More and more young people from China begin to celebrate Father’s Day. They send fathers presents, or invite them for a nice dinner. But do you know how Father’s Day started?
While Mrs. Dodd, from America, was listening to a talk about Mother’s Day in a church in 1909, she had an idea of having Father’s Day to honor her father, William Smart. Mr. Smart was a soldier. His wife died when she gave birth to her sixth child. Mr. Smart had to raise his six children alone. They lived a hard life. After Mrs. Dodd grew up, she wanted to thank for her father for what he had done. She wrote a letter to church and asked for the third Sunday in June to be Father’s Day. The church agreed with her.
The first Father’s Day was celebrated on June, 19th, 1910 in Washington. Children made special desserts and did other things to make their fathers happy. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a national Father’s Day. People all over the country began to celebrate Father’s Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson made the third Sunday in June Father’s Day.
This year, Father’s Day is on June 16th. What will you do for your father?
1. Where was Mrs. Dodd from?2. How many children did Mr. Smart have?
3. Do more and more young people from China begin to celebrate Father’s Day?
4. Who supported the idea of a national Father’s Day in 1924?
5. When is Father’s Day in 2019?
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Some time ago, an old businessman had a large store in Boston. He wanted a boy to work for him, and he put an advertisement in the newspapers. The next morning, many boys came to the old man’s office, asking for the job.
There was a post (柱子) by his desk, and there was a nail (钉子) in it. He took a walking stick(拐杖) and said, “Everyone has three chances. If anyone can hit that nail on the head with this stick more than once, I will give him the job.”
The boys thought it was very easy. They all tried, but nobody could make it. So the old man said, “I’m sorry I can’t take any of you,” and they left.
He kept the advertisement in the papers, and the next morning many more boys came, and among them he saw a thin boy who had been there the day before. The boy hit the nail successfully three times. The old man felt surprised and asked how he did that.
“Yes,” said the boy, “I failed yesterday, but I thought that if I kept on trying a while, I could do it. So I went home and practiced hitting a nail with a stick till I could do it, and I got up very early this morning, and tried again.”
The old man said, “You are the boy for me,” and gave him the job. Whatever the boy had to do, he tried to do his best. It was not very long before he became the best worker in the store.
Answer the following questions with No More Than Six Words.
1. What did the old man have in Boston?2. Why did many boys come to the old man’s office?
3. How many boys got the job on the first day?
4. Where did the boy practice hitting a nail?
5. How did the boy deal with his job?
Simon, a 28-year-old German student, rode 5,800 kilometers in China for his trip blog (博客). He wanted to learn about the Chinese Dream.
“What's your Chinese Dream?” This is the question he asked every stranger he met on his 100-day trip.
Simon came to China for the first time in 2011. After a year in China, he was able to speak Chinese. Because of his interest in Chinese culture, he went to Zhejiang University in 2017.
Simon learned “Chinese Dream” in 2013, and now it has become one of the hottest words in China. To learn the true meaning of it among Chinese people, he started his trip in May 2018.
Simon believes that riding across China is natural. And it is also environmentally friendly (环保的). During his trip, he found that people in the cities usually follow their hearts. What's more, older generation (一代) of Chinese cares more about social stability (社会的稳定) but the young generation cares more about education and environment.
“People look for their ways to make their dreams come true. They all believe that a strong country is the most important.” Simon said.
1. Where did Simon ride for his trip blog?2. How long did it take him to ride across China?
3. What does Simon think of his riding across China?
4. What do young people in China think more about according to Simon?
5. Do Chinese think it's important to make their country strong?
The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What is water?” No one answered for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then, a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where to find such kind of water? The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher, “our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a serious problem.”
根据短文内容，回答问题。
1. Why didn’t the children answer the teacher’s question at first?
2. Please use a sentence to describe what water is.
3. Why does the water in the river have color and smell?
4. Do you think the boy who answered the teacher’s question is stupid?
5. What did other students think of the boy?
Mid-Autumn Festival is an important festival in China. It’s on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Lunar Calendar(农历). On that day, families have a big meal together. After the meal, family watch the moon and have moon cakes. It’s a festival for reunion(团聚) and thanksgiving(感恩) .
Also, there is a festival for thanksgiving in western(西方的) countries. It’s called Thanksgiving Day. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday of November. Families come back home to celebrate(庆祝) with big dinners. Turkey is must for the dinner. It looks like huge chicken. People enjoy pumpkin pies and many other food, too. During the dinner, people share the harvest(收获) and give thanks. We all should be grateful(感激) in our life.
1. Mid-Autumn Festival is in winter.2. People have moon cakes on Thanksgiving Day in western countries.
3. We should give thanks in our life.
4. What do people eat on Thanksgiving Day in western countries?
5. Do people get together on Mid-Autumn Festival in China?
On Christmas Eve — the night before Christmas Day — children all over Britain put a stocking at the end of their beds before they go to sleep. Their parents usually tell them that Father Christmas will come during the night.
Father Christmas is very kind and hearted. He gets to the top of each house and climbs down the chimney into the fireplace. He fills each of the stockings with Christmas presents.
Of course, Father Christmas isn’t real. In Jim and Kate’s house, “Father Christmas” is really Mr. Green. Mr. Green doesn’t climb down the chimney. He waits until the children are asleep. Then he quietly goes into their bedrooms and fills their stockings with small presents. When they were very young, Mr. Green sometimes wore a red coat. But he doesn’t do that now. The children are no longer young, and they know who “Father Christmas” really is. But they still put their stockings at the end of their beds.
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Kites and kite-flying have a long history in China. A carpenter named Gongshu Ban made a wooden kite more than 2,000 years ago. But kites are important in the US as well.
US scientists have used kites for science experiments(实验). Benjamin Franklin, a famous politician and inventor, used a kite with a metal key during a thunderstorm to learn about electricity(电) in 1752. The Wright brothers used kites to test their ideas before they built the first airplane in 1903.
People in the US also like to fly kites for fun. Kite festivals have been popular at different times of the year. The wonderful colors, shapes and kite designs are a feast(盛宴) for the eyes.
The largest kite-flying festival in the US is the Washington State International Kite Festival. According to the World Kite Museum, this week-long festival takes place every year during the third week of August at Long Beach, Washington. It brings in famous kite fliers from around the world to show off their skills. They put on shows that are so impressive(精彩的), lots of people come to watch!
1. Who made a wooden kite more than 2,000 years ago?2. Why did Benjamin use a kite with a metal key during a thunderstorm in 1752?
3. When did the Wright brothers build the first airplane?
4. How long does the Washington State International Kite Festival last every year?
5. What do you think of kite flying?
