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Celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans!

       Mardi Gras is held on the Tuesday that is 46 days before Easter(复活节).The 12 days before it are filled with over 70 parades of dazzling floats(精彩的花车巡游)-there are 9 parades on the day of Mardi Gras alone! Come join us for a festival you’ll never forget!

Parades of Mardi Gras Floats

Tips for visitors:

Plan ahead: Many hotels start taking reservations(预定) for Mardi Gras in August.To get the room you want,call well ahead.(52) Don’t wait until January!

Plan your transportation: Remember that many streets are closed to cars.Bus time is often changed.

Get there early: For the big parades on the weekend before Mardi Gras,plan to arrive about four hours ahead of time.For the Sunday Night Parade at 6 P. M,you will need to find a good spot in the morning.

Check the weather: It can be very warm or very cold at this time of year.You might need a jacket,sunglasses,or an umbrella-or all three.

Catch Mardi Gras ‘throws’: People riding on floats(花车) in the parades give ‘throws ’ to the crowd.People jump up to catch beads,plastic coins,cups,and toy animals Bring a plastic bag to hold all your treasures.For more information,call Tourist Information Center,

(800)555-6789

Mardi Gras Beads

1.What does “it” in the first paragraph refer to?

2.According to the text,what’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined sentence?

3.When should you arrive if you want to find a good spot for the Sunday Night Parade?

4.How is the weather in New Orleans at this time of year?

5.What are the “throws”?

When we talk about stars, especially women stars,it seems that they are always young,pretty and own charming body shapes.But recently a Britain's Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.

Simon Cowell,one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice.”This lady came up,and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted On line and before long,the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland.Ms. Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance.She said that her friend helped her with make-up.“I mean,that's hardly a makeover.”she added.

Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents.”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.’’

1.Susan Boyle is __________.

A.a judge                                                   B.a reporter   

C.a beautiful lady                                          D.a Scottish woman

2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because _________.

      A.she was confident of her singing

      B.she was satisfied with the judges

      C.she was pretty and in good shape

      D.she sang the song,I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

3.According to the passage,which is NOT true?

      A.It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence.

      B.Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.

      C.Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

      D.Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight.

4.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?

A.It's never too old to learn.

    B.It's easier to succeed at the age of 47.

    C.If you have a dream,try to make it come true!

    D.If you are not able to study well,to be a singer instead.

What would you do if a stranger gave you some medicine and said it would keep you thin or help you do well on exams? Would you  1  it?

Sometimes this takes place at some schools in the south.  2  those strangers want to give the students is drugs.Drugs can be  3  that changes the way your mind or body works. Students at a Foreign Language School learn to keep themselves 44  by saying“no”.

From this month,students in other schools are also learning about drugs."Because teenagers don't know much about drugs,they might want to try them," Mr. Zhang,the director of a certain Drug Control Center,said.

A sixteen-year-old boy named Peng Fei was an excellent student  5  he tried drugs.One day,some older boys told him it would be fun.After taking drugs only once,he found it very  6  to stop.He began to spend all his time and money   7  drugs.In the end,he started  8  from school and stealing.

In China,drugs are becoming a bigger problem for teenagers.One   9   people in China were using illegal(不合法的)drugs last year and  10  of them were young people.There were 10,000 drug users under 16.

Students now begin to take trips to Rehabilitation Centers(戒毒所)  11  kids with problems.

A Junior 3 student,Wang Xin  12   when she visited a center in Guangdong last term.

"I just wanted to cry when I   13  all the sad stories about drug users."She said.

Here is a piece of good advice on  14  drugs : Never try them, 15  you are curious(好奇的).

1.A.follow               B.take                C.bring               D.sell

2.A.How                 B.Why               C.What              D.When

3.A.anything             B.nothing            C.everything         D.things

4.A.safely               B.safety              C.unsafe           D.safe

5.A.before               B.after              C.as soon as        D.while

6.A.easy                B.easily              C.hard                    D.hardly

7.A.with                B.in               C.for              D.on

8.A.escapes             B.escaping           C.escaped          D.escape

9.A.million               B.million of          C.millions of         D.million's

10.A.none              B.most              C.each               D.few

11.A.visit               B.to talk about        C.to meet          D.interviewing

12.A.shocked            B.was shocked      C.was shocking     D.shock

13.A.found              B.saw             C.heard            D.wrote

14.A.keep away          B.keeping off       C.to keep off         D.keeping away

15.A.as long as        B.unless             C.but               D.even if

Vitamin A

What can Vitamin A do for you?

● be great for night eyesight

● help you tell different colors

● help you grow properly

● Vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night.

Vitamin B

What can Vitamin B do for you?

● help make energy and set it free

● help make red blood cells which carry oxygen( 氧气) throughout  your body

● Vitamin B in green vegetables with leaves helps your body make protein(蛋白质 ) and energy.

Vitamin C

What can Vitamin C do for you?

● keep body in good shape

● help you get well when you get hurt

● help your body resist infection (防止传染 )

● Vitamin C in oranges helps your body get well soon if you get a cut.

Vitamin D

What can Vitamin D do for you?

●help keep your bones( 骨头 )strong and healthy

●help keep your teeth strong and healthy

●help your body take in the amount of calcium(钙)

●Vitamin D in milk can offer calcium to your body.

Vitamin E

What can Vitamin E do for you?

● prevent your skin from ultraviolet light( 紫外线 )

● prevent your lungs(肺) from being attacked by polluted air

●help make red blood cells

● Sunflower seeds are the richest in Vitamin E.

根据短文内容完成下列表格。写出每个人最需要补充的维生素和食品。

No.

Personal information

Vitamins

Foods

1

Amily often feels tired and seems to be short of energy.

2

Jeff spent his summer vacation on the beach and got seriously sunburns.

3

Kate has poor eyesight and she can’t see clearly at night.

4

Tonny sometimes feels pains in his bones and he has loose (疏松的)teeth.

5

Luke often gets hurt.And it takes a long time for his wound to get well.    

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