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Kwame Alexander is a best-selling author of 24 books. His novel in verse (诗体) The Crossover won the Newbery Medal in 2015, and was followed by another verse novel in 2016, Booked. In the just-released The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, Alexander aims to inspire readers to dream big and reach for their goals. Time For Kids: What can you tell us about The Playbook? Kwame Alexander: I wanted to write a book about how important it is to persevere (坚持) and accept the challenges that come, because they only make you stronger. And I wanted to do it in a really cool and fun way, using sports as a metaphor (隐喻), so students would be interested in reading a book that is telling them how to make their lives better. TFK: Where did you get the idea for the book? Alexander: In The Crossover, the father of the main characters, Josh and Jordan, gives them these rules for life, called Basketball Rules. Well, I was having breakfast with a friend of mine in New York City. He said, “Kwame, I love those Basketball Rules you have in The Crossover. You should think about writing a whole book on those.” That’s where it all began. TFK: Is it hard to mix sports and poetry (诗歌)? Alexander: I love sports, and I’ve been writing poetry since I was a kid. So those two things are as natural to me as breathing, laughing and walking. TFK: You’ve said teachers need to make learning poetry fun. Did you have a teacher like this as a kid? Alexander: My mom. She read poetry to my sisters and me when I was a kid, and she would make the words jump off the page! TFK: What advice would you give to young writers? Alexander: Read everything you can get your hands on. The best way to become a good writer is to read what other people have written. 【1】What can we learn about The Playbook? A.It is a historical novel. B.It won the Newbery Medal. C.It is actually about rules for life. D.It is based on Alexander’s true life. 【2】Who inspired Alexander to write The Playbook? A.His mom who read poetry to him. B.The teacher who taught him poetry. C.His friend who read The Crossover. D.The two characters in The Crossover. 【3】When Alexander was a kid, how did he feel about poetry? A.It was rather boring. B.It was quite difficult. C.It was pretty mysterious. D.It was very interesting. 【4】In Alexander’s mind, what’s important to become a good writer? A.Always dream big. B.Gladly accept challenges. C.Read as much as possible. D.Have a wide knowledge of poetry. |
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Now, it is winter and as you have probably noticed, virus are everywhere—runny noses, sore throats, nothing quite like the common cold to make you feel so uncomfortable. But experts believe that there is no link between cold weather and catching colds. So why are we particularly easy to catch colds this season? Internal Medicine expert, Dr Meenakshi Jain of Max Hospital says, “One reason could be that people are likely to stay indoors, so the virus can spread easily. Also the virus grows strong and healthy under wet conditions.” The common cold can be caused by any of up to 250 kinds of virus. The most common group of them is the kind of virus that hits the nose, which is called rhinovirus. Rhinoviruses cause a third and a half of all common colds. “This kind of virus is spread through the nose and respiratory passages (呼吸道)，by touch, and by contact with particles (微粒) in the air that are created by sneezing or coughing,” says Dr Jain. There is no way to treat the common cold. However, there are some tips that can help. Wash your hands regularly, so that germs get killed. Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth, which can limit your chances of infection (传染). Don’t share drinking glasses with anyone as this will prevent the spread of the virus. Drink lots of water. Make sure to eat enough fruits to boost your immune system (免疫系统). Get enough sleep and you’ll certainly become stronger. 【1】What does the writer think will make you suffer most? A.The common cold. B.The winter. C.Sore throats. D.Runny noses. 【2】A third and a half of all common colds are caused by _____. A.the cold weather in the winter B.the condition of the human body C.the virus that hits people’s nose D.the warm temperature in the room 【3】The underlined word “boost” in the last paragraph probably means _____. A.damage B.treat C.change D.improve 【4】In the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to tell us _____. A.some ways for the virus to spread B.the common cold can not be treated C.exercise is important to people’s health D.some tips on how to keep the cold away |
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For many years doctors have warned us about the dangers of stress (压力) and have given us advice about how to cut down our stress levels. Everyone agrees that long-term stress, for example having to look after someone who has a chronic (慢性的) illness, or stressful situations where there is nothing we can do, for example being stuck in a traffic jam, should be avoided whenever possible. However, some medical experts now believe that certain kinds of stress may actually be good for us. Dr Marios Kyriazis, an anti-ageing expert, points out that what he calls "good stress” is beneficial to our health and may, in fact, help us stay young and attractive and even live longer. Dr Kyriazis says that “good stress” can strengthen our natural defences which protect us from illnesses common among older people, such as Alzheimer's and heart problems. According to Dr Kyriazis, running for a bus or having to work to meet a deadline are examples of “good stress”, that is situations with short-term or low stress. The stress usually makes us react quickly, and gives us a sense of achievement — we did it! However, in both situations, the stress damages the cells(细胞) in our body or brain and they start to break down. But then the cells own repair mechanism “switches on”and it produces proteins which repair the damaged cells and remove harmful chemicals that can gradually cause disease. In fact, the body's response is greater than is needed to repair the damage, so it actually makes the cells stronger than they were before. “As the body gets older, this self-repair mechanism of the cells starts to slow down,” says Dr Kyriazis.“The best way to keep the process working efficiently is to ‘exercise’ it, in the same way you would exercise your muscles to keep them strong. This means having a certain amount of stress in our lives.”Other stressful activities that Kyriazis suggests as being good stress include redecorating a room in your house over the weekend, packing your suitcase in a hurry to reach the airport on time, or shopping for a dinner party during your lunch break. So next time your boss tells you that she wants to see the report finished and on her desk in 45 minutes, don't worry; just think of it as “good stress” which will benefit your long-term health! 【1】What is Dr Kyriazis' opinion probably based on? A.How to get a sense of achievement. B.How to cut down our stress levels. C.The benefits of doing physical exercise. D.The relationship between stress and health. 【2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.The daily stress. B.Long-term stress. C.The increasing stress. D.Short-term or low stress. 【3】According to Dr Kyriazis, which of the following may be “good stress”? A.Being stuck in a traffic jam. B.Packing for a trip at the last minute. C.Being late for work for several days. D.Looking after a patient with heart trouble. 【4】What would be the best title for the text? A.Stress beats success B.Stress attracts illness C.Get stressed, stay young D.Less stress, better health |
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Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl（爬行） into the house. "Look! In comes one," she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, “She found me when I was just in." But the thief outside didn't believe him, so he said, “Let us two try to crawl into the house together. At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted. The man in the house said, “You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight." The two thieves started running away at once. The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rein（缰绳）broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn't wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, “How they look like the two of last night!” The man said, “I asked you to fetch a rope; why don't hurry for it?” The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes. 【1】The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because______-. A.they were found out B.they were frightened by what they had heard in the house C.mice stopped them from doing so D.they didn't work together well with each other 【2】When the woman said "How they look like the two of last night!”_______-. A.she meant nothing B.she said it on purpose C.she referred to the mice D.she referred to the two thieves 【3】From the last paragraph, we know that______. A.the woman recognized the two thieves B.the two thieves were famous for selling sweet potatoes C.the two thieves didn't know that they were not found at all D.the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of them |
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School doesn't have to be a prison. Whether you find school difficult, boring, or just stressful, you can learn to make school easier and bring a lot more fun. Here are some ways to help you. Try a team sport. Some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. Soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can all make school have a little more fun. 【1】 If you don't want to play sports, consider attending the games and cheering for your team with your friends. 【2】 One of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything you're supposed to have. Where's your English homework? Where's that math assignment? Is your pencil sharp? The less you have to worry about these little things, the more you'll be able to focus and enjoy school. 【3】 Take it easy on your teachers. Teachers are like students: some are great, some are less than great. But teachers are in charge of the classroom. So even if you're feeling frustrated or bored in class, you should be nice to your teachers. 【4】 Ask for help if you are having trouble with homework. 【5】 Ask for help at school by joining an after-class study group, if your school has one. Ask your teacher if you can stay 10-15 minutes after school to ask a few questions about your homework, if you're embarrassed to ask during class. It's always better to ask. A.Stay organized. B.Manage your homework better. C.As a result, they will possibly be friendly back to you. D.Try to find kids you can talk to and play with. E.Be prepared for class and everything will be easier. F.So you can choose one of them to take part in. G.If you're struggling in school, don't try to take it all on by yourself. |
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Steve and Mark were good friends. They decided to spend their vacation in Haiti. Since they _______ no French, they took a French word book with them and hoped it would help them in difficult situations. The flight was _______, and the hotel was very comfortable. Each day after breakfast, Steve and Mark _______ a picnic lunch and dinner and went off to visit interesting places. After a while, the boys became _______ of eating picnic meals and decided to eat a big fish dinner in a good restaurant. Unfortunately, they _______ their word book in the hotel. They _______ the menu carefully. After ten minutes, Steve said to Mark: “I don’t understand this menu.” “Neither do I,” said Mark. “I see poison on this menu. Are they _______ here?” “Maybe. They even spelled poison _______. They spelled it p-o-i-s-s-o-n instead of p-o-i-s-o-n. But it _______ mean the same thing. Maybe we should go to another restaurant. I don’t ________ to eat something that will kill me.” But Mark was ________, so he said, “There is no other restaurant near here, and I’m tired of walking around the city. Let’s order something else instead. It’s ________ here, so the food must be good.” The boy looked at the menu again. They finally decided to order steak, ________ they really wanted fish. The boys just pointed to the word steak, and the waiter ________. As they were eating, they ________ some tourists speaking English. This ________ is delicious.” “We’re lucky we picked a restaurant that’s famous for its fish.” Steve and Mark wondered about what they ________. “Famous for its fish? There was no fish on the ________!” said Mark. Finally, Steve decided to find out what all this was about. “Excuse me, how did you order fish when it wasn’t on the menu?” “Sure it’s on the menu. It’s right here. Poisson.” The boy shouted, “Poisson. That’s poison! We were ________ why a restaurant like this could have poison on the menu.” The tourists ________, one of them said, “No. Poisson is French for fish.” 【1】A.spoke B.inspected C.taught D.commanded 【2】A.terrible B.straight C.swift D.excellent 【3】A.selected B.replaced C.packed D.reserved 【4】A.tired B.frightened C.grateful D.fond 【5】A.held B.kept C.left D.lost 【6】A.studied B.learnt C.remembered D.observed 【7】A.familiar B.crazy C.confident D.official 【8】A.fluent B.wrong C.simple D.native 【9】A.can B.should C.must D.would 【10】A.want B.recognize C.request D.recover 【11】A.scared B.swapped C.tired D.endangered 【12】A.active B.comfortable C.peaceful D.crowded 【13】A.since B.although C.unless D.because 【14】A.understood B.escaped C.realized D.commanded 【15】A.found B.sensed C.noticed D.heard 【16】A.steak B.insect C.fruit D.fish 【17】A.released B.rewarded C.concerned D.discovered 【18】A.table B.menu C.show D.track 【19】A.determining B.wondering C.expressing D.admitting 【20】A.stopped B.shocked C.laughed D.shouted |
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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。 Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia's biggest building, and great new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 【1】 (attract). So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I 【2】 (allow) to get close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador(大使).The title will be 【3】(official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes 【4】 to my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, 【5】 I was the first Western TV reporter【6】(permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation (饥饿)in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 【7】 (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia. 【8】 my recent visit, I held a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected(抛弃)by 【9】 (it) mother. The nursery team changes him every few days with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed, the 【10】 is with mum - she never suspects. |
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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。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词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。 One year ago, I was in great trouble. I work hard at English and devoted all my spare time to practise it. But I failed to pass the mid-term exam, which made me great disappointed. So I asked my grandpa for suggestions when I got to home. Hear what I told him, he said, “Exam results are sometime unexpected . You can't judge your progress by one examination.” He encouraged myself to work hard for long time to check my results. I took my grandpa's advices. Now I realize that the process of learning is much more important and my English is more better than before. From my experience, I feel that we should listen to opinions from old people. |
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假定你是李华，亚洲冬季运动会(Asian Winter Games)将在你的家乡举办，现正在招募志愿者(volunteer),你希望成为其中一员。请按要求用英文给组委会写一封信。内容应包括： 1.个人情况：年龄，性别，学历。 2.个人条件,英语好，爱好体育，善于交际，乐于助人，熟悉本地情况。 3.承诺：提供最佳服务等。 注意：词数100左右，开头和结尾已为你写好;可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 Dear Sir or Madam, _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Sincerely, LiHua |
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