More and more people celebrate May 20th because it's an online Valentine's Day(情人节). There(1) many people expressing deep feelings to their lovers on this special day. I just think I'm supposed(2) show my love to my English teacher. She tells me what to learn and how to learn. She lets me know the true meaning of knowledge and life.
At the age of 13,I wanted to leave school and have(3) own life. The only way that I could do this was to work in the (4) in my town.I was nervous when I told my teacher.I thought she was about to be (5) with me. She surprised me when she said, "OK! Go to the factory as soon as possible."
Two days later, she took me to the factory. She (6) two and a half hours showing me around the factory. While I was(7) around the factory, I found it difficult for me to use the modern machines. I ran back to my teacher, "I hope to study at school. "She asked me,"(8) do you think the trip to the factory?" " It's so bad, I don't know how to use the machines. "I replied.
I went back to school the next day. After that, I got good grades by(9) hard.
(10) to my English teacher and our trip to the factory. I understood﹣﹣Education is more important than other things On May 20th ,I am going to say ," I love you, my dear teacher."
Ernest Hemingway, the son of a doctor and a music teacher, was born in 1899 in Oak Park, Illinois. Hemingway's father(1) (teach) him early on how to hunt and fish, two activities Hemingway loved throughout his life.Instead of(2) (go) to college, Hemingway became a reporter for the Kansas City Star.
Later, in Europe, he worked as a driver(3) the Italian army until he was wounded and shipped home, where he again wrote for newspapers. Two years(4) , he moved to Paris, where he hoped to improve his writing. There he became friends with other(5) (America) writers, including Gertrude Stein and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Hemingway developed(6) style of writing that was simple and direct. He chose words sparingly(俭省地), avoided using adjectives, and trusted the reader to understand the(7) (mean) of his writing. As he put it, "I always try(8) (write) on the principle(原则) of the iceberg(冰山). There is seven eighths of it under water for every part that shows. " This style continues to influence writers today. In his career(生涯), which lasted some 40 years, Hemingway earned the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize. He was one of the finest writers of the(9) (twenty) century.
For a while Ernest Hemingway lived in Key West, Florida, where he had nearly 50 cats. One of them was a cat with six toes(脚趾), which a ship's captain had given him. Today his Key West home is a museum, and many cats still live there. Some of them are(10) (child) of Hemingway's six﹣toed cat. Hemingway was married four times and had three sons. He died in 1961.
We can't remember clearly since we started to take our mobiles to dinner table. This happens a lot,(1) (especial) when we eat out. Once a dish comes,(2) of lifting our chopsticks, we take out our mobiles and click. Later, we post the photos onto Weibo or Wechat, waiting to be "liked". Then we check our mobiles from time to time during the meal, to see whether we get "liked"(3) not. We just cannot leave our mobiles for simply a meal.
Does that sound familiar to you? Do you do that often? If(4) , how do you feel when others do that when having dinner with you?
A recent study suggests that what we are used to(5) (do) is not so good. Spending time taking photos of food makes the food less pleasant. To test this, some researchers did an experiment. Some people were(6) (ask) to take photos before they could enjoy food. As a(7) , it showed that the(8) (many) photos they took, the less delicious the food(9) to them. So, why not stop taking photos and just enjoy the food in front of you?
So, next time you go out to have dinner with your family or friends, how about not(10) __ (take) photos of food? Let the food be delicious as it is and share your life with people around you. Trust me, it will be a wonderful time.
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Teenagers often have lots of problems and (1) . Sometimes they have problems with the schoolwork and sometimes with (2) friends. How to deal with them?
I remember an example of a middle school girl, Nancy. She once (3) her wallet and was afraid to tell her parents about it. (4) she walked to school every day. A week (5) , she couldn't stand it any more because it was too far from home. She had to talk to her parents. They were really understanding and told her to be (6) next time.
In fact, the worst thing is not to do (7) . You can't feel better unless you talk to someone. Problems are normal in life. You should not run away (8) your problems. Instead, you'd better (9) them with your parents or ask an expert for help, because they have more (10) .
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空.(共1小题,每小题0分)
22.In a small house outside London lives an old man. People often see him look (1) his flowers in his garden all the time.
One day, a young painter (2) (go) by the old man's house. He looked at the nice garden and the special room, picturing how happy he would be if he lived in such a(2) (beauty) place. Suddenly he found the old gardener(4) (terrible) blind. Shocked, he walked to the old man and asked, "Why are you taking care of the flowers every day which you can't see in fact?" The old man smiled, "I can tell you four reasons. First, I was (5) gardener when I was young and I really love this job. Second, although I can't see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last, it's you."
"Me? But you don't know me." answered the painter, still puzzled.
"Yeah, it's true that I don't know you.(6) I know flowers are gifts which everyone loves. And the beauty of my garden will get many people into a good mood." answered the old man.
The words of the gardener warm me with (7) (please). He looked after the flowers (8) (make) others enjoy the warm sunshine in spring. He can't see the beautiful flowers he planted, just like Beethoven, who can't hear his wonderful music (9) .
The old man is alone but not lonely. All of his flowers are his friends and neighbors. They (10) (grow) in his heart. I believe that he can hear the voice of them.
Until recently,Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty,she attends a school in Ilorin,Nigeria,wearing the same pink dress as two(1) (百)other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.
Ajayi runs her(2) (自己的)business making and selling bags,but she believes it is(3) (仍然)necessary for her to learn to read and write.
In class,she answers questions(4) (积极).She plays,talks and(5) (讨论)together with her classmates.
She is good at(6) (烹饪).Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy
(7) (她们自己)at school.
Ajayi's(8) (女儿)used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose(9) (支持)her efforts.
She plans to continue her(10) (教育)for four more years,saying it will help her business.
At 7 am,we got on the state﹣of﹣the﹣art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station.We stored our(1) (背包)and found our seats.Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much(2) (噪音),this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows,you could(3) (几乎不)tell we were moving.Yet,within minutes,we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.
Soon,the towns of(4) (东部的)China were rushing by.I saw my wife smiling and(5) (指向)to a coin she had balanced on the table.She took another coin and balanced it next to the first,and then another,until she had a(6) (行)of coins.They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.
After that,we(7) (两个都)went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside.We felt quite(8) (放松的).Then,before we knew it,we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing.For 1,318 kilometers,we(9) (花费)only 4 hours and 38 minutes.Thanks to high speed trains,we can travel in China much more conveniently.No(10) (疑惑),they will also bring the people of the country closer together,and in time bring about deep social changes,the full nature of which no one can fully guess.
用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空.
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(1)I'm right here waiting you come back.
(2)I an environmental project last Saturday.
(3)Carmen loves the singer Dan Dervish very much.
(4)If you're looking for some birthday gifts,here is my .
(5)It takes half an hour to get to the park from my home.
方框内所给词或短语的适当形式完成下面短文.
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Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys.In fact,many teenage boys can't name a single best friend.When they(1) ,they often think for a while before answering, "My best friend?I can't (2) that.I am busy with my homework,and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one best friend."
Girls,however,can usually answer the question (3) , "A best friend?Of course.We have a lot to share with each other.We get much more (4) from talking,daydreaming."
We have to realize:boys share activities,while girls share feelings.The qualities (品质) that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same,regardless of (无论) the basis of these friendships.The important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships.We all need friends in our lives.
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Dear Marie, I've been in Beijing for a month.I stay in a modern hotel(1) lies in the center of the city.I have visited many wonderful places,for example,(2) Great Wall of China.I have also met a lot of very friendly people here.Now I'm trying to learn Chinese from them and I am quite interested(3) it.Chinese food is really delicious and hot pot is my favorite.In China,it is interesting(4) see people eating with chopsticks.I'm practicing using them and I am getting more(5) more skillful now.I want to come back again next year.I hope you can come with me. Iris |
阅读短文,从方框中选择单词,并用适当形式填空,使短文意思完整、通顺.每词限用一次.
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I took up my first job as a teacher.The(71) in my class were about sixteen or seventeen years old,only several years(72) than me.In fact,some of them looked older and seemed more like grown﹣ups.And some of them even didn't listen to me carefully in the class.
The classroom was on the(73) floor and it was directly above the street.One day,I was writing on the blackboard(74) I heard a sudden change in the noise behind me.There was a man standing in the room with half an apple in(75) right hand.
"Who threw this?"he shouted,looking around the class(76) .
"I beg your pardon?"I said."Someone threw this apple out of the window,"he said,"It landed on my car."
"Who threw the apple out of the window?"I shouted to the class.There was no(77) ."I want the one who threw this,"said the man,"I will be waiting outside for you."And then he left,slamming(摔) the door.
The students were(78) in class and I went on with the lesson.
At the end of every lesson,as the bell rang,usually the class were all gone before it finished(79) leaving me saying"That's all for today."to an empty room.
This time,when the bell went for the end of the lesson,no one(80) ."That's all for today."I said."You go first,sir."said one of the boys.It made a nice change,being first out.
阅读短文,根据短文内容及首字母提示,在空白处填人一个适当的单词.
Leo and his father didn't talk for 10 years.10 years ago,Leo's mother (1)d .He thought it was his father who caused his mother's illness.He hated his father.
Now they were sitting in a nice (2)c shop.Suddenly his father asked the waiter to put some salt in his coffee.Leo was surprised.His father smiled and said,"Before you were born,your mother and I often had (3)f playing in the sea.We could taste the sea,just (4)l the taste of the salty coffee.Every time I have salty coffee,I always think of your mother.I (5)m her so much."
Leo was deeply moved (感动).He never knew his father had such deep (6)l for his mother.One month later,he moved to live (7)w his father.Every time he made coffee for him,he put some salt in the coffee.
After 10 years,his father died.Leo received a (8)l which said,"Dear Leo,please forgive my life's lie﹣the salty coffee.Actually at that (9)t I wanted some sugar,but I said salt.It was hard for me to change,so I just went ahead.Now let me (10)t you the truth.I don't like salty coffee,but I drink salty coffee for 10 years! Having you with me is the biggest happiness of my whole life."
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When you are busy doing piles of math homework, have you ever stopped and thought about one question:why do we need to learn all this math anyway?
It's an interesting question. Kids around the world (1) it for ages. For US students, they may get the answer from a new show called "MathAlive!". It has 47 interesting activities designed to teach kids how math (2) in our life. For example, at one show station, visitors test the theory that a person's arm span(臂展) equals the person's height. At another station, math skills help visitors (3) the NASA robot outside a space station virtually (虚拟的). By doing such activities, kids learn why math is important in our life.
Where else can you find math used every day? Actually, if you go down deep enough into anything, you(4) math. Think of simple things, like clocks. They tell time, but only if you know how to read them. That means using math. How much longer until school ends? How long did I sleep last night? That's all math. When you go shopping, you do lots of math, too.
Even when you (5) math, it's all around you. The computer you use to surf the Internet is a machine to do binary math very fast. The house you live in is designed by people who use lots of geometry(几何学). So enjoy math, not for exams, but for the wonderful world's helps to build.
We experienced a special period in 2020. Xu Yi, a middle school student from Hubei, told something(1) (interest) to us. Let's check out his story and resolution for the new term.
When Xu Yi was learning English as(2) exchange student in the UK,his English friend(3)
(invite) him to take a Chinese culture course. Then, at 9:30 a.m. the next day, it finally came. He followed the friend to the classroom and was welcomed (4) his classmates. They gave him presents, which moved and excited him.
The lesson was about an ancient Chinese character (字体) called Xiaozhuan. The teacher (5) (clear) explained it from its history to development, how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty. She also taught the differences between Xiaozhuan(6) the modern Chinese character.
On the one hand, Xu Yi takes pride in Chinese culture. On the o(7) hand, it's a shame that he knows almost nothing about it. As the culture reaches the world, the Chinese should study more about it. As a senior high school student, he is going to read as many(8) (book) as possible to open his mind. He hopes every Chinese person will love and (9) /ˈvæljuː/Chinese culture. After all, everyone is responsible for building and keeping it.
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