Hearing is very important to all the people. We can1beautiful music, nice songs of birds, the laughter of people or other different kinds of 2 in the world with our ears. So we must try to protect our ears. The following will tell you 3 to protect ears.
Listening to4music a lot can be bad for ears, 5when we use headphones (耳机). So try not to wear headphones or don't turn 6the volume (音量) when you're wearing headphones. You should give your ears a rest if you like wearing headphones.
Before swimming, remember to put earplugs (耳塞) into your ears or wear a swim hat to stop water from7into your ears.
If you are going to a noisy place, wear earplugs to protect your ears from the terrible sound! In fact, special earplugs can be made for you if you go to concerts a lot or you are a musician8.
See a doctor9your ears hurt. Take some medicine if the doctor asks you to do so. Follow the advice above now and you won't be saying "what?" when you are getting10.
There are 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. In the past, they were important for people's lives. Here are four solar terms and some information about them.
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Spring Equinox It starts around March 21st. During this time, It is also a good time for people to fly kites and eat spring vegetables. |
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Summer Solstice It begins around June 21st. To celebrate Summer Solstice, people often give colored fans to each other because fans can help them cool down. |
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Autumn Equinox It starts around September 23rd. From Autumn. Equinox, most of the areas in China will enter the cool. It is a season for people to eat crabs (螃蟹) and enjoy chrysanthemums (菊花). |
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Winter Solstice It begins around December 22nd. It marks the arrival of the coldest season in the year. People usually make and eat dumplings with their family. |
There is a robot named Lovot. It—will reply to your moods (情绪) and do all it can to make you happy. It may not be a living thing, but it will warm your heart. This is Lovot, a robot pet made by a Japanese factory. It takes its name from the words "love" and "robot". This two—wheeled machine looks like a penguin with cartoon human eyes. It can walk around and communicate with people in a loud voice. It is surprising that Lovot has a furry body, round head, and large eyes. The design element (设计元素) of "lovot" has a natural baby feel. It weighs 3 kilograms. It weighs the same as a new—born baby and is easy to hold. It can improve comfort and love feelings.
Lovot cannot help with the housework. But when you touch it, hug it or just look at it in a friendly way, it will, become warm to the touch and you will find yourself relaxed, feeling better. It goes to "sleep" when you hold it in your arms. Hearing its name called, it will follow you. It can do some easy things like taking care of babies. While you are out, it can keep your house safe through a camera or a mobile app.
What's more, the factory offers different robot clothes so you can dress up your Lovot as you like.
①look after babies ②do housework ③make you happy ④keep your home safe
As you are growing and changing, you have more responsibilities (责任) and also more freedom to spend time with other people. While you may feel ready to make your own decisions about where and when to go, your parents will control you. So you may find you are arguing with your parents more than before. The reason is that they care about you and want to protect you from danger. Here are some advice on how to avoid (避免) arguments with your parents：
[1] Discuss the rules before you do the things. This way you will be able to tell what they will say before you make plans. Your parents can also' tell you the reason about the rule. Ask them to let you explain how the rules make you feel and what you think are right rules. Your parents may listen to your ideas and use them when making rules that you all agree on.
[2] Try to keep cool when your parents say no to something. You will show your parents that you can talk instead of shout.
[3] Spend time with your family. Some teenagers argue with their parents more than they spend with their friends. Communicate with each other and make some special family time so that you can all enjoy the time at home. Think of activities that your whole family will enjoy together such as going on a hike, taking a bike ride, or going to the beach.
For Chinese students, gaokao, or the national college entrance examination, means a once—in—a—life chance (机会) to change their life and a road to a successful job. , it never dies in his heart.
When he was a student, only a small number of students could pass through the test. Liang first took the gaokao in 1983 when he was 16. But he didn't succeed. In the later two years, he also failed (失败). In 1986, he came into a technical school, but soon dropped out. . In the following several years, he worked part—time while preparing for the exam. In 1991, Liang became a full—time worker and married. Just as his family thought he would begin to start a life like most people, Liang continued his dream. That year, Liang was 24, and it was his last chance to sit the test because of his age, but he failed again.
his dream for higher education never die out. In 2001, people at any age can take the gaokao, Liang could take it again. Since then, he has been taking the exam almost every year but for a few years he was too busy to sit for the exam. Liang once had marks good enough to be accepted by a university, but he gave up because he wanted higher..
This year, Liang has taken the gaokao for the 26th time. "Though I am more than 50 years old now, , "he said. "I am sure that this year I will achieve a good result. "
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A. I still feel like I am a middle school student B. But for Liang Shi, gaokao is more like a dream C. He wanted to study at Sichuan University D. He believed he should go to university E. He will give up his dream for gaokao F. Although he made lots of money later |
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During their six-month stay in Tianhe, the three Chinese astronauts Chen Dong, Liu Yang and Cai Xuzhe will help with the docking (对接), setting. up and testing of two labs, Wentian and Mengtian. They: will live and work together at the. station. Life in space is much different from life on the earth. How do astronauts live in space?
Eating: In the past, astronauts could eat only small pieces of dried food. But now they are able to eat more everyday food like fruit, vegetables and ice cream.
Sleeping： All the people in the ISS (国际空间站) have their own rooms. They have to, tie (系) themselves to their beds, or they'll fly away! That seems like a strange way to sleep, but astronauts say sleeping in space is really not too bad.
Exercising: This is more important in space than on the earth. Astronauts exercise on bikes and other machines for about two hours every day. That way, they can still be healthy when they get back home.
Having fun: Astronauts can read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mails to their friends and families when they aren't working. Sometimes they just sit and look out of the window. It's also much fun!
Astronauts are hardworking whether in space or on the earth. Though the work sometimes is difficult, they are still interested in it and love the job. Many people think their lives are very interesting and their dream jobs are to be the astronauts.
Curiosity (好奇心) is part of human nature. Children are famous for wanting answers to lots of questions. People keep reading or watching because they want to find out what happens. Curiosity also provides many advantages.
Learning is the easiest if you have a true interest in something new. Curiosity can develop that interest when you have a question. Many of the greatest inventions were made by curious people. People always wanted to know how things worked. (A) Thanks to their curiosity, people now know far more about the world.
Curiosity helps students study well at school. If you develop the curiosity of learning, classes will become more fun. Even if you're no longer a student, curiosity will make you do better in your work.
What do you do if you're not already curious?
Firstly, improve your curiosity. Curiosity is a skill that can be improved. If you act like you're curious, you'll quickly start to actually feel curious. Often, the more you learn about a topic (主题), the more interesting it becomes. Then, enjoy different opinions. When you learn about a topic, get information from as many sources (来源) as possible. Read different books, watch or listen to speeches and ask questions. Don't always get your information from the same source. Finally, ask a lot of questions. Everyone knows something that you don't. Find out what that is, and ask about it. So you need to search for a wide choice of points even for one question.
In the classroom or out of it, developing curiosity is sure to be helpful. (B)不断提升你的好奇心, 你就会变得越来越好。
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Learning is the easiest if you are in something new. The more you learn about a topic, the more interesting it becomes. If you're not already curious, you can use the writer's ways. They are sure to be helpful.
