Unit4SharingⅠ.阅读理解A(2018·山东菏泽期中检测)TallulahLois,myyoungestdaughterofthree,isdefinitelytheprincessofthefamily.So,itwasonlyfittingthatsheaskedforapartyforherthirdbirthday.ConsideringwehadrecentlyseenthenewerCinderellaandlovedthefilm,itseemedafittingpickforthetheme!Beforeaparty,IliketofirstgoaroundthehouseandseewhatIcanfindthatwouldmakeagreatadditiontothedecoration.Forexample,Ilovethehomemadefeelofmismatchedtableclothesandchairs.Wehostedthepartyinouryard.Itwascool,sothefireplacecameinhandy.Forthewoodlandtheme,Iwenttothelocalcraftstoretopickupdecorativebirdsandbutterflies.Paperdecorationisalsoagreatwaytodecorateandissobudget-friendly!It’salwaysnicetohaveanactivityplannedtokeepthekidsengaged.Wepaintedbirdhousesthattheycouldtakehome,andmadeacalltothelocalcharactercompanytoarrangealittlevisitfromCinderellaherself.Itworkedoutperfectly.WhenCinderellaturnedthecomer,thekidswereveryexcited,especiallyTallulah.Cinderellasanganddancedwiththem;theyplayedagametogetherandhadtheirfacespainted.Itwasahit!Whenitcomestofood,it’sfuntogetcreative.Insteadofservingicecreamwiththecake,Imademilkshakes(奶昔)andservedthemincutemilkbottles.Itallcametogetherperfectly.Hereareafewtipsforcreatinganunforgettableparty.Keepitsimple.Trytousewhatyouhavearoundthehouse.Makeiteasyonyourself.Youwanttoenjoytheparty,too.Minimalmessiskey—getcreative,likeservingmilkshakesinsteadoficecream.Andalwaysprepareaheadoftimeasmuchasyoucan.Keepthekidsentertainedwithacraftorgame.1.Thethemeofthebirthdaypartywasinspiredby.A.afilmB.thegirl’shobbyC.thegirl’sbeautyD.acharactercompany2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthefoodpreparedfortheparty?A.Itshouldmeetkids’needs.B.Itshouldmatchthetheme.C.Itshouldbekeptsimple.D.Itshouldbecreative.3.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Theimportanceofaspecialparty.B.Standardsofholdingagreatparty.C.Suggestionsforanimpressiveparty.D.Pleasurebroughtbyabirthdayparty.导学号〚23280136〛Ⅱ.七选五阅读(2018·福建政和一中期中检测)Formanypeople,historyclassesareseenasnomorethanrequirementsforgettingdegreesinchemistry,biology,business,marketing,etc.1Belowareafewreasonswhyit’scrucialthattoday’speoplecontinuetolearnaboutthepast.Understandingwherepeoplecomefromplaysakeyroleinunderstandingwhotheyare.2Forthisreason,it’sextremelyimportanttolearnhistoryinordertounderstandwhypeoplearethewaythattheyare.Throughhistoryclasses,youcanexperienceashiftinthewayyouthink.3It’simportanttodevelopmindstobeabletoconsiderproblemsfromdifferentangles.Finally,thisshiftcanimproveyourabilitytoanalyzeandunderstandsituations,tomakeeducateddecisionsandtolearnhowtoweightheconsequencesrelatedtoeachchoicebeforeyou.4Theideathathistoryrepeatsitselfisrootedintruth.Fromwarstofashiontopoliticaltrends,historiansareoftenabletomakepredictionsaboutthefuturebaseduponthepast.Byhavingadeepunderstandingofwhathappenedinthepast,today’speoplecanbetterprepareforbrighterfuturesbymakingtherightdecisions—insteadofrepeatingoldmistakes.Manypeoplemaynotbelievethatadegreeinhistorycanleadtoawell-payingjob.Infact,studentswhograduatewithdegreesinhistorycanbecomelawyers,businessowners,thinktank(智囊团)members,educators,leadersinhistoricalorganizations,writersandsoon.5A.Whicheveryoutake,itcanprovideacomfortablelife.B.Learningabouthistorycanchangehowyouthink.C.Thatmeansyoulookatthingsfromanewpointofview.D.Learningfromthepastpreventsfuturemistakes.E.T...
