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I still remember when I was a little boy, I would always draw pictures on books and walls. It's my favourite 1 , and art has always been my favorite subject.
But now in middle school, there is only one art lesson each week, which is far from enough for me. How I wish the school could 2 the number of art lessons for students like me! I always get completely 3 in my artwork, and the 45 minutes for each lesson passes quickly. It is as if 4 takes me to another world.
I enjoy drawing so much. Even between classes, I always find myself drawing something. I have spent so much time 5 drawing that even my classmates will praise (赞扬) my works. But I've never been 6 . I just keep on drawing my pictures.
I especially enjoy drawing 7 . I have cartoons of all the teachers I know. Letting my creativity run freely, I sometimes draw things that even 8 myself. I don't even know how to describe some of them to you.
I always feel 9 when I am drawing something—I just let my feelings guide my hand. For me, drawing is a natural way to show myself and it 10 me to follow my heart. And the result (结果) is always a good one.
People care a lot about food and their health. What hot words about food and health caught Chinese people's eyes in 2023? Let's see some hot words from the first National Nutrition Literacy Conference (全国营养科普大会) held on Dec 9, 2023.
☆ Pre-made dishes (预制菜)
Pre-made dishes are half-finished or finished dishes. They are already cooked or prepared. However, they may cause health problems. For example, some have too many additives (添加剂). So doctors advise people not to eat too many pre-made dishes.
☆ Nutritional literacy (营养素养)
It shows how well a person can learn and understand nutrition information and skills which are important for making good nutrition decisions.
☆ Dietary regimen (食养)
A plan or set of rules that show what and how much a person should eat to keep in good health.
☆ Aspartame (阿巴斯甜)
It's a sweetener widely used in food to take the place of sugar because it is low in calories (卡路里) and much cheaper than sugar.
And the last one is called an all-encompassing approach to food (大食物观). It means people need to have all kinds of food.
Health comes first. Do you live a healthy life?
Most of the movies show our relationships and our society. What's more important is that people love to watch highs and lows of the relationships in movies. Friendship has been the favorite subject of movie makers for a long time. Many movies are based on lovely relationships like friendship. Friendship can be between two persons or among more than two persons. Movies based on friendship make us remember that the relationship among friends is delicate (需要小心处理的). These movies also show how important it is to have a true friend in life and to own the relationship.
Friendship is described in different ways in movies. These movies show different faces of this lovely relationship including the pleasant and interesting faces. Let us discuss how friendship is described in movies.
Friends share common interests: in most of the movies, it is shown that two people become friends easily when they share some common interests. For example, two friends may be in love with the same sports, studying in the same school or living in the same neighborhood. You can see such friendship in movies such as Harry Potter or Lord of Rings. Harry Potter has two friends. All of them are interested in the use of magic.
Friends make sacrifices: in most of the movies, friends make sacrifices for each other. A good example is Sholay. In this movie, there were two friends Jay and Veeru who were there for each other till death. Jay sacrificed his life to save his friend.
Friends never run away from difficulties: in movies, it is always shown that true friends always stand up for their friends in times of difficulties.
Understanding: in movies, friends understand each other without even saying a word. A single smile can brighten up the faces of all the friends.
1) Friends have something in common.
2) Friends can give up something for each other.
3) Friends never break up (分裂) with each other.
4) Friends help each other when they are in trouble.
5) Friends understand each other.
6) Friends get along well with each other's family.
As Ginni Bazlinton reached Antarctica, she was greeted by a group of little Gentoo penguins (企鹅) who seemed happy to say hello. These lovely penguins welcomed and started a trip that Ginni would never forget.
Ginni, now 71, has had a deep love for travel when she was young. As a professional dancer she travelled around the UK, but always hoped to find more. When she retired from dancing, ★
After taking a degree at Chichester University in Related Arts, Ginni began to travel around the world and found a job teaching English in Japan and Chile. It was in Chile she discovered she could get a cheap ticket going to Antarctica from the islands off Tierra del Fuego, "I just decided I wanted to go." she says. "I had no idea about what I'd find there and I wasn't nervous. I just wanted to do it. And I wanted to do it alone as I always love it that way."
In March 2008, Ginni boarded a ship to begin the journey to Antarctica with 48 passengers. "From seeing the wildlife to enjoying sunrises, the whole experience was wonderful. Antarctica is better than any other place," Ginni says. "I remember the first time I saw a humpback whale (座头鲸): it just rose out of the water like some prehistoric creature (生物) and I thought it was smiling at us. You could still hear the beautiful sound it was making underwater."
The realization that Antarctica is a valuable and important land which needs to be respected (尊敬) by humans is the biggest thing for Ginni.
① Man has known more and more about space today. Space is not only wonderful but also dangerous. While working in space, astronauts are facing danger.
② Scientists have found out that radiation (辐射) is the greatest danger to astronauts in space. When astronauts are working in space, they are in danger of radiation from the sun and other stars, which is bad for their health. The damage of radiation is difficult to discover until their children or even grandchildren are born. Some special medicine may work a little, but there isn't really helpful medicine.
③ Space rubbish is also a great danger to astronauts. There are 9000 man-made (人造) things flying in space. About 30% of these are man-made satellites (卫星), 10% are spaceships, and others are space rubbish. Even a small piece of these knocked against a spaceship window and did some damage. Scientists are watching and telling any possible danger all the time. They are working on helpful ways to do with space rubbish.
④ Although space is really dangerous, everyone on the earth is interested in it. In the near future, it may become usual for people to spend a few days in a space hotel. We may even choose to leave the earth and live in space for a few years. So we should care for space and do something to help improve the space environment.
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We all know that paper-making, gunpowder, the compass and the art of (print) are the Four Great Inventions of ancient China. But have you heard of another important invention—the abacus (算盘)?
It's said that Li Shou (隶首) invented the abacus. It (be) around for over 5, 000 years. Some researchers believe the abacus has a (long) history than the other calculators (计算器) in the world. In China, people (use) abacuses to do calculations for thousands of years before people use electronic calculators in daily lives.
The abacus is usually made of wood. It has many beads (珠子). Each bead above the abacus stands for five, and each bead below stands for one. moving the beads up or down, one can do all kinds of calculations.
It is pleasant thing to watch a skilled hand use an abacus. Fingers move, beads knock, and after few seconds, the result comes out. In the past, the use of the abacus was a necessary skill. it was taught in many schools.
Today, because we have been used to (use) electronic calculators, we don't have many chances to see an abacus in our daily lives. Many young people have not even (hear) of the word "abacus". However, the abacus still plays an important role in certain situations.
The abacus is one of the important inventions in Chinese history. It used to make a big difference to Chinese people's life. It is one of the (reason) why we are proud of China. It shows the great wisdom of the ancient Chinese people. It is our national treasure.
A: Hi, everybody. I'm Becky. Welcome back to "The Problem Line". Today, we're going to talk about problems with parents. Okay, it's time for another call.
B: Hello. My name's David.
A: Hi, David. Welcome to "The Problem Line".
B: Well, I'm having problems with my mom. Every time we talk about something, we argue.
A: It's impolite.
B: I know. But she always arranges (安排) everything for me. I can't even decide what to wear on weekends.
A: That's too bad.
B: I tried, but she never listened to me. She thinks I should listen to her because I'm her child.
A: Well, that's a difficult problem.
C: Hello, I'm Vera. I think David should ask his teacher for help. Perhaps his mother will listen to his teacher.
B: OK. I'll have a try. Thank you.
A．Hi, where are you from?
B．Hello, who's calling?
C．You should learn from them.
D．Dear listeners, who can give him some advice?
E．Why not have a good talk with her?
F．You shouldn't argue with your mom.
G．What's your problem?
姓名 | Tom | 学校 | Wuhu No. 1 Middle School |
爱好 | 旅游 | 1. Where did he travel? 2. Why does he like travelling? | |
读书 | 1. Which book has he read? 2. Why does he like reading it? | ||
未来计划 | 1. He wants to do something for our hometown... | ||
要求：1)表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；2)必须包含所有信息，并适当发挥；3)文中不得出现真实姓名及校名；4)词数100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数。
My new friend
Last month, I made a new friend, Tom, a student in Wuhu No. 1 Middle School. Tom has many hobbies.
