With the rapid development of the Internet, more and more teenagers make friends online nowadays. Some people say it's good to do that, while others think it's (harm) especially to school pupils.
Some consider that making friends online is a modern way to share friendship others. They can express their thoughts (free) to improve social skills and fluency in English. On the contrary, some strongly believe it is waste of time to make friends through online communication and what's worse, those so-called “friends” are likely to cheat you after
(gain) your trust.
In my opinion, the Internet is good or not depends on how we use it. If it (use) properly, we can communicate with people that come from every corner of the world, and share life experiences. Of course, however, since the Internet was born, many bad men (make) use of it to do something bad. So we must learn (determine) true or false and avoid being hurt.
In conclusion, every coin has two (side). So does the Internet. If used in a proper way, the Internet has more advantages in seeking friendship.
Every Wednesday at 7 pm, a group of running enthusiasts from different countries gather at a bar in Shanghai before setting on their 5-kilometer run. But this is no ordinary run. These people (arm) with trash (垃圾) bags. The members of this group don't simply run for the sake of good health. They do it for the sake of the Earth well.
Called "plogging", this new fitness activity originated in Sweden in 2016 and was introduced to Shanghai in 2018. The term is a combination of the words "jogging" and "plocka upp", means "pick up" in Swedish.
By the summer of 2018 just a few months after Trash Running China was founded, (it) WeChat group had grown to include more than 400 runners. To make the activity more fun for both (newcomer) and regular ploggers, Trash Running China also (frequent) organizes longer weekend runs in the suburban areas. "We want more people to hold small 'plogging' groups and have a (responsible) to organize trash running activities in their own neighborhoods," says Eisenring, who founded Trash Running China." 'Plogging' is a way (know) the people and the city a bit more," says Robbin Trebbe, one of the (late) runners to join the group.
A woman was walking her dog along a beach in New Zealand in late June when she saw something that looked like a white ball in the sand. It turned out to be a young Emperor penguin that was lost. At his age, he should have been close to Antarctic, swimming for fish and playing on the ice floes (浮冰). But this penguin started swimming north and just kept going.
The penguin attracted a lot of attention in New Zealand. It has been 40 years since an Emperor penguin was last seen there. Researchers at the Department of Conservation were called in. They decided to watch the penguin closely, but not to disturb it in any way. Many New Zealanders came to Peka Peka Beach to look at the elegant penguin. They were careful to keep their dogs away from it so it wouldn't be frightened.
The public nicknamed the animal Happy Feet. Researchers started to notice that Happy Feet didn't seem well. It turned out that he had been eating the sand from the beach, likely thinking it was snow.
The public raised more than 11,000 pounds for an operation to get the sand out of his stomach. The operation was a success, and Happy Feet was taken to a zoo in Wellington, NZ. A group of experts met to decide how to help Happy Feet return to the wild.
Last Sunday, they put him on a boat called the Tangaroa, in a specially built icefilled box and took him out into the Southern Ocean, southeast of New Zealand. There, they released him into the ocean, which is his natural habitat. He took one last look at his human helpers and then dived into the ocean.
“Emperor penguins spend their first five years at sea，” said Peter Simpson of New Zealand's Department of Conservation. “What happens now is up to the penguin.”
Happy Feet was fitted with a satellite transmitter (信号发射器) so they can monitor his progress using the Internet. So far, the trackers shows that he swam northeast for a little while before getting his bearings and heading south.
Gabi Rizea, a former forest engineer from Craiova, Romania, became a wood carver completely by accident. Three years ago, after1himself with a new chainsaw(链锯), he started "playing" with it on the 2he had in his workshop. He3to carve a human face into the wood, and to his surprise, it turned out pretty good. Then he kept4his skills. Today, he is so good at it that he is5to work his magic on the old tree stumps(树桩) in the local parks in his home city.
He sometimes draws the6he wants to carve, but in most cases, the wood just doesn't match his7. He has no choice but to8in order to match the material available, which sometimes leads to even more9results. Gabi's most popular creation is "Water Pouring from Bucket", a masterpiece carved from an old ash tree. After he10that half the stump was rotten(腐烂的), it ended up becoming the water flowing from a bucket.
11, photos of “Water Pouring from Bucket” have grown in popularity online. He has created many artworks like this so far, and they have made the city12and more artistic. Following his recent13to fame on the Internet, Gabi has been asked by other Romanian cities to14their old tree stumps into artworks. He promised to honor their requests, but out of15for his home city, he will never create the artworks16to those in his hometown.
Gabi can turn a stump into an artwork in just two days. Though he has a lot of17, the Romanian artist recently got into an art school in order to18master wood carving.
He has been19for his contribution by the city government. When mentioning the20he has made, he always says he does the same thing other people can do to make our world more beautiful.
The doctors sent my mother home to die. As a fifteen-year survivor of breast cancer, she had suffered two heart attacks when advanced cancer was found in her lung. The doctor told me sadly, "She has a few days, maybe a week. Her heart is weak and unstable. "Mom had struggled to raise three daughters while holding a full-time job, yet worked hard to maintain a warm home for her family. My plan for Mom's final days was simple: she would live with love, and die with grace.
I took mother to my home, small but comfortable, which was a heaven to four cats and a dog. The animals had the run of my house. We equipped the bedroom with an electric hospital bed and an oxygen machine, which frightened the cats. I'd moved their furniture and the cats were annoyed. The dog, on the other hand, an immature dog with bad habits, was excited by all the changes in the house. He jumped up, barking. He is Otto who was not afraid of the hospital bed, the oxygen machine or the medical smells. Nor was he afraid of the weak woman who had scolded him. Otto jumped onto the foot of Mom's hospital bed, and stayed. With the exception of eating and using the litter box, Otto never left Mom's room.
Days passed and Mom started to rally. "Not unusual," I was told, "a rally is often a sign of imminent death(回光返照)" I was heart-broken. But Otto would not give her up so easily. He used her improved condition to reposition himself from the foot of her bed to her side. Her thin fingers found his soft coat. He leaned into her body, as if holding tight the strings of her will to live. Though weak, she petted the dog and would not allowed me to take him. Days turned into weeks and Mom continued to fight.
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Once, after the nurses had gone for the day, I heard the sound of Mom's voice coming from her room. ……
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Three years later, Mom together with Otto is still here, medicines and nurses long gone.……
Are you a happy person or an unhappy person?
If you're an unhappy person, please remember that happiness is a choice.. What you need to do is to make some changes.
Unhappy people are more likely to believe that life is hard. They see themselves as victims of life when something bad happens to them. Yes, as is known to all, life can be hard. .
Unhappy people are more likely to believe that most people can't be trusted. They don't think strangers can be trusted. Unfortunately, this thought slowly starts to prevent them from meeting new people. . In this way, you can make more friends, who can increase your happiness.
Unhappy people like comparing themselves with others and feel jealous. . This is wrong. Instead you should get inspired and try to achieve more. Learn to believe in unlimited possibilities. Don't get upset and think that somebody's luck limits your possible outcome in life.
Unhappy people consider their future with worry and fear. . Unhappy people fill the head space with worry and fear. How can you be happy if you are always in worry or fear? When fear or worry crosses your mind, ask yourself if there is an action you can take to prevent your fear or worry from happening. If there isn't, just lay it down because worry or fear does you no good at all.
Everyone will probably swim in negative waters once in a while, but what matters is how long you stay there. Follow the ways mentioned and then you will be much happier
A. You can choose to be happy.
B. Unhappiness is also a choice.
C. There is only so much space between your ears.
D. They believe that someone else's luck is stolen from their own.
E. You should try to be kind to others in order to make more friends.
F. But you should have a positive attitude towards life instead of complaining all the time.
G. Instead, you should believe in the good in people and stay open and friendly towards those you meet.
Cathy and I met a few days after I first arrived in China. I was walking around the English academy which had 1me, introducing myself to my new colleagues, most of whom were Chinese. I entered Cathy's2 , saw her, and immediately felt some 3 and happy emotions. She 4 so kind, yet professional. I couldn't stop smiling like a (n) 5 . After introducing ourselves and exchanging6 questions, I asked whether she knew anyone who could7 me in Chinese. She said she could, and 8 to meet after work.
We sometimes exchanged non-romantic texts in the evening. After a couple9, I invited her to my apartment. I was very nervous. Later, I asked if she would consider 10 me. She didn't immediately 11, but said she would tell me the next day. I found it very difficult to 12, but wait I did.
This was a13 difference. In American culture, starting to date someone is not a bit important 14, but I think in Chinese culture it is. Well, she said “yes”, and so we spent lots of time together, and 15 love. I asked her to 16 me about 6 or 7 months later.
We had a Chinese style 17 in Cathy's hometown. My parents came, and it was great. It went really 18. Everyone was very 19. It was a very fun and interesting 20 for me, very different from a Western style wedding.
Visiting Joshua Tree National Park, California
Joshua Tree National Park is nearly 800,000 acres (英亩) large and surrounds parts of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in South-central California. Although deserted at first sight, the park is full of wildlife and provides a variety of entertainment activities from hiking to climbing. Within a three-hour drive, Joshua Tree National Park takes at least a full day to visit.
Things to do
Hiking opportunities within the park include several choices, from 12 self-guided nature routines to all-day back-country hikes.
Joshua Tree NP has nine camping grounds, and back-country camping is also allowed.
Rock climbing is a popular activity in the park, which has 10 mountains greater than 5, 000 feet in height.
When to visit
Joshua Tree NP is open 365 days a year, although the best time to visit is October through April, when temperature is milder. The peak season is when the wild flowers bloom, and the summer months are the least crowded.
What to bring
In addition to your camera and telescope, be sure to carry lots of water. Park and guiding maps can be picked up at any of the three visitor centers.
Fees
Parking fees: You can buy a seven-day vehicle permit (周票) for $ 15, a single entry permit for $ 5, or Joshua Tree National Park annual (每年的) pass for $ 60.
Camping fees: They vary by camping ground
The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can help us get through difficult situation and find friends in a world of strangers．A smile can open doors and tear down walls.
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“I just think a year ago, at 54 years of age, I couldn't swim. I was terrified at the thought of going into the water. Now, I have just1my 200 meters. It feels like a2 and it is all thanks to Everyday Swim.”
It's never too late to learn swimming. Angela King, 55, is a perfect3of it .For years, she had to4sting on the side of a pool watching her family splash(拍水)around. Then in August 2016, the family went to an attraction they hadn't5for 15 years. Angela thought, “All this time, I still can't6When I get back home tomorrow, I'm going to find out more about swimming7”
In the cold light of day, she felt a little8but her husband David searched the Inter-net for swimming classes. He found Everyday Swim at the local Hadleigh pool and9Angela to sign up. When she turned up for her first training, she says, “I felt a bit sick and10but this soon passed. The instructor11put me at ease, as did the other people in the class. They were all shapes and sizes12they were all feeling like me.”
As the lessons13she learned to become more14in the water. At first, it was a simple15of learning she wasn't going to sink. Then during the third lesson, the Olympic gold medal winner Duncan Goodhew turned up to offer16“I couldn't believe it. He held my hand and we all held hands in a circle and splashed under the water. What he did made me believe that I could17it.
When the 10 lessons for £100 offer finished at the pool, she18to sign up for lessons. In fact, from initially(开始) being19of the water, Angela was now becoming a regular swimmer and20some certificates along the way.
A man is lucky to be alive after a horrible meet with a bear in Alaska. The unidentified man, who is said to be in his 50s, spent several days fighting for survival in the wilderness as a bear followed him-but then a Coast Guard helicopter team came to his rescue on Friday, July 16.
Commander Carbajal told the newspaper that their Coast Guard helicopter had changed course to avoid cloud cover on their way to a task when the shocking discovery was made. Though it was uncommon for the Coast Guard to come across people in need in the middle of nowhere,they noticed a shack(棚屋)with "SOS" and "help me" written on the roof.
The man later told his rescuers he had been staying at the shack since July 12. In those five days, he suffered non-life-threatening injuries, including damage to his leg.
"He was kind of struggling. When we came around, he was on his hands and knees waving a white flag," Commander Carbajal said. "He definitely looked like he had been out there for a while," he added.
"At some point, a bear had dragged him down to the river," Commander Carbajal said. "He had a gun but the bullets were not enough. He said that the bear kept coming back every night and he hadn't slept for a few days. "
It is reported that 68 people in the state were sent to hospitals in 66 bear attacks from 2000 to 2017. Ten people died from bear attacks during that period. USA Today noted that all three species of North American bears—including black, brown and polar bears live in Alaska.
—If he ______, he _____ that food.
— Luckily, he was sent to the hospital immediately.
A was warned; would not take B had been warned; would not have taken
C would be warned; had not taken D would have been warned; had not taken
A. New teachers’ opinions of involving parents
B. An argument over an assignment
C. A conflict between assumption and reality
D. Difficulties in sharing goals
E. The best way to score high
F. Proper ways of parental involvement
61. _______ An Iowa high school counselor gets a call from a parent protesting the “C” her child received on an assignment. “The parent argued every point in the essay,” recalls the counselor, who soon realized why the mother was so disappointed about the grade. “It became apparent that she’d written it. ”
62. _______ In a survey, 90% of new teachers agreed that involving parents in their children’s education is a priority at their school, but only 25% described their experience working with parents as “very satisfying”. When asked to choose the biggest challenge they face, 31％ of them quoted involving parents and communicating with them as their top choice. 73％ of new teachers said too many parents treat schools and teachers as enemies.
63. _______ At a time when competition is rising and resources are limited, when battles over testing force schools to adjust their priorities, when cell phones and e-mail speed up the information flow and all kinds of private ghosts and public quarrels slip into the parent-teacher conference, it’s harder for both sides to step back and breathe deeply and look at the goals they share.
64. _______ Everyone says the parent-teacher conference should be pleasant, civilized, a kind of dialogue where parents and teachers build partnership. But what most teachers feel, and certainly what all parents feel, is anxiety and panic.
65. _______ When a teacher asks parents to be partners, he or she doesn’t necessarily mean Mom or Dad should be camping in the classroom. Research shows that though students benefit modestly from having parents involved at school, what happens at home matters much more. According to research based on the National Education Longitudinal Study, a sample of nearly 25,000 eighth graders, among four main areas of parental involvement (home discussion, home supervision, school communication, and school participation), home discussion was the most strongly related.
At midnight Peter was awakened by heavy knocks on the door. He rolled over and look to his 36 , and it was half past one. “I’m not getting 37 at this time,” he 38 to himself, and rolled over. Then, a 39 knock followed. “Aren’t you going to 40 it?” said his wife. So he dragged himself out of bed and went downstairs. He opened the door and there was a man 41 at the door. It didn’t take long to 42 the man was drunk. “Hi, there,”slurred(嘟囔) the stranger, “Can you give me a push?” “No, get lost. It’s half past one. I was 43 ,”Peter said and slammed the door. He went back 44 to bed and told his wife what had happened. She said, “That wasn’t very 45 of you. Remember that night we had a 46 in the pouring rain on the way to pick the kids up and you had to 47 that man’s door to get our car 48 again? What would have happened if he’d told 49 to get lost?” “But the guy was 50 ,” said Peter. “It doesn’t matter,”said the wife. “He needs help 51 it would be the Christian thing to help him.” So Peter went out of bed again, got dressed, and went downstairs. He opened the door, and not being able to see the stranger anywhere, he shouted, “Hey, do you still want a 52 ?” And he heard a 53 ,“Yeah, please.” So, still being unable to see the stranger, he shouted, “ 54 are you?” The drunk replied, “Over here, on the 55 .”.
36．A．door | B．clock | C．wife | D．window |
37．A．out of bed | B．out of the house | C．down to work | D．into trouble |
38．A．complained | B．explained | C．replied | D．thought |
39．A．weaker | B．louder | C．longer | D．angrier |
40．A．stand | B．stop | C．answer | D．refuse |
41．A．standing | B．lying | C．knocking | D．looking |
42．A．remember | B．show | C．realize | D．doubt |
43．A．in bed | B．in surprise | C．at home | D．at work |
44．A．down | B．up | C．inside | D．home |
45．A．nice | B．foolish | C．typical | D．generous |
46．A．hard time | B．quarrel | C．fight | D．breakdown |
47．A．drive to | B．pass by | C．knock on | D．drop into |
48．A．started | B．refreshed | C．united | D．delighted |
49．A．us | B．them | C．the man | D．others |
50．A．mad | B．drunk | C．different | D．dangerous |
51．A．but | B．though | C．and | D．because |
52．A．rest | B．push | C．room | D．lift |
53．A．lady | B．gentleman | C．drunk | D．voice |
54．A．What | B．How | C．Who | D．Where |
55．A．roof | B．bed | C．swing | D．ground |
After painstaking efforts, he eventually concluded that the principle he stuck _______ true.
A. to proved B. to proving C. to be proved D. to being proved
Are you simply moving through your day without fully living? I think many of us have done this. Everyone wants to fully live every day. 16 So I’ve decided to share with you some ways to help you enjoy every moment.
Sit in the morning. When you wake up, in the quiet of the morning, sit on the floor. I often use this opportunity to stretch (伸展). 17 I also just sit, and focus on my breathing going in and out.
18 I like to take breaks from work, and go outside for a slow walk. Pay attention to your breathing, to everything around you, to the sounds and light of objects.
Read in silence. Find a quiet time, and a quiet place, and read a good novel. Have no television or computers on nearby. And just put yourself in the world of the novel. It might seem difficult to let your mind move from the present into the time of the novel, but it’s a great practice in focus. 19
20 Each day, find someone you care about and be grateful for his existence. If you want, you can tell that person how thankful you are to him.
A. Walk slowly.
B. Work with focus.
C. Look at someone in a grateful way.
D. But this is easier said than done.
E. I feel every muscle in my body.
F. It’s a way of building something good into your life.
G. Also, I love a good novel more than almost anything else.
Parents'meetings may be your worst nightmare （噩梦）．However，that's not always the case．The parents'meeting we had after our mid﹣term examinations，for instance，couldn't have been more surprising．
Sitting in our chairs next to our parents，we felt like we were on pins and needles，expecting a final outburst when they examined our grades and rankings．However，our teacher came to our rescue．He told our parents the stress we faced in our daily school lives and how hard we had worked for the college entrance examination．"No matter the score，they all studied very hard and each one of them has made progress．They deserve encouragement rather than blame，"he said．When they heard these words，many parents nodded，their anger gone．Well，to be honest，we hadn't worked that hard before the meeting，but we decided we would try our best to live up to our teacher's expectations after it．
Another highlight of this parents'meeting was when our parents read our letters that we had written in advance．In our daily lives，we are so busy doing homework and preparing for exams that we hardly have time to communicate with our parents．Yet this parents'meeting gave us an opportunity to show our appreciation．In the letters，we expressed our love for them and gratitude for everything they had done for us．Many parents burst into tears after reading their children's letters．
So you see，our parents'meetings may not be as bad as we think．They could be opportunities to bring us closer to our parents．
21．What does the underlined phrase"on pins and needles"（in Para 2）mean？
A．Restless．
B．Proud．
C．Curious．
D．Sleepy．
22．How did many parents feel before they heard the teacher's words？
A．Excited．
B．Stressful．
C．Disappointed．
D．Angry．
23．Who was moved most during the meeting？
A．Students．
B．Parents．
C．Our teacher．
D．Our headmaster．
24．Which of the following statements is TRUE？
A．The parents will try to live up to the teacher's expectations．
B．The parent meeting brought the teacher and our parents closer．
C．The parent meeting was held after the college entrance examination．
D．The teacher showed great concern and understanding for the students．
