How do students spend their spare time after finishing their homework? Watch TV, play computer games, or go outside to relax? Here’s a good example.
Tim and Kerry Meek are both teachers. They live in the UK with their two daughters: eleven-year-old Amy and nine-year-old Ella. Recently, the Meek family has become the focus of the whole country after they completed 100 different outdoor activities in one year.
The Meek couple didn’t want their children to spend all their free time in front of the TV and become “couch potatoes”. So about one year ago, the Meeks decided that watching TV and playing computer games were not permitted . Instead, they set 100 tasks for the two girls to do outside. Although Mr. and Mrs. Meek are not outdoor activity fans, they took part in all the activities to encourage their daughters. It turns out that the two sisters really had a good time joining activities.
Every holiday and weekend, whether it’s sunny, rainy or snowy, the Meeks’ would set off to try the activities on their list, including hiking, sailing, climbing , skiing, and so on. The two little girls not only had a wonderful time, but also learned a lot of skills from the activities. They were even able to stand up in front of their school to give a talk for charity. “Our friends spend a lot of their free time doing things which are harmful to their health. Luckily, we’ve had the chance to experience something different.” Amy and Ella also helped their parents to draw up a new list of challenges for the next 12 months.请用中文出现的词语将下列句子补充完整，使句子意思连贯。
As a student, you should do more outdoor exercises in order not to__________________.Why did the Meeks become the focus of the UK?
_______________________________________________________________________________When did the Meeks go out to do the activities?
_______________________________________________________________________________请将稳中划线句子翻译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________________________________Please tell us what you have learned from this passage with two sentences in your own words.
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A big surprise! Mo Yan has become the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature(文学). When he heard the news, he said he was overjoyed and scared. But do you know Mo Yan is a pen name that means “Don’t Speak”? His real name is Guan Moye. |
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There is a new “star” in the sky! On October 25th, 2012, China successfully sent another satellite(卫星) into space in southwest China’s Sichuan Province. It was the 16th satellite of the Beidou system. It will start providing navigation(导航) services for China by the end of this year. In all, the system will have 35 satellites. |
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Have you heard that crazy new song “Gangnam Style”? It’s blowing up right now! Now it is the No. 1 song on iTunes in more than 30 countries. That song is everywhere. It’s online! It’s on TV! It’s on the radio! You can’t escape Gangnam Style! |
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Hurricane(飓风) Sandy, one of the biggest storms hit the USA on October 29th, 2012. The strong wind and heavy rain killed at least 113 people. The storm caused long hours power outages(停电). |
Mo Yan is the _______ Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
| A．first | B．second |
| C．third | D．fourth |
Which of the following about the new “star” is TRUE?
| A．It was sent up at the beginning of 2012. |
| B．It was the 17th satellite of the Beidou system. |
| C．It was sent up in southeast China’s Sichuan Province. |
| D．It will start providing navigation services. |
The underlined phrase ‘blow up’ means ___________ in Chinese.
| A．爆炸 | B．发怒 | C．流行 | D．打气 |
At least 113 people died because of ___________.
| A．the snowstorm |
| B．the hurricane on October 29th |
| C．the earthquake in the USA |
| D．the thunder and lightning |
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My grandfather is eighty years old. He always complains（抱怨）about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
“Families aren’t the ones the way they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now everyone is busy working. No one has time to look after children at home.
And the cars! No one walks anymore; more and more people drive. We used to walk five miles to school on schooldays, even in winter. But now we don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think anymore. In math class, for example, we used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除) using our heads. But now kids don’t use their heads anymore; instead, they use calculators(计算器).
Most families have computers now. In the past we didn’t have computers. We didn’t even have lights. My mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now we don’t often eat home-cooked food.
And people talk less to each other than before. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think ...
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t anymore.”What does my grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life now is very good.
B. He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C. He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A. 生活 B. 工作 C. 婚姻What has happened these years according to the passage?
A. Children don’t have to think anymore in school.
B. Students use calculators in math class.
C. Both of the above.What changes have happened to families?
①There are lights at home.
②People often eat home-cooked food.
③Lots of families have computers.
④More couples夫妇 live apart because of unhappy problems.
A. ①③④ B. ②③④ C. ①②③Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Life now is much simpler.
B. People have more time to talk with each other now.
C. The grandfather only complains and pays no attention to the better life now.
阅读下列短文，判断句子是否符合短文，符合的写（A）,不符合的写（B）（共5小题，计10分）
I can still remember my first day at school. I was only 6 years old at that time. It was a very big room. I sat at the desk near the window, but I couldn’t see anything because the window was too high. There was a big map of the world on the wall and an old blackboard. I don’t think I was worried or afraid at that time. There was another little boy next to me. He sat there and kept silent at first. Then he began to cry, because he didn’t want to stay there.
More and more students came in, but the boy didn’t stop crying. “Mom, I want to go home.” He cried again and again. Later, the teacher came in. She went to the little boy, and said something to him. I couldn’t hear what she said. Soon the boy stopped crying and began to smile. To this day, I still don’t know what the teacher said to the little boy.The writer went to school when he was6 years old.
She sat near the window, so she could look outside.
She was not worried. She was afraid.
When the teacher came in, the little boy stopped crying.
The writer knew what the teacher said to the little boy.
In fall 2006，the National Basketball Association （NBA）started using basketballs made with synthetic ，or man-made ，material instead of leather（皮革）．They made the change be- cause they wanted every basketball they use to feel and bounce（弹起）the same．Not all leather balls are exactly alike in weight or how they bounce，but the synthetic balls are．
However，some players complained right away that the new balls bounced differently and were actually harder to control than the leather ones．
Physics helped answer questions about why the new balls felt different．For example，the scientists studied friction（摩擦力），which in this case affects the ability of a player to hold onto a ball．"The greater the friction，the better it will stick to his hand，"explains a scientist．
Tests on both wet and dry balls showed that while the synthetic ball was easier to hold onto when dry，it had less friction and became much harder to hold onto when wet．That's because sweat stays on the surface of the synthetic balls but gets taken into the leather balls．
The scientists also tested bounce and found that the logo （商标）printed on the new balls made their surface uneven（不平） and caused them to bounce a little strangely com- pared with the leather balls．
In January，the NBA went back to using the leather balls．They aren't perfect，but for now，that's just the way the ball bounces．Why were the synthetic balls expected to be used in NBA according to the text?
| A．Because they are easier to control． |
| B．Because they waste less material． |
| C．Because they look exactly alike． |
| D．Because they feel and bounce alike． |
The ball is easier to hold on to_________
| A．when friction is greater |
| B．when friction is less |
| C．when it is heavier |
| D．when it bounces strangely |
The synthetic ball bounces differently from the leather one mainly because _________
| A．it is wet | B．it is dry |
| C．there's a logo on it | D．its weight remains the same |
The underlined word sweat refers to ____________ .
| A．灰尘 | B．细菌 | C．汗水 | D．雨水 |
It can be inferred（推断） from the text that _________．
| A．a synthetic ball takes in water faster than a leather ball |
| B．a leather ball is more difficult to make than a synthetic one |
| C．a synthetic ball is more expensive than a leather ball |
| D．a leather ball may increase its weight during a game |
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