(含3套中考模拟卷)山东省重点名校九年级英语全册Unit11-5SectionBa_1e)导学案

Unit 11 Sad movies make me cry
【学习目标】
1、熟记本节短语句子，达到灵活运用。

2、通过听力训练，能听懂相关话题的对话。

【预习•合作•探究】
1. The gen eral finds a happy person with power, money and fame. ( 1a )
将军找到一个既有权又有钱的快乐的人。

He left without saying a word.他一句话都没有说就走了。

【2018山东济宁】17. Meimei is a beautiful girl _______ big eyes and dark hair.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
【2018江苏淮安】4. The old man can’t hear us well because there’s something wrong with his ______.
2. The general cannot find a happy person and the king remains unhappy forever.
那位将军没能找到一位快乐的人，国王仍然是永远不高兴。

The room remains cool all summer.
She remained (sit) when they came in.
于被动语态。

A few pears remain on the trees.
3. What made the p oor man so happy even though he had no po wer, money or fame?
什么使那位穷人这么高兴，尽管他没有权力、金钱和声誉？
【解析1
He wen t on working with his assistant even though both of then w ere tired.
【解析2】此处作形容词来修饰名词，既可以修饰可数名词，也可以修饰不可
There is no bridge here. = There is not a bridge here.
I have no brothers. = I don’t have any brothers.
【形成性检测】
一、单项选择
1.The cake looks good, but when I eat it, it _______ very terrible.
A. smell s
B. sounds
C. looks
D. tastes
2. I’d rather ____ to the McDonald’s Restaurant because I like to listen to quiet music.
A. to go
B. going
C. go
D. went
3. We _______ cry after we saw the sad movie.
A. are made
B. make
C. were made
D. were made to
4. The bad boss made the children _______ long and _______ heavily work.
A. to work; to do
B. working; doing
C. work; do
D. worked; did
5. Your answer made me _______.
A. angry
B. angrily
C. to angry
D. was angry
6. The movie made _______ feel energetic.
A. he
B. his
C. they
D. them
7. Loud music always makes us ______.
A. want dance
B. to want dance
C. want to dance
D. to want to dance
8. Excuse me, could you help me? I don’t know ______ exchange money.
A. how to
B. how
C. how can
D. how can I
9. _____ his new sunglasses ______ Tony look mysterious.
A. Wears…make
B. Wears …makes
C. Wearing…make
D. Wearing…makes
10. The children were made ____ homework
first.
A. do
B. to do
C. did
D. Doing
二、句型转换
1. The soft music makes me sleepy. （改为同义句）
The soft music makes me .
2. They spent three weeks finding the happy m an. （改为同义句）
It them three weeks the happy man.
3. She doesn’t know French. He doesn’t know French, either.（用neither... nor...合并为一句）
she he French.
4. The boy wants to make frends with the girl. （改为同义句）
The boy wants to the girl.
英语中考模拟试卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。

2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。

3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

一、语法选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was twelve years old , my family lived next to a forest . Every evening, mockingbirds(知更鸟) would come and rest in the trees and sing . I enjoyed __1__singing so much that I decided to catch a young bird. In this way, I __2__ hear it sing for me every day.
I finally managed__3__ one and put it in a cage. At first , the bird was very frightened, so it fluttered(扑腾)in __4__ new home all the time. Several days later , it was used __5__ in this new home.
The next day, the little bird’s mother flew to the cage with __6__food in her mouth . The baby bird looked very happy and ate everything __7__the mother brought to it . I was so happy to see this , for the mother knew how to take care of her baby__8__than me .
But __9__the bird morning , I found it died. I was terribly__10__and cried at once. I didn’t know ___10__happen.
Arthur Wayne, my father’s friend, was a famous ornithologist(鸟类学家).She __12__my father at that time.__13__she knew the whole thing, she explained to me ,”If a mother mockingbird finds her baby__14__in a cage , she will bring it poisonous berries(毒梅).She thinks it’s better for her baby to die than to lose freedom.”
Since then I __15__any living animal in a cage . All living things have a right to live free. ( )1. A. a B. an C. the D. /
( )2. A. could B. might C. must D. should
( )3. A. get B. getting C. to get D. gets
( )4. A.. it’s B. its C. it D. its’
( )5. A. live B. to live C. living D. to living
( )6. A. few B. any C. some D. little
( )7. A. that B. which C. who D. whom
( )8. A. good B. well C. better D. best
( )9. A. in B. for C. at D. on
( )10. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprisedly
( )11. A. what B. how C. why D. where
( )12. A. visited B. have visited C. is visiting D. was visiting ( )13. A. If B. When C. Because D. Although
( ) 14. A. keep B. keeps C. is keeping D. is kept
( )15. A. haven’t caught B. won’t catch C. don’t catch D. didn’t catch 二．完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的
最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and places the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp__16_ about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits behind a tree. He __17___ an idea to solve the problem. He found Tom and said to him, “ I know who __18___ your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a _19____?”
“ Well, yes… are you going to punish him, sir?” Tom asked. “ No, I am not,” the coach explained__20___. “ That would only make him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for mo re__21__.”
Tom receives another box of biscuits by mail from his mother a few days later. “Now,” said the coach, “ go and __22___ them with the boy who stole your biscuits.” Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention(意图), ___23__ he still followed his advice.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to __24___ his toy robot in payment for the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so ___25_.
In some situations, forgiveness(原谅) is better than punishment.
( ) 16. A. cook B. doctor C. coach D. cleaner
( ) 17. A. got on with B. went on with C. came up with D. caught up with
( ) 18. A. took away B. ran away C. went away D. threw away
( ) 19. A. biscuit B. idea C. lesson D. friend
( ) 20 A. shyly B. angrily C. excitedly D. patiently
( ) 21 A. gifts B. biscuits C. candies D. toys
( ) 22 A. share B. choose C. divide D. fill
( ) 23. A. if B. but C. since D. though
( ) 24. A. steal B. mend C. make D. accept
( ) 25. A. cheap B. delicious C. different D. important
三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读理解。

（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
Homesick is a compound word made up of HOME and SICK. You know what each word means on its own, of course. But think about what the words mean when they are used together. Homesick means
Now think for a minute about SEASICK. If you change the word home in the definition（释义）to the word sea, would the definition fit SEASICK? Seasick means SICK BY THE MOVEMENT ON THE SEA. When you are homesick, the only place you want to be is at home. When you are seasick,
Have you ever heard of a person being heartsick? Heartsick doesn’t mean that something is wrong with a person’s heart. People are he artsick when they are hurt deep inside and when they
But, on the other hand, we have such compound words as handshake, handstand, and handbag.
( )26. The work SEASICK mea ns“
A. to be eager to go to the sea
C. to be sick because of the sea
( )27. When we say a person is heartsick, we mean that
A. his heart is sick
B. his heart needs t
C. he’s sorry at heart
D. he’s terribly disappointed and sad
( )28. “The last place you want to be” is
A. where you want to be most
B. where you want to be least
C. where you go the last
D. the last place you go to
( )29. The definitions of handshake, handstand and handbag are
A. easy to know
C. impossible to learn
D. unnecessary to learn
( )30. The author wanted to tell us that
D. not all the compound words are what they seem to be
B
Teenager Jake Deham was skiing（滑雪） with his family in the USA when he fell over and lost one of his skis．His family didn’t know that he had a problem．They kept on skiing．When they got to the foot of the mountain，there was no sign of Jake．
Jake couldn’t find his ski anywhere．In the end，he decided to take off his other ski and walk down the mountain．But he couldn’t work out the right way to go．
It was now getting dark and he was a long way from any place of safety．He knew that he might die that night in the cold temperatures．But Jake kept calm（镇定）．At home，Jake watched a lot of programs about living in difficult situations．He remembered the advice from these programs and knew that he should build a hole in the snow．He made a hole and pointed it up the hill so the wind couldn’t blow into it．Outside his hole，the temperature fell to a dangerous﹣15℃that night，but inside it Jake was safe from the cold．
But he had to get down the mountain．The TV programs always said，“If you are lost，you should find someone else’s tracks（足迹） through the snow and follow them．”“I wanted to live my life．”remembers Jake．“So I got up and I found some ski tracks and I followed those．”He walked and walked and finally he saw lights．Nine hours after he lost his ski，he found a team of worker who came to save him．He was safe!
His mum was very happy when she heard the news．Amazingly，Jake didn’t even have to go to hospital．He got through the terrible experience without any injuries．
So，the next time someone says that watching TV is a waste of time，think of Jake．Sometimes TV can save your life!
( )31．Jake’s parents didn’t know that he was missing until.
A．they reached the foot of the mountain B．they began to ski down the mountain
C．a team of workers found Jake D. Jake lost on of his skis
( )32．What was the most important decision Jake made for his safety？
A．To go skiing with his family in the USA．
B．To search for the ski that he had lost in the snow．
C．To take off his other ski and walk down the mountain．
D．To build a hole in the snow to keep himself warm．
( ) 33．How did Jake get down the mountain the next morning？
A．He followed his parents．B．He followed the workers．
C．He followed some ski tracks．D．He followed some light．
( ) 34．What was the correct order in which these events happened？
a．Jake made a hole in the snow．b．Jake lost one of his skis．
c．Jake finally saw lights．d．He followed some lights．
A．d﹣b﹣a﹣c B．a﹣b﹣c﹣d C．b﹣a﹣d﹣c D．c﹣b﹣a﹣d
( ) 35．Facing the difficulties，Jake Denham was．
A．polite and hardworking B．calm and clever
C．outgoing and helpful D．warm and friendly．
C
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge(知识) and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using it in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
◆Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go on line, for how long and what activities you can do online.
◆Don’t give your password（密码） to anyone else, and never give out the following information: your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
◆Check with you r parents before giving out a credit（信用） card number.
◆Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless(除非) your parents say it’s OK.
◆Check with your parents before going into a chat（聊天） room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents will want to make sure it’s a right place for you.
◆Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission （允许）. Never meet anyone you met online alone.
◆Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat （视为）everyone online as if they were strangers.
◆If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable（不舒服）, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
◆Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
◆Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.
( ) 36. The writer tells children to ________.
A. send their own photos to him
B. make rules for Internet use with parents
C. believe everything they read on the Internet
D. give out their personal information
( ) 37. It’s good for children to ________ on the Internet.
A. give password to others
B. get useful knowledge and information
C. give out a credit card number
D. go into a chat room as they’d like to
( ) 38. What shouldn’t be done when you are on line? ________.
A. Using bad language
B. Sending messages and e-mails
C. Leaving the site if you feel uncomfortable
D. Treating everyone online as strangers
( ) 39. If your parents don’t a gree, never ________.
A. read anything on the Internet
B. relax in your free time
C. have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online
D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated
( ) 40. The best title for this passage is “________”。

A. How to use computers
B. Surfing on the Internet
C. Information on the Internet
D. Internet safety rules
D
Can plants eat people? Probably not, but there are many plants that eat meat. Some of them are big. And they can eat small animals. One famous meat-eating plant is the Venus flytrap （捕蝇草）。

The Venus flytrap is a very strange plant. It grows in dry parts of the United States. Its leaves are like the pages of a book. They can open and close very quickly. Inside the leaves, there are three small hairs. If a fly touches one of the hairs, the leaf closes quickly. The fly cannot get out. In about half an hour, the leaf presses the fly until it is dead. Then, the plant covers the fly. Slowly, the plant eats the fly.
Why do plants do it? Most plants get what they need from the sun, the air, and the ground. In some places, the ground is very poor. It doesn't have all these important things, especially nitrogen（氮）。

Animal meat has a lot of nitrogen, so some plants eat meat to get what they need. Let's hope that some of the bigger plants don't get the same idea!
( ) 41. The Venus flytrap is a kind of________ .
A. plant
B. animal
C. food
D. meat
( ) 42. The Venus flytrap grows in________ .
A. most parts of the world
B. some parts of Africa
C. dry parts of the United States
D. wet parts of England
( ) 43. From the passage, we learn that________ .
A. all plants can eat people
B. all plants can eat animals
C. some plants can eat people
D. some plants can eat animals
( ) 44. The unde rlined word “presses” in the passage probably means “________” in Chinese.
A. 挤压
B. 关上
C. 打开
D. 松开
( ) 45. Some plants eat animal meat because________ .
A. plants are dangerous to animals
B. animals are dangerous to plants
C. plants want to get what they need from animal meat
D. plants want to protect themselves against animals
第二节阅读填空
阅读短文内容，从短文后的ABCDE五个选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项。

若选择的答案为E，请在答题卡上同时涂黑 AB两个字母。

（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
In China, safety education is becoming more and more important now. The last Monday in March is for students to learn it at school. _ 46 _. What are the accidents at school? Take a look.
Stampedes(踩踏), earthquakes and fires are the main accidents at school.
A stampede always happens in crowed places. When students around you begin to push, __47___. If you fall down in the crowd, move to one side and protect your head with you your hands around.
When earthquakes happen, __48___. It’ll protect you from falling things. If you are outdoors, find a place away from buildings, trees, and power lines.
When there is a fire, __49___. It’s better to put something wet over your mouth and nose.
In this way, you won’t breathe in smoke. Many people die in a fire, not because of the fire but smoke. _50__. That’s very dangerous! So when you want to get out, you should make yourself close to the floor. Then you can breathe some fresh air.
46._____ 47._____ 48._____ 49._____ 50._____
四、写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节单词拼写（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
根据句子意思和所给的首字母写出所缺单词，
51. We should study for o_________, not for our parents.
52. Thomas Edison i______ the first light bulb in 1879.
53. She created many famous works, and she was c .
54. He has made a d_______ to visit the Summer Palace in the coming summer holiday.
55. He’s poor at spelling. He made a lot of spell ing m_______ in his writing.
56.. She is a very b_______ girl. She isn’t afraid to go out alone at night.
第二节完成句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）
根据所给的汉语内容，用英语完成下列句子（每格限填一词）
57.如果明天下雨，我们就不去野餐了。

If it _________ tomorrow, we ________ _________ on a picnic.
58.这部小说不如那部小说有趣。

This novel is ______ ______ ______ ______ that one.
59.嘲笑出于困境中的那些人是不礼貌的。

It’s impolit e_____ ____ _____ those people _____ _____.
60.我爷爷习惯了住在乡村。

My grandpa ______ ______ ______ in the countryside.
61.今天的天气太棒了。

_____ ______ the weather is!
62. 现在，很多人用手机代替相机拍照。

Nowadays, mobile phones _____ ______ to take photos instead of cameras.
63.他们找到了打破窗户的男孩了。

They found out the boy _____ _____ the window.
第三节书面表达（共1小题，满分15分）
某校开展了一次关于困扰青少年的问题调查，发现问题主要分为三个方面：
请根据以上提示，针对这三方面的问题写一篇80词左右的短文，谈谈你的想法和建议。

短文的开头已给出，不计入总数词内。

A survey that teenagers are worried about many problems._____________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ __
一、语法选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）
1—5 CACBD 6—10 CACDC 11—15 AABDA
二、完型填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
16—20 CCACD 21—25 BABDD
三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）
第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
( A ) 26—30 CDBAD
( B ) 31—35 ADCAB
( C) 36—40 DCACB
( D) 41—45 ACDAC CAEBD
第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
46__C__ 47 A 48__E__ 49__B__ 50__D__
四、写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节单词拼写（共6小题;每小题1分，满分6分）
51. ourselves 52. invented 53.creator
54. decision 55.mistakes 56.brave
第二节完成句子（共7小题;每小题2分，满分14分）
57. rains won’t go 58.not as interesting as
59. to laugh at in trouble 60. used to live
61. How fine 62.are used
63. who broke
第三节书面表达（共1小题；满分15分）
英语中考模拟试卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。

2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清
楚。

3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答
题无效。

4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）
16.--What's up?
--Well, I can't remember where I parked _ car.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D.不填
17--May I have your that you won't tell anyone about this?
--Sure, I'II keep the secret.
A. advice
B. order
C. attention
D. promise
18.-- How's your new babysitter?
--We ask for a better one. Our kids love her so much.
A. can't
B. mustn't
C. might
D. should
19.Shopping on TV has made _ possible for people to buy things without leaving their homes.
A. one
B. it
C. that
D. this
20.Peter prefers to sit at the table the cafe to enjoy the fresh air.
A. down
B. above
C. outside
D. inside
21--Mary, it seems you don't quite understand what we are talking about?
-- Sorry, I of something else just now.
A. have thought
B. had thought
C. thought
D. was thinking
22.All of a sudden, it_ me that I had left my keys at home.
A. beat
B. hit
C. hurt
D. came
23. I really like the photo of my family my sister took in the city park last year.
A. which
B. who
C. whose
D. whom
24. -- Could you tell me ? -- OK. Let me check it for you.
A. where can I buy the movie tickets
B. how will the weather be next week
C. when the last train to Beijing leaves
D. what time will the supermarket close
25.-- Give me a minute to check out, and I’ll meet you at the gate.
-- , Mike. I am not in a hurry.
A. Enjoy yourself
B. Don't mention it
C. Leave me alone
D. Take your time
第二节完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I moved to a new neighborhood two months ago. A taxi driver lived in a house with a large
garage(丰库)
across the road. He's a single parent with two school-aged children. At the end of the day, he
would 26 his taxi on the road. "Why not in the garage?" I asked myself.
Then one day I 27 that he had another car in his garage. In the afternoon he would come
home 28 work, leave his taxi and go out for his personal business in his 29 car, not in his taxi. I felt it was 30 .
I was curious to see his personal car but did not 31 it until I happened to be outside one evening two weeks later, when the garage door was 32 and he drove out in his "own" car: a Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯) ! It shook me completely 33 I realized what that meant. You see, he was a taxi driver. But deep inside, he saw himself as something else: a Rolls-Royce owner and a(n) 34 .He drove others in his taxi but himself and his children in his Rolls-Royce. The world looked at his taxi and called him a taxi driver. But for him, a taxi was 35 something he drove for a living. Rolls-Royce was something he drove for a life.
We go to bed every night and 36 every morning as parents or children, not as bankers, CEOs or professors. We go for a 37 as close friends or go for a vacation as a family. We love life as it is. Yet often, we base our happiness and 38 0n how high we climb the social ladder (梯子) —how much bigger and better a 38 we have. And we fail to notice Rolls-Royce, by keeping it dusty in our garage. We should pav more attention to 40 we are than what we do!
26. A. park B. drive C. check D. repair
27.A. learnt B. understood C. told D. remembered
28.A. for B. at C. without D. from
29.A. another B. other C. third D. first
eful B. careful C. wasteful D. painful
31.A.get B. make C. buy D. have
32.A. broken B. closed C. painted D. open
33.A. once B. before C. when D. until
34.A. father B. son C. driver D. engineer
35.A. yet B. never C. just D. still
36.A. stay up B. wake up C. take up D. warm up
37.Apetition B. performance C. test D. party
38.A.success B. plans C. beauty D. wishes
39.A.garden B. garage C. car . D. taxi
40.A. who B. what C. which D. where
第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，满分35分1
第一节短文阅读（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
41.According to the first passage, we can learn that .
A. Australians consider mango as the national fruit
B. mangoes are rich in fat to meet people's daily need
C. there are all kinds of vitamins and minerals in mangoes
D. people enjoy mangoes because they are healthy and tasty
42.The underlined word "cultivated: in the first passage means _ .
A. bought
B. made
C. planted
D. invented
43.According to the second passage, we can make our body produce more melatonin by .
A. surfing the Internet on the computer or iPad
B. changing our body clocks to different cycles
C. turning off TVs at least an hour before sleeping
D. enjoying some outdoor activities in the open air
44.The second passage mainly tells us that people _ .
A. can do something to have a good night's sleep
B. should go to bed early and get up early every day
C. should jump out of bed quickly when the sun rises
D. shouldn't eat fatty food two hours before going to bed
45.These two articles may come from _ .
A. a story book
B. a magazine
C. a guide book
D. a news report
B
One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.
One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It turned out to be an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root(根） in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year: the field was covered by pure white marigold.
Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.
The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very
excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn't complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.
Still, the old woman didn't change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest (最暗淡的 ) from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose…. Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman's husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was not nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.
A problem even experts couldn't deal with was solved by an old woman who didn't understand genetics. Was it a miracle?
To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle!
46. According to the passage, marigold is unusual.
A. white
B. purple
C. brown
D. golden
47. The underlined part "focus" is closest in meaning to "center of " .
A. energy
B. activity
C. attention
D. creativity
48. It can be learned from the passage that _ .
A. the children didn't agree on their mother's decision
B. the woman needed the great reward for her big family
C. the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold
D. the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family
49. The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she .
A. was luckier than experts
B. put her heart into flowers
C. got support from her family
D. studied the seed genetics well
50. The passage mainly talks about_ .
A. the difficulties of getting the white marigold
B. the possibility of going beyond experts
C. the unforgettable development of marigold
D. the importance of holding on to dreams C
How long are you willing to wait for a webpage to open before you start to lose your patience? Half a minute? A few seconds? Google engineers have discovered that even 400 milliseconds—as short as the blink of an eye—is too long for most Internet users.
A millisecond is one thousandth of a second. People hardly notice such a small time difference, but it does cause them to stop searching, reported The New York Times. "Without question, nobody likes to wait," said Arvind Jain, a Google engineer, "Every millisecond matters."
Nowadays, millions of smart-phones and computers are continually gathering and sending out information. With so many people downloading maps, sports videos, news and restaurant suggestions, you can get digital "traffic jams". Meanwhile, users are expecting faster and faster service.
Google found that if one website is 250 milliseconds slower than another website, people will visit it less often. This is why technology companies are now competing to be the fastest. Google said people do expect different things from different websites because they realize not all loading times are the same.
For example, a person will be more patient waiting for a video to load than for a search result.
Even so, four out of five online users will click away if a video takes too long to load. This makes it difficult for video websites to choose between the quality of pictures and fast loading times.
Trying to get a higher speed has always been part. of the history of the Internet. In the。