Do you know how many bones are there in your body? When you were a baby you had about 330 bones, and now you have just over 200 bones. The number reduces because some bones join together as you grow. Your wonderful bones work together to protect you and support your body.
Many Uses
Many bones protect your body. For example, the bone that makes up your head is called the skull. The skull surrounds your brain and protects it, The ribs that cover your chest protect your heart and lungs.
Other bones are used to support the body. The many bones in your feet allow you to walk, and stand on your tiptoes. Your hands and feet have more than half of the bones in your body!
Biggest Bone
The longest and strongest bone in your body is in your leg. It is called the femur and it goes from your hip to your knee, It is a very important bone because it carries all of your weight and helps you move from place to place.
Smallest Bone
Would you believe the smallest bone in your body is in your ear? It is about the size of a grain of rice and is called the stirrup, When sound waves come into your ear, the stirrup shakes back and forth, allowing the sound waves to reach your brain. When the waves reach your brain. you hear the sound.
Funny Bones
Hah! The funny bone isn't really a bone at all. It is actually a nerve(神经). When you hit the nerve that is near your elbow. it really hurts or tingles. What's so funny about that? The funny bone probably got its name from the bone that is above your elbow. That bone is called the humerus, which sounds like the word "humorous", meaning "funny"
The bones that make up our bodies help us grow, and allow us to move. When you think about them, our bones are really wonderful.
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| Man body | You have more than 200 bones when you grow up. Your bones work together to protect you and support your body. | |
| Many uses | To protect your body | |
| Biggest bone | ||
| Funny bones | ||
| Conclusion(总结) | ||
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The days when the Chinese refused to pay for anything they got from the Internet may be over; now they not only pay more attention to the usefulness of the information, but also are happy to spend money on information products that the knowledge market is serving up.
Zhang Zhiyuan works in the film and television industry. He used to prefer picking free online material, but now he chooses to buy different kinds of information products which he needs to pay for from a few apps.
| De dao The app offers written articles and podcasts (播客) from famous people that the user must pay for. Ximalaya FM Ximalaya FM allows people to pay for and listen to online learning courses. |
The reason for the change
The change of people’s attitude (态度) has something to do with the fact that Chinese people are experiencing the so-called knowledge worries. In a society changing so rapidly, people are afraid of not being able to get the latest information and being left out.
At the same time, many Chinese people hope to get something better when the free information cannot meet their need. More and more people start to understand that true knowledge is worth paying for.
The result of a recent survey 75 percent of the Internet users are happy to pay for useful and helpful information. In addition, they also show deep interest in new creative apps that are both interesting and useful. |
2. De Dao and Ximalaya FM apps have something in common. What is it?
3. What did Zhang Zhiyuan use to prefer picking?
4. Why are more and more people happy to pay for the things they get from the Internet? (One or two reasons are OK.)
5. What is the use of the app De dao?
6. Will you use this kind of app? Why?
You may know that hurricanes (飓风) are tropical (热带的) storms that can lead to terrible waves, wind and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season”, which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.
A storm continues through four different periods before it is actually considered a hurricane. First is a tropical disturbance, which has thunderstorms. Next is a tropical depression, which is similar to a tropical disturbance, but has winds between 23 and 39 miles per hour. A tropical storm is the next level, which has stronger wind speeds between 40 and 73 miles per hour. When winds reach 74 miles per hour, the storm is called a hurricane.
When a hurricane makes landfall, it can be very dangerous along coastlines because ocean waters rush onto land. When this is joined with heavy rain, there can be awful floods. As a hurricane crosses over land, it begins to reduce in strength. At this point, a hurricane can still cause a lot of damage (危害) because of high winds, rain, and flooding.
The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye is actually a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it’s over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.
Scientists use satellite images to predict (预测) where and when a hurricane will come on shore. During a hurricane watch, there is the possibility that a hurricane will make landfall within 36 hours, and people are advised to prepare for a possible storm. When a hurricane warning is announced, a hurricane is surely on the way, and will make landfall within 24 hours. People are warned to leave their homes and travel to a safe place.
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| Introduction | Hurricanes can Hurricane Season can |
| Periods of a hurricane | A hurricane has four periods:a tropical disturbance, a tropical depression, a tropical storm and a hurricane. When a hurricane forms, the reach 74 miles per hour. |
| There will be When the eye of a hurricane passes, there’ll be a stronger wind and a | |
Prediction and Protection | Scientists predict a hurricane When a hurricane comes, people should go to a place of |
Most of us use alarm clocks to wake up at the right time for school or work. We look at our watches to know the right time for the bus or train. However, there is also a right time to eat, sleep, exercise, and take medicine. We can’t look at a clock for the right time for these activities. We must listen to the clock inside our bodies: the biological clock.
Barbara Wells exercised every morning. She woke up at 6:00 a.m. She ran about two miles before she went to work. But Barbara’s legs and back started to hurt. She did some exercise before she ran. But her legs and back still hurt. She ran slower, but the pain didn’t stop. Barbara talked to her doctor. The doctor said, “Don’t run in the morning. Try to exercise later in the day. That is the time when your body is at the right temperature for exercise after work.” Her legs and back didn’t hurt anymore.
Today, doctors are learning more about chronobiology (n.生物钟学), the study of biological (adj.生物的) clocks. They are learning about the importance of time for our bodies. For example, it is best for people to go to sleep on time every night and to eat only when they’re hungry. Also, doctors discovered that some illnesses, such as heart attacks, occur (v.发生) most often in the morning. This information tells them that the best time to take heart medication may be at night. When patients take heart medication (n.药物) at night, they may prevent a heart attack in the morning.
Many doctors believe chronobiology (生物钟) can help us live healthier lives. It may be the right time to listen to these doctors!
1. Do we all have biological clocks inside our bodies?____________________________________________________________________
2. How far did Barbara Wells run every morning?
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3. How did Barbara Wells’ legs and back get well?
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4. What is the right time for the person who has a heart attack to take heart medication?
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5. What can we learn from the passage?
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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge (挑战).
You may think you are not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts (想法) stop you from getting your dream.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of (代替) watching TV will get better grades, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little.
1. Will there be difficulties on the road to our dreams?2. What does Follow Your Heart tell us?
3. What’s the first thing you must do if you want to make your dream real?
4. Do you want to make your dream real? Why or why not?
I love writing! When I was a five-year-old girl, I wrote stories in my notebooks. And I told stories to my friends. As a grown-up, I have written over 100 books! That’s a lot! As a teacher, it’s my goal to encourage all of my students to love to write.
Writing is easy if you’re careful enough, I told them. Everyone I meet is a possible character.
Everything I see or do is a possible scene in a book. Start looking around you. You’ll be amazed at what you discover.
Anyone can be a writer. You just put your pencil on your paper and write what you like to read, step by step:
●Create great characters. If you know your characters well, they’ll write the story for you.
●Make your readers interested at the beginning. You can start your stories with dialogues or actions. If you can make readers ask questions, then he has to keep reading to find out the answers.
●Follow the steps. The steps for every story are almost the same: Introduce the characters and the conflict (争端); things get worse; all seems lost (主人公) saves the day!
●Balance (平衡) is the key. Remember, when writing, it doesn’t hurt to add some humor (幽默).
1. What did the writer begin to do when she was five years old?She
2. What’s the writer’s goal as a teacher?
To encourage her students
3. How many steps are mentioned about writing according to this passage?
4. What’s the second step when you begin your writing?
Make your readers
5. What can you do to make writing easy according to the passage?
If you’ re
When learning is mentioned, regular school（正规学校）can be the first place which you can think of. However, the Internet is changing the way students learn. Many learning apps provide rich courses（课程）for the learners to meet their levels of knowledge and interests. With the Internet, learners are allowed to learn at home or anywhere else.
Which do you prefer: Regular School or Home School?
Amelia, 14.
Regular school helps you learn more. And you have more chances to take part in clubs and try out different kinds of courses. In class, you can discuss problems by working in groups.
Miya, 15.
I prefer regular school. I can have more friends and work with more people in groups. When I was having classes at home, I disliked it.
Scott, 15.
I prefer having classes online because I can spend more time learning when I am the only student in “my class”. Having classes at home may make me very independent.
Michael, 16.
If you are a slow learner, you may fall behind in regular school. But if you have classes at home, you can learn well. I’m having classes at home and I make much more progress now than when I went to regular school.
What can you do to improve your online studies?
To successfully learn online, you can follow these steps. First of all, you should always keep in mind what you hope to complete by the end of it. Then a study plan is needed. A good study plan includes a study calendar and a to-do list. Next, when having a class, be active to think about what the teacher says and express yourself. After class, remember to review what you have learned by reading your notes or making a mind map.
With the coming of 5 G, the cloud classroom might not be far away. However, whatever advantages online learning has, it just offers a way of learning. It doesn’t take the place of any of the ways. There must be more ways of learning in the future. Nobody knows what will happen.
1. What’s the common advantage of regular school according to Amelia and Miya? （no more than 20 words）2. What school does Michael prefer from his words? （no more than 2 words）
3. What do you think the way of learning in the future be like? Why? （no more than 30 words）
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