My six-year-old daughter, Cindy, and I stopped at a food shop for some bread. As we were going out of the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.
The boy had a strange hairstyle. His nose was pierced, and a ring ran 1 the hole. He held a skateboard under one arm and a2 under the other.
Cindy, who was walking ahead of me, suddenly 3 when she saw the boy. I thought he had frightened my daughter. But I was 4. My daughter backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go. Now I came face to face with the young man. I 5 aside (到一边) and let him pass. He replied vey 6, “Thank you very much.”
On our way to the car, I praised Cindy for holding open the door for the boy. It seemed that she was not troubled by the boy's appearance,7 I still wanted to make sure. I wanted to be ready to talk about the young man 8 was so different from others. I prepared to tell my little daughter what 9should be like.
But as it turned out, the person who needed the talk was 10!
The only thing Cindy noticed about the boy was the fact that his arms were 11. “ He held a skateboard under one arm and a basketball under the other. He would have a 12 time to open the door,” said Cindy.
I just 13 the hairstyle, the piercing and the ring, while she saw a person carrying something under arms and heading towards a(an)14 door.
What my daughter said 15 me that I should change my ways of judging people and learn from my daughter to be open-minded and warm-hearted.
阅读下面四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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How do you like your school? Have you ever written to your headmaster to express your idea? Here are some letters written by students from different schools.
Luke, 14, from Jiangsu:
I will give the suggestion about our school uniform. In our school, we students have to wear school uniform every day. But the yellow and green uniform looks really dark and old. It can't stand for young and lively spirit. We can add some red and orange colors and make a new type of uniform. I hope our headmaster will think about it.
Danny, 14, from Zhejiang:
I have two suggestions for my headmaster. First of all, I think we should have more hobby classes in science, such as plane model making class and computer programming class. And second, I hope we can have more PE lessons or more time for physical exercise. After all, health comes first.
Sam, 15, from Shanxi:
I'd like to say “thank you” to our headmaster. About one week ago, I got a bad cold after playing basketball. Our headmaster came to see me after he knew about it. I really want to thank him for that.
Helen, 14, from Shandong:
I want to talk about the possibility of personal classes. Now many middle schools are trying the personal class system. I think there's something good for it. First, it is more effective (有效的) because students can choose their lessons they want to take. Also, it is good for exercise. We don't have to just stay in one classroom all the time. What's more, we can communicate more with new friends.
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①After months of hard work, it's time to have fun during the summer holiday! If you are still planning what you are going to do during the days, why not enjoy a visit to a theme park?
②Lots of theme parks have roller coasters (过山车). A roller coaster may appear dangerous while in fact, it's perfectly safe for family fun. If you like heart-stopping thrills, this "scream machine" is your best choice. For example, Kingda Ka is a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States. It is the world's second fastest roller coaster. Riding this roller coaster makes you feel like you are flying in the sky!
③Does this sound scary to you? If so, we will take you to other theme parks around the world. Ocean Park in Hong Kong is the first stop. You can walk through an underwater tunnel as sharks swim overhead or watch a dolphin swimming show. Besides, cable cars will carry you more than 200 meters to the top of the park.
④Europa-Park is another good choice. If you think a few days are not enough to travel through Europe, this theme park in Germany will show you what other European countries are like. ▲ . You can first ride French bobsleds (雪橇), then eat Greek sandwiches and then take a roller coaster based on the Russian space station—all in one day! Besides, Europa-park is very real. The street lights in the Spanish part are from Spain and the small houses in the Swiss part come from Switzerland.
⑤Our last stop is Universal's Islands in the US, a world-famous dinosaur theme park. If you are a fan of dinosaurs, it is just the place for you. You can have an unforgettable experience and see dinosaurs in their natural homes.
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Ricardo Semler became the boss of his father's company in Brazil at the age of 21. The name of the company is Semco. It sold parts for ships. Semler worked like a mad man, from 7:30 in the morning to midnight every day. One afternoon, while he was visiting a factory in New York, he fell down. The doctor said, “ There's nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you'll find a new home in our hospital.” Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact, he changed the ways his workers worked, too.
At the same time, Semler changed the office. Instead of walls, they have plants at Semco, so the boss can't shut himself away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workplace as they want. As for uniforms, some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semco has flexible working hours: the workers can decide when they need to arrive at work. Also, Semco lets its workers use the company's machines for their own projects, and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
It sounds perfect, but does it work? The answer is in the numbers: in the last six years, Semco's revenues (收益) have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from 800 workers to 3,000. Why?
Semler says it's because of “peer pressure” (同辈压力). Peer pressure makes workers work hard. It means if someone isn't doing his job well, the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words, Semler treat his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible (负责任的) adults. And they do.
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Are you creative, shy, outgoing? Our personalities (性格) tell a lot about who we are. But what's surprising is that our personality can also say something about our health. That's according to researchers at Duke University, US.
During an experiment on 1,000 people, scientists assessed (评定) their personalities into two ways: by asking someone they knew, such as a family member or a friend; then by asking someone they had just met, such as a nurse. The study found that those who were careful at the age of 26 were in better health after 12 years.
Being careful means that people are more likely to have a lot of self-control (自控力), and are less likely to smoke. Careful people are also more likely to have an active lifestyle and a healthy diet, the scientists said.
From those who were less careful, 45 % developed health problems by the age of 38. Such health problems included gum disease and high blood pressure. To compare, only 18 % of careful people went to develop health problems.
Another positive (积极的) personality was called “openness to experience”, meaning curious (好奇的) and imaginative. People who have more of this personality have higher IQ scores. So they'd be more likely to know how to find medical help to prevent disease.
According to the report, if doctors assessed our personalities, it could help doctors to find which young adults need advice on how to live a healthy lifestyle.
But can a doctor who knows our personality really improve our health? Or should doctors be kept away from knowing something so personal?
We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.
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Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can't be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.
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Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others' feelings and points of view.
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Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.
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Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect your friends' lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.
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Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence and are loyal forever.
A. Friends touch friends. B. Praise your friends. C. Friends start with strangers. D. Understand each other. E. Friends are loyal and trustworthy. |
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Do you feel tired of the same old daily life? “Survival Holiday” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities. We will take children into the great outdoors (没有) their parents this summer.
Why do more and more people (支持) “Survival Holiday”? Because they think being close to (大自然) is good for children. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and (冲浪) the Internet. And parents (关心) too much about them. “Survival Holiday” can bring them an important change.
The survival activities will improve the children in many ways. Even years later, they will still (清晰地) remember what they have learned. Some have learned how to work in a team and to be more (有创造力的). Some have learned to keep calm in difficult times. (其他) have learned how to keep safe. All these (技能)will help them a lot in their lives.
Come and join us in the “Survival Holiday”! It will be a (明智的) choice and you will achieve a lot.
Are you looking forward to going abroad? These years, thousands of Chinese middle school students go to study in foreign (country) such as the US, the UK and Australia.
“Chinese children hope to go abroad (get) a wider view (视野) of the world,” said Li Mingshan, a Chinese writer who has (live) in America for many years. In a talk Li told more than 300 parents and their children that life abroad can be surely (hard) for young people than that in China. “They have to meet a culture shock and language problems.”
, these are not the most difficult things. To most children, looking after
while they are studying alone in a foreign country is a big challenge (挑战).
Zhao Baohua, 18-year-old student began to study in a high school in Australia last October. To his surprise, he was hardly given homework! “So we have more free time and more space for thinking.”said Zhao. “But you don't know how to plan your time and money, you will not have an easy time.”
“Learning abroad at a young age (help) students learn foreign languages quickly, but students and parents should know about the challenges. Make sure that you are ready for it.” Li said at last.
今年4月23日是第21个“世界读书日”，请你根据下面
图表写一篇短文，呼吁同学们为创建“书香校园”而多读书、读好书，养成课外读书的好习惯。
读书的好处(advantages) | 1）增长知识，开阔视野； 2）丰富生活，带来快乐。 |
你的读书状况及感受 | … … |
你的建议(suggestions) | 1）每学期至少读1-2本； 2） … … |
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3) 提示词：enrich (v.) 丰富；increase knowledge 增长知识
Reading is important in our daily life.……
