Look at your calendar. Can you see daxue and dongzhi on it? They are jieqi. In China, there are 24 jieqis. In English, we call them the 24 solar terms. Now, not only Chinese people but also the rest of the world knows about them.
On Nov. 30, 2016, UNESCO made a decision. It added the 24 solar terms to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
About 2,000 years ago, Chinese people studied the changes of different seasons. Later, they made 24 solar terms to help people live and work. For example, it is usually snowy on xiaoxue. After lichun, the weather gets warm. People then begin to work on the farm.
Today, the 24 solar terms are still helpful in our life. Here are two examples. One is hanlu and the other is dongzhi. Did your grandma tell you “don’t show your feet after hanlu”? That’s because cold days are coming! On the day of dongzhi, your parents always cook dumplings for you. It is said that eating dumplings can protect your ears in the cold winter.
1.How did Chinese people make 24 solar terms?
A. By studying the weather in China. B. By studying the changes of seasons.
C. By studying people’s everyday life. D. By studying people’s farm life.
2.How many examples are given in the last paragraph?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
3.If we read the passage from a magazine, the name of the magazine might be .
A. Chinese History B. World weather C. Eating Habits D. Medical Care
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---What do you think of my answer to the question?
---Sorry. What’s that? I ________ about something else.
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What ____ news!
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There is _________in today’s newspaper, so we don’t have to read it.
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请阅读下面短文,从 A-D 中选出符合各段意思的首句,并回答第 75 小题。
A. Cost B. Functions C. Introduction D. Market Inventor
A. Cost B. Functions C. Introduction D. Market Inventor
71
WeChat, it is a very popular way to communicate with each other for us. People call it Weixin in Chinese. It is very popular now. If you haven’t heard of it, you are out.
72
WeChat has basic functions( 功 能 ), such as sending voice messages, pictures and videos. People can work if there is WiFi or 3G data network. What’s more, WeChat has many other special functions. The most special function is to search people around you.
73
WeChat is free. It costs nothing to own WeChat if you have a mobile phone, such as Lenovo, iPhone, etc. However, it costs data usage(数据使用)to send and receive messages. The cost of data usage is very low. That is why WeChat is so popular.
74
WeChat was created and put into market by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited on January 21st, 2001. It’s a great invention.
1._________
2._________
3._________
4._________
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. It talks about the inventor of WeChat.
B. It talks about the kinds of mobile phones.
C. It talks about the functions of WeChat.
D. It talks about the popular way of communicating—WeChat.
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I needed to buy a digital camera, one that was just good at taking good photos, maybe sometimes for magazines. I went online, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations and headed for my nearest big friendly camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. I pointed at it and asked an assistant, “Can I have one of those?” He looked perturbed (不安).“Do you want to try it first?” he said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?” I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” This made him look a bit unhappy and I started to feel bad. “No, no. But you should try it.” he said. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras along the wall, offering a wide range(范围) of slightly different prices and discounts, with each company selling a range of models based around the same basic box. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to take Z and possibly H into my choice. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two choices that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would veryquickly be replaced by a new model.
In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The assistant seemed a nice man. So I let him take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of some shoppers... and when he started to introduce the special parts, I stopped him and asked whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.
Why do we think that new choices still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer a chance to prevent facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
1.The shop assistant insisted that the writer should __________.
A. try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B. compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C. get more information about different companies
D. believe him and stop asking questions
2.What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”?
A. The camera would soon fall in value. B. The price of the camera was very high.
C. The quality of the camera was not good. D. He should get a 50% discount.
3.The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he __________.
A. knew very little about it
B. didn’t believe the shop assistant
C. had a special interest in taking pictures of shoppers
D. wanted to make sure the one he chose would be the best
4.It can be inferred(推断)from the passage that in the writer’s opinion, __________.
A. people waste too much money on cameras
B. cameras have become an important part of our daily life
C. we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product
D. famous companies care more about the money they can make than quality
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I have been reading the book Carotte’s Web by E.B.White.In this book, Fern lives on a farm.
At the start of the book, a little pig is born.He is very small.Fern's father is going to kill him.But Fern saves the pig.She calls him Wilbur and feeds him.When he is big enough, Wilbur goes to live in Fern's uncle’s barn(谷仓).
In the barn, Wilbur makes a friend called Charlotte.She is a spider.Wilbur finds out that Fern’s uncle is going to kill him for meat.Wilbur asks Charlotte for help.
Charlotte helps by writing words in her web so that people will think Wilbur is a special pig.
My favourite part of the book is when Wilbur has gone to the fair(集市).The family have been at the fair too.They have helped Wilbur to get ready for a competition, but now they have gone home.Wilbur is nervous and Charlotte is working on a new web.This is an exciting part of the book.
The best character is Templeton, the rat.He is funny.I also like the geese.I think the writer makes them seem real.
I really enjoyed reading this book.It is a nice story but the end was a bit sad.
Philip Reed, Aged 11.
1.Who is the writer of the book Charlote's Web?
A. Philip Reed B. Fern. C. Charlotte. D. E.B.White.
2.Why did Wilbur go to the fair?
A. For a fashion show. B. For a meeting.
C. For a competition. D. For a party.
3.What is the best character according to the passage?
A. Wilbur. B. Templeton. C. Charlotte. D. Fern
4.Which animal did Philip not mention(提及)?
A. A pig. B. A spider. C. A duck D. A rat
5.What does the writer think of the story?
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书面表达
假如上周末你和父母一起去了某个旅游景点参观。在英语课上,你的老师想让你向大家讲述一下这次旅行经历。请根据表格内容,用英语写一篇预备稿。
时间 | 上周日 |
人物 | 我和父母, |
地点 | 阳光农庄(Sunshine Farm) |
活动 | ◎ 坐公共汽车花了一个半小时 ◎ 在农场采摘苹果和草莓; ◎ 花很漂亮,空气很新鲜 ◎ 照相 |
要求:1. 包含所给要点,可适当发挥;
2. 70个词左右。
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