广东省阳江市黄冈实验学校2022-2023学年高一下学期3月...

What is a Chinatown? Is it a town in China? Of course not! Chinatown is a part of a town area with a large number of Chinese residents (居民), usually outside of Greater China. Chinatowns are throughout the world, including those in East Asia, South east Asia, North America, South America, Australasia, and Europe. The biggest one is in New York. It is a good place to go.

Shopping: Shopping in the Chinatown is fun. You can find lots of things there. Most of them are made in China. Mott Street is the best place to shop because things there are not very expensive.

Eating: The Chinatown has more than 200 restaurants. You can enjoy traditional

Chinese food there. New Silver Palace Restaurant is one of the best Chinese restaurants.

Living: Living in the Chinatown is comfortable. You can find hospitals, banks,          libraries and supermarkets there. In some schools, students must study Chinese. Many overseas (海外) Chinese send their children to these schools. They want their children to learn more about China and its culture.

    There are two ways of driving in the world: if the driver's seat is on the left and cars travel on the right side of the road, it is called “left-hand driving”, as it is in China, while the other way of driving is called “right-hand driving”, as it is in Britain. Nowadays, around 65% of the world's population drives on the right of the road, while the rest is used to driving on the left.

    Though no one knows the exact reasons, it seems likely that people in ancient times travelled on the left. Roman coins show pictures of horsemen passing on each other's right. And right-hand people generally got on a horse from the animal's left. Obviously, it's safer to do this at the left side of the road, and it makes sense for the horse to be ridden on the left.

    A change happened in the late 1700s. When Napoleon conquered nations, he forced them to travel on the right side of the road, which spread left-hand driving throughout Europe. However, Britain still stuck with the right-hand driving rule and countries which were part of the British Empire (帝国) were made to follow. This is why India, Australia and the former British colonies (殖民地) in Africa continue to drive on the left. One exception is Egypt, as that country was defeated by Napoleon before becoming part of the British Empire.

    Some countries changed sides' until modem times. Sweden only moved to driving on the right in 1967 and Iceland changed the following year. Ghana changed sides in 1974. On September 7,2009, Samoa became the third country ever to change from left-to-right-hand driving for the reason that it made it easier to import (进口) cheap cars from right-hand driving Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

    So if you want to travel to another country or go on business, make sure you know whether it is left-or right- hand driving to avoid unnecessary troubles.

How to learn English well

All English learners want to improve their English, but as you know, it can be difficult! For you, you need to work on all areas. The four main areas for you are: speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Speaking

Speak as much as possible! This is the best way to learn English. The fastest way to learn English is to surround yourself with English speakers. Also, get into the habit of thinking in English. Don't translate from your own language into English-it will slow you down. And it's fun to sing in English, so learn some English songs and sing your heart out!

Listening

Like speaking, it's better for you to be in a totally English-speaking environment. It's also good to watch TV shows, or movies in English. But the more you listen, the more you'll get. It's good to listen to something over and over again. First, try to get the general meaning, and then, listen a second time for more in-depth information.

Reading  

Reading English is something you can do to help you learn in your own, outside of the classroom. Newspapers are good for higher-level students. So for lower levels, try reading children's stories or books which have been especially written for English learners. You should find something that you can learn well from.

Writing

. Write something in English in it every day, even if it's very simple. Start with small sentences and make them longer. And the Interact is a great way to help you learn English. Try to make friends online, visit chat rooms, or post reviews on blogs. These are all useful tools for you.

A. Try keeping a diary.

B. Make a plan for yourself.

C. Here are some ways to help you learn well.

D. Choose easy stories and you can learn more.

E. The English news can be difficult for you at first.

F. There is nothing better than conversations to help you improve.

G. You won't learn much if you choose a book that is too difficult or too easy.

My father was a farmer. He worked very hard and never complained. He has never gone to school. So, he was a common man 1 little education. But he would teach my sister and 2 lessons through stories.

One day before I was leaving for college, he sat down and took a 3 from his pocket. And he said, "You need to know 4 things before you go out into the world. Remember them, 5 you will be the best person you can be. "

"First, look at the pencil. We know that in order to become a(n) 6 pencil, from time to time, it has to go through being sharpened (使锋利). If this pencil could 7, we could imagine how painful that would be. But that's 8 it becomes a useful pencil. Life is much the same. No one can live the whole life 9 all the time. Painful experiences and difficulties come to us all. But we build our personalities and we 10 through these chances. Second is to keep in mind that you will be able to make many of your mistakes correct just like this eraser. If we 11 from our mistakes, they're not mistakes. We can use the lessons to do 12 next time. Third, just like this pencil, every place where you are used, you leave your mark. You're 13 your own story. Don't be afraid and never stop writing. And fourth, always remember the most 14 part of you is what's inside. A pencil is useless without it's inner part. "

When I feel sad in my life, I'll think about my 15 words. They give me courage to move on.

When I was 14, I decided to make some pocket money by (help) Mr. Miller cut the grass in the garden. I worked hard because that was my first part-time job. After working for one week, Mr. Miller said that he had no money for me. That surprised me (great). I argued with him, and then I went back home in ___ (angry).

 My parents told me not to be angry with Mr. Miller because he was difficulty. Then my mother called up Mr. Miller and talked about something on phone. A few days later, my mother (ask) me to return to Mr. Miller's garden because he was too weak (look) after it.

When I came back, Mr. Miller said, "Sorry, I have no money, I can do something for you." He played some music for me and I was so (interest) in it that I forgot the money and did the work with pleasure. At last, Mr. Miller gave me a ticket to a concert.

After that, I became very fond of music. Now I'm one of the popular (singer) in the country, I can never thank Mr. Miller too much. 

When Lin Qiaozhi was five, her mother died, affected her deeply. At age 18, she chose to study medicine. Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize(give) to graduates. She (immediate) became the first woman to work as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. After several years, she (send) to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She left a good impression her American colleagues who invited her to stay. However, Lin rejected the offer and returned to China.

In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman  (appoint) director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. When the department was closed because of the war, she opened private clinic to continue to treat patients. She was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.

Although Lin Qiaozhi held many important positions in politics, she was

(interested) in tending patients, publishing medical research training new staff in her department. Dr Lin never married and she kept working until her death in 1983. She left her(saving) to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.

要点如下：1）历史悠久；2）中国人独有的传统节日；3）家庭团圆.

4 ）共进晚餐；5）吃月饼；6 ）赏月. 

注意事项：1）词数100 -120.

2）可适当添加细节.

3）开头已给出，不计入总词数. 

Dear Mike，

I am glad to know that you are coming to China with your parents and spend the Mid-Autumn Day here.

……

Yours,

Li Hua.