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1、阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空一词)

Let me offer you some useful advice. Y ou probably think you will never be a top student. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants. Here is how.

Plan your time carefully.

Make a list of the things that you have to do. After making the list, you should make a schedule(时刻表) of your time. First，arrange your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, et. Then decide a good regular time for studying. Don't forget to spare some time for your hobbies.

Find a g place to study.

Look around the house for a good study area. It may be a desk, a corner of your room, free of everything but study things.

Make good use of your time in class.

Listen to everything the teacher says. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly

When you get home from school, go over your notes. Reviewing the important points will help you understand the next class.

Never give up if you don't pass a test.

The purpose of a test is to show what you've learnt from a book or a subject. It helps you remember new knowledge. Don't be too worried. The world won't end if you don't pass a test.

Better careful everything/what study nothing well listener regularly Review fail

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空一词)

Did you sleep the day away on March 21? Well, you should have done because it was World Sleeping Day, This is the day of the year when people around the world care about their sleep and ask themselves a lot of questions about sleep.

Why do we need sleep? Nobody has yet can give a perfect answer to this question. However, tests have shown that lack(缺少) of sleep over about four weeks leads to a strong drop in body temperature, great weight loss and finally, sickness.

Different people need different amounts of sleep, Eight hours a night is considered the average(平均的) amount of sleep. For teenagers, the least number of sleeping hours advised by doctors are, ten hours for primary school students, nine for junior highs and eight for senior highs. Some people seem to get along just fine with very little sleep at night, but some people need more sleep. Here are some of the most useful suggestions for good night's sleep:

* Go to bed regularly.

*Use your bed only to sleep.

*Don't exercise in the evening.

*Keep the bedroom dark and quiet.

* Drink a glass of milk before sleep.

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Once there was a young man called Terry Fox in Canada, who was sporty. But unluckily, he had bone cancer in 1977 and one of his legs had to be cut. At that time he was only 18 years old. As he knew he would leave the world soon, he decided to do something useful to help others, especially the people who have cancer. He decided to run across the country with a man-made leg to raise money for cancer research. He began his Marathon of Hope Run on April 12, 1980 in St. John's Newfoundland. He ran forty-two kilometres each day. Soon thousands of people heard about it and started to support him. However, he had to stop after he had completed a total of 5,373 kms after more than 143 days because the cancer from his leg went to his lungs. He passed away in June 1981. But it was a journey that Canadians will never forget. What he did has inspired(鼓舞) millions of people. Every year people hold Terry Fox Run to memorize him and raise money to help the people in need. They chant “Terry Fox! Terry Fox! Terry Fox!…" when

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。(每空一词) In 1896, Einstein, an American scientist went to Zurich to study physics. There he met a girl from Hungary. They studied in the same class and the same interest in physics brought them together and they became good friends. Before long they fell in love. In 1903 when Einstein was 24, he married Marits, who was 4 years older than him.

After their marriage, Einstein devoted himself to the research of the great theory. To give her husband more help, Marits gave up her own work, and became a good wife and assistant. She tried her best to encourage him whenever possible. She was sure that her husband would success. They often discussed the theory while walking outside or sitting together in the room. They even did that in their letters when one of them was away from their home.

In 1914, Einstein moved to Berlin and settled down there. At that time his theory proved to be correct and he had become famous all over the world. But it was not long before the First World War broke out. Marits as well as her two sons, who were on holiday in Switzerland, couldn’t come back to Berlin any more. The war not only stopped Einstein’s work but also broke up the warm happy family.

America interest older focused dropped help success moved with marriage

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China has decided to take action to stop the use of free plastic bags since June 1st, 2008. Supermarkets, shops and outlets(经销点) in China are not allowed to offer plastic bags to customers and all carriers must be clearly marked with prices.

The reason we give up offering quick and useful service to customers is that the plastic bags have caused serious pollution and waste of energy as well. People in the country use up to 3 billion plastic bags a day and the country has to refine 5 million tons of crude oil(原油) every year to make plastics used for packaging , according to a report on the website of China Trade News.

Every year , people use too many plastic bags and at be same time we fail to deal with them in a right way, wasting valuable oil and littering the country , the State Council said in a notice posted on the central government website (www. gov. cn). So the government encourages people to return to carrying cloth(布) bags, using baskets for their vegetables.

1.decision (Action)

2. No

3. pay

4. free

5. Reason

6. pollution

7. energy

8.quick

9. Disadvantage 10. Shop

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根据短文内容，掌握其大意，完成下列表格中的信息。(每空一词)

Thomas Edison was a great American inventor. He was born on February 11th in 1847 at Milan, Ohio and died on October 18, 1931. When he was a child he was always trying out new ideas. One day when he was five years old, his father saw him sitting on some eggs. He asked him why he was doing that. Tom did not answer. Instead, he asked his father, "Hens are able to have chicks. Why can't I?"

Y oung Tom was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of questions. Most of these questions were not about his lessons. His teacher did not understand him. The boy had so many strange questions that the teacher could hardly answer all of them. So he wanted to send Tom away from school. He told Tom's mother that Tom was not clever, and he asked her to take the boy out of the school.

So Tom's mother took him out of school, and taught him herself. She taught him to read and write, and she found him a very talented student. He learnt very fast Even before he was ten he became very interested in science. He grew vegetables in his garden and sold them. With the money he set up a chemical laboratory in the cellar(储藏室) of his home in 1857.

Thomas Edison was awarded 1, 368 separate and different patents(专利)during his lifetime.

His first patented invention was an electrical vote recorder in 1868.

1876-1877, invented the photograph.

1891, invented and patented the motion picture camera.

1897, invented the first commercially practical incandescent (白炽的) electric lamp.

1900—1910, invented and perfected the steel alkaline (碱性) storage battery.

birthday death study how built achievements photograph camera practical received

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，根据短文内容填写表格。(每空一词)

Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? There are several ways to make learning English easier and more interesting.

The first step is to feel confident about learning English. If you believe that you can learn well, you will learn well. Be patient. Y ou don't have to understand everything all at once. It is natural to make mistakes when you learn something new. We can learn from our mistakes. In other words, do not worry about taking risks.

The second step is to practice your English. For example, keep a diary or make notes every day. Y ou will be used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English After several weeks, you will see' that your writing is improving. In addition, you must speak English every day. Y ou can practice with your classmates outside class. Y ou will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English

The third step is to keep a record of your language learning. Y ou can write this in your diary. After each class, think about what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it. Write these achievements in your diary.

Y ou must have confidence about learning English and believe that you can do it. It's important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. Y ou will enjoy learning English,

learner Believe afraid Practise improve habit possible Record performance important

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Zheng He, the Columbus of the East, was an amazing man.

He was born in 1371 and, 11 years later, was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Over time the rich man saw that Zheng He was very clever and

strong and they became close friends. In 1403 Zhu Di was made the King of China and he asked Zheng He to join his new government.

The King wanted to learn more about the world and show other countries his power. He ordered many new ships to be built and made Zheng He their leader. Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He led seven sea trips to different parts of the world. He certainly travelled to India, Africa and the Middle East. A few people think his ships may have even reached South America and Australia.

Each trip lasted between two and four years and it is believed he sailed more than 50, 000kms during the years of his travels. With 28 , 000 men and over 300 ships , such as boats for food, water and even soldiers' horses, Zheng He led a fleet(舰队)whose size would not be equaled by Europeans' for over 500 years later.

On these trips he brought with him many Chinese goods like silk and medicine to give to foreign kings or to sell for local goods. He returned from each trip with boats filled with expensive things such as gold and jewellery, foreign guests and strange animals like a giraffe.

It is a pity that we may never learn everything about Zheng He's travels. After he died in 1433, the new king, who believed these trips were unlucky and too expensive, had them stop and he burned almost all the books about Zheng He's travels. It is only in the last 50 years that historians have begun to carefully study the adventures of the great Zheng He.

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The Internet is becoming important in our life. How much do you know about it?

What is Internet?

The Internet is a large, worldwide collection(聚集)of computer networks . A network is a small group of computers put together. The Internet is many different networks from all over the world. Those networks are called the Internet. Once you have learned to use Internet, you can have a lot of interest in the World Wide Web. (万维网)

What is the World Wide Web?

The World Wide Web is the most popular development of the Internet. The Web is like a big electronic(电子)book with millions of pages. These pages are called homepages.

Y ou can find information about almost anything in the world on these pages. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information for your homework .Y ou can also find information about our favourite sport or film star, talk to your friends or even do some shopping on the pages. Most pages have words, pictures and even sound or music.

What is e-mail?

Electronic mail (e-mail) is a way of sending messages to other people. It’s much quicker and cheaper than sending a letter.

If you want to use e-mail, you must have an e-mail address. This address must have letters and dots (点) and an“@”(meaning “at”). This is what an address looks like: Emily @ star. net. Write a message, type (打字) in a person’s e-mail address, and then send the message across the Internet. People don’t need to use stamps, envelops or go to the post office since the invention of the Internet, quick, easy and interesting? That’s the Internet.

阅读短文，根据短文内容完成下列内容，每空一词。

getting/becoming electronic type easy/free/interesting than networks WWW homework Internet address

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Y ou may play ping-pong but perhaps you don’t know who invented it. The story is that it started when two students at Cambridge University began knocking a cork(软木塞) to each other across a table, using old boxes.

In about the year 1800, an American businessman of sports goods(体育商品) produced a game that he called Indoor Tennis. The Americans showed no interest in it. He shipped it to London and it soon became popular in Britain. The game was then played across dining room tables, or on the floor with the net string(网子) between chairs. The players used a ball made of cork or rubber.

A few years later a hollow (空的) ball like the one we use today was invented. People all over the world loved it at once. A man called Mr. Wood of London, had the idea of covering the bats (拍子) with rubber. The London businessmen who first sold the game in England called it “Ping-pong”－“ping” meant the sound of the bat hitting the ball, and “pong” was the sound of the ball hitting the

table.

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STONE FIELD COUNTRY PAPK

Where you are together with nature

Stone Field country Park

It is in the south of Guangzhou. The Visitor Center is open from 9:30 to 16: 30 every day. At the center you can get maps which give information about the location ( 位置) of public toilets, car-parks, first-aid stations ( 急救站)，barbecue ( BBQ ) places — places for you to cook food on a fire in the open air, shopping center and public telephones in the park.

Main Attractions

We are proud the Plant Garden. Y ou can see thousands of kinds of plants in it. For sports lovers, a visit to our Sport Centre is something that you must do. Have fun with the rope ( 绳) walks, rock climbing and many other fun games.

A Note to Visitors

Please remember that fire can only be allowed in the barbecue places, so enjoy your BBQ meals there!

Come and enjoy a day full of fun at Stone Field Country Park!

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south Opening BBQ/Barbecue first-aid shopping public Garden center Fire right

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This is Radio Washington. It’s six o’clock i n the morning, and here is the local(当地的)news. The

bad weather has again brought lots of trouble in this city. The heavy snow which has been falling since yesterday afternoon has caused great difficulty .Many streets are stuck （堵住）.So far two bad traffic a ccidents have happened and three persons died from it. So it’s better not to drive out .People have been asked to stay inside if possible. Some schools in the countryside are closed. In the city itself, however, schools open as usual. It’s going to snow al l day today, but I guess kids

Details p.m. weather inside snow Harm accidents open music

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Most people enjoy hiking. Hiking is not only healthy but also a relaxing activity. The reason why people go hiking is different from person. Here are some of the most popular reasons for people to hike.

First of all, hiking is very good exercise which will improve people’s body. It’s good exercise that does n’t hurt your body.

Secondly, hiking is simple and cheap. All you need to do is to wear a pair of hiking boots and your smile to start.

Finally, hiking is the best way to get away from your everyday life. Y ou could hike alone or go with your friends. After hiking ,you will have a clear mind and then return to work with

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Each year millions of new cars are produced in America. Americans will not live without cars! However, some have realized the serious problem of air pollution by cars. It is necessary to find ways to work out the problem of air pollution.

One way to clean the air is to build a new kind of clean car. That’s what several of the large car factories are trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow.

Another way is to take the place of the car engine (引擎) by something else. Engineers are now working on it. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a practical model that can

make people pleased.

To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, Americans have to make some changes in the way of their life. They have to cut down on the number of their cars and are encouraged to travel and go to work by bike. But this change does not close down—many workers may find themselves without jobs if a car factory closes down. And the problem of their pollution would become less important than that of losing jobs.

Americans may live a happy but sad life for a long time because of the car problem.

Cars Air Ways/Solutions instead slow cut bike model workers happy

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Every person has two sets of teeth. The first set of twenty begins to grow when you are over six months old. The second set of thirty-two grows from the age of six until you are about twenty-one years old.

To help your teeth grow strong, you must drink plenty of milk and eat greens.

Y ou should brush your teeth after each meal. Then few bits of food will be left on or between them to cause decay（腐烂.) Make sure that you turn the brush and go up and down as well as brushing side ways. Use dental floss to make sure all food is cleaned up from in between each tooth. If you cannot brush your teeth after eating, look after them with water, or eat an apple or a carrot.

Try to visit a dentist (牙医) every six months. If there is a hole in a tooth, he or she will fill it. If you do not have it filled, then the hole will grow larger. When a hole grows too big, the tooth may have to be taken out. It is better to keep all your second set of teeth for as long as possible. Filling a gap where a tooth has come out with a kind of bridge and using

a false tooth costs a lot of

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The most common form of public transportation is the bus. They provide transportation service in cities and towns even to countryside around the city. Also, special buses can be chartered (包租) for trips to mountains to lakes，and to nearby places interest. But usually they can't run fast as you want.

Undergrounds are mostly found in larger cities, such as New Y ork, London, Beijing and so on. The underground is a underground system of high-speed trains. The world's first system was built in London. Underground trains move more quickly than buses. They, too, are cheap and help solve city traffic problems. But they are often crowed and noisy.

Taxis are more expensive than buses or underground trains, but they will drive you to the place you want in the shortest time possibly. Taxis are suitable if you are in hurry or if you are taking a number of handbags or packages.

If you ever visit a big city in another country, you will probably have no trouble getting around. Like many people, of course, transportation will be your own two legs!

Transportation Advantages service trips slowly Helping noisy Taxis place expensive

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How do you feel when you get up in the morning? Happy and active or tired and weak? Do you often wake up with a headache? Well, if the answer is yes, take Dr. Talbot’s advice an d start feeling better.

Get up and move. If you hate feeling tired and unhappy, you should start exercising. Try running, swimming or cycling. When we exercise, our body produces special chemicals(化学产品) that give us energy and make us feel happier. If you can’t stand exercising, listen to your favourite music and dance to it. That’s exercise, too.

Eat healthily. Y ou should eat three balanced meals every day and you shouldn’t eat too much fast food. If you need some more extra energy the whole day, make an energy drink. Mix together fresh fruit juice and low-fat milk. It tastes great.

Get out close to nature. The smell of flowers will make you feel happy. Even the smell of your favourite food can change the way you feel!

Wake your body up. When you have a shower, change the water from hot to cold and back to hot again. Y ou’ll feel the difference.

Laugh! Y ou should laugh for, at least, three minutes, three times a day. It will make you feel

headache exercising energetic music fat balanced/healthy energy staying temperature three

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A taboo(忌讳, 禁忌) is a social action that is not allowed. Every culture in the world has its own taboos. The breaking of a taboo sometimes makes people feel uncomfortable. I learned this through my own experience.

Last weekend, Wang Lin and I showed two foreigners around our city. Mr. Singh was from India and Mr. White from the USA When I held out my left hand to shake hands with him, Mr. Singh seemed to be unhappy. Mr. White，however，was quite casual(随意的). He said hello to me with a big smile and a wave of his hand.

In the evening, we stopped at a restaurant for dinner. I noticed that Mr. Singh didn't touch the beef and Mr. White seemed not to like chickens' claws(爪子). During the meal，Wang Lin said sorry to Mr. Singh and continued to explain that we didn't know it was a taboo in India to shake one's left hand. Mr. Singh explained that since oxen(牛) are sacre4(神圣的) in India，people don't eat beef there. Mr. White joined in and said that it was not usual in the States for people to eat chickens' claws. He went on to say that Americans don't usually get into each other's personal space.

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阅读下面的短文，根据文中信息完成文后表格。

Trees are one of the oldest citizens(公民)of our earth．Just like US，trees change a lot when they grow．At one to three years old，young trees learn how to protect themselves．For example，many trees grow thorns(刺)to tell animals not to go near．Most young trees have large，deep green leaves

so that they can catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and energy．

When trees are 4 years old，they begin to grow very fast and become strong enough to face challenges(挑战)in life．

At the age of l5，trees become young adults．They grow more slowly and begin to produce flowers and fruit．

It is not until the trees are 20 to 25 years old that they become real adults．The trees reach their largest sizes．Adult trees give US many things such as oxygen(氧气)and natural beauty．If we give them good care，they will go on to live healthily for many years．

As time goes on，trees begin to grow older and older and even die．At this time，they still have their important place in nature．In many ways，the life of trees is like our own life experience. Enjoy every minute of the life of the trees and take care of them!

The best title (题目) for this passage：The of trees

Age Growing Things they can do

1～3 Growing thorns；

Having large, deep green

leaves Learn to protect 2 ；Catch enough sunlight and change it into their food and 3

4 Growing very 4 ；

Becoming strong enough

Face challenges in life At the age of 5 Becoming young adults；

Growing more 6

7 flowers and fruit

After they reach 8 to 25 years old Becoming real adults；

Reaching their largest 9

Give people many things like

oxygen and natural 10

1 life 2. themselves 3. energy 4. fast 5. 15 6. slowly 7. produce 8. 20 9. sizes 10. beauty