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| Have you ever seen a windsock blowing in the wind? Well, you can make one of your own! This is a fun game that you can do with things you may have at home. You just need to follow a few easy steps. | |
| You will need: ●one piece of colored paper ●five ribbons ●strong tape ●a string ●a pencil |  |
| What to do: Step 1: Decorate the paper. You can draw pictures on it. You can write your name. Do anything that will make it special to you. Step 2: Roll the paper into the shape of a tube. Then stick the tube together at each end and in the middle with a strong tape. Step 3: Use a pencil to make a hole into both sides of the tube. The holes should be only on one end of the tube. Pull the string through both holes. Then tie the ends of the string together. Step 4: Make five holes around the top of the other end of the tube. Put a ribbon through each of the holes. Tie firmly in case they get loose. Now your windsock is ready to use, but how does it work? Wind flows through the tube and makes it fly and dance around. Hold the windsock up in the air by its string and run around. It will fly behind you. You can also hang it outside and watch it dance around on its own! | |
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| Traveling It is exciting to visit different places. As you travel, you will admire the beauty of nature. Besides, you can make friends with people from different places. Finally, you can get to know the culture and enjoy the delicious food. Today people are so fond of traveling that tourism has become one of the faster growing industries in most countries. The main reason why people travel is, perhaps, to relax. For example, having worked hard throughout the weekdays, people will find a trip to the nearby mountains or beaches for a real relaxation. For another example, spending a holiday traveling abroad is an especially satisfying experience for those who do not have much of an opportunity to be away from their homelands. When people return from their travel, they will generally feel fresh and energetic, ready to work harder. Traveling is also one of the best means for learning and broadening your views. You may have read or heard about something but you can never get an accurate picture of it until you see it for yourself. Seeing is believing. Furthermore, if you are a careful observer, you can learn much during your travel about the geography, biology, and history of the places you visit. No matter how well educated you are, there is always a lot for you to learn through traveling. The knowledge acquired from travel, as you will have found in your life, is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book. | |
| Questions: 1. What"s the main reason why people travel? ____________________________________________________. 2. How do people feel when they return from their traveling? ____________________________________________________. 3. What does the writer think of the knowledge acquired from travel? ____________________________________________________. | |
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| 首先，请阅读下列笔友俱乐部成员的信息： A. Culture fan: Karen, 17, American. She"s simply fascinated with other cultures. Her best friends come from four different countries. She enjoys foreign music and movies. She likes reading books, especially about culture and history. Send her a message at rickyroberts1000@yahoo.com. B. Open-minded girl: Sarah, 17, Chinese. She spends most of her time knitting, dancing and seeing movies. She likes swimming, listening to music, learning foreign languages, collecting stamps and playing games. She"s willing to make friends with anyone between 17-19 years of age. Her email: Sarah@hotmail.com. C. Language Talents: Takumi is 18. This Japanese boy has mastered several languages such as Japanese, English and Russian. He likes learning about different cultures and listening to music. Do you want to learn languages? His email: ff8_angel19xx@hotmail.com. D. Traveling around the world: Mary, 18, American. She enjoys art, pop music, and travel. She has been to several countries such as Italy, the UK, Ireland, China, and France, and she is always curious about different cultures. Her email address is bandana4real@hotmail.com. E. Sports lover: Rodrigo, 22, Australian. He"s a teacher of physical education and a personal trainer. He likes sports very much. He also likes to write books. Contact him at lby4real@yahoo.com. F. Music-loving girl: Ada, 19, English. She"s a college student. She plays some instruments: the piano, the guitar, and the violin. She plays the piano quite well. She can dance and sing really well in French, Japanese, Romanian, Italian, etc. Her email: si_a91@hotmail.com. | |
| 请阅读以下希望找到理想笔友者的自我介绍，然后根据他们的要求，匹配他/她拟要找的笔友俱乐部 成员： ( )1. I"m Andy, a second-year university student from the U.S. My major is elementary education, so I will become a teacher. In March 2008 I"m going to Japan to study at the Nagasaki College of Foreign Language. I"d like to make friends with someone who can help me with Japanese. ( )2. My name is Eliza. I"m a very outgoing girl. I love playing the piano. I hope to become a pianist. I also play the guitar. I can sing in several languages. I"m looking for someone who has a lot in common with me. ( )3. I"m Anna, and I live in Canada. I speak English, French and Spanish. A lot of things interest me, especially other countries" cultures, because I would like to see what other people"s lives are like. If you are interested in the same things, let"s become friends. ( )4. I"m Emilio Ukabi. I"m a boy of 18 years old, from Nigeria. I want to become an engineer in computer science and my favorite hobby is playing basketball. Really, I love this game. I"d like to be your friend, as long as you are sporty. ( )5. I am Emiri, a 17-year-old girl from Tokyo, Japan. I want to make friends all over the world! I seek girls or boys around my age who have similar hobbies―listening to American pop music and traveling abroad. | |
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| Most people go to a doctor in their own town or suburb. But people in the Australian outback can"t get to a doctor quickly. The nearest doctor is sometimes hundreds of kilometers away so they have to call him on a two-way radio. This special doctor is called the "flying doctor". He visits sick people by plane. When someone is sick, the doctor has to fly to the person"s home. His plane lands on a flat piece of ground near the person"s house. Sometimes has to take the patients to hospital. Flying doctors take about 8,600 people to hospital each year. However, most of time the person isn"t very sick, and the doctor doesn"t have to visit. He can give advice on the radio from the office at the flying center. He can tell the patient to use some medicine from a special medicine chest (箱子). There is one of these chests in every home in the outback. Each bottle, tube and packet in the chest has a number. The doctor often says something like this, "Take two tables from bottle 5 every four hours." | |
| 1. Some people in the Australian outback can"t get to a doctor quickly, because _____. | |
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| A. There are few doctors there. B. The nearest doctor is sometimes very far away from them. C. There is always heavy traffic on the road. D. They don"t want to see a doctor. | |
| 2. The doctor there usually goes to visit his patient _____. | |
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| A. by sea B. by air C. on foot D. in a car | |
| 3. From the passage we know that _____. | |
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| A. people in Australia are seldom ill B. every family in the outback has a special medicine chest C. a "flying doctor" is a man who flies people to hospital D. these are very few hospitals in Australia | |
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| When you want to go shopping, decide how much money you can spend on new clothes. Think about the kind of clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes you really need. Then look for those clothes on sale. There are labels (标签) inside all new clothes. The labels tell you how to take care of your clothes. The label for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry clean only", for washing may ruin this coat. If you do as the directions (说明) on the label, you can keep your clothes looking their best for a long time. Many clothes today must be dry cleaned. Dry cleaning is expensive. When buying new clothes, check to see if they will need to be dry cleaned. You will save money if you buy clothes that can be washed. You can save money if you buy clothes that are well made. Well-made clothes last longer. They look good even after they have been washed many times. Clothes that cost more money are not certainly better made. They do not always fit better. Sometimes less expensive clothes look and fit better than more expensive clothes. | |
| 1. If you want to save money, you had better buy clothes that _____. | |
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| A. don"t fit you B. don"t last long C. need to be dry cleaned D. can be washed | |
| 2. The labels inside the clothes tell you _____. | |
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| A. how to keep them looking their best B. how to save money C. whether they fit you or not D. where to get them dry cleaned | |
| 3. We learn from the passage that cheaper clothes _____. | |
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| A. are always worse made B. must be dry cleaned C. can not be washed D. can sometimes fit you better | |
| 4. The best title for the passage should be _____. | |
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| A. Buy Less Expensive Clothes B. Taking Enough Money When Shopping C. Being a Clever Clothes Shopper D. Choosing the Labels inside New Clothes | |
| 任务型阅读：Helen 信箱是一个报刊栏目，主持人Helen 回答读者提出的各种问题。第1至第4题 是4位读者的来信，请从A. B. C. D. E 中为每封来信选出最合适的回复， | |
| ( )1. Dear Helen, I"m a boy in a middle school. My problem is that I want to make friends, but I don"t know how. My classmates seem to be OK, but I just know I"ll do something wrong. Please help me. xx ( )2. Dear Helen, My best friend is a nice young girl, but she has a serious shortcoming. She is always late. When we"re planning to do something together, she always keeps me waiting for her. Once she was 30 minutes late for our meeting. What can I do? xx ( )3. Dear Helen, I"m feeling very upset these days because the result of my last English exam was very bad. Even though my teacher told me that I could do better the next time, I"m still feeling very bad. I need your help. xx ( )4. Dear Helen, I"m a girl student in a middle school. One day a boy in my class gave me a love letter and he wanted me to be his girl friend. I know we are just students and it"s not a proper time for me to fall in love with somebody. I also do not want to hurt that boy. What can I do? xx | |
| A. Dear xx, I understand how you feel about your problem and it"s very important for you to find more chances to communicate with your classmates. You can ask your classmates about their likes and dislikes. Also, you can join them in discussions and show your interest in their ideas. You can change the situation! Helen B. Dear xx, You could try talking to her about the importance of being on time, and you can also tell her that you are very unhappy with her about this. If she really cares about your friendship, she will not always keep you waiting for long. Helen C. Dear xx, Scores are important for a student, but you don"t have to care too much about the result of one test. You are learning. Maybe it is more important o find out why you failed to achieve your goal. Try to do better next time. Helen D. Dear xx, "Be yourself" is the best solution. If I were you, I"d tell him to leave me alone. At least tell him, "That was hurtful. Please don"t say things like that to me. I"m a football fan and like watching football games. I can make my own decision." Helen E. Dear xx, You"re right. As a student, it"s not a proper time for you to fall in love with a boy. If I were you, I would make it clear to the boy that you could not accept his love. If possible, you can tell the boy you two can be friends if he can forget it. I hope it can help you. Helen |