It's not easy growing up. Growing up can be a real "pain" for some of us. We are always doing things that someone else makes us do. And we aren't allowed to do all the things we like. Sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we are afraid, and sometimes we just don't understand why we can't stay young forever. But we should take a look back on all the hard periods in life with a positive(积极的) attitude and learn from them.
Throughout our lives we are going to face many challenges and pains, but we should never let these difficulties keep us from following our dreams.
As a young girl, my parents forced me to do so many things that I didn't like. They made me learn to play the violin and then the piano. But looking back now, I am so glad that my parents encouraged me to take music lessons. Music has made my life so colorful in so many ways. I now realize that my parents and teachers wanted me to have a better life than they did themselves.
We are all going to experience growing pains, but they are just part of our life. Life would be really boring and meaningless. The future is ours! A little hard work never hurts anyone! If we realize that these pains just get in the way of our road to success, we will realize that our growing pains are actually growing gains!
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A. I took great interests in music and won many prizes. B. Think about how we would feel if we had no challenges and lived a life like that. C. We should realize that all of our growing pains actually turn into growing gains. D. At that time I hated music and I also hated them. E. We must solve every problem one small step at a time. |
— I (can) swim at the age of five.
When can you finish the work?
film is Titanic?
—No, mis on my desk.
After arriving in New Jersey, US, for a one-year cultural exchange program, I noticed that many local people love Chinese culture. I felt like sharing our culture with them. As one of the 13th-generation disciples of Chen-style tai chi, I set up a tai chi club for local primary students. My tai chi program lasted for 10 weeks, with classes taking place every Tuesday.
I have been in several cultural exchange programs before, but I haven't really worked with little kids. It was a little intimidating for me at first. Kids are extremely noisy and active. It was challenging enough just to take control of the class. In the beginning, we could only go over a few gestures during each class, as I spent most of my time working on class discipline (纪律).
However, as the class went on, we grew more and more familiar with each other. Slowly, I found the fun and sense of achievement that lies under the kids' nervousness and tiredness. Watching the kids learn tai chi under my instruction was exciting. Nothing made me happier than seeing their smiles after learning a new gesture. With each punch, kick and stretch, I could sense their progress and their interest in learning. They asked me many questions about tai chi.
This experience also improved my leadership. I realized that it was important to unite the whole class and encourage kids to help one another when they meet difficulties. I will try my best to spread tai chi culture here.
In China when one person says something good about another person in front of him, people call it "Presenting a tall hat".
In the past, an official in the capital went to (工作) in another city because of his new job. Before leaving, he went to his teacher's (家) to say goodbye. His teacher told him, "It is not (容易的) to be an official outside the capital. You should do everything more (小心地) than you do at home."
The official answered, "Please don't worry. I (准备) 100 'tall hats' yesterday, and I will send one to every (人) I meet. I'm sure all the local people will be happy."
Hearing this, the teacher got (沮丧) and said, "We are all honest gentlemen. How can you do that?" The official said, "You're right. You are an honorable man. But few people dislike to (戴) tall hats, They are different from you,"
He said happily, "I (赞同) with you. What you said is true, too."
After (离开) his teacher, he said to himself, "Of my 100 'tall hats', now only 99 are left."
林涛正和徐雷谈论他的家庭成员。他的曾祖母出生于1906年12月。他的爷爷出生于1932年，是家中的第六个孩子。他的爸爸出生于1960年1月1日。林涛今年15岁，他有一个双胞胎妹妹。他喜欢冬天，而他妹妹喜欢春天。
Xu Lei: Hi, Lin Tao. I hear you have afamily.
Lin Tao: Yes. There arepeople in my family. My great grandmother, my grandfather, my father, my mother, my twin sister and I.
Xu Lei: Really? You have a great grandmother! Howis she?
Lin Tao: She was born in1906. It was a cold winter（冬季）. My grandfather was born in 1932. He is thechild of the family.
Xu Lei: So many children in a family! Were they very rich?
Lin Tao: No, they didn't usually have enough (足够的）to eat. They often went hungry（饿）. My grandfather had to work when he was very.
Xu Lei: Does your father also have a lot ofand sisters?
Lin Tao: No, I only have an uncle. My father was born onlst, 1960. My mother is two yearsthan my father. She was born in 1962.
Xu Lei: How old are you then? I'm 15 years old. Are you and I the same age?
Lin Tao: Yes. And I have asister. We look like each other.
When you hear the name Hollywood, you probably think of excitement, lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actors are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors and producers are important, too. Today, Hollywood is full of producers and directors. And it is one of the tourist destinations in America.
In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California voted to become part of Los Angeles. Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the best-known industries in the world- the American film industry.
With this growth, came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is Hollywood Hall of Fame, where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Tallmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But most famous of all are the Oscar Academy Awards(奥斯卡颁奖). In March of every year a number of actresses, actors and directors wait nervously to find out if they have won an "Oscar". The 85th Oscar Academy Awards was held on February 25, 2013, in Los Angeles. Ang Lee(李安),a Chinese director won the best director again. It was his second time to win an "Oscar".
Nowadays it becomes more and more common for films to be made away from Hollywood itself, but it remains the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to "the Dream Factory" every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones- as one actress, who later died tragically(悲惨地), said," Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul.
Good morning，boys and girls.1 David. I'm a strong boy. I'm from a family of 2 and now we are in Hefei because my 3 work here. I have a sister but no 4 My sister and I 5 students at a middle school in Hefei. We love this 6city. And we have lots of friends in 7 school. We have a big house in Hefei. My 8 is big and tidy. A bed，a desk，a bookcase and a computer are9 it. My books are in the bookcase. Some sports stars' 10 are on the wall(在墙上)because I like sports a lot.
— I’m in Class Seven.
A gift card is a card that is issued(发行) by a store. These cards are big money makers for stores. One reason is that when gift-card holders go to the store, they often see other things to buy, and they spend more money than the gift card is worth. Unused cards are another reason. Stores make millions of dollars because large numbers of people never use their cards. They either lose them, forget about them, or decide that it's not worth the effort.
Gift card are becoming very popular in many countries around the world. In the US, they are one of the most popular kinds of gifts. Why?People love the convenience—gift cards are easy to buy and easy to use, either in the store or online. The recipient can choose his or her own gift, and the giver does not have to worry about finding just the right thing.
Receiving a gift card, however, is not the same as receiving a gift. A real gift is a better reminder of the person who gave it. The message of a real gift is more likely to be, "I spend some time trying to find the right gift for you because I care about you. "Often a gift card does not send the same message as a real gift. It may seem to say, "I was in a hurry. I didn't have time to think about what you would really like. "
In today's world, gift cards are certainly convenient. However, they can make us forget the real purpose of giving gifts, which is to build a closer connection between the gift-giver and the gift-recipient.
Dear Mr. President,
I have been doing a project at school recently about animals in danger. I think the situation all over the world is really terrible. I am writing to you to suggest what China should do to help protect animals more.
I know that there are nearly 2,000 nature reserves in China, which is good. I live in Beijing and there are about 30 reserves outside the city. We visited one of them last month to see for ourselves.
I feel so sorry for the giant panda. It's one of the most popular animals in the world and a real symbol of China. We learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo, and that a panda can eat half its body weight of bamboo in 24 hours! That's a lot of bamboo. I think we should try to do more to stop cutting down forests. Pandas are already a rare animal and it would be so sad if they became extinct (灭绝) forever.
The other animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator (扬子鳄). These creatures live in some parts of eastern China. These beautiful animals live in freshwater rivers and lakes but the water in some places isn’t clean enough for them to live in. It's really dirty in fact. The government should stop factories polluting the lakes and rivers.
If we protect these beautiful animals in China, more foreigners may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important tourist attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country, especially to see the quieter areas in the country. Now most visitors just see the cities.
I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject.
Sincerely yours,
Huang Jing
阅读短文，从每题所给的A.B.C三个选项中选出最佳答案回答或完成句子。
My grandfather is eighty years old now. He always complains about how fast things have changed, and he often says that life used to be better.
Families aren’t families they used to be. A lot of families have broken up. If husband and wife have problems with their marriage, they no longer stay together. And mothers used to stay at home and take care of their children, but now not any more. Everyone is busy working. Mother used to spend all day cooking in the kitchen. But now the family don’t eat home-cooked food any more.
And the cars! No one walks any more. More and more people drive. Students used to walk 5 miles to school every day, even in winter. But now students don’t. And in school, children don’t have to think any more. In math class, for example, they used to add, subtract, multiply and divide(加减乘除)in their heads. Instead, they use calculators(计算器).
And people today have TV and computers, and they don’t talk to each other any more. They are too busy to talk, too busy to eat, too busy to think….
Life used to be simple, but it isn’t any more.
1. What does my grandfather think of the life now?
A. He thinks the life is the same as it used to be.
B.He thinks the life now is worse than it used to be.
C.He thinks the life now is better than it used to be.
2. What does the underlined word “marriage” mean in Chinese?
A. 生活 B.工作 C.婚姻
3. What has happened these years according to the passage?
A.Children don’t have to think any more in school.
B.Students use calculators in math class.
C.Both of them.
4. What changes have happened to some families?
a.People have TV.
b.People like to eat home-cooked food.
c.Lots of families have computers.
d.Lots of couples(夫妇)live apart because of unhappy problems.
A. a, b, d B. b, c, d C. a, c , d
5. Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Life now is much simpler.
B.People are too busy to talk with each other now.
C.Lots of mothers stay at home and look after their children.
