17.Do you know the beautiful village Downham?If you want to go there,you will have four routes for you. One:You can take the subway from Piccadilly Circus to Paddington Station.It takes fifteen minutes and costs $15.Then you can take a train from Paddington Station to Downham.It takes fifteen minutes and costs $12.There are four trains every hour Two:You can walk to Victoria Station about thirty minutes,and take a bus to Downham.It costs $8.jye.ai it's a little slow.It takes about an hour.The buses leave at 3:00,4:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon Three:You can take a taxi.It takes about forty-five minutes to get to Downham and costs $30. Four:You can take the train from Piccadilly Circus to Downham.It costs $3.5,but the train are very crowded in the afternoon.It takes about fifty minutes.
Word bank: route路線 cost花費 slow慢的 taxi出租車 crowded擁擠的 longest最長的 least最少
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routes(路線) can take people to go to Downham. A.Two B.Three C.Four D.Five (2)How long does it take from Piccadilly Circus to Downham by train?
takes the longest time to Downham. A.Route One. B.Route Two. C.Route Three D.Route Four (4)
costs the least to Downham. A.Taking a train from Paddington Station. B.Taking the train from Piccadilly Circus C.Taking a taxi D.Taking a bus from Victoria Station (5)Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.It takes 30 minutes to walk to Victoria Station. B.Downham is a big city. C.There are four buses in the afternoon from Victoria Station to Downham. D.Taking a taxi costs about $12.
18.Mother's Day and Father's Day are two big national holidays in many western countries.And it's interesting because they are not the same in every country.In England,Mothering Sunday is in March.In America and Germany and many other countries,it's one Sunday in May.Father's Day is in the middle of June.How do you celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day?Let's learn something more about it from the following introduction.
Ann
In England,we call Mother's Day Mothering Sunday,because it's always on a Sunday.I don't really know the origin of it but I remember that my mother had a cup of tea early in the morning.And then we would go to church.And at the end of the church service,the children would collect a daffodil(水仙花) and take it back and give it to our mother who would normally be sitting in the service in the church.And really that's all we did to celebrate the day.
Tony
I remember taking cups of tea to my mother.The idea in general is that the washing-up would be done;perhaps some cooking would be done on Mother's Day.We would try to relieve her of all those jobs to make it a special day for her,so that whenever she looked around,there was something to eat,something to drink,or something to read,or something interesting for her to do.
Bill
Father's Day is always in June,a Sunday in the middle of June.On Father's Day,the idea is to find something fun that children could do with his father together.I remember going to baseball games.I think that on Father's Day it's particularly focused on doing things together because that is supposed to be relaxing and fun for Dad.
(1)In
,Mothering Sunday is in March. A.Germany B.England C.America D.China (2)What did Bill remember doing on Father's Day?
A.Doing housework. B.Eating outside. C.Going to the church. D.Watching baseball games. (3)What's the text mainly about?
A.The history of some national holidays. B.The stories of some interesting holidays. C.How to celebrate Mother's and Father's Day. D.How to give thanks to mothers and parents.
19.閱讀短文,根據短文內容,簡要回答下列閱讀。 Lei Haiwei,a takeout deliverer(外賣送貨員),won the Chinese Poetry Conference(中國詩詞大會)after beating a university student from Beijing University in the final.Many people said the result was a surprise,because they had not expected a takeout deliverer to win a national poetry competition. Lei has become a big fan of Chinese poetry since childhood.This 37-year-old man has spent most of his spare time reading and studying poems.He went to bookstores every weekend to read poems.He wrote down the poems from memory after returning home,and checked if he had remembered them correctly on his next visit to the bookstore.The Chinese poem-lover also liked reciting poems when he was waiting for food at restaurants.He said this made his job less boring. Lei has learned many classic Chinese poems in this way.By the time he took part in the poetry competition,he had remembered 800 poems.And now he can remember more than 1000 poems.He also writes poems himself for a deep understanding of the Chinese language and history. Many people may find it too hard to understand Chinese poetry.Some even think poetry is only for those who are highly educated,but it isn't true.Lei's story has shown that everyone can learn Chinese poetry well.Whether you are a student from a top university or a takeout deliverer who graduate from a technical school,you can read Chinese poetry and enjoy the beauty of its language.
(1)Who did Lei Haiwei beat in the final competition?
(2)What did Lei Haiwei do in his spare time?
(3)Where did Lei Haiwei go every weekend?
(4)How many poems can Lei Haiwei remember now?
(5)Is poetry only for those who are highly educated?
20.閱讀短文,根據題目要求完成下列任務。 (1)Here is my family photo.I am a girl.My name is Jane.This is my grandmother.She is old.These are my parents.They are Harry and Kate.These are my three sisters and my brother.(2)My brother is the only boy in my family.My grandmother and my parents love him.My sisters and I love him,too.He is a good boy.