What's in a Name?
Your name is very important. When you think of yourself, you probably think of your name first.
Right now, the two most popular names for babies in the United States are "Jacob" for boys and "Emily" for girls. And why are some names unpopular?
Names can become popular because of famous actors, TV or book heroes, or top players. Popular names mean very positive（积极的）things. Unpopular names mean negative（消极的）things. Here are some common opinions about names from a recent survey.
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Boys' names George: average, boring Jacob: creative, friendly Michael：good﹣looking，athletic Stanley: out of date, serious |
Girls' names Betty: old﹣fashioned average Emily: independent, adventurous Jane: common, ordinary Nicole: beautiful, intelligent |
The biggest reason is tradition. They have no choice. Many people are named after a family member.
A name that is unpopular now might become popular in the future. That's good news for all the Georges and Betty's out there.
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A. Chinese names are different from English names. B. Of course, opinions can change over time. C. Surprisingly, people usually have similar opinions about names. D. Why are these names popular? E. Because it is an important part of your identity（身份）. F. So why do parents give their children unpopular names? |
A great French writer said that we should help each other as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great
An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand.
And he would certainly do soon, but the ant bit him in one of his feet. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird that had saved her life.
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A. She tried her best to reach the side but she couldn't move at all. B. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her. C. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. D. At that moment the bird flew away at once. E. About this, he told the following story |
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A. I can speak it very well. B. But I don't do well in Maths. C. I come from Heyuan, Guangdong. D. We always have a good time together. E. That's because I use computers too much. F. My email address is chrisye@gmail.com. |
Hello, everyone! I am Chris Ye. I am 11 years old. But now I live with my family in Shenzhen, a great city in China.
I am 165 cm tall and I look a little thin. I have long black hair. I wear a pair of glasses. I am in Grade 7 at Rainbow School and my sister is also a Grade 7 student. We are twins.
My school is very big. There are about 5,000 students in my school. I like all my subjects and I am very good at English. Besides, I always get high marks in my English exams.
I usually play table tennis, play basketball or climb the mountain when I am free. My best friend Sara has the same hobbies as me.
I like writing blogs online so you can visit my blog if you want to know more about me. Also you can send me emails. I want to make friends with young people from all over Shenzhen.
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A. Yes, I can! B. But I can't! C. Just be yourself. D. Then, a girl named Susan saw the butterfly. E. If I were a butterfly, it would be wonderful! F. Soon the butterfly flew away and the girl was sad. |
One day, a butterfly （蝴蝶） named Mia flew into a school and sat on a flower. Mia saw some students playing a game together and thought： "How nice would it be if I could play with other butterflies? What a pity （遗馆）!"
"It's black and blue, and so beautiful," she said. "Look at the beautiful colors on her wings （翅膀）. She thought if she were a butterfly, she could fly into the sky. "But I can't! What a pity!" she thought.
People like to admire （羡慕） others, but sometimesEveryone is special （特别的） in their own way.
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A. They become family members. B. They didn't think it was a good job. C. Young people like to go to his studio. D. At that time, Zhang found he could make money from his hobby. E. We have to build a good relationship （关系） with pets. F. They take photos of dogs, cats, rabbits and mice. |
Zhang Tianhang loves animals very much. He wanted to be a pet photographer（摄影师） one day. However, Zhang's parents didn't want him to do the job at first. They agreed when he became one of China's most popular pet photographers.
One day, when Zhang took photos in a park, a man asked Zhang to take some photos of him and his dog. To thank Zhang for his help, the man fixed （修理） Zhang's computer.
In 2010, Zhang started his studio （工作室）, Inpetphoto, in the UK. Today, Inpetphoto has seven photographers and two studios in Beijing. Sometimes they even take photos of pet snakes and pigs.
The job sounds interesting, but in fact it's not easy. "Taking photos of pets takes much longer time. We need to feed them and play with them before taking photos, " Zhang says.
Zhang plans to start studios in other Chinese cities. "Today, pets are not just pets. For this reason, I'm sure more and more people would like to ask a photographer to take photos of their pets, " he says.
We all know the Sun is important. But how does the Sun do that? It's the Sun's energy that makes life live on our planet. Energy from the Sun is called solar energy.People started to use solar energy many years ago. They build houses with windows so that the sunlight can get inside and make them warm.
It has something to do with solar panels(太阳能电池板). Solar panels collect energy from sunlight to make electricity(电).
But what happens when it is cloudy or rainy? Solar panels cannot collect energy from sunlight on cloudy and rainy days. We needn't worry about it because solar panels have batteries (电池) in them to keep electricity.
The Sun makes more energy than people use now. At the same time, solar energy is good for the environment(环境).And we can't use it up. So we should try our best to find more good ways to use it in our life.
A. We can also turn the Sun's light into electricity
B. It will not pollute the air and water.
C. It gives sunshine to plants, animals and people on the Earth
D. Solar energy makes us feel warm when we sit in the sunlight
E．People can't live without sunlight.
F. We can use the kept electricity at night or on cloudy and rainy days.
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A. This sparked (点燃) her interest to join in and play the game. B. Karlie was very smart and did well in all of her classes. C. At first, they are difficult but in time, things do get better. D. One day, there was a basketball game between boys and girls. E. She didn't want to take part in the game. F. She made it. |
Karlie moved to Alaska with her family. But she missed her friends. After school every day, she loved reading different novels because it made her forget about her old school. Karlie was trying to get used to(习惯) the new school.
Karlie was tall, although (虽然) she was only eight years old. She had reddish (略带红色的)brown hair with glasses. But she was very shy. The only class she didn't like is PE.
As soon as the game started, the boys already scored two three-pointers(三分球).Karlie had played with her friend Sarah in her old school.
One hour in the game, the score was tied (得分相同). It was her turn to shoot the ball. The girls won.
Karlie had no idea how well she could play basketball until she tried. After that day, she liked going to school every day.
Everyone has to face new challenges (挑战).
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A. You may not eat fruit. B. Do you have any festivals in autumn? C. National Day is also in autumn. D. The moon is round and bright. E. I will be thirteen years old this year! F. We eat moon cakes and fruit during the festival. |
My favourite season is autumn. We celebrate our Mid-Autumn Festival in autumn. In the lunar calendar, it's on August We usually watch the moon that night and look for Chang'e.
When I was a little boy, my grandma told me the story of Chang'e. In the story, a beautiful lady named Chang'e lives on the moon. They're delicious!
It's on October 1. We usually have a seven-day holiday! We can do many things together. I like taking a trip with my family during the holiday.
The best thing about autumn, however, is my birthday
How about you? Do you want to share something with me?
Five days a week, Barney and Company get ready for work at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C, the Us. Their main job is to help comfort(安慰) the sick children at the hospital. The kids love them very much.
Every day, Barney and Company visit the kids' rooms. "Our work is to make things more comfortable and less scary (恐怖的) for the kids," says Allison Proctor.
Company is a year younger than Barney. Barney started working at the hospital in July, 2020, but Company has been coming to the hospital since he was 16 weeks old.
They have a busy job. Every morning, Barney walks into the room of 9-year-old Brianna Frampton. . Brianna rubs (抚摸) his head, and soon his eyelids (眼皮) start to grow heavy like a sleepy baby's. But he can't sleep. .Then he leaves Brianna's room.
Thanks to Company and Barney, the sick kids are happy in the hospital.
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A. Cuckoos (布谷鸟) can make different sounds of other animals. B. It's the cuckoo. C. Then cuckoos will go to the nests of those birds. D. You may see them in summer. E. They lay their eggs (下蛋) in other birds' nests. F. Cuckoos like singing at night. |
"Cuckoo—cuckoo", did you hear this sound before? Do you know who makes that sound? Cuckoos are birds and they live in the trees in many countries. When can you see them?
Cuckoos are very lazy. They don't make nests for their eggs. It sounds difficult to do so, but cuckoos can do it. They have a special skill: copy the sounds of enemies (敌人) of other birds. When the other birds hear the sounds, they will be afraid and then fly away.
Cuckoos are like the foxes in the forest. Do you think so?
