Dear editor (编辑)
I live in a beautiful city. Many visitors come to my city. There are so many colorful peacocks (孔雀) here. The peacocks mostly live on the grass land of Dong Feng Square.
They are given food freely by visitors. They usually throw food to them, and don't think about at all whether the food is right or not. Some of the peacocks became ill, some even died after eating the bad food given by the visitors. I'm sure most of the visitors who throw food to the peacocks really like the birds, but don't realize that they may be doing them harm.
The visitors should be told that what have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must stopped from happening.
Perhaps we can build some small shops beside Dong Feng Square to sell peacock food. For us every person, it's our duty to give more love to these beautiful birds and to look after them carefully.
Yours.
Sun Yan
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Bears usually live in forests |and mountains. They often live in some places where we go camping or climbing. Sometimes you might happen I to meet a bear, and it can be dangerous if it feels frightened (恐惧的). For your own safety, you should do the following things. •Do not make eye contact (目光接触).Bears feel that eye contact is not friendly. •Stay calm and quickly pick up small children. •Make noise, shout, or throw rocks at it to make it go away. •Make yourself appear as large as possible to make it go away. Put up your arms, jacket, bag or other things over your head. •Never get close to a bear. If it gets close to you, do not turn back or run away suddenly, because this may bring an attack (攻击). Instead, you can walk away slowly. We should know that all bears can be dangerous and we should treat them cautiously. If you find a bear strange, please call your nearest Division of Wildlife Resources Office. The Division's job is to catch the bear that attacks or shows strange actions toward people. |
How to fight against COVID-19(新冠病毒)? We choose some books to help you. The books were translated into 13 languages, including Japanese, French and Russian. They are convenient for readers to enjoy.
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Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me! (Writer: Mu Xiangzhen) The book makes parents and children be able to learn—in a fun way—about how viruses (病毒) spread and what people can do to protect themselves. It tells children not to fear about viruses. Besides, it also introduces the idea of getting well with nature, and hopes children can protect wild life and the natural environment. |
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A Special Spring Festival (Writer: Gao Jing) This book pictures children's special Spring Festival in China during the outbreak of COVID-19. It tells a story of a common family in China. It tries to answer the child's question “Why can't I be allowed to play outside?” It tells the child what COVID-19 is, how it spreads, and how we can protect ourselves from it. The pictures show love between family members, friends and everyone. |
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Ten Tips to Fight Monsters (Writer: Dong Ruihan) Dad leaves 10 tips to help us fight the virus. Who will win the war? The story will gently teach children how to prevent the disease (疾病)in a language that they can easily understand. It will help kids remain calm in the hard time |
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A Brief History of Viruses for Children (Writer: Changsha White-flag Dolphin Children's Book Workshop) This storybook tells the beginning of the virus, so the readers can understand the history of the virus easily. The book sets up a “Ten Questions about COVID-19” section, which explains the knowledge of COVID-19(including how it spreads), helping children readers to understand the virus basing on (基于)reason and science. |
①Virus, Virus, You Cannot Scare Me! ②A Special Spring Festival
③Ten Tips to Fight Monsters ④ A Brief History of Viruses for Children
Below are some suggestions given by the English children posted on the website about how to help Africa. Which one do you think is the best?
I think health is the most important thing. We need to make sure that the money we give is spent wisely. The money should be spent first on clean water supplies and better health care.
— Robin, aged 16, Birmingham
I think the most important thing is to improve the education of the African countries. There is an old saying, "If you give a man a fish, you'll feed him for a day. If you teach him how to fish, you'll feed him for a lifetime." We need to help people to help themselves, not just throw money at the problem when it appears.
— Rebecca, aged 15, Liverpool
People seem to give a lot more money to charity when there is a sudden, huge disaster (灾难) like the earthquake. It's good for people to do so, but I also think that everyone should give a small part of their salary (工资) to charity. If everyone did that, it would make a big difference.
— Mary, aged 14, Standford-on-Avon
Giving money to charity can help, but it's not the final answer. I think what these countries need is a good government.
— Bethany, aged 16, Newcastle
The best thing we can do is to send experts like engineers, doctors and teachers to help people to help themselves.
— Roberts, aged 16, Cardiff
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Nowadays children are spending too much time and money on computer games. As a result, some people even suggest that video games should be done away with. They are nothing but a great waste of time, money and energy. I totally agree with them.
First of all, too much indulgence(沉溺)in the computer games may lead to the deterioration of children's physical health. Children desert the football ground as they all sit at home around the computers playing the football game. So they can't be physically fit and strong. Moreover, facing the computer for a long time, children easily suffer from myopia(近视).
Secondly, computer games distract(分散) children's attention from their studies. They finish their homework in a hurry, or even copy their
classmates', in order to squeeze(挤出)time to play games.
Therefore, video arcades(电子游戏厅)should be banned in cities and towns. Teenagers will be much better without the temptation of video games. They should be encouraged to do more meaningful and valuable things like reading, studying, and going to concerts and museums.
Green tea is a best choice for office workers
People who always work in places with air conditioners may face skin problems such as easily dry skin. Among all the drinks, green tea is a best choice because there are special things in green tea. Moreover, drinking some green tea can prevent computer radiation(辐射).
Winter is the season to drink black tea
Chinese medicine believes that different people should drink different tea based on the different characteristics and tastes of each kind of tea. Black tea can warm the stomach and quicken digestion(消化). Therefore, drinking warm black tea in the cold winter is a most suitable choice.
Do not drink strong tea
Strong tea may make the body far too excited and can badly affect the cardiovascular(心血管的) system as well as the nervous system. For a person who has problems with these parts, drinking overly strong tea may cause heart and blood pressure illnesses, or even make the old illnesses much worse.
Do not drink too much tea when you are eating
Drinking too much tea or strong tea may not be good for taking in constant elements and trace elements(常量元素和微量元素).Also, people should not drink tea with milk or other milky food.
Peter was a carpenter(木匠)in our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Peter was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.
My wife said to me quietly," That's his ninth cup of tea today..."Then she said loudly," It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it? "
"I won't decide about that until I see that bill，"I said.
Peter laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said:
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One dining table June 10, 2017 Wood 27.00 Paint(油漆） 5. 50 Work, 8 hours($ 2 per hour) 16. 00 Total(总计） 58. 50 |
When I was looking at the hill, Peter said, "It's been a fine day, hasn't it?"
"Yes, "I said, "I'm glad it is only the 10th of June."
"Me too, "said Peter, "it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month."
"Yes. Hotter and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th, won't they, Peter?"
Peter looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile on his face. I gave his bill back to him.
"If it isn't too much trouble, Peter," I said," please add it up again. You can forget the date. "
I paid him 48. 50 and he was happy to get it.
Events
Long March（长征）exhibition
The Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to remember the Long March which began in 1934 and ended in 1936. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. The exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.
Time: 10: 00 a. m. ～4: 00 p. m.
Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese and 15 yuan for foreigners Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park. They attract visitors by riding bikes, playing basketball, dancing and playing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9: 30 a. m. 3: 30 p. m. and 8: 00 p. m. And there is an extra show at 1: 30 p. m. at weekends. The show will end on November. 15.
Address: NO. 189 Daduhe Road
Ticket: 30~40 yuan
Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy Maths problems, and seals and sea lions, also performing, have made a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park. These sea animals interest children greatly.
Time: 10: 30 a. m. 4: 00p. m. and 7: 30 p. m.
Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children
阅读下列短文，从下面每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A Small Invention, Big Help
An invention is an invention - big or small. A big invention makes us feel it all the time, such as the TV and the computer. There are also several small things around us even if we seldom pay much attention to them.
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A paper clip helps hold pieces of paper together without making a hole. A big paper clip was put up in Norway to help people remember the inventor of the paper clip, Johann Vaaler. He invented the paper clip in 1900 when working in Germany. A paper clip is in fact a piece of wire (金属丝) that is made in such a way that it can hold together many pieces of paper. Now millions of them are made and sold all over the world. |
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The ballpoint pen was invented in 1938 by a Hungarian, |
and encourage them to help family members to prevent the disease.
had been trying to find another use for the quick drying ink (快干油墨) and designed this pen. Later, a Frenchman, Marcel Bich thought up the idea of making a use-and-throw pen and sold it cheap. It was named BIC and became very popular.