首字母填空: 1 On August 7th, 2010, a terrible mudslide(泥石流) hit Zhouqu, Gansu Province. Many people lost their l________. The soldiers tried their best to save people t_________ in the mudslide. At the same time, there were many volunteers(志愿者) who also tried to do something for people in the d_________. Wang Yongxia was one of them. She went to a valley(山谷) to get water for people every day. It was a 40-minute w________ to the valley each time. But she did this every day. She walked with a big container(容器)on her back, making her l______ even smaller than she was. She was the y_________ volunteer. Wang Yongxia was not a__________. Yan Xiyun, a student of the local No.3 Middle School, and her two sisters worked w________ Wang Yongxia together. The four girls set off for the valley at around 7 a.m. and made several round trips u______ sunset every day. “We are tired b______ happy every day,” said Wang Yongxia.
2 Today people can use the phone to talk with others almost anywhere on the earth. But when you use the phone, you don’t s_______ the person you are talking with. That may c________ in the near future. Today some people are using a kind of telephone c______ the picture phone or vision phone. W_________ it, two people who are talking can see each other. Picture phones can be u_________ when you have something to show to the person you are calling. They may have o________ uses in the future. One day you may be able to ring up a library and ask to see a book. T________ you will be able to read the book right over your picture phone. Or you may go s______ through your picture phone. If you see something in that you think you want to buy, you will go to your p_______ and call the shop. People at the shop will show you the thing you are i_________ in just over the phone. You can shop all over town and never even leave your room!
3 It seems to us that Earth stands quite stable(穩(wěn)定的). But it is really m________ all the time. It turns around a make-believe line through its centre. We c_________ this make-believe line Earth’s axis(軸). The t________ ends(盡頭) of Earth’s axis are its poles(極). It t_________ Earth 24 hours to travel around its axis once. We look at the sun and say it “rises” and t________ across the sky, but the sun doesn’t really do so. It is the turning of E_________ that makes us feel that the sun were moving across the sky. We can’t see the Earth is moving b_________ everything on Earth is turning around it. As Earth moves around every 24 hours, the first half of Earth faces the sun and then the other h___________. When our half of Earth is f__________ the sun, we say it is day. When our half is a_________ from the sun, we say it is night. It is the turning of Earth that tells us when to get up and when to go to bed.
4 We are writing to you about protecting w___________ animals. Giant pandas are beautiful black-and-white animals in China. They are usually very q________ and peaceful. They eat bamboo shoots and leaves. The number of giant pandas is getting s_________ than before because many of their l_________ areas are becoming farmland. Also, people hunt them for their fur. If this c__________, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So we must take action t________ protect them now. Wolves have very good eyesight, h________ and smell. They are friendly towards each other and never a________ people. They do not kill for fun. Wolves have many problems because people cut d_________ trees and forests. Soon, they will have no food o_________ home. We think we should help these animals. Sincerely, Amy Mille
5 Good readers know that reading isn’t only about knowing words----it is a way of thinking. Smart readers think before, d_________ and after reading. Here are some points that may be u________. First of all, think before you read. Before you read the passage, ask y_______ why you are reading it and what you want to get from it. These questions will help you c______ what words you need to know and what words you can skip(跳過(guò)). Secondly, think when you are reading. Can you get the meaning of the passage without l__________ up the new words in the dictionary? Are there any clues(線索) in the passage? A passage will often give you some examples. They may help you understand w_____ some of the words mean. Please look at the sentence: Many large Russian cities, such as Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk, have done something to protect their culture. The words Chelyabinsk and Irkutsk may be n________ to you, but the sentence tells you that they are examples of the cities. Finally, think after you read. Did you u________ the passage? Could you guess the meaning of the new words? Which word do you need to look up? If you practice reading and thinking i_______ this way, you will become a smarter reader and you will learn m__________, faster and better.
6 There was a big earthquake under the India Ocean Area o__________ December 26th 2004 and it c___________ a large tsunami. Tsunamis are great sea waves produced especially by an earthquake. That morning my classmates and I went to the seaside and had breakfast when we h________ a loud noise like bombs. People in the sea ran w_______ to the bank and s__________, “Water is coming!” Someone told us to run to a higher place. We ran as q__________ as we could. Since we did not know what happened, we were very f_____________. We looked back and saw a t___________ picture. The water waves were so strong that cars were made to fall upside down and the flood w_________ away everything on the seaside. We were safe but the n__________ of victims was over 140,000. People call the day “Black Sunday”.
7 What is the most important thing in the world? I think it is health. H_________ to keep healthy? Different people give different a________ to this question. I think it is important to do the following. F________, we should have a healthy diet. Eating too much food in high fat is bad for your health. So we shouldn’t eat much meat or French fries. We should eat a lot of v__________ and fruit every day. Then, taking exercise every day helps us b__________ a strong body. We can get up e________ and take exercise, such as walking, running and playing basketball. B_________ doing these sports, we can be healthy. What’s more, I think friends are also important to one’s health. Many studies s_________ that people with a lot of friends are less likely to get ill than others. I s________ feel unhappy when I am with my friends. I_________ you follow these ways, you will be healthy and strong.
8 Being fit means a person eats well, gets a lot of e_________ and has a healthy body. Here are 5 things you can do if you want to be f_________. ★Eat different food You may have your favourite food, but it’s bad for you to eat the same food. In this way, you can get e__________ your body needs. ★Drink water and milk o_________ When you are really thirsty, water is the No.1 choice. And you need calcium(鈣) to build strong bones(骨頭). That’s w_________ you should drink more milk. ★L(fēng)isten to your body When you’re eating, you have to notice(注意)when your stomach feels full. Sometimes, people eat too m________ because they don’t notice when they need to stop eating. ★L(fēng)ess screen time Screen time is the time you s________ watching TV, playing video games, and using the computer. The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time is left for exercise. T_________ to spend no more than 2 hours a day on screen time. ★Be active Not everyone loves baseball or football. Maybe you like running or d_________. Find ways to be active every day. So you can keep enjoying yourself when your mum says it’s t________ to stop watching TV or playing computer games.
9 A funny story circulated(流傳) recently about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional(小說(shuō)的)detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle clearly told of a time when he climbed into a taxi in Paris. Before he could say a word, the driver turned to him and asked, “Where can I t________ you, Mr. Doyle?” Doyle was surprised. He asked the driver if he had e_______ seen him before. “No, sir,” the driver answered. “I have never seen you before.” Then he explained. “This morning’s paper had a story about you being on h________ in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always arrive. Your s_______ colour tells me you have been on vacation. The ink spot(墨水點(diǎn)) on your right index finger(食指) suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothes are very English, and not F_________. Adding up all those p__________ of information, I concluded that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.” “This is truly amazing!” the writer screamed w________ excitement. “You are very like my fictional character, Sherlock Holmes!” “There’s one o______ thing,” the driver said. “What’s that?” “Your name is on the front of your suitcase.” Perhaps the driver was not a master detective, b_______ he was an observer(觀察者)! He paid attention and p__________ attention is an important part of living.
10 (自編) Dear Mom, I’m sorry that I can’t go back home for Mother’s Day next week. On that day, I’ll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who h_______ me a lot with my work and life here. But I’ll f_______ time to see you at home soon.
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