—____. That' s exactly what I was thinking.
Peter: Mum, I' m so proud that you are a 1 . How many students are there in your class?
Mum: Forty-five.
Peter: Then it' s hard to have many one-to-one talks with each person. How do you know what' s going on in their minds in class?
Mum: My 2 ? I look at their body language.
Peter: Their body language? But 3 ?
Mum: It' s easy to see when students show interest in a lesson. Most 4 and make eye contact. They lean forward and look at me. People like to lean towards whatever they are interested in. When I tell a joke, they 5 . When I talk about something 6 , they are at a loss. If a student keeps looking at his watch, it shows he is 7 and just counting the minutes for the class to end. 8 two friends lean their heads together, they are probably writing notes to each other. Of course, not everyone who looks up is 9 in class. Some students look up but there is no eye contact. Their eyes seldom move, and they 10 wear the same expression. It seems that they are asleep with their eyes open!
Peter: From time to time I daydream in class. 11 you teachers see it?
Mum: Sure! With their chins(下巴)on their hands, daydreamers look out of the window or up at the ceiling. They are certainly interested in something, 12 who knows what? When they are attracted by other things, they spend all their time looking anywhere but at me. Then I 13 them to pay attention in class. As a teacher, my 14 is helping every student to learn. Their 15 language helps me know when to adjust(调整)class activities, and when to talk to students separately, so they can all get the most out of school.
Peter: Mum, you are so great!
From Nick To Xiao Wei Subject Hello from Nick! Hi Xiao Wei, Thanks for your last message. It was great to hear from you, and I can' t wait to meet you. I hope you will know me from my photo when I arrive at the airport. I' m short with small bright eyes. I' ll wear jeans and a T-shirt for the journey. I' ve got your photo—you look handsome. I' m sure we' ll find each other! Thanks for telling me about your hobbies. You sound just like me! I love reading. I spend a lot of time on novels but science books are my favourite. I enjoy sports as well, especially ball games. Sometimes I get low marks at school, and I feel sad. I know I should work harder. You asked me, " How do you feel about coming to China? " Well, I feel nervous when I speak Chinese, but I' ll be fine in a few days. I love making friends and I' m not shy when I' m with strangers. I' m always sorry when I don' t know how to do things in the right way, so please help me when I' m with you. Oh, I can' t tell you how excited I am about going to China! Nick |
Poems play with sounds, words, and grammar. That makes poems difficult to write but very interesting to read. They use colours, feelings, experiences, and images to paint a picture in your mind. Let' s have a look at the following Chinese classical poem:
On the Stork Tower
By Wang Zhihuan
The sun along the mountain bows,
The Yellow River seawards flows,
You can enjoy a grander sight,
If you climb to a greater height,
Translated by Xu Yuanchong
In Chinese classical poems, the form is very important: the correct number of lines and the number of words in each line. Poems often follow special models of rhythm(节奏)and rhyme. However, modern poets begin to rejecttraditional forms and structures(结构)for poems in the 20th century. As a result, most poems today are written in free style, with lines of different lengths.
Today many Chinese people are becoming more interested in reading poems, no matter in what language they are written. Translations can be good, but being able to read in the original(最初的)language is best.
You stand in a garden. A low noise reaches your ears. You see a small insect flying near your head. You turn to look, and it flies out of sight. There it is again! You move slowly. You can see yellow and black stripes on it.
Is it a bee? It lands on a flower, and you take a closer look.
Bees fold(折叠) their wings onto their backs when they stop flying. But this insect' s wings reach out like a fly' s. That' s because it is a fly—a flower fly.
Many flower flies look like bees. This helps keep them safe from animals that may want to eat them. Insects with yellow and black stripes usually have stingers(刺). Insect eaters, such as some birds and frogs, need to get stung only once to know that stripes mean trouble. Flower flies can' t sting, but insect eaters see the stripes and leave the flies alone.
Flower flies spend most of their time looking for food. Like bees, flower flies eat pollen(花粉) and nectar(花蜜). This makes them easy to find in a garden full of flowers. They are helpful garden insects just like bees. Adult flower flies move pollen from one flower to another, which helps some flowers grow into fruit.
Flower flies can stay in one place while flying. Most insects move forward when they fly. But flower flies can twist their wings, much like hummingbirds do. Twisting keeps them in one place, so they can remain over flowers, leaves, or even you!
Once upon a time, all the animals were called to an early meeting. As they gathered in the public square, one of them, the chicken, was seen by her neighbours going in the opposite direction. " Hey, Chicken! " they asked. " Didn' t you receive the invitation? "
" Yes, I did, " replied the chicken. " The thing is, I have some very important personal business that I must deal with. Now, please excuse me. Please tell everyone at the meeting how sorry I am. Tell them that although I won' t be there in body, I will certainly be there in spirit! Whatever you decide, you can count on my complete support. Bye! "
The topic the animals would discuss was what to do with the order of the lion. The lion ordered them to give him something to eat. Then they decided that they would offer the lion just one animal. All they asked in exchange was that the lion left the other animals in peace. They chose the chicken.
A. I really must go home.
B. Why are you going away from the square?
C. And I would of course come to the meeting.
D. They had a lively but surprisingly short discussion.
E. The decision about which animal to offer was reached without any disagreement.
dream name whole the rest height on the playground |
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)was a great composer and an excellent pianist. He composed twenty-four short (piece) for the piano called preludes. The longest one, Prelude no. 15, is better (know) by its nickname, the " Raindrop" Prelude. How did it get its nickname?
One day in 1838, when Chopin' s lover George Sand went out in a rainstorm, Chopin became worried. While he (wait) for Sand, he wrote Prelude no. 15.
When Sand came back, Chopin played (she) the music. Sand thought the notes sounded like raindrops. She let Chopin (listen) to the raindrops falling on the roof. This made Chopin (happy). He insisted that he never paid attention to those sounds or (copy) them.
However, like Sand, many people hear raindrops in this prelude. Some notes repeating throughout the piece sound like raindrops. The flow of the music is like rain, too. The piece starts (soft), but it gets louder, like rain getting (heavy). Then the music gets quiet and finally (end), like rain when it stops.
Ali has worked and lived in Shandong Province for almost six years. When his friends suggested gto Rizhao for a two-day trip, the first things that came into his mind were its beautiful beaches and nice seafood. Rizhao certainly goes bthat! It is also " hometown of green tea" in northern China. Rizhao lin the southeast of Shandong Province near the Yellow Sea. It has pleasant weather, rich soil, and enough sunlight. All these make it sfor growing high-quality green tea. Ali had the chance to pick tea leaves for the first time in his life. " This is the first time I' ve learned about Chinese tea culture. It' s a new and exciting experience for me. It' s fantastic! " Ali said with a smile on his f.
Before 1970, few laws protected the environment. Then on April 22 that year, Earth Day was created to celebrate our planet, tell people about environmental problems, and encourage them to take action. Now Earth Day is celebrated all around the world. We still face many challenges, such as climate(气候)change, plastic pollution, and deforestation(毁林). But we can make a difference. Here is an Earth-helping hero.
Adeline Tiffanie Suwana was twelve when her family' s home flooded. Indonesia, her island nation in South-east Asia, is often hit hard by floods and other natural disasters.
Adeline wanted to help. Studying the problem, she learned that mangrove trees play an important role in flood protection. Their big, tangled(缠结的)roots slow floodwaters and keep soil from washing away. But the trees were being cut down.
Adeline gathered her classmates to plant 200 mangrove young trees during a school break. They started a group called Friends of Nature, which works to keep the area' s biodiversity(生物多样性), fight against climate change, and help people realize the importance of the environment. They even started a project to get clean energy to remote villages.
Today, Adeline attends college, studying how businesses can help the environment.
Remember: every one of us can be a hero for the environment!
注:每题答案不超过5个词。
注意:
1. 词数90左右。邮件的开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
2. 邮件需包括所给要点,可适当增加细节,使内容完整通顺;
3. 邮件中不得泄露个人信息;
4. 请按照如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Hi Simon, I' m very happy to tell you about our School Technology Week.
I' m sure you will enjoy the Technology Week. Li Hua |