16.The Olympic Games have a long history.They began in Greece and lasted for over a thousand years,until 394 AD.The ancient Olympic Games(1)
very different from the Olympics we have today.In ancient times,only(2)
took part in the Olympics.Women were not(3)
to join or even watch them. The(4)
modern Olympics were held in Athens,Greece in 1896.Every four years,athletes from all over the world take part in different sports at the Olympics.Many of(5)
are women. A large group of athletes at the Olympics takes part in track and field events.Track events,such as running,(6)
a person's speed.Field events,such as the high jump,long jump and shot put,test how high or far someone can jump or throw an object. One of(7)
events in the Olympics is the 100-metre race.More than one hundred years ago,the world record(8)
the men's 100-metre race was 10.6 seconds.(9)
athletes have run faster and faster over the years.In 1960,the record was 10 seconds.Then at the 2008 Beijing Olympics,the record was set at 9.69 seconds. The Olympic motto "Faster,Higher,Stronger" is(10)
17.Jim is a middle school student.School always starts (開始) at ten past eight.Jim usually gets up early.In the morning and goes to school quickly.So Jim is never late for school. One Monday morning,it is half past seven,but Jim doesn't get up.His mother comes into his room and asks him to get up.But he still (仍然) in his dream--he gets up at eight,then he takes a shower and brushes his teeth.At a quarter past eight,he eats a big hamburger for breakfast.Then he cleans his room.After that he runs to school to do his homework... "Dear Jim!It's time to get up.Come on!You are late for school! " Mom says. "OK,Mom.I must go now! " Jim says.Then he runs to school.He gets to school at half past eight. Of course,he is late for school,His classmate Tony asks him why.After he tells it to him,Tony thinks it's really funny.
(1)What time does school start?
A.At 8:00 a.m. B.At 8:10 a.m. C.At 8:30 a.m. D.At 8:50 a.m. (2)When does the story happen (發(fā)生)?
A.On Monday. B.On Tuesday. C.On Thursday. D.On Friday. (3)Jim's mother goes to his room to ask him to
. A.get up B.have breakfast C.take a shower D.brush his teeth (4)What does the underlined word "it" refer to (指代)?
A.what Jim has for breakfast B.when Jim gets up C.why Jim is late for school D.who calls Jim to get up (5)Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Jim and Tony are classmates. B.Jim gets up late that morning. C.Jim eats a big hamburger for breakfast. D.Jim gets to school at 8:30 that morning.
TOY DRIVE Come and join us!This Christmas we're going to give away 6,000 toys to sick boys and girls at Children's Hospital.You can help bring a smile to a child's face by being a part of Toy Drive. We will collect toys at the Hillside Library and then send them to the children during Christmas. Time: November 27-December 18 Monday-Friday:9 am- 5 pm &Saturday-Sunday:9 am- 1 pm When choosing your gifts: ●Please send toys,books or clothes for children aged 6-12; ●Gift cards are also welcome; ●Please do not send toy guns or knives; ●Please do not send sweet food (candies or cakes) as a gift.
If you have any questions,please call Amy Brown at(212)699-6656.
(1)From November 27 to December 18,you can give away toys.
A.On Saturday evening. B.a(chǎn)t any time on weekdays. C.From 9 am to 5 p.m.jye.ai day. D.from 9 am to 1 p.m.jye.ai weekends. (2)If you want to know more about the activity,you can
. A.talk with the kids B.go to the hospital C.call Amy Brown D.call the library office (3)What's the purpose (目的) of the activity?
A.To tell us never to give up. B.To call on us to help sick children. C.To tell us how to 'celebrate Christmas. D.To share our problems with Toy Drive.
A Long Weekend Many people have to work on the weekend.Some people are OK with it.Other people think it is terrible. One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous.He is Graham Coates.Mr.Coates works in a company in London. One Saturday,he went to the office to do some work.When he got in the lift (電梯) to go home,it stopped between floors.Mr.Coates could not get out of the lift.He was trapped (被困)!He did not have a mobile phone,so he started to shout.But no one heard 'him.Then Mr.Coates remembered that Monday was a holiday.No one would come to work until Tuesday! There was nothing for Mr.Coates to do.He had to wait until one of his coworkers (同事)came to work and found him.With nothing to eat or drink,Mr.Coates could only sleep for most of the time. Early on Tuesday morning,the manager of the company came to work and found the lift didn't work.When someone finally opened the lift,Mr.Coates came out cold,tired and hungry.He stayed in the lift for sixty-two hours! Now Mr.Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them. "
(1)Where does Mr.Coasts work?
(2)Why did Mr.Coasts start to shout?
(3)Who found the lift didn't work on Tuesday morning?
36.文學(xué)名著是人類智慧和文明的結(jié)晶。閱讀文學(xué)名著能夠使人增長(zhǎng)知識(shí)、開闊視野、陶冶情操。 假如你是李華,你校英語(yǔ)社團(tuán)正在開展文學(xué)名著閱讀推薦活動(dòng),請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給社團(tuán)投稿,推薦一本你喜歡的文學(xué)名著,對(duì)其內(nèi)容做簡(jiǎn)要介紹,并說明你推薦的理由。 提示詞語(yǔ):writer,creative,interesting,learn,improve 提示問題:What's your favorite book? What's the book about? Why do you advise others to read it?