Christmas is a Christian (基督教) holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. No one knows the exact date of Christ’s birth, but most Christians celebrate it on December 25th. On this day, many people go to church, they can take part in special religious (宗教的) services. In Britain, Christmas dinner is eaten at noon. During the Christmas season, they also exchange gifts and decorate (装饰) their homes.
One German couple tried their best to prepare for their Christmas decorations in a different way. Thomas and Susanne decorated the outside of their house with a few simple Christmas decorations. From the outside, their house looks normal. However, the inside of the house is so different from the outside.
They started decorating in October. It took them 8 weeks to set everything up. They put 100 Christmas trees into their small house! They decorate the trees with small coloured electric lights and 16, 000 baubles (小玩意).
They did not always have so many trees. In the beginning, they had a small Christmas collection. As time went on, they grew their collection rapidly. They started decorating in early October. It’s so special that even the bathroom has a Santa Claus toilet seat.
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. Do all the people celebrate Christmas on December 25th?
2. What are the names of the German couple?
3. How long did it take the couple to set everything up?
4. How many baubles did the couple use to decorate the trees?
5. When did they start decorating the house?
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【推荐1】It is said that more than four million people die each year from smoking. That number is frightening. Yet people around the world continue to smoke. In the United States, about forty-seven-million adults smoke. This year, more than 430,000 Americans died of diseases which have something to do with smoking. The American Cancer Society says smoking harms the body greatly. It wants that smoking even a number of cigarettes (香烟) is dangerous. (A)____________ (戒烟是不容易的). However, doctors say you probably will live longer if you do stop smoking. You will feel better and look better. You also will protect the health of family members who breathe you smoke. There is not one right way to stop smoking, doctors say. Any way can help. You can take long walks or spend time in places where smoking is not allowed. Also, you can eat a small piece of fruit or vegetable (B) having a cigarette. The sooner you stop smoking, the more you will reduce your chances of getting cancer and other diseases.
Stop smoking before smoking stops you!
1. 写出“more than”的近义词2. More than
3. What does the American Cancer Society say about smoking?
4. 把(A)处句子译成英语。
5. 在(B)写出一个短语使句子通顺。
There are usually few things people want to do less than housework. But while doing the dishes and cleaning the house seem like troublesome and boring things, a new study has found just how important they are to our health and happiness.
In fact, scientists now believe cleaning the house is more important to mental(心理的) and physical health than other things, such as the city they live in and how much money they save. Experts at Case Western Reserve University say doing housework is helpful because of the exercise it takes to get the job done, which in turn influences(影响) mental health.
Dr. Kathy Wright and a team at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing wanted to find out how money, education , environment and health habits, like smoking(吸烟) , influence the elders’ health. The 337 persons taking part in the study, from 65 to 94 years old, had to have at least one chronic(慢性的) illness. It was impossible for them to do at least one necessary thing by themselves, such as taking a shower and dressing.
To Dr. Wright’s surprise, doing housework and keeping their money influenced their mental and physical health more than other things. “Housecleaning kept them up and moving,” said Dr. Wright. “It’s important for the elders with chronic illnesses to do some housework. A clean environment is helpful in giving medical care to some illnesses.” The study also showed what Dr. Wright had seen in her visits: people living in a dirty environment seemed less satisfied than those in a place that was tidy.
Now that doing housework is so important to us, there is no excuse not to do it. Let’s get it started right now!
Introduction: It is much | |
| A study about housework | Doing housework |
| Advice: Start doing housework right now. | |
| Purpose (目的) | to find out how money, |
| People | 337 old people with chronic illnesses. |
| Doing housework and keeping their money influence people’s health most. | |
| Reasons | Doing housework provides people with some A clean environment helps to give people medical care and a feeling of |
April 22 is Earth Day. It’s a day for us to take care of the Earth. So what can we do to help? Around the world, many cities and countries find ways to make themselves green.
Chicago is famous for its green roofs (屋顶). There are plants, such as trees and flowers on these roofs. These plants store (储存) much rainwater. The water goes back to the air to make the city cool and clean.
Singapore is home to the first zero-energy (能量) building in Southeast Asia. Zero energy means a building makes more energy than it uses.
Curitiba is a beautiful city in Brazil. It has buses called BRT. BRT runs on special lanes (车道) so it will always be on time, even in traffic jams. Thanks to BRT, the air in the city is very clean. Today, many other countries have BRT, such as China and Mexico.
Let’s try our best to take care of our Earth.
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1. April 22 is a day for people to
2. What is Chicago famous for?
3. Why is BRT always on time?
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【推荐1】April Fool’s Day is on April 1st. People can play a trick on （捉弄） others on that day. It’s very popular in England and the USA. Mother’s Day is on the second Sunday in May. It’s day to thank mothers. On that day, mothers usually get flowers and cards from their children. Fathers and children do housework, so mothers can have a good rest. Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in America. On that day, family members all get together to have a big dinner. Christmas Day comes on December 25th. It’s the most important festival in a year. Father Christmas sends presents to the children.
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4. Family members all get together to
5. Father Christmas sends presents to the children on
Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year. It means “holy evening”, and it comes every October 31st, the evening before All Saints' Day. However, it is not really a church holiday; it is a holiday for children mainly.
Every autumn, when the vegetables are ready to eat, children pick large orange pumpkins. Then they cut faces in the pumpkins and put a burning candle inside, It looks as if there were a person looking out of the pumpkin! These lights are called jack- o' -lanterns, which means “Jack of the lantern”.
The children also put on strange masks and frightening costurnes every Halloween. Some children paint their faces to look like monsters. Then they carry boxes or bags from house to house. Every time they come to a new house, they say, Trick or treat! Money or eat! The grown-ups put treat-money or candies in their bags.
Not only children, but most grown-ups also love Halloween and Halloween parties, Because on this day, they can disguise (化妆) themselves as personages (名人) or ghosts as their imagination will lead them. This brings them the satisfaction of being young.
1. What does Halloween mean?2. When is Halloween?
3. What do children do with large orange pumpkins?
4. What do grown-ups do when children ask for a treat?
5. Why do grown-ups love Halloween?
The Spirit of Christmas
Many would agree that when we think of Christmas, we probably think of gifts, Christmas trees and Santa Claus. But behind all these things lies the true meaning of Christmas: the importance of sharing and giving love and joy to people around us. The story in A Christmas Carol is perhaps the best example of this.
A Christmas Carol is a famous short novel written by Charles Dickens. It is about an old man named Scrooge who never laughs or smiles. He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others nicely. He just cares about whether he can make more money and he hates Christmas. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge sees the ghost of Jacob Marley, his dead business partner. Marley used to be just like Scrooge, so he was punished after he died. He warns Scrooge to change his ways if he doesn’t want to end up like him. He also tells Scrooge to expect three spirits to visit him.
That night, three ghosts visit Scrooge. First, the Ghost of Christmas Past takes him back to his childhood and reminds Scrooge of his happier days as a child. Then the second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes him to see how others are spending Christmas this year. Everyone is happy, even poor people. The last one, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, takes him to the future. Scrooge sees that he is dead, but nobody cares. He is so scared that he wakes up in his bed and finds out it is only the next morning—Christmas Day!
He decides to change his life and promises to be a better person. He happily celebrates Christmas with his relatives. He also gives gifts to people in need. He now treats everyone with kindness and warmth, spreading love and joy everywhere he goes. And that is the true spirit of Christmas!
1. The true spirit of Christmas:2. The reason why Scrooge hates Christmas:
3. The three spirits:
4. The feeling when Scrooge wakes up on Christmas Day:
5. The way that Scrooge now treat others:
