In the past, working people in Britain only had holidays on “holy” (religious) days: Sundays, Christmas and Easter. Now most people have about four weeks of holiday time every year plus public (公共的) holidays (also called “bank holidays”).
When?
Most British workers take a two-week holiday in July or August. School children are on holiday from the end of July to the start of September. Taking a second holiday break in winter or spring is also becoming more popular in the UK.
Where?
The most popular holiday destinations for Brits include Spain, France, Greece and the US. Lots of people buy a package holiday that includes flights and a hotel or an apartment (公寓). Cheap overseas flights mean that many British people are able to spend two weeks a year vacationing abroad. Flights and package holidays are much cheaper during school terms and the British government is worried that some young people are skipping school (逃课) to go on holiday. Parents who take their child on vacation during term time must now pay a fine (罚款).
British people also like to go on holiday in the UK. They might go to England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales, In Cornwall (康沃尔), for example, there is an environmental project called the Eden Project. You can see plants from all over the world there.
Independent (独立的) holidays
Some teenagers want to spend their holidays doing something without their family. A language exchange (交换) is one way to become more independent and improve one’s language skills. A British teenager might spend a week or two in a foreign country, staying with a family who has a son or daughter of the same age and practicing the local language. Later, the foreign teenager might visit the UK to practice their English with a British family.
1.When did British people have holidays in the past?
a. Christmas. b. Saturdays. c. Easter. d. Bank holidays.
A.ab B.ac C.bc D.cd
2.What does the underlined word “destinations” mean in Chinese?
A.目的地 B.旅游胜地 C.名胜古迹 D.历史遗址
3.What do we know from Paragraph 2?
A.British workers have two weeks of holiday time a year.
B.Schoolchildren start going to school from July.
C.British people don’t take breaks during winter.
D.More Brits are taking winter holiday breaks.
4.People will spend less on traveling if ______.
A.they buy a package holiday B.they join the Eden Project
C.they travel near the UK D.they travel during school holidays
5.What do teenagers do during independent holidays?
A.Live with a family abroad. B.Travel with family
C.Go out with friends. D.Go to language schools.
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Join us for an English Summer Camp in English!
★Students between 13 and 18 are welcome to the English Summer Camp.
★It's a good chance to learn about British customs and improve your English.
★Even experienced(有经验的)English teachers will give you English classes 4 hours a day on weekdays.
★There are also weekend visits to London Eve，the Big Ben and London Bridge.
★It begins on August 9th and ends on August 26th，with the fees(费用): ￥23，000.
★If you are interested，please come to the Children's Palace to register(登记报名)．You can also call Jane Parks at 5552782.
★Please register before August 3rd.
1.________ can take part in the English Summer Camp.
A.Students under 13 B.Students aged 16 C.Students over 18 D.All the students
2.The English Summer Camp lasts ________．
A.9 days B.16 days C.18 days D.26 days
3.There are _______ ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.
A.two B.three C.four D.five
4.You can go to register on ________．
A.August 1st B.August 6th C.August 9th D.August 26th
5.You can _______ by joining in the English Summer Camp.
A.visit the whole country B.become an experienced teacher
C.improve your Chinese D.know about British customs
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A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, “I am going to give this ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.
“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back into the air.
“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。
1.Even though it was dirty, the money _______.
A.still went up in value
B.was worth nothing
C.didn’t go down in value
D.was still ours
2.We are always valuable to the people _______.
A.who pay us B.who call us
C.who hate us D.who love us
3.Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.
A.who you know B.who made you
C.who you remember D.who you are
4.The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.
A.the students put up their hands again
B.the students put down their hands
C.the students put their hands behind their backs again
D.the students put their hands in front of them
5.Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?
A.Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.
B.Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.
C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.
D.Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.
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You might have learned in your science classes that the sun is quite large and heavy. What if you heard that we’ve found a black hole that contains the mass (质量) of nearly 70 suns?
Chinese scientists used LAMOST, a powerful Chinese telescope (望远镜), as well as telescopes in Hawaii and the Canary Islands, to make this discovery.
According to Einstein’s theory, black holes come from dying stars. The star collapses (坍塌) into a small point with a lot of mass and strong gravity (引力). The strong gravity of the black hole allows it to pull other things in and “eat” them. Scientists search for black holes by looking at x-rays that are released when they “eat” nearby stars. However, when black holes are inactive, this method doesn’t work.
This time, the researchers looked at stars that orbit invisible (看不见的) objects. These objects, they believe, cannot be anything but black holes. After calculating (计算) the speed of one particular star in a star system named LB-1, the scientists figured out that it was orbiting (绕轨道运行) a stellar-mass black hole.
The black hole’s mass is about 70 times the mass of our sun. According to current theory, this black hole shouldn’t even be able to exist. It was previously believed that the mass of such a black hole cannot be bigger than that of 25 suns. Stellar (星球的) winds blow away the heavy elements that are left behind when a star dies. But somehow, this black hole kept most of its heavy elements.
Researchers said it is possible that the black hole formed out of two large stars that died and merged (结合) together.
The discovery is also inspiring some researchers to revisit their previous studies. “This discovery forces us to re-examine our models of how stellar-mass black holes form,” University of Florida physicist David Reitze was quoted as saying in a press release.
1.How did Chinese scientists find the stellar-mass black hole?
A.By looking at stars moving away from the black hole.
B.By studying x-rays that came from the black hole.
C.By calculating the gravity of a nearby black hole.
D.By looking at the speed of a star that orbits it.
2.What does the underlined word “inactive” mean in Chinese?
A.积极的 B.不活跃的 C.快速的 D.活泼的
3.What do we know about the black hole?
A.It is much heavier than the sun. B.It is moving faster than the sun.
C.It hasn’t “eaten” any stars. D.It will disappear soon.
4.What is the last paragraph about?
A.The importance of this discovery.
B.Previous studies on black holes.
C.The formation (形成､构成) of stellar-mass black holes.
D.The preparations that were done before making this discovery.
5.What do we know from the story?
A.Black holes are usually heavier than 25 suns.
B.We cannot believe current scientific theories.
C.Black holes can form after stars die.
D.Stellar-mass black holes contain no heavy elements.
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If you are in Shanghai and want to ______ a cup of milk tea, be careful. You need to follow these steps: first, pour out any leftover into a wet waste bin, second, put the wrapper into a recyclable waste bin; third, throw the single- use cup and straw into a dry waste bin. people in Shanghai are required to sort (将……分类) their garbage according to strict rules. Many other cities in China are planning to create ______ garbage-sorting rules.
______ should we sort our garbage? The answer lies in the increasing amount of waste we are producing Chinese cities produce over 200 million tons of waste each year of and most of this waste is in landfills (垃圾填埋场), which may pollute water and soil. Besides, we are running out of ______ for new landfills.
In fact, more than half of our waste can be recycled, Recyclable garbage can be made ______ new materials, while wet garbage can be used to make gas, heat and fertilizer (肥料). But in order to recycle well, we need to sort our garbage.
1.A.drink up B.pay for C.throw away D.give out
2.A.similar B.different C.private D.daily
3.A.How B.Why C.what D.when
4.A.time B.money C.energy D.space
5.A.of B.from C.into D.for
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Are you shy or outgoing? Do you have just a few friends or do you have many friends? No matter what kind of person you are, you will be most ______ during a specific time in your life, according to scientists. and that time of your life is when you are 25 and under.
A team of scientists at Aalto University in Finland and Oxford University in Britain ______ the phone records (记录) of more than 3.2 million ______ users in Europe. It also recorded their age and gender (性别), the people they called, ______ they called each person and the length of each call.
The team found that those aged 25 and under talked more on the phone ______ any other age group. However, after the age of 25, things change. We seem to ______ more friends than we make by the age of 45.
“Big life events that usually come with age, such as marriage, get people to ______ more of their time with just a few close family members and friends,” Sarah Gomillion at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, said on The Conversation.
Once a person gets to be 50 years old, while ______ more new changes in their lives, friendships will again begin to decrease (减少).
Of course, this research is limited (有限的) because the way that we stay in touch with our friends also changes. Today, we often use social media apps ______ We Chat to stay in touch with people. But this study shows that our connections with others do ______ throughout our lives.
1.A.lonely B.sad C.popular D.famous
2.A.worked B.studied C.reported D.ordered
3.A.internet B.computer C.mobile D.TV.
4.A.how often B.how soon C.how many D.how much
5.A.among B.with C.between D.than
6.A.forget B.lose C.call D.remember
7.A.spend B.make C.cost D.pay
8.A.reading B.doing C.encouraging D.experiencing
9.A.so B.such C.like D.and
10.A.keep B.change C.lose D.grow
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Chinese chairman Xi Jinping greeted the Chinese women’s volleyball team on Monday. the Chines women’s volleyball team 1. (easy) beat host nation Japan 3-0. They 2. (success) guarded (保卫､守护) its World Cup with a perfect record of 11wins. Xi first congratulated the volleyball players and coaches, saying that they 3. (win) a great prize for the country and the Chinese people. Xi stressed that the women’s volleyballers didn’t fear any sportsmen and 4. (fight) hard with both style and skills. The Chinese women’s volleyball team have showed the spirit of putting the motherland 5. (one). It marks a new era, and shows 6. (strong) will of the great China.
7. it comes to Lang Ping, everybody knows her well in China, especially for our parents’ generation. She was such a tough woman player and famous 8. the image of never giving up. In 1981, the Chinese volleyballers got 9. (they) major title (冠军) at the 3rd World Cup, which marks the beginning. Xi called on all sportspeople to look forward to 10. (achieve) the goal of China becoming a world sports power.
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Whether it’s soccer, basketball or table tennis, there are a lot of fun sports to play when students are not busy with schoolwork. Some sports are popular around the word. Like basketball and soccer. Kids all over the world play them. But other sports are not so common.
Playing badminton is a very popular after-class sport for kids in China, but it’s not easy to play in the open air, Kids often join some clubs to learn or practice badminton. Fencing is getting more and more popular in school. It’s awesome to be a wordsman and fencing is also good for keeping in good shape. However, learning fencing costs a lot. Shooting also has its attraction for kids. But this kind of sport requires a lot, such as good eyesight, strong psychological quality and money.
Parents are ready to send their kids to learn how to learn these sports how to learn these sports after school, not only for the purpose of their children’s health, but also for their entrance of the higher school. Now some students who play these sports begin to take them really seriously. Some good colleges even offer scholarships to the athletes who show their talents on the field.
So for some young athletes, playing sports after school can lead to a full-time career.
| Names of the Sports | Badminton | It’s not easy to play it in the _______ | Playing sports: is good for children’s health and entrance of the higher school. Offer: Scholarships for the _______ athletes. Can lead to _______ |
| _____________ | It costs a lot. | ||
| Shooting | There’s many_______for this sport |
1._________
2._________
3._________
4._________
5._________
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书面表达
你的班级将举办英语演讲比赛，请根据思维导图，以“How to be happy”为题目，写一篇90词左右的演讲稿。
| How to be happy | ||
| Have life aims | Keep healthy | Help others |
| Know what to do | From good life habits, take exercise | Get happiness by helping others |
写作要求：1.文章的开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数；
2.不能在文中出现本人的真实信息。
Good morning, everybody! The topic I want to talk about today is “How to be happy”. The following are my suggestions. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s what I want to share with you. Thank you!
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