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(素材源自impact Book 3)
如何成为一名合格的宇航员
Are you one of the Earth's next generation of explorer—astronauts? If your answer is "Yes"， it's not an impossible dream.
Alyssa Carson's dream is to be the first person on Mars. As a child, Alyssa read as much as possible about Mars and did everything she could to learn about the Red Planet. This included going to space-themed camp for the first time at age seven. 1. At these camps, future astronauts get the chance to experience the work of astronauts.
2. If you're interested, consider the following：
·Astronauts must be in excellent physical condition. It needs a balanced diet, regular exercise, and plenty of sleep.
·Astronauts need to meet a lot of physical challenges. 3.
·Astronauts need to meet a lot of emotional challenges. Take every opportunity to practice team building, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
·Astronauts need to have strong knowledge in math and science. 4.
·5. In addition to English, you also need to know other languages such as Russian and Chinese to communicate successfully.
A.Don't forget languages!
B.Skills gained through these activities are extremely useful.
C.There are many ways to prepare for a future astronaut in space.
D.Since then, Alyssa has attended more than 20 such camps.
E.Work with your school's teachers to choose the best courses to take.
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(素材源自impact Book 4)
水上公园
I love going to water parks for fun. However, many people think that water parks are bad for the environment. 1.
There is not too much drinking water in many parts of the world, so people think water shouldn't be used just for fun. 2. And there are nearly 2, 000 water parks around the world, so that's a lot of water!
Water park operators understand that they need to save water. 3. Using special filters, water parks are able to clean and reuse most of the water in their facilities.
Some indoor water parks are able to recycle as much as 97 percent of the water they use.4. Building attractions in the shade will result in less water being lost. So new designs are being created in order to keep water in the pools and prevent it from being wasted.
5. So they are not going to disappear very soon.
If you think water is wasted at water parks, think about how much more water you have wasted so far! In that case, you could argue that water parks actually help save water.
A.Water parks attract millions of people each year.
B.Outdoor water parks lose water because of the sun.
C.One solution that has been developed is to recycle water.
D.The issue is that the water parks waste water.
E.Thousands of liters of water are used every day at a single water park.
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[素材源自impact Book 1]
畅游威尼斯
Well, I'm in Venice, Italy, with my family! Venice is wonderful! The city is hundreds of years old, and it's built on water. People get around on special boats called gondolas, and today I had my first gondola ride!
A gondolier controls the gondola using an oar and his own strength. The gondolier's job is to describe Venice's culture and history as he takes you through the city's canals. Our gondolier was so good at telling stories that I almost forgot I was sharing the ride with my parents.
That might sound exciting, and it was, but of course I was with... my dad. And Dad thought it would be funny to wear a striped shirt to match the gondolier's shirt. Can you say embarrassing?
My parents loved looking at the beautiful bridges, churches, and palaces along the route. I really enjoyed listening to our gondolier talk about his work. He told us that it takes years of study and practice to get the job. Who knew? He also told us that of all the gondoliers in Venice, only one is a woman! I think I need to change that! It's time to start training for my dream job! Maybe my dad will let me borrow his shirt.
Gondola Tours of Venice gave me a great tour of a beautiful city—and an interesting idea for my future career! I recommend the gondola tour to anyone who's interested in learning about unusual places and unusual jobs ... especially if they're stuck on a boat with their parents!
1.Where is Venice built?
A.On land. B.On water. C.On an island. D.On the sea.
2.What is the gondolier's job?
A.To describe Venice's economy. B.To describe Venice's tourism industry.
C.To describe Venice's culture and history. D.To describe their own life experiences.
3.What does the underlined word "recommend" mean in Chinese?
A.发现 B.重复 C.建议 D.猜测
4.What can we get from the first sentence of last paragraph?
A.The writer may become a doctor. B.The writer may become a teacher.
C.The writer may become a guider. D.The writer may become a gondolier.
5.What's the best title for the text?
A.A wonderful city—Venice B.An enjoyable tour to Venice
C.A funny gondolier D.An interesting idea for my future career
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Disasters happen all the time somewhere in the world. Are you ready if one hits your neighborhood next week? Find out what you need to do now before it is too late. Let’s take an earthquake for example.
During an earthquake, get under a strong object like the kitchen table. Don’t leave the building during the shaking, or you might be hurt by falling objects from the outside of the building.
When you are in bed during the night and an earthquake happens，simply roll off the bed. There will be a safe void around the bed.
If you are watching TV and you cannot easily run away by getting out through the door or window, then lie down and curl up(蜷伏) next to a sofa, or a large chair.
Never go to the stairs. The stairs are likely part of the building to be broken. Even if the stairs are not destroyed by the earthquake，they may fall down later when people run down.
Try to get into an open area away from trees，buildings，walls，advertisement boards and power lines if you are outdoors.
If you are driving when an earthquake suddenly happens，just stay in your car until the shaking ends. However, if the footbridge falls and breaks your car，get out of it and sit or lie next to it. All the broken cars have voids 3 feet high next to it.
1. What should you do if you are in a building when an earthquake happens?
A. Rush out quickly B. Sit in the kitchen
C. Stay below strong objects D. Go down the stairs
2.The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 3 means“_______”.
A. space B. seat C. distance D. sign
3. When you are outdoors during an earthquake，you should go to _______.
4. If you are inside a car when there is a sudden earthquake，you should _______.
A. get out of it B. keep inside it C. move away fast D. stay under the footbridge
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This Side of Wild (2015)
Written by Gary Paulsen, US
If you are interested in nature and animas, this book is for you! It tells the true stories of animals the writer loved and that changed his life for the better. You'll be surprised to find out that one animal even saved his life.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School (2015)
Written by Jeff Kinney, US
Greg Hefley, a middle school student, is facing new problems. His town decides that everyone should stop using all electronics! This book shows that while there are always going to be a few bumps in the road, you can still laugh about them.
A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic (2015)
Written by Lisa Papademetriou, US
Kai and Leila live in different countries. One day, they both find copies of a book called The Exquisite Corpse. The book is blank, but when they write in it, it starts to write a whole story on its own. This is a great book and you should be prepared for a major plot twist.
1.If you love nature and animals, which book will you probably choose?
A.This Side of Wild
B.Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
C.A Tale of Highly Unusual Magic
2.What is Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School mainly about?
A.How to stop using electrics.
B.How to pass bumps in roads.
C.How to deal with difficulties.
3.What do we know about the three books?
A.They had the same background.
B.They came out in the same year.
C.They were written by the same author.
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Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now the website Bookcrossing. com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.
Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. Bookcrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.
Bruce Pederson, the managing director of Bookcrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. Bookcrossing combines both.”
Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.
People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the Bookcrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home.
Book Crossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “ real” and not the virtual.The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred and thirty-five countries.
1.Can reading be a social activity?
2.According to Bruce Pederson, what are the two things that change people's lives？
3.Where do members leave books?
4.How many members does this website have?
5.What do you think of the website Bookcrossing.com？
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In recent years, a growing number of Chinese books and movies have been translated into other languages.1. They have been learning Chinese and are interested in Chinese culture. Anna is one of them, Before she translated Jin Yong’s novel Legends of the Candor Heroes (《射雕英雄传》), the writer was little known to English readers.2.
But Anna managed to do it. Impressed (使……印象深刻) by the book’s themes (主题) of good against evil, loyalty (忠诚) and love, as well as Chinese philosophy (哲学), Anna hoped to bring it to new readers. After five years of work, the translated book was published in 2018.3. Many people think Anna did a good job.
Anna studied at the University of Oxford.4. After the trip she became interested in China and began to learn Chinese. She calls herself “a clumsy (笨拙的) student, just like Guo Jing from Legends of the Condor Heroes, but one of loyal heart”.
5. Last year, he translated the animated movie Ne Zha. He said, “I see China’s stronger cultural influences. And we have a growing number of students majoring in Chinese. More Chinese stories will appear in front of new audiences.”
A.Like Anna, another translator David also learned Chinese in college.
B.She took a trip to China at the age of 21.
C.Many of the translators are young people.
D.One reason for this was that his works were too hard to translate.
E.It was reprinted (再版) seven times within several months in the UK.
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(素材源自impact Book 2)
帕克学校的特色科目和俱乐部
Caroline, Sarah and Nadia are all students at Park School, in the northwest of England. It's an all-girls school. The Park School for boys is not far away in the same town.
The three girls are all 14 and they're in Grade 9. During the school day, they study subjects on the National Course: subjects like English, Maths, History, Geography, PE and ICT (Information and Communication Technology). They also study two or three languages (for example, French or Spanish) and they do Science: Biology, Chemistry and Physics. And they each do two creative subjects: they can choose from Music, Technology and Drama. But there's more.
"The school's clubs got lots of extracurricular things, too—especially clubs," says Nadia. "If we want to, we can do all kinds of different activities. For example, there's a horse-riding club and a gymnastics club. Lots of the clubs meet at lunchtime, but some of them are afterschool clubs."
Caroline says, "We can choose from lots of things. There's a theatre group, and a school orchestra. I'm in the orchestraoI play the trombone." "My favorite club is the pottery club," says Sarah. "I love doing artistic things. But I'm in the sailing club, too. The boys from the boys' school come to this club, too. We learn about sailing during the weekdays, and then on some weekends we sail in a lake near here."
Teachers organize some of the clubs at the school. Some clubs get help from parents of children at the school. All of them are free.
"I think the clubs are a really good idea," says Nadia. "We learn different things." Sarah agrees. "We can develop our own interests and hobbies in the clubs. I hope that we can start a photography club soon!"
1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Sarah's favorite club is the sailing club.
B.It takes a little money to join each club.
C.Boys can study at Park School with girls.
D.Girls in the school can study two or three languages.
2.What does the underlined word "them" refer to (指的是)
A.Clubs. B.Schools. C.Students. D.Subjects.
3.Which club can students from the boys' school join?
A.The sailing club. B.The pottery club. C.The gymnastics club. D.The horse-riding club.
4.Why are clubs so popular among students?
A.Because these clubs are free to all students.
B.Because these clubs help students with studies.
C.Because these clubs help students get pleasure and some skills.
D.Because these clubs offer students two creative subjects.
5.What's the best title for the text?
A.Some of the rules of the club B.Subjects and clubs in Park School
C.How to develop an interesting hobby D.Some suggestions for joining the club
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[素材源自English in Mind Book 1]
赛场上的友谊
In the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, two athletes were in the long jump final. One was famous German athlete, Lutz Long and the 1. was Jesse Owens, an American from Cleveland. It was their first time to know each other. At the start of the competition, Jesse Owens had some problems 2. he stepped over the white line twice. At that time, everyone thought Lutz 3. win the game. But what happened next really surprised everyone. Lutz went directly to Jesse and told him he could do it better than anyone. Jesse was moved by Lutz's words and their next two jumps were both good. However, Jesse beat Lutz and Lutz missed the gold medal. After 4. competition, Lutz came to shake hands with Jesse. The two athletes became very good friends. When asked why he helped Jesse, Lutz said that making a new friend was more important 5. winning a gold medal.
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Even if you are a good high jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth's gravity and carry you into space.
1.If you are a good high jumper, you can jump far higher than seven feet high.
2.You can know how much gravity is pulling you by weighing yourself.
3.Because of gravity, the water runs up hill and the balls back if you throw it into the air.
4.We can escape the earth's gravity by spaceship because it can travel very fast.
5.The Chinese meaning of "gravity" is "重力".