Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May 27, 1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She loved books. She also loved nature. She showed Rachel the beauty of nature. She also taught Rachel a deep love for books. As a quiet child, Rachel liked to read and. Write stories. At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in a children's magazine when she was ten years old.
Her first book, Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on another book, The Sea Around Us. She always researched carefully when she wrote. She collected information from more than one thou- sand places to write The Sea Around Us. When the book came out in 1951, it won the National Book Award. It was No.1 on the best-seller list for more than a year. The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.
Rachel Carson s most famous book, Silent Spring came out in 1962. In this book, she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well. Finally, in November 1969, the United States government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environ- mentalist(环保主义者) and writer. She will be remembered by the world.
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It was a cold night. A taxi driver, Peter, didn't take even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he drove to him and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"
"To the Red Hotel." the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard this, he didn't feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was near the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the young man through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, they arrived at the hotel. "Here we are! You should pay me fifteen dollars, please." The taxi driver said to the young man. "What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this hotel and only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip."
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A primary school principal in north China has become the internet celebrity(网红)for creating some cool moves during a morning exercise routine(常规)with his students.
Every morning, 40-year-old principal Zhang Pengfei at the Xi Guan Primary School in Linyi county, Shanxi province would lead about 700 pupils on the playground to dance 'ghost shuffle(魔鬼舞步)' routine—a dance that is modem jazz steps with heel, toe and arm .
The headmaster thought the fun and exercise with energy routine would better encourage students to get instead of 'being glued to their mobile phones'.
The school's new 30-minute dance routine has replaced the broadcast calisthenics(广播体操)programme, a short exercise that has been a at every primary, middle and secondary school(中学)in China since 1951.
" I thought we a change because the students have been losing in doing the broadcast calisthenics routine, " Zhang told the reporter.
Zhao Min: I like history you to climb. I am going to learn more about some great people in history.
Yang Ling: I like doing water sports. I will go swimming this weekend.
Li Jun: I love English very much. So I am going to learn English when I go on a trip.
Hu Bin: I like animals. So I am going to visit the zoo with my friends.
Han Hua: I like sports .I will climb mountains with my parents this weekend.
A. Welcome to Mount Tai. You can see beautiful scenery here. It's a good place for you to climb. B. Do you want to learn more about Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and Zhu De? Come to Yan'an, a famous revolutionary resort(革命胜地). C. Do you like visiting gardens? There are many beautiful gardens here. You can find different kinds of flowers in them. D. Welcome to see the Indian elephants and the tigers from America. They are so cute, but they don't give food to them. E. Welcome to our camp. We will take a trip with some American students. You can practice your English by talking with them. F. Take buses to visit the history museum. Here you can see many old things. You can also buy souvenirs(纪念品)at very good price. G. Welcome to the beautiful beach. The water here is very clean. You can do water sports or play games here. |
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As school kids,we might have many dreams.These dreams can be very big,like winning the Nobel Prize,or they can be small.You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you have found a dream,what do you do with it?Have you ever tried to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart by Australian author Andrew Matthews tells us that realizing our dreams is the biggest challenge in our life.You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects,or that it is impossible for you to become a writer.These kindsof thoughts stop you from getting your dream,the book says.In fact,everyone can realize their dreams.The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.Don’t let it leave your heart.Keep telling yourself what you want,and you will realize your dream faster.Do this step by step.A dream can’t be realized in one day.A big dream is,in fact,many small dreams.You should never give up your dream easily.
There must be difficulties on the road to realize it.But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself.You need to decide what is the most important.Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results,while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.As you get closer to your dream,it may change a little.This is good as long as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
( )1.The first thing you must do to realize the dream is________.
A.to do anything you want B.to remember what your dream is
C.to find a dream D.to learn more skills
( )2.The biggest difficulty comes from yourself because________.
A.you have to save five yuan to buy a new book
B.you have to study day and night
C.you cannot watch TV
D.you need to decide what is the most important
( )3.The text was written to________.
A.ask us to realize the dream
B.show us what a dream is
C.introduce us a book named Follow Your Heart
D.ask us to find a dream
( )4.Follow Your Heart tells us________.
A.realizing our dreams is the biggest challenge in life
B.school kids might have many dreams
C.it’s impossible for you to become a writer
D.everyone can realize their dreams
( )5.From the passage we can know________.
A.there must be difficulties on the road to realize dreams
B.Andrew Matthews is an American author
C.dreams can be realized in one day
D.the biggest difficulty to realize dreams comes from parents
What time does he ________ school and __________ home every day?
A. go to, get to B. get, go C. go, get to D. go to, get
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