One day. A hungry fox was walking through the forest. He was 1 something to eat. The fox noticed a crow 2 on the branch o a tree. She was holding n large piece of 3 in her beak.
The fox gazed at the crow on the branch. He spotted the piece of cheese in her beak. The hungry fox thought the cheese would 4 very good. He wanted to get the cheese for 5.
Then the fox had an idea. He called to the crow," What a pretty 6 you are! You have the most beautiful feathers I've ever seen. 1 wonder if a pretty bird 7 you can sing. Would you please sing a song for me?"
The crow liked 8 all the nice things the fox said about her. His words made her feel very special. She wanted to sing a song for the fox.
The crow opened her 9 to sing. The cheese fell to the ground. The 10 fox picked up the piece of cheese.
Different vitamins are found in different foods. Then which food should be eaten to keep us healthy? Let's look at some important vitamins for the answer.
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Vitamin A helps to protect skin from becoming dry. It is also helpful to the eyes. Without vitamin A, you cannot see well in darkness. Vitamin A is found in animal liver and yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes, carrots and other dark-colored fruit and vegetables have something that the body can change into vitamin A. |
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Vitamin B changes foods into energy and helps the heart and nerve system (血管) to work smoothly. Vitamin B also helps to produce red blood cells. Without it, we will be weak and will not grow. It is found in grains and other foods like beans, nuts, meat and fish. |
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Vitamin C is needed for strong bones and teeth, and for healthy blood vessels (血管). It also helps wounds to cure (愈合) quickly. The body stores little vitamin C, so we must get it in foods like oranges, tomatoes and cabbage. |
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Vitamin D increases the levels of calcium (钙) in the blood. Calcium is needed for verve and muscle (肌肉) cells to work normally, as well to build strong bones. Fish liver oil has vitamin D. In some countries, milk producers add vitamin D to milk so that it will be good for children. |
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. His favourite subjects at school were science and maths. When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future, he always said, "A scientist."
When he was 13 years old, . At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(电脑软件程序) with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4, 200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer(微型计算机) . In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft(微软公司). Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computers are difficult to use. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business@ the Speed of Thought. In the book he told people how computer technology(技术) could solve business problems in new ways. It was one of the bestsellers of the New York Times list.
Bill married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They have two children: a daughter and a son. Bill enjoys reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge.
①Bill got married with Melinda.
②Bill developed the BASIC language.
③Bill wrote a book called Business@ the Speed of Thought.
④Bill showed great interest in an old computer and completed a programme.
Do you have a smartphone? If so, there is a good way for you to learn English: Listening to podcast (播客)!
Podcasts are made by people from all over the world. You can find them easily on the Internet. There are all kinds of podcasts. Some are about music. Some are about interesting stories. Some are about language learning. Most of the podcasts are free, so you can choose what you are interested in and keep listening.
The other advantage(优点) of listening to podcasts is that you can do it almost any time. You can do it when you are walking to school, or when you are running in the playground. You can do it even when you are going to bed. In this way, your English will improve a lot before you know it.
If you want to learn English by listening to podcasts, here is something you need to remember. First, do not listen to podcasts when you are riding a bike. That's too dangerous! Second, make sure the sound of your smartphone is not too loud. The loud sound is bad for your hearing.
Antarctica (南极洲) is on the South Pole (南极). It is almost entirely (全部地) south of the Antarctic Circle (南极圈). Around Antarctica is the Southern Ocean (洋). Antarctica is 14, 000, 000 km2 in size. It is the fifth-largest continent (洲) in area after Asia, North America, and South America.
Antarctica is the coldest continent and has the strongest winds. The temperature in summer us usually just above 0℃. In winter, the temperature often drops below -18℃. The coldest temperature on the Earth was in Antarctica in July 1983. It was about -89℃. That's why 99% of Antarctica is covered by thick ice. In some places, Antarctica's ice is more than 4 kilometers thick.
With all that ice, it might seem surprising that Antarctica is also the driest continent. It gets less than 5 centimetres of rain and snow each year.
Because Antarctica is cold and windy, only low plants like moss (苔藓) grow on the continent. No trees grow there. Emperor penguins (帝企鹅) and leopard seals (海豹) live in the sea around the continent.
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Where is Antarctica? |
It is on the South Pole of the Earth. |
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How is it? |
It is 14,000,000 km2 in size. It is the fifth-largest continent in area after Asia, Africa, North America, and South America. |
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What's the like in Antarctica? |
It is the coldest, and driest continent. Thick ice covers of the continent. |
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What lives there? |
Only a low plants and animals live there. |
The Secret Garden is one of the classical novels for c. Many adults (成年人) like reading it as well. It was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, a British writer. It tells a story about a girl called Mary. Mary was an English girl, who was b in India. Her parents worked there and often spent much time on parties, so she was very l.
After her parents both died of a kind of terrible illness, she had to return to England and live with one of her relatives in a big manor (庄园). There, Mary h of a secret garden. Ten years ago, her uncle Mr Craven locked it and n was there. At last she found the k with the help of a bird, and opened the garden door secretly.
Mary also heard a boy's crying in the building. It was Colin, her c, Mr Craven's son. He was sick in bed for a long time, and he thought he c walk like other boys and would die soon. Mary helped him and took him into the secret garden. The power of n made Colin stand up and finally get back his father's love.
As it is said in the book, the garden in everyone's heart is special and d. Before you try to find it, it will remain a secret. But once you plant a rose of love in your heart, your own garden will show all the magic to you.
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阅读现状 |
1. 阅读很少 2. 看电视多 3. 玩游戏多 |
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阅读益处 |
1. 增长知识 2. 了解世界 3. 促进思考 |
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你的打算 |
学生自拟（至少两点） |
注意：1）90词左右，短文的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2）短文必须包括所有要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；
3）短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
参考词汇：观点，见解opinion n.
The National Reading has been put in the government work report in order to encourage a love of reading among all Chinese people.
