Most people think that the older you get, the harder it is to l a new language. That is, they believe that c
learn more easily than the grown-ups. So at some points in our lives, maybe around age 12 or 13, we lose the ability to learn languages well. Is this the fact?
Is it t that children learn a foreign language more easily than the grown-ups? One report, on 2,000 Danish children studying Swedish, showed that the t
learn more in less time than the younger children. Another report, on Americans learning Russian, showed the ability to learn increased as the age increased. T
are several possible explanations（解释）for these findings. F
_ one thing, grown-ups know more about the world and are a
to understand meanings more easily than children. Moreover, grown-ups can use logical thinking to help themselves in the language learning. F
, grown-ups have more self-discipline（自律） than children.
All in all, it s that the common idea that children are better language learners than adults may not be a f
, but a myth.(谬论)
Teenagers live very busy lives now and often forget to think about their diets and exercise. The truth is, healthy eating along with regular(有规律的) exercise is the only way to k
During your teenage years, it is important to give your body the energy it needs. Teenage
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Great white sharks have become well known in a bad way, for being scary. . However, you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by a great white shark.
One reason why people don’t like great white sharks is that they are huge. They grow to be nearly 21 feet long and can weigh up to 5,000 pounds. That is about two cars long! But the size is not typical. Most great whites are smaller, about 10 to 15 feet long. .
Great whites are called apex predators（捕食者）because they are at the top of the food chain. They have no predators and aren’t that picky about what they eat. Great whites are known to eat fish, squid, other sharks, otters, turtles, dolphins, whales, seals, and sea lions. . Great whites also eat carrion, which is the remains of dead animals floating（漂浮）in the water.
. They have 3,000 teeth, and each is up to 3 inches long! Their very sharp teeth are shaped like triangles and have rough edges that tear into things. Great whites don’t even chew their food. They just swallow it down.
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But, like other sharks, great whites don’t intentionally（主动地）eat or attack humans. So swim without fear.
| A．That’s still longer than one car, though |
| B．Those last two kinds are their favourite food |
| C．Movies and popular stories make them scary |
| D．A big meal can satisfy a great white shark for about two months |
E. Another reason why people fear great whites is their frightening teeth
I went to Sydney with my parents last month. We went there for the summer vacation. I was so excited about the
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Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “ “. If someone wants to visit India, he should know this or it will give him some
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One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired （雇用）a car and an Indian driver. When he told his driver to take him to his office, the driver shook his head at once. The officer his order and the driver shook his head again. At last, the officer, of course, got
。
“How dare（敢）you refuse my order?” he , “Drive me to the office at once!”
The driver answered in a very loud voice too. “Yes, sir.” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started and the officer was now so surprised that he say a word. He thought about it for a while and nodded with a smile, “ ‘No’ means ‘Yes’ here!”
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It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei, a panda keeper, is preparing the milk for the baby pandas’ _____（早餐）. At 9:00 a.m., she finds that most of the babies are already __
_（醒着的）and hungry. When the babies see Lin Wei, they run over with excitement, and some of them even __
___（行走）into their friends and fall over. They’re so cute and lovely. Lin Wei takes care of them like they’re her ___
__（自己的）babies. She washes, feeds and plays with them every day.
Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often _____（死亡）from illness and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China. But now pandas are in great __
___（危险）. People cut down many bamboo trees so they are losing their homes. There are about 1,590 _
__（野生的）pandas living in the forests in Sichuan, Shanxi and Gansu provinces. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
It’s a ______（遗憾）that many people don’t know that. So the government has set up an education program in Chengdu. It teaches children in cites about pandas, and tells them about the ___
___（重要性）of saving the pandas. But teaching children is only a way to help _
___（保护）environment and save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot of pandas than now.
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One day the sun and the wind had a quarrel (争吵). The sun said he was s___ than the wind. Andthe wind said he was stronger than the sun. Just then they saw a man walking down below, w__
__ ahat and a coat on. The sun said, "Let's see who can make the man t_
__ off his hat and the coat. If you can do that m__
_ quickly than I, then you are the stronger."
"All right," said the wind, "I'll try f___." So the wind began to blow. But the h__
__ he blew, thetighter the man h_
__ his hat and coat. The wind could not make him take them off.
Then the sun t__. It shone quietly. Soon the man took off his hat and wiped his forehead (前额).The sun began to s__
_ a little brighter, and the man took off his coat. It shone harder still, and the manbegan to take off his shirt. Then the wind said to the sun, "That's e_
__. You are stronger than I."
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There lives old man in a village with a large garden. The flowers in the garden
(take) good care of
(careful) by him every day. The garden is so beautiful
every passer-by wants to stop to enjoy it.
One day, I went by the garden and was attracted by it. I imagined if I lived in such a beautiful place, happy I could be! Suddenly, I found the old man was blind. I asked the old man, “Why are you busy looking
these flowers every day. You can’t see them.” The old man smiled and answered, “First, I once was a gardener. I really like this job. Second, although I can’t see these flowers, I can touch and smell them. At last, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me.” I said.
“It’s true that I know you. But I know flowers are beautiful angels. Many people will stop and enjoy the scenery. It also gives me a chance
(talk) with you here and enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought
(we)”.
I believe every flower has (eye). They can see the kindness of the old man. They grow in his heart.
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Now many children are getting fat because they do little e______. Some of them spend too much time watching TV. O__
____ have to spend a lot of time studying. So they don’t have e___
___ time to exercise.
A report says that many middle school students spend about 10 hours a day sitting down and more than 13 hours e _____ week watching TV. And many students like eating sweet food. That also m_
_ them fatter.
Do you want to be healthy but don’t know h______？ It is very i ___
___ to exercise and eat the right food. You don’t need to spend all day doing exercise to keep fit. In fact, you can exercise anywhere at any t__
____. Walking to school, c___
____ the house or climbing stairs(楼梯) every day can h__
___. Remember there are easy ways to keep fit. Doing exercise can make you feel good. That also helps you do better at school.
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American schools b in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms（学期）in a school y
: the first term is from September to J
, and the second is f
February to June. M
American children go to public schools(公立学校).High school students take only four or five s
at a term. They u
go to the classes every day, and they have an assignment(任务) for every class. After class they have m
activities. A
high school, many students go to c
.
There are two ________(电脑) rooms in our school.
----How old is your grandma? ---- She is _________(九十).
Her________(裤子) areveryold.
Don’t________(担心). I can help you.
Excuseme. CanIusethe (厕所)?
My n_______ is Tony. My father, my
m________ and I are in China, too. My father is a
t________. My mother is a teacher too. They come to China to teach English in a middle school. My father is 40
y_______ old. But he still looks
y_______. He likes running in the
m________. My mother loves shopping. She often goes shopping in the evening. She can
s________Chinese. I’m a
s_________. I’m twelve. Li Ming is my
n_________ friend. He is twelve, too. We study in the same class. Our English teacher is Miss Fang. She is a nice teacher. Mr. Zhang is our Chinese teacher. He is
k_________. I like him.
A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the train, next to her mother. They both looked tired but (兴奋的).
The young woman looked out from the train’s window. Suddenly, she shouted, “Mom, look, the trees are behind us!” Her voice was really loud ,so (每人) on the train heard.
Mom smiled. But a young couple near them looked at the young woman’s childish behavior with pity. “Poor girl, there must be something wrong with her mind.” they (想).
A few (分钟) later, the young woman shouted again, “Mom, look! The clouds run with us!” Mom smiled again . And she seemed very happy with her daughter’s words.
(最后), the couple couldn’t help asking the old woman, “Sorry if we offend（冒犯）you. But why don’t you take your daughter to a good doctor?”
The old woman smiled and said, “Actually, we have just come from a (医院).”
“Then you should go to a ( 更好的) one. Because it seems that your daughter’s situation hasn’t
(提高，改善).” said one of them. They felt so bad for the old woman.
“No, in fact I’m very happy with the treatment” said the mother, “My daughter was blind from birth. Today, she is seeing the world for the (第一) time.”
Every single person has a story. Don’t judge（判断）people （在……之前）you know them well. The truth might surprise you.
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In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a person called Kong Rong. He was very s when he was a little boy. He had five older brothers and one younger brother.
One day his father b some pears, picking one of the largest and giving it to Kong Rong. But Kong Rong shook his head and picked up the smallest one.
His dad was verys , and asked: “Why?”
Kong Rong said: “I am younger, so I should eat the smaller pear, and brothers should eat the bigger ones.”
His dad was very glad after hearing his words, but asked f : “What about your younger brother who is younger than you are?”
Kong Rong said: “I am older than him, so I shouldl the bigger one to my little brother.”
Later, Kong Rong became a great scholar.
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Australia is located in the southern p of the earth. So when it is a hot summer there, we have a cold w
here. The weather in Australia is neither too hot nor too cold. In many places of this beautiful land, you can either t
a walk in the rain forests or have a s
in its warm seas.
Canberra is the c of Australia. But to visit the world-famous Opera House, you must go to Sydney. Sydney is the l
city of this country.
Australia is always a farming country. People usually call it “a country on sheep’s back”. There, you can find lots of s and kangaroos(袋鼠). Alice Spring and Ayers Rock are two interesting p
in the center of the country to many foreign visitors. Ayers Rock is the biggest rock in the world. The rock rises 348 metres above the ground, and you may not believe that it changes its colour in the s
if you do not see it for yourself.
So, when you go t around Australia, there will be lots of things to see and lots of places to visit.
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