American teenager Riley Horner was a student at school, but her life changed1June 11, 2019. She was hit in the head by accident.
The next morning, it was like the day before never happened. Riley woke up thinking it was2June 11. She had no memory (记忆)of what happened before or after. What was worse, her memory seemed to reset (重置) itself every3hours. It was like her brain stayed in the past and4 to make any new memories. Riley had to carry5with her so that she could know what she had forgotten when her two —hour clock went off . She seemed normal (正常的), 6she had nothing but a broken memory.
Over the next few months, Riley went to different hospitals and saw a lot of famous doctors. However, 7knew how to help Riley get back to her old life. Riley saw no hope. For her family, it was8future that troubled them most. If Riley's life didn't get back to normal, she probably couldn't make any friends, get a job or start her own family. She would be 16 forever.
Four months after the accident, the good news came. A hospital in Utah9what led to Riley' s memory loss (丢失). A small communication system in her brain broke down. It was small, but it could10great problems. For the first time, Riley felt 11. Riley took part in a two-week treatment there. Her12improved quickly after a few days. By the end of the treatment, she was able to remember almost 13 , and life returned to normal. Riley has always wanted to study14. Now her dream becomes15 —to study neuroscience (神经科学). She can help others like her.
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On both sides of the River Thames in London, big crowds wait for the start of a rowing race. Their eyes are focused on two boats from the two top universities in Britain.
The race is between two groups of eight rowers from Oxford and Cambridge. The rowers race for about 6. 8 kilometers on the river every year. Since 1836, the rowing eights have worn different shades of blue—Oxford wear dark blue and Cambridge light blue. As a result, the rowers are known as the Blues. To help their universities win the competition, they trained really hard. Their training timetable is strict: they usually train for six days a week for six months, to prepare for it.
The rowing tradition has a long history, nearly 200 years. The very first race took place in 1829, when a Cambridge student challenged (挑战) a school friend studying at Oxford. Ever since, the team who lost the previous year challenges the other team. Though there's little difference between the two universities, Cambridge is in the lead with 84 wins, while Oxford 80 wins.
There have been some interesting events over the centuries. In 1877, and the only time so far, both boats crossed the line at the exact same time. It's been the only draw in its history. In the 1912 race, weather conditions were poor. Strong winds blew during the race, and surely enough, both boats sank (沉默)! And in 2012, the race was stopped after a student entered the water and swam towards the boats. He was against the war. And April 11, 2015 made history. It was the first time that the men's teams and women's teams raced at the same place and on the same day.
Most people think using mobile phones for too long is harmful to people's health. Not only does it do harm to the eyesight of mobile phone users, but also it makes them feel pain in their necks. Recently, a research by a phone company in the UK has found something new.
One of the trends (趋势) researchers have found recently is in the thumb (拇指) size of mobile phone users. According to the research of 2, 000 mobile phone users, the sizes of the thumbs of people who spend a lot of time on his or her mobile phone could be 15% larger than the others'. This trend is most often seen in users aged 18-34, and one in eight people have a larger thumb as a result of often using the touch screen smart phones. Not only that, some of these mobile phone users say their little fingers are a little curved (弯曲的) for the same reason.
The same research also shows the average (平均的) time each person spends on his or her mobile phone is two hours a day. 19% of the mobile phone. users say they can't live without a smart phone even. if only for a day. "When these people swipe (滑动) the screen, the muscles (肌肉) of the their thumbs are used a lot for a long time, so that the thumb muscles become stronger. That's why the thumb becomes increasingly bigger, " explained the hand therapist (治疗师) Nicola Goldsmith.
The research doesn't say whether this finding is alarming (令人担忧的). However, the famous doctor Jordan Green said, "The use of mobile phones for a long time without stopping can cause great harm to your muscles and bring you great pain and even illness in the hand." "It's not easy to separate people from mobile phones. Thus, taking a regular (有规律的) rest while using the mobile phones is a good way to protect the thumbs." he added.
It was a sunny April morning. Emma stared (凝视着) sadly out of the window of school Trip the bus. Only 50 miles outside town was the farm. She thought about the farm all the time, especially by her animal friends.
When her family sold the farm and moved to nearby town, Emma was excited. However, when she got to the new school, she felt very lonely.
With a sigh (叹气), Emma turned her attention back to her first school trip. At present the bus came to a stop.
"Welcome to the Leinweber Nature Center, "her teacher said. "A guide will give us a presentation about animals, and then you'll help to feed the baby squirrels. Now, I want everyone to find a partner. "
Emma didn't have any friends yet — who would be her partner? Emma got close to Julia, a talkative and outgoing girl. "Could I be your partner?" Emma asked uncertainly.
•"Sure, "said Julia warmly.
Together, the girls walked into the center. After the presentation, a keeper showed them how to hold the bottle of milk for baby squirrels. Then the girls started to feed their own baby squirrels.
After the babies finished eating, the keeper asked, "Would you like to help feed the adult squirrels, too?"
Emma was quick to volunteer, but when the keeper opened the first cage, the squirrel inside jumped out. Emma remained calm, held out her hand, made quiet sounds, and then quickly got it.
"Wow!" Julia said. "You're always so quiet. I thought you were afraid of everything, but you were courageous (勇敢的). "
"I know that when animals are frightened or excited, you have to stay calm."
The keeper nodded in agreement and asked Emma, "Would you be interested in volunteering to help out with the animals at the center?"
"Interested? I would love to work here! What an opportunity! "Emma was excited.
That afternoon, in the bus on the way back to school, Emma sat next to Julia, her new friend. A rush of new-found happiness washed over her.
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When I was four, one day I was playing outside our house. I saw my grandfather park his truck (在……后面) my mom's shining red Mercedes. The truck was black and looked very old. I thought, "Grandpa doesn't have to (驾驶) such an ugly truck. Maybe I can make it look better. " I got some paint and a brush which were kept in the (厨房) by my father. I painted the truck (白色的) all over. Then I painted all the things I knew, for example, a (熊) and many colorful stars. When my mum walked up and stopped me, I have (完成) the job. She was worried that my grandfather would be (生气的) . To her great surprise, as my grandfather looked at my paintings on the truck, he(大笑) loudly. "Angela, that's the (美丽的) truck I've ever seen!I love it!"
(有时候) adults don't stop to see things through children's eyes. They missed so much beauty in the world. Luckily, my grandfather saw things in another way.
Robert Lee is one of "everyday heroes"—they may not be well-known to the (公众) , but they do what they can to help improve people's lives as well.
Lee (长大) up in New York City. As his family was not (富有的), he learned from a young age that it was really important (避免) the waste of food. When in college, he was a part of a student group that gave out leftover food to homeless people every (周日). This experience made him realise how (严重的) the problem of food waste was.
After he left university , Lee and a friend set up an organization called RLC to collect unsold food from (宾馆) and send it for free to help those in need.
So far, the (全部的) weight of the food that Lee and his team have saved has reached 150, 000 kilograms. The food has served (百万) of meals to people who need them. Lee has shown that a small action can help people (围绕) us greatly.
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2）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。
Evening Self-study at School
Recently our school has done a survey about whether the students would like to take part in the evening self-study at school . Here is the result.
