题型:阅读选择 题类: 难易度:普通
【盐仓24秋】外研版(2024)英语七年级上册单元主题素养阅读延伸 期末综合训练
①Colours are everywhere in our life. They have different meanings in different countries. Red is very important in China. Chinese people think it is a colour of good luck and happiness. So in China, you can see many red things here and there.
②In the New Year, Chinese parents always put some money in a red envelope named hongbao. They give it to their children because they hope they can be healthy. People also write some good words on the red paper called chunlian as good wishes for the New Year.
③On birthdays, some Chinese people like wearing red clothes and eating red eggs. They hope they can be healthy and have a long life.
④For Chinese people, red is not just the name of the colour. In fact, it's the colour of the Chinese spirit(精神).
A top fishing award Lucy Moore, a 12-year-old girl from Maryland, is the first girl and youngest person to get the Master Angler Milestone Award (奖). The award is for those who catch 10 different "trophy-size" (super big) fish. Moore began fishing at the age of two. She caught her 10th different fish which is big enough in May. Moore said she was "filled with joy" about the prize. A new way of studying sounds Scientists have found a new way for people to learn about animal sounds. Using technology (技术) that was made for studies of brain waves (脑电波) at the first place, they are able to study the sounds of elephants, whales, cassowaries, and crocodiles. It is helping us know Elephants more about animals' calls and the effect (影响) of noise to their health. ____ Meet Apollo, a 4-year-old parrot, as clever as a young child, broke a Guinness World Record (吉尼斯世界纪 录) by naming 12 things in three minutes, such as a book and a pen. Apollo lives in Florida with his owners, who are training him to be "the smartest parrot". When not showing off his skills, he enjoys relaxing in the sun, playing with toys and eating nuts. |
How do people find their inner(内在的)talent?British author and speaker Sir Kenneth Robinson talked about this at TED. He told a story about Gillian Lynne, a great dancer and choreographer(编舞者).
Gillian Lynne never did well in school as a child. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Her mother was quite worried about her. She took Lynne to see a doctor. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Then, the doctor said to Lynne, "I need to talk to your mother now. Please wait here. "As they left the room, the doctor turned on the radio. He then said to Lynne's mother, "Just stand and watch her. "
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}The doctor then turned to Lynne's mother and said, "Mrs. Lynne, your daughter isn't sick. She's a dancer. Take her to a dance school. "
So she did. Lynne's new dance school was full of people just like her —people who had to move in order to think. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
Lypne later went to the Royal Ballet School, one of the world's greatest dance schools, and became a great dancer, After leaving the school, she worked on some of the most successful musicals in history.
Those who never do well in school don't need to worry. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}
A. Find your inner talent like Lynne, and you can also succeed. B. She loved the life in the dance school, and she showed her great talent soon. C. After they left the room, Lynne was on her feet, dancing to the music on the radio. D. For 20 minutes she talked about the problems that Lynne was having in school with the doctor E. She couldn't think carefully when she was learning and often found herself unable to keep still. F Never give up, and you will be successful. |
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