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1、七年级英语课外阅读七年级英语课外阅读一HOW much do you know about Top Combine (至上励合 TC), the popular boy band? After two months of training and rehearsal in South Korea, the five boys are back with their *latest album Grandness Equal to Heaven (齐天大盛). They showed up in Beijing last month to promote their new record. Hu

2、ndreds of teenagers screamed in excitement when they saw their idols.“I was blown away (被征服) by this album. I knew TC would improve after going to South Korea, but I couldnt have imagined it would be so nice,” said a fan after she listened to the album.Each of the boys has put something of themselve

3、s into the new album, from Zhang Yuans soft voice to Ma Xueyangs talents composing and writing lyrics. Their hit song Grandness Equal to Heaven is a creative mix of catchy (动人的) rhythms and traditional musical instruments, including flute (笛子) and pipa. A teenage fan says that Top Combines new album

4、 helps him get through all his tests.Although they tried to be Chinas No 1 Motivational (励志的) boy band, Top Combines debut in October, 2008 was not a big success. The bands first EP Arrival (降临) was not immediately popular. People accused the band of being unoriginal. They said TC was just like a So

5、uth Korean boy band, because their fashion sense and music style were similar to those bands. But they didnt give up. Now with their new album, their hard work looks like its paying off.BONUS*latest adj.“最近的，最新的”Have you read her latest work?Teens点金考点看台imagine v. 想象用法：imagination n. 想象，想象力；imaginabl

6、e adj. 可想象的；imaginative adj. 富于想象力的。You can imagine how surprised I was. similar adj. 相似的用法：similarity n. 相似；similar to 与相似；different from 与不同。He talked about it in a similar way. pay off (付出)得到回报，还清用法：pay n. 工资；payfor 为支付；pay the bill 付账。It took them three years to pay off the debt.考点看台I knew TC wo

7、uld improve after going to Korea, but用法：划线部分是一个过去将来时态结构，即 would +动词原形，表示过去将要发生的事。二Obama meets ChinaObama has a good time at the Great Wall. REUTERSHE who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man. US President Barack Obama is a true man. Obama had a four-day visit to China last week. He had

8、 a very busy schedule (日程). But he still spent some time visiting the Forbidden City (故宫) and the Great Wall.When a leader visits another country, he or she sometimes goes to the countrys most famous places. It is to show respect to the local culture. For the leaders, its also a good time to relax d

9、uring a tiring foreign trip.Obama spent 50 minutes in the Forbidden City on Tuesday. He thinks the Forbidden City is a magnificent (华丽的) place to visit. He said: I will come back with my girls and my wife.On Wednesday afternoon, he took a quick tour of the Great Wall at Badaling. There, he enjoyed a

10、 moment of peace.Its magical (不可思议的). It reminds (使想到) you of the sweep (进程) of history, Obama said about the Great Wall.三Life-saving classesLIU Xu was robbed (抢劫)! The 13-year-old was riding home when a man suddenly jumped out from the roadside. He pulled Liu off his bike and rode away. Liu was sca

11、red (害怕), but he didnt run after the robber. He found a telephone and called the police at 110.“Safety is the priority (要务) in such a situation,” Liu said, remembering what his teacher had told him in his first aid (急救) class. “It is not safe to run after an adult who is much stronger than you.”Liu

12、is a junior student at Shenzhen Baoan Middle School in Guangdong. His school is one of the first in China to have compulsory (必修的) first aid education. Junior 1 students at the school must take the class once a week.Teenage safety has become a serious issue recently. According to a 2004 survey, abou

13、t 16,000 teenagers die in accidents in China every year. An average of 40 students die every day from drowning (溺水), food poisoning and traffic accidents. Baoan School said that the first aid classes are to “teach students skills so that they can protect and save themselves in emergencies (紧急情况).”Ro

14、le-playing for safetyStudents at Baoan often learn by role-playing in first aid classes. Zhou Min, 12, recalled her favorite lesson. “I performed as a stranger knocking at a door. A classmate stood inside the door and asked several questions before letting me in. Then we changed roles and did it aga

15、in,” Zhou said. “We learned a lot while having fun at role-playing.”The topics of the class are regularly updated. The students have learned skills for surviving (幸存) in earthquakes. They also deal with topics like sexual harassment (骚扰). “The teacher told us that we should try not to go out alone,

16、especially at night. If someone tries to do bad things to us, we may hit their eyes or noses or kick their private parts (私处). Then we should quickly run into a crowded place,” said Zhong Hua, a 13-year-old girl.四Flu cant stop us!CHINESE schools are having a hard time this autumn. The A(H1N1) flu an

17、d common flu have hit the country as many students get infected (感染).According to a recent report, more than 42,000 people in China have caught the A(H1N1) flu. And 96% of the outbreaks (爆发) have happened in schools. Children and teenagers have been hit hardest by the epidemic.Students have to check

18、 their temperature many times a day. Classes are closed when two A(H1N1) flu cases are reported within two weeks. Students with flu-like symptoms (流感相似症状) should be sent to the hospital at once.To make things worse, most students will be taking the mid-term exams.How can students go on with their st

19、udy during the time? Schools and students gave us some ideas. Zhu Baobao, 15, Beijing: One of my classmates was confirmed (确诊) to have A(H1N1), so we stopped classes for a week. The teacher gave us a pile of quizzes to do. Some classmates called me to study together but my parents said it was not sa

20、fe. We also tried the QQ video, but it was not clear. Finally we called each other to discuss the quizzes. Wang Feixuan, 14, Xian: A class in our grade was suspended (暂停) last week. Teachers recorded (录像) videos of our classes and put them online for the resting students to download (下载). The suspen

21、ded class also had meetings online. The teacher and students chatted in a group online. They could speak and hear each others voices. Luo Yijing, 13, Shanghai: A girl in my class caught a common flu and got a fever. She had to stay home for a week. The teacher asked me to help her. Every day when I

22、got home, Id call her and tell her what the teacher taught in class that day. When she had problems with homework, she called me too. Jiang Sai, 16, Beijing: Two classes of our grade were suspended. The school put three video cameras and several computers in our class. If the resting students have t

23、he Internet at home, they can connect (连接) with the computers in our classroom and have classes with us. The resting students and the teacher can see and hear each other through videos. They can also ask and answer questions.五Flu, stay away!THIS Beijing girl is taking an A/H1N1 flu vaccine shot (甲型流

24、感疫苗注射) on October 21. Beijing prepared about 1.7 million vaccine shots. They were all free. Middle and primary school (小学) students were the first to get the shots. This is because it is easier for them to get sick. Beijing has reported more than 5,000 A/H1N1 cases (病例). Some schools have closed for

25、 a short time because of the flu.六Its snowing!IT snowed heavily last week in northern China. Big snows fell on Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, Ningxia and Xinjiang. For many cities, it was the biggest snowfall in 50 years. The snow made traveling hard. Many schools had to close for days.Jia Aizhen, 14, live

26、s in Taiyuan, Shanxi. She should have a mid-term (期中的) test on Wednesday. Because of the snow, they had the test on Sunday instead.It was good because we had more time to review (复习) our lessons, said Jia. She enjoyed the snow. It was as deep as 15cm and came to halfway up her leg. I felt peaceful (

27、平和的) and relaxed (放松的) to see the white snowy world.Kang Xinyi, 13, and Wang Danyang, 13, are classmates at Shijiazhuang No 43 Middle School in Hebei. Their school stopped on Wednesday. Kang said the snow in the yard was as deep as 40cm.It was so good we didnt have to go to school! said Kang. Kang,

28、Wang and another friend had a snowball fight (打雪仗) and made snowmen. They also helped clear snow off the roads.I never saw such a big snow, said Wang. Last year we only made a small snow panda, but this year our snowman is as tall as 1 meter!If the snow didnt make trouble for traffic (交通), we would

29、hope it would never stop! said the girls.七Its our turn!Five Beijing students in their training uniforms are taking a break from practicing for the National Day celebrations. THIS summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or trav

30、eling, they were training hard for the National Day celebration.To mark the 60th anniversary (周年纪念) of China this year, the students will perform a group display in a big parade (游行) on Tiananmen Square on October 1.Students are training from 7:30 am to around 10:00 am or from 4 pm to 6:30 pm. It is

31、 to avoid the summer heat.They wear white hats, T-shirts and dark-blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts are printed with a red logo, the number 60. The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting (蹲). Then they moved on to practice the group display. They use colored shee

32、ts in the shape of flowers as a prop (道具). When we watch the parade on TV we will see them making colorful patterns (图案) with them.What do the students think of their unusual summer?Sometimes we find it a bit tiring, says Lu Wenqi, 13. But most of us think its a great honor to take part in such an important celebration.Li Hui, 15, thinks the same as Lu. She says her classmates are seldom late for training. Its a wonderful chance for us, says Li. When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day celebration. Now its my turn!BONUS一场盛大的庆祝