Teaching idioms (习语) is a lot of fun. Here are some good books that can teach children idioms.
THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
It has idioms that are widely used. Each idiom has a picture to go with it. It is for children in the 1st grade & up. It is written by Tamara James.
THERE’S A FROG IN MY THROAT
This book has 440 idioms about animals. Each idiom is given a short explanation to tell what it means. It is for children in the 2nd grade—6th grade. It is written by Loreen Leedy.
BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH
It shows a boy’s first day of school through idioms. It is for students in the 1st grade—4th grade. It is written by Serge Bloch.
MAD AS A WET HEN
It is a book for teaching classic idioms. It is for students in the 3rd grade—5th grade. It is written by Marvin Terban.
MY TEACHER LIKES TO SAY
It is about idioms used by teachers. It is for students in the 1st grade—4th grade. It is written by Denise Nelson.
1.Kids who love animals would most probably buy ________.
A. MAD AS A WET HEN
B. MY TEACHER LIKES TO SAY
C. THE WORLD IS YOUR OYSTER
D. THERE’S A FROG IN MY THROAT
2.What do we know about the book written by Serge Bloch?
A. It has many classic idioms.
B. It has some interesting pictures.
C. It is about the beginning of school education.
D. It is for children who are in the 2nd grade—6th grade.
3.Whose book focuses on the idioms used by teachers?
A. Denise Nelson’s. B. Serge Bloch’s.
C. Loreen Leedy’s. D. Marvin Terban’s.
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Sitting on the sofa in her family’s Michigan home in 2009, looking through the Guinness World Records, 10 year-old Winter Vinecki was surprised to find that the record for the youngest person to complete a marathon on every continent was held by a 27-year-old man. “I can beat that,” she declared. “For Dad. ” And she had every reason to believe she could.
A natural athlete since the age of 5, Winter had been running together with her mom and uncle, both athletes, and competing in races across the country. Soon, her name was appearing in national competitions. Trophies (奖牌) lined her walls.
But in 2008, at the age of 9, Winter stopped racing for medals. In May of that year, her father found out he had caught a rare cancer. To raise awareness and funds to fight the disease. Winter started an organization called I earn Winter. Just 10 months after his diagnosis, her father passed away.
Over the next three years, Winter came first in 20 of the 37 races in which she competed, including four Junior Olympics Cross Country Championships. Along the way, she raised over $ 400,000 to help find a cure for cancer.
Now 14, Winter is working on her world record to win her cause a place in the Guinness World Records. She recently completed her first marathon in Eugene, Oregon, a race normally limited to runners over 16, finishing in an amazing 3:45:04. “I’m used to racing with adults, and I think it’s kind of fun to race past them,” said Winter before the race.
With six continents to go, Winter has just begun a journey that will take her two years. “Every time I step to a starting line,” Winter says, “I have one thought in mind: keeping my dad’s spirit alive.”
1.Winter tries to break the Guinness World Record as ________.
A. the youngest marathon runner
B. the athlete with the most medals
C. the marathon runner with the most medals
D. the youngest marathon runner on all continents
2.What caused Winter to start the organization “Team Winter”？
A. Her father’s disease. B. Her father’s death.
C. Her uncle’s advice. D. Her mother’s disease.
3.When did Winter finish her first marathon race?
A. At age 9. B. At age 10.
C. At age 14. D. At age 16.
4.What does the word “them” in paragraph 5 refer to?
A. World records. B. Adult runners.
C. Young runners. D. Marathon races.
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People are less willing to rely on their knowledge and say they know something when they have access (接近) to the Internet, suggesting that our connection to the web is affecting how we think.
Professor Evan Risko, of the Department of Psychology at the University of Waterloo, led a recent study where the team asked about 100 participants (参与者) a series of general-knowledge questions, such as naming the capital of France. For half of the study, participants had access to the Internet. They had to look up the answer when they responded that they did not know the answer. In the other half of the study, participants did not have access to the Internet.
The team found that the people who had access to the web were about 5 percent more likely to say that they did not know the answer to the question. Furthermore, in some cases, the people with access to the Internet reported feeling as though they knew less compared to the people without access.
“With the popularity of the Internet, we are almost frequently connected to large amounts of information. And when that data is within reach, people seem less likely to rely on their own knowledge,” said Professor Risko.
Studying the results, the researchers thought that access to the Internet might make it less acceptable to say you know something but are incorrect. It is also possible that participants were more likely to say they didn’t know an answer when they had access to the web because online searching offers an opportunity to confirm their answer, and the process of finding out the answer is rewarding.
“Our results suggest that access to the Internet affects the decisions we make about what we know and don’t know,” said Risko. “We hope this research helps us understand how easy access to large amounts of information can influence our thinking and behaviour.”
1.The study by Professor Risko shows that ________.
A. we are easily cheated by the web
B. the web is making our life harder
C. we are becoming dependent on the web
D. the web helps us make correct decisions
2.What do we know about the questions asked in the study?
A. They were funny. B. They were simple.
C. They were personal. D. They were difficult.
3.In the study, the participants with access to the web ________.
A. made more progress B. showed less confidence
C. gave wrong answers D. showed more optimism
4.What does the word “data” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A. Goal. B. Dream.
C. Distance. D. Information.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
The insects are important to farmers. When a honeybee lands on a flower in plant, pollen (花粉) sticks to its legs. When the bee lands on another flower, some of the pollen falls off and fertilizes the second plant.
The act of spreading pollen is responsible for many fruits, vegetables, nuts and other crops. Yet about 30 percent of honeybees in the United States and other areas have died in recent years.
Mike Leggett is a researcher at the University of Maryland. He wants to learn why so many bees are dying. “The number of colonies (蜂群) that die every winter has been one in three. So on average 30 percent of the colonies have died every winter over the last six winters. And that’s a huge number.” His research team examined the pollen that honeybees carried to their homes. They found that the pollen contained high levels of 35 different pesticides (杀虫剂), which are chemicals used to protect plants. “Pesticides are used, and have been used, pretty widely, for centuries, to protect plants from diseases,” says Mr Leggett.
Keith Oh linger, a farmer and beekeeper in Maryland, has watched many of his bees die every winter. Mr Ohlinger thinks widespread bee death is caused by several things happening at once. But he does not feel sure that pesticides are a part of the problem, “I felt it was the result of a lot of little things. I didn’t feel that there was probably one smoking gun. But there’s a division (分歧) there, some people feel that it is just one thing.”
Honeybees are important to agriculture. This makes the search for an answer to their death very important for Mr Leggett’s team. As he knows, one in every three bites of food we eat is somehow pollinated by honeybees.
1.What could be a suitable title for the text?
A. Why Are Honeybees Important?
B. How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
C. Pesticides Might Harm Honeybees
D. Honeybee Protection in Maryland
2.How does Mr Leggett sound in paragraph 3?
A. Worried. B. Happy.
C. Surprised. D. Hopeful.
3.We know from the fifth paragraph that Keith Ohlinger ________.
A. has become rich by keeping bees
B. cares little about the death of his bees
C. has never used pesticides on his farm
D. doubts whether pesticides have killed his bees
4.In which part of a website can we most probably read the text?
A. Agriculture. B. Health.
C. Food. D. Technology.
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New Year’s Day in China
National holidays in China are those festivals decided by the government that everyone gets to enjoy. 1. These holidays fall into two types: those that all citizens enjoy nationwide, and those that some citizens enjoy. New Year’s Day is one that is enjoyed by people all over the country.
2. They celebrate the New Year like people all over the world. Since ancient times, the day has been called “Yuandan” by the Chinese. 3. “Dan” means “day”，so joined together the words mean “first day of a year”. For 3,000 years，China has greeted Yuandan with joyful ceremonies.
Because of the different longitudes (经度) upon which countries lie in the world, the time of the celebration changes. China is the twelfth country to celebrate the event and the people are rewarded with one day’s vacation. 4. And organizations and schools hold parties to let everyone enter the joyful atmosphere of the festival. Sincere good wishes are sent by people’s smiles and wonderful performances at parties. 5.
A. “Yuan” means “at the beginning”.
B. Many colorful programs are shown on TV.
C. It’s a day for the working people worldwide.
D. New Year’s Day is a big holiday for the Chinese people.
E. Everyone has the right to get off work during these holidays.
F. You can read about how, where，and when to watch the program.
G. Great hopes for an excellent year are planted in everyone’s mind.
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I was living in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is a huge city, with more people living in it than in my whole ____. We rented a flat in a community, but there was a favela (贫民区) quite near. For several months I didn’t have a ____, so I used public transportation to go to the city centre. During these ____, I would ride with the people who took the ____ bus from the favela to go to work.
When I got on the bus, all the ____ were already taken. But when people saw that my bag was ____, they offered to hold it on their legs to make me lighter ____. At first, I was ____. Then I realized that these people certainly had no ____ to steal from me: they only wanted to ____.
Once, on my way back, I had to wait for a long time at a bus stop. I was alone, except for a woman who was ____ very poor. She carried a small paper bag of popcorn (爆米花) and nothing else.
While we were ____, she walked over and ____ me some popcorn. I thanked her, but didn’t want to help myself to it. She then repeatedly ____ that I take from what was her only ____.
That was the first time I thought about how people who have almost ____, are sometimes able to ____ the little they have so much more easily than those who ____ a lot.
I was so moved by that woman s simple ____ that day. I clearly had more than she did, but she ____ and joyfully shared what little she had with me.
1.A. town B. village C. country D. school
2.A. car B. job C. house D. holiday
3.A. years B. trips C. visits D. meetings
4.A. right B. next C. other D. same
5.A. sides B. seats C. steps D. tickets
6.A. nice B. empty C. heavy D. cheap
7.A. sitting B. working C. standing D. climbing
8.A. tired B. moved C. excited D. shocked
9.A. time B. excuse C. need D. intention
10.A. help B. watch C. survive D. succeed
11.A. generally B. exactly C. possibly D. obviously
12.A. eating B. waiting C. drinking D. chatting
13.A. sent B. cooked C. offered D. bought
14.A. reminded B. permitted C. insisted D. ordered
15.A. food B. hope C. choice D. harvest
16.A. nothing B. everything C. anything D. something
17.A. spend B. share C. lend D. recover
18.A. own B. lose C. waste D. dream
19.A. dress B. theory C. request D. generosity
20.A. briefly B. finally C. naturally D. completely
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The following is just a short story but it really brought home to me how very small acts of kindness and even polite behavior have 1. (big) effects than we realize.
I have a bad back 2. flares up (发作) from time to time. Yesterday I was out walking in the street while 3. (carry) shopping bags and my keys. My keys 4. (sudden) slipped from my hand and fell to the ground. The problem was that because of my back I couldn’t bend down 5. (get) them. I was just thinking of how to get around this 6. two teenage girls came up beside me. Without even speaking to me, one of the 7. (girl) just reached down, picked up my keys, handed them 8. me and went on her way.
While it was 9. small gesture and she couldn’t have known that I was in too much pain to bend down, it 10. (mean) a great deal to me at that moment
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Once a woman came to Mahatma Gandhi, known for the father of the Indian Independence Movement. She asked Gandhi to persuade her son give up eating sugar, that she thought was bad for his body. Gandhi asked the woman to bring a boy back in a week. Exactly one week late the woman returned, and Gandhi said to the boy, “Please give up eating sugar.” The boy agreed willingly.
The woman thanked Gandhi and as she turned to go, she asking him, “Why didn’t you say those word a week ago?” “Because of a week ago, I myself have not given up eating sugar.” Gandhi replied in a calmly voice.
难度: 中等查看答案及解析
假定你是李华，暑假将至，请你用英语给你的英国笔友Jerry写一封电子邮件，告诉他你的暑假计划。邮件的内容包括以下要点：
1. 完成老师布置的家庭作业；
2. 帮助父母做家务；
3. 观看电视节目《跟我学》（Follow Me），练习英语口语。
注意：1. 词数100字左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jerry,
The summer holiday is coming near, and I am happy to tell you about my plan for the holiday.
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
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