It was last January， when I'd just finished a charity （慈善） and was on the train back home， that I put down my phone and started writing thank﹣you notes to people who had helped，
When I got off the train， I felt amazingly good． The next day，I wrote more thank﹣yous and the same feeling of happiness hit me again． I suddenly had the idea： Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year？
To keep on task， I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity．February would be neighbors， I decided， And I thought of a number of names right away： the owner of our local bookstore， who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs； our babysitter， who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play， …
While writing the notes， I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app， appreciating （欣赏） other people's lives． Writing thank﹣you notes allowed me the time to do something different， paying more attention to my own life．
In the following months， I wrote to my friends， doctors， teachers and parenting role models． In July， my"food" month， I wrote to Julie，who used to cook at my favorite restaurant．It went like this：
Dear Julie，
I've been finding myself missing you lately． Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary （周年纪念日）．We talk about it every year．
Thank you． We miss you．
Love，
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied，"I don't think I've ever received such a touching letter before， I' m going through a hard time right now， and this helps．"
On December 31，I wrote my last card ﹣ to Jake， my husband，and our two kids．And I took a picture of us， so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Gratitude．
（1）The underlined word "this" in Paragraph 2 means ．
A． writing thank﹣you notes
B． putting the phone away
C． taking the train back home
D． raising money for charity
（2）How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina？
A． Shy and surprised．
B．Pleased and relaxed．
C． Nervous and excited．
D． Moved and encouraged．
（3）The theme of the December notes might be ．
A． photos
B． family
C． holidays
D． community
（4）What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage？
A． Many thanks from her neighbors．
B． More time to appreciate her own life．
C． More help from people around her．
D． Happy moments to be with her friends．
（5）The best title for the passage can be ．
A． My Thank You Year
B． An Amazing Trip
C． Happiness inside Us
D． Important People in Our Life
India is the home of tigers. Every year many people are killed by tigers. The tiger, however, doesn’t always eat men. It likes wild animals better. It is only when the tiger is old enough or wounded (受伤的) that it eats men. But when it tastes the meat of men, it will go on killing men for food. When a man-eater like this is discovered (发现)people are very afraid. They have to stop working in the fields.
There are many ways to put an end to such dangerous animals. One way is that some men with long guns (枪) ride on elephants while other men drive the tiger towards them.
For a hunter another way is to sit in a tree near the place where a tiger has eaten somebody. If the tiger returns for another meal, the hunter will kill it in the hiding place. A goat may be tied to the tree for the tiger to kill.
The most dangerous way is to hunt a tiger on foot. But the man must be brave and can shoot well or he would be killed by the tiger.Where is the home of tiger?
_________________________________________________________________which does the tiger like better to eat, men or wild animals?
_________________________________________________________________What will the tiger do when it tastes the meat of men?
_________________________________________________________________Are there any ways to put an end to such dangerous animals?
_________________________________________________________________What is the most dangerous way to hunt a tiger?
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Imagine one day the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to pay a lot of money to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough water for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to use for washing clothes. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?
Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the water shortage (短缺), the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (私人的) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices.
“ A lot of people can’t pay for it,” she says.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.How old is Hannan?
| A．She is eight. | B．She is eighteen. | C．She is seventeen. | D．She is seven. |
The underlined word “that” means_______.
| A．buying water from shops |
| B．having enough drinking water |
| C．suffering(忍受) from water shortage |
| D．washing clothes with used water |
From the passage, we know that ______.
| A．the people of Yemen don’t have to worry about water |
| B．people in Yemen have no water to use during a bad week |
| C．Sanna will have no drinking water in 10 years |
| D．private companies make much money by selling water |
The Yemen government ______.
| A．may try to make use of seawater |
| B．does nothing about the water problem |
| C．only cares about rich people’s lives |
| D．may solve the problem soon |
The writer wants to tell us ______.
| A．not to use seawater | B．not to waste water |
| C．to drink less water | D．to sell water to Yemen |
Come and see the Indian elephants and the tiger from America. The koalas are waiting to meet you, and the monkeys from Thailand(泰国) are waiting to throw (扔) things at you. The cute dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you, and the giraffes from Zambia(赞比亚) are waitig to look down on you.
Tickets: Adults: (成人) 60 yuan each Children: free
Time: June 1~ June 2 9:00 a.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.
Keep the zoo clean!
Do not touch, give food or go near the animals!How many kinds of animals are talked about in the poster?
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
Mr. and Mrs. King will take their twins aged 6 to the park. How much will the tickets be together?
| A．60 | B．120 | C．180 | D．240 |
Visitors can do the following things EXCEPT (除了) _______.
| A．give some food to the tigers | B．watching the elephants dancing |
| C．laughing at the dogs from Australia | D．taking some photos |
From the poster we can guess the giraffe must be ______.
| A．long | B．fat | C．tall | D．strong |
The poster may be made just ______.
| A．on New Year’s Day | B．on Christmas Day |
| C．after Children’s Day | D．before Children’s Day |
阅读下面短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。
Confidence is very important in daily life. It can help you to develop a healthy attitude (态度). A study shows that the people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chance to make themselves successful. Here are some suggestions about how to be more confident.
Speak loud When you are not confident, you can’t do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak _______(1) enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can _______(1) you become more confident.
Play sports Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.(2)
Encourage yourself Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise for the good things you’ve done.
Pick up a hobby If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.
Get rid of (消除) fear Fear comes along with failure (失败). But it’s easy to overcome (克服) if you know that failure is part of your life. Don’t hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.在(1)处横线上填入适当的词。___________ ___________
将（2）处划线部分翻译成中文。______________________________________________
回答问题How many suggestions can help you to be more confident? ______________
找出并写出所给句子的同义句。
If singing is your favourite, you can sing as often as possible.__________________________找出并写出最能表达该短文主题的句子。
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China launched its first space lab module Tiangong-1 on the evening of September 29, 2011, at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China.
President Hu Jintao praised the successful launch of China's first space lab module Tiangong-1, and shook hands with the staff of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center.
Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang also shook hands with the staff at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to congratulate on the success.
Tiangong-1, which is scheduled to dock(与……对接) with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft later this year, will pave the way for building China's first space station.
During its two-year service life, Tiangong-1 will mainly conduct four tasks, such as experiments of autonomous rendezvous(自主交会) and docking procedures(程序) with the Shenzhou-8, -9, and -10 spacecrafts in the coming launches, aiming to establish the country's first space lab, according to Wu Ping, spokesperson for China's national space administration.
According to the plan for China's manned space program, the Shenzhou-10 will be a manned spacecraft, possibly carrying a female Chinese astronaut who will test manual space rendezvous and docking with the Tiangong-1.
Functioning as a target spacecraft, Tiangong-1 is expected to become China's first space laboratory when it connects to the above mentioned spaceships. When Tiangong-1 was launched, _____were at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
| A．Premier Wen Jiabao and He Guoqiang |
| B．Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao |
| C．He Guoqiang and President Hu Jintao |
| D．President Hu Jintao and some staff |
It is reported that Tiangong-1 will conduct _____ tasks during its service life.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．five |
The underlined word “establish” here means _____________.
| A．prepare | B．build | C．discover | D．use |
The _____ spacecraft will be carrying a female Chinese astronaut.
| A．Shenzhou-7 | B．Shenzhou-8 |
| C．Shenzhou-9 | D．Shenzhou-10 |
Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?
| A．Tiangong-1 was launched in the evening. |
| B．The service life of Tiangong-1 is about two years. |
| C．China expects Tiangong-1 to be the first space lab. |
| D．Tiangong-1 will dock with the Shenzhou-8 spacecraft next year. |
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