Last night, my mom and I arrived in Shanghai. It is one of the largest cities in China. In summer it is very hot here: The temperature can get up to 40℃ or even 1 winter, however the weather is cold—near 0℃ .
Today we 2 Ne Jade Buddha Temple (玉佛禅寺) one of Shanghai s most famous temples. 3 we left the temple, we went to the street market. There I found many things made of jade. Jade is very 4 in China. A lot of people like it. I bought a beautiful jade necklace (项链). It had a 5 carved (雕刻) on it. I got it because I was born (出生) in 1998, the Year of the Tiger. The tiger is one of the 12 animals that go with the Chinese 6 . Both my mom and I laughed when we 7 she was born in the Year of the Pig! At the market, I 8 bought a red silk (丝绸) skirt. It was made in a sill factory right here in Shanghai. China is famous 9 its sill. The Chinese have quite a long history of making silk clothes.
The clock says it's already 11:00. Time for bed. I must 10 now. Tomorrow we're going on a trip down the Yangtze River. I can't wait!
( in a restaurant)
A: Happy Thanksgiving, Rob.
B: Thanks, Alex. Happy Thanksgiving to you too.
A:
B: Yes! They made a Thanksgiving meal, and it smells great!
A:
B. That's a hard question. I like the turkey.
A: What about the potatoes?
B: Delicious!
A: And green beans (青豆)?
B: Those are delicious, too. And corn! I like corn at Thanksgiving.
A:
B: Of course! Pumpkin pie is the traditional Thanksgiving dessert!
A:
B: I do. Thanksgiving meal is my favorite meal of the year!
A. You like everything! B. I ate two pieces of pumpkin pie. C. I like potatoes with lots of butter. D. Do you like pumpkin pie for dessert? E. Do you know how to cook the turkey? F. The restaurant prepared a special meal today. G. What's your favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal? |
These five young people share a house. Here is what they say about each other.
Pete
I moved in the house three years ago. The person I get on best with (关系最好) is Ned. We have a lot in common. We're the same age and we have the same hobbies. We play basketball together every Wednesday and Friday afternoon.
Ned
I moved in the house the same year as Pete. It's a great house. Pete and I are really good friends. He is cool and outgoing. We've only known each other for three years, but it feels like we've known each other all our lives. The girls, Alicia and Grace, are beautiful.
Grace
I love the house and I love the people in it. I moved here about one year ago. Maybe because we're the only two girls in the house, I' m close to Alicia. We both like playing the piano. Ned and are like kids, and I like talking with them
Alicia,
I've lived in the house for four years I get on well with everyone. Grace and I are good Mends. Pete and Ned are really nice but they're like schoolboys. I think Leo is the greatest. He's handsome and hard-working.
Leo
I moved in the house two years ago. It's a Cool house in a safe (安全的) neighborhood. I'm really happy here. Alicia is my favorite -- she's like our sister.
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I was 12 when I came to Maywood School three years ago. Like most schools in the USA, classes here began at 8:00 a.m. However, the headmaster, Mr. Bergman, found there was a problem -- so many students were either missing the first class or arriving late. My Classmates and I often found it hard to keep our eyes open in the mornings, so lessons were no fun for us. Our grades weren't good either.
In the end, Mr. Bergman asked the school doctor for advice. The doctor said that because teenagers' bodies are growing so quickly, they need more sleep than adults (~). But their body clocks make it hard for them to go to bed before 11:00 p.m., so the best time for them to wake up is around 8:00 a.m.
Mr. Bergman decided to do an experiment (实验). He changed (改变) the start time for classes to 9:00 a.m. The school still opened at 8:00 a.m. and teachers used the extra (额外的) hour to prepare lessons.
I didn't think the new timetable (时间表) would make much difference, but I was wrong. I felt much better! Everyone's grades improved. Also, more students had time for a hot breakfast together in the dining hall. We all felt healthier and happier.
After three months, Mr. Bergman asked teachers, students and parents if they wanted to keep the new timetable. Everyone did.
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Skyscrapers are very tall buildings in a city. Looking up at them might make you dizzy (眩晕的). Skyscrapers are a .wonder, whether (不管) you are looking up or down.
How can the buildings be so tall? Something that happened during the 1880s made it possible. First, a man named William Jenney got the idea of using a steel frame to hold up the walls and floors (钢架支撑墙壁和地面) of a building Jenney s idea made it possible to build taller buildings so he is called the "Father of the American skyscraper" Second, the elevators （电梯）improved. That helped people go up and down the tall buildings more easily."
Back in the 1880s, Jenney s first tall building was 10 stories (楼层) high. In 2004, Taipei 101, at 101 stories high, became the tallest building in the world. But soon the Burj Khalifa in Dubai overtook it in 2010. The 828-meter building has 163 stories.
For example, Shanghai Tower in China, One World Trade Center in the USA, Abraj Ai-Bait Clock Tower in Saudi Arabia, etc. All of them are really wonderful, aren't they?
根据材料内容，从方框中选择合适的句子填入文中空缺处，使材料完整、通顺。
A. But today, some buildings have 100 stories or more. B. They got much faster and safer. C. Looking down from them might make you dizzy, too. D. Now there are many very tall buildings all over the world. E. There were two important things at that time. |
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Layla and her family were driving to the town park. It was a hot day. She wanted to swim in the lake. As they got out of the car, Layla saw friends.
"Let's go into the water!" she called. All the kids jumped in .
Layla always has fun at the park. In spring, Layla's dad often takes her fishing, in the They usually go early in the morning. The lake water is still (平静的). It is different the river, which has water that runs by.
In families have picnics near the lake. The kids play and swim in the lake.
In the morning of autumn, the lake has fog (雾) over it. Layla's dad once her something about fog: Hot summer days warm the water, and then cool autumn air over the lake's warm water. The water vapor (水蒸气) in the air gets cool. It small drops of water (水珠). We can see those drops of water hang in the air as fog.
Layla loves winter at the park, too. The temperatures turn the water into ice. Many people go skating on the ice.
The lake looks different at different times of the year it is always a good place to have fun!
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内容：1）文化展览
2）戏曲节目表演(opera performance)
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Dear Paul,
I know you are interested in Chinese traditional culture.
I' m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Zhang Li
