Zengzi, also called Zeng Shen, became a good student of Confucius（孔子）when he was 16.
Early one morning, Zengzi’s wife left for the market. Her little son wanted to go with her. But he was too young and the market was too far.
Then she cheated（欺骗）her son and said, “I will soon be back. You stay at home and wait for me. If you do as I say, I will kill a pig and make a nice dish for you.” The child went back to the house happily.
When Zengzi’s wife got back from the market, she showed no sign of killing a pig. So Zengzi himself prepared to do that, but his wife rushed to stop him and said, “Don’t do that. I just cheated the child.”
“Honesty（诚实）is the most important thing,” Zengzi said. “Children are like blank（空白的）pieces of paper. They understand nothing but they can learn from their parents’ actions. Because you have cheated your son, he won’t trust you anymore. In the future he will cheat others.”
Hearing her husband’s words, Zengzi’s wife regretted cheating the child. So she wanted to keep her word. She joined Zengzi in killing the pig, and cooked nice dishes for the child. While eating, the boy was happy and thankful to his parents.
One evening, when the child went to bed, he suddenly got up and ran outside. Zengzi asked him where he was going. The boy replied, “I promised I was going to return a toy to a friend today. But I forgot, so I am going to return it now.” The couple exchanged（交换）satisfied smiles, and waited until the boy came back.
1. Whose teacher was Confucius from the passage?2. How did Zengzi’s wife let her son stay at home?
3. What did Zengzi think of honesty?
4. Why did Zengzi’s wife kill the pig and cook dishes?
5. Did Zengzi’s son become an honest person?
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There is a Chinese saying: Time and tidy wait for no man. Have too many things to do in too little time? Well,
●Make a list
It all begins with listing. If you don’t have a list, create one.
●Worst first
We often have one thing on the list, which is hanging over our heads and makes us worried. Work on it first and make the rest of your day easier.
●Just do it
Those small thing are easier to deal with. Complete them and cross them off the list.
●Make things enjoyable
Have small breaks, enjoy music, or even a snack when you are tired.①________
●Pack times
Which part of your time is most productive?②__________
●Re-list
a. Sometimes you will not complete everything on your list. This is okay. Add them to tomorrow’s list with a star so that you will know they should be done first the next day.
b. By the day’s end you will have a rough (粗略的)idea of things you need to do tomorrow. Go ahead and list them. Tomorrow when you start fresh, you will not forget to do them.
1. 请把划线部分的句子译成汉语。
2. What should you do if you are tired according to the passage?
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3. 从A、B、C中为78①②选出两个适当的选项，并将其字母标号分别填入在下面横线上。
| A．Replay all the e-mail at a time and make all the phone calls at another time. This will help keep your mind and your job clear. |
| B．When this time comes around, close your door so that it is just you and your work. |
| C．Life is short. Enjoy your work.①________________②_______________ |
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5. Give a title(标题)in the passage.
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Life is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, and I am not busy any more. I have time to look back on it.
When I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born. I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sad days: some days the sun shone, and some days it didn’t.
In my twenties, I started to work to make money. I was strong and happy. Then I married (结婚) and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. The summer of my life passed quickly.
Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a college(大学) student, and then an engineer. I started walking more slowly. One day I didn’t work any more. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change colour and give us delicious fruits.
But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come. I am older and not as strong as before. I know I do not have many days left, but I will enjoy them to the end and try to make my winter a warm one.
The four
| Spring | I was like a flower and |
| I began making money and had my family in my twenties. I had | |
| Autumn | My child became a(n) |
| Winter | I am older and not as |
One day，two boys were walking along the road to school when they saw an old woman carrying a large basket of pears.The old woman looked very tired.They went up and said，“Are you going to town? If you are，we'll help you carry your basket.”
“Thank you，” said the woman.“That's very kind of you.” Then she told them that she was going to the market to sell the pears.So the boys decided to lift the basket together.They walked slowly with the heavy basket，but they were happy.
The other day，I saw a little girl pick up a piece of banana peel(香蕉皮)．She threw it into the dustbin(垃圾箱)．“I hope nobody would throw that on the street，” she said.“Someone may slip(滑倒) and fall.”
Perhaps some people may say that these are not great things.That's right.But almost all great things are made up of such small things.We shouldn't wait for the time to do great things.We should begin with these things that are full of love.
根据短文内容，完成下列任务。
任务一：回答问题。
1. What was the old woman carrying?
2. Where were the two boys going?
3. Should we wait for the time to do great things?
任务二：从短文中找出与句中画线部分意思相同或相近的单词：But almost all great things are made up of such small things.
4.
任务三：完成句子。
5. In the passage，the underlined word “it” refers to
【推荐1】Have you heard about “Survival（生存）Holidays”? “Survival Holidays” is for children to go into the lonely place for exciting activities（活动）. Now about 1,100 companies（公司）invite children to get into the great outdoors, but their parents can not get in.
The reason why people like “Survival Holidays” is that they think it helps children be close to nature. Many children in big cities spend all time watching TV and playing computer games. “Survival Holidays” can change them a lot.
Is “Survival Holidays” a wonderful idea? Maybe it is. Children need more free time to play. They need to be left on their own without adults disturbing（打扰）them. Parents care too much about their children. They like to see the children being busy with activities that are controlled（支配）by adults, but children don’t know what to do when they are in danger. Even something like crossing a small river seems to be a hard challenge（挑战）. Children are not comfortable with danger. Even small danger like getting their feet wet or falling down seems very terrible to them.
Many people think the survival activities are good for children. Even years later, they will still remember what they have learned. Some have learned to stay calm in different times. Some have learned how to keep safe. Others have learned how to work in a team. All these skills will help them a lot in their lives.
Title: Survival Holidays | |
| What “Survival Holidays” is | It is an exciting activity that children can get into the lonely place |
| Because it’s | |
| What children in big cities usually | It |
| Why we think “Survival Holidays” is a good idea. | Parents should leave their children by |
| What children can learn in the survival activities. | “Survival Holidays” is a meaningful experience for children that they will never |
【推荐2】What homework did you do in the winter holiday? Now homework is not simply about exercises. It can be researches, experiments and even work experiences. Take a look at three students’ special homework.
Studying snacks
One day, Wang Yang, from Shanghai Yuying School, was doing his biology homework. His teacher asked them to research the nutrients (营养物质) of different snacks. He bought 10 kinds of snacks. Then he checked their ingredient (成分) lists one by one and wrote down the amount of sugar, fat and so on, in each. “We are told it is not good to eat too many snacks. They have high calories (卡路里). But we always pay no attention to it,” he said. After analyzing (分析) each snack’s ingredients, he realized it was true.
Wang Yang spent three days on the homework. But he said it was interesting. “I learned a lot. I collected the data (数据), created forms and wrote the report by myself.”
Physics in real life
With some plasticine (橡皮泥), steel (钢铁) balls, a ping-pong ball and a piece of paper, could you make a turnbler (不倒翁)? This is the physics homework of Huang Jiameng, 14, of Shanghai 54 Middle School.
Huang first cut the ping-pong ball in half. Then she put the plasticine and steel balls into one of them. The bottom of the turnbler was made. Finally, she used the paper to make the “hat”.
“Next term, we will learn about the center of gravity (重心). This homework made me more curious about it,” she said.
Learning on the job
While Wang and Huang did their homework at home, Ding Zhenzhen, 15, of No. 5 Middle School, had to go outside. She worked as a guide in the local museum. “ Everyone at our school has to take part in volunteering or other activities,” she said.
Ding was a guide in the gallery (展馆) of coins. She got brochures (小册子) from the museum, but she still did research and added more information to her introduction. She worked three hours a day and had no time to take a break. But she felt it was a meaningful experience. “ My communication skills are improved,” she said.
1. Where is Wang Yang from?_____________________________________________________________
2. How many days did Wang Yang spend on his homework?
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3. What was Huang Jiameng’s physics homework?
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4. What did Ding Zhenzhen introduce to people?
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5. What’s the three students’ homework about?
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注意:每个空格只填1个单词。
Class Afloat is a Canadian school on a tall ship. The ship is 210 feet long and 30 feet wide, and it can take up to sixty students. The classrooms are well-equipped and comfortable.
Not all the students are Canadian. There’s usually a mix of nationalities (国籍). This year, there are also students from Mexico, the US, Germany, and Turkey. There’s a mix of ages too. There are high school students sixteen to eighteen years old, and first-year college students.
The teachers design special study programs for each student. Because the school is a ship, you can do some exciting classes, for example, Marine Biology (studying the animals and plants in the sea) and History of Geography courses about the places you visit.
Students don’t just study. They must also clean, cook and sail the ship. In their free time, students can rest, read, or watch a movie.
Every sixteen to twenty days, the ship stops in a port for three to six days. In port there’s lots for the students to do—camping trips, museum tours, cultural events, hiking, etc.
Students also take part in two volunteer programs in Senegal and the Dominican Republic. They help local families in different ways. Students learn how, with just a little money and time, they can make changes that improve (改善) other people’s lives.
| A school on a sailing ship | |
| It’s 210 feet long and 30 feet wide. | |
| Classrooms | They are well-equipped and |
| Students | They come from They’re from high schools or |
| Special study programs | Marine Biology and History of Geography make students feel |
| Work & Play | Students must do some jobs like cleaning, Students can watch movies or read books when they are |
| In port | The ship stops in a port There are lots of activities for students to do. |
| Volunteer programs | Students They learn how to |
Artist shapes a bit of Chinese culture
Over the past three years, Kang Jian has created more than 400 dough sculptures (面塑) and become a city-inheritor (继承人) of the dough sculpture in Mohe, Heilongjiang province.
Kang has shown an interest in art, especially dough sculpture since he was a child. Every time his parents made dumplings, he would ask for a small piece of dough to make animals — a rabbit, a fish or a small. Those small dough animals brought him lots of good childhood memories. However, Kang didn’t learn art in college. His family was poor and his parents were not able to afford his art education. Kang left college in 2016 and worked in the Mohe Forestry Bureau.
Then in 2018, during a visit to a museum in Beijing, Kang learned something about dough sculpting. Then he had the idea of taking his childhood interest up. He visited some famous artists and learned to make dough sculptures from them. His skills were improved a lot.
As a fan of Chinese literature, Kang would like to make dough sculptures of Chinese heroes, such as Sun Wukong and Guan Yu. In April 2022, he even finished the dough sculptures of 108 heroes from the novel Outlaws of the Marsh after 16 months of work.
When Kang is free, he is invited to give classes at schools to teach students to make dough sculptures. He is happy to have a chance to tell young people about dough sculptures and stories about Chinese folk heroes. He expects more young people to take up this traditional art form.
1. Where is Kang Jian from?2. Why didn’t Kang learn art in college?
3. How did Kang improve his skills of making dough sculptures?
4. How long did it take Kang to finish the 106 heroes from the novel Outlaws of the Marsh?
5. What’s Kang Jian’s hope?
【推荐2】What do you want to be in the future? What's your dream job? There are three good friends talking about their dream jobs.
Tony says, “I like reading and writing, so I want to be a writer when I grow up. I can write many interesting stories for children. It will be a happy life.”
Sally looks at Tony and asks, “Don't you think that kind of life is too dull?”
Sam says with a smile, “I don't want to be a writer. I want to be a policeman, and I will fight bad people. I will be a brave(勇敢的) man.”
Sally looks at Sam and asks, “Don't you think it is too dangerous?” “What do you want to be?” Tony and Sam ask at the same time.
“A reporter(记者)! I can talk with different people in different places. It will be an exciting job!”
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. What are the three good friends doing?
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2. What is Tony going to be when he grows up?
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3. Is Sam going to be a brave man? Why or why not?
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4. What does Sally think of Sam's dream job?
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5. Why is Sally going to be a reporter?
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Mrs. Brown had a small garden behind her house. And in March she grew some vegetables in it. She looked after them very carefully, and when summer came, they looked very nice.
One evening Mrs. Brown looked at her vegetables and said, “Tomorrow I will pick them, and then we can eat them.” But early the next morning, her son ran into the house and shouted, “Mom, Mom! Come quickly! Some chickens from next door are in the garden and they are eating our vegetables.”
Mrs. Brown ran out, but it was too late! All the vegetables were finished! Mrs. Brown cried, and the owner（主人）of the chickens was very sorry, but it was too late.
Then a few days before Christmas, the owner of the chickens brought a small bag. In it was a beautiful fat chicken, and on it was a piece of paper with the words “Please enjoy your vegetables!”
1-2题完成句子；3-4题简略回答问题；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
1. Mrs. Brown’s house is
2.
3. How did the owner of the chickens feel when the vegetables were finished?
4. What did the owner of the chickens give Mrs. Brown?
5.
【推荐1】Patrick doesn’t like school. He thinks doing homework is too boring. He likes to play baseball and basketball after class.
One day his cat is playing with a little elf (精灵). The elf says, “Help me! Don’t give me back to that cat. If you help me, I can grant （承认）you a wish.” So Patrick says, “Help me do all my homework for 35 days.”
The elf doesn’t always know what to do and he needs help. “Help me! Help me!” he says. And Patrick has to help. “I don’t know this word,” the elf asks. “Get me a dictionary. Look up the word.” When it comes to math, the elf says, “I know nothing about math. Here, sit down beside me and help me.” The elf doesn’t know anything about history, he says, “Go to the library. I need books. And you can help me read them, too.”
Patrick works hard every day. Patrick gets A at each subject. But I tell you a secret. In fact Patrick does the homework by himself.
1. Why doesn’t Patrick like school?2. What does Patrick wants the elf to do for him?
3. How does Patrick get A at each subject?
【推荐2】Lin Peiying and her two brothers are now studying at Peking University. However, they are all from Taiwan. Why did they come to the mainland for further study? That’s because of their grandfather.
Lin Peiying’s grandfather was born in Putian, Fujian in 1926 and went to study at Fudan University in 1947. He left for Taiwan during the summer vacation that year to visit his sister. The trip changed his life. For some reasons, he couldn’t return to the mainland until the late 1980s. Since then, people from both sides have visited each other once again. Millions of them have traveled from Taiwan to the mainland to look for their family. Lin Peiying’s grandfather was among those. After 40 years’ wait, he could see his relatives again.
Influenced by their grandfather greatly, Lin Peiying and her brothers were looking forward to returning to the mainland. Through hard work, the three Lins were all accepted to Peking University. The wish of their grandfather finally came true.
1—2阅读短文，根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词。3、完成同义句转换，每空一词。4—6根据短文内容回答问题。
1. r
2. w
3. After 40 years’ wait, he could see his relatives again.
After 40 years’ wait, he was
4. Where are Lin Peiying and her two brothers studying now?
5. Why did Lin Peiying’s grandfather leave for Taiwan during the summer vacation in 1947?
6. What were Lin Peiying and her brothers looking forward to?
In China, on the Mid-Autumn Day, all the family members would get together to celebrate this special day. Last year, I could not celebrate the festival with my family because of COVID-19. But we spent that day with fun.
I still remember that evening. All the students who could not go back home had a party from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to celebrate this traditional festival. After the party, we went out to watch the moon. The moon is special in Chinese culture. On the Mid-Autumn Day, the moon is full. Its round shape stands for family reunion (团圆) as well as good luck. The moon also appears in lots of Chinese poems, which means that the poet is missing his home, friends or the loved ones. So we also listened to some poems read by one of our classmates. In that way, nobody felt lonely even though we were far away from our homes.
Verses① of a Poem About Moon  How long will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand. I ask the sky. I do not know what time of the year; It would be tonight in the palace on high. —Translated by Xu Yuanchong NOTES: ①parts of a poem | Homesickness Night Before my bed a pool of light; Can it be hoarfrost② on the ground? Looking up, I find the moon bright; Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned③. —By Li Bai NOTES: ②hoarfrost白霜 ③drowned淹没的 |
They
2. How long does the party last?
The party lasted for
3. What does a round moon mean?
It means family reunion and
4. Who is the writer of the left poem with a picture?
The first poem was written by
5. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
It refers to
