Homesick is a compound (复合的) word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each means on its own, of course. But do you know the meaning they are used together? The definition (定义) of homesick is SICK FOR HOME. It means you miss your home.
Now think for a minute SEASICK. If you change the word HOME in the definition to the word SEA, would the definition SEASICK? Does seasick mean SICK FOR SEA? It means something quite . Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are , the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick, you want to be is at sea.
Have you ever a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are heartsick when they are deep inside as if (好像) their hearts are broken. And we also have other compound words, such as handshake and . Perhaps you may write definitions for them. It must be helpful to know something like this in your English study.
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All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help people to keep , happy and to live longer.
People play different in winter and summer. is good for swimming. And in winter people often go skating.
Some sports are very and people everywhere like them. For example, football is very popular. In China, most people, men, , boys and girls, like to watch football games. They often talk about it. and jumping began long, long ago. But basketball and volleyball are rather . People began to play them not long ago. And people are new sports or games all the time. Water skiing is one of .
People different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game they often become friends.
A．health B．busy C．healthy D．lazy
A．game B．games C．a game D．the game
A．Winter B．Summer C．Autumn D．Spring
A．boring B．difficult C．expensive D．interesting
A．woman B．women C．old D．young
A．Run B．Runs C．Running D．To run
A．new B．interesting C．popular D．old
A．looking B．running C．playing D．keeping
A．oldest B．newest C．the oldest D．the newest
A．in B．of C．from D．at
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整，所填单词在题后横线上必须完整写出。(本大题共5分，每小题0.5分)
SANYA, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia Airline flight MH370 is thought missing. Contact with the flight was l___at 1:20 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday. The flight was carrying 227 passengers(乘客), i___
154 Chinese. A Boeing 777-200 aircraft of Malaysia Airlines left Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 12:41 a.m. Beijing time on Saturday and was expected to l___
in Beijing at 6:30 a.m., after a 3,700-km trip.
An emergency response team（紧急应变工作队）s__ out early on Sunday morning from South China's Sanya Port in Hainan Province. The rescue（救援）ship "South China Sea Rescue 101" will j___
Rescue 115. They will meet at the sea area where Malaysia Airline flight MH370 may have c__
At the same time, another ship, "Tai Shun Hai," of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company arrived at the possible crash area at 9 a.m. on Sunday and started s__
. Sanya Port is about 700 sea m__
from the possible crash area. It will t___
about two days for the rescue ship to reach the water. The work will be even t__
as there is no exact（精确的）location of the possible crash area.
So far, there have been no news. No news is good news.
American people have the habit of saying “Thank you”when something kind is done for them or something polite is said to them, no matter how easy the thing is. This habit is learned by people of many countries.
You should say “Thank you”when someone you the salt on the table, when someone walks aside to let you in a corridor （走廊）, when someone ahead of you keeps the door open you, when someone says your work is well or you have bought a nice thing, or your city is very beautiful.
“Thank you”is not only between strangers or new friends, but also between old friends, parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. Parents often tell children that they should say “Thank you”in answer to a kind word or act when they are only four five years old. Perhaps that’s almost everyone has got this habit.
A．others B．another C．other D．else
A．puts B．passes C．carries D．borrows
A．pass B．jump C．sing D．dance
A．jumps B．walks C．sits D．walking
A．to B．with C．for D．on
A．made B．done C．built D．doing
A．tell B．said C．to say D．told
A．his B．theirs C．their’s D．their
A．but B．and C．or D．so
A．why B．because C．when D．reason
When you are in Hong Kong, you must be very careful in the streets because the traffic drives on the left. It is different from that in other areas of China. If you are the first time to come to Hong Kong, you must look to the right side and then the left before you cross the street.
If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop. Then people on foot can cross the road carefully. But if the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go. People on foot mustn't cross.
When people go to or come from work in the morning and evening, the streets are very busy. Traffic is the most dangerous then, especially(尤其) for the children.
When you go by bus in Hong Kong, you have to be careful, too. You must always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. Have a look first, or you will go the wrong way.
In Hong Kong, there are many big buses with two floors you can sit on the second floor. From there you can see the view of the whole city（城市的全景）well. It's very interesting.
阅读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。The traffic in Hong Kong drives on the right.
The traffic in Hong Kong is the same as that in other areas of China.
If the traffic lights are green, the traffic can go.
You can sit on the first floor and see the view of the whole city.
According to the passage we know we must obey the traffic rules in Hong Kong.
阅读理解
Young people and older people don’t always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special programme in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.
Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and build houses. The adults teach them these skills.
There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn phototaking or painting. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.
When people live together, rules are necessary. In this programme the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”
One of the teenagers has this to say about his experience, “You stop thinking only about yourself, You learn to think about the group.” In one special programme in New York State, young and older people _______ .
| A．don’t work well together. |
| B．are friendly to one another. |
| C．teach one another new ways of building houses. |
| D．spend eight weeks together, working as farmers. |
All the members work some time every day mainly to _______ .
| A．lead a busy life. | B．learn new skills of farming; |
| C．get used to the life on the farms | D．find value and pleasure in work |
Living together, _________ .
| A．the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules |
| B．the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults make |
| C．the members have no free time on weekends |
| D．the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together |
The last programme shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the programme is ____ .
| A．unpleasant | B．tiring | C．helpful | D．boring |
The best title for the passage is __________ .
| A．The rules of living together |
| B．Life in New York State |
| C．Teenagers in the special group |
| D．Free hours in the special work group |
阅读理解
Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”
The first computer was made in 1946. it was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”
The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, writer letters, do shopping, play computer games or make friends.
Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex. They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.
We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet. The Internet can not be used for______.
| A．studying | B．shopping | C．thinking | D．playing |
When the computer was invented, it was______.
| A．large and worked quickly | B．small and worked slowly |
| C．large but worked slowly | D．small but worked quickly |
The Internet was born in about________.
| A．1960 | B．1970 | C．1980 | D．1985 |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Few students like going into the Internet. |
| B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends.” |
| C．These “Unreal friends” often meet each other |
| D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well |
What does the writer think of the Internet?
| A．It is wonderful |
| B．It can make students study harder |
| C．It is not good for students |
| D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it. |
Good morning, class!
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet is popular and it makes our lives colorful. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer and get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can read some good newspapers and magazines. It can make us clever in playing computer games. We can send E-mails to our friends quickly. We can chat(聊天) freely online with our friends. It can help us get in touch with people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time in playing computer game and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Teenagers even get to have boyfriends or girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them to much time to chat online so they do worse and worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. We should get online with adults(成人)--our teacher or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some out-of-class activities at school. We usually have activities from 4:50 to 5:50 in the afternoon. We have different kinds of activities. If you are interested in sports, you can play basketball or football. We can go to the English Corner. We can practice talking in English there. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
Thank you for listening to me. That’s all.The short passage is about __________.
| A．going online | B．how to communicate with others |
| C．how to spend our free time | D．different kinds of activities |
The Internet can make our lives _________.
| A．helpful and important | B．enjoyable and interesting |
| C．enjoyable but expensive | D．different kinds of activities |
________ is not good.
| A．Sending E-mails | B．Reading newspapers and magazines online |
| C．going on line with adults | D．Spending all day in the net bars |
Playing computer games________.
| A．gives us lots of information | B．makes our studies worse |
| C．makes us more clever | D．is harmful to our health |
Which of the following is NOT right?
| A．There are too many net bars in the cities. |
| B．We can learn English from the Internet. |
| C．We mustn’t get online when we are studying at school. |
| D．We cannot do out-of-class activities from 4:50 to 5:50 p.m. |
阅读理解
It is a very common thing for a person to have a good friend. My good friend is Diana. She is a rich and proud girl. She often thinks that she is too good for anyone, so nobody wants to be her friend.
One day after school, I was waiting for Diana when Vivien came up to me. She gave me a biscuit. I accepted it. We talked and joked, and from then on, I began to spend more time with Vivien than with Diana. I felt a little uneasy.
After a few days, I went to see Diana for some snacks when Vivien came and sat with me. She offered me a sandwich. She also offered one to Diana, but Diana refused it. She walked away. I was angry with Diana for being so rude and thoughtless.
“Never mind,” Vivien said, “I’m used to it.”
After school, I tried to catch up with Diana. While walking home, I tried to correct her attitude, but she would not listen to me. She said, “Go and join your ‘dear’ Vivien. I know you make new friends and forget the old ones.”
For the next few weeks, we did not talk to each other. Then, one day, Diana came to Vivien and me, saying, “I’m really sorry about what I did. I’m a spoiled（宠坏的）girl, but I also need good friends just like you. Would you please forgive（原谅）me?” Vivien and I looked at each other and smiled. From then on, Diana, Vivien and I have been best friends. The writer was angry with Diana __________.
| A．because she was too good for anyone. |
| B．when Diana refused Vivien’s sandwich |
| C．though she asked the writer to forgive |
| D．so Diana walked away |
According to the passage, it is clear that __________.
| A．Diana and the writer had been good friends. |
| B．Diana didn’t like sandwiches. |
| C．Vivien didn’t want to make new friends at all |
| D．the writer forgot her old friends after she had new one. |
Vivien’s saying “I’m used to it” shows that _________.
| A．someone refused to give her things |
| B．Vivien used to be rude to others. |
| C．she lied to be refused. |
| D．some people were rude to her before. |
Diana asked Vivien and the writer to forgive because ________.
| A．they didn’t spend much time with her. |
| B．she realized she was wrong. |
| C．Vivien and the writer didn’t talk to her. |
| D．she was a rich and proud girl. |
The reading is mainly about __________.
| A．the mistake among the three friends. |
| B．two best friends at a school |
| C．three friends at a school |
| D．the trouble between Diana and Vivien |
阅读理解
Why do we need to throw less away? There are two reasons. One is that some resources （资源） are nonrenewable （不可再生的） That means there is only a certain amount of that resource in the world . One example of this is oil. When we use up all the oil in the world, there will be no more.
There is another reason for throwing less away. All of our trash has to be put somewhere. Often , it is put into garbage dumps （垃圾场）. Much of that trash will be there for hundreds of years. The dumps will be filled up with all this trash.
There are three ways to cut down on trash.
One way is to recycle. When you recycle something, it means it is made into another shape and used again. Old newspaper may become paper bags. A glass jar can be melted（熔化）and made into a bottle .
Another way to cut down on trash is to reuse things. You can wash and use again a bottle that can hold mustard （芥末酱）or something else .
The third way to cut down on trash is to reduce the amount of trash you make, stop buying thing that you don’t need in the first place. That reduce the amount of the earth’s resources that you use.How many reasons do we need to throw less away?
A. Three B. five C. two When you reuse something, it means .
A. it is made into another shape and used again
B. it is used again
C. it isn’t used any moreAll the ways of cutting down on trash in the passage are to .
A. recycle and reuse things
B. recycles and reduce the amount of trash you make
C. reuse things recycle and reduce the amount of trash you makeIf a broken plastic box is changed into a plastic ruler , the way is to .
A. recycle B. reuse C. reduce The word “reduce” in the passage means .
A. 还原 B. 减少 C. 增加
The English often go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why？ 36 the weather In Britain often changes quickly.
Spring can be rainy or windy, but the weather is 37 warmer and you can hope more sunny days. In fact , there 38 as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is the 39 time for visitors to go to the seaside. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season. During autumn it is still nice to be outside ,too. In winter, it gets colder, and it might 40 ,especially in the north. There are 41 very heavy winds in this season.
February is usually the coldest 42 of the year , while the warmest 43 often July.
The difference 44 temperature between winter and summer is not so great in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃,and for 45 is about 15.5℃.A. Because B. As C. Since
A. get B. getting C. gets
A. can have B. can C. can be
A. worst B. best C. earliest
A. snow B. rain C. wind
A. also B. either C. too
A. month B. season C. weather
A. is B. was C. are
A. in B. on C. for
A. spring B. autumn C. summer
People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the church and have made up their minds to 15 the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗议） against heavy trucks which run 16 through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 17 to sleep at night, but they are doing damage（损害） to our houses and shops of historical 18 ,”
said John Norris, one of the protesters.
“ 19 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student, “why don’t they build a new road that goes round the town? Burlington isn’t much more than a 20 village. Its streets were never meant for heavy traffic”.
Harry Fields also studying 21 said they wanted to make as much noise as possible to force the government officials to realize what everybody was having to stand. “Most of them don’t live here anyway,” he said, “they come in for meetings and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音的）, so they probably don’t 22 . It’s high time they realized the problem.” The fourth student, Liza Vernum, said she thought the public were mostly on their side, and even if they weren’t they soon would be.
I asked if they were 23 that the police might come to stop them.
“Not really,” she said, “actually we are suitable bellringers. I mean we are assistant bellringers for the church. There is no 24 against practising.”
I left the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.
A．change B．repair C．ring D．shake
A．now and then B．day and night C．up and down D．over and over
A．terrible B．difficult C．uncomfortable D．unpleasant
A．scene B．period C．interest D．sense
A．If B．Although C．When D．Unless
A．pretty B．quiet C．large D．modern
A．well B．hard C．biology D．education
A．notice B．mention C．fear D．control
A．surprised B．afraid C．pleased D．grateful
A．point B．cause C．need D．law
I am a student in Grade Three. I began to learn English three years ago. English isn’t very 16 to learn. But I like it very much.
17 do I study English?
In the first year, I found 18 very difficult to memorize new words. At first I 19 a lot of time on them. I learned new words only 20 reading and writing. 21 a few days later I forgot them. Later, with the help of my teachers, I came to know how to do it well. I paid more attention to 22 and spelling. For example:
23 , I have learned a lot of new words. Every morning after I get up, I do some reading. At school I 24 to speak English with my classmates and go over 25 I have learned.
Nothing is too hard if you put your heart into it.
A．hard B．excited C．easy D．fast
A．Why B．What C．Unless D．How
A．this B．it C．that D．/
A．took B．paid C．spent D．cost
A．with B．for C．as D．by
A．And B．But C．Then D．However
A．pronunciation B．words C．reading D．writing
A．By the way B．In this way C．To begin with D．Later on
A．join B．lose C．try D．realize
A．that B．what C．which D．when
Red is the color of China. Among all the colors, red is most 16 seen. The color red is fresh and pure, and in China we call it China Red. Chinese people are attracted by the color red not only because it makes people excited, but also because it has 17 meaning in Chinese culture and history.
No country in the world has ever 18 a color in such a way as China. Here, red is a symbol. It gives color to the soul (灵魂) of the nation. In the past, red represented dignity (尊严) and mystery. Even now, Chinese people 19 the color much more than the rest of the world does. It can be said that China Red is an everlasting theme for China, and an important color for the Chinese people. China Red has 20 a very popular phrase, attracting the world’s attention.
Finding red-colored things in China is very 21 , as you can see the color everywhere. All traditional red things have played special roles in China. Things like the walls of ancient palaces, the 22 flag, Chinese knots, lanterns, traditional paper-cuts, and even tanghulu are all red.
Red is the color of 23 , health, harmony, happiness, peace, wealth and so on. Only real things and events can fully 24 red’s real beauty. The color can be alive and breathing only when it’s connected with people.
In China, red is more than just a color. It carries the ancient history and 25 of the Chinese nation. China Red is filled with mysterious charm beyond description and it is right here in China waiting for you to feel and discover!
A．easily B．quickly C．carefully D．closely
A．different B．rich C．simple D．correct
A．used B．shared C．drawn D．mentioned
A．need B．dislike C．hate D．love
A．spoken B．said C．become D．got
A．difficult B．easy C．simple D．free
A．national B．international C．local D．foreign
A．rainbow B．fear C．worry D．luck
A．believe B．show C．talk D．write
A．art B．business C．culture D．ability
In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. However, since the economic depression(经济萧条), many have learnt to live 16 . Here is a true story about an American girl, Anna. After graduation, she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 17 a job in a publishing house(出版社) and earned 18 $30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna’s life would be 19 , but Anna was able to live on her money and still 20 $5000 in the first year. How could she do so in 21 expensive city?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
A．happily B．luckily C．hopefully D．cheaply
A．found B．gets C．looked for D．makes
A．more than B．less than C．more D．less
A．dangerous B．hard C．easy D．comfortable
A．made B．gave C．took D．saved
A．so an B．such an C．so D．such
A．expensive B．much C．big D．heavy
A．does B．becomes C．helps D．means
A．food B．clothes C．studying D．traveling
A．away B．out C．up D．inside
A．Soon B．Finally C．Once D．Again
A．pay B．spend C．cost D．take
A．tickets B．seats C．exhibition D．tea
A．tried B．had C．needed D．managed
A．another B．the other C．other D．other
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