—Of course. We had lots of fun exploring, ____we were a little tired.
—Maybe not. But I ____her the good news.
—Sorry, Mr. Black. I ____carefully.
The students in Sabrina's school ate breakfast and lunch at school. The teachers wanted students to have 1 meals. They had an idea: students could 2 food in the school's greenhouse for themselves or the neighborhood.
In Sabrina's hometown, people started to grow 3 and fish together hundreds of years ago. The fish poop (粪便) in the water help grow the plants and plants help clean the water 4 .
Sabrina and her classmates 5 to use this way to help grow food. They 6 a team. With the help of teachers, the team workers did a lot. Sam tested how much fish ate in water at different temperatures. Santiago and Amanda helped raise chickens for 7 .
Sabrina and the other two students helped keep everything in the greenhouse work well.
When the students have raised 8 food, it's time for Market Day. Vegetables are provided for the neighbors for free. Eggs and fish are sold to raise 9 for seeds (种子), fish food and chicken food.
"We put the market on the playground," John says 10 . "Each of us wears a team suit with our school's name on it." "We can plant food and have fun while we're doing something important," says Blanka.
Today, AI robots play an important role in people's daily lives. These robots work in many areas to help people.
I'm a teaching robot My job is to spend time with children and teach them. I look like a human being because I want to get close to children. I can sing and dance. I can also know the needs of children by hearing their words and teach them knowledge on different subjects. |
I'm a medical robot. People often use me in the operating room (手术室). I can move to some hard-to-get-to places in the human body. I can help doctors work better during operations. |
I'm a security (安全) robot. I can recognize strangers and then call the police when strangers break into a house. I always keep my eyes on smoke in the house and can let people know if there is a fire. If the house catches fire, I can also help people put it out. |
Jerry is a world-famous mountain climber. He climbed many high mountains in the world. Starting in 2015, he and his friends spent two years on an adventure (探险) in South America. In 2018, a famous geography magazine even named him Adventure of the Year.
Although Jerry achieved great success, he didn't feel satisfied. He asked himself, "Is it enough to climb the highest mountains? Am I doing something helpful? How can I change my adventures into something that can help the world?"
Jerry learned that scientists need plants, rocks and water samples (样本) from the places far away to do research. But scientists can't get there themselves because such places are hard to reach—only the bravest adventurers can make it. Jerry thought he could do something to help. He then came up with an idea. He organized a team of top adventurers to collect samples for scientists. By studying the samples, scientists could know more about the earth and find ways to protect it.
Recently Jerry and his adventurer friends have discovered a special plant life of Mount Qomolangma. The samples they brought back have helped scientists study how plants live in extreme (极端的) condition.
For Jerry, this kind of adventure is most satisfying. "Such adventures had made us see life in a different way. Now, being the best climber isn't important for me. What matters is doing something helpful while climbing the mountains. There is still much more we can do," Jerry said to a newspaper.
What do you think is an important social skill? I think it's being polite. It can help you make friends, show respect and achieve success. Here are some tips to help you be polite.
Greet people politely. You can be polite by offering a proper greeting. When first meeting or greeting someone, give him a warm smile. It shows that you are in good spirits and are happy to see him. Also, shake hands to show respect.
Make small talks. Instead of jumping right into business. You can make small talks first. Talk about their lunch or their day. Listen carefully and pay attention to what they are saying to you. Show them you're interested by asking questions.
Congratulate other people on their success. When others do well, offer them your praise. If you meet a friend who has recently graduated, won a match, or got a new job, congratulate him.
Avoid uncomfortable topics. Some topics can make people uncomfortable. You might hurt other people's feelings if you talk about them. Try to keep your conversation in the pleasant areas.
Make eye contact (接触). When in conversation with someone, look them in the eye when you're speaking. Keeping eye contact shows that you are paying attention. However, don't stare at people all the time.
My dear boys and girls, good morning. Today I'm going to talk to you about my suggestions about how to become stronger.
As the high school entrance examination is coming soon, you might feel a bit worried or nervous. These feelings may make you stressed out and fail to focus on your studies. But think about it. Would your favorite superhero have these same feelings?
Scientists have been studying what they call the "Spider-Man Effect" (蜘蛛侠效应) in children. They've found that if kids imagine themselves as a powerful person—such as a super hero like Spider-Man, they won't feel so nervous and will be able to focus on their work.
For example, if you feel nervous during an exam, try to imagine that you are a Spider-Man. You may find that you can "remove" the stress from this situation and feel more confident. This can help keep you fight off bad feelings and focus on your task, just like a superhero would. Pretending to be a superhero makes us feel powerful and that will have an influence on how we act in real life.
But you don't have to always choose a superhero like Spider-man. Anyone you admire can encourage you to get through hard times, or remind you of how you should act in certain situations. Favorite stars, famous painters, even our own parents—anyone can be our "Spider-Man". For example, when it comes to how I communicate with others, I like to look toward my mom for inspiration. She is a middle school teacher who is always kind, thoughtful and brave. I try to act the same way like her.
Thanks for your listening. I hope you can find your own strength to deal with the difficulties in your life.
Do you wonder what your work environment will be in 10 years? Imagine you walk into your office, with the temperature just right. You sit down and begin a nice day. This is the kind of smart office that engineers are trying to make. It uses technology to help workers perform at their best while at work.
Sitting in front of a desk for too long can be bad for your health. For example, it can cause back and waist (腰) pain. Sanon, a company in Zhejiang, built UP7 to help solve this. As a smart lifting desk, UP7 can tell how long a user has been sitting in the chair. When it reaches the time set by the user, it will "tell" the user to stop working by either shaking the table or sending messages to the user's phone.
The company also designed a type of smart chair to match with the table. "The chair is so comfortable. It can adjust the arms and height according to your body shape," a user in Zhejiang posted on platforms. In smart offices, you probably won't use paper notebooks. Instead, you can try electronic paper books to put every work document online. N10, created by Hanvon Technology in Beijing, is a new "notebook" like this. It uses a screen that doesn't produce much light. Users write on it with an electronic pen.
"It truly feels like reading and writing on real paper, completely meeting my office needs," a user Mr. Lin said to People's Daily. "Notes recorded can be easily organized, searched and stored. You usually need several paper notebooks to do what the electronic notebook does."
Are you looking forward to working in such a comfortable and friendly work environment in the future?
My name is David. Once, I needed to make speech in my English class. The speech was about fifteen minutes. I had never spoken in public before. So, it's my (one) time to do that. To prepare for the speech, I read a lot of books and made some note (card). But speaking in public still made me nervous. Finally, the day came. I went to the classroom. However, before my speech started, I (drop) my note cards on the floor by accident. I was very (worry). I tried to pay attention to my speech I couldn't. All I cared about was what my classmates would think of me. However, no one laughed at me. They just said, "Come on!" Because of their encouragement, I finally finished my speech (successful). In life, unexpected things always happen. This always (make) us feel awful. And such bad feelings will also stop us performing at our best. An encouraging word from (we) friends, family or classmates can make us happy and help us do better in studies and work.
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Recently I have read a book about China. In the book, there is an old Chinese saying "Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles." What does it mean? Which is more important, reading or traveling? Please tell me about it. |
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1. 词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 短文须回答以上两个问题，可适当发挥，使全文连贯、通顺；
3. 文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
Dear Peter,
Thanks for your letter. I'm very glad to tell you something about the Chinese saying "Read 10,000 books and travel 10,000 miles."
Yours,
Li Hua
