Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce (弹跳) back.
But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glasses. If you drop one of these, they will be broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How?
Don’t look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.
Don’t let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.
Don’t give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.
Don’t be afraid to fight difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.
Don’t shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly (紧紧地). And the best way to keep love is to give it wings.
Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you’ve been, but also where you are going.
Don’t be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless. It’s a treasure you can always carry easily.
Don’t use time or words carelessly. You can’t get them back. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift: that’s why we call it “the present”.
1. What are the five balls of life? (no more than 8 words)2. Why shouldn’t you look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others? (no more than 10 words)
3. According to the passage, please say something about “knowledge”. (no more than 12 words)
4. 请把文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。
5. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。
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The teen years can be a stressful time for both teenagers and their family. While everyone has stress, teens have new and different kinds of stress they may have never before had. As a parent, you play an important role in helping your teens to deal with stress.
Talk to your teens when you notice signs of stress. Some of the signs that make your teens get stressed out might include unhappiness, worry or physical illness. Ask them what you can do to help. Talking to them can be helpful.
Advise your teens to get enough physical exercise. Exercise reduces (减少) the production of stress chemicals in the body and helps to sleep well. Ask your teens what kind of activity they think they might enjoy—that way, they’ll be more likely to keep practicing it.
Help your teens manage their daily activities by making a timetable. Many teens feel stressed because they feel like they don’t have enough time in the day, so they have too much pressure. Make a timetable that includes enough time for homework and family time.
Make sure that your teens can get enough sleep each night. A lack (缺少) of sleep can cause feelings of stress. Most teens need between 8.5 and 9. 25 hours of sleep each night. Make sure your teens have a comfortable quilt, set a bed and wake time. Don’t let your teens drink coffee, tea, soda and chocolate, close to bedtime.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?2. List three signs of stress:
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3. The number of ways to deal with stress:
4. The reasons why teens should do exercise:
5. Write at least two of your own ways to deal with stress:
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To stay safe during the time of coronavirus (冠状病毒), we have to give up many things we enjoy. But without physical touch, we might become lonely, sad and even sick. So, if you feel you need a hug, there is something you can safely put your arms around and hold close: A tree!
It may sound strange, but humans have been using nature therapy (治疗) for years. The Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku is an example. Shinrin means forest in Japanese, and yoku is the Japanese word for bath. It just means spending time in nature: listening to its sounds, breathing the fresh air, and connecting to nature with your heart.
Recently, Israel has been promoting (促进) ) tree hugging on social media. “We recommend to people around the world to go out to nature, take a deep breath, hug a tree, show your love and get love.” In Israels Apollonia National Park, some visitors happily hug the trees.
Iceland Forest Service also did things like this in April. They advised people to hug a tree for at least five minutes every day.
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【推荐3】People can find jobs in many ways. Sometimes you can find a job easily, by walking into a local store and looking at its notice board. Local stores often have areas for people to put small signs telling the services that they need or they can provide. Such services include looking after children or cleaning houses.
Another popular tool for finding a job is the Internet. For example, people around the world can use the Craigslist Website to buy things, meet people or find a job. It is said that the site can receive two million new jobs each month.
Another useful way to find a job is through a university. For example, students at the University of Texas can go to the school job center to get help. Many college students like this way better.
Sometimes, some experts can also help people find a job. Susan Miller has her own company called California Job Services in Los Angeles. She says her company helps people find a job by first helping them understand their abilities, goals and interests. Then she provides them with methods to help them find the right jobs. So with her help, many people have succeeded in finding a good job.
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1. We can find information about looking after children or cleaning houses in
2. What can we do on the Craigslist Website?
3. How do college students like to find a job?
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Jeff liked paintings very much, and made a decision, any painter would get special prizes and much money if his painting could describe peace best.
After this, many painters showed their paintings. In the end, Jeff chose two of them and invited many to visit.
The first one was about a very beautiful quiet lake. Water was so clean that it’s very clear to see the bottom of the river. The water ground was like a mirror. The sky was blue with white clouds. In the second one was a dry and lifeless mountain. The trees were swinging because of strong wind and waterfall made so much noise.
Any visitor thought the first one must win. However, Jeff chose the second as the winner. They felt very surprised and asked the reason. Jeff said,“Look at this tree. Although it bent（弯曲）to one side by the wind on the left side of the waterfall. The bird in it is still quietly feeding its chicks with love. The true meaning of being peaceful is that you can keep quiet when you are in the middle of noise.”
1. What could the winner get at last?（不超过5个词）2. What’s the final second painting about?（不超过10个词）
3. What does the text mainly tell us?（不超过15个词）
I’m Sally. I was a shy girl. But this term, I decided to do a brave(勇敢) thing. In this term, we had a new subject to learn — physics. When our teacher asked someone to be the physics monitor(物理课代表), I put up my hand and got the role. But it was not as easy as I thought.
At the beginning, I found that many students did not hand in(上交) their homework, so I was a little worried. I shouted at the students. It made the students angry. One girl asked: “Why are you shouting at me? You’re making it seem like it is all my mistake.” Then I found that, it was my mistake in fact. I should talk to my classmates in a kind way and not get so angry.
After this, I changed how I spoke. “Excuse me. Could you please finish your homework?” I said. Later, I was surprised that many students understood me a lot better and finished their homework quickly.
I found the best way to do this job is to talk with my classmates in a friendly way. Now, I am getting better and better with my classmates. This job makes me feel like I am growing up like a little tree day by day.
1. Is it easy for Sally to be the physics monitor at the beginning?2. When did Sally have the new subject physics?
3. Why did Sally feel a little worried at first?
4. Do you want to be a physics monitor? Why?
【推荐3】After a whole week of rain, we finally had a comfortable, beautiful summer day outside. My family and I were driving to a nearby town when my daughter found a yard sale. We saw old toys and a couple of guitars. We saw many clothes and even a piece of furniture or two for sale. Best of all, we saw lots of smiling people talking, laughing, sitting and standing in the sunshine.
Seeing all of this brought back memories of my childhood. Most of my clothes back then came from yard sales. My mom was a talented yard sale shopper. I used to hate going to them until one special day when I saw that they also sold old books there. After that, I always looked for the books until it was time to go and sometimes my mom would buy me one too. Soon a large part of my home library came from yard sale books. To me, they were more priceless than new ones.
Why do most people have yard sales? They get rid of (去除) old things and buy “new” old things. As for me, it certainly isn’t for the money. It’s the yard sales that bring us together. We talk and catch up with old friends and new neighbors. We connect with kindness and our love for all the old things.
I think yard sales teach us something about life, too. All we get is to have the thing for a period of time. Then it is time to let it go and pass it on.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Where were the writer’s family going when his daughter found a yard sale?
2. When did the writer not hate going to the yard sale?
3. How did the writer feel about the books he got at the yard sales?
4. Why do most people have yard sales?
5. What did the writer learn from the yard sales?
【推荐1】Big ocean（海洋） fish have almost been endangered since the start of business fishing in the 1950s. The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years. The study took ten years. The researchers（研究人员）collected records from fishing businesses and governments around the world. The magazine Nature published(发表) the findings.
The scientists say the common way called long-line fishing is especially harmful to large fish. This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat. If these lines are joined together, they can reach one hundred kilometers. They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks(钩) to catch fish. Long-line fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry. Records showed that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every one hundred hooks. The study says long-line fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks.
The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past. It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller. What’s worse, they are smaller in size than their ancestors（祖先）.
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| Business fishing of ocean fish | The number of large fish has been | The number of fish is becoming smaller and smaller. |
| The size of ocean fish | Big ocean fish have almost been endangered since the start of business fishing in the 1950s. | The size of ocean fish is not as |
| The way of fishing | Long-line fishing is especially used to | Fish groups can be destroyed a lot faster than in the past |
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The TV program, The Reader, has been popular since it came out on CCTV-I on February 18th, 2017. It is produced by Dong Qing, a famous hostess. The Reader invites many guests to read something that influences them most. Not only famous people but also common people can be the guests.
Liu Chuanzhi, the founder of Lenovo (联想集团创始人),came to The Reader as a common father. He said, “As long as you are an honest man, you are my good son whatever your job is!” Xu Yuanchong, a 96-year-old translator, shared some of his personal experiences of translating Chinese poems into English and French. His words were simple but moving, He read a love poem with tears in his eyes.
This program has turned reading into a new fashion. It shows the beauty of Chinese language and the power of reading. Now Reading Booths (朗读亭) are set up in many cities. Though it rained, people in Hangzhou even waited in long lines to read in the booths. All kinds of reading activities are going on in schools. Lots of students take an active part in them.
Reading is helpful to us because it will make us wise, happy and knowledgeable. it can be done anytime and anywhere. What are you waiting for? Why not start reading now?
1. When did The Reader come out?_______________________________________________________________
2. What has been turned into a new fashion by The Reader?
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3. Who is the successful translator mentioned (提到) in the passage?
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4. Can we find Reading Booths in Hangzhou?
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5. Why is reading good for us?
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About 30 years ago, almost every kid in my neighborhood had some kind of hobby. One of my friends was into photography, and another was into building radios.
Hobbies are a means of self-discovery, and hobbies help build self-respect. Hobbies are educational tools as well. 3. By working on hobbies, children learn to set goals, making decisions, and solve all kinds of problems.
If all these sound good, you may would like to help your child develop a hobby. But do you know how to help your child develop a hobby ? Try these suggestions.
Set a good example. Scott Harris, a hobby shop buyer and hobby workshop leader in Gastonia, North Carolina, finds that children with hobbies tend to have parents with hobbies.
Be prepared to sacrifice (牺牲) space. Your child will need work space for his or her hobby projects. Choose a special room, a corner of the basement, part of the garage, or a small area. No matter where you set up the space, your child should be able to walk away from the hobby and come back to it later.
Provide some guidance. Nothing will kill a child’s love for a hobby quicker than lots of frustration during the learning stage. Help your child get a good start by showing him her clearly how to closely follow a set of directions.
Limit television watching. 4. It’s impossible to take up a hobby and watch TV at the same time.
If there is no enough spare time, a hobby may never develop. But if your child finds a hobby, a talent may be born, and his or her life may more exciting.
A. 根据短文内容简要回答问题。
1. How many pieces of advice does the writer give? What are they?
2. According to the passage, where can be the space for the hobby?
B. 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
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C. 请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题。
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