Grandma called me in from the yard. “Would you please go to the store for me? I’m ready to makecakes, and there isn’t enough yeast (酵母). Take a quarter from my little change ____ .” I found Grandma’s wallet and put the quarter in my pocket.

I was soon in the little general store that ____ our farming community. “Mr. Jenkins,” I said, “Grandma needs some yeast.” Mr. Jenkins set three cakes of yeast on the counter. His eyes shone, and he _____ at me. “And what else do you need?” I knew what he meant. I was always allowed to pick a penny candy when I came to the store with Grandma. “How much _____ do I have from a quarter?” I asked. “Seven cents.” Mr. Jenkins replied. I thought _______that quickly. I would have a nickel and two pennies back.I was sure Grandma wouldn’t_______ if I spent one penny. and if she were here, she might even say I could have them both. The______ I looked at the candy display, the more certain I became that I needed two pennies’ worth as a reward for coming to the store alone. And I did so.

“Thank you,” Grandma said when I _____ the yeast on the table. “Did you put the change back in my wallet?” “Yes, Grandma.” I replied, hurrying out to the yard. “I hadn’t really lied to Grandma,” I argued with myself. “I did ____all the change I had.”

But I had ______two pennies without Grandma’s permission(允 許). The second piece of candy in my pocket didn’t sound like a good idea any more. I knew I had lied to Grandma, and I was ______about it. Grandma loved me so much that I couldn’t bear to keep anything from her.

____Grandma took the hot cakes from the oven, I told her about the candy. She______ when I finished my story. “I know just _____you feel,” she said. “We all feel like that when we’ve done_____ deceitful (欺 騙 的). I’m glad you told me about the pennies, and of course I’ll forgive you.” Grandma hugged me tight, and suddenly I felt as though a big stone was gone from my stomach.

1.A. handbag B. coat C. wallet D. pocket

2.A. gave B. served C. offered D. bought

3.A. laughed B. shouted C. smiled D. pointed

4.A. dollars B. pound C. cents D. change

5.A. as B. to C. out D. about

6.A. care B. use C. think D. like

7.A. bigger B. longer C. less D. shorter

8.A. lied B. laid C. lay D. lain

9.A. put back B. put in C. put out D. put up

10.A. found B. cost C. spent D. took

11.A. glad B. unhappy C. relaxed D. surprised

12.A. Since B. When C. If D. Though

13.A. shook B. refused C. agreed D. nodded

14.A. where B. why C. how D. when

15.A. something B. nothing C. anybody D. everybody

1.C 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.B 13.D 14.C 15.A 【解析】文章講述了作者去給奶奶買酵母，然后偷偷用零錢買了兩塊糖，沒有告訴奶奶，后來因為對奶奶撒謊感覺愧疚，終于告訴奶奶真想，奶奶原諒了他，他感覺心里一塊石頭落了地。 1.句...

A Giant Opportunity for Conversation

Visit Toronto’s most exciting attraction this year, the Xie Shou Giant Panda Experience. The two giant pandas will be on show from 2017 to 2019 to confirm our long-term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada.

Opening on May 18th, 2017, the show features themes including Eating Bamboo, Threats to Ciant Pandas and Saving Ciant Pandas. Come eye-to-eye with the pair of giant pandas. This show is open year round and included with regular Zoo admission.

About us

We are one of Canada’s best zoos with over 6000 animals representing more than 450 species.Come and explore a world class zoo with award winning shows such as the Gorilla Rainforest, GreatBarrier Reef and the 10-acre Tundra Trek. Don’t miss our young white lions in the African Savannaor our African penguins that are built to swim, dive and fly through the sea!

Family fun includes daily keeper talks, five indoor buildings and over 700 acres to explore. Seasonal areas also include kid’s areas such as the Discovery Zone, Splash Island, Kids Zoo and theWaterside Theatre.

Directions

By car: Take Hwy 401 East or West to Meadowvale Rd. in Toronto(Exit 389).

By transit: For T.T.C.(public transil) call 416-393-4636 or visit ttc.ca.

Admission

May 1-Oct. 31 Nov.1-April 30

General (ages 13-64)=$28 General (ages 13-64)=$23

Senior (ages 65+)=$23 Senior (ages 65+)=$18

Child (ages 3-12)=$18 Child (ages 3-12)=$14

Child (ages 2 and under)=FREE Child (ages 2 and under)=FREE

Information: Tel(416) 392-5929

torontozoo. com

Tourism Toronto: 1-800-363-1990

1.What’s the purpose of the giant panda show in Toronto?

A. To come eye-to-eye with the pair of giant pandas and explore the world class zoo.

B. To let people know the threats to Giant Pandas and raise money to save Giant Pandas.

C. To attract visitors to have a family fun in daily keeper talks and five indoor buildings.

D. To confirm our long-term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada.

2.What shows will you be awarded if you win in exploring a world class zoo?

①young white lions ②10-acre Tundra Trek ③Discovery Zone

④the Gorilla Rainforest ⑤Great Barrier Reef

A. ①②③ B. ①②⑤ C. ②③④ D. ②④⑤

3.If a family of five want to visit the zoo, including parents, grandfather aged 66 and two children aged 10 and 2, how much should they pay at least?

A. $55 B. $69 C. $78 D. $97

1.D 2.D 3.C 【解析】這是加拿大一個動物園關于大熊貓表演的一個廣告。 1.根據The two giant pandas will be on show from 2017 to 2019 to confirm our long-term conversation partnership promise between China and Canada.可知目的是為...

I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave. I found a big tree and chopped it down. This took three days. Then, I chopped off the branches. This took another two days. After that, I chopped the wood away from one side, and then from the other side. This took more than one month. Altogether it took forty-two days. In England, two men with a good saw could have made six of these shelves from that tree in half a day.

I also spent a lot of time looking after my corn and rice crops. I had to protect them from wild animals and birds, so I made a fence around them. I shot some of the birds and hung them up near thecorn. After that, all the other birds stayed away. I used one of the old swords I had taken from the ship to cut down the corn when it was ready. I was very proud of my corn and rice and worked hard to increase my crops. A few years later, I would have enough corn to make bread. I had to find a way to grind the corn into flour, but the rocks on the island were not hard enough. I finally discovered that a very hard piece of wood would do. I used some cloth to separate the meal from the husks. Not having anoven, I made some square pots with lids and covered them with hot ashes. This baked the dough, and I had bread! I made my cave bigger again to hold the corn and flour so that I could make bread whenever I needed to.

I sometimes wondered how I could get to the land which was visible from the other side of the island. I went to the ship’s boat that was blown onto the beach in the shipwreck. However, I could not get it to the water. It was too heavy. I tried many different ways of doing it, but none of them were successful.

1.From Paragraph 1, we know that the writer .

A. made a foolish mistake in chopping down a big tree

B. felt hopeless and couldn’t have made a shelf himself

C. spent a long time making a large shelf without a saw

D. made a small canoe with the wood he chopped down

2.The writer to protect his corn and rice.

A. watched out for them day and night

B. divided the cave into several different parts

C. put some old swords from the ship around them

D. built a fence and hung some birds bodies near the corn

3.In which order did the writer make bread successfully?

a．The writer found a way to grind the corn into flour.

b．The writer baked the dough with square pots.

c．The writer separated the meal from the husks.

d．The writer made some square pots with lids.

A. a-c-d-b B. a-d-c-b C. b-d-c-a D. c-b-a-d

4.The underlined word “visible” in the last paragraph means .

A. 偏僻的 B. 看得見的 C. 模糊的 D. 遙遠的

1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 【解析】文章講述了作者在一個小島上的經歷。 1.根據I spent a lot of time making a large shelf for my cave.可知作者做一個大架子花了好長時間；故選C 2.根據I had to protect them from wild animals and birds, so I made...

Fresh off his MasterChef Junior run, Evan Robinson, who is only 12 years old, is using his kitchen skills to raise money for Puerto Rico. The TV show contestant wanted to offer help after hurricanes(颶風) hit the country last September.

“I’ve been seeing, all over the news, people struggling,” Evan said. “They can’t get fresh water, electricity; they can’t get really anything. I know I’m just a kid, but I think if a lot of people do something, a lot of things will get better.”

He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas(餡 餅). He started cooking on a recent Friday night. By the next Sunday evening, he had filled orders for 420 empanadas — — roasted chicken, cheeseburger and vegetarian — — getting $18 for six empanadas and $30 for a dozen.

His mom, Veronica Robinson, helped him send the empanadas around the city. “We’ve never done anything like this before,” she said. “But it’s a great idea, so I want to help him make it work.”

For Evan’s out-of-town friends and supporters, he has set up a crowdfunding(眾籌) page. Through it, he’s hoping to raise $1, 500 in “virtual (虛 擬 的) empanadas”. This is because he heard on the news that it could take Puerto Rico years, maybe even 10 years, to recover(復 原) from the hurricanes. And he said, “Fruit pies are up next. And my baking will continue as well.”

It’s a difficult job, especially for a kid with homework and Boy Scouts and friendships to tend to. But he doesn’t seem worried.

“It’s what we’re supposed to do.” he said. “I’m a human. They’re humans. Why shouldn’t I help them?”

Indeed.

1.How did Evan help those struggling in Puerto Rico?

A. He asked his parents to send the empanadas around the city.

B. He continued offering a lot of fresh water and fruit pies to them.

C. He donated his big winning prize in his MasterChef Junior run.

D. He raised money by selling homemade empanadas through online orders.

2.Evan set up a crowdfunding page because .

A. he raised more money than he expected for the people in need

B. he knew that it could take Puerto Rico a long time to recover

C. he wanted more and more friends to know his kitchen skills

D. the number of online orders was beyond his expectation

3.According to the passage, which are the best words to describe Evan?

A. kind-hearted and helpful B. careful and confident

C. honest and hard-working D. humorous and organized

4.How can we understand the last sentence in the passage?

A. Friendship is important in our lives. B. It’s difficult for humans to raise money.

C. We should help those who’re in need. D. Everyone must do something unusual.

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 【解析】文章講述了Evan Robinson一個12歲的小男孩，通過賣他自己制作的食物來為受災的人籌錢。 1.根據He raises money by baking and taking online orders for homemade empanadas(餡 餅).可知是通過在網上賣餡餅來籌錢；故選D 2.根據he has ...

Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size.

European researchers are studying bats to understand why they live so long. They hope to make discoveries to fight the aging process (過程) in human beings.

Last week, the group of scientists said they had found important biological qualities in some bat species. The group studied bat chromosomes (染 色 體), a line of genes found in the nucleus(核) ofcells. The scientists were most interested in parts connected to the ends of the chromosomes. They are called telomeres(端 粒). Telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes, which shorten each time a cell divides. Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down. .

A report on bats was published this month in the journal Science Advances.

Among the leaders of the study was Emma Teeling, a biologist with University College Dublin in Ireland. Teeling said studying long-living mammals that have developed ways to fight aging “is another way to prove the molecular(分 子) basis of extended ‘health length.’” She added that studying bats made scientists able to learn more about the processes “that drive healthy aging.”

The European researchers studied 493 bats from four bat species. The group used information that had been gathered over more than 60 years. Of these animals, the greater mouse-eared bat generally lived the longest, an average of 37 years.

The scientists said this and a related species, which are grouped together under the name Myotis, had telomeres that did not shorten with age. Another Myotis bat holds the record for oldest age, reaching 41 years.

The scientists’ findings suggest that these bats’ cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres. This, they said, helps guard against the aging process. Based on its body size, a bat like the greater mouse-eared bat would be expected to live four years. But, these mammals have been found to live nearly 10 times longer than that.

The scientists found that Eighteen of these are bats. The only exception is an unusual African rodent, the naked mole rat.

1.Which sentence can be put at the end of Paragraph 3?

A. This makes scientists able to study bats.

B. That’s why bats can fly a great distance.

C. They say this is what causes aging.

D. They discover the cells connected to humans.

2.Why do some species of bats live a very long time?

A. Because they have a line of long-living genes out of the cells.

B. Because their cells have the ability to keep and repair their telomeres.

C. Because they have another ability to live longer without any food or water.

D. Because telomeres protect the ends of chromosomes to stop cells dividing.

3.The underlined word “that” refers to .

A. four years B. body size C. the aging process D. the ability to repair

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Differences Between Long-Living Animals

B. A Science Report on Chromosomes

C. Do Bats Hold the Secret to Long Life?

D. Are Humans and Bats Similar in Protecting Themselves?

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 【解析】文章講述了螞蟻是個長壽的動物的事情。 1.根據Scientists believe this shortening process causes cells to break down可知這就是引起老化的東西；故選C 2.根據The scientists’ findings suggest that these bats’...

The Bamboo Train, or “Norry” in the local language, is quite famous in Cambodia. The train is in fact a big bamboo bed with four wheels and a small engine. It can run at the s1. of up to 50 km/h on the tracks. Lots of v2.go to Cambodia to enjoy the Bamboo Train ride. They have to pay 5 dollars per person to g3.on the train. The best time to take the train is from 4 to 6 o’clock in the afternoon, b4.it is cool when people enjoy the countryside view. “It feels more like a roller coaster, but it’s really nice,” a Germany tourist Theresa Kessemeier said aftershe c5.a ride. The Bamboo Train has become a popular tourist ataction.

1.speed 2.visitors 3.get 4.because 5.completed 【解析】文章講訴了關于竹子火車的事情。 1.句意：它在軌道上時速能達到50 km/h。根據50 km/h和首字母，可知是速度；故填speed 2.句意：許多參觀者去Cambodia享受竹子火車。根據enjoy the Bamboo Train ride. They...

根據所給漢語和句子意思,用英語補全句子。

1.Jim, check your homework before you______________ (上交它).

2.—Have you met Luke recently?

—Yes, I ______________(碰巧看見他) in the science museum yesterday afternoon.

3.Many public service ads on TV remind us to spend more time ______________(與…… 相 處) our parents well.

4.Benny, in my opinion, the job ______________(值得做). Why not try it?

5.—Philip, how do you feel about this afternoon' s competition?

—Oh, I’m ______________(又興奮又緊張) about it.

1. hand it in 2. happened to see/meet him 3. getting on/along with 4. is worth doing 5. (both) excited and nervous 【解析】 1.句意：吉姆，交作業(yè)前檢查一下。根據hand in 上交，代詞放在中間；故填hand it in 2.句意：——最近...

請閱讀下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白處填上適當的単詞(注意:每空1個單詞)。

When we are talking to someone, we tend to change someone else’s mind to our way of thinking.And we may often find it difficult to do that, So here are five tips on how to change someone’s mind.

The first one is never to turn the conversation into an argument. It should be a conversation whereyou show your opinions and the facts that you’ve collected. By showing them the facts, we want to tell other people that we are right. But emotionally, they may not totally agree with what you say. So when you are trying to change someone’s mind, try to keep it as a conversation and not an argument.

The second tip is never to say that you are wrong. If someone makes a statement that you think iswrong, it’s better to point it out by saying, “I thought otherwise but I might be wrong, let’s look at the facts.” The key is to say that you might be wrong, not that you are wrong. This opens up the other person to look at the data again and shows them that you’re not bullheaded (頑 固 的) and that you’re not going to change your opinion. You’re showing them that you are open to new ideas and this is super important in changing someone else’s mind to your way of thinking.

Tip number three is to get the other person saying yes as fast as possible. You may begin your conversation on hobbies that you guys have, something that they’re crazy about, something that gets them saying yes. Because the more that you get them to say yes now, the more likely they are to say yes in the future. A conversation like this will get them to start to like you and maybe even more open up to ideas that you have. It builds up trust between the two of you.

Tip number four is to let the other person do a great amount of talking. If you let them talk more, you’re going to show that you actually care about their opinions and ideas, which will earn their respect in the end. By listening to them, you’re going to create a friendly relationship and build trust. So when you express your opinions, they will also show a willingness to listen. Never interrupt them when they are talking. Just listen patienly with an open mind, encourage them to talk even more and more so that when it’s your tum to talk, they’ll listen and say nothing.

The last tip is to let the other person feel like the idea was theirs. It’s wiser to make suggestions and let someone else come to the conclusion, then they have a sense of pride that it’s their idea. Giving someone the data and letting them come to the conclusion let them feel like it is their idea and they are proud of it.

Title: How to change someone else’s mind

Introduction	Though it is not 1. to change someone else’s mind, here are tips you can follow.
Five 2.of changing someone else’smind	Keep it as a conversation and not an argument, or they may not totally be in 3. with you.
Say that you might be wrong4.of saying that you are wrong to show that you are open to new ideas.
Try to get them saying yes as fast as possible, so they are more likely to say yes in the future.
Create a friendly relationship and build trust so that when you express your opinions, they are willing to listen.
Let someone else come to the conclusion and they will be5. of it because they feel like it is their idea.

1.easy 2.ways/methods/means 3.agreement 4.instead 5.proud 【解析】文章講述了怎么改變一個人的觀點的一些建議。 1.根據we tend to change someone else’s mind to our way of thinking.And we may often find it difficul...

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76．積極鍛煉是非常重要的，為此，某英文報開展了一次關于初中生段煉情況的調查活動。請你根據下列圖表和相關文字提示,以“Exercising is important!”為題，用英語寫一篇短文。

要點	具體內容
調查數據	每天鍛煉的時間	不經常鍛煉的原因
鍛煉的意義	有益身體健康;保持思維敏銳;變得自信快樂。
你的建議	就如何更好地開展鍛煉，提出你的建議(至少兩點)。

注意：(1)短文應包括所給內容要點,可適當發(fā)揮,使文章連貫;

(2)詞數90左右,短文開頭已給出,不計入總詞數;

(3)短文中不得提及考生所在學校及自己的姓名等信息。

(4)參考詞匯:敏銳的sharp

Exercising is important!

Recently, we have done a survey about students’ exercising. According to the survey,

Exercising is important! Recenly, we have done a survey about students’ exereising, Aocording to the survey, 32% of the students spend over one hour every day doing exercise, while 68% of them spen...

I had egg and some milk for breakfast this morning.

A. a B. an C. the D. /

B 【解析】句意：今天早上我吃了一個雞蛋喝了一些牛奶�？疾楣谠~辨析題。a是不定冠詞，泛指，一個，用于輔音因素開頭的單數可數名詞前；an不定冠詞，泛指，一個，用于元音因素開頭的單數可數名詞前；the定冠詞，特指，用在獨一無二名詞前，像地球，月亮，太陽。句中egg以元音音素開頭，需用an。根據句意語境，可知選B。