閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答所提問(wèn)題。

　　Every Saturday, Grandpa and I walk to the nursing home to visit some of the old and sick people there because they can't take care of themselves．

　　First we visit Mrs．Sokol．I call her“The Cook．”She likes to talk about the time when she was a well-known cook in Russia．People would come from miles, just to taste her chicken soup．

　　Next we visit Mr．Lipman．I call him“The Singer”because he loves to sing for us．Whenever he does, his voice fills the air, clear and full of energy．I also enjoy Mrs．Kagan's stories about her own experiences during the old days．I call her“The Memory Lady．”

　　One day Grandpa got very sick and the doctor said they didn't think he would get better．It was time to visit the nursing home again．I had to go alone．Everyone was surprised when I told them that my grandpa was ill and in hospital．

　　A few days later, Grandpa was not able to sit up, eat and even speak．I went to the corner of the room so Grandpa wouldn't see me cry．Suddenly, I heard someone singing．I looked up．It was The Singer．Behind her were The Cook．a(chǎn)nd The Memory Lady．The Cook brought her famous homemade chicken soup．The Memory Lady held Grandpa's hand and told us how Grandpa once came to visit her in a snowstorm, just to bring her some roses for her birthday．

　　Before I realized it, visiting hours were up．That evening, Grandpa called the nurse in and said he was hungry．Soon he began to sit up．Finally he was able to get out of bed．It is really a miracle(surprising event), isn't it?

1．Why did the writer and his grandpa go to the nursing home every Saturday?

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2．Who were Grandpa's good friends in the nursing home?

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3．Why did the writer cry?

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4．Please put the sentence“Before I realized it, visiting hours were up．”into Chinese?

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5．What do you think of Grandpa?

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閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答所提問(wèn)題。

　　Yesterday, there was a fire at the Dragon's Head Hotel．A blind man was staying at the hotel．

　　When the firemen got there, he was standing at the window．His dog was with him．He shouted and waved to the firemen．The dog barked loudly．One fireman quickly climbed up the ladder and reached the window．First, the fireman did not want to take the dog because it was against the rules．However, the blind man insisted and said that the dog was his eyes and his best friend．So at last, the fireman helped both of them down the ladder to the ground．The blind man thanked him again and again．And the dog barked happily with its tail wagging．

1．Where did the fire happen?

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2．Did the dog keep quiet when the firemen arrived? What did it do?

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3．How did the man think of his dog?

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4．According to the rules, could the fireman save the dog?

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5．In which way did the firemen get into the room?

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閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。

Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful．(1)they are wrinkled(皺紋)or hairless, or they have an angry look on their faces．They seem to say,“Get away,(2)我憎恨每一個(gè)人．”But to a parent, that hairless, wrinkled, angry-faced baby is the most beautiful and perfect child in the world．What are you going to say when that proud father or(3)________ asks you“Well, what do you think…Isn't she beautiful?”Is this the time for you to tell the truth? Of course not! You look at that proud father in the eye and say,“Yes, she is! She is really a beauty．She's one a million．She's going to be a movie star! I can tell! She's as beautiful as a picture．”In English, this is a white lie．White lies don't hurt people．They are not cruel or angry words．(4)People use them to make a difficult thing a little easier．

1．將畫(huà)線部分譯成漢語(yǔ)：________________

2．將畫(huà)線部分譯成英語(yǔ)：________________

3．在空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~：________

4．將畫(huà)線部分改寫(xiě)成：__________________

5．在短文中找出描述新生兒相貌的3個(gè)形容詞：________　________　________

閱讀短文，然后按要求完成各題。

　　Many people go to school for an education．They learn language, history, politics, geography, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology and so on．(A)Others go to school to learn skills in order to make a living．School education is very important and useful．Yet, no one can learn everything from school．A teacher,(B)無(wú)論他知識(shí)多么淵博can not teach his students everything they want to know．The teacher's job is to show his students how to learn．He teaches them(C)怎么讀和怎么思考．So much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves．

　　It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to remember some facts or a formula(公式)．It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics．But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a maths problem．Great scientists before us didn't get everything from school．Their teachers only(D)________ them the way．But they were all so successful．Edison didn't even finish primary school．But he invented so many things for human beings．The reason for their success is that they knew how to study．They read books that were not taught at school．They would ask many questions as they read．They did thousands of experiments(實(shí)驗(yàn))．(E)They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment．Most importantly, they knew how to use their brain．

1．將畫(huà)線部分(A)改寫(xiě)成：Others go to school to learn skills ________　________　________ can make a living．

2．將畫(huà)線部分(B)譯成英語(yǔ)：__________

3．將畫(huà)線部分(C)譯成英語(yǔ)：__________

4．在空白處(D)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~：________

5．將畫(huà)線部分(E)譯成漢語(yǔ)：__________

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

　　In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches something behind－the culture(文化)of the country．

　　In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves．There is often discussion in the classroom．At an early age students learn to have their own ideas．Their education encourages personal thought(思想)．The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer．

　　In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture．Perhaps for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas; Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework．In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional．The teacher says, and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead, the students repeat(重復(fù))rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind．

　　In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas．In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn．They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves．In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students．

1．Do students in the United States have to remember a lot of information?

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2．There is often discussion in the classroom in America, isn't there?

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3．What does the education in the United States encourage?

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4．Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?

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5．In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students．(翻譯成漢語(yǔ))

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

　　Sydney is a young city．Its history goes back just over 200 years．But in Australia, it is the oldest city．It is also the country's largest city．Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and the most populous(人口稠密的)city of Australia．

　　The climate(氣候)of Sydney is very good．It's not too cold during the winter and not too hot during the summer．The sky is blue, the air is fresh(清新的), birds sing in the garden．People who live in Sydney seem to have an easy life style．They will tell you,“Don't worry．”

　　Many people think that Sydney is one of the most attractive cities in the world．It has many tall and modern buildings．Among them, Centrepoint Tower is the tallest．Standing on the 305-metre(80 storeys)tower, you will have a great view(視野)of the city．

　　Sydney is famous for its deep harbor(港口)．The harbor has many bays(灣)and beautiful surf beaches．Among them, Bondi beach is the most popular．Sydney Harbor is not only beautiful, it also serves as a large port．Ships carry wool, wheat and meat from Sydney to other countries．

　　People living in Sydney like to call themselves Sydneysiders．They are mostly friendly and easygoing．When they are not working, they love to have a good time at the beach, swimming and sailing．

1．How old is Sydney?

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2．How is the climate of Sydney?

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3．How tall is Centrepoint Tower?

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4．What is Sydney famous for?

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5．What do people living in Sydney love to do when they are not working?

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閱讀短文，然后根據(jù)內(nèi)容回答所提問(wèn)題。

　　The sun seems to rise in the east, move across the sky, and set in the west．In other words, the sun seems to travel round the earth．However, this is not really true．It is the earth which is turning on its own axis(軸)．

　　The earth rotates(旋轉(zhuǎn)), or turns on its axis．It rotates once in 24 hours．The turning of the earth on its own axis is what makes the change from day to night．The earth revolves(旋轉(zhuǎn))around the sun too．It revolves once a year．

　　The robit(天體運(yùn)行軌道)of the earth is not a perfect circle．It is oval．The earth's axis is not at a right angle to its orbit, but it is tilted(使傾斜)a little．The turning of the earth round the sun at this angle and in an oval-shaped orbit is what makes the change of the seasons．

　　Nowadays, all these ideas are well-known truths, but it took people a long, long time to be sure about them．It took a lot of thinking, a lot of looking．It took lots of arguments too．

1．Does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?

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2．How long does the earth rotate once?

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3．What makes the change from day to night?

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4．Is the orbit of the earth a perfect circle?

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5．What makes the change of the seasons?

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閱讀下面短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

1．Where is the Happy Holiday Hotel?

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2．How much will you pay if you want a double room for two days at the Grassland Hotel?

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3．How long are the restaurants at Happy Holiday Hotel open for?

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4．Where should you stay if you want to ride a horse?

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5．Why are the double rooms most expensive at the Grassland Hotel?

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閱讀下面短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

　　Wild animals are important to us．They live together with us on the earth．If there are no animals on the earth, we will not live on, either．So we should take good care of them to help the earth live a healthy life．

　　But some people still don't realize the importance of protecting them．They kill wild animals for food and other things．Every day there are many wild animals being killed．So lots of wild animals have died out．We can't see them any more．Today the number of wild animals is becoming less and less．If people don't protect them, they will all die out．If this goes on, there will be no animals left on the earth．

　　Luckily, many people have begun to realize the importance of protecting wild animals．They ask others to stop killing wild animals．They teach others about the importance of protecting wild animals．Now many countries have made some laws(法律)to protect wild animals and to stop people from killing them．

　　Protecting wild animals is the duty of each of us．We should do our best to protect them, because protecting them is protecting ourselves too．

1．Why is the number of wild animals becoming less and less today?

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2．What do you mean by“die out”in Chinese?

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3．Why have many countries made some laws?

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4．What do you think about the meaning of“…because protecting them is protecting ourselves too．”?

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5．What do you think we should do to protect wild animals?

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閱讀下面短文，然后根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問(wèn)題。

　　Winter break! Two whole weeks without homework－two whole weeks of heaven．Two weeks to relax．I imagined myself getting plenty of sleep．I planned on reading“The Giver”, which I hadn't had time to read．

　　But soon I noticed something：I couldn't sleep．It would be 12∶30 a. m．a(chǎn)nd I would be trying to fall asleep．I would begin thinking that I haven't done anything today!

　　This happened the next night, and the night after．During the day, when I had free time, I would be pacing(踱步)around the room moaning(抱怨)that I had nothing to do! I was eating when I wasn't hungry．I was playing a computer game even though it was boring．

　　The truth, I concluded, is that relaxation doesn't mean doing nothing．Relaxation means doing something enjoyable．I planned to swim at the local high school．I set up a practice schedule of an hour and a half per day．I decided to read two books that my friend had recommended(推薦)to me．I planned to do a little community service work, volunteering to help at the nearby old people's home for two hours every day．After doing those things, writing e-mails to my friends, watching DVDs and sleeping 12 hours a day, my days are full．And I'm truly having fun relaxing．

　　Of course, some of my earlier wishes have come true．Being free from school work has taken a load off my mind, helped me to get in perspective(洞察力)and brought me back in touch with my family and myself．Getting so much sleep has done wonders for my state of mind．

　　After each past winter break, I haven't been able to say what I did, how I used my time．This winter break will be different．I am relaxing by working．

1．How did the author feel about the vacation at first?

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2．What was the author's problem after a few days?

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3．What does relaxation mean to the author finally?

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4．What does the underlined sentence mean?

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5．Do you agree with the writer's ideas about relaxation?

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