Being outgoing is good for your life. Those more outgoing people like to meet lots of interesting people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so hard as you think. Even the shy people can be outgoing.
You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange (陌生的) people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return (回报) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.
Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read the news and prepare (准备) your views. Surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.
The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important step. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.
1. Is being outgoing good for your life?2. When does the real challenge come if you want to become outgoing?
3. How can you start a talk with a stranger?
4. What is the easiest way to become more outgoing?
5. What’s the passage mainly about?
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【推荐1】The Maldives is a country in danger. This small country—made up of over 1000 islands in the Indian Ocean—is under threat from rising sea levels.
Sea levels are rising because the Earth is getting warmer. As the water in the oceans gets warmer, it expands. Very slowly, sea levels are rising—by about 3 millimeters each year. Over the next 100 years they may rise by 50 centimeters or more.
For the Maldives, that's a real problem because its islands are very low. The highest piece of land in the country is only about 2 meters above sea level. Most of the country is less than I meter above sea level.
During storms, seawater can come up over the land. These floods destroy crops and make the water in wells too salty to drink. High water in storms can also wash away beaches. Many tourists come to the Maldives to enjoy its beautiful islands and beaches. But many of these places could disappear in the future.
People have already moved away from some island. Many have moved to the capital city, Male. More than 110,000 people live there, on a small island. A 3-meter-high wall around the island protects the city from the ocean.
For the people of the Maldives, it's hard to know what will happen in the future. If sea levels rise a lot, they may all have to leave and move to other countries. And that will be one day no one wants.
1. Where is the Maldives?2. Why are the sea levels of Maldives rising?
3. How many meters above sea level is most of the country?
4. What will the people of the Maldives have to do if sea levels rise a lot?
5. What do you think of the Maldives?
【推荐2】Humans have been using cotton to make fabric (织物) for clothing for over 7,000 years. The ancient Egyptians produced it. Today, people still use this kind of natural material most commonly in the world.
You might not pay attention to it, but in your everyday life, you use cotton everywhere. When you wake up in the morning, you sleep on bed sheets (床单) made of cotton. You take a shower and when you dry yourself, you probably use a towel made of cotton. You put on your clothes, which probably have at least some cotton in them.
Cotton has many advantages that make it an excellent clothing material. On hot days, cotton clothing feels cool. On cold days, cotton clothing keeps you warm.
Cotton fabric is made from the cotton plant, a small plant that’s easy to grow. The seeds (种子) of the cotton plant are surrounded by fluffy (绒毛般的) white fibers (纤维) for protection. These fibers are collected and made into cloth, which can then be made into many products.
The cotton seeds are not wasted, either. They are put in a machine that presses the oil out of them. This oil is a valuable product for cooking and is used in many kinds of food. The mush (碎屑) that’s left is used to feed animals, such as pigs and cows.
Nothing is wasted. That’s why cotton is a very useful plant. Even more importantly, cotton is a natural product. It doesn’t require a lot of energy to produce, and it can be renewed every year simply by planting a new crop.
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Tongcheng City in East China’s Anhui Province is culturally rich. There are many famous historical sites. Among them, a two-meter-wide alley(小巷), or Liu Chi Xiang in Chinese, is a very popular one. Lots of people come to visit it every year. There is a touching story about the alley.
In the Qing Dynasty, a high-ranking official(高级官员) named Zhang Ying received a letter from his family back in his hometown one day. From the letter, Zhang learned that his family had a disagreement with their neighbor, the Wu family over the house boundary(边界). Zhang’s family wrote the letter hoping that he could put pressure on the Wu family. However, Zhang wrote a letter back saying,
“Writing a letter from home, miles away, just for a wall,
What harm is there in giving them one meter?
Looking at the ten-thousand-mile-long Great Wall,
Long gone is its builder Emperor Qinshihuang.”
After reading the letter, Zhang’s family members realized that the relationship with their neighbor was much more important than the wall. They moved their wall one meter back for their neighbor. The Wu family was deeply touched by what the Zhang family did and moved their wall one meter back as well. It created a two-meter-wide alley between the houses.
Hundreds of years later, the story of Liu Chi Xiang still tells us that kindness and tolerance(宽容) can take away walls between persons, families, and nations, and they can create love as well.
Liu Chi Xiang | ||
| Where it is | In | |
| When it was built | In the | |
| Story | Characters | Zhang Ying, Zhang Ying’s family and |
| Cause | A disagreement over | |
| Ending | Each family moved their wall | |
| Meaning | Kindness and tolerance can take away walls between persons, families, and nations, and create love. | |
【推荐1】The Internet is an important part in our everyday life. It’s useful and can bring us much fun, but it can also be dangerous. Do you want to know how to be safe on the Internet? If you do, remember these ideas.
★Use strong special passwords (密码). When you need a password, you should make sure to use a strong special one. A safe password should include a mix of numbers, letters and symbols. You should avoid using the same passwords for different accounts (账户). Never use easy passwords like “123456”. You should never use your personal information as your password. If you use your name or birthday as a password, someone might guess your password easily.
★Don’t tell your personal information to anybody you meet online. The people you meet online might be strange and dangerous. Never tell them your name, address, school or phone number. If they know your school or workplace, they can find you easily. You might get into trouble if they want to hurt you.
★Don’t open emails or documents from people you don’t know. If you see an email from a stranger, don’t open it. You should delete (删除) it right now. If you open the email, your computer might have a virus (病毒). Someone might get your bank account and steal your money easily.
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Use strong special passwords. | Make sure your passwords include Avoid using Never use your personal information as your passwords. |
Don’t tell your personal information to anybody online. | Never tell strangers your name, address, school or phone number. You might |
Refuse strangers. | Delete the unknown ones right now. Protect your computer against a virus. Stop someone from |
【推荐2】People do many things every day. For example, going to work, going to school and doing homework. There are times when we don’t want to do these things. So, it’s important to understand what motivates (激发) us.
For the most part, they think money and reward (报酬) motivate people. After all, people like them. However, this doesn’t last long. When the money or reward go away, the motivation is gone, too.
What is the best way to motivate people? Setting a goal works well. A goal is one’s reason for going things. People’s goals for working could be because they believe the job is important. In the same way, students might study hard because he or she wants to get good grades.
Second, people are motivated by feelings. Feelings can be strong. For example, love will motivate parents to do things for their children. Happiness will motivate people to continue doing things that make them happy. A student who likes to learn a certain subject will be motivated to study hard.
Try to motivate ourselves through some clear goals and good feelings is a good way to make our jobs funnier and more interesting.
1. What can motivate people for the most part?（不超过5个词）2. How could goals motivate students?（不超过15个词）
3. What is a good way to make our jobs funnier and more interesting?（不超过15个词）
Some people say that, “Time is money.” But I think time is much more important than money. Because when money is spent, we can earn (赚得) more. However, when time is gone, it’ll never return. That is why we mustn’t waste it.
It goes without saying that the time we have to do something is usually limited (有限的). Every second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do something useful. It is a pity then that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of spending their time. Some people waste their time by smoking, drinking and playing too much. They don’t realize that they are wasting away their own life.
In a word, we should make good use of our time. We shouldn’t leave today’s word until tomorrow. Remember we have no time to lose.
1. Does the writer think that time is money?2. Why does the writer think we mustn’t waste time?
3. How do some people waste their time too much according to the passage?
4. Do you think it’s important for us to make full use of our time to do something useful? Why or why not?
