A man died and was on his way to another world， either heaven （天堂） or hell （地狱）．He saw a beautiful huge palace．The owner came out and asked the man to stay and live in the palace．The man said，"（1） And now I just want to eat and sleep without doing any work．" The owner of the palace said， "（2） You can eat whatever you want． And nothing needs to be done by you." "That is great! This must be heaven!" said the man． And he lived in the palace．
（3） But gradually he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，"Just eating and sleeping every day is very boring．Now I'm losing interest in this kind of life．（4） " The owner replied， "Sorry， there are no jobs here at all．"
After another few months， the man could not stand it any more and went to the owner again．"I really can't stand this kind of life any more．" he said． "If you do not offer me a job， I would prefer to go to hell rather than live here．"
The owner of the palace smiled． "Where do you think we are now？" he said． "（5） ____ "
A． Could you help me find a job？ B． I have been working hard my whole life． C． At first， the man felt very happy with a life of eating and sleeping． D． If so， there is nowhere else better than here for you． E． Heaven？ We are actually in hell! |
Li Hua met a foreigner on his way home． L is for Li Hua； F is for the foreigner．
F： Excuse me． I'm afraid I am lost． （1）
L： Sure! Let me see…．You're now here near the bus station， the heart of the city．
F： Oh…yes． （2）
L： Go straight down， and then turn left， go straight， and at the third crossing you'll see it on your right．
F： （3）
L： About thirty minutes' walk． And you can also take the No． 1 Bus from this bus station and go 5 stops． You need to get off at People's Park， Renming Gongyuan in Chinese．
（4）
F： Okay…Thank you!
L： No problem…．And， you can also ride a shared bike． Do you have AliPay on your phone？ （5）
F： Thanks a lot．
L： You're welcome．
A． Well， how can I get to the nearest bookstore from here？
B． If you do， you can go there on the bike．
C． That's all right．
D． Could you tell me where I am on this map？
E． Ten minutes is enough， if the traffic is good．
F． It's my first day in the city．
G． How long will it take to walk there？
Root Vegetables
Would you like to eat a root？ You probably already have． People and animals eat many kinds of
roots． ①Most roots that people eat are usually called root vegetables． A root vegetable is what we call veggies that grow underground．
A carrot
is one type of root vegetable． It is the orange， edible root of the carrot plant．②
to， many， in， like， people， salad， put， it（．） A turnip 
is another root vegetable． It is a member of the cabbage family． Turnips are usually eaten boiled， steamed， roasted， fried， pickled，or even raw．
③Although some people do not consider potatoes to be a veggie， but they are a root vegetable．
People like to eat them mashed， boiled， and fried． Sweet potatoes， yams， beets， and leeks are some other root vegetables that people like to eat．
（1）将文中①处画线句子翻译为汉语．
（2）将文中②处画线单词连词成句，标点符号已在括号内给出． ．
（3）文中③处画线句子有一处错误，改正并抄写．
（4）What is this story mostly about？
（5）What is a root vegetable？
first， only， use， it， dream of， another， speak， with， sea， easy |
English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．
What Does a Lifelong Learner Look Like？
Lifelong learners never think of themselves as the greatest expert in anything． They continue to learn and bring a great deal to the groups they belong to． What does a lifelong learner look like？
Here are some of their main characteristics（特征）．
•They are knowledge seekers． They are always searching for much information on a topic they're interested in and looking for new experience or opportunities to improve their knowledge or skills．
•They are social and self﹣directed learners． They like taking different courses and taking part in discussions around subjects they are interested in． They also know their own learning styles， and their strengths and weaknesses． They can plan and organize their own learning．
•They are critical（批判性的） thinkers． They always use a lot of ways to analyze（分析） and synthesize（合成） information． From their research they judge the information to see if it is useful for the question at hand．
•They are problem solvers． They will meet different problems while learning． However， they usually see problems as challenges and life experiences and try to stand above them．
（1）What does the underlined "knowledge seekers" mean ？
A． Persons who are looking for knowledge．
B． Persons who are teaching knowledge．
C． Persons whose jobs are inventing knowledge．
D． Persons who are testing knowledge．
（2）What can be put in the blank（空白处） ？
A． They don't like learning on society．
B． They learn both from and with others．
C． They learn from plants and animals．
D． They invite each other to parties．
（3）Which of the following most clearly shows you are a critical thinker ？
A． You always use a lot of ways to analyse and synthesize information．
B． You believe in the information you get and use them in your study．
C． You correct mistakes someone makes as soon as you find them．
D． You ask others for help when you can't correct your own mistakes．
（4）How is the passage organized ？（P＝ Paragraph）
（5）What is the purpose of the passage ？
A． To describe the height， clothes and hairstyle of a lifelong learner．
B． To explain the relationship between common people and lifelong learners．
C． To suggest lifelong learners become experts．
D． To introduce some of the main characteristics lifelong learners have．
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Alice in Wonderland
Chapter 2
Alice was not hurt， so she jumped to her feet in a moment． She looked up， and found the White Rabbit was still in sight． She was close behind it when she turned the corner， but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen． She found herself in a long， low hall．
There were doors all around the hall， but they were all locked．
Alice walked sadly down the middle， wondering how she was ever to get out again．
Suddenly， she came upon a little three﹣legged table． There was nothing on it but a tiny golden
key， and Alice's first idea was that this might belong to one of the doors of the hall．
But， alas! Either the locks were too large， or the key was too small． However， on the second
time round， she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before and behind it was a little door．
She tried the little golden key in the lock， and she was pleased to find it fitted!
（1）The hall where Alice staved is ．
A．long and low
B．big and high
C．wide and low
D．big and wide
（2）What did Alice want to do when she got to the hall ？
A． She wanted to know how to get some food．
B． She wanted to know where her sister was．
C． She wanted to find out how to get out again．
D． She wanted to meet the Rabbit．
（3）Where did Alice find the tiny golden key ？
（4）How did Alice feel when the gold key fitted into a lock ？
A．Tired．
B．Shocked．
C．Happy．
D．Interested．
（5）Which is TRUE according to the passage ？
A． Alice had never seen the White Rabbit before she got to the hall．
B． Some of the doors around the hall were locked．
C． Alice noticed the little door as soon as she entered the hall．
D． The passage is from Alice in Wonderland．
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