Nostalgia

When I was young,

Nostalgia was a tiny, tiny stamp.

Me on this side.

Mother on the other side.

When I grew up,

Nostalgia was a narrow boat ticket.

Me on this side,

My bride （新娘）on the other side.

But later on.

Nostalgia was a low grave.

Me on the outside.

Mother on the △ .

And at present,

Nostalgia becomes a shallow strait,

Me on this side,

Mainland on the other side.

【1】What is the best word for“ △ ” the in the poem?

A.indoors.B.inside.C.outdoors.D.side.

【2】The poem is mainly developed by the change of________.

A.timeB.activitiesC.placesD.characters

【3】What can we learn from the poem Nostalgia?

A.he poet's mother moved to Shanghai.B.The poet made a lot of money from writing.

C.The poet lived with his mother on the riverside.D.The poet missed his family and homeland a lot.

Before paper was invented, people wrote or drew on materials such as bamboo, silk, animal hide, and wooden blocks. Writing materials were【1】 (real) expensive and few people learned to read. Therefore, few people wrote. This all changed, thanks 【2】 a man called Cai Lun.

Paper had already existed (存 在)in China, but the process for 【3】 (produce) it was difficult and the paper was of low quality. Cai Lun began experimenting with many different materials and【4】 (method) to turn those materials into paper. In the year 105, he made it 【5】tree bark, bamboo, cloth rags and fishing nets. His paper was 【6】 (strong) and cheaper than any paper that had been made before.

With Cai Lun's papermaking method, Chinese culture 【7】 (grow) more rapidly over the next several centuries. That's 【8】 ideas were much easier to share and more people learned to read. The use of paper spread abroad, helping other cultures record and spread their ideas. Today, Cai Lun is regarded 【9】 a national hero in China. But 【10】 whole world should remember the clever Chinese papermaker forever.

The eyes are the windows of the soul （心靈）.Having a pair of bright, clear eyes is very important, so we should protect our eyes throughout our lives.

【1】Don't read while lying down or walking. Relax after every hour of reading.

Keep a distance from the TV set when you watch TV and give your eyes a rest every 30 minutes.

Don't stare at （盯著看）the sun or try to read in the darkness.【2】This can damage your eyes easily

Get your eyes checked often. Not many people have this habit, but it is necessary. If you feel that there is something wrong with your eyes, get them checked quickly.【3】.

【4】 You can close your eyes tor a few seconds or look into the distance for one or two minutes. A small break will relax your eyes and help to stop you from getting eye problems.

Be careful when you choose your glasses. 【5】Make sure your glasses are right for you. If they don’t feel right, get your glasses changed.

A.Develop good reading habits.

B.Rest your eyes whenever you can.

C.Glasses that aren't suitable for you could bring you trouble.

D.Eye problems can be found and treated early with regular checks.

E.Even if you're wearing sunglasses, never look for directly at the sun.

【1】—What’s forty and fifty? —It is n________.

【2】Autumn is my favorite season, because the l________on the tree turn brown and I feel comfortable then.

【3】There was a serious storm in the area last night. I could hear the heavy rain beat a_________my bedroom window.

【4】I can’t hear you c_________. Please speak a little bit louder.

【5】My son was born in D________,the coldest month of the year.

【6】—What would you like for dinner, beef or mutton?

—E________ is OK. I don't mind.

【7】If you want to get a prize in the speech competition, you need to p________for it well.

【8】The president took a plane and f________to New York today for a three-day visit.

【9】Sometimes we don’t have our P.E classes outside because of the bad w________.

【10】Nothing is i________ for those who will try their best.

注意:

1.詞數(shù)100左右。短文的開頭已為你寫好, 不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

2.短文必須包括所有要點(diǎn), 不要逐詞翻譯, 呆適當(dāng)發(fā)揮, 使短文連貫、通順。

3.短文中不得出現(xiàn)真實(shí)的人名, 校名和等相關(guān)信息。

Think before you search online

Some students now have a new use for the Internet-helping them with their homework. But different people have different ideas about it.

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We all know that recycling rubbish is very important. But sometimes it is not so convenient (方便的) when we can’t find a recycling bin anywhere.

Now a team of middle school students from North Dakota, US has solved that problem by designing(設(shè)計(jì)）the Recycling Bin app (應(yīng)用程序).

This app encourages people to recycle. It provides users with a map of local recycling centres, and it allows them to save locations as favourites. Besides, this app also reminds users to recycle.

The group of nine sixth-graders is from STEM Centre Middle School. They came up with the idea as part of a school project for the Verizon Innovative App Challenge. Their school provided professional app training. It held a contest and gave Samsung tablets (三星平板電腦) as prizes.

The contest aims to develop interest in science, technology, engineering and Maths. In this contest, students present an app design that could solve a problem in their school or community. The nine students came up with the idea for the Recycling Bin when they saw a need for more recycling.

“We thought that this would really help a lot of people,” Jaden Hilkemann, 12, told Time For Kids.

They kept their design simple so that anyone could use it. Now the free Recycling Bin app has been put into use in the Google Play app store for Android phones or tablets.

“I was so excited when it showed up at the app store,” Seralyn Blake, 12, said. “A lot of people downloaded the app. It was pretty cool.”

What do you do when you begin to read an English newspaper?

You'd better know what sections there are. Usually, there is international news, business, science and technology, entertainment and lifestyle, sports and cartoons. You can choose your favourite section to read carefully.

Then, you come to the article itself. If you don't have time to read the whole article, the headline and photo give you a general idea of the story.

Different kinds of articles:

A news article includes body text and a photo with a short piece of text under it. 它通常把最重要的信息放在開頭. （1）

A feature article is an in-depth(深入詳盡的) report on an event or a person. It usually has an interesting opening. You get to know the idea of the article as you read.

Another kind of article is an opinion (評(píng)論) article. Usually, some famous people give their own opinions about an important issue(問題） in a fun way.（2） Opinion is different from news stories that are all facts.

Be a critical(批判性的) reader:

There are advertisements in newspapers.They can provide useful information about products, places, food or jobs. Remember that people make advertisements to sell you things. You don't have to do everything advertisements tell you to do. You should be critical enough to judge which advertisements are useful and which are not.

【1】How can you catch the general idea of an article in a short time?

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【2】What kind of reader should you be while reading advertisements in newspapers?

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【3】把（1）處_譯成英語______________________________________________

【4】把（2）處譯成漢語_____________________________________________

【5】請(qǐng)給短文擬恰當(dāng)?shù)挠⑽臉?biāo)題____________________________________

The youngsters are in their 20s. Although they haven’t developed themselves into the “God” , they've learned how to live a comfortable life. The green post-90s have mixed feelings to face the unknown future. They think that they are“Budda-like youngsters” and try to let everything go. They don’t give up; they make some efforts; they take what they are given; they don’t make a change.

We are living at a fast-developing time. If we have a strong sense of competitions, we will be overtaken in grades, education backgrounds, scores, jobs and will be overtaken in our kids grades, education backgrounds, and jobs... “Budda-like” youngsters keep a casual and calm attitude towards life and get rid of the so-called “fear”. It's not that they refuse to make progress but that the pain from efforts overwhelms (壓倒) the joy from gain. So, they stop considering struggle (奮 斗) as the most important part or even the only aim in life as their parents did. Gradually, “Budda-like” becomes the weapon (武器)for the youngsters to fight against the society that doesn’t belong to them.

In fact, every generation has their own culture. It's hard to tell whether it is good or bad. People born at special time create their own culture. We don’t have to worry about it.

【1】The writer mainly________ in the first paragraph.

A.expresses his worries about the Budda-like youngstery

B.shows the meaning of the words "Budda-likc youngsters

C.explains that there are Budda-like youngsters in China

D.tells us why we are living at a fast-developing time now

【2】What is Budda-like youngsters’ attitude about life?

A.They want to find or win anything they want.

B.They continue regarding struggle as one aim in life.

C.They don’t mind whether they have something or not.

D.They have a strong sense of competitions in many ways.

【3】Why do some post-90s become the Budda-like youngsters?

A.Because they want to get the joy form the gain

B.Because they really refuse to make any progress.

C.Because it's their way to fight against the so-calle fear.

D.Because they want to have the same life as their parents’.

Red sky at night, Sailor’s delight!

Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning!

This weather rhyme was written a long time ago, but it still works today. As the sun is setting, a red sky at night usually means there are no clouds coming in from the west, a sign of good weather for tomorrow. But a red sky in the morning always means drier air is moving away to the east and moister air is moving in from the west. The moist air could bring clouds, rain and stormy weather.

When leaves show their undersides (底部), Be very certain, rain betides.

The rhyme shows us how trees forecast the weather. Tree leaves turn upside down just before it rains. In the period before a storm, strong winds can lift the leaves and show their undersides.

Animals, insects and plants are natural forecasters. When a summer storm is coming, you may notice that dogs, cows, horses, and geese grow restless (不安的) and frogs come out of their hiding places. These animals don’t have some sixth sense. Scientists think the animals can hear the low frequency (頻率) sound waves made by thunderstorms many miles away.

Get outside and observe nature carefully, and soon you’ll be your own weather forecaster.

【1】The underlined word “moist” can be replaced by the word “________”.

A.wetB.ColdC.warmD.clean

【2】What is helpful for some animals to forecast the stormy weather?

A.Their sense of sight.B.Their sense of hearing.

C.Their sense of smell.D.Their sense of touching.

【3】Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The two rhymes are both about winter weather.

B.When leaves show their undersides, it will be fine.

C.If you see a red sky in the morning, you can travel outside.

D.If you see a frog come out of its hiding place, you’d better stay at home.

【4】What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this passage?

A.To introduce two famous weather rhymes to us.

B.To tell us we should read as many rhymes as possible.

C.To show us the way to observe different animals.

D.To encourage us to get close to nature and observe the weather on our own.

A. Are there ways to earn the money?

B. How much do you really want it?

C. Do you still want it a week later?

D. How much does it cost?

E.Do you have enough money?

F.Can you get it cheaper?

Money makes the world go around, yet the best things in life are free. A penny saved is a penny earned, but you get what you pay for.You probably have your own ideas about spending money. Now it is a great time to learn how to spend money wisely.

When, you are considering buying something you want, run through this checklist first.

【1】

Seeing a $25(172 yuan) gum ball machine,Peter wanted it.But after thinking about it, he decided that it would be exciting only for a day or two."Besides,it's not possible for me to chew that much gum,"he said wisely.

【2】

If the thing passes the "really-wanting-it" test,try to wait for some time(maybe some days or a week)to see how strong the desire is.Perhaps at that time, you don’t want it any longer.This strategy works for grown-ups, too!

【3】

After the first two steps,Peter found he really wanted a toy ship, but it cost $50.He had $22 in his pocket and gets $l.50 a week to spend. His mother helped him work out how many weeks he would need to save to get the ships:19.

【4】

Peter had a lot of things to do to help his family.He could water the flowers,do the dishes or walk the dog.Finally,he decided to wash the downstairs windows at a dollar each.So he got $10 for himself.and sparkling (閃亮的) sunlight for the rest of the family.

【5】

After deciding to buy it,it is necessary for you to look for less expensive ways to buy it: search for what you want on the internet or in shops and flea markets. Sometimes you can find the same thing at a much lower price.

If these suggestions work well,they can save you a lot of money.You will be a really smart shopper.