In 1876, when the first telephone was shown to the public, electricity was still new and little understood. Many people had died working with electricity in the early days. That's why most people did not easily accept that it was safe to hear a human voice through the phone.

But on the morning of March 10, 1876, Alexander Bell, and his assistant Thomas Watson, had no such fears. Bell, and Watson had been struggling to make their new invention, the telephone, work. Bell sent his assistant to a room in the basement. In a room upstairs, the telephone inventor spoke seven little words into his invention. These simple words changed the world forever. "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you. "

The telephone was born in March 1876, but it took a few more years for it to gain respect. Bell had to overcome the fears about electricity before people took his invention serious. He also had to convince(使信服) people there was a need for such a machine.

Today, we take telephones in agreement. But on that day in March 1876, there were only two telephones in the whole world. Our world sure has changed, don't you think so?

【1】How did people like the telephones at first?

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【2】When was the first telephone invented in history?

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【3】What was the first sentence that was said on the phone in history?

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【4】Is it easy or difficult for people to accept the telephone at that time?

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【5】Put the main ideas (A-E) in the order that the passage is arranged.

____ →____ →____ →____ →____

A.Why people think phone call is dangerous.

B.A new try between Alexander Bell and Thomas Watson.

C.Our world has changed.

D.Telephones were dangerous.

E.It is not easy for people to accept the machine.

However, many parents are very worried that putting of the start of school may affect children's studies. If they have such a long winter vacation. children will not learn any knowledge, read books or study at all. They may forget what they have learned before Staving at home for a long time will make them keep eating, sleeping and playing, which seriously affect their physical and mental health.

In short, the close of school influences learning and develops bad habits, so how should we avoid these problems? Local education departments have also issued a notice. that is, to organize online teaching and create a network platform(平臺), where necessary courses will be shown every day, and online teaching will be given by excellent teachers of the subject, and students can learn at home through computer or mobile network.

It should be said that such a method is very good. It can not only keep students indoors and not worry about the infection(感染) of the disease, but also make them study at home, improve their learning ability, and truly achieve "no suspension of classes". Both the platform itself and the recorded lesson resources are more useful, and are welcomed by parents and teachers.

Of course, except for learning at home, it is also necessary to teach children about health knowledge, especially how to keep away from touching virus and other knowledge popularization; at the same time, it is also necessary for children to do some physical exercises or some games, which is good for physical health at home.

【1】Parents worried about putting off the start time of school because ________.

A.children may be infected by virusB.they don't like the idea of online learning

C.children's study may be affectedD.parents have no time to look after children

【2】Except for learning at home, what is also necessary according to the writer?

A.To keep playing online games.B.To keep touching different people.

C.To do some physical exercises outside.D.To teach children about health knowledge.

【3】The underlined word "suspension" in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A.planB.stopC.growthD.change

【4】What's the best title for this passage?

A.Special Way to Learn at HomeB.A New War with a New Chance

C.A Way to Keep Mentally HealthyD.A Method to Make Parents Worried

How are you? I hope you are feeling well and your leg is improving. Can you walk a bit now? Is your neighbor, Mrs. Lu, bringing you enough books to read? I hope so. You'd love our school library, Grandma. There are so many books on all kinds of subjects. The other day I found a book about engineering. I couldn't really understand it but I hope to learn more about this topic sometime. This term I have some new subject classes, so I think I'll tell you about them.

I study biology. It is a very interesting subject. I'm learning all about the human body, where everything is and what it does. Did you know that we have a kissing muscle? It's called “orbicularis” and it's a circle muscle that closes your mouth and moves your lips forward. I love biology. It's so interesting! Another new subject is religion(宗教). I didn't think I would like this one, but actually it is very interesting to hear how different people worship(崇拜). We are learning about lots of religions from all over the world, not only Asia. My other new subject is Spanish. It's really difficult to learn a new language but I know it will be useful for me in the future, if I want to travel around the world.

Spanish is one of the official languages of the European Union and the United Nations. I've learnt that Spanish is not only spoken in Europe but in South America too. Countries like Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico also speak Spanish. You know I've always wanted to go to Mexico, so if I can speak Spanish, it would be really useful.

Did you study these subjects when you were at school? I suppose subject choice changes over time, doesn't it? I'll come to visit you again in the next holiday, which I think is in eight weeks' time. I'll bring you some of my new books if you like. I hope you can write back soon and tell me all the village news. I miss you very much.

Lots of love,

Sara

【1】From the letter we can know that Grandma's leg was________.

A.improvingB.lostC.getting worseD.hurt

【2】Why does Sara want to learn Spanish?

A.Because Spanish is interesting.B.Because Spanish is difficult.

C.Because Spanish is useful.D.Because Spanish is easy.

【3】The writer has learnt a lot except ________ since she began to study biology.

A.the human bodyB.a kissing muscle

C.orbicularisD.circles

【4】Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?

A.Sara knows little about engineering.

B.Sara is learning about religions from all over the world.

C.Grandma probably doesn't like reading books very much.

D.The subjects Sara learns are different from the ones her grandma did.

According to a new rule of the university, students must prove themselves in the swimming pool. They need to pass a swimming test of at least 50 meters, and those who fail the test will be required to take a swimming course throughout their school years. By the time they graduate, they will have known how to swim; otherwise they can't graduate with their bachelor's deegrs(學士學位).

The news made waves in Chinese social media(媒體). Some people praised the university for requiring a necessary skill that can save lives, and they also believed that the rule would help improve students' health. However, others questioned if it was fair to expect those who come from inland cities(內陸城市） to be able to swim.

In fact, this is not a new rule. Tsinghua University first made swimming a requirement in 1919 but later gave it up because the number of students became too large and there were not enough swimming pools in the school for them to learn swimming.

Anyway, it is sill good news that Chinese students' health has become more and more valued.

Why not just take this chance to learn one more life-saving ability?

【1】According to the passage, what does it take for a student to graduate from Tsinghua University?

A.Some papers.B.High scores in exams.

C.Passing a swimming testD.All of the above.

【2】The underlined phrase "made waves" in Paragraph 3 most probably means ________.

A.caused a heated discussionB.spread widely

C.made a requirementD.proved the rule

【3】What is the passage mainly about?

A.Different people hold different opinions about a new rule.

B.Tsinghua University has made a new rule of graduation.

C.Chinese students' health should be more and more valued.

D.There is a new chance to learn another life-saving ability.

fell in love with attractive strange marked appearance dancer

【1】The famous __________ gave many wonderful shows around the country last year.

【2】Students shouldn't pay much more attention to their __________, but their studies.

【3】These coats are __________ with company's official design—Arctic Circle.

【4】When I was in primary school, I __________ reading.

【5】Being a good listener is also a(n) __________ quality in a person.

— _____. Because she often gets up late and is afraid of being late for school.

A. has; Yes B. doesn’t; No C. does; No D. hasn’t; Yes

—For about 15 years.

A.How manyB.How longC.How muchD.How often

A.has shownB.was shownC.showsD.will be shown

—Dave is ________.

A.tellingB.sayingC.speakingD.talking

提示詞語：civilization ( 文明 ), manners, polite, respect

提示問題：● What is important for a middle school student?

●What do you usually do?

●How do you feel?

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