— Of course not. Chinese usually shake hands with a lady as a greeting.
My parents are busy with their work every day. You can't see there is love 1 them. They don't act in the romantic（浪漫的）2that I read in books or I see on TV.
One day, while Mom was sewing(缝) a quilt，I 3 beside her. "Mom, I have a question," I said after a while.
"What?" she asked.
"Is there love between you and Dad?" I asked her in a very low voice.
She stopped sewing and 4 her head. Then she bowed her head and went on sewing.
I thought I had hurt her. At last I heard my mother say， "Susan, look at this thread（线）. Sometimes it appears, but most of it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt5. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen, but it's 6 there."
I couldn't understand her 7 the next spring. My father suddenly got sick. Mom had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they 8, my mother helped my father walk slowly down the country road every day. My father had never been so gentle.
"Dad, how are you 9 now?" I asked him one day. "Susan, don't worry about me," he said. "I just like walking with your Mom."
Once I thought 10 meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that it is just a thread in the quilt of our life . It is inside, making life strong and warm.
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Autistic (患自闭症的) children may learn better from robots than from human beings, according to a study at a school in Birmingham. Two robots like humans, Max and Ben, have been helping teach autistic children at Topcliffe Primary School since March last year. The school is the first in the UK to try the new way.Ian Lowe, the head teacher, said, “The robots have no feelings, so autistic children find that they are less terrible than their teachers.” He added, “They are really cute-looking. Autistic children are hard to communicate with adults and other children, but for some reasons they like these robots. Some children are not able to communicate with others. But they come into school and start to communicate through the robots.”
The robots are knee-high and move like children. The school is using them to teach phonics (声学) and play cards or memory and imitation (模仿) games with children from five to ten.Dr Guldberg said, “We do many different activities with the robots acting as a model for the children's behavior. It is amazing to see how interested and concentrated the children can be when they are working with the robots. It can be very difficult to get autistic children to concentrate.” He added, “If you can meet the needs of autistic children, you can meet the needs of all children. And you know, when people feel safe and interested, they learn much better.”
（1.）Jerry is a super fan of cars. His father bought him lots of model cars. But he wants to know more about them.
（2.）Communication technology makes the world smaller and smaller. It's so amazing that Jenny would like to learn something about the history of it.
（3.）Bob plans to go for a holiday to a western country to improve his knowledge about the history of some ancient countries.
（4.）Daisy learns Chinese hard and wants to go to China to learn about the country and its history.
（5.） Ken likes science very much. He wants to know something about the Energy Machine and the history of it.
A. Shanghai Science and Technology Museum has 13 main exhibitions and 4 science theaters. Lights of Exploration is one of them and it shows human scientific achievement in the 20th century.
B. Shanghai Auto Museum is the first museum with a wide range of exhibits including hundreds of cars from China and other countries. It's a place where children can learn how the car works.
C. Hong Kong Science Museum covers a wide range of science and food science. The biggest exhibit is the Energy Machine. Victors can learn about science there.
D. Nanjing Museum is one of the largest museums in China. It's just like a Chinese history book. You can find what Chinese people used and how they lived in the past.
E. British Museum is a museum in London which tells human history and culture. You may find the history of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and even China. It's free for every visitor.
F. The communication Museum is a part of Macao Post, which brings knowledge of communications to visitors. You can enjoy the history of Macao Post, collections of stamps and communication instruments.
G. Chemical Industry Museum of China shows the development of China's chemical industry. It's an interesting place for children to learn more about chemistry by watching all kinds of experiments.
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请用适当的词完成下面的短文,并把所缺单词填写在指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
A big company wanted to find someone to work for them. Lots of young college students came to for the job, but only a small part of them were left. And this time, the company didn't plan to choose the right persons usual.
Here came the day when they took the final interview. A big box full of papers was placed on the to the interview room, and a few papers were lying around the box.
The first student came. He hurried along the way to take the interview. “Who put this box in the middle of the road?” the student said to himself, he did not try to move the box away. Instead, he passed around the box and continued his way.
The second student came along and did the thing. Then another came, and another. All of them complained (抱怨) about the box but of them tried to move it. What's worse, someone even stepped on the papers and left without having a look at the things on the ground.
Half an hour , a thin young man with glasses came. He was also among those who were left to take the interview. He saw the box and the papers around it. Without thinking twice, he stopped and began to up the papers and put them into the box. Then he managed to move the box to the side. To his great , he found an invitation under the box. On it were the following words, “Congratulations, young man! You are the person we are looking for! Would you like to join us?”
Sometimes, you see, helping others is helping yourself.
Anne Zhang is a 21-year-old girl from Hangzhou, China. Now she studies in Britain. One day, when she was taking a train from London to Oxford, she heard loud noises on the train.
Before, the train had been very quiet. Some people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music. Suddenly, a group of Chinese people laughed loudly as they played a game of cards.
As it becomes easier for Chinese people to get visas(签证) to foreign countries, more and more of them are traveling abroad. However, their bad manners have given them a bad reputation (名声).
Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit (吐痰) and litter whenever they want and jump queues. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, Chinese tourists are fined(罚款) because they were smoking in Non-smoking areas.
Some people may say that they can do everything that they want because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. Besides enjoying ourselves, we should respect local customs and take care of the environment.
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The country Anne studies in now | |
The game that the Chinese people played on the train | |
The thing that gives Chinese tourists a bad reputation | |
Chinese people's behavior(s) in places like cafes and museums | |
The reason why Chinese tourists were fined in Singapore |
1). 列举你在公共场所经常见到的两个不文明的行为，并简单谈谈你对这些行为的看法。
2). 作为一名中学生，应具备哪些文明礼仪？请提出三条建议。
3). 号召大家做一个有礼貌的学生，积极参加创建文明城市的活动。
作文要求：
1). 不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名。
2). 语句连贯，词数80个左右。开头、结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Classmates,
As we all know, our city is aiming at building a civilized one. Everybody should make an effort.
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Thank you all!
