-—Go along this road, and you can't miss it.
— I go to the English corner three times a week.
—She ____Beijing Opera in the club.
—Sure. We travelled to the Great Wall.
The Way Back to the Top
The ball landed on Demon's feet when the time was nearly up. But Demon missed. They lost the game.
"I shouldn't have passed the ball to you. I should have taken the shot because I would have scored. Next time try not to1 everyone!" Chris shouted to Demon. Demon walked out of the field.
"Come on, guys, we were all in the field, not Demon alone, " his learn mate, Jack, tried to explain for him.
In the changing room after the games, not a single word was heard while the other team played music and cheered. Demon felt there was 100 tons of weight on his shoulder for sitting everyone feel 2 including himself. Missing the tying (平局的) goal made Demon sad, and the disappointment on his teammates' faces hurt him more than any failure.
When Demon got home, his dad had been writing for him long. His dad said to him, "Demon, even the greatest player like Pele missed3 at first. One failure doesn't mean anything. You should learn from it, turn setbacks into motivation and try to do better next time.
4 by these words, Demon got up and hugged his dad. After that, Demon spent mornings and late evenings on the field every day, practicing his shots, 5 his speed and his skills.
The next game arrived. As the game went on, each of the two teams got two scores. In a moment of perfect timing, Demon kicked the ball into the back of the net(网).
The crowd stood up and cheered, and Demon's teammates surrounded him carrying him to the sidelines to celebrate with the crowd. Demon's performance 6 the attention of the scouts(球探). After the game, someone with a suit came up to him.
"Hello, Demon. I was impressed by your7 today. Wed like to invite you for training with FC Barcelona. Are you interested in it?"
"Dad, we won the championship and I scored the winning goal! After the game, a scout invited me to train with FC Barcelona!"Demon said8 to his dad on the phone.
After-school Activities
A Firstaid
People need to know what to do in common medical emergencies! A local medical team is invited to teach us basic first-aid skills for two hours every Thursday in our activity center. | B Money management
Starting to manage your money can help you understand the value of money. You will learn how to develop good spending habits and manage your money wisely every Wednesday in the English Corner. |
C Eat well
Are you interested in making healthy meals? Get healthier by developing your cooking skills every Friday evening in our school dining hall. Maybe you can get the secret to losing weight. | D Teaching others
Are you a good teacher? Spend two hours on Saturday afternoon at the local primary school helping children practice and improve their writing. You can act like your teachers. |
| I want to be a doctor when l grow up, so I want to gain some basic knowledge about medicine. |
| I'm interested in making healthy meals and I'd like to develop my cooking skills. |
| I enjoy helping children practice and improve their writing and want to act like my teachers. |
"Mom, please, "I begged. "Please, by myself? " l had never made cookies by myself before, but I'm nine years old now , and I'm old enough to do many things. My parents looked at each other. "OK, "my mom said. "But Alana, please be careful. "
I ran into the kitchen to work. I broke eggs und put a cold piece of butter into the bowl. Then I turned on the mixer. "WHOA!" I cried. What a mess! Butter was thrown onto my face and even the floor.
I started again, but this time I put a little butter into the bowl. Then I put round batters(面糊) onto the cookie sheet(胚) and placed it in the oven. Within a minute, a fantastic smell filled the kitchen. I thought the cookies were successful and my parents would praise me!
I opened the oven and looked. And my stomach turned over. The round batters had melted in the oven. Just then, my brother Caleb returned home and entered the kitchen.
"What is it in the world?" he laughed. "Cookie soup?" I tried not to cry and said, " Just leave me alone. ""How's it going there? It sure smells good!" my dad called me from the living room. "Fine. The cookies are going to be fine!" l said. Then l put the cookie sheet down and picked up the directions. What had gone wrong?
Then I saw it. Right after Add salt and before Mix well, it said Add two cups of flour(面粉). l forgot to add flour. I took the bowl and added flour to it. After mixing, I put the bowl back in the oven. I counted the minutes until the cookies were done.
Once they had cooled, I brought a plate of cookies into the living room, where my parents and Caleb were waiting.
"Oh, Alana, " my mom said , smiling as she ate the cookie. "You did it. All by yourself. ""Great job, Alana, "my dad said, finishing his second cookie. "Delicious, Alana, " my brother said.
Since then, I have learned that as long as you make up your mind and want to have a try, you will achieve success. Neither ages nor any difficulties can stop you.
Parents are the most important people in our lives. However, many of us don't get along well with our parents. It's very common that we argue a lot with our parents. Parents always want the best for us, but sometimes they don't know how to express themselves. If you want to improve your relationship with your parents, here are some ways to help you.
Be respectful. Even if you don't agree with their parenting styles, values or rules, be polite to your parents. In this way, you can avoid unnecessary arguments with your parents. Try using polite language such as "Sorry"or "Would you mind if.…? " and speaking modestly(谦虚地) such as " It may be…"And let them finish speaking before you take your turn.
Don't let things get worse. If you have an argument with your parents, do everything you can to repair the relationship sooner rather than later. This will show that you care about the relationship. It will also mean you will be fighting for less time in total.
Be positive. Stay positive and warm. Smile at your parents. Let them know that you are happy to see them and that you care about their happiness with your body language. There is no doubt that your parents may be influenced by your positive feelings. This will help them be in a good mood(心情) that will develop a positive relationship change.
Be open and honest. Talk to your parents about things that make you feel uncomfortable. This will be helpful to build trust with your parents, which will improve your relationship with them. Have regular(有规律的) communication so your parents can get a better understanding of your life, what makes you upset, and what makes you happy. If you listen to your parents, they will be more likely to listen to you, opening the door for you to try discussing improving the relationship.
lf you follow the advice above, I think that you can have a good relationship with your parents. I think that the parents actually want to improve their relationship with their children. They also hope that their children can understand their love.
We feel a sense of purpose inside and outside of work, when we are busy with a task or an activity that has real meaning for us. When we experience pleasure, we feel a rush of positive feelings or a deeper sense of satisfaction and happiness. But one without the other is hardly enough to bring about success in the long term.
Purpose without pleasure is being busy with an activity you are tasked with but don't really enjoy doing. In other words, it is out of a sense of responsibility(责任). And there isn't anything wrong with that in the short term. Trying to live this way of life without feeling some pleasure or achievement along the way can lead to final tiredness.
What is clear pleasure without purpose—party time? Enjoying an event without thinking about its meaning? A life focused only on pleasure without purpose would almost certainly leave you feeling pointless and finally dissatisfied with it all.
From time to time, it's worth reviewing where you are with your work in the matter of your purpose-pleasure balance. There may be times during your career when you have purpose without pleasure, and when you spend much more time working on something you consider important but just don't enjoy. If that is the case, it is important to have a rest and make sure you can connect the key point of work with certain activities that just make you feel happy.
If you feel bored with work, discuss with your group members how you might have more fun. You might build enjoyable short activities into the working day. Or think again about whether there is a deeper level of satisfaction or pride you get from your work, even when something is not as naturally enjoyable as you do.
There's a story about the cleaner at NASA(美国国家航空航天局) who when asked what he was doing said"I'm helping put a man on the moon"! Of course, he may not have been getting any pleasure from cleaning the floor again and again, and relating it to the mission(太空飞行任务) was the only way to accept it.
If it seems that you don't have a purpose, you could think about how what you are doing influences others or makes a small but important contribution to achieving the goals of your whole team.
As I say, purpose and pleasure are closely related. It is possible to have one without the other, but it is only having both that will be conducive to our happiness or progression. Therefore, it's quite necessary for us to occasionally check and review our purpose-pleasure agreement, and lake action.
Wildlife in the Ocean Is Disappearing
In 2003, a group of scientists finished a 10-year project to count tuna(金枪鱼)and other large fish in the world's ocean. They made a very surprising discovery: These fish are almost gone. Because of too much fishing, almost 90 percent of the worldwide population of large fish—the ones we usually eat—has disappeared. lf we don't act, these animals will totally disappear, and that will affect every animal in the ocean.
The demand for fish is growing. Almost a billion people around the world get their protein(蛋白) mostly from fish. Doctors praise seafood for being low in fat. But what seems like a healthful choice for humans is causing a disaster in our ocean. "People are consuming(消费) too much, "says Lance Morgan, Chief Scientist at the Marine Conservation Biology Institute.
A lash of tuna in restaurants costs more than just one animal's life. When fish like tuna disappear from the ecosystem(生态系统), the ocean 's food chain breaks. Animals such as sharks, which normally eat tuna, die because they find no food. Nets (网) can also catch and kill more others. The bottom net, a huge weighted net that large ships pull across the ocean floor, catches plenty of shellfish that can be eaten. At the same time, it also catches much unwanted wildlife. Even worse, the bottom net hurts the ocean floor and destroys natural places where animals and plants normally live and grow. Fish farmers hope to solve these problems by growing fish. However, farmers must lead their animals other fish—which means killing more animals from the wild.
While the news may be frightening, taking action from now on can prevent harm that hasn't happened yet. World organizations are ordering countries to stop fishing too much. The Monterey Bay Aquarium gives seafood choices to anyone hoping to get health benefits without destroying the environment.
"If you care about wildlife, first spend time thinking about your own values and beliefs, "says Morgan. "Then decide what you're going to eat. "
题自①
社会实践( social practice)活动可以帮助你理解与运用知识 ， 如捡拾垃圾、为盲童读故事和参观博物馆等。假设你是李华 ， 你打算邀请交换生Peter参加一次社会实践活动。请你用英文给他写一封电子邮件, 告诉他活动内容、理由及安排。
提示词语：invite，pick up，rubbish，museum，blind
提示问题：
●What activity do you plan to do?
●Why do you do this activity?
●When and where will you meet?
Dear Peter， How is everything going? …… Hope to hear from you soon. Yours, Li Hua |
题目②
北京有众多的名胜古迹∶长城 ， 故宫和颐和园等 ， 这些名胜古迹令很多中外游客流连忘返。
假设你是李华。请你用英语写一篇短文给某英文报纸"My Journey"专栏投稿 ， 介绍你曾参观过的北京某一个景点及参观理由. 并谈谈你的收获。
提示词语：tourist attraction，the Summer Palace，history, beauty, treasure
提示问题：●Which tourist attraction that you've visited in Beijing?
●Why did you visit it?
●What have you learned by visiting it?
