Who is the greatest teacher in Chinese history? Many people would think of Confucius, whose birthday was September 28. Although he lived over 2,000 years ago, people still remember and respect him for his contribution to the education today.
Confucius lived in the Kingdom of Lu, which lies in Shandong Province. He lived during the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a hard childhood. His father died when he was only 3. His mother brought him up. As a child, he had to work to help his mother, but young Confucius didn’t give up studying. He visited many famous teachers and learned music, history, poetry and sports.
Later, he became a teacher and started the first public school in Chinese history. At that time only children from noble families could go to school, but Confucius believed everyone should go to school if they wanted to learn. He had about 3,000 students in his lifetime.
Today, people still follow Confucius’ lessons. He told us that we all have something worthy to be learned. “When I am with three people, one of them must be better than me in some areas. I choose their good qualities and follow them.”
He also taught us that thinking is very important in study. “All study but no thinking makes people puzzled. All thinking but no study makes people lazy.”
Confucius is not only a great teacher, but also a famous thinker with wise thoughts about the world and society. His most important teachings are about kindness and good manners. “A person should be strict with himself, but be kind to others.” he said.
1. Today we still remember Confucius mainly because .| A．he lived a poor life in his childhood |
| B．he traveled with his students from state to state |
| C．he had wise thoughts and great views about education |
| D．he lived during the Spring and Autumn Period |
| A．by visiting many famous teachers | B．with the help of his mother |
| C．by going to school | D．by teaching himself at home |
| A．cute | B．bright | C．poor | D．wealthy |
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【推荐1】Take a class at Dulangkou School, and you’ll see lots of things different from other schools. You can see the desks are not in rows and students sit in groups. They put their desks together so they’re facing each other. How can they see the blackboard? There are three blackboards on the three walls of the classroom!
The school calls the new way of learning “Tuantuanzuo”, meaning sitting in groups. Wei Liying, a Junior 3 teacher, said it was to give students more chance to communicate.
Each group has five or six students, according to Wei, and they play different roles (角色). There is a team leader who takes care of the whole group. There is a “study leader” who makes sure that everyone finishes their homework. And there is a discipline (纪律) leader who makes sure that nobody chats in class.
Wang Lin is a team leader. The 15-year-old said that having to deal with so many things was tiring.
“I just looked after my own business before,” said Wang. “But now I have to think about my five group members.”
But Wang has got used to it and can see the benefits (好处) now.
“ I used to speak too little. But being a team leader means you have to talk a lot. You could even call me an excellent speaker today.”
Zhang Qi, 16, was weak in English. She used to get about 70 in English tests. But in a recent test, Zhang got a grade of more than 80.
“I rarely (很少) asked others when I had problems with my English. But now I can ask the team leader or study leader. They are really helpful.”
1. What makes Dulangkou School different from others?| A．The students’ desks are in rows. |
| B．Students sit and study in groups. |
| C．There are three blackboards in the classroom. |
| D．Both B and C. |
| A．take care of the whole group |
| B．make sure that everybody finishes homework |
| C．make sure that nobody chats in class |
| D．collect all the homework and hand it in to teachers |
| A．chat with each other | B．listen to the teachers |
| C．make friends | D．communicate |
| A．get benefits from | B．are tired of |
| C．cannot get used to | D．hate |
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It is said that our body movements communicate about 50 percent of what we really mean while words only express 7 percent. So, while your mouth is closed, your body is just saying.
Arms. How you hold your arms shows how open and receptive you are to people you meet. If you keep your arms to the sides of your body or behind your back, this suggests you are not afraid of anything. Outgoing people generally use their arms with big movements, while quieter people keep them close to their bodies. If someone upsets you, just cross your arms to show you’re unhappy.
Head. When you want to appear confident, keep your head level. If you are a monitor, you can also take on this position when you want your words to be taken seriously. However, to be friendly in listening or speaking, you must move your head a little.
Legs. Your legs tend to move around a lot more than normal when you are nervous or telling lies. If you are at interviews, try to keep them still.
Posture (姿势). A good posture makes you feel better about yourself. If you are feeling down you normally don’t sit straight, with your shoulders inwards. This makes breathing more difficult, which can make you feel nervous or uncomfortable.
Mouth. When you are thinking, you often purse your lips. You might also use this position to hold back an angry comment you don't wish to make. However, it will probably still be noticed, and people will know you're not pleased.
Face. When you lie, you might put on a false face. But that expression would crack quickly, allowing displays of true emotions such as happiness, sadness，disgust (厌恶)and fear.
1. When someone is keeping his arms behind his back, he tries to tell you that .| A．he is not afraid | B．he is outgoing |
| C．he is angry | D．he is cool |
| A．move your arms a lot | B．cross your arms |
| C．move your head a little | D．keep your head level |
| A．Body language, the most commonly used language |
| B．Body movements give away secrets of mind |
| C．Arms tell more than legs |
| D．Facial expressions tell the truth |
【推荐3】Project Puffin, Skomer, Pembrokeshire
Passionate about wildlife and nature? These surveys and activities offer volunteers a close-up of our fauna (动物群）and flora (植物群）while helping to safeguard the environment. Plan ahead for next summer and join the "puffarazzi" with the RSPB. Between early June and late July 2020,visitors to the UK's puffin (善知鸟）colonies will be asked to take photographs of birds with fish in their bills, making a note of the date, time and location and then uploading that information to a dedicated page on the RSPB 's website. The idea is to help conservation scientist Dr Ellie Owen and her team pinpoint why puffin colonies are declining (the current thinking is that it is related to a reduction in food availability caused by climate change). The colonies include Skomer Island, in Pembrokeshire, to which the Wildlife Trust of South&West Wales runs day trips between Easter and the end of September. |
Boat fares from Martin's Haven to Skomer are ￡11 adult, ￡7 child, landing fee ￡11 adult, ￡5 child. Hostel-style overnight stay ￡30 adult, ￡15 child. Details of Project Puffin at rspb.org.uk |
1. We can learn from the advertisement that .
| A．visitors are asked to take pictures of animals and plants |
| B．the activity is meant to help safeguard the environment |
| C．the decline of puffin colonies is caused by illegal hunting |
| D．the puffin colonies is a tourist attraction for long holidays |
| A．￡68 | B．￡98 |
| C．￡128 | D．￡158 |
【推荐1】Fahim was only 11 years old when he first met Alberto Cairo in 1993 in a hospital in Kabul, the Afghan capital.
At the time, Kabul was caught in a bloody civil war. After his left leg was blown off, Fahim went to the hospital to seek treatment. This is a hospital run by the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC). There, he met Alberto Cairo, who arrived in Kabul in 1990.
Over the next three decades, Fahim has made countless trips to the hospital. During those visits, the compassionate(有同情心的)treatment from Cairo deeply moved him. “He is a friend of the Afghan people.” Fahim said of Cairo. When Fahim decided to study medicine, it was Cairo who kept encouraging him. Today Fahim works as a nurse and an anesthetist(麻醉师)in a hospital in Afghanistan.
Fahim is only one example of what Cairo leaves behind in Kabul. For Cairo, the job as a doctor came by chance. “I was a teenager in Italy when I saw a man doing something that seemed so simple and so helpful: helping people to walk. That moment left a strong impression on me. I eventually left my training as a lawyer behind to choose medicine.”
In his early years in Afghanistan, Cairo was shocked by the great number of patients seeking treatment for wounds caused by the war. Each year, the rehabilitation(康复)centers treat more than 13,000 new patients-most of whom, like Fahim, require lifetime treatment.
At first, the ICRC's treatment center only focused on war sufferers, but Cairo expanded its treatment to include all people with disabilities in the country. He made two decisions that have left a lasting impact. One was to employ former patients to work in the treatment center. The second was to organize an athletic group for people with disabilities. “My final goal is to let each patient go back to society and live with dignity(自尊),” said Cairo while waiting to begin his daily round in the West Kabul rehabilitation center.
1. Why has Fahim made countless trips to the hospital in Kabul?| A．To express his appreciation to Cario. | B．To carry out his work as a nurse. |
| C．To strengthen his friendship with Cairo. | D．To receive his lifetime treatment. |
| A．He followed his childhood dream. | B．He valued the virtue of helpfulness. |
| C．He was removed from the law school. | D．He was shocked by the war. |
| A．To build more rehabilitation centers. | B．To give treatment to war sufferers. |
| C．To offer jobs to all with disabilities. | D．To bring dignity to patients. |
| A．Entertainment. | B．People. | C．Technology. | D．Culture. |
【推荐2】Mother Teresa was born in Albania. She received her spiritual（精神的）training in Ireland and Darjeeling, India. She taught for 20 years in Saint Mary's High School in India. She loved the country so much that she became a citizen of India in 1984. She began her work in India by teaching the children in the streets how to read. In I946 she decided to serve the poorest of the poor who lived in the streets. In 1950. Mother Teresa also began to care for lepers（麻风病患者）. In 1965, Pope Paul VI allowed Mother Teresa to open centers almost everywhere around the world to help lepers, the elderly, the blind, and people with AIDS. Mother Teresa also opened schools and homes for the poor. Her work was a message of love. It shows that a true belief always appears with action. It also shows that love in action is service. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, but she accepted it on behalf of the “poorest of the poor”. In August 1997, she ended her services and moved on, perhaps to another world. She will always be remembered by all of us for ale of her hard work.
1. Mother Teresa became a citizen of India because ______.| A．she loved the country |
| B．she had taught for 20 years in India |
| C．she got used to life in India |
| D．she wanted to help the poorest of the poor |
| A．offering homes to the poorest of the poor |
| B．teaching the children in the streets |
| C．caring for lepers around the world |
| D．asking Pope Paul VI for protection |
| A．struggled | B．returned |
| C．died | D．left |
| A．Give the world the best that you have no matter what. |
| B．If you are successful, even enemies will like you. |
| C．True love lies in your action, not your words. |
| D．What you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. |
【推荐3】Some Great Women
Malala Yousafzai
On Oct.10, 2014, at age 17, Pakistani female education activist Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel winner. When she was only 11, she wrote a blog for BBC, talking about her life under Taliban occupation. In 2012, Yousafzai survived a shooting. She went on to become an advocate for human rights movement and fighting Taliban forces to promote education for women in Pakistan.
Liya Kebede
Ethiopian-born model Liya Kebede is a famous name in the fashion industry. But it’s her work as a maternal（母亲的）health advocate that has positively affected the lives of thousands around the world. Kebede has served as WHO’s ambassador for maternal, newborn and child health since 2005. That year, she also founded the Liya Kebede Foundation, which works to reduce maternal, newborn and child deaths in Ethiopia and other parts of the world.
Jamila Bayaz
As Afghanistan’s first female police chief, Jamila Bayaz is appointed to run security details in District 1of Kabul, Afghanistan, which houses the presidential palace, government ministries and the central bank. Apart from facing a conventional society, the policewomen of Afghanistan are under constant threat from insurgents（叛乱者）. Bayaz is also the mother of five children.
Zainab Bangura
In 2012, Zainab Bangura, from Sierra Leone, was appointed special representative of the United Nations secretary general on sexual violence in conflict. Stressing the point that sexual violence needs to stop, Bangura helped bring about a U.N. declaration in which 140 member states committed to ending abuse during conflict.
1. What is Liya Kebede famous for in the world?| A．Her way to reduce deaths. |
| B．Her work as a maternal health advocate. |
| C．Her efforts to become an ambassador. |
| D．Her contribution to the fashion industry. |
| A．Liya Kebede. |
| B．Jamila Bayaz. |
| C．Zainab Bangura. |
| D．Malala Yousafzai |
| A．Boring. | B．Conventional. | C．Dangerous. | D．Controversial. |
