琴声悠扬,为妈妈弹奏

I am a former elementary school music teacher from Des Moines,lowa.Robby was 11 years old when his mother dropped him off for his first piano lesson.Robby said that it had always been his mother's dream to hear him play the piano.     

新目标英语八年级(上) Unit 8单元要点检测题

Ⅰ.词汇。A)根据句意和首字母提示,补全单词。1.We went to the Great Wall and h a greattim e last sum m er.2.—W ould you like to eat som ething e芽—No,thanks.I’m full.3.Do you think our team will w this footballm atch芽4.—W hat about going for a trip tom orrow芽—That s interesting选5.I am s to hear that you didn’t have fun onyour day off.B)用所给词的适当形式填空。1.Tom wants to be an穴act).2.The yard sale was kind of穴bore).3.D o you want to go穴swim)in sum m er芽4.H e hung out with his…     

Talking clock

While proudly showing off his new apartment to friends,a college student led the way in to the den."What is the big brass gong and hammer for?"one of his friends asked.     

书面表达一例

Billy was four years old and he was a very bad boy.Every day after lunch his mother took him to his bedroom and put him on his bed to rest for an hour, but Billy never slept and usually he made a lot of noise and got off bed every few minutes.     

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Doctor Jim Bruce was on night duty when the hospital received an urgent call.A doctor was needed at once to attend a birth.Jim was given a sheet of paper withthe address.Without delay,he hurried to his car and set off for the house,whichwas about ten minutes'drive from the hospital.He had been driving for about fiveminutes when his car broke down.Jim tried to start the engine again,but nothinghe did had any effect.He gave up trying and set off walking.     

鲁宾逊漂流记(Ⅸ)

Friday and his companion(伙伴)ran off quickly to do as I had said.Theseven sailors were just getting into theboat when Friday and his companionshouted.Hearing this,the sailors turnedand ran along the shore towards thesound.     

高考试题回放(英文)

1.(2004上海春)I am sorry its m y power to m ake a finaldecisionon the project.A.over B.above C.off D.beyond2.(2006四川)—Can he take charge ofthe com puter com pany?—Im afraid its his ability.A.beyond B.within C.of D.to3.(2006福建)Sorry,M adam.Y oud bett     

奥斯卡影帝——凯文·斯帕西(英文)

Kevin Spacey was born in New Jersey on July 26th, 1959. The family moved to Southern California and the boisterous (狂暴喧闹的) Spacey found himself sent off to a military academy. When that school couldn' t tame him, he moved on to Chatsworth High School, where he met other future actors Mare Winningham and Val Kilmer.In 1984, he found himself understudying (练习做临时演员) all the male roles in Hurlyburly. Director Mike Nichols was so impressed by his versatility (多才多艺) that he made sure he had a chance to play all of the roles during the run. After that he managed to land the lead role of National Anthems after Al Pacino dropped out and in 1986 starred opposite Jack Lemmon in the Broadway revival of Long Day' s Journey Into Night.Kevin made his film debut in 1986' s Heartburn and made     

The First Trip by Himself

Li Lei was sitting in a bus. It was a bit hot in the crowd bus. He took off his thick coat and put his hand into his pocket to see if his ticket was there. He felt a little nervous,but excited. He looked around. Everything in and out of the bus was pleasant. This was the first time in his life to travel to another city by himself.LiLeiwas a clever boy and was good atlessons.H is teachers andhis parents said thatLiLeiwas a good boy.Buthe had one shortcom ing.H e depended on his parents too …     

Questions and Answers

Ⅰ.问：1)The naughty boy his toy horse as it ．A.fell down; fell B.fell off; fell down C.fell; fell away D.fell down; fell off答案选B，可我觉得fall off为不及物的短语，又怎么能接his toy horse呢?2)A house built of brick lasts longer thanbuilt of wood．A.one B.that C.ones D.those答案选A，为什么不选B?3)I hope there are enough glasses for each guest to have．A.it B.those C.them D.one此题答案选C，用one为什么不行?4)They are all young pioneers，to help elderly people cross the streets．A.whose …     

Robinson Crusoe鲁宾逊漂流记（Ⅺ）

Friday and his companton (伙伴)ran off quickly to do as I had said. The seven sailors were just getting into the boat when Friday and his companion shouted. Hearing this, the sailors turned and ran along the shore towards the sound.     

SHORT MEMORIES

During the 1920s,Dad worked hard tosupport our family, but there was very littlemoney left over. One day,I noticed the sole was almost off one of his shoes and he was putting a cardboard in its place so he could go to work. After he went to bed that night, I quickly took his shoes and went out to the     

Roger Crawford

Roger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis except two hands and a leg.He had no palms(手掌).The baby's arms and legs were shortened,and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.     

完形填空一则(英文)

Therecom es a tim efor every childw hen fantasiesend and realitybegins.Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny36to be M um and Dad and heroesfade aw ay.I don’t know if m ost people re-m em ber this37but I know when it38to m e.39an ordinary sum m er day m ygrandfather told m e one of his crazy sto-ries.I headed off to find the Indians that40said lived in the woods and go offto have m y41.Tw o hours later I had a sm all42badly m ade raft.I took43to thepond along with a branch from a tree touse as …     

What It Takes To Be a winner

Rogger Crawford had everything he needed to play tennis--except two hands and a leg. He had no palms (手掌). The baby‘ s arms and legs were shortened, and he had only three toes on his right foot and his left leg was cut off.     

完形填空

(一) When Thomas Edison was a child。one day he 1 that the railroad company needed a boy tosellnewspaper,food,andcandyonthe 2 rIlnningbetween his town and the 3 of Detroit,sixty—fivemiles away.T|Ileiobwould 4 thathebeonthe train at seven o’clock everV 5 and notretum home 6 nine—thirtv at night. The trips to Detroit were full of 7 forThomas,and each day he learned new things.Hehadto.8 manyhoursinDetroit 9 thetrainretumed to his town in the evening,and one dayhe discovered the Free Public…     

FUNNY STORIES

A Mr Jones had a few days’ holidays, so he decided to visit the mountains by train. During the trip he often put his head out of the window and looked at the mountains. Soon the wind blew his beautiful hat off. Mr Jones quickly took his old bag and threw that out of the window, too. The other people on the train laughed. They asked if his bag would     

Ability本领

1. The otter often shows off his abilities, ＂I have seven abilities. I can pretend to be dead; I can swim; I can…”水獭整天夸耀自己：“我有七种本领。我会装死、我会游泳、我会……”     

新目标八年级(下)单元测试题(Units5～6)(英文)

Unit5Ⅰ.词汇A)根据句意和首字母提示,写出空白处所缺的单词。1.I think I/m going to wear j to go to the party.2.Mark is going to o a party.3.Many people buy newspapers at the newspaper a.4.Mr Zhao had many reasons a his son to become a professionalsoccer player.5.If you lose this c to get this job,I think you can/t get a betterone.B)用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。1.How many(play)are there in a football team?2.Yesterday afternoon she fell off her bike and got(injure).3.Who did(well)in the long…     

交通也幽默

1 A young and foolish pilot wanted to sound off on the aviation freq uencies.This was his first time approaching a field during the nighttime.Instead of following the proper protocol when reaching the tower, he said： ＂Guess who？＂ The controller switched the field Ughts off and replied：＂Guess where!＂