修改时间:2025-01-09 浏览次数:14 类型:月考试卷
Proms(毕业舞会) are a big part of high school for students in the UK. A school prom is a party to celebrate an important date at school, such as the end of secondary school or completing school exams. |
Prom parties | Proms are usually held in June, around the end of exam time. The idea is to have fun with your school friends. Some schools even hold the party in a five-star hotel. Others have a more basic dinner in the school itself. A prom organizer provides everything for the special event, such as balloons, food and music. |
Clothes and beauty | Young people like to dress up for their prom. On prom night, girls change their school uniform for an evening dress and high heels. Boys usually dress up in a suit with a tic and smart shoes. |
Cars | Arriving at your prom in a good car is very popular! The party can start on the way to the dinner or dance. Part of the fun for some prom-goers is to drive around town in their best clothes and make sure that everyone sees them. |
An American tradition | Not long ago, most British schools didn't have school proms. They had a simple school dance at the end of term. Now, more than 85% of schools in Britain have a prom. Many parents see the prom as an import from the US. They say that American TV programs and films such as High School Musical have had a big influence on their kids. |
"Are you listening, Simon? " Simon's teacher asked. It was a pretty usual question. Simon shook his head, smiling. He hardly listened or tried hard in class. Talking was so much fun. He wanted to be heard rather than listen.
"Listen, and you' ll learn something." Mrs. Jacobs tried every day, but Simon never paid attention.
That evening, his throat really hurt. The next morning, when he opened his mouth to say"Good morning", nothing came out but a croak(低沉而沙哑的声音).
Simon's mother looked at him. "Honey, you' ve lost your voice "
"Can I stay home?" He tried to ask, but words didn't come out. Instead, his mother checked him for a fever and decided it was good for him to go to school, even if he couldn't talk.
When he got to school, Mrs. Jacobs said"Hello" to him, and he just nodded. When his friends asked him what TV shows he watched last night, he just shrugged(耸肩). By the time the bell rang for class, almost everyone was looking at him as if he'd grown a third eye.
Penny raised her hand. "Mrs Jacobs, why isn't Simon talking?"
"He never stops talking," Richard said worriedly. Everyone started talking at once. They were excited, worried, and surprised.
Simon sat in class, bored. He watched them talk to each other as if the teacher wasn't there, but he couldn't even do that. In math class he could hold up fingers if the answer was less than 10, but that wasn't fun. He decided to try to pay attention.
He could do his homework that night. It gave him TV and game time with his work all done.
The next day, even though his voice was coming back, he stayed quiet again. The third day, he could talk fine, but he listened and raised his hand to speak.
What a difference that one day made!
Like many inventions, language translators(翻译器) were imagined by writers long before they became real. In Hugo Gernsback's 1911 novel A Romance of the Year 2660, characters use a video telephone that can translate from one language to another. A language translator also appears in Murray Leinster's1945 science fiction. In that story, humans and lives from another plane made a translation machine together after making first contact with one another.
In 1954, the first real language translator was invented by engineers from the IBM company and Georgetown University, which could translate Russian sentences into English. However, the idea of the language translator didn't become truly popular until a special translator appeared in the TV show in the 1970. The translator was powerful, because it could translate any language that it met.
Today, language translators are so pervasive that it's hard to imagine a time without it, especially for many young working or studying in other countries. Most of them can be reached easily online at no cost to users. With translation apps like Google Translate or iTranslate, users sometimes don't even have to look things up. All they need to do is pointing their phone's camera at some writing, and a translation appears at once. If users want to translate something being said aloud, they just turn on their phone's microphone. All of these save our time and effort.
Translation apps make foreign travel much easier than before. They are important when it comes to communicating with taxi drivers or hotel managers who don't speak a traveler's native language. But these apps are far from perfect. Sometimes a translation makes mistakes, making the user guess what the translation means. At other times, the user might not know that the translation has failed until he or she shows it to a native speaker.
We all have heard of the global warming. We also know that pollution is a big problem, such as air pollution and water pollution. We know the Earth needs help. There are many small things we can do as persons to make a difference.
Reuse things. Buying used things is cheaper than buying new ones. Reuse plastic, glass bottles and cups instead of throwing them into the dustbin(垃圾桶).
Avoid taking cars when possible. Don't ask your parents to drive you somewhere when you can easily walk or ride your bike there. On the other hand, getting more exercise will be good for your body, too.
Recycle paper. Newspaper, old magazines and draft paper(草稿纸) can be recycled. It means that recycling just half of the world's paper will save about twenty million acres(英亩) of forests! Forest products are used in our daily lives. They not only help make our lives more convenient, but also make our Earth more beautiful and comfortable.
Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth. Shut off lights, radios, TVs, computers and other electrical things when you leave the room. When you finish using your computer at night, shut it down. This uses less electricity than letting it"sleep".
What we do today affects(影响) the Earth and future generations. Let's take actions now to save the earth!
A. Save energy. B. Never throw litter on the ground. C. Sell or give away your used clothes and toys. D. Recycling a ton of paper saves seventeen trees. E. If your community has bus service, use that whenever possible. |
What can you do in everyday life to protect the Earth? (Answer with no more than 20 words)
Once there was a little boy called Charles who was raised in an orphanage(孤儿院).
Charles wished that he could 1 like a bird. It was very2 for him to understand why he could not fly. The birds at the zoo were much bigger than 3 , and they could fly.
Another little boy, Harry, had something wrong with his4 . He always wished that he could walk and run like other little boys and girls.
One5 Charles ran away from the orphanage. He came by a park and saw the little crippled(跛脚的) boy playing in the sand. He ran towards Harry and asked him if he wanted to fly like a bird.
"No," said Harry. "But I have wondered6 it would be like to walk and run like others."
"That is very sad." said Charles. "Do you think we can be 7 ?" he asked.
"Sure." said Harry8 .
The two little boys played for hours. They made 9 castles(城堡) and had fun. Then Harry's father came with a wheelchair to 10 his son to have dinner. Charles ran over to the boy's father and whispered(小声说) into his ear.
"That will be OK," said the man.
Then Charles spoke to his new friend, "You are my only friend and I wish there was11 I could do to make you walk and run like others.12 there isn't. I hope this can make you happy."
Charles13 and told his new friend to sit on his back. He then began to run across the grass. Faster and faster he ran, carrying the little crippled boy on his 14 .
Harry's father was moved to15 as he watched his beautiful little crippled son flapping(拍打) his arms up and down in the wind, shouting at the top of his voice,
"I'M FLYING,DADDY!"
attend decision proper either twelve |
Jeremy Gilley was a young British film-maker. For one day he wanted to stop all the wars in the world.
What did he do? In 2007, an organization Peace One Day (POD) (创建) by him. At first no one wanted to listen, but Gilley didn't give up. He travelled (国外) and went to war areas, (包括) the Middle East. He made a short film about his idea and showed it to world leaders. Finally, he won a large (数量) of support from many famous people. In2001, he won the support of the UN. They decided to make 21# September an International Day of Peace. It was a big (胜利) for Jeremy. He also wanted (传播) his message to ordinary people all over the world. On his journey he met thousands of varied people. He showed them his film and gave talks. People were (去世) in war areas because it's too dangerous for doctors and nurses to go there. So in 2012 the actor Jude Law went to Afghanistan and organized one of (极大的) polio vaccination(脊髓灰质炎疫苗) activities in the world for Peace Day. As a result, nurses gave vaccinations to 1.4 million children.
(最近), thousands of projects have been planned to help people in war areas, to raise money and communicate the importance of peace. 100 million people are active on Peace Day in192 countries with health (照顾), peace walks, films and music events.
As technology keeps improving, more apps are being created to make our lives better. The Shanhai App is new online tool that brings together technology and cultural treasures. It can be used by everyone. The app collects many treasures from around the world into one place online. It breaks the"walls "between museums, areas, and even (country). The space online is so open cultural treasures can be shared people all over the world. So far, 14 museums from different countries have joined the app.
"I think (important) part of all in a tool, like Shanhai, is to get more people involved in (make) works about museum," said Hou Ningbin, director of the Shaanxi History Museum. "This not only connects the app with museum experts(专家), but also lets other people> are interested in museums join in. For museums, it really helps (we) share China's rich culture."
If an app can collect different kinds of information, it (help) research, education, creative industries, and more. The Shanhai App is one such tool. For example, if teachers and students want to know something about historical figures, stories, or other details about a certain cultural treasure, they can (easy) use the app to find it.
试题篮