Is handwriting(书写) important? Yes, the 10-year-old girl Alyssa thinks so. She is a fifth-grade student from Mason County, the USA. She’s the champion(冠军) for her grade level in the National Handwriting Contest in 2012.
After she got the news, Alyssa was surprised that she could be the first. “I’m really happy,” she said. “I’m really surprised, too. I didn’t know I was that good.”
To enter (参加) the contest, each student had to write the sentence (句子) “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”. It is a common English sentence, but it uses every letter of the English alphabet. Teachers were invited to be judges. They could decide who wins the contest. Alyssa enjoys handwriting, and wants to write adventure(冒险) stories when she gets older. “From the third grade we started learning handwriting,” Alyssa said. “All the letters look pretty. It makes me think of art.”
A、3 B、4 C、5
A、Listening B、Reading C、Handwriting
A、Because it’s difficult to write.
B、Because it’s good for students’ reading.
C、Because it has 26 different letters.
A、评判员 B、嘉宾 C、指导员
A、Alyssa is 10 years old and she’s from the UK.
B、Alyssa was not surprised when she got the news.
C、Alyssa wants to write adventure stories when she gets older.
Welcome to Happy Children's Palace
Monday：17：00﹣18：30 English listening Miss Green Improve listening skills． It's for middle school students． （5 weeks） |
Tuesday：17：00﹣18：30 Photography Mr． Black Learn to take good pictures． Bring your own camera． （3 weeks） |
Thursday：17：00﹣20：00 Painting Mr． Brown Learn painting． It's for beginners only． （8 weeks） |
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Friday：17：30﹣﹣﹣19：00 Basketball club Coach： Miss Smith Do you want to be a basketball player？ Come to the club． （6 weeks） |
Saturday： 10：00﹣11：00 Cambridge Young Learner's English Mrs． White This course is for the children at primary school． （15 weeks） |
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（1） teaches English listening at Happy Children's Palace．
A． Miss Smith
B． Miss Green
C． Mr． Brown
D． Mr． Black
（2）If you want to learn to take photos， you can go to Happy children's Palace on ．
A． Monday
B． Tuesday
C． Friday
D． Saturday
（3）It will take to have a painting class on Thursday．
A． one hour
B． one and a half hours
C． two hours
D． three hours
（4）Miss Smith gives a class from 17： 30 to 19： 00 on Friday．
A． basketball
B． painting
C． photography
D． listening
（5）Cambridge Young Learner's English is provided for ．
A． middle school students
B． painting beginners
C． primary school pupils
D． camera owners
Fire is useful and important to us． You use it to cook meals every day． But if you are not careful， the fire may take place anytime． Many people get hurt or die in fires． So knowing how to ①/prɔ'tekt/ yourself in the fire is very important．
When the fire happens， the first thing you must do is to find safe routes（路线）to get away quickly． ②If you are in the taller floors of the building，you can't use the lift． You should run out along the stairs． From the lower floors of the building， you can jump out through the window if it is③/'nesəsərI/ ．
If you can't get out of the noon， you must be careful of the smoke．④事实上，大部分人在火灾中死于浓烟． Find something wet to cover your nose and mouth． Keep low to the ground，and you will take in（吸入） less smoke． And you can also open the window， keep your head outside to get fresh air and shout for help．
Remember： Nothing is more important than your life． You must leave everything behind， your money， your pets and so on． After you're out， don't go back for anything．
⑤ Follow those ways，and you can keep safe in the fire ．
（1）填写单词：根据文章①、③两处音标填写单词．
①/prɔ'tekt/ ；③/'nesəsərI/
（2）将文中②处划线句子翻译成汉语：
（3）将文中④处划线句子翻译成英语：
（4）补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中⑤处划线部分的最佳选项．
A． In those ways， you can make good use of fire
B． Follow those ways， and you can keep safe in the fire
C． In those ways， you can take everything out of the fire
D． Follow those ways， and you can save other people's lives
（5）what is the most important thing you should remember in the fire according to the passage？
If you want to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by train， it will take about 16 hours． But starting this month， the new Xi'an﹣Chengdu high﹣speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours．
The 643﹣kilometer line is China's first high﹣speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains， which form a natural boundary（分界线） between China's north and south． With a speed of 250 km per hour， it's also the first mountain﹣heavy train line to provide a 4G network．
Along the way， the train passes through two areas for rare（稀有） wild animals﹣one for pandas and the other for crested ibises（朱鹮）．
To reduce the railway's influence on the animals， workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly， China Daily reported．
In September， there were 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains． China now has 1，864 wild pandas in total， according to the Xinhua News Agency．
To avoid disturbing the pandas， the railway was designed to run through tunnels（隧道）within the area． Protective shields（防护屏） are placed near the entrance of each tunnel to stop animals from going in．
To avoid hurting the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway， protective nets have been set up along the tracks to make sure the birds will not fly into a train．
The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high． Experts tested different shapes and materials for building the nets before making their final choice． （A report in December， 2017）
（1）From this month， it will take to travel from Xi'an to Chengdu by the high﹣speed train．
A． 16 hours
B． 13 hours
C． 6 hour
D． 3 hours
（2）Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xi'an﹣Chengdu railway？
A． It is China's first high﹣speed railway．
B． It runs through the Qinling Mountains．
C． It is the first mountain﹣heavy train line．
D． It is the first train line with a 4G network．
（3）Why was the railway designed and built to be environmentally friendly？
A． To save money and energy．
B． To avoid harming wild animals．
C． To avoid damaging the mountains．
D． To help the train run through tunnels quietly．
（4）What are experts using to stop animals from going into the tunnels？
A． Entrances．
B． Tracks．
C． Protective shields．
D． Protective nets．
（5）This news about the new railway is reported by ．
A． China Daily
B． the Xinhua News Agency
C． the 4G network
D． CCTV
Shang Yang was a politician of the Qin state． He was very wise and forward﹣thinking（有远见的）． He worked out several reform plans for the state， including focusing on farming and giving rewards（奖赏） to soldiers who were successful during war．
But at the beginning， these reforms were not easily carried out． Only a few people in the state understood Shang's talent and the advantages of his plans． Most people had little trust and confidence in him．
To solve this problem， Shang came up with an idea． He ordered some soldiers to put a thin wooden pole at the south gate of the Qin state capital． This attracted many people． Then， in front of the crowd， he said loudly： "People of Qin， whoever takes this pole to the north gate will get a reward of 10 gold pieces．"
It was a simple task and the reward was big． Some time passed and no one stepped forward． They all thought that Shang was joking． Hearing no answer， Shang stepped forward and said， "I will increase the reward to 50 gold pieces．"
The words sounded even more unbelievable． Finally， a man from the crowd came forward to take the pole． He put the pole on his shoulders and walked to the north gate． True to his word， Shang paid the man 50 gold pieces．
Soon， the people were saying that Shang was a man of his word． When he began promoting（推行） his reforms， the people followed and did not question him．
Under the great reforms， Qin grew strong and united all the states， becoming the first empire of China． Later， people drew the Chinese idiom"立木取信" from this story．
（1）Shang Yang's reforms ．
A． were never trusted by people
B． made Qin grow strong
C． were carried out easily at the beginning
D． focused on farming and education
（2）To let people trust hum， Shang Yang ．
A． ordered many young men to join the army
B． gave a reward to anyone who supported him
C． showed that he could keep his promises
D． introduced his reforms at the south gate of the capital
（3）What does the underlined word "unbelievable" mean in the passage？
A．不能实现的
B．不可能的
C．难以理解的
D．难以置信的
（4）Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage？
A． The Chinese idiom"立木取信" just came from this story．
B． Under the reforms， Qin united all the states．
C． The man who carried the pole to the north gate was paid only 10 gold pieces．
D． At first， only a few people in the state understood the advantages of shang Yang's plans．
（5）What's the man idea of this story？
A． Earning people's trust is never easy．
B． Keeping promises can earn people's trust．
C． Money can lead people to do anything in the world．
D． Reforms are important for a country to develop．
From a young age， I've had a really deep connection with being outside． I've been skiing since I was eight or nine years old． I've been on expeditions（探险）in many places like China， Pakistan and so on． But it was in my home country， the USA， that I came closest to death．
It was April 1，2011． I was skiing in the Tetons with my friends Jeremy and Xavier， both experienced snowboarders． That day， I was the last person to ski． They were watching me from a safe area． Suddenly， I heard someone cry loudly． I turned around and saw the whole mountain start to move behind me． It was a massive avalanche（大雪崩）． The kind of avalanche that destroys trees， cars， buses， even houses! Tens of thousands of tons of snow were coming straight down the mountain behind me． I felt the snow push me forward， hundreds of meters， and then cover me． It was so heavy that I couldn't breathe． And then it pushed me forward again and up， out of the snowpack． I looked around， and for a few seconds I actually stopped being terrified． I had a moment to pause and to look at the power of the avalanche．
I looked down into the bottom of the valley（峡谷）． I could see trees that were 30m tall， because I was so far away， they looked tiny to me． "OK， I'm going all the way to the bottom!" I thought． Then the snow pushed me again down the mountain another 450m． I thought the force of the snow would destroy me， it was powerful． But in the end， I felt the avalanche slow down and I just popped （迸出） right out of the snow at the bottom of the valley．
It took Jeremy and Xavier about 20 minutes to reach me． There was a pile of debris （碎片） across the bottom of the mountain 300m wide． They couldn't believe it when they saw me． I was so lucky．
Has the experience changed me？ Do I think about life differently？ I don't know， maybe． But I do know that it's important to live your life with meaning． Life is a gift， so use it wisely．
（1）What impressed the writer most in his skiing experience is ．
A． the power of snow
B． the sight of the valley
C． the danger of popping
D． the luck of his expedition
（2）The underlined word 'they' refers to ．
A． the mountains
B． the trees
C． Jeremy and Xavier
D． Piles of debris
（3）From the passage， it's true that ．
A． the writer came closest to death when he skied in Pakistan
B． the avalanche pushed the writer down about 300m away
C． the writer's friends watched him at the bottom of the valley
D． the writer couldn't breathe because of the weight of the snow
（4）The writer was thrown out of the snow when ．
A． his friends reached for him
B． he was pushed to the bottom
C． the avalanche started to slow down
D． the snow drove him forward again
（5）According to the writer， ．
A． his experience and his friends have changed him
B． it's impossible to know the force of snow
C． one should not live a meaningless life
D． he doesn't mind the matter of life or death
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