reviewing them in one lesson

D. reading English magazines regularly

【2】To make learning words more interesting, we can ________.

A. try to become a famous star

B. read new words on websites

C. make and upload our own English videos

D. draw a picture on the paper with a new word

【3】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Where to use new words. B. How to memorize new words.

C. When to learn new words. D. What to write with new words.

【1】How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?

A. Ono. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four

【2】Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May7

A. Spain. B. England.

C. The United States. D. Thailand.

【3】Which festival is held in Black Rock Desert?

A. Throwing tomatoes. B. Rolling cheese.

C. Burning man， D. Pouring water.

【4】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd Io eat.

B. Not all the festivals alive fall on the single day.

C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the festival.

D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists，

【5】The passage is most probably taken from ____________.

A. a tour guide B. a science report

C. a story book D. a fashion magazine

【题目】

Fast Food Courier Wins Poetry Competition

Lei Haiwei, a 37-year-old fast food courier (送急件的人)from Hunan province won the championship in a televised Chinese poetry knowledge competition, winning fans over with his true love for poems.

“My interest in poems began as early as I was 6 years old,” Lei said after winning the competition.

Lei Haiwei was born in a village of Dongkou county, Shaoyang city. He inherited (继承) his father Lei Changgen’s love of poems. The elder Lei put poetry on the kitchen wall for his son to read throughout childhood.

“My father hoped I would grow up to be a man who keeps the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas in mind,” the courier said.

In the father’s small house, there is a four-story bookshelf, the top of which is filled with poetry books. Lei Haiwei showed great interest in Chinese culture when he was a child. Every time his father told him the stories behind each poem, he was totally attracted. He enjoyed reading poems.

In 2001, the younger Lei graduated from a technical secondary school and found a job in Shanghai. Lei began to read books related to poems at bookstores or libraries in his spare time, since he didn’t have enough money to buy many. The young man also developed a habit of reciting poems he liked, writing down them after returning home.

Though Lei came to Hangzhou city in 2008 and works as a fast food courier, his love for poems hasn’t faded (减退). On his busiest work days, the courier has to deliver more than 50 orders a day, earning up to 9,000 yuan a month. Even so, he seized any available moment to recite poems.

“For example, I am used to reciting poems when I wait for food at restaurants, and traffic lights on my way to deliver food. Reciting poems not only enriches my knowledge, but also makes my job less boring,” the courier said.

As for his future plans, the courier said he will stick to reading and reciting poems.

【1】When did Lei Haiwei begin to be interested in poems?

A. At the age of 6. B. At the age of 37.

C. At the age of 50. D. At the age of 16.

【2】Why did Lei Haiwei read books at bookstores or libraries?

A. Because he could write down poems there.

B. Because he won the championship in a competition.

C. Because he could talk about poems with others there.

D. Because he didn’t have enough money to buy many books.

【3】What does Lei Haiwei think of reciting poems?

A. It helps him get more money.

B. It makes his job more boring.

C. It makes him busier with his job.

D. It helps him get more knowledge.

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● Part-time welcome

● Like fast rhythm work and able to adapt to change shift

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【1】Cooks need to work ________.

A. from 4:00 to 11:00 B. from 16:00 to 21:00

C. from 18:00 to 1:00 D. from 12:00 to 15:00

【2】________ need to be good at riding a bike.

A. Cooks B. Waiters C. Delivery workers D. Cleaners

【3】All the workers in McDonald’s should be ________.

A. under 15 years old B. under 18 years old

C. above 18 years old D. above 20 years old

A. enjoy; in B. to enjoy; in

C. enjoying; on D. on enjoying; on

—She is a pretty lady ________ long hair．

A．at

B．for

C．with

D．of