On the fourth Sunday of every November,most Americans get together around the dinner table to celebrate Thanksgiving.Special traditions in the US have been around for many years.(1) These are four popular Thanksgiving traditions and how they started.
(2) The first Thanksgiving meal was in the autumn of 1621 when the first travelers from England celebrated their first harvest (收获).But it wasn't made into an official (官方的)holiday until 1863.The first large meal had turkey,fruits and vegetables,which are still common today.
(3) Historians say the first travelers invited Native Americans (美洲印第安人)to the meal to thank them for teaching them how to grow food.Today at the large meal,friends and family will also say what they are most thankful for.
(4) The parade (游行)includes very large balloons that look like cartoon characters and beautiful floats (花车)that carry famous people.There are also many musical performances to watch.This parade started in 1924,and today over 44 million people watch it on TV or in New York City.
(5) People started to watch football on Thanksgiving a few years after the day
became an official holiday.Today,the National Football League takes advantage of this popularity and hosts three NFL games every Thanksgiving.
根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填入文中空缺处,使短文内容完整正确.
A.Giving thanks is what the holiday is all about.
B.American football is something people both watch and play with their family on Turkey Day.
C.However,some people don't always stop to think about where the traditions came from.
D.Here is one way to make turkey for a Thanksgiving dinner.
E.A large meal is the important event every Thanksgiving.
F.Every year,there is a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
A.根据上文介绍的三个步骤,将下列A、B、C、D四个选项进行排序.
A.science B.school subjects C.school D.school activities
Step l:46. Step 2:47. 48. Step 3:49.
B.将上述A、B、C、D四个选项组成一幅思维导图(组图时可用字母编号或所给词汇)
五选五
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入下列小题横线上的最佳选项.
When will Restall was in fifth grade, he received bus safety training at school. Local bus drivers taught students about how to use the buses' two﹣ way radios, A two way radio is a radio that can both send and receive messages,(1) . And they showed the students how to use them in emergency(R 8ag) situations. Will used what he learned to help a hurt bus driver get quick medical treatment, People in his hometown now call the 11﹣year old a hero for his brave actions.
Will was taking the bus to school one morning.(2) . He had to wait 10 minutes or so before he could get off the bus.
But then he heard a loud noise and looked up to see what happened.(3) . She had passed out and fell over on the bus stairs.Will left his seat, grabbed the two﹣way radio and reported that the driver was hurt.(4) .Soon,another bus driver and an ambulance(救护车) arrived to help.
When they got there, the bus driver was awake and sitting up, but not speaking. They sent the driver to the hospital. Will and everyone else on the bus went to class as usual.Will's brave actions attracted a lot of attention.(5) , although he didn't want to be the spotlight(公众注意的焦点),"I had to ask him," said his father," Tim Restal
A.Like every other student on the bus, will was playing a video game on his phone
B.A local TV station even interviewed him
C.The user can both talk and listen, it's also called walkie﹣talkies (对讲机)
D.He saw that the bus driver was no longer in the driver's seat
E.The radios on each bus let Will's friends hear him report the emergency
A man came home from work late,tired and unhappy.74.He found his five﹣year﹣old son waiting for him at the door.
The boy asked,"Daddy,how much do you make every hour?"The father was angry at his son's question.When he said 20an hour,the little boy asked him for 10.The father was even angrier because he thought the boy just wanted some money to buy a toy.So he didn't answer his son.
The little boy quietly went to his room.After about an hour,the man calmed himself down(使…平静) and started to think:
Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.
"Maybe I was too hard on you just now,"the man went into his son's room and said,"Here's the 10you asked for."
"Oh,thanks,Daddy!" The little boy said.Then he reached under his pillow(枕头),pulled out some crumpled(压皱的) money and said:"Daddy,I have 20now.Can I buy an hour of your time?Please come home earlier tomorrow.75.我很想跟你共进晚餐."
71.The man didn't give the money to his son at first,did he? .
72.How much could the father make every hour? .
73.What did the boy really want to buy? .
74. .
75. .
There was a man who had four sons.He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly.So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree far away in turns.
The first son went in the winter,the second in the spring,the third insummer,and the youngest son in the fall.
When they had all gone and come back,he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that the tree was ugly.The second son said no; it was covered with green leaves,and full of hope.The third son disagreed.He said there were many flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful,it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen.The last son disagreed with all of them,he said there was lots of fruit in the tree,full of life and harvest(收获).
The man then explained to his sons that they were all right,but they had each seen only one season in the tree's life.He told them"You cannot judge a tree,or a person by only one season and its true nature﹣the pleasure,joy,and love that come from that life can only be judged at the end,when all the seasons are up."
If you give up when it's winter,you will miss the promise of your spring,the beauty of your summer,harvest of your fall.Don't let the pain of one season kill the joy of all the rest.
68.Why did the man ask his sons to go and look at a pear tree in turns?(no more than 15 words)
69.Did the four sons have the same answer?(no more than 5words)
70.What did the man think about his sons' answers?(no more than 20words)
71.请将文中画线的句子翻译成汉语.
72.请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目. .
阅读短文,将方框里的五个句子还原到短文当中.
A.One idea is to test yourself. B.Even worse,you could have an English test. C.She believes they are not as useful as other habits. D.These methods are commonly used in schools around the world. E.So it's possible that you are underlining something not so important. |
Imagine you have a history or math test in school.(76) How should you prepare for this terrible event?
Should you reread your history,math or English books?What about underlining important words or sentences?(77) But are these truly the best methods?
Mary Pym,an American scientist,says that both rereading and underlining are ineffective(无效的)study tools,but better than not studying at all.(78)
When you reread something,you are not trying to actively receive the information.It seems that you already know the information because you've already read it.
The problem with underlining is that you don't always know what the most important information is.(79) .
What should you do if rereading and underlining are not the best ways to study for a test?
(80) simple cards and practice exams can help when you want to make sure that you have learned something.
No matter what methods you choose,you should know that effective learning takes time and effort.
① A recent report found that kids 30years ago could run faster and longer than kids today.
② The report found that today's kids were 15% less healthy than kids from 30years ngo.
You're a 13﹣year﹣old girl.Your mom was the same kind of kid when she was your age.Now imagine we could set upa mile race between you and your mom from 30 years ago.The study shows your mom would probably beat you in the race by 1.5 minutes.I was the same for boys.A boy from 30 years ago would beat a boy today.
The scientists who did the study think there are some reasons for the big fall in health.First,too many of today's kids are overweight. Thatmakes it harder for them to run fast.Second,kids today don't get enough exercise.The doctor says that kids should take exercise at least 60 minutes every day.That's why ③ 学生在学校上体育课是重要的.
So what should kids do?lf you don't want your mom and dad to think they are faster than you,don't spend a lot of time looking through the Internet,watching TV or movies.Instead,do things that will get you up and to move.
任务一:请将①句翻译成汉语.
78. .
任务二:请写出②句的同义旬.
79.The report found that kids from 30 years ago were 15% 、 than today's kids.
任务:三:请将③句翻译成英语.
80.That's why .
任务四:根据短文内容,回答下面问题.
81.What does the underlined word"That"mean in the passage?
82.If you want to be faster than your parents,what should you do?
.
How to Sell a Product Successfully
After a lot of hard work,you finally have your product.But that's only half the battle.Now you have to get people to buy it.
Is your product easy to use?How can your product improve people's lives?(51) Remember,you need to make your product stand out.So tell people what is special about it.How can you do that?Here are a few suggestions.
Create and ad.First,study your customers' eggs,interests and other information.Second,choose a type of ad﹣﹣﹣TV,bus,magazine,newspaper or Internet.Third,decide what your ad will tell people about your product.(52) Go to trade shows and present your product.(53) They can experience your product,enjoy it and even come to love it.
Push your product using samples(样品) and good deals.People get to know the advantages of your product after they experience using it.(54) These suggestions can make your product really shine.(55) With a good quality product and excellent advertising,you will surely succeed.
A.Find ways to catch their eye. B.Why should people buy YOUR product? C.However,good quality (质量) is the most important thing. D.Offering samples and deals will get you more customers. E.People coming to trade show already have an interest in similar products. |
Every year,more than nine million people all over the world come to visit London.
They go to the museums and theatres; they look at interesting old buildings or have a drink in a park.
A quick and easy way to get to different places in the city is to take an underground train.The London underground is one of the best and most widely used transport networks(网状组织)in the world.The trains run all day and most of the night.(83)You'd better not take the underground between eight o'clock and ten o'clock in the morning,or four o'clock and six o'clock in the afternoon.(84)The trains are so crowded that you can hardly move or find a place to sit.
London's famous red buses form a big part of getting around in London.Although the London underground is the fastest and the simplest way of getting around London,the buses play their part and are an experience you should try at least once.By sitting on the top deck (层) of the bus,you can get a great sightseeing (观光的) experience of London as well.
Some special visitors' buses take you to many of the interesting places in the city on one journey.It takes about one and a half hours,but you can cancel your journey and get off (and on again) at the different places you want to visit.
London taxis are called"black cabs".Most of them are black,but some are not.You can stop one if it has a"For Hire (供租用的)n sign on it.The drivers are friendly and helpful.
In a word,London is a big and beautiful city with Lots to see and to do.Welcome to London.
A.根据短文内容简要回答问题.
(1)How many kinds of transportation can visitors use to get around in London?List them.
(2)If you go to visit London,which two kinds of transportation are you going to choose?Why?
B.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语.
(3)
(4)
C.请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题.
(5) .
Getting English Language Learners to Put Down the Books and Have Some Fun
Even if there's so much about English that can be learned from a book or even in a traditional classroom setting,a lot of the language can still be learned best in more relaxing situations where students are having fun.Here are some suggestions.
★Communicate with strangers.If you live in an area filled with English speakers,get students out of the classroom.(1) .Students may not speak to strangers,but they'll hear conversations taking place and may begin to understand how the words learnt in the classroom are actually used in everyday speech.
★Let their guard down.One difficult thing for learners is confidence (自信)when they speak English.Fun activities,especially those outside of the classroom,give students a chance to feel relaxed.(2) .It may take a bit of time at the beginning,but once students get into it,they'll start to get confidence.
★Make use of English media (媒体).Most recorded language instruction is pretty boring and it can get tiring hearing the same voice repeat the same phrases.(3) .They will hear common expressions and more everyday conversations in the movie.If they're not sure about something they hear,it can turn into a more formal lesson once back in the classroom.
★(4) .Casual (随意的)conversations give learners the chance to hear or use English in situations.They can talk all they want about expressions to use while dining out or informal words to use with friends,but it takes a trip to McDonald's or a picnic in the park for many of those expressions to truly set in.
A. |
You can let students go to a movie in English. |
B. |
Put them among other English speakers. |
C. |
They may hate to speak English. |
D. |
Hear or use English in situations. |
E. |
They will speak more freely. |
(5)How do you learn English? (回答不多于10个单词)
Problems between parents and children are common.If you need to improve your relationship with your parents,you are not alone.To develop a better relationship with your parents,you should change how you think and do things.(1) .
Act first.Don't wait for your parents to try to improve the relationship.(2) .
Be thankful to your parents.Think about everything that your parents have done for you,you are sure to feel thankful to them.(3) .Give them a nice gift or do some housework without being asked.They will be happy with you for these actions.
(4) .Talk to your parents about things that you care about and your feelings about these things.Often talk to them,and your parents can understand you better.If so,it's easy for them to discuss things that you are interested in and develop the relationship.
Accept that your parents are different.They grow up in a different situation with different technologies.(5) .Try to remind them of any problem in their relationships with their parents because of these differences.Use this information when you talk to your parents to improve your relationship with them.
A.Be open and honest. B.Be brave and hard﹣working. C.You should take action first. D.Here is some advice for you. E.So they think in a different way. F.Show your thanks with your actions. |
You've been learning words since you were a tiny baby.At first,you learned them only by hearing other people talk.Now that you're a reader,you have another way to learn words.What should you do when you come to a word and you think you don't know what it means?(1) .
Say it
First sound it out.Then say it to yourself.(2) .Sometimes you know a word in your head but you don't know what it looks like in print.So if you match up what you know and what you read ﹣ you have the word!
Use context
If this doesn't work,take the next step:look at the context the other words and sentences around it.Read this sentence:When it rained,the dog looked for shelter in the doorway.(3) .Rain and in the doorway might give you helpful information.
(4)
If the context doesn't help,look at the parts of the word.Does it have any parts you know?These can help you understand what it means.If you don't know the meaning of miner,try looking at parts of the word.You might know that a mine is a place underground where people get coal and other valuable things.A lot of times, ﹣er at the end of a word means "a person who does something".So a miner might be someone who works in a mine.
Look it up
If the three steps above don't work,you can look it up.(5) ,either a book or online.
Nobody knows the meaning of every word,but good readers know how to understand words they don't know.
Choose five sentences out of the six in the box to complete the passage.Each choice should be used only once.
A.Use word parts
B.Look at the words
C.It might sound like a word you know
D.You can find the word in a dictionary
E.Following some easy steps can help you
F.If the word shelter doesn't look familiar,look at the words around it
A.Word Easy is a fantastic English learning app with world exercises of different levels.Only when you pass a test of a certain level,can you go on to learn words of a higher level
B.Rail Friend can be the best for helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets,you can buy tickets anywhere at any time.
C.World of Tanks Blitz,a free﹣to﹣play online dating with over 40million downloads,brings quick﹣fire tank fights"A lot of tanks,a lot of people and a lot of fun."It will be the best choice to kill your time.
D.Himalayas Reading has millions of books including poems,short stories,novels and even fairy tales for children.What's special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to.
E.Cheese Reading catches the main idea of each book you have a download so that you can save time by finishing reading a book within 5minutes.
F.Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old.Kids can learn to speak understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.
G.Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you're playing games,so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English,use it!
66.Jenny has to do the homework after work.She is so busy that she seldom has time to take care of her 2﹣year﹣old son,So she needs a app for him to learn to speak and count.
67.Sam was given a list of books to read by his teacher,but he has just had an eye operation and needs some app that can store the books and read them aloud to him.
68.Bob find it difficult to remember all the new words from the English textbook.He wants to make progress in a relaxing way for he thinks it boring to do a lot of word exercises.
69.Cathy is fun of traveling,she needs a nap that can make it easier for her to buy train or airline tickets.
70.John is going to have a long railway trip.During this trip,he needs something like games to kill the time. .
It seems that food deliverymen(送货员) are always in a hurry. They wear blue, red or yellow helmets and many of them don't follow traffic rules. (1) They use mobile phones while driving.
These rude behaviors have caught the public's attention. In the first half of 2017, food deliverymen had 76 traffic accidents in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Public Security Bureau. That means every two and a half days, a food deliveryman will die or get hurt on the road.
(2) The strict rules of the food delivery service companies and the anxious customers may be the answer. Many companies will fine(罚款) a deliveryman up to 2,000 yuan, if he fails to deliver an order on time, reported China Daily. (3)
To solve the problem, food delivery service companies need to improve their incentive systems, noted CRI Online. (4) Shanghai has asked companies to train their deliverymen on traffic rules and safety. Now in Shenzhen, if a deliveryman gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice, then he will be banned(禁止) from driving food service delivery vehicles for a whole year.
A. Some cities are also taking action.
B. What are the strict rules used for?
C. What makes deliverymen take such risks?
D. Fines also go to those who get bad reviews from customers.
E. They drive on the wrong side of the road and run red lights.
My dear friends,
I'm writing to invite you to my new house in the country.You know,my family and I moved into our country house one month ago.The kids are planning to give a party at our new house.I hope all of you can come.The party will begin at 11:00 a.m.on Saturday.There will be lots of food and drinks.
Together with this letter is a map to our house.After you get off the train, take the road in front of the station.Follow it and you'll see a chicken farm.Don't make any turns.Keep going and you'll see a bridge.Cross the bridge and there will be a big tree on your left.Walk past the tree,take the first right turn,and then walk for five more minutes.You'll see several houses.My house is at the end of the road,next to the river.
Angelica
(1)Why did Angelica invite her friends?
(2)When will the party begin?
(3)Is there a chicken farm near the train station?
(4)Where does Angelica live, at P1, P2 or P3?
(5)How will the kids feel at the party on Saturday?