补充阅读 Unit 18 Whose Lead I Should Follow
英语：Unit18 inventions教案(旧人教版必修4)
Unit18 InventionsPeriod 1 Let’s listen and speak!Goals● Help students understand the common sense about inventions.● Do listening and make sure students understand it.● Help improve the students’ listening and speaking abilities.ProceduresLeading in by guessing.Today, we are going to learn something about inventions that will do good to human beings or eve n smooth away difficulties brought by disabilities. Here are some of them. Please guess what they are or who the inventors are.1. a man who made more than 1,000 inventions in his life and invented electric bulbs2. a woman who discovered a way to alter and expand the range of natural cotton colors without u sing tints or dyes3. a computer that fits comfortably on your nose and weighs less than a pair of glasses4. a man born in 1876 who invented an effective gas motor engine and built the first practical four-stroke internal combustion engine called the “Otto Cycle Engine”5. a shoe whose heels made electricity with every step the wearer takesKey:1. Thomas Alva Edison2. Sally Fox3. Nose-top computer4. Nicolaus Otto5. Electric shoesTo learn more about inventions please turn to page 57 or look at the screen.T ask 1: Looking and discussing.Look at page 57 or the screen. There are four pictures and four descriptions. Read the descriptions individually first and then match each picture with the correct description.Picture 1: Electric shoesPicture 2: Inflatable bicyclePicture 3: Edible chopsticksPicture 4: Nose-top computerT ask 2: Discussing.Now discuss the following questions in pairs:1. Which of the four “invention” do you think would be more useful? Why?2. Is there anything you would like to invent? If so, what and why?T ask 3: Listening and answering questions.1. Now we are going to listen to dialogue 1 on the tape, which is about Mr. Dean’s new invention. Listen carefully and try to understand it. Then you should answer the following questions:1) What are the advantages of Mr. Dean’s new invention?2) How does it work?3) What can it be used for?4) Why does the patent officer not want to give the man a patent?2. Listen to the tape of dialogue 2, which is about Mr. Scoles’ invention and then answer the follo wing questions:1) What has Mr. Scoles invented?2) Why did the man invent it?3) Do you think it works? How does it work?4) Why does the patent officer not want to give the man a patent?T ask 4: Speaking up.In groups of four one is to play the role of an inventor to explain to the rest how his invention wor ks. The patent officer should listen, ask questions and decide to give which one the patent. Closing by writing.To end the period, let’s try to write a list of new inventions we would like to make. Let’s see whos e ideas are both creative and practical.Period 2 Let’s read!(What will Y ou Think of Next?…)Goals:● Improve the students’ reading abilities.● Learn about creativity and thinking strategies.ProceduresLearning in by discussing.Last time you were asked to write a list of your possible inventions. Now we shall see whose inve ntions are both creative and practical.T: What’s your invention, Sa?Sa: Flower Speaker Amplifiers.T: What does it look like?Sa: It is the gadget that is hidden in a vase or a potted plant.T: How does it work?Sa: It sends music at just the right frequency to vibrate up the stems and then be converted into au dible sound by the entire plant. A device such as a CD player or radio can be connected to it. Musi c is also good for the plants, which are invigorated by the constant musical sounds.T: Quite creative. Now according to the answer from Sa, I have got some questions for all of you t o discuss in groups.T ask 1: Skimming for the main idea.We shall learn more about creativity today. Now skim the reading passage to find out the main ide a of each part.T ask 2: T rue or False.1 Most inventors have high IQs.2 The things we know can sometimes make it more difficult for us to understand.3 It’s impossible to learn how to be creative.4 The best way to find a good solution is to look for one good answer.5 Inventors try to avoid failure.6 The more ways we have of looking at a problem, the more likely it is that we can find a solution.7 Most good ideas are the result of a long process of trial and error.T ask 3: Listening and reading aloud.Next, we are going to listen and read aloud. Pause at the correct places and find out the sentences difficult to you at the same time.Useful ExpressionsUse one’s creativity, come up with anew idea, have much in common, have different backgrounds, do well in school, get high test scores, have a high IQ, practice good thinking strategies, limit one’s thinking, think out, rephrase a problem, allow for creative solutions, reject wrong ideas, get stuck , move towards a better solution, break away from old thought patterns, explore new possibilities, deepen one’s understanding, remain hidden, connect to, make connections. a process of trial and er ror, change the worldT ask 4: Questions and answers.First work in pairs, trying to analyze the difficult sentences, then put your questions to me. We will focus on the forms and structures of the passages.T ask 5: Fill in the blanks with the words in the text.Creativity is a matter of _____. In order to be more creative, we should think about how we think and _______ good thinking strategies.To “ think outside the box” is a conscious ______ to break away from old thought ______ in order to _______ new possibilities. A change in ________ ----- to take another look at the problem----m ay lead to good solutions and new ideas.Great thinkers are ______of “making connections” and try to ______ new and old ideas in as man y ______ ways as possible. By _______ and connecting ideas and objects in new ways, creative th inkers are able to think of new _________and solutions.Good ideas are no _______. They are the result of a long _____ of trial and_____. If we want to d evelop our creativity, we can try using these thinking strategies to find new ways to _____ our life. Closing up by discussionTo end this period, let’s have a discussion of the following questions:1. How can we be more creative in thinking?2. How do people come up with new ideas for new inventions?3. How can creative thinking be used to better our studies?Period 3 Let’s study!(Grammar: Review the Attributive Clause)Goals● Learn to define words in English with the attributive clause.● Learn more about the attributive clause.ProceduresLeading in: Reading and discovering.Read the passages and underline all the attributive clauses.T ask 1: Reviewing the attributive clause.学习定语从句的几个问题1、掌握以上关系代词、关系副词的含义及使用时，要特别注意以下几点：1) 指物时宜用 that 的情况：a. 当先行词为 all, much, little, few, none, something, anything, everything, nothing 等不定代词时。
高中英语人教必修一课后阅读训练十八Uniteriod
课后阅读训练Unit 5 Period 2Ⅰ. 阅读理解AMartin Luther King, Jr. was a great man who workedfor racial equality and civil rights in the UnitedStates of America. He was born on January 15, 1929,in Atlanta, Georgia. Both his father and grandfatherwere ministers. His mother was a schoolteacher who taught him how to read before he went to school.Young Martin was an excellent student in school. He skipped grades in both elementary school and high school. He enjoyed reading books, singing, riding a bicycle, and playing football and baseball. Martin entered Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, when he was only 15 years old.Martin experienced racism early in life. He decided to do something to make the world a better and fairer place.After graduating from college and getting married, Dr King became a minister and moved to Alabama.During the 1950’s, Dr King became active in the movement for civil rights and racial equality. He participated in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and many other peaceful demonstrations(示威游行)that protested the unfair treatment of African-Americans. He was arrested morethan twenty times and attacked at least four times in his life. He was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963, and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. , was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize.Dr King was assassinated(暗杀)on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.In memory of the life of an important leader, the festival of Martin Luther King Day is celebrated each year in January, the month in which he was born. August 28, anniversary of Dr King’s 1963I Have a Dream speech, is called“Dream Day”.【语篇概述】有这样一个人, 他为了和平, 为了种族的平等, 他付出了一切, 甚至生命; 他获得了诺贝尔和平奖, 但最后却被暗杀; 他的演讲《我有一个梦想》, 更是催人奋发, 他就是马丁·路德·金。
高二英语第十八单元阅读复习和定语从句 人教
Get out of your box!
What is to think outside the box
☺ To think outside the box is to try new ways to solve a problem. ☺ To rephrase a problem to allow for creative solutions. ☺ To make a conscious effort to break away from old thought patterns.
This is a successful advertisement for a cold medicine.
☺ Good solutions and new ideas are often the result of a change in perception.
Genius (天才) is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration(汗水). ---- Thomas Alva Edison
Example I Thomas Edison made a rule saying that he had to make an invention every ten days.
Combine the following sentences
The wires were very old. The machines were connected with them. The wires which the machines were connected with were very old.
Attributive Clause
A desktop computer is a computer which.. The patent office is the place where.. An inventor is someone who… Edible chopsticks are chopsticks which..
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题第一套（答案详解）
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题第一套Part I Writin g【标准版点评】这次四级作文出了图表题，可能让大家有些意外，但是四六级考察图表作文已经并不是第一次，早在2002年的时候就已经出现过，是图表+提纲的形式，图表反应的是大学生使用计算机的情况。
由于备考时大家只是关注近几年的题型，可能没有关注到以往考察过图表作文。
我们在备考作文的时候，一般会从以下几个方面着手准备，如何描述现象、如何分析原因、如何分析影响、如何给出解决措施、如何进行观点论战等。
其实，图表作文也是从这几个方面展开，只是将第一段的描述现象改为描述图表即可。
可见，无论是考察哪种作文题，我们都可以将它转化为我们熟悉的提纲式。
这次作文题目有两个版本。
题目都是Ed ucati onalPays（教育回报），一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，收入越高，另一个版本的图表显示的是教育水平越高，失业率越低。
虽然图表描述的具体内容不同，但主题是一致的：教育是值得投资的。
写作思路也是一致的。
两篇范文都是采取三段式的描述方法。
第一段：描述图表。
先一句话引出图表总体内容Theabovebar chartclearl y showsus…然后具体描述现象Weseethat…。
最后用for instan ce引出一些具体数据来例证现象。
第二段：分析原因。
先写一个引出原因的句子，然后具体列举一到两个原因即可。
由于字数限制，原因不必列太多。
第三段：给出建议。
先是总结这个现象Thi s phenom enontellsus that educat ion is a worthy invest ment.（教育值得投资）。
然后是建议国家增大教育投资，以及个人要努力学习。
小升初英语专项阅读理解训练-人物传记类(含答案)
小升初英语专项阅读理解训练一人物传记类※基础阅读Passage 1词数127 难度★建议用时3'实际用时___________Zhou Yan g, 18, won two gold medals at the Van couver 2010 Win ter Olympics. Zhou was very happy. Her dream came true!But it was not Zhou's only dream. She also hoped her pare nts live a better life.Zhou is from a poor family in Changchun, Jilin. She was born on June 9th, 1991. At the age of eight, her father bought her a pair of skates. The skates cost 800 yuan. That was a lot of money for the family. She works hard every day. Her parents live in a small house and make a living by selling lottery tickets.The city of Changchun helped to make Zhou's dream come true. They gave Zhou's parents a house of 94 m . It was an award for Zhou's gold medals.生词速查gold medal金牌skates 溜冰鞋lottery ticket 彩票( )1. Zhou Yang won __________ gold medals at the Van couver 2010 Winter Olympics.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four ( )2. There were __________ people in Zhou Yan g's family.A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five ( )3. Zhou Yan g's family were _________ in Chan gch un, Jili n.A. kindB. richC. famousD.poor( )4. Her father bought her a pair of skates when she was years old.A. sixB. seve nC. eightD. nine ( )5. ___________ gave Zhou's parents a house for her gold medals.A. The city of Chan gchu nB. Van couverD. Win ter OlympicsC. Her fatherPassage 2词数204 难度★★★建议用时5'实际用时 ___________Sports fans all over the world know the name of Michael Jordan.From Hong Kong to Tennessee,kids wear clothes with his picture onthem. Michael Jorda n is one of the most famous basketball superstars.Michael Jorda n was born in 1963 in Brookl yn, New Y ork. Growi ngup, Michael did not look like a future superstar. He was very shy and didn't like to talk to other people about himself. He was also very short.Michael's road to fame began at the University of North Carolina.He became famous for his powerful slam dun k. In 1993, Michael retired from basketball. But he could n't stay away from the game he loved. He came back to the Bulls in 1995, and basketball fans everywhere cheered his return. Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA champi on ships. Hecould make amaz ing jumps to score slam dunks, almostas if flying through the air. This skill gives him the nickname "Air Jorda n".On September 11, 2009, Michael Jordan joined theBasketball Hall of Fame. It's a place for the greatest players and coaches.At the ceremony, Jordan said: "The game of basketball has been everythi ng to me.生词速查slam dunk 灌篮Basketball Hall of Fame篮球名人堂ceremony 仪式( )6. Whose picture was on the clothes of the kids' all over the world?A. Hong Kon g's.B. Tenn essee's.C. Michael Jorda n's.D. New Y ork's.( )7. What was Michael Jorda n like whe n he was young?A. He looked like a future superstar.B. He was very shy.C. He liked to talk to other people about himself.D. He was not very short.( )8. Whe n and where was he born?A. He was born in 1963 in North Caroli na.B. He was born in 1963 in New York.C. He was born in 1993 in Brookly n.D. He was born in 1963 in Chicago.( ) 9. What happened to Michael Jordan in 1993?A. Michael retired from basketball.B. He came back to the Bulls.C. He joined the Basketball Hall of Fame.D. He couldn't score slam dunks.( )10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Michael Jordan is one of the most famous basketballsuperstars.B. He was famous for his powerful slam dunk.C. Michael Jordan loves the game of basketball.D. Michael Jordan doesn't like basketball at all.Passage 3词数223 难度★★★★★建议用时6' 实际用时___________William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays.He decided to be an actor whe n he fini shed school at the age of fourtee n. In 1582, he married a farmer's daughter. She was eight years older tha n he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and childre n stayed behi nd. No one knows why he left or what he didbetween 1585 and 1592.At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatrecompa ny which ope ned the Globe Theatre in 1599. He becamean actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from act ing. With the money he bought a large house in his hometow n.At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeareretired and went to live in Stratford-up on-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other Ianguages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.生词速查decide 决定Stratford-upon-Avon 埃文河畔斯特拉特福retire 退休genius 天赋( )11. Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except __________ .A. HamletB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Gone with the wi nd( )12. Shakespeare made up his mind to be an actor in __________A. 1578B.1582C. 1599D.1616 ( )13. People __________ between 1585 and 1592.A. know the reas ons Shakespeare left his hometow nB. know what he didC. know a little about what he didD. don't know why he left or what he did( )14. Shakespeare got much money from ___________ .A. writi ngB. playsC. act ingD.retireme nt( )15. Accord ing to the passage, which of the followi ng is TRUE?A. Shakespeare had five childre n.B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.C. Shakespeare left his money to his birthplace.D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some otherIan guages.※提升阅读Passage 4词数184 难度★★★建议用时5'实际用时____________Astr on aut Elle n Ochoa was born on May 10, 1958, in LosAn geles,California. As a child she did n't know what she wan ted to be whe n she grew up. Ochoa ' s mother always told her to stay in school and study hard.She taught her daughter that she could do any thi ng she wan ted.Ochoa listened to her mother. She worked very hard inschool. She liked math, scie nee, and music. Whe n she was 13years old, she won a spelli ng con test. I n high school Ochoa spent many hours each week studying for all her classes. Shefinished with the best grades in her class.After high school Ochoa went on to college. One day incollegeOchoa heard that the US gover nment had chose n six wome n tobecome astronauts. They would be the first female astronautsfrom the United States. Ochoa decided she wan ted to be an astron aut, too. After college she worked as a scie ntist. She alsobecame an airpla ne pilot. Then she applied to become anastronaut. Her many years of hard work paid off. She was askedto become an astr on aut in 1990.生词速查astronaut 宇航员pilot 飞行员grade 分数，成绩government 政府( )16. What does Ellen Ochoa do?A. She is an astr on aut.B. She is a college stude nt.C. She is a teacher.D. We don't know.( )17. Whe n did Ochoa decide she wan ted to become an astr on aut?A. When she was in college.B. When she was 13 years old.C. Before she got out of high school.D. Whe n she was a smallchild.( )18. Which is NOT right?A. Ochoa liste ned to her mother. ?B. Ochoa was the best stude nt in her class.C. Ochoa is the first woman astronaut in the US.D.Ochoa became an astr on aut in 1990. ( )19. From the passage we can tell that Ochoa's motherA. liked scie nee and math very muchB. believed her daughter could do great thingsC. thought space would be a good place to visitD. wan ted her daughter to win a spelli ng con test( )20. What is the best title for the passage?A. Space Kid.B. Hard Work Makes DreamsCome True.C. A Great Mother.D. Wome n Astro nauts. Passage 5Look at these boys. Each of them holds a stick, and wears a tinymoustache and a pair of glasses. They cover their heads and bodies withwhite cloth. They look just like Mohandas Gandhi, one of the greatest 词数180 难度★★★★ 实际用时 ___________ 建议用时5'leaders in In dia.It was Gandhi's 140th birthday. The boys dressed likeGan dhi to celebrate it.Gan dhi was born in 1869. He got married at the age of13. He went to London to study law when he was 19. At thattime, India was under British rule. The British did not treat the Indians fairly. He always wan ted In dia to be in depe nden t. I n 1920, he came up with his famous idea of non-violent protest. He led people to work against British rule in peaceful ways. For example, he asked people not to buy British goods. In 1947, he helped India win its independence. Now, people celebrate this holiday all over the world.Today, people in India have a better life. But they don't forget what Gan dhi did for them. They teach their childre n to be tha nkful to this great leader.生词速查moustache 胡子 independent 独立的 non-violent protest 非暴力抗议()21. Gandhi was born in ( )22. Gan dhi was a(n) __________ .A. America nB. In dia nC. Chin eseD. British ( )23. "In 1920, he came up with his famous idea of non-violentprotest." In this sentence "came up with" means in Chinese .stick 棍子 protest 反抗A.1869B.1947C.1920D.1900A.想起B.赞同C.提出D.讨论( )24. Gan dhi's famous idea was to ask people __________ .A. to fight aga inst the British with gunsB. not to buy British thi ngsC. to burn the British people's housesD. to stop speak ing En glish( )25. Which of the follow ing is TRUE accord ing to the passage?A. The boys in the celebration wore white clothes to look cooler.B. Ga ndhi was born in 1869 whe n his country was free fromBritish rule.C. Today In dia ns'lives become much better.D. Gan dhi was famous for his viole nt protest.Passage 6阅读短文，判断正误，正确的写 T (true )，错误的写F (false )The teleph one is one of the greatest inven tio ns in the world.Who inven ted the telepho ne?America n Alexa nder Graham Bell inven ted it in 1876. Hewas born in 1847 and died in 1922. By the time he was 16, he was teach ing music at a boy's school. At the age of 23, he moved with his pare nts to Canada. In 1871, he moved to the United States. In the United States he bega n teachi ng the deaf. He once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf tha n as the inven tor of the teleph one.Bell did many experiments and tried to make voice "visible". He found that wires could send voices. He kept working on his experiments. One day in 1876, Bell shouted, "Mr Wats on, come here. I want you!" Wats on, work ing in the next room, heard Bell's voice through the wire. He quickly went to an swer it. Wats on had received the first telepho ne call. From the n on,Bell and his teleph one have helped us keep in touch aro und the world!词数176际用时难度★★★ 建议用时5' 实visible 可见的，看得见的wire 电线()26. Thomas Edis on inven ted the teleph one in 1876. ( )27. Alexa nder Graham Bell moved to the Un ited States whe n he was 16 years old.()28. He enjoyed the job as a teacher very much. ()29. Bell tried a lot of times to invent the teleph one. ( )30. Bell an swered the first teleph one call in the world.※综合阅读Passage 7词数201 难度★★ 建议用时 5'实际用时 ____________根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的句子完成下列对话生词速查deaf 聋的A. He went to school for only three mon ths.B. It took him a long time.C. What other thi ngs did he invent?D. Some people thought he could not make it.E. How many inven ti ons did he make?F. When was he born?A: Can you imagine the life without light bulbs?B: Mmm, I ca n't.A: The great America n inven tor Thomas Edis on lighted up our lives with his bright ideas.B: 31A: He made 1,093 inventions in his life. The most famous one wasthe light bulb.B: How long did it take him to invent the light bulb?A: 32 He tried 1,600 differe nt kinds of material toget the right filament for the light bulb. He used things like thehair from a man's beard! _______ 33 But fin ally he did.B: How long was he in school?A: 34 His teacher told him that he was too stupid tolearn anything. But he kept studying on his own. He taught himself everythi ng he n eeded to know. One of Edis on's most famouscharacteristics was his persevera nee.B: 35A: He also inven ted the storage battery, phono graph and telegraph.B: He was great!生词速查imagi ne 想象filame nt 灯丝characteristic 品质perseveranee 坚持不懈31. _________ 32. ______________ 33. ______________ 34._________ 35. ___________Passage 8词数185 难度★★★建议用时5'实际用时____________Austria n composer Franz Schubert was one of the greatest musicia ns in the world. He was born in Vienna on January 31st, 1797. On November 19th, 1828, the musicia n passed away. When he was very young, he became interested in music. His father taught him how to play the violi n, and his brother taught him how to play the pia no. At the age of 17, he became a teacher in his father's school. His music is always quiet and lots of people enjoy his music.During his life he was often poor, so he lived a hard life and he was always hun gry. One eve ning he was very hungry and went into a small restaura nt. He wan ted to meet some friends there and borrow some money for supper. He looked aro und but did n't find any.Then he saw a piece of paper on a table. It was a poem. He took the paper and read the poem. Then he composed a piece of music for it and took it to the owner of the restaura nt. He only got a dish of beef and potato.Thirty years after death, this piece of music composed by Schubert was sold for 40,000 fran cs. It was calledBerceuse生词速查composer 作曲家 taught 教（teach 的过去式） ( )36. Franz Schubert died at the age of __________ .A. 31B. 28C. 17D. 40( )37. Schubert ofte n __________A. had his meal in restaura ntsB. looked for his friends therepass away 逝世Berceuse 摇篮曲C. ate beef and potato thereD. had not eno ugh food to eat( )38. Schubert went into a restaura nt because he thoughtA. the owner might give him some foodB. he could eat the food without moneyC. some friends of his might be there and lend him some moneyD. he could write his famous Berceuse there( )39. From the passage we did n't know that _________ .A. where Schubert composed his famous BerceuseB. why Schubert composed his famous BerceuseC. whether it was hard for Schubert to make a liv ingD. who bought his famous Berceuse for 40,000 francs( )40. The best title for the passage should be ___________.A. The Hard Life of SchubertB. Schubert and Restaura nt OwnerC. Fra nz Schubert in a HotelD. Franz Schubert and His BerceuseA. Helen was very famous.B. When Hele n was a baby, she got very sick.C. The teacher helped Hele n lear n about words.D. Hele n was a very old woma n whe n she died.E. She saw nothing.阅读短文，将选项中的五个句子还原到短文当中Hele n Keller lived in the USA. She was a great woma n. 41 ____ After many weeks, the doctor said, "She is better,but now she can't see or hear." Her mother and father were very sad.After a few years, things got worse. There was no way for Helen to speak with other people. She heard nothing. _____42 She did n'tun dersta nd anything.Then one day a teacher came to live with Helen and her family.43 ___ Helen was a very bright child and soon she learned to spell her first word. When she was older, she went to college.____ 44 _____ She helped many blind and deaf people. Shetraveled around the world and helped many people.45 ____ The world remembers her today as a brave andwon derful pers on. She was bli nd and deaf, but she found a way to see andPassage 9词数168 际用时难度★★ 建议用时4' 实hear.生词速查worse更糟的bli nd 瞎的deaf聋的41. _________ 42. ______________ 43. ______________ 44._________ 45. __________Passage 10词数185 难度★★★建议用时5'实际用时___________阅读短文，根据首字母提示填入合适的单词使内容完整。
【人教新目标】中考英语课本回扣 八下Unit1_2习题(含答案)
中考英语（人教新目标）课本回扣习题八下U1--2一、阅读理解。
Dear daughter,You are a wonderful person and your mother and I love you. It will not be long before you leave home to make your way in the world. Can I please give you some friendly advice? Here are some things that you should never do.1. Never Look Down Upon Yourself.You are great and able to achieve great things so believe in yourself. When things go badly, never stop believing. Some girls get upset and lose confidence. And then all kinds of problems can follow.2. Never Get Upset With Your Looks.We think you look great . Please be happy with the person you are and the body you have. Eat well, take exercise and be healthy. Some girls become upset because they try to lose weight or get the perfect shape. You look fine.3. Never spend money more than your income.Never spend money more than your income and save a little every month. Don’t borrow other’s money if possible.4. Never Give Less Than Your Best.We are very proud of what you have succeeded so far. You should be proud too. Keep doing well. Keep trying your hardest at everything you do. No one can ask for more than that.5. Never Forget That Your Parents Love You.Whatever happens in life, your family will still be your family. Whatever difficulties you have, you can always talk to us and we will try to help. We are here for you. LoveDad1． From the letter, we can know the daughter will _________soon.A. leave schoolB. go to collegeC. go to another cityD. face lots of difficulties2．According to the father, some girls become upset because they __________.A. aren’t healthy enoughB. don’t make enough moneyC. don’t have good jobsD. try to have the perfect shape3．When someone gets upset and loses confidence, _________________.A. nobody will love himB. he can’t get good incomeC. all problems will follow himD. his parents won’t believe in him anymore 4．The father thinks his daughter has been a _____________person.A. happyB. successfulC. perfectD. hard-working5．The father writes this letter to his daughter in order to tell her_____________.A. that her parents love herB. what she should never doC. how she can become successfulD. that her parents will always help her【答案】1．A 2．D 3．C 4．B 5．B【解析】试题分析：女儿将很快离开学校，父亲用信的方式告诉女儿不要做的几件事情：不要看不起自己，不要对自己的长相感到沮丧，不要忘记父母是爱你的等。
维克多初中英语话题阅读中考a单词 unit 15-18
维克多初中英语话题阅读中考a单词unit 15-18全文共10篇示例，供读者参考篇1As a primary school student, I'm going to tell you all about the topics covered in the Victor Junior High School English Reading Exam A, Units 15-18.In Unit 15, we learned about different types of sports and activities. We read about sports like basketball, soccer, and swimming. I love playing soccer with my friends at school, so I was really excited to learn more about it in English class.Unit 16 was all about animals and nature. We read about different animals like lions, tigers, and elephants. We also learned about different habitats like the jungle and the ocean. I think animals are so cool, and I love learning about them in English class.Unit 17 focused on food and drinks. We read about different types of food like pizza, pasta, and sushi. We also learned about drinks like water, juice, and soda. I always get hungry when we talk about food in class!Finally, in Unit 18, we talked about hobbies and interests. We read about hobbies like painting, dancing, and playing music. I love drawing and playing the piano, so I had a lot of fun learning about different hobbies.Overall, studying these units in English class was a lot of fun.I learned so much about sports, animals, food, and hobbies. I can't wait to keep learning more in the future!篇2Hello everyone! I'm going to tell you about the topics we learned in Victor Junior High School English Reading Exam A Unit 15-18. It was super fun and interesting!In Unit 15, we read about different festivals around the world. We learned about Chinese New Year, Halloween, and Christmas.I love dressing up in costumes on Halloween and getting candy. Christmas is also awesome because of all the presents and yummy food.Unit 16 was all about animals. We learned about different animals like lions, elephants, and dolphins. My favorite animal is a panda because they are so cute and fluffy. I wish I could have one as a pet!Unit 17 was about famous people. We read about Martin Luther King Jr., Anne Frank, and Albert Einstein. They all did amazing things and changed the world in their own way. It's cool to learn about people who have made a difference.In Unit 18, we talked about sports and hobbies. I love playing soccer with my friends and painting in my free time. It's important to have hobbies that make us happy and keep us active.I had so much fun learning about all these topics in Victor Junior High School English Reading Exam A. I can't wait to see what we will learn next! See you in the next class! Bye bye!篇3Hello everyone! Today, I'm going to tell you about the topics in Victor Junior High School's English textbook, Unit 15 to 18. It's super fun and interesting, so let's dive right in!In Unit 15, we learn all about different types of sports and activities. We talk about our favorite sports, like soccer, basketball, and swimming. We also learn some new vocabulary words, like "athlete" and "team." It's really cool to learn about all the different ways people can stay active and have fun!Moving on to Unit 16, we focus on food and healthy eating. We talk about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, and staying away from too many sugary snacks. We also learn about different types of cuisine from around the world, like Chinese, Italian, and Mexican food. Yum!Unit 17 is all about animals and wildlife. We learn about different habitats, like the ocean, the forest, and the desert. We also learn about different animals, like lions, elephants, and dolphins. It's so interesting to learn about the amazing creatures that share our planet with us.Finally, in Unit 18, we talk about festivals and celebrations. We learn about holidays like Christmas, Chinese New Year, and Diwali. We also learn about different traditions and customs from around the world. It's really cool to see how people celebrate in different ways!I hope you enjoyed learning about the topics in Victor Junior High School's English textbook, Unit 15 to 18. English is such a fun and fascinating subject, and I can't wait to keep learning more! Thanks for listening, everyone!篇4Hello everyone! Today I'm going to share with you some interesting stories from Victor Junior High School English textbook. These stories are from Unit 15 to 18, so let's get started!In Unit 15, there is a story called "The Mystery of the Missing Key". It’s about a boy named Tom who lost his key and couldn't get into his house. He searched everywhere but couldn't find it. Finally, his little sister found it in the toy box. Poor Tom, he should have checked there first!In Unit 16, there is a story about "A Day in the Zoo". It’s about a class trip to the zoo where the students saw many different animals. They had a great time learning about the animals and even got to feed some of them. It was a fun and educational day for everyone.Unit 17 has a story called "The Haunted House". It’s about a group of friends who explored an old, spooky house in the neighborhood. They heard strange noises and saw mysterious shadows, but in the end, it was just their imagination playing tricks on them. It was a spooky but exciting adventure for the friends.Finally, in Unit 18, there is a story called "The Magic Show". It’s about a magician who has a magic show in town. Thestudents were amazed by the magician's tricks and were left wondering how he did them. It was a magical and unforgettable experience for everyone who attended the show.I hope you enjoyed these stories from Victor Junior High School English textbook. They are not only fun to read but also teach us valuable lessons. Remember to always check the toy box first when you lose your key, have a great time learning about animals at the zoo, don’t let your imagination scare you in spooky places, and always be amazed by the magic around you. Thank you for listening!篇5Hi guys! Today I'm going to talk about the topics we learned in Victor Junior High School English Reading textbook for Unit 15-18. It's super interesting and I can't wait to share it with you all!In Unit 15, we learned about different cultures around the world. I found it really cool to learn about how people in different countries celebrate their traditions and festivals. For example, in China, they celebrate the Spring Festival with lion dances and fireworks. It's so colorful and fun!In Unit 16, we learned about famous landmarks and tourist attractions. It was so cool to see pictures of famous places like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Great Wall of China. I really want to visit these places one day and take lots of selfies!Unit 17 was all about animals and nature. I loved learning about different types of animals and their habitats. Did you know that polar bears live in the Arctic and penguins live in Antarctica? It's so cool to learn about how animals survive in their natural environments.Finally, in Unit 18, we learned about environmental issues and how to protect our planet. It's important to recycle, reduce waste, and conserve energy to help keep our Earth clean and healthy. We can all do our part to make a difference!I had so much fun learning about all these topics in Victor Junior High School English Reading textbook. I can't wait to keep exploring new topics and learning new things. English class is so much fun! Let's keep studying hard and expanding our knowledge together. Bye for now!篇6Okay! Here we go!Hey everyone! Today I want to tell you all about the topics we learned in Victor Junior High School English Reading for the A unit from Unit 15 to Unit 18. There are so many interesting things to talk about, so let's get started!In Unit 15, we learned all about sports and hobbies. We talked about different sports like soccer, basketball, and swimming. We also learned how to talk about our hobbies and what we like to do in our free time. It was so much fun reading about all the different activities we can do to stay active and healthy.Moving on to Unit 16, we explored the topic of animals. We learned about different animals like lions, elephants, and monkeys. We also learned about the importance of protecting animals and their habitats. It was really cool to learn about how we can help to take care of the environment and the animals that live in it.In Unit 17, we delved into the world of science and technology. We talked about inventions like the telephone, television, and computers. We also learned about how technology has changed over time and how it has made our lives easier. It was fascinating to read about all the amazing things that scientists and inventors have created.Finally, in Unit 18, we discussed the topic of travel and holidays. We read about different countries and their cultures, as well as the different types of holidays people celebrate around the world. It was really interesting to learn about the different traditions and customs that people have in other countries.Overall, learning about these topics in Victor Junior High School English Reading has been so much fun. I can't wait to continue exploring new topics and learning more about the world around us. English is such an amazing language, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to learn and grow with it.That's all for now, folks! Thanks for listening to my ramblings about Victor Junior High School English Reading. See you next time!篇7Unit 15-18 is super fun in Victor Middle School's English class! We learned so many cool things about different topics. Let me tell you all about it!In Unit 15, we talked about different festivals around the world. We learned about Chinese New Year, Diwali in India, and even Halloween in America. It was so interesting to learn about how people in different countries celebrate special events. I thinkmy favorite festival is Chinese New Year because of all the delicious food and beautiful decorations.Unit 16 was all about animals and their habitats. We learned about the different types of animals that live in the ocean, the jungle, and even the desert. I was amazed to learn about how animals adapt to their surroundings to survive. Did you know that camels can go without water for a really long time? It's so cool!Next, in Unit 17, we talked about sports and exercise. We learned about all different kinds of sports, from basketball to soccer to gymnastics. I love playing sports with my friends, so this unit was really fun for me. We even had a mini Olympics in class where we competed in different games. It was so much fun!Finally, in Unit 18, we learned about different countries and cultures. We talked about the food, music, and traditions of countries like Japan, Mexico, and France. I really enjoyed learning about all the different customs and trying new foods. I think it's so important to understand and respect other cultures.Overall, I had a great time learning about all these topics in Victor Middle School's English class. I can't wait to see what we'll learn next! English class is the best!篇8In Unit 15-18 of Victor Junior High School English Reading for the Senior Middle School Entrance Examination, we learned a lot of interesting things! Let me tell you all about it in a fun and easy way.In Unit 15, we learned about different cultures around the world. It was so cool to learn about how people in different countries celebrate their festivals and traditions. We read about Chinese New Year, Thanksgiving in America, and Diwali in India. It made me realize how diverse our world is and how important it is to respect and appreciate different cultures.Unit 16 was all about animals and nature. We read stories about endangered species like the giant panda and the African elephant. It made me sad to learn that some animals are in danger of becoming extinct, but it also made me want to do something to help protect them. We also learned about the importance of taking care of our environment and how we can all do our part to reduce pollution and protect nature.In Unit 17, we talked about healthy living and exercise. We learned about the benefits of eating healthy foods and staying active. It inspired me to start eating more fruits and vegetablesand to exercise regularly. I even convinced my family to go for walks with me after dinner to stay healthy together.And finally, in Unit 18, we read about famous inventors and inventions. It was so cool to learn about all the amazing things that people have created throughout history. We read about Thomas Edison and his light bulb, Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone, and many other inventors and their inventions. It made me realize that anyone can come up with a great idea and change the world.Overall, studying these units has been so much fun and I've learned a lot of new things. I can't wait to see what else we'll learn in the next units!篇9Once upon a time, in Victor Junior High School, we studied English in Unit 15-18. These units were super fun because they talked about different topics that we could relate to.In Unit 15, we learned about "Making Plans". It was all about planning what to do on weekends or holidays. We talked about going to the movies, having a picnic, or just hanging out with friends. It was cool to think about all the fun things we could do together.Unit 16 was all about "Hobbies". We shared our hobbies with each other like playing sports, drawing, or even collecting stamps. It was interesting to know what everyone liked to do in their free time. We even made plans to do our hobbies together after school.In Unit 17, we talked about "School Life". We discussed our favorite subjects, teachers, and school activities. Some of us liked math, while others liked English. We also shared our experiences in school, like winning a competition or making new friends. It was nice to hear everyone's stories.Lastly, Unit 18 was about "Travel". We talked about going on trips, visiting different countries, and experiencing new cultures. Some of us dreamed about going to Paris, while others wanted to explore Japan. We even made a travel plan for our next vacation.Overall, studying English in Unit 15-18 was a blast. We learned a lot, had fun discussions, and bonded with our classmates. English class became our favorite time of the day because we got to talk about things that interested us. We can't wait to see what other exciting topics we'll learn next!篇10Unit 15-18 are super fun to learn in Victor Junior High School! Let me tell you all about it in my own words. So, buckle up and get ready for a wild ride!In unit 15, we learn all about food and drinks. We talk about healthy and unhealthy foods, and even learn how to describe different dishes. My favorite part is when we get to play games to practice our vocabulary. It's like a mini food party in the classroom!Moving on to unit 16, we dive into the world of sports and hobbies. We talk about our favorite sports and activities, and even learn how to talk about our daily routines. I love sharing about my hobbies with my classmates, and we always have a blast discussing different sports.In unit 17, we explore the topic of shopping and clothes. We learn about different types of clothing and how to describe them. We even get to play dress-up in the class and show off our fashion sense. It's like our very own mini fashion show!Last but not least, in unit 18, we learn all about holidays and celebrations. We talk about different festivals around the world and how people celebrate them. It's so cool to learn about different cultures and traditions, and it makes me appreciate the diversity in the world.Overall, studying units 15-18 in Victor Junior High School has been an amazing experience. I've learned so much about food, sports, shopping, and holidays. And the best part is, I've had a ton of fun along the way! I can't wait to see what other exciting topics we'll learn about next. Victor Junior High School rocks!。
人教版八年级下册英语第一单元阅读理解
人教版八年级下册英语第一单元阅读理解全文共6篇示例，供读者参考篇1So, like, in the first unit of our eighth grade English book, there's this reading comprehension thingy that we gotta do. It's like, super important, so let's talk about it.The passage is about this girl named Lucy who goes on this cool trip to London with her family. She's like, so excited because she gets to see Big Ben and the Tower of London. And guess what? She even gets to ride on a double-decker bus! How cool is that?But then, while they're sightseeing, Lucy's little brother Tom starts acting all crazy and runs off. Lucy and her family start freaking out and looking for him everywhere. They're like, "OMG where is he?!" It's so intense!Finally, they find Tom at a candy store, eating a ton of candy. He's all like, "I'm sorry, I just got hungry!" Typical Tom, always thinking about food, right?In the end, Lucy's family forgives Tom and they all have a good laugh about the whole situation. It's a happy ending, yay!So that's basically what the passage is about. Lucy's trip to London and the crazy adventure with her brother. It's a fun story and I totally recommend reading it. Alright, that's all for now. Bye!篇2Title: My favorite reading passage from the 8th grade English textbookHey guys! Today I want to tell you about my favorite reading passage from our 8th grade English textbook. It's from the first unit and it's super cool!The passage is about a girl named Lucy who is really good at playing the piano. She practices every day and dreams of becoming a famous pianist one day. But then, one day, she injures her hand and can't play anymore. She feels sad and lost, but with the help of her friends and family, she learns to cope with her injury and finds other ways to express her love for music.I love this passage because it teaches us about the importance of perseverance and never giving up on our dreams, even when things get tough. It also shows us the power of friendship and family in helping us through difficult times.The passage is written in a simple and easy-to-understand way, so even if you're not a big fan of reading, you'll still enjoy it. Plus, it has a happy ending that will leave you feeling inspired and motivated to chase after your own dreams.So, if you haven't read this passage yet, I highly recommend it! It's a great story that will make you think about the things that are important to you and remind you that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. Happy reading, everyone!篇3Title: My Fun WeekendHi guys! Guess what? I had the best weekend ever! Let me tell you all about it.On Saturday morning, I woke up feeling super excited because my family and I were going to the amusement park. We drove there and I couldn't wait to ride all the cool roller coasters and go on the fun rides. When we got there, I saw the huge Ferriswheel and my eyes lit up with excitement. My mom and dad bought me a ticket and we went on the Ferris wheel together. It was so high up and I could see the whole park from the top. I felt like I was flying!After that, we went on a bunch of other rides like the bumper cars, the spinning teacups, and the carousel. I screamed and laughed the whole time! We also ate yummy cotton candy and popcorn. It was the best day ever!On Sunday, I spent the day at home playing with my toys and watching cartoons. My best friend came over and we played hide and seek in the backyard. We had so much fun running around and giggling. Then we had a picnic in the garden with sandwiches and juice boxes. It was so nice to spend time with my friend.I had the most amazing weekend ever and I can't wait for the next one! I hope you guys had a great weekend too. Bye for now!篇4One day, my teacher gave us an interesting reading comprehension exercise in class. It was from the first unit of the eighth grade English textbook. I was excited to read the passagebecause it talked about a famous singer and his journey to success.The passage started by introducing the singer, Jason. He was a talented musician who loved to sing and play the guitar. Despite facing many challenges and setbacks, Jason never gave up on his dream of becoming a successful singer. He practiced hard every day and performed at local events to showcase his talent.As Jason's popularity grew, he was invited to audition for a singing competition on TV. Nervous but determined, he sang his heart out and impressed the judges with his soulful voice. Jason made it to the finals and eventually won the competition, earning a record deal and a chance to pursue his passionfull-time.The passage taught me that hard work and perseverance are key to achieving our goals. Jason's story inspired me to never give up on my dreams, no matter how difficult the journey may seem. I realized that success is not always easy, but with dedication and determination, anything is possible.After finishing the reading comprehension exercise, my teacher asked us to discuss the passage in groups. We shared our thoughts and talked about the lessons we learned fromJason's story. It was a great opportunity to practice our speaking skills and learn from each other's perspectives.In the end, I felt grateful for the valuable lesson I learned from the passage. It reminded me that with passion and perseverance, we can overcome any obstacles and achieve our dreams. I left class that day feeling motivated and inspired to work hard towards my goals, just like Jason did.篇5Hello everyone, today I'm going to tell you all about the first unit in the eighth grade English textbook. This unit is all about different ways to communicate with other people, like speaking, writing, and even using body language.In the first part of the unit, we learn about different ways to say hello and introduce ourselves. For example, we can say "Hi" or "Hello" when we meet someone for the first time. We can also say "My name is..." to tell someone our name. It's important to use polite language when we meet new people, like saying "please" and "thank you".In the next part of the unit, we learn about how to ask and answer questions. When we want to know something, we can ask questions like "What's your favorite color?" or "How old areyou?". And when someone asks us a question, we should answer politely and clearly.Another important topic in this unit is body language. Sometimes, we can communicate without even saying a word, just by using our bodies. For example, if we smile at someone, it shows that we are friendly and happy. And if we frown or cross our arms, it can show that we are unhappy or upset.Overall, this unit is all about how we communicate with others, and the different ways we can do it. By practicing our speaking, writing, and body language, we can become better at connecting with the people around us. So remember, always be polite and clear when you talk to others, and don't forget to use your body language to express yourself too!篇6Once upon a time, there was a boy named Timmy who was in the eighth grade. He was learning about different cultures in his English class, and he was very excited to learn more about them.In the first unit of the People's Education version of the eighth grade English textbook, Timmy read about different countries and their traditions. He learned about China, Japan,India, and many other places. Timmy was amazed by how diverse and interesting the world truly was.One day, Timmy's teacher assigned the class a reading comprehension task about Chinese culture. Timmy was thrilled to learn more about China, so he read the passage carefully. The passage talked about Chinese New Year, the Great Wall, and delicious Chinese cuisine. Timmy was fascinated by all the new information he was learning.After reading the passage, Timmy answered the questions at the end. He was happy to see that he understood everything and got all the answers right. He felt proud of himself for learning something new and exciting about China.From that day on, Timmy became very interested in learning about different cultures from around the world. He realized that there was so much to explore and discover, and he couldn't wait to learn more in the coming units of his English textbook.And so, Timmy's journey of cultural exploration began, thanks to the People's Education version of the eighth grade English textbook. He was excited to see where his new knowledge would take him next.。
《小妇人》优秀英文读后感作文
《小妇人》优秀英文读后感作文《小妇人》的作者是美国的女作家路易斯.梅.奥尔科特，《小妇人》讲述了马奇一家四姐妹的故事。
下面是小编为大家整理收集的《小妇人》优秀英文读后感作文，欢迎大家阅读!《小妇人》读后感：Laurie or Bhaer?1. What ‘Little Women’ Taught Me About Loveby Lilit Marcus当我再次翻开《小妇人》这本书，开始理解乔的选择时，我真正成为了一个成年人。
How do you know when you’ve become an adult? Sure, you could say “on my eighteenth birthday, because that is the day I reached the age of legal majority,” but being an adult and feeling like an adult are two very diffe rent things. Here’s the moment when I felt like an adult: when I reread Little Women for the umpteenth time and finally understood why Jo chose Professor Bhaer over Laurie.Like most little girls who want to be writers when they grow up, I loved Jo unfailingly. And even though I knew the story by heart, I still cried anew every time Beth died, as if perhaps on the next reading she’d finally make it. But I also adored Laurie, his wild days in Europe only adding to his mystique, and was convinced that he and Jo were soulmates. I viewed Bhaer – old, boring Bhaer –as Jo’s Plan B. I’m pretty sure that my huge crush on Christian Bale (who played Laurie to Winona Ryder’s Jo in the 1994 film version) also had something to do with this preference.However, when I reread the book in my early 20s, something seemed to snap. I was just out of yet another relationship with a guy who was exciting but created more drama than he was worth.Bhaer appeared to me in an entirely new set of colors: he wasn’t old, he was distinguished. And unlike Laurie, who still idealized the version of Jo who existed in his head, Bhaer saw Jo as a real, live woman. Laurie is the kind of boy we love when we are young; Bhaer is the kind of man we love when we are grown up. Once I read Little Women‘s two sequels, Little Men and Jo’s Boys, about the boys’ school Jo and Bhaer open and run, I saw even more that Jo and her husband had a partnership. They both contributed to the marriage. Bhaer not only loved Jo as she was, he inspired her to become a fuller person – reading, learning, and growing into adulthood. Considering that Little Women was published in 1868 (that would be 142 years ago today, actually), it’s even more revolutionary that Louisa May Alcott was able to show a true marriage of equal partners.While it may seem romantic to be put up on a pedestal, it ultimately gets really hard to climb down from there once in a while. It’s wonderful to have a Laurie for awhile, but it can’t last forever. Recently, a friend of mine broke up with a guy sh e’d been dating who “treated her like a character in a Jane Austen novel.” While it was flattering to be treated like a delicate glass doll for awhile, it made it hard to be in a practical relationship. People in a relationship can –and should –call each other beautiful. But sooner or later they also have to talk about where they’re going to live, whether they’re going to have kids, and whose turn it is to take out the trash. Having those kinds of conversations with the person you love doesn’t make your s tar-crossed courtship less romantic, but it does mean that you two see each other as full, complicated people, instead of one-dimensional characters.2. On Jo and Professor Bhaerby Jennifer R. HubbardOne of the most controversial pairings in classic children's literature is that of Jo March and Friedrich Bhaer in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women. I often see people lamenting the fact that Jo didn't end up with Laurie, her childhood friend, but instead fell for a much older professor.I've pondered whether this disappointment on the part of readers is a result of some flaw in the writing, or is it just that women's expectations of marriage have changed over the decades since Little Women was first published? Or was Alcott's idea of a successful marriage just different from that of her readers?The reasons that Jo accepts Prof. Bhaer and not Laurie are clearly articulated in the text of Little Women. While Jo and Laurie have great fun together, they also fight frequently. Additionally, Laurie is handsome, accomplished and wealthy; he enjoys music and seems to enjoy the social life. Jo is more of an introvert; social obligations bore her and make her feel awkward. When Laurie proposes, Jo answers, "'I'm homely and awkward and odd and old, and you'd be ashamed of me, and we should quarrel,--we can't help it even now, you see,--and I shouldn't like elegant society and you would, and you'd hate my scribbling, and I couldn't get on without it, and we should be unhappy, and wish we hadn't done it, and everything would be horrid!'"Jo's answer should please the modern reader to this extent: She knows herself. She sees the points of incompatibility between herself and Laurie, how their respective needs would not mesh, and she has no desire to spend her life trying to become what she is not. This view is seconded by her mother, who says, "'You are too much alike and too fond of freedom, not to mention hottempers and strong wills, to get on happily together, in a relation which needs infinite patience and forbearance, as well as love.'"This is where I think today's audiences are disappointed: they want passion. "Infinite patience and forbearance" are not nearly as exciting, even if Mrs. March is right about their necessity in a marriage. Jo and Prof. Bhaer have a quiet love. They start as friends; they have a mutual respect and enjoy each other's company. Their affection is more the tender, steady sort. As a reader, I confess that I like the Jo-Bhaer match a lot more than many other Little Women fans do. (In the interests of full disclosure, I'll say that I also married someone several years older than I, but since we both act like teenagers a good deal of the time, it's rather different from Jo's match.) I happen to agree with Jo and Mrs. March that lifetime commitment requires more than just sparks, and I have a hard time seeing Jo and Laurie being happy together beyond the honeymoon.But one thing this controversy does is to raise an interesting question for readers to ask themselves: Do you like the Jo-Bhaer match? If not, what do you think it lacks? Would Jo-Laurie really have worked? It can lead to fruitful discussions about what we look for in relationships, and what we need in a long-term relationship. And it can lead writers to think about our fictional couples, and what draws them together or breaks them apart.感想:或许爱情与婚姻是难以相容的。
2024年中考英语传记阅读练习题20题
2024年中考英语传记阅读单选题20题1. The author of the biography was born in _____.A. a big cityB. a small townC. the countrysideD. an unknown place答案：B。
本题考查细节理解。
文章中提到人物的早期经历，明确指出其出生在一个小镇。
A 选项大城市在文中未提及；C 选项乡村也不符合原文描述；D 选项未知地点与原文不符。
2. When the person was young, he/she was very interested in _____.A. musicB. sportsC. paintingD. reading答案：D。
本题同样考查细节理解。
文中提到人物在早期对阅读有浓厚兴趣。
A 选项音乐文中未涉及；B 选项体育也不是早期的兴趣所在；C 选项绘画在早期经历中没有提及。
3. The main occupation of the person's parents was _____.A. teachingB. farmingC. doctoringD. business答案：B。
根据文章对人物生平早期经历的描述，其父母的主要职业是务农。
A 选项教师在文中没有相关表述；C 选项医生不符合原文；D 选项商业也不是其父母的职业。
4. In his/her childhood, the person often played with _____.A. toysB. petsC. friendsD. siblings答案：C。
文中提到人物童年时常和朋友一起玩。
A 选项玩具不是经常一起玩的对象；B 选项宠物在早期经历中未提及；D 选项兄弟姐妹虽然可能一起玩，但文中重点强调的是和朋友一起玩。
5. The person's first school was located in _____.A. near his/her homeB. in a city centerC. far away from homeD. on a mountain答案：A。
高中英语人教必修一课后阅读训练 十八 Unit 5 Period 2
高中英语人教必修一课后阅读训练十八 Unit5 Period 2In Unit 5, we have learned about different forms of transportation. Now, it's time to put our reading skills to the test with some reading exercises. In this period, we will focus on the reading comprehension questions related to the text. Let's dive in!The text for this reading exercise is about the development of transportation in China. It provides a historical overview of the different modes of transportation and their impact on the country's economy. The text is divided into several paragraphs, each discussing a different period of time or mode of transportation.To effectively answer the reading comprehension questions, it is important to understand the main ideas and details presented in each paragraph. Make sure to read the text carefully and underline any important information that can help you find the correct answers.After reading the text, let's move on to the questions. The questions are designed to test your understanding of the content and your ability to make inferences based on the information provided. Remember to refer back to the text when answering the questions and use evidence from the text to support your answers.To ensure you fully comprehend the text, I recommend reading it multiple times before attempting to answer the questions. Pay attention to any unfamiliar vocabulary and try to deduce their meanings from the context.Once you have finished answering the questions, review your answers and double-check for any spelling or grammatical errors. It is essential to present your answers in a clear and concise manner. Avoid using unnecessary words or phrases that do not contribute to the meaning of your response.In conclusion, the reading exercises in this period will challenge your comprehension skills and ability to analyze information. Remember to carefully read the text, answer the questions using evidence from the text, and review your answers for accuracy and clarity. Good luck!Note: This sample response is a suggestion on how to format and structure the article. Please adapt and modify the content according to the specific requirements of the assignment and the subject matter.。
懂你英语L6 Unit 3
Unit 3-1 listening 偷窃They were locked up the safe and the only way to open the safe was with an 8-digits access code. Whoever got in the safe, must have back code.As far as he knew, nobody else had it, or have ever asked to use it to get something from the safe.Only 2 people in the company were authorized to have the code. He had the code of course, and so did his assistant, Sylvia. There was no reason for Salvia to take the documents, so he couldn’t imagine that it was her. That would make sense and she was completely trustworthy.So somebody else must have the code and stolen the document.She had a notoriously bad memory so she kept a lot of notes.But Sylvia wasn’t that car eless or irresponsible.She had probably stored the code somewhere on her computer and the theft was able to get it from there.But who could he have been. Suddenly, he realized that there was a new IT guy in the office. He maintained the company’s comp uter network and provide technical support for the staffs. Perhaps he was the guilt he wanted. If anyone could have done it, he certainly had the skills. He was a security expert and he had helped Sylvia stored something on her computer last week.Then john realized that nobody had done a proper background check on the guy. One of other engineers in the company had recommended him and he seemed nice. They had been in a hurry to hire someone for the position so they didn’t check this background very carefully. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling. immediately, he used his smartphone to check the company’s bank accounts. To his horror, he found that a large amount of money was missing from one of his accounts. There had a large withdraw earlier that morning, more than 75 thousand dollars. He then discovered that the money had been wired to an account in another country. So not only did the IT guy get the access code for the safe, but he also got the lodge information from the bank. This was a disaster. John immediately called the police and reported the incident. He also called the bank to see if they could stop the transaction. Unfortunately, they said it was too late. the transaction had gone through. Just then, john got an email with the subject line, from the IT guy. It showed smiley face and said thank you for being so stupid. Don’t waste your time trying to find me. I’ve left the country and will never return. Be thankful that I didn’t everything in the account. This should a good lesson for you. It was signed, your IT guy.Unit 3-1 dialogue 评论和建议Well, what did you think of my presentations.Did you want me to be frank? I know we work very hard on it.Yes, give me to it straight. I have my own opinion too. But I appreciate your comments and suggestions.You said you had your own opinion about it. so how do you think of them.I thought it went ok at first. But I could feel there were some bad transitions(过渡).I think I spent too much time on some slides and didn’t express them well.I agree on most points. But to me, it was flat. 5 minutes into it I had a hard time paying attention.Flat? Do you mean my voice?Yes, that’s part of it. there is very passion almost like you were reading it. I’m sure you can do better.Do you have any suggestions?First, let me say I like the slides themselves. The designs were nice and easy to read. But one thing you didn’t do was engage with the audience. You focus on your slides and didn’t address your audience.Oh, I was trying to but I guess I was too nervous. I didn’t want to forget anything.You have a great smile. You need to show that smile and expressions when you present. Make eye contact.When you present, I notice you always do that and your pause between ideas. But it seems so easy for you.For me, I look at the faces in the audience. I watch their expressions. I really try to communicate with them. Once I do that, it comes naturally, because it becomes real communication.You seem to enjoy it.Well, I’m always nervous too before I get started. But once I contact with the audience, I’m ok.So contacting with the audience is the key. Focus on them and not me, right?Yes, well put. In fact, if you do that, you will have to adjust your presentation. It has to flow like in a read conversation. We have to respond to each other. And the pauses are so that the presentation can breathe.Hmm, it seems so obvious. But I’ve never thought of it like that. That’s a great advice. I wish we had talked before my presentation.If we had, you may not have been open like yo u are now. anyway, I’m sure your next presentation will improve. It takes practice like anything. Don’t be too hard on yourself. No, I won’t. But next time I will do better and I hope you there.OK, well, let’s get back to work.Unit 3-1 Reading 化石能源和哲学悖论Depletion of fossil fuelsA number of scientists are emphasizing the tremendous challenges that will soon be faced when the depletion of fossil fuel supplies coincides with(恰逢) an alarming increase in the global population. They highlight agriculture which is heavily dependent not only on gasoline to fuel machinery, but also on the petrochemicals necessary to manufacture synthetic(合成的) fertilizers and pesticides. Without these petrochemicals, crop yields would be only a fraction of what they are today. To assume that an abundant source of renewable energy will address this challenge is to ignore the vital non-fuel uses of petrochemicals. Then there is the challenge posed to the current levels of mobility. As a fuel, gasoline is unrivalled(无敌的) in its portability. Electricity requires bulky batteries and hydrogen is notoriously difficult to store. Biofuels might seem like an alternative, but the energy consumed when converting corn into bioethanol, for instance, greatly exceeds the output when the fuel is utilized. In any case, once we reach a crisis in the food supply, it will not make sense to divert food crops to other uses.Although there seems to be a widespread belief that the era of oil dependency is coming to an end due to some technological remedy(补救方法), this may be mistaken. Relying on such an assumption can lead to complacency(自满) and a failure to take precautions(预防措施). Experts may not be able to come up with solution that can lead to a pain-free transition. Scientists warn that relying on alternative resources might only support half of the global population. The absence of realistic alternative to fossil fuels will mean that the first priority will be to curb the demand for food.Petrochemicals are used to manufacture pesticides, which are good for agriculture.The meaning of catch 22One of the most interesting books of the 20th century was the novel, Catch 22. In the novel, the term has nothing to do with catching anything. It has a much deeper meaning, and it describes a kind of logical conundrum(难题) that’s worth exploring.First, it’s important to put the phrase into context. In the novel, a group of American bomber pilots is on an island in the Mediterranean. They face death almost every day when they fly their bombing missions. Many have already lost their lives; the remaining pilots know that it is only a matter of the time before they will be the next victims.One of the characters in the novel is a doctor. It is his job to see that the pilots are fit to fly. In particular, there is rule that says he has to ground anyone who is crazy. To ground them means to remove them from active duty so that they don’t fly.Some of the men believed in the principles they were fighting for. They were willing to give their lives for their country. But to others, this was crazy. They thought the whole thing was insane. One of them, Yossarian, wanted out. He was friends with the doctor, and he wanted the doctor to ground him.When Yossarian asked the doctor to ground him, the doctor replied: “you’re wasting your time, you’re not crazy”.Yossarian told him to ask one of the other pilots, Clevinger, to tell him how crazy he was. “There is no point. He’s crazy.” The doctor replied.” Crazy people can’t decide whether you are crazy or not.”“Clevinger isn’t crazy! he’s one of the sanest pilots here.”“So he’s obviously out of his head,” said the Doc.“He’s got to be close calls he’s had.”“well, if he’s crazy, why don’t you ground him?”“I can’t unless he asks to be grounded. That’s part of the rule.”“So all he has to do is ask?”“no, then I can’t ground him.”“So there is a catch,” said Yossarian, t rying to get things straight.“Sure, there’s a catch,” said the Doc, with a slight smile. “Catch 22. If he asks, then he can’t be crazy. Only those who are crazy are grounded.”“there’s some catch,” observed Yossarian.“it’s the best there is, ”the Doc rep lied.Unit 3-2 listening 流行病Despite advances in technology, one of the biggest threats to human survival comes from primitive(原始的) lifeforms. Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, virus and parasites(寄生物). These organisms have no access to education or technology, but they present a huge challenge to humanity. That’s because they are adaptable. Just as adaptability has helped humans survive, it makes it more difficult to control infectious diseases. As conditions change, the organism which caused these diseases adapt and become stronger. There are several kinds of infectious diseases.Bacterial infections such as pneumonia(肺炎), are caused by bacteria. these infections can be treated by antibiotics(抗生素), which kill the bacteria. viral infections are caused by virus, such as the influenza virus. These can sometimes be treated by vaccines, such as flu vaccines. An example of parasitic(寄生虫的) infection is malaria(疟疾). Malaria is caused by parasites transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. Once inside the body, the parasites can be difficult to kill or control. And also, these parasites are also adaptable.How serious are infectious diseases. Considered what happened in 1918, the influenza pandemic(流行病). It started in the fall of 1918 with what seemed to be something no more serious than a common cold. In the next 2 years however, it infected a fifth of the world’s population. In fact, it turned out to be the most deadly epidemic in history, killing between 20 and 40 million people. The influenza virus that caused it was much stronger than previous influenza viruses. Its molarity rate was 2 and a half percent compared to a point 1 percent in previous epidemic viruses. Its stuck quickly with no mercy, sometime killing people within hours. School and business closed in many places, and people wore masks to prevent the transmission of the virus through the air. What was unusual about this pandemic was that it was most deadly for people age 20 to 40, rather than the elderly and young children. Now a century later, we have flu vaccines that have reduced the severity of the epidemics. These vaccines needed to be updated every year because the virus changes and new strange immerge. What researchers fear is that a new strange will develop and cause another pandemic. Once an outbreak occurs, transmission of the disease will be even faster than the before. An unattempt consequence of our improved transportation system will be the speed in which an epidemic can spread. Experts predict that the public health systems will be overwhelmed and unable to react quickly enough. So the best defense will be to prevent an outbreak from occurring. This will require global cooperation and the sharing of data. It may also require changes in how humans interact with animals. Animals such as birds and pigs carry viruses that may mutate(变异、突变) into a strain(一株) that can infect humans. Such a new strain could lead to another pandemic well before a new vaccine could be developed. Since di seases epidemic don’t stop at national boarders, this is a global issue requiring a global action. The threat of a global epidemic is another example of why we must learn to live together.Unit 3-2 dialogue 子女教育方式You know, my husband and I are having a terrific fight over how to rise our son.What about?He’s only 4 years old.My husband I’m putting too much pressure on him. He thinks it’s wrong thing to do.I wouldn’t know. I’ve not even married yet. That’s my problem. I wish I had a husband to disagree with.Well, he thinks it’s important for kids to have time to be bored.Bored?Yes, he really said that. Can you believe it?Why did he think so? Did he have time to be bored when he was a boy.Well, he grew up in the countryside. He said he had to find things for himself to do. He feel sorry for his kids these day because their days were so structured.Hmm, I see it’s point. But things have changed a lot since he was a boy.That’s exactly what I told him. Then he started to get angry.That does n’t sound like him. He’s usually so calm and reserved. In fact, I can’t ever remember he and his express in opinion.Well, the other day our boy said he didn’t like one of our teachers. It’s a English teacher. And then that got my husband’s attention.What happened?He got angry and he said he wasn’t happy with all the emphasis on English and math. He said I should find some places for our boy to do more of what he wants to do. He said he’d find the class the teacher who encourages kids to explore things.That sounds a bit idealistic.That’s what I told him.Then he said it’s important to learn how to be independent and not always depend on being told what to do. He said that can develop creativity and the love of learning. Certainly. What happens when he is behind of other kids in school? won’t he be discouraged?He said he wanted the boy to deal with it and see what happens.Some people are more competitive and some aren’t.Anyway, it’s an interesting point of view. It m ay work for some kids and not for others. What about your boy? What do you think?He has a good imagination. sometimes he talks oneself that he really likes music and dancing. He has a lot of energy. Sometimes it’s exhausting to be around him.I guess if I were you, I just give him a lot of choices and see what he is interested taking in. and he needs a place where he can use all that energy.Yes, that’s what my husband wants to do. I just get nervous because all his friends are taking classes. I don’t hi m to fall behind.I don’t know what to say. Maybe you do some researches and what others advis e. I’m sure you are not the only one facing this problem.At least your husband is taking an interest.If I ever get married, I hope my husband will be as involved as yours. But he has to help you with this and just complaint.Yes, that’s what we are fighting about. I can’t be expected to do this on my own.You have to do this together.Good luck. And wish me luck in finding a husband, ok.Unit 3-2 Reading Wi-Fi诞生和人工智能Hedy Lamarr a Hollywood star and mother of Wi-FiHedy Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Naria Kiesler in 1914 in Vienna, Austria. By the time she was a teenager, she had decided to drop out of school and seek fame as an actress. She first appeared in a German film in 1930. She was attractive and talented enough to be in three more films in 1931, but it was her controversial film “Ecstasy”(入迷) that brought her worldwide fame as an actress.In 1937 she fled from her country and secretly moved to Hollywood, where she reinvented herself. She changed her name to Hedy Lamarr, with the nick name” the most beautiful woman in films”. However, Lamarr defied(挑战) the leading-lady stereotype by also pursuing an interest in mathematics and engineering. She soon took up inventing. Her earliest inventions included an improved traffic stoplight and a tablet that would dissolve in water to create a carbonated drink(碳酸饮料).With the ongoing world war, Lamarr was inspired to contribute the war effort. She designed a radio guidance system for torpedoes(鱼雷). With the help of composer(作曲家) George Antheil, whom she met in 1940, she discovered a way to break up signals and transmit them over different frequencies. Using a method similar to the way player piano work, they designed a frequency-hopping system(跳频系统) that would continually change the radio signals sent to a torpedo. While others, including Nikola Tesla, had explored similar ideas of frequency hopping, Lamarr and Antheil obtained a patent for their invention in 1942 for what would become known as spread-spectrum(扩频) technology.Although the US Navy did not adopt the technology during the war, it was used during the Cuba n Missile Crisis in 1962. For decades Lamarr’s technology remained behind the scenes, but ultimately it led to the creation of today’s spread-spectrum communication technology, such as Wi-Fi networks, mobile phones, GPS and Bluetooth technologies.Lamarr and Antheil eventually received several awards for their lifetime creative achievements that contributed so much to society. They were inducted(就任;授予) into the national investors Hall of Fame in 2014, after her death in 2000.The challenge of AIThe internet and smartphones have changed the world and how we relate to each other. Instead of meeting in person, we increasingly interface through handheld devices. In a sense, real people are being removed, replaced by technology and virtual friends. Some people even say that they prefer to confide in(信任) their virtual friends rather than their real friends!AI, or artificial intelligence, is another technology that is highly disruptive(破坏的). With AI, smartphone are other devices will have even more capabilities. They will be able to converse with us and tell us jokes. They may even become personal tutors. They will know what kind of problems we have, our preferences, and any content we want to learn or practice, they will be able to adapt to our needs and be available at any time. And all this will be at less cost than using a human.In fact, the substitution(替换) of AIs for human labor has the potential to transform ourworld. Experts warn that smart machines may cause widespread unemployment. Many works will become redundant(多余的), replaced by machines that can perform cognitive tasks better than people. An even greater danger is that they will develop personalities and become more interesting than people. Work us already underway(起步的) to produce AI companions for lonely people.Are these development something to worry about or something to welcome? How are they different than developments in the past, such as the industrial revolution? Cars replaced horses; machines and industrial robots replaced factory workers.Since the shift to AI is inevitable, the challenge for policy makers will be to help existing workers acquire new skills. Future generations must be prepared for a workplace populated by AIs that will continue to develop and take on new tasks. Are we up to the task?Unit 3-3 listening 斯坦福监狱实验In 1971, psychologist created one of the most important experiment in psychology. The experiment known as the Stanford prison experiment, look at the impact of situation in human behavior. The researchers, led by Philip Zimbardo, wanted to know how situations could affect how people behave. In participle, we wanted to know if good people would change their personalities and lose their values. In the experiment, participants were divided into 2 groups. One group became prison guards and the other group became prison inmates. The experiment was set up in Stanford university’s psychology building. A group of 24 students was chosen to play the roles, 12 guards and 12 prisoners. The participants came from a large group of volunteers who wanted to participate in psychology experiment. Those who were chosen had no criminal background and had no significant medical or psychological problems. They agreed to participate in the experiment for 1 to 2 weeks’ period. The prisoners had to remain in prison 24 hours a day during the experiment. Guards are * into 3 and were assigned to work in 8-hours shrifts. Unlike the prisoners, they were free to return their homes between shrifts. Hidden cameras and microphones were used to observe the prisoners and guards. The simulated(冒充的) prison included 3 small prison cell, 6 feet by 9 feet. Each cell had 3 small beds and held 3 prisoners. There was a closet that served as a solitary confinement room(禁闭室). This was used to isolate prisoners who needed to be punished for bad behavior. Guards were instructed not to physically harm the prisoners by any way. prisoners were to be addressed by assigned numbers and never by name. to prevent eye contact with the prisoners, guards wore mirror sunglasses. This was done to dehumanize the relation between guards and prisoners. Though the experiment was designed to last for 14 days, it had to stop after just 6th days. It had to stop because what was happening to the participants. The interactions between the prisoners and guards had become hostile and degrading(有辱人格的). The guards had become aggressive and brutal and the prisoners were passive and depressed. As a result, five of prisoners had to be released early because of the severe negative emotions. Even the researchers were affected and they began to overlook what was happening. Instead of halting the experiment, they led it continue. They themselves, had become dehumanized by the situation he had designed. Finally, they realized the experiment had to be stopped.What the experiment demonstrated is the powerful effect that situation can have on human behavior. Given a position of power, human can begin to behave differently than they normally were. They can become to behave in an aggressive manner while those with no power can became passive and depressed. In other words, the experiment shows that situation can cause abuse of behavior.There are some important criticism s of this experiment. One criticism was that it is an example of unethical research. It went on longer than it should have. It is also unrepresentative since the participants were mostly white, middle-class, males. Despite the criticism, the experiment remains an important study of human behavior. Recent example of the Stanford effect may include the treatment of prisoners of war by American soldiers in the Iraq War. Other possible examples including boiling in school and gun behavior. According to the head researcher, *, it helps to explain how ordinary people sometimes turn bullyingevil. If situation do influence people behavior, then managing situations can be a way of controlling people.The prisoners had to remain in prison for the duration of the experiment.Unit 3-3 dialogue 跳槽和忠诚Hi, what’s so urgent. When you message me, you seemed really upset.Yes, i was. I was confused and I still am. I need your advice. You’ve known me for a long time. You are my best friend. So what did it?I’ve been offered another job.Oh, that’s usually a nice thing. So what’s the problem?The problem is that they are as stronger as competitors.Oh, you mean Beta Crop.Right, there may be a great offer. More than double than my present salary.Ah, i see. So the dilemma you’re facing is whether to take it or not.Yes, that’s it exactly. It will be a betrayal of everyone I’ve been worked with for more than 10 years. It makes me sick to even think about it. But I’m really tempted. It’s a lot of money. Look, I’ve known you since our student days. If you took that job, you would be betraying yourself.Yes, i know that. I’m with they hadn’t made me such an offer.So why are you asking for advice? If i were to said it’s OK to take the job, will that give an excuse to take it? You otherwise have to live with yourself.Honestly, what would you do?If i were in your situation, i would probably feel the same way. And to be honest, i hope i would be able to stay true to myself. I suppose if my family were very poor and in trouble, I’d be tempted. But even then, to betray my friends and colleagues, who would I be. It’s a real test of character.Yes, those are my thoughts. And I’m not sure what my wife will think.Look, i know your wife. I think she will be proud of you if you do the right thing.Yes, she probably will. And in the end, I’m not sure i can treat the *. they are a branch of cutthroats. They have no a*.So i think the answer is clear. And one more thing, i hope you can do the right thing even for me. We need the people to stand up and do the right thing. If you were to betray yourself, it would discourage everyone who knows you. You have a lot of influence and people look up to you. I don’t want to lose faith in humanity.Thanks. That’s what i thought you would say.I would be disappointed if you thought i say anything different.I will do the right thing whatever the consequences. I know there will be people who will think i being a fool for turning it down.Yes, but there are the ones who matter.Cheers! To you and saving the world. Ha Ha...Unit 3-3 Reading 电影&数字科技Whatever happened to characterMedia and technologies are reprogramming the human brain, changing how we think and live in significant ways. Nobody really knows how this will affect the future, and few seems to care. The tendency is to let it happen and go with the flow, despite warnings from some that all is not well. Nobody can stop progress. Still, it’s fun to reflect on changes to see what might be lost.Looking back to classic movies and comparing them with what we have today, we see many similarities. However, there are major differences. In particular, classic movies succeeded with few if any special effects. The camera focus more on faces and expressions, like in the movie Casablanca. Violent actions were seldom shown in gruesome(可怕的) detail but were inferred(推断) from the situation. Storylines focus on character and personal; dilemmas. Much was left to imagination. And of course, sex was hinted at(暗示) , but never shown, except in seedy(破旧的) theaters.Some of the best movies too place in a single location, such as on a lifeboat or in a jury room. Would such movies draw an audience today? Those movies depended on writers who could build drama into the interactions between characters who had psychology. It also required audiences to have a similar interest, who could empathize and be moved. Do those audiences exist today?Flash forward to the present. So many movies are filled with fast-moving special effects, explicit violence, and lots of sex. We have become voyeurs(窥淫癖者), addicted to getting thrills(兴奋感) through the experiences of others. Subtle emotions? Psychological dilemmas? Or just plain escape! Of course, there have always been escape movies - Bollywood movies with stars dancing in the streets. It’s just the balance which has shifted.Classical music and jazz players for more than a few minutes. People concentrated and took time to enjoy and savor(品味) it. But now, immersed in media, there is no time. Experiences are quick and shallow, measured by the number of likes. We flee into the noise, perhaps to escape from ourselves.What do you think? Or has it always been this way?Digital intelligenceThe impact of technology is widespread and accelerating. Experts predict that 90% of the world’s population will connect to the internet within 10 years or less. Evolving technology has become an unstoppable force. Reshaping our societies, ignoring national borders, and interconnecting economics. There doesn’t seem to be any way to control it. However, one fact is certain: our kids are at the center of it. Today’s children are born into a digital world. They use technologies and media from the time they begin to walk. Sometimes they have difficulty distinguishing between the virtual and the real worlds. In fact, children spend more time immersed in technology than they do with people, including their parents. It is estimated that they spend an average of hours a day in front of some sort of digital device. With the ever increasing amount and flow of information, digital proficiency(精通) may be。
Unit 2 单元话题阅读理解专项精练(人教版)
Unit 2 How often do you exercise?单元话题阅读理解专项练习（2022·江苏南京·八年级期中）As people in China are paying more and more attention to children's health, the government is carrying out new programs to improve the health level of students. Last December, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission made great changes to physical education in this city.The commission now has more progress assessments for P. E. classes in the hope that children will start physical exercise at an earlier age and do it more often. Students also have more choices for their final P. E. exams. They can choose four sports from a list of 22, including running, table tennis, badminton, and swimming. 14 sports newly joined in the list. The commission also provides middle school students with online classes after school.Many people welcome the changes with open arms. Zhang Fan, a father of a school-age child said, “Many children in our country have overweight and obesity（肥胖）problems, and one of the main reasons is that they spend very little time on physical activities. I hope my son will have more time for physical activities at school. ”According to a report, the overweight and obesity rate of Chinese primary and middle school students increased （增加）by 8. 7 percent from 2010 to 2019. In 2019, the overweight and obesity rate of primary school students was 26. 2 percent, while it was 23.1 percent for middle school students and 2l percent for high school students. Since the government is taking action to improve children’s health levels, the situation will take a turn for the better. Let’s look forward to a healthier future for all Chinese students.1．When did the Beijing Municipal Education Commission make great changes to physical education?A．Last spring.B．Last summer.C．Last autumn.D．Last winter.2．We can know the following things from the second paragraph EXCEPT ________.A．Students are now able to take both online classes and online exams at school.B．14 sports newly joined the list, so students have more choices for their final P. E. exams.C．Students can choose running, table tennis, badminton, swimming and other 18 sports for their final P. E. exams. D．Beijing Municipal Education Commission hopes to encourage children to start physical exercise at an earlier age and exercise more often.3．Why does Zhang Fan welcome the changes in P. E. classes and exams?A．Because his son loves to do physical activities.B．Because he likes to take exercise very much himself.C．Because he wants his son to spend less time on physical activities.D．Because he hopes that his son can spend more time exercising and won’t get fat.4．After making the changes in Physical Education, we can infer（推断）that ________.A．more and more children will get fatB．all Chinese students are sure to have a healthier futureC．the overweight and obesity rate may not increase as fast as beforeD．the overweight and obesity rate will keep increasing so fast in the future5．What’s the best title of the passage?A．P. E. Classes in ChinaB．More Choices, More ClassesC．Changes in China’s Physical EducationD．The Problems of Overweight and Obesity（2022·山东·济南市天桥区教育教学研究中心中学教研科八年级期中）Everyone knows that playing sports is important. We all need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes you strong and smart. If you exercise every day, you can get good grades (成绩) and do work well.There are many ways to exercise. You can walk, run, swim, skate, or play ball games. But remember: Exercise enough, but not too much. It’s best to exercise 30 minutes (分钟) each time. Many people go to special places to exercise. People call them “fitness centers”. They have much equipment there. The equipment will help exercise your arms or legs.Exercise can be fun. Friends can exercise together at a fitness center or they can play sports together. 6．Exercise cannot make us _________.A．strong B．smart C．fat D．happy7．Which is not a good way to exercise?A．walk B．play computer games C．swim D．play ball games8．It’s best to exercise __________ minutes each time.A．thirty B．three C．twenty D．thirteen9．The underlined (画线的) word “equipment” means _________ in Chinese.A．机器B．器材C．武器D．器官10．The writer thinks exercise is _________.A．easy B．fun C．bad D．boring（2022·全国·八年级单元测试）Today, people want to keep healthy through sports and exercise. But some of them have some wrong ideas about it.“A plate of chicken is a good meal before games because it has much energy.”In fact, the best meal before games should have carbohydrates(碳水化合物). Food like potatoes, bread, bananas is rich in it, but chicken is not.“The best time to exercise is early in the morning.”No! Morning is a good time to exercise, but it may not be suitable for(适合)you. If an afternoon or evening period is suitable for you, and you enjoy the feeling of getting healthier, you can choose(选择)any time to exercise. So there is no fixed time for you to exercise.“If you drink water when you exercise, you’ll feel tired.”The fact is that you must have some water during breaks(休息时间)when you exercise. And after exercising, you must have enough water. If you don’t drink enough water, then you may feel tired.“Exercising every day is quite important.”Wrong! Too much exercise is bad for our health. You need to give your body a day of rest.11．It is good for you to eat ________ before games.A．bananas B．chicken C．meat D．beef12．The underlined word “fixed” probably means “________” in Chinese.A．重要的B．困难的C．固定的D．简单的13．The writer would like you to ________.A．eat much meat before exercisingB．drink enough water after exercisingC．take exercise only in the morningD．exercise every day14．Which of the following will be the best title?A．Results(结果)of sports and exerciseB．Best time for sports and exerciseC．Reasons for sports and exerciseD．Wrong ideas about sports and exercise（2021·湖北武汉·八年级期中）LIFE Wuhan DailyMay 22nd, 2021 The step count app. (计步app)To keep healthy, many people go to work on foot. When they start walking, they open the step count app in15．According to the news, We can know that ________.A．the photo was provided by Wuhan Daily.B．the news above comes from LIFE sectionC．the news “The step count app.” was reported by Mr. WuD．the reporter interviewed some people on May 22nd, 202116．What does Miss. Liu think of a group to exercise?A．It helps them learn from each other.B．It makes them work even harder.C．It encourages each other to keep exercising.D．It helps them chat with each other.17．What does the writer think of showing the number of steps?A．It can make people show off on WeChat.B．It can help people walk instead of driving.C．It can make people more interested in walking.D．It can help people change in many ways.18．We can know from the news that ________.A．Miss Liu was kind of lazy in the past B．Mr. Wu hates to exerciseC．The step count app is bad for your health D．Many people go to work on foot to keep healthy19．The news mainly(主要地) tells us ________.A．the step app helps us develop a habit of walkingB．people are using the app to record their step numberC．it’s great to exercise with friends in a groupD．lazy people will change after using the app（2021·河南·滑县教育教学研究中心八年级期中）Scientists(科学家) find that music is important inpreparing(准备) for a sports game. They say that listening to the right music helps people train hard(努力训练) and feel good after training. A lot of sportspeople now use music to help them prepare for sports games.Listening to the right music is important for all of us. We all know that doing some exercise is important, but many of us don’t like doing it. Listening to music can make exercise more interesting, and help people keep doing it. Every evening I go running for exercise. Maybe I can make my exercise fun and easy this evening by listening to some music.But not all sportspeople like listening to music in their training or games. One sportsman says that he needs to concentrate(集中注意力) before a game, but he can’t do it when he is listening to music.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
八年级英语进阶阅读单选题30题
八年级英语进阶阅读单选题30题1.The story is mainly about a boy who _________.A.likes playing footballB.is good at paintingC.helps his neighborD.wants a new bike答案：C。
本题主要考查对故事主要内容的理解。
选项A 故事中未提及男孩喜欢踢足球；选项 B 故事中也没有提到男孩擅长绘画；选项D 同样故事中没有男孩想要新自行车的情节。
而故事主要讲述了男孩帮助邻居的事情。
2.The boy in the story feels ________ when he helps others.A.happyB.sadC.angryD.tired答案：A。
根据故事内容可知，男孩在帮助别人后会感到开心。
选项B 悲伤、选项C 生气、选项D 疲惫均不符合故事中男孩帮助别人后的情感。
3.What does the boy do to help his neighbor?A.Cleans the houseB.Waters the plantsC.Fixes the bikeD.Cooks dinner答案：B。
故事中提到男孩帮助邻居浇花。
选项A 打扫房子、选项C 修理自行车、选项D 做晚饭在故事中均未出现。
4.The neighbor gives the boy ________ as a thank-you gift.A.a bookB.a penC.a cakeD.a flower答案：A。
故事中邻居给男孩一本书作为感谢礼物。
选项B 钢笔、选项C 蛋糕、选项D 花在故事中未被提及作为感谢礼物。
5.Which of the following is true according to the story?A.The boy is lazy.B.The neighbor is mean.C.The boy learns a lot from helping others.D.The story is about a girl.答案：C。
牛津译林版8A英语第一次月考专题练习阅读理解
牛津译林版8A英语第一次月考专题练习—阅读理解（1）In the middle of a dark forest，there lives an owl (猫头鹰）. All the animals know that he is the wisest among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.One day，a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. “What’s wrong with you?”asks the owl.“I’m not happy at all. “I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asked the owl.“I am so small，weak and useless，” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important , but I am not.”Then the owl whispers(耳语）something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You a re a very wise owl，” she says to the owl.“I am very happy now. Every day，I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(监视）lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now.”The wise owl smiles and says，“No one in this world is useless. ”( )1. The animals in the forest visit the owl because .A. t hey are all afraid of himB. t he owl can help them when they don’t feel wellC. t he owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problemsD. t hey are wiser than the owl( )2. The little bird is not happy because .A. t he lion often beats herB. she thinks she is too small, weak and uselessC. s he wants to kill the lionD. she is very important( )3. The owl tells the bird .A. t hat she is stronger than the lions and the tigersB. that she must be happyC. t hat she must run and hideD. t o sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers( )4. The underlined word “tears” means “” in Chinese.A.眼珠B.汗水C.眼泪D.雨水( )5. From the story we know .A. t he bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions awayB. t he lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voiceC. t he bird thinks that she is useful and important nowD. the owl is useless（2）When July comes, children know they’ll have the final exams and the school year will end soon. Boys and girls will have a nearly two months’ holiday, and they’ll leave school by train or by car to return home to see their fathers and mothers.The summer holiday is the best time of the year for most students. The weather is good, so they can spend most of their time playing outside .If one lives in the country, he can go on a trip into the woods or in the fields. If one lives in a big city, he can go to a park to play.The best place for a summer holiday is the seaside. Some children are lucky enough to livenear the sea. But for the others who do not, if they have the chance to stay at one of the big seaside towns for a week or two, they will talk about it all the following school year.Now, what makes children like the seaside so much? I think it is the sand, the sea and the sun, not anything else. Of course, there are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat and interesting things to do. But the feeling of the sand under their feet, the salt water on their skin, and the warm sun on their backs make them happier.( ) 1. Every year, school children have the final exams in ____, and the exam means the school year will end.A. MayB. JanuaryC. JulyD. December( ) 2. According to the passage, if a child comes from a big city, he can often ____ in the summer holidays.A. stay at homeB. go on a trip to the woodsC. go on a trip in the fieldsD. go to a park to play( ) 3. It’s the best way for children to go to the ____ to spend thei r summer holidays.A. parkB. seasideC. cityD. country( )4. ____ make children like the seaside so much?A. The beautiful parksB. The new thingsC. The sand, the sea and the sunD. The people near the sea( )5. Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?A. After the final exams ,school children will stay at school for extra classes.B. The summer holidays is a good time to go out for a trip.C. The children from the countryside can have a good time in the woods in the summerholiday.D. If some children go on a trip to the seaside, they will have many things to talk about.（3）Peter is eight years old, and he goes to a school near his house. He always goes there and comes home on foot. He usually gets back on time, but last Friday he came home from school late. His mother saw him and said to him, “Why are you late today, Peter?” “My teacher was angry and told me to see the headmaster after class,” Peter answered. “To see the headmaster?” his mother asked. “Why did she tell you to see him?” “Because she asked a question in class,” Peter said, “And nobody could answer it except me.” His mother became angry. “But why did your teacher tell you to see the headmaster then?” she asked. “Because her question was ‘Who put the glue (胶水) on my chair?’” Peter said.( ) 1. How does Peter often go to school? .A. By bus.B. On foot.C. By car.D. By water.( ) 2.Why was Peter late last Friday? Because _________.A. he had to do his homework at schoolB. his mother wasn’t at homeC. his teacher told him to see the headmasterD. his mother went to school( ) 3. What question did his teacher ask?A. Who wanted to go home early?B. Who put the glue on my chair?C. Who was late this morning?D. Who saw my book?( ) 4. Why was Peter’s mother angry?—Because she thought _________at first.A. the question had no answerB. the question was too hardC. the teacher did something wrongD. the headmaster shouldn’t do that( ) 5. Peter is _________.A. a naughty boyB. good at EnglishC. a good boyD. a clever boy（4）My name is Max. I am twelve years old. I have many friends. Most of them are as old as I. Some are older. Some are younger.My best friend is Bill. He lives near me. We go to the same school and we are in the same class. Bill helps me with my maths homework. I help him with his English homework. Bill is taller than me. He is quite fat. He doesn’t like sports, so he doesn’t get much exercis e. We both have black eyes, but Bill’s hair is longer. I like sports and I play football or go swimming every day. Every Sunday morning Bill and I play computer games. Sometimes I win. Sometimes he wins.( )1. The main idea(主题) of the text is ________ .A. Max has many friendsB. Max and Bill go to the same schoolC. Max and Bill are best friendsD. Max and Bill like the same things( )2. Most of Max’s friends are ________ .A. twelve years oldB. older than MaxC. younger than MaxD. thirteen years old( )3. Max and Bill live _________ .A. near each otherB. in different townsC. in the same houseD. in the school( )4. Max helps Bill with __________ .A. his maths homeworkB. his English homeworkC. His sports lessonsD. His computer lessons( )5. Max and Bill both like to___________ .A.swimB.play footballC.play computer gamesD.play sports（5）Friends are very important in our everyday life. Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh and do things with. Certainly, sometimes we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.No two people are just the same. Friends sometimes don’t get on well. That doesn’t mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make it up and become friends again.Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much but we can call them or write to them. We can also make new friends. It is encouraging to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them.There’s more g ood news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? Friends can make us feel happy. Being happy helps you stay well. If someone cares about you, you will take better care of yourself.( )1. People often feels _________ if they have no good friends.A. happyB. sadC. lonelyD. unpopular( )2. All people need friends because they _________.A. often feel lonely.B. like to feel close to each other.C. often move away.D. want to live longer.( )3. People make new friends when their old friends________.A. stay alone.B. are angry with them.C. move away.D. have new friends.( )4. If we can’t see our friends for a long time, we ________.A. no longer love them.B. don’t get on well.C. can call them or write to them.D. will take better care of ourselves.( )5. From the passage, we learn that if people have many friends, they ____.A. will be important.B. will have less bad newsC. needn’t make new friendsD. will live happily.（6）American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.( )1. How long do American students study in school every year?A. 8 monthsB. 9 monthsC. 10 monthsD. 11 months( )2. High school students take ______ subjects at a time.A. allB. fourC. fiveD. B or C( )3. ______ can get scholarships.A. Many college studentsB. All the studentsC. Good high school studentsD. Good college students( )4. Many college students work part time because ______ .A. they have many activitiesB. they have a lot of free timeC. they like doing thingsD. they have to pay a lot of money for their education( )5. According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?A. American schools have long summer holidays.B. There are two terms in the USA.C. American students don’t do exercises after class.D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.（7）Mr. Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching many students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. He would have more work there.When one of his students heard that he was going to leave, she said to him, “The new teacher won’t be as good as you are.” Mr. Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh no. I’m sure he’ll be as good as I am ---- or even better.” The student said, “No. Five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”( )1. ______ came to learn dancing from Mr. Lewis.A few students B. Few students C. Many students D. No students( )2. Mr. Lewis wanted to move to a big city because _______A.he hated the small townB.he couldn’t make a living in the small townC.it would be easy for him to have more work in the cityD.it made him spend more money in the town( )3. The student thought that _______A. Mr. Lewis was a good teacherB. Mr. Lewis was the best teacherC. Mr. Lewis was worse than the lastD. Mr. Lewis would be worse than the last( )4. Before Mr. Lewis ______ teachers came to the town to teach dancingA. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six( )5. From the story we can conclude（推论）that the student wished _____A. to have a better teacherB. to have a worse teacherC. to become a dance teacherD. to see the sixth teacher（8）Once the re was a little girl in a village. She spent summers on her grandfather’s farm. The year she was four, she knew some ducks. The ducks were white with orange feet. They lived in a little wooden house near the road. The little girl liked these ducks very much.Every day they walked down the road to the pond（池塘）. The ducks went into the water. The little girl sat on the bank（岸）and saw them swimming in the pond. The little talked to the ducks and they quacked（嘎嘎叫）back.Then one day the ducks were gone. No one would say anything about them. The little girl was afraid to ask where they were. One night everyone sat down for dinner. The food looked a little like chicken. The girl didn’t want to eat. Can you guess why?( )1. The story is mainly about _______.A. eating chickenB. sitting by the pondC. living on a farmD. ducks and a little girl( )2. The ducks were _____________.A. yellow and orangeB. yellow and whiteC. white and orange feetD. white and black( )3. First the little girl _________.A. didn’t eatB. sat on the bankC. walked to the pondD. talked to the ducks( )4. At the end of the story, the ducks were probably ______A. under the waterB. on the plateC. in the wooden houseD. swimming in the pond( )5. The little girl didn’t eat because ______A. she wanted nice cakesB. the food was ducksC. the food was too hotD. the plate was empty（9）Long ago, there was an interesting man called Effendi (阿凡提), He had a good sense of humour. One day he played a joke on the Prime Minister (宰相). He said that the Minister would die the next day. Really the next day, the Minister fell off the horse and died. When the king learned this, he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once.When Effendi was in front of the King, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since (既然) you know when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you will die today.”Effendi looked at the king for a while, he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.”Because the king was afraid if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as he could, so he let Effendi go. ( ) 1. The story tells us _____________A. How Effendi played a trick on the kingB. When the king would dieC. Why the Minister diedD. Effendi knew the dates of everyone’s death( )2. The Prime Minister died because _______.A. Effendi killed himB. Effendi said he would dieC. he was badly illD. he fell to the ground from the horse( )3. Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of his own death?A. In this way the king would know when he would dieB. He wanted to find an excuse（借口）to kill EffendiC. He himself had known the date of Effendi’s deathD. He wanted to know when Effendi would die( )4. The king let Effendi go because ____________.A. he hoped to live a long lifeB. he was afraid of EffendiC. he did n’t be lieve EffendiD. he knew he would die two days later ( )5. Which of the following is not true?A. The Minister died after the day when Effendi played a joke on him.B. The king was afraid of deathC. Effendi didn’t know when the king would dieD. If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.（10）Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t ta lk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, butsaid nothing. I knew Vanilla had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me.I stayed silent, but Vanilla didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends.( )1. The writer felt sad because ________ in the Chinese test.A. she got a bad markB. Vanilla had done better than herC. she didn’t hav e a high markD. the teacher was angry with her( )2. Vanilla really came to the writer to _______.A. make fun of herB. find out what had happened to herC. help herD. show her the right answers( )3. Vanilla left the writer because she __________.A. wanted to write the right answers for the writerB. didn’t know what to do to help her friendC. was angry with the writerD. wanted to go home for lunch( )4. Which of the following phrases has the s ame meaning as “make fun of”?A. Saying “hello” to.B. Seeing me off.C. Laughing at.D. Looking after.（11）The school day begins at 8:45.Class teachers meet the class and check who is present and absent at the beginning of the day. We meet as a whole school once a week on Fridays. The head teacher speaks to the whole school. Morning lessons begin at 9:05.There are three one-hour lessons with a fifteen-minute break. The lunch break is from 1 pm to 1:45.Afternoon lessons begin at 1:50 and the school day finishes at 4 pm.All students study and take exams in maths, science and English. In addition, they choose one subject from history, geography, Art, Design and Technology, French and Spanish. All students take PHSE(Personal Health and Safety Education)lessons but no exams are offered.After school sports practice and matches are arranged on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Chess, music, language and theatre clubs also arrange meetings after school. Students may join as many clubs as they like, but should join at least one.The school has a good record in sports. Last year we were champions（冠军）in football and tennis, and individual students won prizes for swimming and gymnastics.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
补充阅读 Unit 18 Whose Lead I Should Follow
Whose Lead I Should Follow?(1) As I ponder whom it might be that I would consider a role model, I realized that there are a lot of people I know personally that I could look to for inspiration. But I am sharing these thoughts with others who most likely do not know my friend or my sister-in law or the gal I work with. Therefore I think I should write about someone famous. But it seems that these days there are not a lot of good role models to choose from. At least not from the "typical" choices that we usually think of as role models. I realize celebrities' private lives should be just that; but when a person is in the limelight perhaps they should use that notoriety for some sort of good.(2) There are some criteria that my role model must possess. First, she must be close to my age. She has to have overcome some obstacle, or maybe better said, did not have her "celebrity" status handed to her. Finally, she must be helping others. Sharing the blessings she has received with others.(3) I believe that someone who fits those criteria quite well is Oprah Winfrey.(4) Oprah Winfrey's life has had a very difficult and tumultuous beginning. She was born in 1954 to a poor, unmarried black girl living in the very racially segregated state Mississippi. For a while, Oprah was raised by her grandmother, after her mother moved north. She eventually went to live with her father in Nashville, after having survived body abuse and the birth and death of a baby of her own.(5) Oprah's rise to fame began in Baltimore, then Chicago, with her hosting morning talk shows, such as A. M. Chicago. She became so popular that in 1986, she launched The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah began her own production company, Harpo, and obtained control of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was now in syndication.(6) In 1994, Oprah did something that caught my attention and with which she gained my respect. She decided to break away from the mold of other daytime talk show and pledged that her show would be free from "tabloid topics." Her viewers responded slowly, but very positively, and her popularity surged. The Oprah Winfrey Show was now centered on uplifting meaningful subjects, many of which are aimed towards women..(7) Oprah has used her gaining popularity, in my opinion, to launch many meaningful projects. She launched Oprah's Book Club in 1996. The Book Club is an on-air reading club intended to get the country excited about literature again. To date, all the book club selections have become instant bestsellers. Oprah's Angel Network was started in 1997, encouraging people to open their hearts to those in need. This includes a project to collect small change to send students to college and to sponsor Habitat for Humanity Programs.(8) Oprah has been able to share her blessings with others while keeping her pledge to focus TheOprah Winfrey Show on subjects that will encourage her viewers. Each week her shows cover such topics as spirituality, wellness, fitness, relationships, steps towards financial freedom and more.(9) Winfrey's talent for public performance and spontaneity in answering questions helped her win fame. Winfrey talk show has an estimated audience of 14 million daily in the U. S. and millions more in 132 other countries—predominantly women. She is also an accomplished actress and won an Academy A ward nomination for her role in The Color Purple.(10) Another reason that I admire Oprah is because she genuinely seems to be "just a regular gal." Her book, "Make the Connection" shows how Oprah is like any other woman. The painful revelations she shares about her struggle with weight loss really touched me. Even as she was given an Emmy A ward, her thoughts were on how heavy she must look in the dress she was wearing. Once, I went to a lecture given by one of Oprah's favorite authors. As we were sitting before the lecture began, a couple of black women walked in. My friend said, "oh look, there's Oprah," I said, "no it's not," she said, "yes it is" and back and forth we went. Well, as it turns out, it was Oprah. She looked just like the rest of us; she did not come in amongst media frenzy as might be expected. When the speaker introduced her, she was almost embarrassed to stand.(11) I feel Oprah is a genuinely nice person, someone who would be a great girl friend. She has a head on her shoulders and knows where she is going. She has made a name for herself and is not embarrassed by her wealth and knows the importance of sharing the blessings that have been bestowed upon her.Notes：Oprah Winfrey ：Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As supervising producer and host of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she has entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers for the past two decades. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today.。
九年级英语上册Unit3SafetyLesson18NeverCatchaDinosaur课时训练(新版)冀教版
——————————教育资源共享步入知识海洋————————Lesson 18 Never Catch a DinosaurⅠ.根据课文内容，完成下面表格Ⅱ.根据课文内容，完成短文This letter is 1.________ Li Ming 2.________ Brain. In the letter, he told Brian Danny felt bad because he was 3.________. He also told Brian that one day, he went to the park with his mother. He 4.________ a big tree even though his mother tried to 5.________ him. When he got higher and higher, he became so excited that he thought he could almost 6.________ the sky. But Suddenly, the branch broke, he fell and 7.________ the ground very hard. His leg was 8.________. So he always listens to his mother's 9.________ about safety now. At last, Li Ming asked if Brian liked the 10.________ sent by him.Ⅲ.根据句意及所给提示，写出单词的正确形式1．The man was badly injured in a traffic a________.2．The football player broke his right leg in the t________．3．You must understand the ________ (规则) of the game first.4．You should be ________ (小心的) when you cross the road.5．The boy did his homework ________ (careless), so he made a lot of mistakes.6．How ________ (luck) he was! He wasn't hurt at all.7．I always watch my little brother ________(cross) the street.8．Don't forget your mother's ________(warn)about safety.9．My mother advised me ________ (attend) the meeting on time.10. My mother prevents me from ________(watch) TV too much.Ⅳ.单项填空( )1.—What a nice model ship!—Thank you. It________ me three days to make it.A．paid B．spentC．took D．cost( )2.Nothing could ________ us ________ loving our country.A. stop; toB. stop; fromC. stop; inD. stop; with( )3.Look! The ________ boy is Tony.A．sleeps B．sleepingC．to sleep D．is sleeping( )4.I don't think it is________ to catch a________ dinosaur.A．safe; fallen B．safety; fallingC．safe; falling D．safety; fallen()5.There are some dangerous fishes in this river, and I've warned Jack________here.A．not to swim B．to not swimC．not swim D．to swim( )6.The nights become ________ in winter.A．longer and longerB．more and more longC．shorter and shorterD．more long and long( )7.A car accident________ her this morning.A．happened withB．was happened withC．was happened toD．happened to( )8.The monkey________ the tree, and hit the ground________.A．fell down; hardB．fell off; hardC．fell down from; hardlyD．fell off; hardly( )9.________ nervous. I believe you can do well in the exam.A．Be B．Not beC．Don't D．Don't be( )10.He advised me ________ some sports every day.A．play B．playedC．to play D．playingⅤ.句型练习(A)连词成句。
人教版英语八年级下册 Unit 1-3 单元阅读训练
八下Unit 1 -unit 3 阅读训练A1．How old is Mark’s brother?A．Five.B．Seven.C．Twelve.D．Nineteen. 2．What does Mark want?A．He wants to be thin.B．He wants to be tall.C．He wants to be outgoing.D．He wants to be healthy.3．What does Mr. Hunt do?A．A teacher.B．A doctor.C．A student.D．A reporter. 4．What can we learn from the passage?A．Mark’s father likes eating vegetables.B．Mark’s brother is a student.C．Mark is taking medicine.D．Mark doesn’t like eating fruit. 5．What is Mr. Hunt’s advice to Mark?A．To eat less meat and take the medicine.B．To eat more meat and take the medicine.C．To eat less meat and not to take the medicine.D．To eat more meat and not to take the medicine.6．John should take ________ a day.A．2 teaspoonfuls B．3 teaspoonfuls C．4 teaspoonfuls D．6 teaspoonfuls 7．The medicine should be kept in ________.A．a fridge B．hot water C．any place D．the sun 8．John should ________ before he takes it.A．shake the medicine well B．eat nothing C．do some exerciseD．drink a cup of tea9．When people are ________ years old, they cannot take this medicine.A．fifty B．two C．twelve D．four 10．John should ________ when it is left after December 1st, 2022.A．throw away the medicine B．keep the medicine for another timeC．give away the medicine D．continue to take the medicineCTake good care of our teethWhen people take your picture, they say: “Say cheese! Smile!” So you do—you open your mouth and show your teeth. Healthy teeth help you to look your best. Do you know how to take care of them?Brush your teethLong ago, when people got older, their teeth would rot away. Rotting teeth give people toothache. To avoid a toothache, people pulled the bad tooth out. Finally they learned that cleaning their teeth was important. But they didn’t have toothpaste then. They tried things such as chalk and lemon juice.About 100 years ago, someone finally made a paste to clean teeth. Not long after that, someone invented the toothpaste tube. That way people could put the paste right onto the toothbrush.Tooth brushing became popular during World War II. The US Army gave brushes and toothpaste to all soldiers. They learned to brush twice a day.Today there are all kinds of toothpastes. Toothpastes come in different colors and flavors. When you choose your toothpaste, make sure it has fluoride. Fluoride makes your teeth strong.Use flossSometimes your teeth need deeper cleaning than brushing. That is when floss is helpful. You pull it between your teeth, and it reaches places where your toothbrush can’t go. Floss can pull out food that is between your teeth.11．Long ago, people________ to avoid a toothache.A．had fake teeth B．brushed their teethC．pulled the bad tooth out D．used floss12．What did ancient people use to clean their teeth?A．They used toothpaste.B．They used chalk or lemon juice.C．They used floss.D．They used toothbrush.13．When did tooth brushing become popular?A．About 100 years ago.B．Before World War I.C．During World War II.D．After World War II.14．According to the passage, fluoride makes your teeth________.A．rot away B．fragile C．old D．strong15．If your teeth need deeper cleaning, you can use ________.A．brush B．chalk C．paste D．flossDMost people don’t take first aid training because they are busy. Some even think only doctors need to learn first aid. But in fact, it is useful. Here are the good sides of learning first aid.Save livesFirst aid helps save lives. Giving someone first aid can help him or her get better fast. First aid training teaches how to keep calm in emergencies.Help someone feel betterNot every accident or injury needs a visit to the hospital. But it doesn’t mean you should not try to help someone injured, even though the injury isn’t very serious. You can use first aid to help anyone in need, for example, a person who doesn’t feel well because of a fever.Keep a situation from getting worseSometimes, if a person doesn’t get first aid in time, his or her situation will get worse soon. If you give him or her simple care, you will help him or her feel better and keep things from getting worse.16．Many people don’t take first aid training because they don’t have ________.A．money B．plans C．friends D．time17．What does the underlined word “emergencies” mean in Chinese?A．紧急情况B．轻松时刻C．安全状态D．美好瞬间18．Who can’t benefit from first aid training?A．A 3-year-old boy who doesn’t feel well.B．A 28-year-old man who has a fever.C．A 17-year-old girl who is not happy.D．A 45-year-old cook who is injured.19．The material mentions ________ good sides of learning first aid.A．two B．three C．four D．five20．What’s the best title for the text?A．How to Save Lives B．How to Give AidC．Reasons for not Giving First Aid D．The Good Sides of Learning First AidEResearch has shown that when we volunteer—where we give ourselves and our time to help others—we actually end up benefiting too. Our happiness grows. We feel more satisfied with life. We even have more energy and creativity. Basically, we have more to give.I’ve noticed a pattern with my friends. Sometimes, they get into the habit of gossiping about others. They will constantly complain about their bosses or coworkers. It seems as if they get caught in this loop of complaining, and their frustration distracts them in other parts of their life. When this happens, they become uninterested in new events or become annoyed by their colleagues or things that happen at work.At the same time, I’ve also seen other friends go out of their way to help someone on their team or to help out on a project that had very little—or even nothing—to do with their main work. Although it seems like they won’t receive anything in return, my friends benefit from these interactions. My friends have told me about the stronger relationships they’ve built at work and the fun they’ve had working on new and interesting projects. They’ve told me about how the people they helped before have returned the favor later on. Not only that, but they have even talked about times where their boss recognized them for their work or when they were informed in advance about upcoming projects.We often think that when we help someone else, we aren’t doing anything for ourselves. But we actually often end up getting back just as much as we give. When we step in to help someone, we often turn out to be helping ourselves, as well.21．Can we benefit from helping others?A．Yes, we can.B．No, we can’t.C．Yes, we can only be happy.D．We don’t know.22．Complaining about others may make people________.A．be interested in new events B．be uninterested in new eventsC．be happy with their colleagues D．gossip about others23．The author’s friends have built strong relationships through________.A．gossiping B．working C．helping others D．complaining 24．What we get back is _________what we give when we help others.A．more than B．less than C．as much as D．no more than 25．What does the passage mainly tell us?A．Helping others is not interesting.B．Helping others is helping yourself.C．Helping others has little benefits.D．Don’t help others.F26．What kind of people does ORBIS help?A．The old.B．The young.C．The deaf.D．The blind. 27．What is WDET’s Pledge Drive?A．A kind of car.B．A fundraising event.C．A radio station.D．A children’s hospital.28．If Judy loves animals a lot, what may she be interested in?A．Taichung PAWS.B．Detroit Public Radio.C．UNICEF.D．ORBIS.29．If Jim wants to help ORBIS, what can he do?A．Help the nurses.B．Feed animals.C．Raise some money.D．Work for the station.30．Which of the following is NOT true according the information?A．The doctors in the charity go to the poor places by plane.B．Detroit Public Radio is always looking for volunteers to help the station.C．UNICEF was set up to help poor children.D．If you don’t want to volunteer for a long time, you can’t join Taichung PAWS.G31．Linda’s father doesn’t ________ at home.A．do the washing B．take out the trash C．sweep the floor D．fold the clothes 32．How does Celina go to school?A．By bike.B．By bus.C．By car.D．By subway. 33．The underlined phrase “hangs up” means ________ in Chinese.A．闲逛B．晾晒C．熨烫D．清洗34．Whose father does most of the housework?A．Linda’s.B．Celina’s.C．Paul’s.D．Bill’s. 35．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A．Linda is one year older than Celina but one year younger than Bill.B．Celina’s father needs to learn how to do housework.C．Paul’s mother is angry with his father because he never helps her with housework.D．Bill’s grandmother helps Bill with his schoolwork.。
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Whose Lead I Should Follow?(1) As I ponder whom it might be that I would consider a role model, I realized that there are a lot of people I know personally that I could look to for inspiration. But I am sharing these thoughts with others who most likely do not know my friend or my sister-in law or the gal I work with. Therefore I think I should write about someone famous. But it seems that these days there are not a lot of good role models to choose from. At least not from the "typical" choices that we usually think of as role models. I realize celebrities' private lives should be just that; but when a person is in the limelight perhaps they should use that notoriety for some sort of good.(2) There are some criteria that my role model must possess. First, she must be close to my age. She has to have overcome some obstacle, or maybe better said, did not have her "celebrity" status handed to her. Finally, she must be helping others. Sharing the blessings she has received with others.(3) I believe that someone who fits those criteria quite well is Oprah Winfrey.(4) Oprah Winfrey's life has had a very difficult and tumultuous beginning. She was born in 1954 to a poor, unmarried black girl living in the very racially segregated state Mississippi. For a while, Oprah was raised by her grandmother, after her mother moved north. She eventually went to live with her father in Nashville, after having survived body abuse and the birth and death of a baby of her own.(5) Oprah's rise to fame began in Baltimore, then Chicago, with her hosting morning talk shows, such as A. M. Chicago. She became so popular that in 1986, she launched The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah began her own production company, Harpo, and obtained control of The Oprah Winfrey Show, which was now in syndication.(6) In 1994, Oprah did something that caught my attention and with which she gained my respect. She decided to break away from the mold of other daytime talk show and pledged that her show would be free from "tabloid topics." Her viewers responded slowly, but very positively, and her popularity surged. The Oprah Winfrey Show was now centered on uplifting meaningful subjects, many of which are aimed towards women..(7) Oprah has used her gaining popularity, in my opinion, to launch many meaningful projects. She launched Oprah's Book Club in 1996. The Book Club is an on-air reading club intended to get the country excited about literature again. To date, all the book club selections have become instant bestsellers. Oprah's Angel Network was started in 1997, encouraging people to open their hearts to those in need. This includes a project to collect small change to send students to college and to sponsor Habitat for Humanity Programs.(8) Oprah has been able to share her blessings with others while keeping her pledge to focus TheOprah Winfrey Show on subjects that will encourage her viewers. Each week her shows cover such topics as spirituality, wellness, fitness, relationships, steps towards financial freedom and more.(9) Winfrey's talent for public performance and spontaneity in answering questions helped her win fame. Winfrey talk show has an estimated audience of 14 million daily in the U. S. and millions more in 132 other countries—predominantly women. She is also an accomplished actress and won an Academy A ward nomination for her role in The Color Purple.(10) Another reason that I admire Oprah is because she genuinely seems to be "just a regular gal." Her book, "Make the Connection" shows how Oprah is like any other woman. The painful revelations she shares about her struggle with weight loss really touched me. Even as she was given an Emmy A ward, her thoughts were on how heavy she must look in the dress she was wearing. Once, I went to a lecture given by one of Oprah's favorite authors. As we were sitting before the lecture began, a couple of black women walked in. My friend said, "oh look, there's Oprah," I said, "no it's not," she said, "yes it is" and back and forth we went. Well, as it turns out, it was Oprah. She looked just like the rest of us; she did not come in amongst media frenzy as might be expected. When the speaker introduced her, she was almost embarrassed to stand.(11) I feel Oprah is a genuinely nice person, someone who would be a great girl friend. She has a head on her shoulders and knows where she is going. She has made a name for herself and is not embarrassed by her wealth and knows the importance of sharing the blessings that have been bestowed upon her.Notes：Oprah Winfrey ：Through the power of media, Oprah Winfrey has created an unparalleled connection with people around the world. As supervising producer and host of the top-rated, award-winning The Oprah Winfrey Show, she has entertained, enlightened and uplifted millions of viewers for the past two decades. Her accomplishments as a global media leader and philanthropist have established her as one of the most respected and admired public figures today.。