One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor1the question papers, with the text facing down as usual.2he handed them all out, he asked his students to 3 the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no4 just a black dot（点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following:
"I want you to write what you5there.”
The students,6got started on the inexplicable(费解的) task. At the end of the class, the professor 7all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no8described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been9 the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:
"I'm not going to grade (打分)this. I10wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the11part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our12 .We have a white paper to watch and13but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a14 given to us with love and care and we always have15 to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that 16 our livelihood（生计） and the miracles （奇迹）we see every day.17 we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the18relationship with people we work with, the19 with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very20compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. "
What's On?
Electric Underground
7.30pm－1.00am Free at the Cyclops Theatre
Do you know who's playing in your area? We're bringing you an evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. Are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? If so, come early to the talk at 7.30pm by Jules Skye, a successful record producer. He's going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce you music.
Gee Whizz
8.30pm-10.30pm Comedy at Kaleidoscope
Come and see Gee Whizz perform. He's the funniest stand-up comedian(喜剧演员) on the comedy scene. This joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. Gee Whizz really knows how to make you laugh! Our bar is open from 7.00pm for drinks and snacks(快餐).
Simon's Workshop
5.00pm-7.30pm Wednesdays at Victoria Stage
This is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. The workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. Simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years' experience of teaching comedy. His workshops are exciting and fun. An evening with Simon will give you the confidence to be funny.
Charlotte Stone
8.00pm-11.00pm Pizza World
Fine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. Charlotte Stone will perform songs from her new best-selling CD, with James Pickering on the piano. The menu is Italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). Book early to get a table. Our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.
An interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they mature(成熟).
While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to get in shape.
The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older.
Women's interest in books reaches its peak(顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.
Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.
The research used anonymous(匿名的) data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the statuses, 'likes' and 'interests' they had posted on their profiles.
It found the average woman talks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31.
Men are also most likely to see a film in a cinema at age 31, while women go out to see films most when they are only 19.
Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, and men at 38.
And if you are middle aged, a safe topic for anyone is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they reach 60.
Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says, “It's almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of people's typical interests.
“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night's sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off（打瞌睡）—if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety（焦虑）.The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder（奶粉） made from cows milked both during the day and at night. Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cow milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who have trouble falling asleep at night.
Previous （以前的）studies have also showed that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone．
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents(洲)．
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone．It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own．
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year．He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document（记录） his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old．
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that was ready to deal with anything”. He said: “The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I'm dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said: “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.
Hello, everyone! Up to now, we have finished learning the first three units of Book 1. Now let's review what we have learnt together.
In Unit One, we have learnt about what kind of friends we should make from our friend Anne was killed by the German Nazis during World War Ⅱ. It was the first time in her life that she(keep)diaries in the hiding place. So she had great difficulty(set) down what she and her family had gone through. Though she grew so crazy about everything to do with nature, it was no pleasure looking through the dusty windows any longer.
In Unit Two, we have known that there is more than one kind of English in the world and in some important ways they are very differentone another. Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English. However, today the number of people learning English in China(increase)rapidly, although they findhard to learn English well. As high school students, we should make full use of our time (have) a good command of English in order to pass the College Entrance Examinations in three years.
In Unit Three, our friends Wang Kun and Wang Wei made up their (mind) to take a great bike trip along the Mekong River. They both bought expensive mountain bike. Finally they got the chance after graduating from college. Soon they got their cousins(interest) in cycling too. After making preparations, they together started their journey and realized their dream to take a great bike trip.
Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more.. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
There is another difficult point for us Chinese to understand. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous (慷慨)with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly cannot manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there.. We will find ourselves treated hospitably(好客).
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!
A.Americans don't show their politeness if it requires a great deal of time.
B.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.
C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D.Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.
E.We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends.
F.If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.
G.America is a mobile society.
1). 表示欢迎 2). 接受邀请 3). 行程安排。
注意：词数100左右；
开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
孔府 the Confucius Mansion ; 孔庙 the Confucius Temple ;
孔林 the Confucius Cemetery .
Dear Tom ,
I'm more than glad to learn that you plan to come to Qufu for a visit this Christmas.
Look forward to seeing you!
Yours,
Li Hua
