What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For Peter Pan and his friends, the Lost Boys, these dreams come true.
More than 100 years after this playful boy was “born”, Peter Pan and his friends are to continue their adventure in a sequel(续集)to J.M. Barrie’s original novel. “Peter Pan in Scarlet”(重返梦幻岛),written by British author Geraldine McCaughrean, was published earlier this month.
The sequel brings all the original characters back. Peter Pan’s friends, the Lost Boys, are now grown up and live in the real world. What’s more, at the end of the first book, Peter Pan thinks he has killed his enemy, Captain Hook. But ,new readers discover he is not so dead at all.
For those who are unfamiliar with the original story, Peter Pan lives in faraway Neverland with a group of orphans. But they are eager for a real mother and Peter Pan flies to London with a fairy(仙女), Tinkerbell, to find one. They visit a young girl, Wendy, who loves to read stories, and bring her and her two brothers back to Neverland to live with them. In Neverland, children never have to grow up, and there are no parents to tell them what to do.
Many teenagers dream of a world where they don’t have to grow old and take responsibility. But, the author explains such a world is not the paradise(乐园)when it first appears: adventures can be scary and often dangerous, and, though we all sometimes dream of running away, we all need someone to love and look after us too.
1.The passage is written to ________.
A. tell you about an unrealistic dream
B. introduce novels about Peter Pan
C. analyze the difficulties of growing up
D. explain why Peter Pan can’t grow old
2.“Peter Pan in Scarlet” is about _________.
A. how some children fought against the pirate–Captain Hook
B. the care–free life the children led in Neverland
C. how peter Pan looked for a real mother for the Lost Boys
D. how the Lost Boys return to Neverland for more adventures
3.The stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys reflect that those at their age ________.
A. are ready to shoulder responsibility
B. choose adventures in faraway places
C. long for independence but also need someone to love them
D. can’t wait to grow up
4. The place Peter Pan and his friend stay is named Neverland probably because________.
A. they never have to grow up
B. they don’t have parents
C. they never have troubles
D. they never need to worry
5. Peter Pan flies to London _________.
A. to find a fairy B. to visit a young girl
C. to find a real mother D. to earn money
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What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For Peter Pan and his friends, the Lost Boys, these dreams come true.
More than 100 years after this playful boy was “born”, Peter Pan and his friends are to continue their adventure in a sequel(续集)to J.M. Barrie’s original novel. “Peter Pan in Scarlet”(重返梦幻岛),written by British author Geraldine McCaughrean, was published earlier this month.
The sequel brings all the original characters back. Peter Pan’s friends, the Lost Boys, are now grown up and live in the real world. What’s more, at the end of the first book, Peter Pan thinks he has killed his enemy, Captain Hook. But ,new readers discover he is not so dead at all.
For those who are unfamiliar with the original story, Peter Pan lives in faraway Neverland with a group of orphans. But they are eager for a real mother and Peter Pan flies to London with a fairy(仙女), Tinkerbell, to find one. They visit a young girl, Wendy, who loves to read stories, and bring her and her two brothers back to Neverland to live with them. In Neverland, children never have to grow up, and there are no parents to tell them what to do.
Many teenagers dream of a world where they don’t have to grow old and take responsibility. But, the author explains such a world is not the paradise(乐园)when it first appears: adventures can be scary and often dangerous, and, though we all sometimes dream of running away, we all need someone to love and look after us too.
1. The passage is written to ________.
A.tell you about an unrealistic dream
B.introduce novels about Peter Pan
C.analyze the difficulties of growing up
D.explain why Peter Pan can’t grow old
2.“Peter Pan in Scarlet” is about _________.
A.how some children fought against the pirate–Captain Hook
B.the care–free life the children led in Neverland
C.how peter Pan looked for a real mother for the Lost Boys
D.how the Lost Boys return to Neverland for more adventures
3.The stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys reflect that those at their age ________.
A.are ready to shoulder responsibility
B.choose adventures in faraway places
C.long for independence but also need someone to love them
D.can’t wait to grow up
4. The place Peter Pan and his friend stay is named Neverland probably because________.
A.they never have to grow up
B.they don’t have parents
C.they never have troubles
D.they never need to worry
5.Peter Pan flies to London _________.
A.to find a fairy
B.to visit a young girl
C.to find a real mother
D.to earn money
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What if you could fly like a bird just by thinking happy thoughts? Or you could disappear to a faraway land, never grow old and fight pirates every day? For Peter Pan and his friends, the Lost Boys, these dreams come true.
More than 100 years after this playful boy was “born”, Peter Pan and his friends are to continue their adventure in a sequel(续集)to J.M. Barrie’s original novel. “Peter Pan in Scarlet”(重返梦幻岛),written by British author Geraldine McCaughrean, was published earlier this month.
The sequel brings all the original characters back. Peter Pan’s friends, the Lost Boys, are now grown up and live in the real world. What’s more, at the end of the first book, Peter Pan thinks he has killed his enemy, Captain Hook. But ,new readers discover he is not so dead at all.
For those who are unfamiliar with the original story, Peter Pan lives in faraway Neverland with a group of orphans. But they are eager for a real mother and Peter Pan flies to London with a fairy(仙女), Tinkerbell, to find one. They visit a young girl, Wendy, who loves to read stories, and bring her and her two brothers back to Neverland to live with them. In Neverland, children never have to grow up, and there are no parents to tell them what to do.
Many teenagers dream of a world where they don’t have to grow old and take responsibility. But, the author explains such a world is not the paradise(乐园)when it first appears: adventures can be scary and often dangerous, and, though we all sometimes dream of running away, we all need someone to love and look after us too.
1.The passage is written to ________.
A. tell you about an unrealistic dream
B. introduce novels about Peter Pan
C. analyze the difficulties of growing up
D. explain why Peter Pan can’t grow old
2.“Peter Pan in Scarlet” is about _________.
A. how some children fought against the pirate–Captain Hook
B. the care–free life the children led in Neverland
C. how peter Pan looked for a real mother for the Lost Boys
D. how the Lost Boys return to Neverland for more adventures
3.The stories of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys reflect that those at their age ________.
A. are ready to shoulder responsibility
B. choose adventures in faraway places
C. long for independence but also need someone to love them
D. can’t wait to grow up
4. The place Peter Pan and his friend stay is named Neverland probably because________.
A. they never have to grow up
B. they don’t have parents
C. they never have troubles
D. they never need to worry
5. Peter Pan flies to London _________.
A. to find a fairy B. to visit a young girl
C. to find a real mother D. to earn money
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--- Could you tell me what he said just now?
--- Sorry, I ______ what was going on outside.
A.had thought | B.was thinking | C.thought | D.think |
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—Could you tell me what I said just now?
—Sorry. I ______ about the movie I watched last night.
A. thought B. had thought
C. was thinking D. am thinking
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When you think of a jungle adventure, what comes to mind? Are they gorgeous birds flying through the air or monkeys jumping through the forest? Do you think of plants? Probably not. After all, plants aren’t the most exciting living things in the world. They just sit there and absorb water and nutrients from the soil and the sun. But actually there are also some plants that eat insects and even small animals from time to time. We call these unusual things carnivorous(食肉性) plants. Although most carnivorous plants eat small insects, larger carnivorous plants in some hot and wet areas have been known to capture rats, birds, and frogs.
One carnivorous plant many people are familiar with is the Venus flytrap. Its unique “jaws” will function when flies and other small insects touch it. Once its jaws close on its victim, it produces a chemical substance that breaks down the insect and absorbs the insect’s nutrients.
There are several other examples of carnivorous plants. For example, some plants can catch insects with their leaves, which are like a tall narrow wineglass, while some trap their victims with sticky tentacles(触手). And some growing in ponds and streams absorb their victims like underwater cleaners. Carnivorous plants tend to grow in areas where the soil is very thin and lacks necessary nutrients. These plants must find other sources for the nutrients they need.
Trapping and eating insects allows these unique plants to survive. Unfortunately, human and environmental factors continue to threaten the limited environments where you can find wild carnivorous plants.
Still for many people, the thought of a plant eating an animal seems very strange. In fact, more than one person has turned the idea into a scary story or movie. Carnivorous plants don’t pose any danger to humans, though. Unless you’re the size of a tiny insect, you don’t have to worry about falling prey to a Venus flytrap.
1.What can we learn about the Venus flytrap?
A. It produces a special smell to attract insects.
B. It is the most important carnivorous plant.
C. It catches insects with its unique “jaws”.
D. It is a kind of poisonous plant.
2.Why do carnivorous plants hunt animals for food?
A. They try to reduce the harmful insects. B. They help keep the balance of nature.
C. They need some nutrients to survive. D. They enjoy the taste of animals.
3.What’s the challenge faced by carnivorous plants?
A. Trapping and eating them from human beings. B. Poorer environments to live in.
C. Threats from bigger animals. D. Limited choices of food.
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Human’s influence towards insects B. Potential dangers in the jungle
C. Plants that eat living things D. Various survival skills of plants
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.
Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.
Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.
Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.
Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.
Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the had days, if you could, and did, play a bit.
Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.
1.The author intends to tell us that____________.
A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means
B. big houses are people's most valued possessions
C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life
D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches
2.The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that__________.
A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied
B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor
C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life
D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage
3.It can be learned from the passage that __________.
A. more money brings more happiness
B. art is needed to make your house beautiful
C. literature can enrich your spiritual life
D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth
C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm
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Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money.Strange as it may seem,if you’re unsatisfied,the issue(问题) is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires--not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don’t have enough tastes.
Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities(能力)to enjoy life.Most people are already swamped(淹没)with things.They eat,wear,go and talk too much.They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a deserted hut(茅屋).
Your house of life ought to be a mansion(豪宅),a royal palace. Every new taste,every additional interest,every fresh enthusiasm(热情) adds a room.Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things.If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them,they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you’re hungry.
Literature,classic literature,is a beautiful,richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment.To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person,for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.
Music like Mozart’s and Bach’s shouldn’t be absent.Real riches are of the spirit.And when you’ve brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk.you have increased your thrills and bettered them.And life is a matter of thrills.
Sports,without which you remain poor,mean a lot in life.No matter who you are,you would be more human,and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days,if you could,and did,play a bit.
Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life,the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.
1. The author intends to tell us that ________.
A.true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means
B.big houses are people’s most valued possessions
C.big houses can in a sense bring richness of life
D.true happiness comes from spiritual riches
2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that__________.
A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied
B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor
C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life
D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage
3. It can be learned from the passage that __________.
A. more money brings more happiness
B. art is needed to make your house beautiful
C. literature can enrich your spiritual life
D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth
C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm
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Scientists have been puzzled by the phenomenon that migrating birds fly not just in groups all the time, but in "V" formations and they have tried to figure out what benefit birds get from this particular formation. Now, a research group from University of London may have found the answer ― migrating birds fly in a "V" to save energy, according to a study published in the journal Nature.
When a bird flaps(振翅) its wings, it stirs the air around it and causes it to move indifferent directions. Scientist found in the study that the air creates an upward-moving wave at the tips of the wings, which means that if a bird flies around the wingtips of another bird, it can get a boost(抬高) from the rising air and therefore use less energy to stay in the air.
Apart form the "free ride" strategy, scientists were also surprised to observe that migrating birds timed their wing beats and adjusted their positions in a very precise way to maximize the lifting effect while avoiding areas where the air move downward.
"They're able to sense what's going on from the bird in front, where this 'good air' is coming from and now how to position themselves perfectly in it," lead researcher Steven Portugal told BBC.
In fact, the "V" formation has long thought to help birds fly more efficiently(效率搞地). A previous study showed that birds' heart rates went down when they were flying together in a "V" formation. Jet fighters were also found to be able reduce their energy use by up to 18% by staying near the wingtips of other jet fighters. Both of these findings led scientists to suspect that the "V" formation had an efficiency purpose, but until now they still lack proof.
"For scientists, the new study provides an insight into an interesting natural phenomenon. But it could mean even more for aircraft companies — helping them understand how they can imitate that with their plane formations to save fuel, said Portugal."
1.What is the author's purpose in writing this article?
A. To explain how birds benefit from migration.
B. To introduce how migrating birds find their way.
C. To tell some applications of migrating birds' "V" formations.
D. To report new findings about migrating birds' "V" formations.
2. According to the recent study, when birds migrate .
A. they don't change their lead birds during the whole journey
B. they fly in "V" formations to protect themselves against enemies
C. they form the shape of a "V" to make best use of the lifting effect
D. the air they stir around makes it hard for the birds behind to fly fast
3.What is the significance of the new study according to this article?
A. It might inspire aircraft companies to think of ways to improve efficiency.
B. It has proved that the "V" formation can improve in efficiency in many fields,
C. It has led scientists to discover that birds' heart rates go down when they fly in a "V".
D. It shows that the best formation of jet fighters in battle should be a "V" formation.
4. The underlined word "imitate" in the last paragraph most probably means " ".
A. use B. copy C. change D. learn
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Ways to save time
We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just think what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring-clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on.
1.But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter.
★Get Out of Bed Earlier.
If you normally get up at 7:30 a.m. try getting up at 7:00 a.m. That half-hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book you've been meaning to finish.2.
★Do the Important Tasks First.
Once you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the easy ones, or even the urgent ones). 3.If you work like this, you’ll usually save time. The urgent tasks will still get done, and you won't miss the important ones.
★Reduce Interruptions.
If colleagues have a habit of hanging around your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter.4.
★5.
A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. If your concentration is slipping, take a proper break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if you’re facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that it’s easier to deal with.
A. Stay Focused on Your Work.
B. Take Breaks When Necessary.
C. Would you want me to make your day longer?
D. I can’t magically make all your days 25 hours long.
E. Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start.
F. Constant interruptions don’t just eat up time, they also break your concentration.
G. You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones.
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—_______ do you like to fly, economy or first class?
—Economy, I think.
A. What B. Where C. Which D. How
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