It was Mother’s Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn’t go back home. When he walked by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind. “I’ll send Mum some roses (玫瑰).”
While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, Madam?” he asked. The shop assistant told him that roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen (一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨). She told him they were a lot cheaper than roses.
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said, “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn’t get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses, as the rose is her favorite.”
After hearing this, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the shop assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you two.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air. He thanked John, and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty-five dollars John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the shop assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon he realized it was not a park but a cemetery (墓地). Crying, the young man carefully laid the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn’t I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked back to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.The shop assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because _____.
| A．there were not enough roses in the shop |
| B．carnations were much nicer than roses |
| C．roses were more expensive than carnations |
| D．carnations were special flowers for Mother’s Day |
John spent _______ in the flower shop that day.
| A．$5 | B．$25 | C．$ 45 | D．$ 55 |
The young man cried at the cemetery because he _______.
| A．had spent all his money on the roses |
| B．wasn’t able to tell his mother he loved her himself |
| C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers |
| D．hadn’t got enough money for his sick mother |
At last John decided to take the roses home himself because he wanted to _______.
| A．tell his mother he loved her |
| B．ask his mother for more money |
| C．tell his mother the young man’s story |
| D．ask his mother if she liked roses |
The writer wrote this passage to tell us “_______”.
| A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill |
| B．Let your mother know how much you love her |
| C．Work hard to get more money for your mother |
| D．Send your mother flowers on Mother’s Day |
Safety comes first
“Chinese style road crossing” became a hot topic in China from the end of last year. Now, many cities have started to punish these jaywalkers (乱闯马路的人).
“Chinese style road crossing” means crossing roads without thinking about traffic lights, as long as you are part of a crowd.
Beijing Traffic Management Bureau (北京交通管理局) announced that from April 6, people who do not wait for the green light to cross the road will receive a fine of 10 yuan. Officials from the bureau said that using the diagonal (对角线) to cross the road is also against the rules. Walkers should walk in an “L” shape.
Besides Beijing, many places have also taken steps to stop “Chinese style road crossing”. Provinces such as Sichuan, Shanxi and Zhejiang have already started to fine jaywalkers 5 to 50 yuan since last year.
Road traffic deaths top the list of deaths from non-natural causes in China, Xinhua reported. The action to punish behaviors that go against traffic rules calls on people to realize the importance of traffic safety.
However, many people complain that the red lights last too long. “But as long as the design of traffic lights is the same, everyone should follow the rulers. Otherwise the country will lose its order,” said People’s Daily.
Some cities have also paid attention to the problem. Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, for example, said it would not only focus on punishment, but also improve road safety facilities (设施), such as fixing traffic lights in a more proper way and building overpasses (天桥).Was the topic “Chinese style road crossing” very popular last year?
What is the right way for walkers to cross the road?
How are jaywalkers in Sichuan punished?
Why is it necessary to punish those who go against traffic rules?
Besides punishment, what else do some cities do to solve the problem?
What’s your opinion on the action to punish jaywalkers?
The trees have been on the earth for millions of years. Disease(疾病) is destroying trees. For example, in the 1970s, many trees in Europe were killed by disease.
This new danger attacks all the forests and woods of Europe from northern Sweden to southern Italy. First the branches turn yellow and brown. Then the trees’ leaves fall. The roots and the trunk shrink(萎缩). Finally the trees die. In the Black Forest in southern Germany, 75％of the trees have been destroyed or killed．
Nobody knows exactly, but it is probably air pollution or acid rain(酸雨). Factories, power stations and cars give off tons of smoke with acid into the air. Sunlight turns these into something harmful which fall with rain or snow onto the trees.
What can be done about acid rain?
Acid rain doesn’t always fall on the countries which produce the pollution. The wind carries it from one country to another. Badly, the governments don’ t want to spend money on it if it won’ t harm the trees in their own countries.
The rainforests of Asia and South America are being cut down for firewood and building materials. Something must be done. If the trees die, we will, too.
根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺，内容完整。
| A．What is killing the trees? |
| B．But today trees are in great danger. |
| C．Trees are also killed by people. |
| D．Now an even greater danger is destroying trees. |
E. Why don’t the governments do something to save the trees?
It is reported that 300 million people in China have eyesight(视力) trouble. More and more parents hope to improve their children's eyesight with medicine, or by correcting the ways that children read and sit. But in fact, one should start with the exercise on one's feet. Here are three ways to improve eyesight.
First, don't tie your shoes too closely. Try wearing comfortable and soft socks or walking without socks and shoes at home. While you are traveling, try wearing cloth shoes in order to improve blood circulation (循环).
Second, walking on tiptoes is good for one's eyesight. It can fight against eyesight trouble. Numbers show that most of ballet(芭蕾舞) performers' eyesight is better.
Third, rope skipping(跳绳) can also be good for one's eyesight. While skipping rope, one has to move quickly, making both the brain and the eyes excited. It may also help make one grow taller.
Besides foot exercises, it is good to pull one's ears. Pulling the ears 20 times quickly is also a great way. It can keep one's eyes healthy.
任务一：根据短文内容, 用简洁的句子或短语完成下列表格。
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Ways to improve eyesight |
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| Way 2 |
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任务二：除了文中提到的几点外, 你一定还有许多自己的做法，写一条与大家分享吧。
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As we know, Beijing Opera is our national opera with a long history. It came into being after 1790. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera：Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. It expresses Chinese cultures. It’s (1)_______ of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. The stories in it are very interesting. Some of them are from history books, but most are from famous novels. The people in them can’t (2)_______ with each other. They become angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are frightened and worried. Then they can find a way to make peace with each other. The stories usually end with happiness. Everyone is very happy in the end.
阅读短文，按要求完成下列任务。从文中找出六个表达情感的形容词。
________________________________________________________________________________在空格里填上适当的单词。
（1）_______________（2）_______________翻译短文中画线的句子。
________________________________________________________________________________根据短文内容回答下列问题。
How many main roles are there in Beijing Opera? What are they?
________________________________________________________________________________给短文拟一个适当的标题。
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You are going to high school, aren't you? Maybe you don't know what to do. Well, here's a list of the top six things to do when you are in high school. These things will give you ideas of what your high school life could be like. Here you go!
①Find your passion (激情) and what kind of person you are： (1) it's dance, basketball, or drawing, the important thing is that you have found something you are (1) in.
②Talk to people you wouldn't usually talk to: meet new people, find new friends and even talk to people you don't like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school.
③Take part in at least one competition. （2）This will give you tears(眼泪) of laugh, happiness and memories.
④Get a job: This will help you see what it's like to have responsibility(责任). It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself.
⑤Take a trip with your friends: It doesn't matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place.
⑥Do your best at school: Don't ever get lazy; working hard now will help you in the future.
在_（1_）处填入适当的单词使得句子完整，上下文通顺 ________,_________
将（2）句翻译为中文。
回答问题：What can help you make a little money to spend on yourself?
在文中找出These will let you know how the high school life is.的同义句
在文中找出主题句。
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