This year has been a busy year of travelling for me, and the end of the year is no exception. I booked an early morning flight so I had to get up at 4:30 am to get to the airport. The thought of such an early flight made me not very happy, but then I started to think about the people who would make that early journey possible for me: my taxi driver, check-in agent, security staff, gate agents, flight crew, etc. They all do their jobs at an early hour so I can get to my destination safely, often for very little money.
When that trip came, I realized I had a choice: I could be angry about having to take an early flight, finally showing my anger to everyone I see. Or I could choose to be grateful to this modern machine of safe air travel and the people who made it possible. Just thinking about the latter choice got my mind working about how I could show my thanks, and I decided to do a little “experiment”: what if I got a little gift for every worker I met my journey? How many gifts would I end up giving out?
Then I started to think about what kind of gift would be good for such an experiment.
The payback from this experiment started immediately. For the first time in years I actually looked forward to getting up at 4:30 am! I ended up giving a gift cards to my taxi driver, airport security agent, two gate agents, and four fight attendants, and all of them said thank you and smiled sweetly. And, instead of arriving tired and sad after four hours of sleep and a long flight, I was excited and happy to share my story.
Change your attitudes( 态度)and choose to do something good for others can help yourself feel good, too.
1.At first, the writer felt when she thought of getting up so early.
A.worried B.unhappy C.excited D.nervous
2.What is "payback" of the writer's experiment?
A.She spent some money on some postcards.
B.She showed thanks to the people around.
C.She felt great towards the coming travelling.
D.She got lots of presents from the other people.
3.What's the passage mainly about?
A.The reasons why the writer don't like travelling early in the morning.
B.How the writer's attitudes towards her travelling changed.
C.Why we should be thankful for others help.
D.The writer's most wonderful travelling experience.
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https://kids.nationalgeography.com.
NG Kids.
This web is about geography, science, history and news. It is an edition( 版 本 ) for kids. It tells many amazing things but true facts, such as Guinness World Records, knowledge about animals and funny stories about pets and people. You can have fun and improve your English at the same time.
https://teenshealth.org.
TeensHealth.
Changes are happening in you life, both in the body and mind. Sometimes you are frustrated( 失意的) by them. Just remember, it's normal to have these feelings. TeensHealth can help you. It gives a lot of tips for fighting stress, managing feelings and taking care of your body.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish.
BBC Learning English.
Listening, speaking, reading and writing are all important in learning English. You can get help in improving all these skills on this website. For example, you can learn new words, read stories and listen to some audios. You can learn everyday English expressions from native speakers.
https://www.mtime.com.
Mtime.
Going to the movies is a good way to relax over the weekend. But choosing a good film is sometimes a headache. Mtime.com can help you. It tells you who directs the film and who acts in it. The website also has a rating(评级) for every film, which is decided by every viewer. A film with a rating above 8 is usually worth watching.
1.NG Kids is a website that is NOT about .
A.geography B.history C.Art D.science
2.Which is NOT true according to the table?
A.Teens can't learn everyday English on the https://teenshealth.org
B.Teens can know how to fight stress from https://teenshealth.org
C.Teens can have fun and improve English on the https://kids.nationalgeography.com
D.Teens can't find out the rating of a film from https://www.mtime.com
3.What can we know from the table?
A.We can't find Guinness World Records on NG Kids.
B.Sometimes we feel frustrated when we meet changes in daily life.
C.We can watch English movies on BBC Learning English.
D.A film with a rating between 6 and 8 is worth watching.
4.Where is the text most probably from?
A.A travel magazine B.A teenager’s magazine
C.A movie magazine D.A science magazine
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Everyone has got two personalities (性格) -- the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people change their positions often. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.
If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.
If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You are very stubborn( 顽固的), but you aren’t very ambitious. You usuallylive for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.
If you sleep on curled up ( 卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.
If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel worried, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think, even if it annoys people.
1.According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality .
A.only in a normal night
B.only when you're sleeping
C.only when you refuse to show yourself to the world
D.only when you change sleeping position
2.Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?
A.He or she is always open with others.
B.He or she likes new ideas more easily than others.
C.He or she is always easily upset.
D.He or she often tends to believe in others.
3.Tom is used to sleeping on his side. Which of the following can NOT describe him?
A.Confident. B.Careful. C.Shy. D.Anxious sometimes.
4.Maybe you don't want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?
A.He/she would rather be alone than communicate with you.
B.He/she is rarely ready to help you.
C.He/she prefers staying at home to going out.
D.He/she wouldn't like to get help from you.
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There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored( 忽视) spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority(优先) it must be given over in general language development and writing ability. The problem is how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities(复杂性) of spelling?
If spelling becomes the only focus of his teacher’s interest, clearly a clever child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words that he can spell, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical(技术上的) ability.
I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personalexperience: “This work is terrible! There are too many spelling mistakes and your writing is terrible”. It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil’s technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted( 省略 ) to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to pay attention to the mistakes, but if his priorities had centered on the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to explore improvement.
1.Teachers are different in their opinions about .
A.the difficulties in teaching spelling
B.the necessity of teaching spelling
C.the complexities of the basic writing skills
D.the role of spelling in general language development
2.The underlined expression “play safe” probably means “ ”.
A.to write carefully
B.to avoid using words he/she is not sure of
C.to do as teachers say
D.to use dictionaries frequently
3.Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that .
A.teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes
B.students will have more confidence in writing
C.students will be able to express their ideas more freely
D.students will learn to be independent of teachers
4.The main idea discussed in the passage is .
A.the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition
B.the importance of developing writing skills
C.the correct way of marking compositions
D.the complexities of spelling
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The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids(金字塔). They have stood for nearly5,000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years. Yet there are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile( 尼 罗 河 ) and some of them are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the step pyramid and the bent pyramid.
1.________They still look as much alike as they used to be when they were built thousands of years ago. However, there are no writings or pictures to show us how the Egyptians planned or built the pyramids themselves. As a result, we are only able to guess the ways they used.
2.________The first thing they have to do was to choose a proper place. You may think this would have been easy because there was miles and miles of empty desert around, but a pyramid could not be built just anywhere. Certain rules had to be followed, and certain problems had to be solved.
3.________This was for religious( 宗教的) reasons, because the sun sets on the side of it. The pyramid also had to stand well above the level of the river to protect it against the large amount of water.
4.________In the old days, water transport was, of course, much easier than land transport. So the large stones needed to be carried in boats to the nearest place down the river.
5.________It also had to be near the king’s palace so that he could visit it easily. And the king needed to check the progress himself. After all, it was his final resting place for his body.
A.There must have been careful planning before building.
B.The government has protected them from falling down.
C.Some of the pyramids can still be seen today.
D.Then pyramid had to be on the west side of the Nile.
E.Finally, the pyramid had to be near the capital.
F.The pyramid could not be too far from the Nile.
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Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and tears in her eyes. She had drawn a picture of Tippity’s house but a(n) _________had made fun of it.
“He said it was awful. He said I would never be an artist.” She made a very_________face. “I'm sorry, Margaret,” said her mother. “He was wrong. This is a good drawing.”
“You_________say that. You're my mom,” sniffed(抽鼻子) Margaret.
“But it is really good, sweetie,” said her mother. “Why don't we_________it to Uncle Dot and see what he thinks?”
Margaret and her mother rode their bikes to the fishing boats at Bright-by-the-sea. Here they found Uncle Dot_________on a little bench( 长椅). He was drawing a picture of two fishermen who were working on their boat. They showed him Margaret’s drawing and said,” A boy at school said it was_________.”
“Well, this is nice!” Uncle Dot_________the drawing and said: “I like the way you showed all the flowers in Tippity’s garden, and that’s a very cheerful sun in the sky.”
“Look here,” Said Uncle Dot. “Why don’t all of you sit down and paint with me for a while? I have lots of art supplies. Use_________you like.”
Margaret chose markers and her mother picked out a few bits of colored chalk, and_________she liked to draw with when she was a child. In no time, everyone was busy drawing and painting.
Some people__________to see what they were doing and said nice things about their work. The “artists” listened to the sounds of seagulls( 海 鸥 ) overhead and boats rocking on gentle waves. They were having a wonderful time。
Each piece was different. Everyone had seen the__________things: a boat, fishermen, the sea and the sky. But each person drew or painted those things__________his or her own way “This was great fun1” said Margaret’s mother “See? You are both__________!” said Uncle Dot.
“Yes, we are,” said Margaret__________. She held her mother's hand. “Yes, we are.”
From that day on, Margaret and her mother enjoyed drawing and painting all kinds of art.
They didn’t care whether others thought their work was “good” or not because they knew that didn’t__________at all.
1.A.girl B.artist C.boy D.teacher
2.A.embarrassing B.sad C.surprising D.ugly
3.A.always B.never C.sometimes D.seldom
4.A.show B.reflect C.perform D.stick
5.A.jumping B.sleeping C.lying D. sitting
6.A.wonderful B.awful C.thankful D.meaningless
7.A.studied B.returned C.found D.received
8.A.wherever B.whoever C.whatever D.whenever
9.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing
10.A.forgot B.remembered C.advised D.stopped
11.A.same B.different C.similar D.ordinary
12.A.by B.in C.on D.from
13.A.actors B.fishermen C.artists D.teachers
14.A.proudly B.wisely C.quietly D.suddenly
15.A.mean B.know C.treat D.matter
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Every one has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many American everyday expressions are related to colors.
Red is a hot color. 1.(America) often use it to express heat. They may say they are red-hot about something unfair. When they are red-hot they are very angry2.something. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red-hot, 3. (especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz.
Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink4. they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the5. (twenty) century. It probably came from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink skin that6. (show) they are in good health.
Blue is a cool color. The7.(tradition) blues music in the United States is the opposite of red-hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful. Someone8.is blue is very sad.
The color green is natural for trees and grass. 9.it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.
The color black 10.(use) often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a serious tragedy ( 灾难) is remembered as ablack day.
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在一次班会课上，同学们热烈讨论学校的规章制度，认为有些规定学校需要做些修改。假设你是班长，总结同学的一些建议与理由，给学校领导发一封电子邮件。 注意：1. 邮件必须包括下面表格中的内容，并且增加两点建议与理由；词数 100 左右，开头已给出（不计次数）
| advice | reasons |
| leave school before 4:30 every Friday | very tired, have after-school classes |
| read books in the library once a week | open our eyes, get a lot from reading |
| … | … |
| ... | ... |
Dear leaders,
________________________________________________________________
I am the monitor from Class Nine Grade Three. My classmates and I have learned a lot and enjoyed ourselves in the past over two years. I think it will be better if we are allowed.
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