Boys and girls, this winter vacation is the time for you to take your mind off homework and prepare yourself for the future. The following is some advice on how to make your vacation meaningful and colorful.

Take regular exercise.You have worked most of the time. Therefore, you need to join in outdoor activities, which can bring your whole body into action. You can keep healthy.

by doing different kinds of exercise such as skating, jogging and mountain climbing.

Learn some basic life skills.One day, you will live alone. You can’t depend on your family any longer.So, you should learn to cook, wash and other practical skills.

Go for a journey.Travel to places of interest. In this way, you’ll understand cultures that are different from that of your hometown. Beautiful sights can also make you relaxed.

Enjoy family time.Don’t always sit in front of a computer. It’s great fun for family members to sit around the table, discussing sports, clothes or other common topics.

If you follow the advice above,你的寒假将充满快乐。

We wish you a wonderful time!

 Lin Wei，one of the panda keepers,says,”They‟re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they‟re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day.

Dogs like living with people. They are very friendly. They can do many things for people.

Some dogs help people to look after sheep, other dogs help them to find the lost children. (61)And some of the dogs can help the blind.

There is a kind of dog. His name is Seeing Eye dog. (62)Now we can see this kind of dog all over the world. They are working for the blind. The Seeing Eye dog is strong and easy to train. He helps the blind to walk from place to place. Before a dog becomes a Seeing Eye dog, he must go to a training school for about three months. First the dog has to learn to sit or stay when he hears the trainer’s call. In his next lesson the dog learns to take his trainer across busy streets. (63) The dog has many things to learn. 在……的尽头 (64) the training school he must take tests. When he passes the test, the Seeing Eye dog will do things by himself.

Now he can help the blind people. The new master may be a man, a woman, or even a child. It takes the dog and his blind master about a month learning to work and live together. (65)

61 .将（61）处划线词线译成中文。                                                           

62 .In Chinese, “Seeing Eye dog”means                                                    

63 .对（63）处划线部分提问。                                                

64 .将（64）处划线词组译成英语。                                                       

65 .找出（65）句中的错误并改正。                                                  

Life today is easier that it was hundreds of years ago,but it has brought some new problems,One of the biggest problems is pollution(污染).(A)We can see it ,drink it and even hear it.

Man has polluted the earth.(B)The more people,the more pollution.Many years ago,the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people.When the land was used up or the river was not clean in a place,man went to another place.Now man is slowly polluting the whole world.

Air pollution is still the most serious,it’s bad for living things in the world.

Many countries don’t let people burn(C)“有害物质”for air in houses and factories in the city.Pollution by SO₂ is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution.It’s best to ride bikes.When you are riding,there is no pollution.But even in developed countries,most people don’t go to work by bike.It’s not because bikes are expensive or people are tired if they ride to work.It’s because the number of cars on the roads becomes larger.So more people put away their bikes and go to work by car,then things are getting worse and worse.We should have special roads only for bikes and make it so difficult and expensive for drivers(D)        (take)their cars into the city that they will go back to using their bikes.

It is very common for students’ marks to fall. Sometimes it is because of situations outside school such as problems at home. Sometimes it is only because the exams get harder.

When your marks start to fall, you should try talking to a friendly teacher. He or she will be able to help you with the subjects you feel difficult. Stop（62）把自己同其他的学生比较. It doesn’t matter if other students get higher marks than you. What is important is that you do your best. Before each exam, you should go through your notes from class. You should remember the most important things you have written in a shorter form.

Look through your notes again before the exam. You will be surprised when you find you remember so much. It may take hard work and you may not improve your marks straight. But let your confidence rise by every mark. Soon they should begin to climb again. Remember:（63）Nothing is possible if he or she doesn’t have confidence.Besides（64）this, right ways are also needed by you. Keep on working hard, sooner or later, you will be successful.

One day a girl found two starving(快要饿死的)songbirds while she was walking in the woods. She took them home and put them in a small cage.(A)She cared them with love and the birds grew stronger. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. One morning the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger of the two birds flew from the age. The girl was so frightened that he would flyaway. As the flew close, she caught him tightly in her hands. Her heart felt glad at her success in catching him. When she(B)________her hands she stared at the dead bird. Her deep love had killed(C)him.

    She could feel the bird's great need for freedom. He needed to fly in the clear, blue________(D).she let the other bird fly out of the cage. He circled once, twice. three times.

    Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It(E)唱动听的歌that she had never heard.

The fast way to lose love is to hold it tightly. the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

The famous scientist and thinker, Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived not far from the River Severn, England.

Charles’ father was a well-known doctor and the son of a still greater doctor and scientist. Charles’ father hoped that his son would also become a doctor.

 As a boy, Charles liked to go for walks in the fields and forests. He watched nature and compared what ha saw with everything he had read in science books. He also liked collecting very much. He collected many things: eggs, stones, and leaves. His father did not like this: As Charles was not studying very well at school.

1 为了成为一名医生，达尔文的爸爸在他十六岁时就把他送到爱丁堡大学（Edinburgh University）学习。 But he was interested in the history and nature.

Then he studied at Cambridge University until 1831.

Some time later, he heard that the ship Beagle was going on a trip to South America and want a scientist. His professor advised him to go. He said the trip would be just for Darwin. So when the ship left England in December 1831, Darwin was on it. The research lasted almost five years. The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin saw many plants and animals. He collected all kinds of plants, which he sent home from the places he visited.

When he returned home, his family and friends greeted him.

In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent, where he went on his studied of the changes in nature.2Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and they really change.

By 1859, Darwin finished his famous book The Origin Of  Species. It  made a great hit in the world of science.3 The church and some scientists opposed (反对)him. But later, more and more scientists agreed with him.

There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to build a house there for their three newborn babies.

    One day, I heard the sound of the little birds. ① I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. I thought they dropped off their house, so I decided to help them get back to their house. At that time, the father bird and the mother bird came back. They had some food for the third baby. They put the food on the ground, far away from the bird baby. To get the food, the baby had to fly to it.

    Then I heard the cry of the third baby. She was still in their house. She was afraid to get out of the house to get the food. But she was very hungry. To my surprise, the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.

    After about ten minutes, the third baby didn’t have any other choice. She slowly want to the border(边缘) of the house and began to fly. She flew off from the house. Finally, the third baby landed on the ground and found the food.

    These birds taught me a lesson—There is lots of food. ②如果你想要你的食物，你将不得不学会飞翔。

任务一： 根据短文内容简要回答问题。

Today(今天) Mrs. Green goes to the store. (1)她想买一些东西。 She buys some bread, milk, vegetables and fruit. Chicken is her favorite, so she buys some, too. Mr. Green likes to play basketball. Mrs. Green needs to buy a basketball for him. The basketball is only 25 dollars. Her daughter Betty needs a skirt for school. Red is Betty’s favorite color. (2)The skirts in the store are on sale, for only 20 dollars. She buys a red one for Betty. Frank is Betty’s brother. He is only four. He likes model planes. Mrs. Green buys one for him. That’s not all! The socks are in all colors. A pair is only 2 dollars. She buys eight pairs.