Last year, the 92-year-old teacher Ye Lianping from Anhui was very busy during the summer vacation. He was busy giving lessons to the left-behind children (留守儿童) in his village. It was the 19th summer for Ye to teach children Chinese and English.
Many young parents from the village are working in big cities. Ye knows it is hard for them to make a living, so he wants to help their kids. Although he is a Chinese teacher, he does his best to improve his English skill. He wants the children to get a second language education.
Ye hasn’t taken any money from the students or their parents. He thinks he may live a simple life, but he feels happy. “I might have dropped out of school (辍学) without Grandpa Ye’s help. He really changed my life,” said Yang Hongyan, a student who got help from Ye.
1. Where does Ye Lianping come from?2. What subjects did Ye Lianping teach?
3. Why does Ye improve his English skill?
4. How does Ye feel about his life?
5. What do you think of Ye?
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【推荐1】When talking about “good people”, who comes to mind? Many Chinese might think of Lei Feng. In China, the young soldier is a symbol of the giving spirit. Someone who acts selflessly may be called “a living Lei Feng”.
Born in Hunan in 1940, Lei grew up poor. He became a soldier in 1960. But just two years later, the young man died after being hit on the head by a falling pole（杆子）.
During his short life, he did not fight in any wars, nor did he achieve any world-changing achievements. But he has been remembered as a national hero because Lei devoted（献身）his whole life to helping others. He carried luggage for the elderly and gave food to children. He once gave all the money he had to the sick parents of a friend. Lei is not a superman, but a role model for every ordinary person. Being kind to others is something that everyone should try to do. And this is what we can learn from him.
According to Chairman Mao Zedong, Lei served people wholeheartedly throughout his life.
2. Why has Lei Feng been remembered as a national hero?（不超过10个单词）
3. What can we learn from Lei Feng?（不超过15个单词）
On March 20, 2016, Molly was born at the Kunming Zoo in Yunnan. Everyone liked her. They called her Little Princess. When she turned 1 year old, the zoo held a big birthday party. The baby elephant got her name and a big cake.
But in 2018, the zoo took Molly away from her mom. They sent Molly to Swan Lake Ecology Park in Xinyang, Henan in exchange （交换） for another elephant. Life got hard for Little Princess. She had to do tricks and carry tourists on her back. Her body was badly hurt.
Seeing that, people took action to save her. They posted pictures and articles of Molly online. They asked to send her back home. And they also asked not to let elephant perform in China. Even some famous people joined in the activities to save Molly.
With their help, Molly finally left the ecology park in Henan. She went back to the Kunming Zoo on May 16. There, her family waited for her. Later, the doctors gave her a check-up. Little Princess will be loved again!
1. When was Molly born?2. Who did the zoo take Molly away from in 2018?
3. What did people post online?
4. Did any famous people join in the activities to save Molly?
5. Where did Molly go back on May 16?
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Jeff is ten years old. He lives with his parents in the USA. Jeff’s birthday is coming. He wants to get some nice gifts (礼物).
Jeff has an aunt. She is in Kenya, Africa. She has a great idea. She gives some money (给些钱) to a group to celebrate (庆祝) Jeff’s birthday. The group helps save elephants.
On Jeff’s birthday, he gets an e-mail from the group. They say thanks to him. Jeff is very happy. He wants to learn about elephants and the group’s work. So he finds time to go to Kenya with his mother. The boy loves the animals and he wants to help save them, too.
When Jeff comes back, he sets up (设立) a group. It tells people to save the elephants in Kenya. Jeff also works to make money for an elephant park in Thailand. “On my next birthday,” he says, “I don’t need any gifts. I hope my friends can give money to the park.”
Jeff loves his work and he is happy that he can help elephants.
1. Who gives money to a group for Jeff’s birthday?2. What does Jeff get from the group on his birthday?
3. Where does Jeff go with his mother?
4. Does Jeff’s group tell people to save the elephants in Thailand?
5. What makes Jeff happy?
【推荐1】Chi Li is one of the best known Chinese writers. She was born in 1957. At the age of 19, Chi went into a medical college. After she graduated, she worked as a doctor at a hospital in Wuhan. As she loved literature (文学) much more, she went to Wuhan University to study Chinese language and literature in 1983. She chose writing as her profession. During the 1980s, Chi wrote many works which are full of love. In 1987, her works, such as Apart From Love, were about lives of young people and everyday problems. Since 2003, Chi has reached a higher level in her works. And many of her novels have received a great honor. Many people of all ages like reading her works. Reading her books is like talking with her. Chi often travels alone to get a feeling of how the world is and tries to understand people from all social stratum (阶层).
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Are you sad that you don’t have a nice face? Are you worried that you are not cleverer(聪明)than your classmates? If so, reading the story of Beethoven(贝多芬)may help you.
Beethoven was born in a small city, in Germany, in 1770. His father was an actor and he always drank much. His mother was in bad health and she died when Beethoven was on seventeen. They lived a poor life.
Beethoven was a talented child in music. At that time people thought he was as clever as Mozart. His father wanted to make money from his talent, so he told him to practice and play all the time. If he didn’t do that, his father would be angry with him and beat(打)him. Beethoven was very short and ugly. He couldn’t hear well when he was 22 and later he heard nothing. He once fell in love with three girls, but they all left him for some reasons(理由)at last. But all these didn’t make him give up music. He kept writing music, and later he became a great musician. On a snowy day in 1827, Beethoven died of illness. His life was so short that he didn’t leave much music. But people think he was one of the best musicians in the world.
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3. When couldn’t Beethoven hear well?
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Confucius(孔子) was a pioneer in the field of education. He was born in the year 551 B.C. He was a great thinker who had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior. His main ideas are about kindness and good manners. What’s more, he was also a famous philosopher(哲学家) whose wise sayings have affected many people in different countries. For example, one of his famous sayings, “He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger”, tells us the importance of learning and thinking. What a great man we can learn from!
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Ma Xu was China’s first woman paratrooper (空降兵) and her another dream came true at age 86. She totally gave away (捐赠) 10 million yuan of her life savings (积蓄) to her hometown, Mulan County in Heilongjiang Province. She gave away 3 million yuan on Sep. 13, 2018 and 7 million on April 8, 2019.
Ma was bon in a doctor’s family in Mulan County in 1933. She joined the army as a doctor in 1947. She won many medals and honors. After the wars, she studied at a military medical university and later worked at a military hospital in Wuhan, Hubei Province. In 1961, she became China’s first woman paratrooper. She made more than 140 jumps until 1984, when she was 51 years old. She was the oldest woman paratrooper and she owns the largest number of jumping. After stopping work, Ma Xu and her husband invented instruments for paratroopers and wrote over 100 important papers.
Ma Xu did many meaningful things. She thought if children kept studying, the country would be better. So she decided to support (支持) the education of her hometown with her family’s savings. Now the family lives in a small house. They still use their old bed from the 1970s. Their sofa has a 50-year history. They also wear their army uniforms.
1. Was Ma Xu China’s first woman paratrooper? (no more than 3 words)2. How much did Ma Xu give away totally? (no more than 3 words)
3. When was Ma Xu born? (no more than 2 words)
4. Where does Ma Xu live now? (no more than 4 words)
5. Why did Ma Xu decide to support the education of her hometown? (no more than 12 words)
【推荐2】
The “disappearing” breaks between classes have become a widely discussed topic recently in China. A video shows there are hardly any students on the playground even during the 25-minute “big break”.
Many schools have rules including no running in the hallways, or even leaving the school building during breaks for safety consideration. But without these rules, some students still choose to stay indoors because of the distance to the playground. And they sometimes have to rush to the restroom as teachers begin the class early or end class late.
It is similar in England. Many schools have shortened their breaks in recent years. They say that it reduces bad behavior and provides more time for learning. Over half of the middle schools only have a lunch break of 54 minutes or less.
The school time of the two countries may be different, but they both agree on the importance of breaks. School breaks offer a chance to catch up with friends, relax, eat lunch, and get some fresh air. If pupils have more time away from their lessons, then they can rest properly and be ready for the classes ahead. It will also give them a chance to reflect on what they have learned. This could improve students’ mental health as they will not be stressed and worried. If students use time to exercise, it would greatly improve their health levels.
Now people in England are calling for longer breaks and they think it’s students’ right to have 75 minutes of break. The National Health Service suggests exercising for at least an hour a day. To help Chinese students enjoy the lively “10 minutes”, schools are required to provide safe environment to do sports and play together. It’s also their responsibility to encourage students to go out for proper activities and relaxation as well as to teach students the safety knowledge.
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【推荐3】What do you usually do to get pocket money from your parents? In western countries, many children do chores to get pocket money. They usually start to do this at 10 years old.
School students have to do homework and study for tests. They don’t have a lot of free time in the week. They often do chores on the weekend.
Young kids only do easy chores. So they don’t get much money. But that’s all right. Many of them only want to buy candy. And candy is cheap! They help wash up after dinner and feed the family cat or dog.
When they get older, kids want to buy more and more things. They want things that are more expensive than candy. Then they have to work harder! They often wash the family car, cut the grass, walk the dog and cook dinner.
Some jobs are a good way for kids to learn new things. For example, they can learn to use a lawnmower (割草机) or how to cook. Of course, their parents help them at first.
1. How do the children in western countries get pocket money?2. When do they usually start to get pocket money?
3. Do the school students usually do chores on the weekdays?
4. Why do the elder kids have to work harder?
5. Do they often cut the grass or go shopping?
【推荐1】When my daughter was in primary school, she brought home four small twigs (树枝) one day. Her teacher gave these twigs to the students to grow. My husband and I grew them outside our house with my daughter. However, three of them died. Only one still grew but it didn’t grow very tall.
A few years later, I saw the only twig started to die. The lower branches (树枝) became poor. Only the top was still green. I did my best to save it, but it didn’t work.
Later one morning, I went out and looked at it again. I wondered if it would be better to just cut it down. However, I saw something moving on the branches. It was a robin (知更鸟) building its home there! I was surprised when I looked at it. I thought maybe this tree was still useful. It might not be healthy or beautiful, but it still gave a bird a home. It made me know that nothing is meaningless. It doesn’t matter if we are young or old. Until we die, we still have things to do, love to give, and joy to share.
根据文章内容，回答下列问题。
1. How many twigs did the writer’s family grow?
2. What was the only twig like a few years later?
3. Did the writer cut down the twig?
4. How did the writer feel when she saw the robin?
5. What does the passage want to tell us?
【推荐2】Good morning! I’m Cindy. I’m English. What’s this? It’s a quilt. It isn’t my quilt. It’s Grace’s. What can you see on the quilt? Some letters (一些字母) and an orange. What’s this? It’s O. What color is it? It’s red. And this is R. It’s blue. And this is A. It is yellow. And what’s this? It’s N. It’s purple. G is orange. What’s that? It’s E. It’s green. Now please spell orange! O-R-A-N-G-E. What color is the orange? It isn’t orange. It’s green!
1. Is the quilt Cindy’s?2. What color is R?
3. What color is the orange?
4. What’s your favorite (最喜欢的) color? Why (为什么)? (参考词汇：因为because)
5. What can you see on the quilt?
【推荐3】Lisa’s New Flat
Lisa is a middle school student. She is 12 years old. She wants to tell us something about her new flat.
The rooms are not very big. But they are comfortable (舒适的). There are five rooms in her flat. There is one bathroom, one living room, one kitchen and two bedrooms. She is very happy now because she has her own room in the flat. Her bedroom is her favourite room in the flat because she can do what she wants in it. She can read books or draw pictures. She can also listen to music or play CDs there. She can use her computer to send emails to her friends. She likes the kitchen, too. She loves helping her mother make big meals. Her mother is a good cook. She likes teaching Lisa to make many different kinds of dishes and Lisa learns cooking very hard. She wants to be a good cook like her mother when she grows up.
There is also a living room in the flat. A photo of her family is on the wall of the living room. The sofa is very big and soft.She loves sitting there and watches TV with her family. She also likes talking about her school life with her family. They are so happy in the flat.
1. How old is Lisa?
2. Which room is her favourite?
3. Does she want to be a good cook?
4. Where is the family photo?
