Information about a trip | |
Where to go | ⑴ |
How to get there | ⑵ |
How far | ⑶ |
What to visit after lunch | ⑷ |
When to come back | ⑸ |
Nobody in the street knew Miss Hilton. While she lived, her front gate was always locked and no one ever saw her 1 or saw 2 go in. So even if you 3, you couldn't feel sorry and 4 that you 5 Miss Hilton.
When I think of 6, I see just two colours, grey and green. The green of mango tree, the grey of the house and the grey of the high iron fence（铁栅栏） that kept you off the mangoes.
If your football 7 Miss Hilton's garden, you never 8. It wasn't the mango season 9 Miss Hilton died. But we got back about ten 10 twelve of our footballs.
11 the end of the week a sign was shown on the mango tree: For sale.
We were ready to dislike 12 even before they came. I think we 13. Already we had one man who kept on complaining（抱怨）about us 14 the police. He complained that we played football near his house and if we weren't playing football he complained that we were making 15 noise anyway.
A
Do you have any hobbies? Do you know the hobbies of some famous people? Here are some examples:
Mark Twain, | He was a famous America writer and loved telling funny stories and playing jokes with others. He said his stories could make anyone laugh. |
Marie Curie | This great woman liked music. Her mother was a music teacher. So she and her brothers and sisters all liked music. When she Was young, she sang quite well. |
Bill Gates | The founder of Microsoft likes playing I-go and ping-pong. He enjoys playing bridge, too, He often plays bridge with his friends. |
Liu Xiang | The famous athlete likes singing songs besides doing sports. He can sing songs as well as a professional singer. |
Can you tell some other famous people who have different hobbies?
B
New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. there are many interesting things to see and to do, you can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things all over the world.
But there are serious problems in big cities, too. It's expensive to live there, and there are many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools and receive good medical care. But sometimes these people cannot find work or good places to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe and clean.
Some people enjoy living in big cities; others do not. Before they move to a big city, they should think about the problems of living there.
C
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison（监狱）. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales（故事）were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader's surprise.
a. Lived in New York b. Worked in a bank
c. Traveled to Texas d. Was put in prison
e. Had a newspaper job f. Learned to write stories
D
How old is "old"? The answer has changed over the years. Two Hundred years ago, you were old at 35. At the beginning of the 20th century, the average life span(平均寿命) was 45. In 1950, 70-year-olds were really old. Today, a healthy 70-year-old is still thought young.
So, how old is "old"? The answer is one you've heard many times, from all kinds of people. "You are as old (or young) as you feel. " Your age simply tells you how many years you have lived. Your body tells you how well you've lived.
"Nobody grows old by living a number of years, "Wrote a writer. "People grow old when they don't have their ideals(理想)." People shouldn't have the wrong ideas about aging. Sometimes, older minds can be as bright as young minds. Alice Brophy once said, "It makes me unhappy when people say, 'You look young for your age.' What does that mean? You know you can die old at 30 and live young at 80."
Everyone needs friends. But how do you find real friendship and keep it?
The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends. Sally says founding friendship is just like planting a tree. You plant the seed (种子) and take care of it to make it grow.
First, you should choose a friend. What makes a good friend? It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient. For example, if you have a bad day, a good friend could listen to your complaints (抱怨) and do his or her best to help you. To make a friend, you can't be too shy. You should make each other happy and share your lives.
But things can not always be happy. Even the best friends have fights. What should you do when you have a fight with your friend? You have to talk to him or her. When there is no one around, have a good talk. If he or she doesn't want to talk, you can write a letter.
There are three steps to be friends again:
Tell him or her how you are feeling, say what your friend did wrong and talk about why you did this or that. Remember that friendship is one of the most important things in your life.
far , against, good, twenty, bad |
More people like Living in a city now, especially young people who like new and modern things. Most people think it is much （容易） to find work in a city . They think there are a lot of (有乐趣的) things to do and places to see in the city . There are also many (选择) of public transport. When they feel tired, they can eat in good restaurants, visit museums, go to cinemas and go to parks.
（然而）, in my opinion, living in the city will (花费) more . What's more, the (人口) of the city is getting bigger and bigger. so it's a （遗憾） that the city is always （拥挤的） noisy and dirty. And It is very difficult to find a good place where people can enjoy （和平） and fresh air. So We should （改善） the serious situation.
Lao She is one of the (great) Chinese writers of the 20th century. He is excellent writer, he is also a great modern novelist and dramatist（剧作家）. He is named "the People's Artist".
Lao She was born in a poor family in Beijing. He worked his way through college. After (finish) school, he started （work）as a teacher in primary and middle schools. He liked writing since he was a child. He didn't write his first novel until 1933.
He is famous his novel Camel Xiangzi and one of his most famous plays Teahouse. Teahouse shows the of the Chinese people between 1898 and 1945. It makes people (think) about society. Most people like to see it.
Like famous intellectuals (知识分子) in China, he experienced lots of bad things in the middle 1960s. He killed himself in a lake in 1966. unlucky he was!
提示:
1.动物是人类的朋友, 人们应该保护动物。
2.分析某些动物灭绝的原因；如： 乱砍滥伐树木和猎杀动物等。
3 导致的后果: 动物生存环境越来越差, 动物也越来越少, 有的甚至濒临灭绝；
4 请你提出至少两条合理化的保护动物的方法。
Let's help the animals!
