Unit 1 Living well 知识点题库

          Legend has it that President George Washington never told a lie． Still, he was not perfect． A library in New York has a document to prove it． According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5, 1789, and never brought them back．

          More than 220 years have gone by since Washington borrowed the books, and a lot has changed since then. Back in 1789, there was no Washington, D．C．． The U．S． capital was New York City, and that was where the President lived． There was only one place in the city to borrow books, the New York Society Library． It was there that Washington checked out the two books that were never returned． Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books． One book was about international relations, and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job

          The librarian wrote down the titles, the dates and the name of the borrower． Washington was listed simply as “President”．

Under the rules of the library, the books should have been handed back by 2 November that same year, and their borrower would have been faced with fines of a few cents a day ever since． Over time, Washington's fine grew and grew． Today, the library is owed about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books．  “We're not actively concerned about the overdue fines，” the head librarian Mark Bartlett said．“But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back．”

          As for Washington's reason for failing to return the books he borrowed, we may never have an answer． Perhaps he was too busy and just forgot about them． Maybe they were lost． Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery． After all, it was he who famously said, “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one．”

      假如你是李明，你发现部分同学每次遇到重要考试，都会出现一些焦虑症状。请你用英语写一封信，向某学生英文报编辑反映该问题。信的内容应包括下列要点：

焦虑症状建议：头晕、乏力、睡眠不好、食欲不振等;1． 考前制定好合适的复习计划2． 考试期间正常作息3． 睡前洗热水澡、喝热牛奶等有助于睡眠4． 其他建议(内容由考生自己拟定)

       注意：1．根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。2．要准确使用语法和词汇；使用一定的句型、词汇，清楚、连贯地表达自己的意思；3． 词数：100个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

       参考词汇：头晕—dizzy(adj．)

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    What would it be like to walk on Mars? If you could build the highest building in the world，what would it look like? Do you dream of being the next J. K. Rowling? This summer, you can experience all of these things, and more. All you need is an Internet connection and your imagination.

    A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that kids spend an average of 1 hour and 29 minutes online each day. Many kids like to use that time to chat with friends, play games or check e­mails. But the next time you get on the Web, try exploring the world instead. “With the Internet，you can go back 11,000 years in time，or go 11,000 kilometers across the planet.” said Russell, Web search expert of Google. “The whole scope of history and the world is open to you.”

    There is a wealth of information to be found online. For example, if your family is going on vacation somewhere, do a quick online search on the area before you even get in the car. “What's the background of the place; what's the history？” says Russell. “I like to tell my kids, ‘Whenever you have a question, whenever you have a doubt, search it out.'”

    Ready to launch a virtual journey of your own? Here are a few starting points to get you thinking and to help you on your way. You can invite your parents along for the ride, too. Always ask for permission before downloading programs and software onto your computer. And check with a parent or an adult before visiting any new Web site.

    Navigate the world in 3­D with Google Earth. Begin in outer space and zoom (快速移动) into the streets of any city, from Hong Kong to San Francisco. Or visit ancient monuments, watch the changing rainforests over time, and dive underwater to explore tropical reef.

    With the Moon in Google Earth tool, you can walk in Neil Armstrong's famous footsteps. Take a guided tour of the moon's surface with Armstrong's fellow shuttle mate astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

    When you're exploring that part of the solar system, hop on over to the Red Planet with Google Mars. There, you can move very quickly around the surface and see images from the Mars Rovers.

1）表示有意参加;

2）说明自己关爱动物;

3）打算为何种动物代言;

4）希望申请成功。

注意：

1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头语已经写好。

参考词汇 代言人spokesman

Dear sir,

    I'm Li Hua, a student from Xinhua Middle school in Shijiazhuang．……

    Yours,

    Li Hua

    Although most parents don't like doing it after a long and exhausting workday, reading bedtime stories does make a positive influence on your child's emotional and mental health.

    It helps to develop children's imagination.

    Reading bedtime stories can develop your children's ability to form pictures or ideas in their mind. A healthy imagination makes their minds work well and teaches them to think quickly yet effectively.

    It improves children's language.

    Reading also improves your children's language. They'll most likely use those words in the stories you read right after they hear them. Listening to many stories helps kids to express their opinions better.

    Reading books makes people more learned. When children hear the stories you tell, they learn grammar and vocabulary, for example. It helps them be successful in school as they already know a lot from your stories. What's more, every story has its moral aspect and tells them what's good and what's bad.

    These reasons leave no chances of doubting whether to read bedtime stories to your children or not.They will thank you in future, I promise.

A. It makes children knowledgeable.

B. It fosters children's affection for reading.

C. Bedtime stories create just unforgettable moments.

D. They remember most words you say and enlarge their vocabulary.

E. Take a look at the best benefits of it and you'll never be lazy to do that.

F. They'll be successful in many aspects thanks to a wonderful imagination.

G. So however tired you are, find time to read bedtime stories to your children.

    A marine biologist placed a shark into a large holding tank and then released several small bait fish into the tank. The result met your 1, the shark quickly swam across the tank, attacked and ate the smaller fish.

    The biologist then 2a strong piece of fiberglass into the tank, creating two 3parts. She then put the shark on one side of the 4fiberglass and a new set of bait fish on the other. 5, the shark quickly attacked. But this time, the shark 6because it knocked hard against the fiberglass 7. Determined, the shark kept 8this behavior every few minutes, but 9. Meanwhile, the bait fish swam around 10in the second part. Eventually, the shark 11hope of hunting. This experiment was carried out several times. Each time, the shark got less 12and made fewer attempts to attack the fish, until it 13hitting the fiberglass and simply stopped attacking. The biologist then 14the fiberglass, but the shark didn't attack. The shark was trained to believe a 15existed between it and the bait fish, 16the bait fish could swim wherever they wished, free from harm.

    Many of us, after experiencing setbacks and failures, 17give up and stop trying. Like the shark in the story, we believe that 18we were unsuccessful in the past, we will always be unsuccessful. 19, even when no "real" obstacle exists between where we are and where we want to go, we 20see obstacles in our heads.