Once there lived a man called Jim. Jim enjoyed betting (打赌) and he bet on everything. If someone said 1to him, he would bet him that it was not a good morning. Every time there was a chicken fight, Jim would 2 bet on it.
One day, Jim showed a frog to a stranger. He bet the stranger forty dollars that the frog could jump farther and faster than any other frog in his village. The stranger said 3he had one he would bet Jim. Jim left his frog with the stranger and went out to 4 a frog for the stranger. After Jim left, the stranger took out a bag of gunshot (枪弹) and put the gunshot into the frog's mouth.
Soon Jim 5with a frog for the stranger. They put the two frogs on the ground and gave each of them a push. To Jim's surprise, the stranger's frog jumped quickly, but Jim's frog couldn't move. Jim had no choice but to give forty dollars to the stranger. The stranger took the 6and went away.
Jim picked up his frog, and found it very7. He turned it upside down, and the gunshot came out. At that time, he knew that he was fooled. He started running after the stranger.
As he ran, he passed one of his friends. The friend asked him 8he was going.
"To 9 a man!" shouted Jim, "No matter how fast he may run, I'll catch him. 10 will bet you five dollars!"
Adapted from "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaver as County" by Mark Twain.
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Writing Lectures (讲座) We're going to give lectures on writing in the school meeting room every Thursday in August from 7:15 p. m. to 7:55 p. m. We will invite some teachers and writers to give the lectures. Students who want to improve their writing skills in English can come to the lectures. For more information, please call 4942530. |
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English club We're going to set up an English club. The members will practice spoken English in the school hall after school on Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. You only need to pay for books and tapes. If you would like to join the club, please call us at 8099723. |
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English Speech Contest Students in Grade 9 will have an English speech contest (演讲比赛) on Monday, September 21. The contest will take place at the square in front of the teaching building. Those who want to take part in the contest please phone 5806431. |
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A Talk about How to Learn English Well The famous English teacher Liu Kun will give us a talk on how to learn English well on Tuesday, September 15. The talk will start at 3:30 p. m. in the school hall and end at 4:15 p. m. All the students must come to listen to it. |
A teacher taught Rose, a 4-year-old boy, Maths. She asked him, how many apples will you have?" A few seconds later, Rose answered confidently.
"It is very simple. Maybe the child didn't listen carefully," she thought. She asked Rose to listen carefully and said the question again.
Rose calculated again on his fingers. This time hesitatingly (犹豫地) he answered, "Fur." The teacher remembered Rose loved strawberries. She thought maybe he didn't like apples and that made him get the wrong answer. She asked, "If I give you one strawberry and one strawberry and one more strawberry.
Rose calculated on his fingers again. In a hesitating voice, Rose asked, Three?" The teacher had a big smile. But there was still one last thing.
Once again, she asked him, "Now if I give you one apple and one apple and one more apple, "Four!" The teacher was surprised and asked, "How? Rose?"
Rose answered, "Because I already have an apple in my bag!"
Artificial Intelligence (人工智能), or AI in short, is the science of giving computers and machines ability to think and work like humans. AI scientists and engineers have made a lot of cool technology.
AI is rapidly catching up with the human ally to read faces. As a result, facial recognition (识别) is used a lot in the world. Chinese police use this technology to identify criminals (罪犯). Once they caught a criminal when he attended a concert. It also checks the ID of ride﹣hailing (网约车) drivers and lets people pay for things with a smile.
AI is also used in self﹣driving cars, which are believed to be the future of driving. Most drivers may wave or nod at passers﹣by to let them cross the street, but self﹣driving cars don't have this ability. Carmakers are testing a light signal system to help them "speak" to humans. The system can show what self﹣driving cars will do. For example (让路) it will flash two white lights side to side. A rapidly flashing light tells passers﹣by that the car is about to speed up.
Service Robots also show you how powerful AI is, Imagine this, you come back from school and your robot housekeeper is waiting for you at the door. After dinner, he teaches you to play the guitar, just like a real music teacher. Such thoughts will soon happen in the real world. In the future, more and more service robots will become good home helpers.
AI is so powerful that it can help human beings and even replace us in many jobs.
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A. Hobbies can also help patients keep healthy. B. People today have more time for hobbies than ever before. C. Everyone has his own hobby. D. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. E. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, or swim. F. Actually, anyone, old or young, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby. In spite of his age |
A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch pictures, play the piano They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.
People take up hobbies because they offer enjoyment, friends help, and relaxation, and provide a balance between work and play. Some hobbies offer interesting activities and help him learn new skills. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients recover from illness. Many hospitals treat patients by having them taking up hobbies.
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.
Machines have now reduced much time that people have to spend on their jobs. More people retire (退休) at an earlier age than before. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly﹣found free hours.
Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of the hobbies by saying, *"No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. "
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A. When you see a traffic accident, call 110 and 120 first. Then do what you can to help. B. If you have a fever, take your temperature at home first. If things are too bad, go to see the doctor at once. C. When you're at a place where you don't know many people but you have to talk to them, a confident smile can help you become sure about yourself and then you'll be better at speaking in front of them. D. If your life gets you down, just stop your work. You can listen to some music or take a break. Then you'll have more energy to go on working. E. When you find a homeless animal, you can take it home first Then call the Helper station for help. F. When we see someone throw litter, we can tell them that it's harmful the environment. And we can help pick it up. |
It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very hot and nobody wanted to stay at home. Dick decided (go) swimming in the river. His brother, Tom wanted to go with him. But he didn't want Tom to go with him because he was too young to take care of 5(he).
"Take him with you," said their mother. "He enjoys (play) with you. He will do whatever you tell him to, I think. "
They got to the river (quick). A lot of people were swimming in it. Dick told Tom to play in the bank, and then he jumped into the river. About hour later, he swam back to the bank a fish in his hand. Tom was very happy when he saw the fish. He found a bottle put the fish in it.
Tom did nothing but watch the fish that evening. Suddenly Dick heard Tom (cry) loudly in the room. He ran to him and asked. "What's wrong with you, Tom?"
Tom said "I thought it was (tire). So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair, I only wanted it to have a rest. Unluckily, it (death).
要点：
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1）非常理解她的感受 |
我们想更独立但家长们有时还是把我们当小孩子； |
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2）与父亲吵架的原因 |
Joyce和她父亲对手机的使用有不同看法，父亲担心会影响学习 |
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3）对她的问题提出建议 |
至少写出两条建议。 |
注意：
1）字数：90词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
2）文章必须包含所有提示内容，并可适当发挥；
3）文中不得出现真实姓名和校名；
4）条理清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯，书写规范。
参考词汇：1）have a quarrel 与……吵架；2）treat v. 对待；3. affect v, 影响
Dear Joyce,
I am so sorry to hear that you had a quarrel with your father and he even broke your smart phone.
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Best wishes!
Yours, Linda
