Canada 4:00 a.m.jye.ai 8:30 a.m. Canada is a big country with six time zones(時區).In the west,it is 4:00 a.m.jye.ai everyone is asleep,but in the east it is 8:30 a.m.jye.ai people are awake.It is a cold Friday morning in November.
Scotland 12:00 noon Scotland is part of the UK.The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh,and the capital of the UK is London.It is twelve at noon in Edinburgh.Children are having lessons,but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt 2:00 p.m. Friday is already the weekend in Egypt.Friday is a special day for Muslims,so schools,offices and shops are closed in all Arabian countries.So now,at 2:00 p.m.,most people there are having lunch with their families.
(1)If it is 8:00 a.m.jye.ai western Canada,the time is
in eastern Canada. A.12:00 noon B.2:00 p.m. C.12:30 p.m. D.4:00 a.m. (2)While eastern Canada children are getting up at 8:30,children in Scotland are
. A.having lessons B.sleeping C.watching TV D.playing games (3)Who needn't go to work on Friday?
15.An awards ceremony (頒獎典禮) was held in Tsinghua University on March 30.The awards went to the most influential (影響力) Chinese in the world. Li Fei,a top artificial intelligence (人工智能) scientist from Stanford University,was one of the winners.As the director of the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Lab.Li showed her love for being a scientist and invited young people in the world to join in the study of artificial intelligence. Born in Beijing in 1976,Li moved to New Jersey with her family when she was 16.During her early years in America,she worked at Chinese restaurants and cleaned houses to help her family,while learning English from nothing and doing an excellent job in the high school. As the top 5% of her class,Li went to the Princeton University on scholarship.While she was in college,her family was still not rich,so she borrowed money to buy a dry cleaning shop for her parents.Li attended classes on weekdays and helped at the shop at weekends.She worked very hard on her study.When she was in the fourth year of the college,her mother became badly ill. This did not stop Li from working hard for her dream. Nowadays,a lot of people are showing worries that artificial intelligence will change or even control human lives completely,but Li said that artificial intelligence is still very new,and what machines can do is far away from what most of us know from the science fictions or the movies.However,it is everyone's job to think twice how technology can change our world. "Machines don't have their own minds," said Li, "it is human's minds they shows."
(1)What we can learn about Li Fei from the passage?
A.She is the best artificial intelligence scientist in the world. B.She went to Stanford University for college. C.She started working while studying to help her family. D.She was so rich shat she opened a cleaning shop for her parents. (2)The underlined word "This" in Paragraph 3 refers to
. A.Her poor family B.Her mother's illness C.Her busy work at the dry cleaning shop D.Her fourth-year college life (3)What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A.The artificial intelligence will completely control human lives in the future. B.We can never see the artificial intelligence in science fictions and movies. C.The machines of artificial intelligence only can show the human's minds. D.The machines of artificial intelligence can soon do what in the movies. (4)In what order did the following things take place?
a.Li Fei became one of the most influential Chinese in the ceremony. b.Li Fei worked at a Chinese restaurant. c.Li Fei went to the college as one of the top students. d.Li Fei worked at the dry cleaning shop at weekends. e.Li Fei moved to America with her family. A.a-e-b-c-d B.a-c-d-b-e C.c-b-d-c-a D.e-b-c-d-a
16.My father is tall and has short,gray hair.He wears glasses with heavy,black frames.But I just saw a picture of him from 1968.What a surprise!In the picture,he's 15 years old.He's short and he has glasses with small,round frames.He has long,yellow hair and it's really straight.He's wearing blue jeans and a T-shirt with the word"Love".I'm 15 years old now.I'm average height and I have short hair.My hair isn't yellow,it's blue.My dad thinks it's strange,but my friends think it's great.I wear glasses,but my glasses have bright red frames.They're so cool!I have an earring in one ear,too.Dad really can't understand that,I never wear blue jeans.I like big,baggy pants and long T-shirts.Most of my T-shirts have pictures of my favorite rock bands on them. (1)What kind of glasses did Father wear when he was fifteen years old?He wore
A.glasses with heavy,black frames B.long and yellow glasses C.glasses with bright red frames D.glasses with small,round frames (2)What color is my hair?It's
. A.yellow B.blue C.gray D.red (3)What do I like to wear?I like to wear
. A.blue jeans and a T-shirt B.yellow jeans and a T-shirt with the word"love" C.big and baggy pants and long T-shirts D.blue jeans and an earring (4)What's on my father's T-shirt?
A.The word"love". B.Heavy and black frames. C.Pictures of rock bands. D.An earring. (5)Who has an earring in one ear?
A.My dad does. B.I do. C.My father does. D.My friends do.
17.Once upon a time,there was a great king.He had a smart servant and he always took the servant everywhere. One day,the king got bitten (咬)by a dog.He asked the servant, "Is this some kind of bad luck?" The servant said, "Good or bad,hard to tell."Then one day,the king lost his finger.He asked the servant again,"Is this some kind of bad luck?" The servant still replied, "Good or bad,hard to tell."The king got very angry to hear the same words again.__________ A few days later,some barbarians (野蠻人) caught the king.They wanted to sacrifice(祭祀) the king.However,they found that the king's fingers were not complete (完整的),so they decided to set the king free. The king set the servant free as soon as he went back.He finally understood the servant's words "Good or bad,hard to tell."He said sorry to the servant but the servant wasn't angry with him at all.He told the king,"Something that seems to be bad can be good in later.If you didn't put me in jail(監獄),I would have to go with you and the barbarians would have sacrificed me." (1)The king got angry with the servant because
. A.the servant didn't reply to him B.the dog hurt him seriously C.the king wanted to hear good news D.the king was bored with hearing the same answer (2)Which sentence can be put in ______ in the second paragraph?
A.And he cut the finger of the servant,too. B.So he sent the servant to jail. C.But he started to look for other servants. D.So he was worried about his country. (3)What did the barbarians want to do with the king at first?
A.They wanted to put the king in jail. B.They wanted to cook and eat the king. C.They wanted to sacrifice the king. D.They wanted to find the king's lost finger. (4)Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The king didn't believe his servant at all. B.Staying in jail saved the servant in some way. C.The barbarians cut the king's finger. D.The barbarians asked the dog to bite the king. (5)What does the story try to tell us?
A.Never trust good words. B.Hope is a good breakfast,but a bad supper. C.Good things and bad things can turn into each other. D.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
18.How quickly can you count from one to ten?Do you use ten different words to do it?Can you do it in English,or do you have to use your first language?Do you count on your fingers?Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world.But scientists have discovered that it is not true. People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fjye.aigers.In the United States,people begin counting with their first finger.They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb to count to five.Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten.In China,people count by using different finger positions.In this way,a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand. Besides ways of finger counting,scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers.Some languages have only a few words for numbers,and others have no words for numbers.For example,the aboriginal,people in Australia don't have hand movements to stand for numbers.They don't even have words for numbers.However,they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers.Similarly,people of the Piraha tribe in northwestern Brazil don't have words for numbers such as "one" or "three".They are not able to say "five trees" or "ten trees" but can say "some trees", "more trees" or "many trees". Professor Edward Gibson from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count, "But here is a group that does not count.They could learn,but it's not useful in their culture,so they've never picked it up."
(1)Why does the writer list the four questions at the beginning of the passage?
A.To make a survey. B.To interest the readers. C.To give examples. D.To interview the readers. (2)According to Paragraph 2,what is the difference between the US and China in finger counting?
A.People from China use finger positions to do counting. B.People from the US usually begin counting with their thumb. C.People from China count much faster than people from the US. D.People from the US use only one hand to count from one to ten. (3)Which of the following is TRUE about aboriginal Australians?
A.There are ideas of numbers in their life. B.There is no "some trees" in their language. C.They have only a few words for numbers. D.They have hand movements for numbers. (4)What's the main idea of the passage?
A.People from different cultures have different ideas about numbers and math. B.Chinese people can count more easily on their fingers than Americans. C.In some aboriginal culture,people don't even know how to count. D.Some languages don't have number words because people don't need numbers.
The Storm Brought People Closer Together Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama.Black clouds were making the sky very dark.With no light outside,it felt like midnight.The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. Everyone in the neighborhood was busy.Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working.She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.After dinner,they tried to play a card game,but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. Ben could not seep at first.He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m.When he woke up,the sun was rising,He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess.Fallen trees,broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neighborhood together.Although the storm broke many things apart,it brought families and neighbors closer together.
用文章中的信息完成句子. (1)When the news on TV was reported,strong winds
outside. (2)While Ben's mom was making sure the radio was working,his dad
25.初中三年,我們都有一些難以忘懷的經歷。學校英語俱樂部將組織題為"An Unforgettable Experience"的征文比賽。請根據提示,寫一篇短文參賽。 1.What was the experience? 2.What have you learned from it? 注意事項: (1)詞數:100 詞左右(文章開頭已給出,不計入總詞數); (2)文中不能出現真實姓名、校名等信息; (3)文章必須包含所有要點,可適當發揮,使短文連貫、通順。 An Unforgettable Experience Looking back on the past three years,everyone had some unforgettable experiences. .