12.Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history.He was born on September 28,551 BC (公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu,in today's Shandong Province.When he was young,he and his mother had a hard life.At the age of fifteen,he began to learn music,and he did well in it.Then he went on learning other subjects.When he was thirty,he became a teacjye.air.He started his own school.He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were rich or poor.He had about 3,000 students and many of them became famous. Chinese regard Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher.His most important ideas are kindness and good manners.He said young people should respect the old.People should stop thinking of ourselves and think more of others.His ideas are around in people's everyday life.Today people can still remember his thoughts.And they are spread to East and South Asia.
根據短文內容,判斷下列句子正 (T)、誤 (F)。 (1)Confucius was born in the Kingdom of Lu,in today's Shandong Province.
(2)Confucius was good at math and other subjects when he was fifteen.
(3)As a teacher,Confucius thought that only the rich could get education.
(4)Confucius' most important ideas are kindness and good manners.
(5)Confucius didn't think that young people should respect the old people.
Wang Zhenyi,born in 1768,was a great woman scientist in Qing Dynasty(朝代).At that time,girls couldn't get good education,but her father encouraged her to read books and educate herself.She became interested in astronomy(天文學),math,geography,medicine and poems.In 1786,she decided to give much attention to astronomy,math and poems.After years of hard work,she achieved a lot.
Wang Zhenyi(1768-1797)
Her achievements ?Found out when the eclipses(日蝕;月蝕)of the sun and the moon would happen ?Learned a lot about how the sun,the moon and the earth move in space ?Made some new rules in math ?Wrote many books and poems
Sadly,Wang Zhenyi died when she was only 29 years old.Even though her life was short,her thoughts and discoveries live on.In 2000,a planet was named after jye.ai.Her spirit and hard work continue to inspire(激勵)people today.
(1)When was Wang Zhenyi born?
A.In 1768. B.In 1786. C.In 1797. D.In 2000. (2)According to the passage,what did Wang Zhenyi decide to give much attention to?
A.Math,geography and medicine. B.Astronomy,math and poems. C.Astronomy,medicine and poems. D.Astronomy,medicine and geography. (3)What can we learn from Wang Zhenyi?
A.It is easy to become successful. B.Nothing is impossible if we work hard. C.Women are always wiser than men. D.It's impossible for a woman to be a scientist in ancient times. (4)In which part of a magazine can you probably read the passage?
14.We practice speaking English a lot.But English writing is also important.Here are some ways to help improve(提高)our written English. Read,read,read Your English teacher may often tell you to "read more",because it is good for better writing.Reading helps us know more new words and phrases(短語).Then we can use them in our writing.Don't worry about what we "should"read.Just try to read more. Do not use these words To improve our writing,we'd better not use these words:very,really,quite,good.Maybe you want to know why.It is because they are usually useless(無用的).Sometimes the meaning(意思)may be the same if we don't use them. Use a dictionary After we don't use useless words in our writing,it's time to pick excellent words to use We can replace(替換)some words we usually use:pants→trousers;happy→enjoyable,phone→call.But be careful(小心的)about those words!We still have to make people know what we are saying.
(1)From the passage(文章),we can find
ways to improve our written English. A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5 (2)According to the passage,we can enlarge our vocabulary(擴大詞匯量)by
. A.replacing words B.not using useless words C.reading a lot D.using English more (3)If you want to use "happy"in your passage,you can use"
"to replace it. A.enjoyable B.funny C.excellent D.shy (4)From the passage,we can learn that
. A.you'd better use "very" more often in your passage B.reading is good for improving writing C.you can replace some words when people don't know what you are saying D.you need to worry about what you "should" read (5)We can find this passage in the column(欄目)of"
15.Trees are useful to man in three important ways.The first important way is that they give man food,wood and other things.Trees also give animals food.Without trees many animals can not live on the earth.It's not easy for man to live on the earth,either. The second important way is that trees give us shade.On a hot summer day,people are eager to have a rest under the shade of a tree after they walk a long way.You can imagine how important the shade of a tree is to man and to animals. The third important way is that trees help to stop droughts and floods.But in many parts of the world,many people do not realize the third important way.They cut down a lot of trees.At last,they will find that they lose their best friends—trees. (1)Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A.Trees can only give food to man. B.Trees can only give food to animals. C.Without trees,no animals can live on the earth. D.Trees are important for both man and animals. (2)What does the underlined word "eager" in paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?
A.厭煩的 B.疲勞的 C.渴望的 D.興奮的 (3)According to the last paragraph,what cause people to lose their best friends?
A.Droughts. B.Floods. C.Animals. D.Cutting down trees.
16.In a pond,there lived many fish.They never listened to anyone. (1)
He told the fish, "It could bring danger to your life if you never listen to others." (2)
" It is that old duck,talking to himself again." they would say. One afternoon,the duck was resting near a stone beside the pond,when two fishermen stopped there to drink water. The fishermen saw that the pond had m any fish." Look!This lake is full of fish," said one of them.(3)
." The duck heard all this.When the fishermen left,he quickly went into the pond and said to the fish," You all have to leave this pond before morning.(4)
But the fish just laughed and said." There have been many fishermen trying to catch us.They never made it.(5)
Don't worry about us,Mr.Duck." The next morning,the fishermen came to the pond.Very soon,they caught all the fish.The fish cried. "If only we had listened to Mr.Duck.Now we have to pay with our lives."
A.But the fish never listened to him. B.These two aren't going to catch us either. C.Near this pond,there lived a kind old duck. D.Let's come here tomorrow with our fishing net. E.Those two fishermen will come here to catch you.