Sitting in the back seat of a car, 2-year-old Hagen repeatedly asked his mother Ashley the same question, "Where is Buzz?"
Ashley realized that she had left her son's favorite 1 Buzz Light year on the plane and it would make him rather upset. She 2 to him that Buzz was on a special mission (任务) and would return to him soon. 3 she was planning to buy him another toy at a nearby store.
Beth, a staff member working at Southwest Airlines, saw Buzz on the plane. She 4 the name "Hagen" on it. "I was thinking about how sad this little boy was for 5 his toy," Beth said.
Beth's partner Jason helped her find the little 6 . Once they looked up Hagen's boarding record and learned his mother's information, they sent her an e-mail asking for her 7 .
While waiting for a reply to the email, Jason got a 8 idea. He took photos of Buzz "working" inside and outside the plane and wrote a(n) 9 to Hagen. "To Commander (指挥官) Hagen," it read, "I am very excited to return to you 10 I complete my mission. While I was away, I took some photos and learned a lot. I'm very happy to share them with 11 …"
As soon as hearing back from Ashley, Jason 12 the photos he took. He put Buzz, the photos and the letter into a box and sent it to Ashley. He 13 drew a Buzz and some stars on the box.
When Ashely opened the box, she was completely 14 . "You could see all the love he put into it," she said. Hagen smiled from ear to ear. His excitement was 15 on camera, and sent to Jason. "Seeing the boy's smile made it all worth it," Jason said.
Hot Movies on During the Spring Festival of 2024
| Chinese comedy, YOLO, stays top one on China's box office (票房) list. The movie made by Jia Ling tells the story of a woman in her thirties. The woman still lives with her parents until she meets a boxing (拳击) coach who may change her life. The film got a daily tickets of 431.57 million yuan. The name YOLOmeans You Only Live Once, encouraging people to be brave to meet better themselves. |
| The film, Article 20, which is made by Zhang Yimou, draws its name from Article 20 of the Criminal Law. The film shows that sometimes self-protection may carelessly break the law. The film is trying to call for stopping unlawful behavior. The film got a total tickets of about one billion (十亿) yuanin its first week. Different from other films on these days, it is a serious one reflecting the real life. |
| This success came unexpectedly to comedy Pegasus 2, which made nearly 1.2 billion yuan in its first three days when it was on. It talks about the dreams of a group of driving racers. The film is written and made by writer-turned-director and then to be a racing driver Han Han. It serves as a memory to his 2019 Spring Festival holiday hot movie Pegasus1. |
| Boonie Bears, returns to Spring Festival cinemas for the children. In the movie, Vick, like most young people, leaves the small town for the success in a city, meeting a difficult boss and plenty of work like a big mountain. He keeps on and never gives up. To everyone's surprise, the film got a total tickets of 1.5 billion yuanafter 10 days when it was on. |
All through primary school, I got much help with schoolwork. If I got a D (Pass), I was very happy. If I got a C-minus (C-), I had achieved greatness. A's and B's were a kingdom I could never enter.
Once my teacher, Miss Mills, had given me a ten-word spelling test. My mother and I went over the list again and again until I knew those words. I felt great. I thought, "Wow! This time, I'm going to pass." The next day, I went into the classroom and began to write down the words. The first word was truck. I wrote that one down: t-r-u-c-k. I was feeling pretty confident. Then came the word neighbor-I wrote down the letter n. I knew there was an r. Then I wrote n-i-r-b. My confidence failed me. I had gone from 100 percent to maybe a D-minus (D-). Where did the words go?
Some people talk about information disappearing from your brain. That was my life. I was an underachiever, who was not able to learn as well as expected.
Now I know I have dyslexia (诵读困难症). A person with dyslexia might see the asteh, and bird as brid. My brain learns differently. A learning disability (障碍，缺陷) can really change the way you feel about yourself. Now I know that even if I learn differently, I can still be filled with greatness.
Today when I visit schools as an actor, director, and writer of children's books, I tell children that everyone has something special inside. It's our job to find out what that is and get it out, and give it to the world as a gift.
Music helps us exercise — but why is it possible? There are two main reasons. The first is simple: Music distract us. When we listen to a song we like our brain pays attention to the music, so our body might not feel tired immediately, and we exercise a little longer.
Music also motivates (激励) us. When we hear dance music, for example, we naturally start to move to the beat. A cheerful song makes us feel happier. This gives us energy and helps us exercise longer. Music with a quick beat is good for exercising. But the music shouldn't be too fast. Generally, songs with 120—140 beats per minute (BPM) are the best.
A new study by cognitive scientist Tom Fritz suggests that this is only part of the explanation, however. In an experiment, Fritz put 61 people in small groups. They all then exercised twice. One time, each group worked out while listening to music for six minutes. Another time they exercised for six minutes on special Jymmin machines. Using these machines, each group made music as they moved. At the end, 53 of the 61 people agreed that they felt less tired when they exercised on the Jymmin machines. When we exercise and make music, especially with other people, working out seems to be easier.
How does Fritz explain this? Maybe people did better on the Jymmin machines because they had more control, he says. People created the beat and could make it go faster or slower. Also, the activity was social. Each group was making music together and having fun. Fritz believes that Jymmin exercise may have other advantages, too. He wants to find out if it can help with more serious conditions. For example, it may even be a good way to treat depression (抑郁症).
Forget lions, tigers and bears. When it comes to the art of war, army ants are among the top on Earth. And one of the best places to study army ants is Barro Colorado, an island home to as many as 50 colonies (群体) of Eciton burchellii, the most studied army ant in the world.
The colonies of this army ant are huge, including 300,000 to 700,000 ants. With their legs joining together, they are able to use their own bodies to make huge nests (巢穴). There they stay for about 20 days as the queen lays as many as 300,000 eggs. When the ants go out looking for food, about 200,000 of them leave the nest in a group, forming a fan as wide as 14 metres across. Amazingly, they travel a different way each day to cover fresh ground.
Protecting the ants wherever they go are the soldiers. You can tell a soldier ant from others easily by its unusual, oversized jaws (下巴). The soldiers are very good at fighting with these powerful jaws. But the fights are always deadly. Because of the special shape, it's impossible for a soldier to pull its jaw out again, so it actually kills itself in a fight. Local people often use soldier ants to close wounds, by breaking off their bodies and leaving the heads in place.
Eciton burchellii are blind and can't see what's in front of them, but they move together in such great numbers that they can easily kill the non-army ants, and other small animals. When the group meet a break on the way, ants immediately join their legs together and form a living bridge so that they can keep moving forward.
In fact, army ants can totally depend on their fellow ants. There are good examples of these ants dying for others, which is certainly more than what many of us can do.
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John: Hi, Tina! Welcome back! How was your trip to Europe?
Tina: It was great! I really enjoyed my time there, especially in .
John: Did you have any difficulty talking with the people there?
Tina: A little. I could use English in most places, but I had to listen very carefully. People speak English , but sometimes they say the words differently.
John: You mean they didn't speak English ?
Tina: No. I just mean that their mother language changes how they say words. I asked a local gentleman for directions to the toilet. It was difficult to understand him. He the English words more differently than I'm used to.
If you ride an e-bike here are some tips to take. First, be sure your bike is ready to ride. Find out whether it has enough (电
) power or not. And before and after every ride, (记得) to check it again. Second, be careful with your speed. It is important for e-bike riders. With the ability to have a fast and (平滑的) ride, it's important for you to know when to slow down. (第三), know the rules of the road. When you're riding in the street, read those (标志) ahead of you carefully. So you won't miss the roads and paths for e-bike riders.
After the winter vacation, I had to move to a new school, it was snowy. It seemed even (cold) since I was worrying about what might happen in the new school. It was early so there weren't many (traveler) on the road. Suddenly, a girl who was riding a bike in the snow fell down. She was trying hard to stand up fell again. Without thinking twice, I went over (help) her quickly. She said "thank you" a smile and then rode away. Her smile warmed me a lot.
When I got to the school, the teacher (lead) me to the classroom. After a short introduction, he asked me to sit down beside girl. I didn't pay attention to my new desk mate I felt very nervous. Soon, the first class, English, started. Suddenly I found my books were different from (they). What should I do? As I was wondering what to do, an English book (offer) in front of me. "Let's share it." The girl beside me said, "Hi, I'm Carrie." To my surprise, I found that it was the girl I helped this morning. It's true that to help others is actually to help ourselves!
第一节阅读下面短文，在下表的空白处填入与短文内容相符的信息，每空不超二个词。
Dear sir, I'm writing to complain (投诉) about a recent trip I took with Sunlight Hotel. I went on a two-week trip to the island of Kola with my parents. We were looking forward to enjoying the trip. Unluckily, I felt that a number of things spoiled (毁掉) the trip for us. First, according to your ad in Newsmonth magazine, all rooms in the hotel were big and had a balcony (阳台) for people to see the beach. However, my room was small, and it had no balcony. My parents' room had a balcony, but it faced away from the sea. We couldn't see the beach in our rooms. Second, only one of the hotel's three swimming pools was open. The other two were still under building. As a result, there were always a lot of people in the pool and the water was not clean. What's more, the hotel's restaurant was excellent, and we like the traditional meals there. But it was closed two nights a week, meaning that my family had to walk about 30 minutes into the nearest town to eat as there was no evening bus service. What's more, the food in the town was very expensive and the service was bad. All in all, I feel very disappointed about the trip. I look forward to your reply and a solution (解决方法) to my problem. Sincerely, Dave Clayman | ||
Complaint To be Solved Sunlight Hotel Travel Agency | ||
From: | Length: Two weeks | Destination: Island of Kola |
Description of the Problems 1. The customer was not satisfied with the because they were different from what they were described in the ad. 2. The crowded was one of the unpleasant things that spoiled the trip. 3. The close of the two nights a week was not convenient for customers. | ||
第二节 请结合第一节内容，解决问题。（词数：20~40）
Suppose you're the manager in Sunlight Hotel, provide a proper reply to the customer. Dear Dave Clayman, Sunlight Hotel |
In the past | Now | |
Living condition | small house, … | comfortable house, … |
Leisure (休闲) activity | swim in the river or sea, few books, ... | swim in the swimming pool, more books, ... |
注意：（1）短文中必须描述表格中所列的内容，可适当发挥； （2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名等相关信息； （3）词数：80—100，短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。
首句：Our life has developed rapidly.
