Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩)are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours.The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching andhugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learnsimple sign language.
Lastsummer, I was holding the net when Grandpa asked me ____19____ I couldhelp him teach Frank how to play chess. I said no because I wanted to catchfish. Grandpa had been the one who’d taught us how to catch fish, but then the ____20____ made him stay behind.
If youthink you have walked into a library with a ____11____ likethat, you are exactly wrong. ____12____, you’ve entered the workplace of CourtneyHolmes, known as the Storybook Barber (理发师).
For Yang, one of the long-expected activitiesduring the Spring Festival is to take photos with family members. On the earlymorning of the second day of the Chinese New Year when the whole family reunite,he would dress up and wait for the photo to be taken.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
Late onenight, Gulliver received a warning that some nobles wanted him killed. Even theemperor of Lilliput wanted to give him less food to save ___16___. It was true Gulliver was very expensive.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (顽皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (国际折纸奥林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
16.(10分)报刊是历史的档案,不仅记录了时代的变迁,而且影响了社会发展的进程。阅读下列材料,回答问题。材料一 1898年8月,《万国公报》发表以广学会名义撰写的《速兴新学条例》,提出了多项发展教育的主张。如主张派遣留学,每年由国家从学有所成之士中选100人,资派出洋。又如,主张在每一府所在地和市镇各设学塾、书院,专以西文西学教人。 ——摘编自黄新宪《<万国公报>与中国教育的近代化》材料二 东北自沦陷后,《申报》报道了大量东北义勇军的战斗情况,对他们的战斗成果热情宣扬。1936年底,《申报》对傅作义及其所部在红格尔图和百灵庙战役击溃日伪军的行动进行了连续报道,大大鼓舞了中国军民的士气。随着卢沟桥的枪声响起,《申报》对抗战予以了更多的关注和报道。 ——摘编自盘霄远《抗战全面爆发后<申报>对时局报道态度的研究》
中国梦是历史的、现实的,也是未来的,中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦终将在一代代青年的接力奋斗中变为现实。阅读下列材料,回答问题。材料一 五月四日下午一时半,十几个学校的学生齐集天安门,人人手里拿着一面或两面白旗,上面写着“还我青岛”“头可断青岛不可失”……第二天,北京各大专学校总罢课……六月三日,北京学生在街头演讲时被北洋政府逮捕一百七十八人……第三天,上街演讲的学生达到五千多人,社会影响加大。学生的爱国行动得到越来越多各界人士的同情和支持……这是真正伟大的历史转折点。——摘编自金冲及着《二十世纪中国史纲》(第一卷)材料二(七七事变后)20岁的张访朋投考了由广西南宁迁到桂林的黄埔第六分校,成为第十六期期的一名学生……,为了锻炼预备军官们的指挥能力,军校里不时进行沙盘作战演习……教官们讲怎么指挥作战,讲得很生动这是张访朋第一次从军官的角度去思考如何作战。——摘编自《我的抗战》节目组著《我的抗战Ⅱ》
As a boy, Kevin visited national parks and helearned the Earth is in ___12___condition. He felt worried, and he wanted to ___13___ the Earth. In 2009, he went to swim in waternear North Pole(北极)todraw people’s attention to the melting glaciers(融化的冰川).
In the late autumn, John was badly ill andbecame bedridden (长期卧床的).After the doctor visited John several times, he told Sue, “His condition isquite ___22___.John seems to have lost all will to live. If he doesn’t want to live, medicineswill not help him.”
In the large yard stood thirteen trees ofdifferent sizes. One day, while Joey was playing with his sister under thetrees, he noticed that a tree trunk (树干) had a sad look. He raninto the house to tell his mom about it. She told Joey to find the reason whyit was sad.
At the age of nine, Kelly dreamed of being abasketball player. But one day when she was playing basketball, she hurt herleft leg ____16____.
Antarctica lies in the most southern part of theworld. It is the coldest area on Earth. There isn’t much rain, but there is alot of snow and wind. The lowest temperature was on 21 July in 1983 at -89.2℃!
“Red Trip” in TonghuaTonghua is a good choice to have a “red trip”. It is aplace full of “red stories”. The well-known national hero Yang Jingyu oncefought here. Experience the “red spirit”!
I joineda band (乐队)as a drummer in my middle school. I thought itwould be fun playing the drum and meeting new friends. At first it was easy,but a month later, it got difficult. I was the only one who couldn’t keep pace (节奏)with the other players. Our teacher,Angie, singled me out to keep practicing while everyone else got to relax. Ifelt ashamed (羞愧的)as my teammates watched me fail so many times.Finally I got so tired of practicing that I didn’t care about doing it right.
17.纵观中外历史,民族解放、国家独立、社会制度的变更、民生问题的解决等都是国家得以发展的主要因素,同时也是历史发展的重要主题.结合所学历史知识,回答下列相关问题.(1)17-19世纪,美国、英国、法国、俄国、日本,这五个国家实现民族解放或变更社会制度的重大历史事件各是什么?上述五国伙同其他国家曾对中国发动了什么战争,使中国完全陷入了半殖民地半封建社会的深渊?(2)20世纪上半叶,中国人民为了推翻剥削压迫,实现民族解放和国家独立进行了诸多实践.其中哪次革命推翻了封建君主专制制度?实现民族解放和国家独立的历史事件是什么?(3)19世纪60年代,俄国和日本在改革中对于土地问题分别采取了什么具体措施?(4)20世纪50年代,中国为解放农民土地问题,消灭封建剥削制度,采取了什么措施?(5)我们青少年为了中国的发展应该怎样做?