It’s about Time

Do you know what time it is? If you do, you probably are looking at a clock or Long ago, people didn’t have clocks or watches like you do. When the sun rose, they got up and when the sun went down, they went to bed. They told timeby the position of the sun in the sky.

People discovered that they could use a stick and the sun to tell time. This was called a shadow clock. They put a stick in the ground, pointing straight up. The direction of the stick’s shadow and how long or shortit was told them the time.

A better kind of shadow clock was called a sundial. Sundial had a pointer and a base. The pointer cast a shadow on marks around the base. People could tell time by reading the marks.

But shadow clocks were not good for telling time on cloudy days or at night.

One kind of clock that didn’t need the sun was a water clock. A water clock was container with a tiny hole in the bottom. Water would steadilydropout of the hole. Marks on the inside of the container showed the time. It took one hour for the water to go down one mark.

Another kind of clock that didn’t need the sun was a candle clock. You would know the time by how much of the candle had melted（熔化）. The candle had marks down its side to show the hours.

Sometimes people used candle clocks as alarm clocks. They put a nail（钉子）in the candle at the time they wanted to wake up, hanging a shoe on the nail. When the candle melted down, the nail fell outand the shoe hit the floor with a BANG! Now there are all kinds of timepieces, from tall grandfather clocks to watches we wear on our wrists（手腕）. Most clocks run on electricity from batteries.

There are many more types of clocks, too. Clocks hang in and on buildings. Clocks are everywhere!

【1】Did people have clocks or watches like you do long ago?

【2】What did sundial have?

【3】 How long did it take for the water to go down one mark in water clock?

【4】How would you know the time when you use a candle clock?

【5】What does the writer want to tell us?

【题目】

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We are a charity and we help children in poor areas in India. We need volunteers to join us and teach English to these children, and help make their lives better.

Volunteer teachers will work with children aged 6 to15 and teach classes up to 30 children.

We welcome volunteers with or without teaching experience. We will organize a two-week training programme before you go to India.

This is a special chance to gain important life experience. You will meet other young people from all over the world, and learn more about Indian culture. Most importantly, you will make a difference to a community in need. Education can change a child’s life forever. Help us make that change today.

What our volunteers say:

“This has been a wonderful experience. I loved teaching my class and India is a beautiful country. I’ll never forget the three months I spent here!”

—Jane

"After my 2-month volunteering experience there, I realize how lucky I’m at home. Some children in India live in very poor conditions, but they’re very hard-working. They want to improve the lives of their families in the future. I’m very happy to be able to help them in some small way.”

—Mike

To join us, you can email us at teachervolunteers@yahoo.com or call us on 60998979. Come and be a member of the big family!

【1】What kind of volunteers are needed?

A. ORBIS doctors.B. English teachers.

C. UNICEF workers.D. Environmental volunteers.

【2】Who do the volunteers help in India?

A. The elderly.B. The sick adults.

C. Kids in poor areas.D. People with disabilities.

【3】How long does the training programme last before the volunteers go to India?

A. Two weeks.B. Two months.C. Three weeks.D. Three months.

【4】How does Mike like his experience as a volunteer?

A. He realizes how unlucky he is.

B. He doesn’t think the voluntary work is useful.

C. He will always remember his three-month stay in India.

D. He’s glad to make a little difference to the lives of Indian children.

【5】What may the article above probably be?

A. A diary.B. A novel.C. An advertisement.D. A science report.

A．it；to work

B．it；to working

C．that；to work

D．that；to working

An Honestly Fun Camp

Bill couldn’t wait for September when school would start. It was early August, and he was at the same summer ________.He has been there five times. When his dad was a boy,he went to the same camp and loved it.Bill didn’t ________it at all. But he didn’t want to disappoint his dad by telling him about that.

By the middle of August, Bill really wanted to__________. He had enough of the horses, enough of the baseball games and enough of the bad camp food. He wrote to his mom and asked her if she would _________him up early, but he didn’t want his mom to tell his dad. She wrote back in a letter which said, “I can’t do that. I am always honest with your dad. If you really want to leave, I will talk to him about it.”

Bill was still too ________about disappointing his dad, so he wrote back to his mom that he would _________for the last two weeks and try to make the best of it. He asked his mom if she would make his favorite meal when he got home.

During that last week, Bill was looking forward to the meal his mom would be making. Every time,he ate a camp meal he________he was eating his mom’s cooking. All of a sudden, the food didn’t taste as bad as before.

Bill decided to be honest with his camp coach. He told the coach that he wasn’t ________with the horse he had been given and he wanted to change. The coach asked Bill which horse he might feel better riding. Bill was then given to another horse for the last week, and he started to like horse back riding.

Bill never liked playing ________because he didn’t like playing 1st base. He told the coach, and the coach asked him to play catcher. Bill started to actually like it.

When Bill’s parents came to pick him up from camp, he said to them in all honesty, “This

was the best summer at camp ever. Because I tried to express myself ________so that others can understand me better. I enjoyed it a lot.”

【1】A.camp B.house C.holiday D.school

【2】A.visit B.hear C.like D.mind

【3】A.study B.leave C.walk D.run

【4】A. put B.warm C.make D.pick

【5】A.surprised B.angry C.worried D sad

【6】A.work B.stay C.call D.live

【7】A.noticed B.accepted C.realized D.imagined

【8】A.comfortable B.friendly C.patient D.popular

【9】A.games B.baseball C.horses D.chess

【10】A.honestly B.proudly C.happily D.Seriously

Music for the Clouds

Once upon a time, there was a country. It didn’t rain for a long time. The people there started to go hungry because the crops died during the long drought(干旱).

A group of musicians were travelling the country, trying to make a living from their music shows. 【1】.Because there were so many problems in the land.

“We believe music can help solve all the problems,” said the musicians. But no one paid any attention. 【2】. It was very strange, because the sky was cloudy.

“It has been cloudy like this for many months, but not a single drop of rain has fallen,” people there told them.

“【3】 ,” the musicians said, and they began practicing for the concert on the top of the mountain. Everyone who heard the music was surprised and went up the mountain. 【4】.There were tiny and interesting notes（音符） from their instruments. They rose and rose into the clouds. The music was so beautiful, happy and fun.

And the notes started playing with the clouds and the whole sky turned into an amazing amusement park. Before long, the large clouds were thundering with laughter.

The musicians continued playing, and a few minutes later the clouds started crying with laughter. 【5】, and they brought great happiness to all.

And in memory of that musical rain, everyone in the land learned how to play an instrument. They took turns to go up the mountain, and bring joy to the clouds with their beautiful songs.

A. o the musicians wanted to do something for help

B. When they got there, the musicians began to play

C. Don’t worry, we’ll bring rain to the country

D. But no one felt like listening to music

E. The country was full of tears of joy

A. lively B. perfectly C. badly D. friendly

--- I always practice the piano I go to bed.

A. before B. at C.after D. for

A. loudly B. clearly

C. quietly D. politely.

A．will rain；won’t rain

B．will rain；doesn’t rain

C．rains；doesn’t rain

D．rains；won’t rain

【题目】

【1】Which film was released the earliest?

A. Bao.B. Coco.C. Avengers.D. Totoro.

【2】Who is the director of Avengers:Endgame?

A. Domee Shi.B. Miyazaki Hayao.

C. Lee Edward Unkrich and Adrian Molina.D. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo.

【3】What can we learn from the information above?

A. All of the films won Oscar Awards.B. Avengers: Endgame is a cartoon film.

C. Only the director of Coco is from America.D. Coco and Totoro are both about adventures.

【4】What's the purpose of writing these passages?

A. To teach how to make friends.B. To ask people to watch TV.

C. To introduce some films to people.D. To tell people how to make cartoons.

【5】Where can you find this passage?

A. On the Internet.B. In a newspaper.C. In a textbook.D. In a novel.