If you love reading books, you must know about the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. The book is quite interesting and popular among kids. Even if I am an adult now, the book is 1 one of my favorites. After re-reading the book recently, I have 2 an important lesson from Tom Sawyer.
In our daily lives, we are often given some boring or tiring 3 . What's in your mind when your mother 4 you to do some chores (琐事) ? Have you ever wanted to complain (抱怨) ? I think most people have.
Tom Sawyer, however, had a different thought when he was given a boring task. One day, Aunt Polly told Tom to 5 the fence (篱笆) . Tom was doing his job when his friend Ben Rogers happened to pass by. Instead of complaining, Tom told Ben that he felt " 6 " about the task. "Only one in a thousand— maybe even two thousand— boys can do this!"
Tom said Tom's words made Ben interested in the task. He even gave Tom his apple so that he could have a 7 to paint the fence. If Tom had thought about 8 but complaining, he would have had a bad day painting the fence.
This story teaches me a valuable lesson: Complaining is 9 . The next time you are given a boring or tiring task, don't complain. Unlike what happens in the story of Tom Sawyer, it is unlikely that someone will come and do the work for you. So, don't complain, 10 you'll feel better and perhaps even do a better job!
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Dr. Know will try her best to help with all your problems.
Dear Doctor, I am a sixteen -year -old student and I've been experiencing lots of back pain and headaches lately. I'm unsure about the cause. Like some of my friends, I spend my evenings playing computer games and surfing the Internet. What's more, I carry a heavy schoolbag to school daily. I'm just an ordinary (普通的) student, but these health problems are starting to worry me. What can I do? Adam |
Dear Adam, I'm unable to tell you exactly what's wrong, but I can offer some advice. First of all, don't spend too much lime on your computer, and stop using it late at night. It's important for teenagers to get enough sleep Also, you get headaches from looking at computer screens for a long time. If you sit on a chair for long, it can make your back ache too. As for your schoolbag, it's important to manage its weight. Take anything you don't need out of your schoolbag. If possible, leave some books or materials at school. I hope my advice is helpful. Anyway, I strongly recommend you visit a local doctor for that. Dr. Know |
Do you do team projects at school? I do a lot. I enjoy team projects because I like sharing ideas with other people. Of course, team activities aren't always easy. You need to know how to work well together.
Here are some suggestions to make team work easier.
⒈Know the goals
Make sure everyone understands the goal of the project. If you're doing a class project, you need to check the teacher's instructions carefully and ask questions whenever something isn't clear. There's a popular saying
If you don't know where you're going, you probably won't get there.
⒉Assign (指派) roles
Everyone should have a role in the team. For example, there should be a leader who helps everyone make decisions. There might be a note-taker who writes down the team's ideas during meetings, and a time- keeper to control the time. There might also be a fact -checker or a group speaker.
⒊Divide the work
For large projects, the work can be divided into smaller tasks. Then you can choose tasks that you do well or enjoy. Of course, you shouldn't always do the same task. It's good to try new things, even if they're difficult!
⒋Make a plan
After you divide the work, write down a plan on paper. You can use a calendar to help you. List all the tasks and think about when each one must be finished. It's important for everyone to follow the plan. And if you can't finish your part on time, tell the others as soon as possible.
Try to be positive (积极的) . Everything is easier when you're enjoying yourself in the team.
(An excerpt of After Twenty Years)
There was now a cold rain falling and the wind was stronger. The few people walking along that street were hurrying, trying to keep warm. At the door of the shop stood the man who had come a thousand miles to meet a friend, Jimmy Wells Twenty years ago, they agreed to meet here tonight. Such a meeting could not be certain. But he waited.
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long coat came hurrying across the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
"Is that you, Bob?" he asked, doubtfully.
"Is that you, Jimmy Wells?" cried Bob.
The new man took Bob's hands in his. "It's Bob! It surely is. I was certain I would find you here if you were still alive. Twenty years is a long time. The old restaurant is gone, Bob. I wish it were here, so that we could have another dinner in it. Has the West been good to you?"
"It gave me everything I asked for. You've changed, Jimmy. I never thought you were so tall."
"Oh, I grew a little after I was twenty."
"Are you doing well in New York, Jimmy?"
"Well enough. I work for the city. Come on, Bob. We'll go to a place I know, and have a good long talk about old times."
The two men started along the street, arm in arm. Bob, the man from the West, was beginning to tell the story of his life. The other, with his coat up to his ears, listened with interest.
At the corner stood a shop bright with electric lights. When they came near, each turned to look at the other's face.
The man from the West stopped suddenly and pulled his arm away. "You're not Jimmy Wells," he said. "Twenty years is a long time, but not long enough to change the shape of a man's nose."
"It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one," said the tall man. "You've been under arrest for ten minutes, Bob. Chicago policemen thought you might be coming to New York. They told us to watch for you. Are you coming with me quietly? That's wise. But fust here is something I was asked to give you. You may read it here at the window. It's from a policeman named Wells."
a. Bob found out his new man wasn't his friend
b. The tall man gave Bob a note from Wells.
c. Bob waited at the door of a shop.
d. They had a talk about Bob's life in the West.
e. The new man came to meet him.
Scientists have developed a way to read minds, translating unspoken thoughts into written words. It's the first time it's been done without having to put anything into the brain. 'They used artificial intelligence (AI) (人工智能) . It is the name given to a computer system that is able to "think" for itself and carry out tasks that usually require human intelligence.
Scientists used a special scanner (扫描器) . The machine can see where blood runs, which shows the parts of the brain that are most active. People taking part in the experiment (实验) listened to the radio for 16 hours as their brains were scanned. The AI tool learned to join certain brain activity to words they heard. After that, each person was asked to think of a story, and the Al tool managed to pick up these thoughts as they happened.
The results had about a 50% accuracy rate (准确率) , though the AT found it hard to work out the meaning of pronouns, such as he or she, her or him. For example, it turned "I don't have my driver's license yet" into "She has not even started to learn to drive yet." It could usually understand the meaning of what someone was thinking rather than the exact words. The AI was personalized, so when it had learned from one person but it was tested on another, it couldn't understand their thoughts.
The scientists, who have been working on the technology for 15 years, say they understand the risks of it being used badly. Scientists Jerry Tang told a newspaper, "We want to make sure people only use these types of technologies when they want to, and that it helps them." The scientists hope it will help people with certain medical conditions, who are still awake but have lost the ability to speak, to communicate once again.
Daily newspapers in Britain and the United States
Newspapers in Britain can be divided into the quality newspapers (more serious newspapers) and the popular newspapers. Quality newspapers are for readers who want full information on public things. They also carry sports, cultural events, travel news and book reviews.
People who want funny news prefer reading them. They have large headlines (标题) , a lot of big photos, and news about famous people.
The Times is the most famous of the quality newspapers. It began in 1785. The Sun, founded in 1964, is the most successful of the popular newspapers. It sells more than any other daily newspaper.
In the United States, you can find the quality newspapers like The New York Times and The Washington Post. You can buy the bigger ones all over the country. The US also has a lot of tabloids, such as The New York Daily Neus, which are similar to British tabloids.
A. Around four million people read it every day. B. Popular newspapers are also known as tabloids (小报) . C. In Britain, there are also other quality newspapers. D. They usually have the name of the city where they are produced. E. They have home and. international news, and financial (金融的) reports. F. It is read by important people such as officers, lawyers and businessmen. G. People can carry newspapers everywhere. |
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World Animal Day falls on October 4th. It is to make the world a better place for all animals.
Protecting animals has gotten: much all over the world. Every year IUCN (国际自然保护联盟) reports some important information about the plants and animals . The giraffe is one of them. Over the last 30 years, the number of giraffes by 40%. There are now fewer than 100 000 giraffes in the world today! Things are getting worse. Many animals are losing their lives human activities. Animals are often killed for their meat, teeth or even just for .
Animals will get more help if everyone starts to do something.
In Chinese culture, twelve different animals are used to stand the Chinese birth years. 2023 is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit. At the (begin) of 2023, rabbits have been used for artistic themes around the world. As cultural image (文化意象) , rabbits have been in different forms of art worldwide, including stamps, (color) lights and exhibitions (展览) .
The worldwide popularity of the Chinese Rabbit might have something to do with Western culture. For people in Europe, rabbits mean new life and prosperity (繁荣) they can give birth to maty young ones So the image of a rabbit is (easy) accepted by people in the West.
Through the Chinese Year of the Rabbit, people from other countries can get a (close) look into Chinese culture than before. On January 21, y exhibition. (hold) in a museum in the US to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit. 16 excellent Chinese artworks on rabbits were on show. It showed visitors that rabbits have (be) a popular artistic theme in China since ancient times. The museum has also explained the meaning behind rabbits in China to visitors. People could also learn about the stories of the rabbit and the moon in China.
Images of the 12 Chinese animals are fun to everyone. They can help with communication between different (culture).
A yearbook is a tradition in some high schools. The book contains (包含) the name and the picture of each student in your final year, so that you can remember who you went to school with.
A 15 –year-old schoolgirl Catherine Cook and her brother David, 16, wanted more than this. They thought, "We don't really know our classmates from just a picture, so why not have a yearbook online? You could learn about people's musical tastes, the movies they like, and so on. "With their hard work, a website named my Yearbook was set up, which soon became popular among schoolmates."
On the website, members can connect with each other by sharing movies, music, photos and study guides
Some students feel that they don't fit in at school, be can make friends more easily online. My Yearbook users can also make virtual (虚拟的) "Lunch Money" by completing activities on the website. They then give it away to charities (慈善机构) in the my Yearbook "causes" programme, which has sent 22 000 books to Africa, and bought 20 000 kilos of rice for people without enough food.
Running the website did not stop Catherine and David from completing their schoolwork successfully. Now, they go on to university, but still manage to put in 50 hours a week developing the website.
内容：（1）有效控制愤怒，成功解决问题的小故事（起因、经过、结果）；（2）你的感悟（保持冷静、学会反思、有效沟通……）；（3）……
注意：（1）词数100左右；（2）内容完整（照抄阅读语篇不得分）；（3）文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。
Control Your Anger and Solve Your Problem
Have you ever controlled your anger and solved a problem better?
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Thanks for listening.
