My Daily Routine

Little George lived in a poor village. One summer day George’s mother sent him to the field to pick up some dried wood for the fire.

George looked very hard. By the time the sun was high, he was very hot and wished for a cool place to rest and have some food. As he walked along, he found some shade, wild strawberries.

“How good these will be with my bread and butter,” thought George. He picked up all of the strawberries. As he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth, he remembered his sick mother, cold room in the village.

With this in mind, he put the strawberry back again. “Shall I save them for her?” he asked himself.

He thought how refreshing they would be for her, yet was still looking at them with a longing eye.

“I will eat half, and take the other half to her,” he said. He divided them into two heaps(堆), but each heap looked so small. He put them together again.

“I will only eat one,” he thought. But, as he again lifted it to his mouth, he saw that he had taken the finest, and he put it back.

When the sun was beginning to sink, George set out for home. How happy he felt, then, that he had all his strawberries for his sick mother.

He heard his mother’s faint voice calling him. “Is that you, George? I am glad you have come back. I am thirsty, and am longing for some tea.” George ran to her and joyfully offered his wild strawberries.

“And you saved them for your sick mother, didn’t you?” said she, laying her hand fondly on his head, with tears in her eyes.

ChatGPT, a smart AI chatbot(聊天机器人) tool, has swept the education world in the past months. According to a US survey of more than 1,000 students, over 89 percent ChatGPT of them have used ChatGPT to help with a homework task.

Developed by Us company OpenAI, ChatGPT is a powerful tool. You can ask it to write stories and emails, create recipes(食谱), and answer all kinds of questions.

Some schools in the US, Australia and France have banned(禁止) the use of ChatGPT. In the US, public schools in New York City banned students and teachers from using ChatGPT on the networks and devices(设备).

The move comes out of worries that the tool could make it easier for students to cheat on tasks. Some also worry that ChatGPT could be used to spread incorrect information.

“It does not build critical-thinking(批判性思维) or problem-solving skills, which are necessary for academic(学术的),” said Jenna Lyle from the New York City Department of Education.

Apart from bans, teachers are making changes to their classes to prevent the use of ChatGPT. Some college teachers in the US try to include more speaking exams and handwritten papers instead of typed ones.

However, not all educators say “no” to ChatGPT. Some Canadian universities are making rules—how both students and teachers use it. They have no plans to completely ban the tool so far.

Bhaskar Vira, from the University of Cambridge in the UK, said that bans on AI software like ChatGPT are not wise. “We have to know that AI is a tool people will use. What we need to do is ‘make our learning, teaching and examinations suitable for a new use’,” he told Varsity, the school newspaper of the university.

There is a saying that, “Earthquakes don’t kill people, but buildings do.” It seems sadly true. Tens of thousands of people died under bricks（砖）of the damaged（毁坏的）buildings in Turkiye and Syria during the recent earthquakes. Is there a way to build earthquake-proof buildings? Engineers have some life-saving ideas.

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To prevent earthquake waves from going through the building, one way is to “lift” the building’s foundation（地基）above the ground. The building can be built on top of pads（热状物）, which are usually made up of steel and rubber （橡胶）. During earthquakes, only the pads move and the building stays steady.

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Earthquake proof materials must be easy to ben（弯曲）without breaking. Some of these materials include steel, wood（合金）and bamboo. In Japan, most traditional houses are built with wood instead of concrete（混凝土）, wooden buildings bend to avoid building up stress.

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Triangles（三角形）are very strong shapes. When a force comes to one of the corners of a triangle, it will be reduced by going down each side. When the two sides of the triangle are squeezed（挤压）), they lean（倾斜）on each other. During earthquakes, triangles can hold the building together when it shakes. Many earthquake-proof buildings use this shape in the design, both inside and outside the structure.

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US company Arx Pax is developing magnetic field（磁场）technology that can raise houses above ground when earthquakes happen. When the sensors in the home feel earthquakes, they will tell “hover engines（悬停引繁）”. These will create an opposing（相反的）magnetic field to lift the house off the ground. Maglev trains use similar technology, so the company believes it can be used in buildings as well.

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Japanese company Japan Dome House has made dome shaped（四顶状的）houses with Styrofoam（泡沫塑料）. Styrofoam is a very light material. The whole house weighs only 80 kilograms. So when earthquakes happen, the house will not hurt people.

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On March 17, 2023, Beijing made changes to the PE test in the 2023 high school entrance exam     46     scores as long as they take part in the exam.

Earlier this year, some cities such as Taiyuan     47     the 1, 000 meter and 800 meter runs. Other cities let students choose if they wanted to do them in the exam. This is to make sure it’s safe for students after recovering from COVID-19.

“Schools should put students’ health and     48     first and control exercise intensity(强度) according to their differences,” Zeng Wenxing, said in an interview.

At the same time, PE classes     49     China have also made some changes. Students are having easier activities such as     50    , fun games and sit-ups. This way they can improve their health slowly. What is your PE class like now?

It was my first class as a new teacher. A little girl, who looked very shy, was standing at the gate of the classroom.

I walked up to her and asked what was wrong     51     her, but she said nothing. Then a boy shouted, “She is from Grade Four and is     52     (lazy) student in her grade.” I understood why her teacher asked her     53     (stay) in Grade Three. Taking her hand, I led the girl into the classroom.

Later I     54     (tell) that her parents died accidentally. She became sad and didn’t like talking to others after that. She learned very slowly, but     55     gave her respect(尊重) and never looked down on her. I helped her after school, and she was making progress little by little. As time went by, she was not as shy     56     before. When she left school, she seemed to have forgotten all her     57     (sad).

In the following years, she sent me     58     card on each Thanksgiving Day. Three days ago, I received an     59     (invite) to her wedding(婚礼). And now, and she is smiling     60     (bright).

Actually, everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy.

61. 简洁的语言传递巨大的能量。当你失意低落时，有一句话激励你前行。请以“The words that raised me up” 为题，根据以下思维导图中的要点，讲述“Hard work is half of success.” 激励你的经历。内容提示：

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