We all mess up (把事情搞砸). We’re humans and it’s not always easy to get along well with everyone all the time. Sometimes we hurt people’s feelings, so we apologize.
Apologies are one of the tools we use to build good relationships. When you say “I’m sorry”, it’s because you probably feel bad that something you did or said hurt another person. Saying you are sorry is more than just words. You’re also saying that you respect the other person and you care about his or her feelings. After apologizing, you might feel a little better. The other person probably will, too. When you apologize in a caring way, you can feel good because you are trying to make things right again.
When we find ourselves in any of the following situations, an apology can probably make a big difference.
●If you hurt or teased (嘲弄) someone, even you didn’t mean it.
●If you lost or broke something that belonged to someone else.
●If you did something you knew was wrong－like telling a tie or breaking a rule on purpose.
●If you didn’t do something you should do－like keeping a promise.
When someone apologizes to you, you may welcome it and be ready to forgive (原谅) and moved on. Or you might not feel like being friendly right away. You don’t have to be friends just because someone apologizes. It’s polite to accept and acknowledge (承认) the apology, but anything more is up to you!
1. 完成句子。We’re all humans and
2. 完成句子。
The writer mentioned
3. 简略回答问题 。
Must you be friends just because someone apologizes?
4. 找出并写下第二段的中心句。
5. 翻译划线句子。
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Why did Song Dynasty (960-1279) officials(官员) wear hats that had two “wings”?
Several months ago, many pictures of Chinese students wearing winged-hats have been posted online. They use the hats to practice social distancing when they return to school. Many people say the hats look like those worn during the Song Dynasty. It's true that in the Song Dynasty, officials wore hats that had two long wing-like flaps (长翅). According to one legend (传说），the hats were designed by Zhao Kuangyin, the first emperor (皇帝) of the dynasty.
One day, when listening to a minister's report, Zhao noticed that many ministers were whispering to each other and not respecting court rules. Zhao came up with a practical solution. He required that wings should be added to the ministers' hats. Using a metal plate and bamboo strips as the wings, the "wings" prevented the ministers from talking to others sitting beside them. Since then, the court order had been kept.
Although the story is recorded in a book from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), some historians (史学家) think the story may not be true. The wings of the hats might just be a decoration that could make people look dignified (庄严的). They were not convenient (方便) to wear, so the hats disappeared in later dynasties at last.
1. When did the Chinese students began to wear winged-hats?2. Why did the Chinese students wear winged hats?
3. What materials were the ancient hats' wings made of?
4. Where is the story recorded?
5. Why did the hats disappear at last?
【推荐2】Do you or your family know an elderly person who may feel lonely? Perhaps you have a grandparent who doesn’t live nearby and who might not see many people. It’s thought that there could be more than a million lonely older people in the UK who often feel sad. This might because they live alone, or they might be in a care home and haven’t got family or friends who visit.
Simply writing a letter can help to cheer them up. It’s an easy thing to do but can make a big impact(影响). Being able to write an interesting letter is also a good skill because a lot of modern communication is written and sent by digital(电子的)messaging and email. Perhaps you have a grandparent.
Everyday things that you do, such as what you learned at school, sporting achievements or places you visit, might seem ordinary to you but an older person would be happy to read about them in a letter. It could make them think back to when they were young and did similar things. The person may also want to write back to you.
Professor Smith, aged 67, set up a group called Silver Robin, which has helped children from six schools in Oxford to begin writing letters to older people. “It’s a lovely thing to do and connects different generations. Loneliness is not a nice thing and if a young person’s letter puts a smile on someone’s face, then that’s wonderful.
| Where do I start? Ask your parents if there's an elderly relative or family friend you can write to and they can help you get started. Your teacher may like to make contact with a local elderly care home so that your class can begin writing letters. | How else can I help? There are other ways to help elderly people less lonely. For example, knowing the date of their birthday means you can send a card, saying hello and being nice to people in your street, checking on them with your family or knocking on their door sometimes just to see how they are can make a difference. |
1. Many older people in the UK often feel sad, don’t they?
2. What can help to cheer lonely older people up?
3. Why would older people be happy to read about your everyday things in a letter?
4. What does Professor think of writing letters to older people?
5. What may your teacher like to do so that your class can begin writing letters?
6. There are other ways to help older elderly people feel less lonely. Please share one of your ideas and explain why it is helpful.
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When we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the developing world. But the fact is that we can see homeless people
Kurt Muller and his wife (妻子) Rita had spent years making meals for the homeless of Berlin, Germany. They often stayed at home, made sandwiches, set a table in the street and gave food to the homeless. “I got such a strong
The Mullers soon found that food and clothing weren’t enough. “What these people also need is warmth and caring.” said Rita. The Mullers
They were soon running out of all their time and money, so Kurt had to visit food and clothing factories to ask for help. Many factories were moved (感动) by their
Kurt and Rita get nothing for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t expect money for
【推荐1】Many of us reach news every day is probably because we’d like to know what’s happening in the world. Today we can get news from TV or the Internet, but how did ancient people get news?
At the very beginning, information spread by word of mouth. People living in tribes got news from neighbors or travelers. Ancient Romans changed the way people knew about their communities. They posted a list of daily happenings at public squares in the cities. Ancient Chinese people did it in another way. The government had news sheets sent to officials in the whole country so people could know what was going on in the capital.
The fifteenth century saw big progress in printing technology in the west. The progress brought a sudden rise of news business. Printers sold whatever people loved to read. In the sixteenth century, the first real newspaper appeared. People started to form the habit of reading newspapers. They liked to share their opinions on newspapers. The invention of telegraph (电报) machines led to another big step in history. News stories were sent to the papers in minutes instead of weeks.
Now we get news in seconds from all over the world. We can become some kind of reporters by posting online what happens around us.
第1、2题完成句子；第3题简略回答问题；第4题找出并写下第二段的主题句；第5题将文中画线句子译成汉语。
1. Ancient Romans post a list of daily happenings
2. We can become some kind of reporters by
3. What brought a sudden rise of news business in the 15th century？
4.
5.
1. What is the virus transmitted by？
2. How long does the symptoms normally last?
3. How many people will probably get sick if 100 people get infected?
4. What are the main symptoms of those infected people?
5. Are there any mosquitos that can transmit the virus in Canada?
【推荐3】Whether you simply go for a long walk in the park, ride your bicycle through the countryside or go to the gym, getting your body moving will not only make you feel more energetic, but will also improve your health.
Taking part in an activity that makes you out of breath will improve the development of your heart and lungs and help them work better. Also, regular exercise will be helpful to the development of your muscles, bones and joints and will also help you keep healthy. Another advantage of exercise is that it will improve your body’s immune (免疫的) system and prevent disease better.
Every sport has its own specific health advantages. Swimming, for example, is an excellent physical activity as nearly all muscles need to be used when you swim. As a result, it provides a good full-body exercise, improving coordination ( 协 调 ), balance and muscle strength.
Sport, as well as being a physical activity, has a mental (脑力的) activity too. It can help you know who you are. Sport builds character and develops a number of qualities that can bring us a successful life. Here are three qualities worthy of special consideration.
Firstly, sport requires self-discipline ( 自 律 ). Without it, it will be difficult for you to keep exercising. In order to do better than others in sport, you will have to set goals, make plans and stick to thoughts and actions, even without any rewards.
Secondly, sport will encourage you to keep a positive attitude. Everyone has their ups and downs, therefore, a big part of life means having to deal with success and failure. Taking part in competitive sport will help you understand that the most important thing is not to win, but to learn and improve yourself.
Finally, sport will help you understand how important teamwork is. It will show you that you often need to depend on others for your success and, similarly, that you can also make a contribution to the success of others.
The world of sport is an open area full of exciting chances where you can discover who you really are. Time, I think, to put on your sports shoes and go play!
Let’s go in for sports ! | ||
| Introduction | ◆Get your body moving, and you will not only become a man of great | |
Advantages of sport | Body | ◆The activity that makes you breathe more ◆Regular exercise will help you keep healthy. ◆Exercise will improve your body’s immune system, making you better prepared to fight ◆It is |
| ◆Sport can help you know ◆Sport builds character and develops a number of qualities. | ||
Qualities | ◆Self-discipline Without it, it will be easy for you to It is important to set goals and make plans. | |
| ◆A positive attitude Life is full of ups and downs, so learning from success and failure will make you a | ||
| ◆Teamwork Depending on each other | ||
Conclusion | You won’t discover who you really are | |
The typical cellphone user touches his or her phone 2,617 times every day. Most people spend 3 hours on their phones each day. The influences of this usage (用法，用量) are shocking: reducing the quality of conversations and influencing short-term memory and problem solving. And the relation between phone addiction (成瘾) and mental (精神) illness is alarming. How can you cut down on your usage of cellphones? The following are some methods suggested by experts.
Keep to your timetable.
You could set alarms (闹钟) to make sure how often you can check your phone. For example, every half-hour, every 45 minutes or every hour. When your alarm sounds, read and deal with the messages and then put down the phone. To reduce response anxiety (反应焦虑), tell your friends or family that you may not answer their messages as quickly as you used to.
Create no-phone time zones (时区).
During working hours, if you’re upset from time to time by the ringing of your phone, you won’t remain careful with the work. Therefore, you could create a no-phone time zone. Shut your phone for at least 2 hours of your day, when you’re very busy with your work. So you can pay great attention to the work in front of you.
Reduce your reliance (依赖).
One idea is to replace some smartphone functions (功能) with real objects. For example, buy a radio alarm clock instead of depending on your phone to wake you up, and start your new year by buying a new notebook. So you can write your daily activities and to-do list not in your phone but in the notebook.
Put a hairband (发带) around your phone.
When placed in the middle of the phone, the hairband allows users to answer phone calls easily, but makes other uses of the phone more difficult. No matter when you want to use your phone, this brings about a mindfulness exercise and makes you ask yourself what your intention (意图) is. If you really want to use the phone, set your intention for why and remove the hairband. The practice helps avoid mindlessly unlocking your phone every 3 minutes.
Choose the methods most suitable for your situation and make efforts to avoid too much use of cellphones.
How to reduce your usage of cellphones
| Some facts about the usage of cellphones | Cellphone users use their phone much more Using cellphones too much can | |
| Keeping to your timetable | Set alarms to make sure how often you can check your phone. When hearing the sound of your phone, read and deal with the messages and then put the phone down. Tell others that you may not answer their messages as quickly as | |
| Creating no-phone time zones | Create a no-phone time zone, Leave your phone | |
| Reducing your reliance | It is a good idea to use real objects to take the place of some smartphone functions. Never depend on your phone to wake you up. Buy a radio alarm clock instead. Write your daily activities and to-do list in the new notebook | |
| Putting a hairband around your phone | Placing the hairband in the middle of the phone, users are | |
If you do, you need to take control of your feelings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.
Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay__cool when bad things happen.
The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse. It can never make them better.
“Getting angry is not a natural way to act.” the book says, “It is just a bad habit, like smoking.”
The book says you can control your anger easily... all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.
The book gives many tips to help to take control of your feelings. Here are the top three.
● Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.
● Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.
● Do something different. When you get angry, walk away from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.
1. 任务一 将画线短语stay cool译为汉语。
2. 任务二 列举图书My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals所给出的控制情绪的建议。
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③ Do something different.
3. 任务三 回答问题。What will happen to you if you get angry with others？
4. 任务四 选出对图书My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals介绍正确的内容。
A.An American high school teacher wrote it. B. It says it's hard to control your anger.
C.It says getting angry can't make problems worse. D.It tells you how to take control of your feelings.
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5. 任务五 找出最能表达文章主题的句子。
However, there are different kinds of stress. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad. Good stress might happen when you’re called to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done. For example, you may do a better job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.
On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you’re having problems at school, or if anything else makes you unhappy every day. That kind of stress isn’t going to help you. And it can actually make you sick.
The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life. Make sure you keep your SELF in mind: Sleep, Exercise, Leisure（休闲）, and Food. If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you’ll probably feel less stressed.
| Title: Face the Stress | ||
| Meaning of stress | Stress is a | |
| Possible effect | You may feel uncomfortable in your | |
| Different kinds | It might happen when you have to speak in public. It will be more It makes you | |
| Bad stress | It might happen if your stress You may not feel well with the It might stop you from getting your work well done. | |
| How to fight the stress | Have a Have enough sleep and have Take exercise and have time to | |
