A 14-year-old girl Du Bingzi was walking towards her home. Suddenly a man stopped her, caught her hands and shouted, “Give me your money!” But in one quick movement, she took back her arms and screamed for help. The man ran away without getting any money. Du is a student from Beijing No.25 Middle School. Four years ago, her teacher Chen Haoyu started giving his students an unusual course: self-protection.
According to a new Ministry of Education (教育部) survey, student safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of students say they are worried about robbery (抢劫) on the way to and from school. Besides this school, others like Shenzhen Bao’an Middle School, also gives students such courses. Students like the self-protection lessons since there are no exams or boring classes. Student Ma Zichao said, “I learn how to save lives if someone is badly hurt. Most importantly, I know how to prevent dangers before they really happen.” Chen added, “Students also learn how to work together and know more from real life.”
Chen offers more advice on how to stay out of danger in his course. Here are some tips.
* If you are robbed, keep calm. If you can’t cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Remember the robber’s looks and tell the police.
* If you are in a traffic accident, take down the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before letting the rider go. Maybe you don’t realize how seriously you are hurt.
* If someone is drowning (溺水) and you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Shout out for help right away. Danger is never as far away as you think. Look after yourself at all times!
An | |
| An example | Du Bingzi is a student from Beijing No.25 Middle School. One day, a man suddenly stopped her to ask for money on her way |
| The | ·According to a new survey, nearly a ·Such self-protection lessons are popular among students ·Students also learn how to save lives and prevent possible dangers from ·They can know how to work together with others in real life. |
| Some advice included | ·Give the robber money if you can’t ask for help or run away. Don’t ·In a bicycle accident, call your parents right away before you ·If you can’t swim, just shout for help |
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When students get bored with the boring hours of theory (理论) classes, the practical classes bring relaxation to them. The laboratory is the place where students actually get hands-on experience about the lessons they have learned. High school students are allowed to perform the basic experiments of different branches of science, mainly physics, chemistry and biology. However, lab safety is of great importance. Lab safety rules are mainly about personal safety and proper handling of instruments to avoid accidents inside the lab.
Middle school is the first chance for students to work in a science lab. Lab experiments should be carried out quite carefully. And the students are always told to follow the guidelines to make sure of lab safety. Therefore, first of all, you must be careful of your personal safety. So you should be dressed in a full-sleeved apron (围裙) while performing experiments. Gloves, safety glasses and caps are also important things required for personal safety. Since you are dealing with the instruments or the chemicals for the first time, you might be curious to try something new. But such activities often lead to lab dangers. So, avoid any form of carelessness. Besides, you have to carefully listen to your teachers in order to start the experiment in the correct process and get exact results.
There are different types of instruments inside a science lab. Physics labs are filled with different electrical instruments, which need safe operation. So you need to perform the experiments under the supervision (监督) of your teacher, until you are good at them. Similarly, handle the chemicals according to the guidance of the lab assistant. Do not try to mix the chemicals as you please. It might lead to dangerous explosions (爆炸). Also, you should always keep a biology lab clean to avoid pollution.
You are new to the lab and therefore, it is your duty to learn about the lab completely. This includes a complete knowledge of placement of the lab equipment. You should learn about the correct operation technique of expensive instruments. Turn off the gas as soon as you have finished your experiments. You also should learn about where the fire extinguisher (灭火器) is and the working of fire safety instruments.
All students should follow the rules for your safety and perform the experiments carefully.
| Lab safety rules for school students | |
| Introduction | ● Experiments can provide hands-on experience about knowledge in the book. ● High school students have ● You have to keep yourself safe by handling instruments properly. |
| Personal safety | ● ● Don’t be careless while dealing with the instruments or the chemicals. |
| Safe operation | ● Perform the experiments under your guide’s supervision. ● Don’t get the chemicals ● Keep a biology lab clean to avoid pollution. |
| ● Learn about the placement of the lab equipment. ● Learn about how to operate expensive instruments ● Turn off the gas once you have finished your experiments. | |
全国百万中小学生“线上开学”
Feb 17 should have been the start of the spring semester for many middle and primary schools in China. However, to control the novel coronavirus outbreak, many schools have delayed(延迟) the start of the semester, following instructions from the Ministry of Education (MOE). But students in China are still studying.
Instead of having classes at school, many students in Beijing and Guangzhou began their first day of online classes on Feb 17. Students in Shanghai will start online classes on March 2, 2020.
“In the morning, I have English class, followed by Chinese and math,” Liu Bo, a Junior 3 student from Beijing, told Xinhua. “I have also learned about epidemic prevention(预防传染病).”
According to the MOE, students are mainly taking classes to review previous knowledge rather than taking new classes during the online study period. Online courses are required to include content(内容) about epidemic prevention, psychological(心理的) health and educational activities.
“Online courses are only temporary measures(暂时的措施) taken during the epidemic, so when the new semester begins, schools should not replace(替代) classroom teaching with online class.” Lu Yugang from the ministry told China Daily.
The ministry also called on schools not to increase their students’ schoolwork burden(负担). Schools should not ask students to study online for long periods of time or study things beyond(超出) their curriculum(课程). Students must have enough time to rest, the ministry added. Also, it stressed(强调) that protecting students’ eyesight must be a priority(优先).
1. Why have many schools put off starting the semester in China?2. Did many students begin their first day classes in China in 2020 at school or on the Internet?
3. How many kinds of content do online courses include?
4. Can online classes take the place of classroom teaching for a long time?
5. What must be considered at first for the students when they study online in the ministry’s opinion?
Peng Liyuan, First Lady of China, made a speech in English at the United Nations on September 26. She talked about education and shared her Chinese dream with the world.
Peng began the speech with a story of her father. Her father grew up in a very small village in China. In those days, not many villagers could read, so her father opened a night school to teach them. With his help, many people learned to write their names and read newspapers for the first time. And many women were able to teach their children how to read. Peng’s father’s love for education influenced her deeply. She was lucky enough because she has a good education. Later, she followed in her father’s footsteps and became a professor of music.
Education is important, but still, some children in China can’t go to school. Peng hopes that all children, especially girls, can have a good education, and that is her Chinese dream.
1. When did Peng make a speech in English at the United Nations?2. Did Peng share her Chinese dream in her speech?
3. How did Peng’s father help the villagers to learn to read and write?
4. Why was Peng lucky enough?
5. What’s Peng’s Chinese dream in the passage?
【推荐1】According to a new survey, students’ safety has become a big problem. Nearly 50% of students say they are worried about robbery on the way to and from school. Now in main big cities in China, some schools have taught all unusual lesson: self-protection. Students like this lesson because there are no exams or boring classes. And they can learn how to save lives and know how to stop danger before it really happens.
Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School, gives young students advice on how to deal with danger.
If you are robbed
Keep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away. Give the robber your money. Try to remember what the robber looks like and tell the police later.
If you are in a traffic accident
If a car hits you, you should remember the car number. If it is a bicycle, try to call your parents before you let the rider go. This is because you don’t know how seriously you are hurt.
If it is raining hard and there is lighting
Don’t stay in high places and stay away from trees.
When there is a fire
Get away as fast as yon can. Put wet things on your body and try to find an exit. Do not take the lift.
If someone is drowning
If you can’t swim, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help.
Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Take care of yourself at all times!
1. 将文中划线句子翻译成汉语：根据短文内容回答问题。
2. Why do students like the self-protection lesson?
3. How many suggestions for dealing with danger did Chen Haoyu give?
4. What should you do if a car hurts you?
5. The best title for this passage might be
(T-Teacher, S-Student)
T: Hello, everyone. Earthquakes always happen suddenly, so it is difficult to warn people about them. Usually people have little or no idea about what to do during an earthquake, so today let’s talk about some advice. If you have questions, just put up your hands and stand up.
S1: If we are inside the room, what should we do?
T: You must keep calm. When the land stops shaking, leave the building quickly.
S2: Don’t use the lift when we leave the building.
T: Quite right. And you mustn’t jump out of high buildings. If you can’t go out at that time, you’d better hide under a firm(坚固的) table.
S3: Should we go inside the building to help people in danger?
T: No, never. When you are outside, never go inside again. Just move away from buildings, because parts of a building may fall on you.
S4: You mean we find an open air and stay together.
T: Yes. You must stay away from bridges, trees and other tall things, like streetlights and power lines.
S5: We should protect our heads when running to a safe place.
T: Good idea. In short, follow’ what you’ve learned in school. Be brave. You can be safe.
Dos and Don’ts in an Earthquake Inside ◆Keep ◆Leave the building quickly, but don’t use the lift. ◆Don’t jump out of high buildings. ◆Find a firm table and Outside ◆Don’t go inside again. ◆ ◆Don’t stand near bridges, trees or other tall things. |
When the rainstorm happens, the best way to protect ourselves is usually that parents lead us to hide or do something safely. However, school rehearsal（演练）is becoming a more and more popular way for children to learn. Most schools are spending much time in training students’ all skills for the serious events like rainstorm. More importantly, some schools even provide some special apps for the students to learn such skills online.
Which do you like better, home practice or school rehearsal?
Home practice is much more helpful for us. We can face all kinds of real situations and our parents are always with us when such terrible situations happen. And sometimes, we can face the real problems in the home practice.（Anna）  | As for me, I like the school rehearsal better. After all, it’s usually very complete and it can help us learn more about how the terrible event happens and how to protect ourselves and others.（John）  |
When parents lead us to have the home practice, we can meet the real trouble. That really helps us to learn a lot of useful skills and ideas to get out of the trouble. Of course I can feel like the real feeling while training in the home practice.（Molly）  | If you are interested in all terrible situations, you can join the school rehearsals. Teachers usually provide you with lots of knowledge（知识）and what you should prepare. They can also teach you how to know when they will happen.（Peter）  |
Earthquake（地震）Rehearsal 地震是世界各地最可怕的事件之一。All of the schools have such rehearsals at least twice a year all over China in order to make students familiar（熟悉的）with all the skills and steps when the earthquake happens. | |
2. What’s the common advantage（优点）of home practice according to the students?
3. What can we learn from the school rehearsals according to Peter? （One example is OK）
4. According to the passage, why do schools have the earthquake rehearsals?
5. Please translate the second underlined sentence into English.
Books and E-books
As a book lover, I’ve tried both paper books and e-books. While both give you the pleasure of reading, the experience can be different.
Many people prefer reading paper books because they are easy to buy from bookshops and comfortable to read. Paper books also allow readers to make notes easily.
However, some books, such as dictionaries, can be heavy and are not easy to carry around.
Compared with paper books, e-books benefit students in many aspects. E-books can be stored in a reader, which is much lighter. Many e-book readers also have a dictionary for you to check new words quickly! However, you can only get e-books online. Unlike paper books, you must read e-books on an e-book reader, a computer, or a smartphone.
This adds extra cost. Moreover, your eyes can get tired easily when you read e-books on the screen for a long time.
Although more people will try e-books, I believe paper books will not disappear. In my opinion, it doesn’t matter which you use as long as it allows you to enjoy reading.
1. While both paper books and e-books give you2.
3. An e-book reader is much
4. If you read e-books on the screen for 3 hours, our eyes can
5. The writer believes paper books will
Four types of friends you need in your life
Do you know that people will die early if they have no friends during their lifetime? The survey shows if people want to live longer and more happily, you need to have some friends who can share your sadness and happiness or can be helpful when you are in trouble.
The following friends are just what you need to keep the doctor away.
A Loyal Best Friend
Everyone needs a friend who will support you in different situations. This kind of friend knows all of your deepest and darkest secrets, but still loves you all the same.
A Friendly Neighbor
These days, a lot of people don’t know their own neighbors. It’s a shame, because some neighbors can be the most helpful people. If you forget to lock the front door when you are on holiday, you can call your neighbors to lock it for you. So it’s wonderful to have nice and helpful neighbors.
A Workmate
You’ll find it much easier to chat with someone than eating lunch alone every day. Your workmate doesn’t have to be your best friend. If you two get along with each other, you can always start going out with them outside of the office.
A Friend from a Different Culture
If everyone has a friend from a different culture, the world would be much better. Remember that don’t be friends with someone just because they are from a different culture. Instead, keep your mind open, and if you meet someone from other countries, try to learn about their customs, values, and traditions.
If you have such kinds of friends, you will surely live longer and more happily.
| Friends you | ||
| Introduction: If you want a longer and | ||
| Four | A loyal Best Friend | This kind of friend knows all of your darkest and deepest |
| A | If you | |
| A Workmate | If you don’t want to eat lunch | |
| A Friend from a Different | Making friends | |
| Conclusion: You will | ||
When you are sad, you need to find some ways to deal with (处理) your sadness. When you learn how to deal with your sadness, you’ll find your own happiness.
Accept (接受) your sadness. It’s not a bad thing to feel sad. Try to face what is making you feel sad. And don’t believe it will just go away on its own.
Speak about your sadness. (3) It’s nice to talk to friends or family about your feelings. You may not need him or her to say a word; just having someone to listen to you is sometimes enough.
Put your sadness into written words. Write down how you are feeling every day and why you think you are feeling this way. Write down how you deal with your sadness and which ways work.
Take part in activities. Read a good book, listen to music, exercise or take a walk outside. These can help you feel comfortable and forget your sadness.
See a doctor. If your sadness starts to interfere with (干扰) your everyday life seriously, you should ask your doctor for help.
1. Translate the sentence into Chinese.2. What should we do when sadness starts to interfere with our everyday life?
3. How many ways to deal with your sadness are there in the passage?
4. List at least two kinds of activities which can help you feel comfortable and forget your sadness.
5. Please give a proper title to the passage.
How many times had you got a little money, then realized later you wanted to buy something special but all your money was gone? The way to stop this from happening is planning. Let’s see how we can save money.
Starting to save can be as simple as having three places to keep money, these can be different bank accounts or even boxes in a drawer.
“Divide your money into spending, saving and giving.” says bank manager Bryan Link.“Make a plan to help you understand your money’s different uses. For example, 10 percent should go to saving, 10 percent to giving and the rest to spending.”
Be sure to set some goals for saving money. Write down the things you need and the things you want. Need school clothes but want the newest computer game? Talk with your parents on what they’ll help you buy, and then save up for the rest.
“If you are saving for something big, work out how many weeks it will take you to save money to buy it.” advises Dave Ramsey, a radio host from Milliners.“When you save enough money, why not buy something you want? You will have a strong sense of satisfaction when you work hard and buy things with your own money.”
If you send your savings buying an expensive thing, perhaps, you won’t save enough money in the end. When this happens, don’t give up. Lean from your mistakes and do better next time.
1. How many parts should we divide our money into?We should divide our money into
2. What does the underlined word “it” refer to?
“it” refers to
3. Who is Dave Ramsey?
Dave Ramsey is
4. How will you feel when you buy things with your own money?
We will have
5. What does the passage mainly tell us?
It mainly tells us the way
A healthy lifestyle is important. You need to take more exercise and eat more healthy food. Here is some advice on how to keep yourself healthy.
Eating Better
Start the day with a healthy breakfast. It helps you start the day well.
Take time to eat and chew（咀嚼）slowly. It takes 20 minutes for the brain to tell the body that you are full.
Eat more vegetables and fresh fruits because they are very healthy. Try to eat 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables each day.
Eat more whole grains（谷物）, like brown rice, and oats（燕麦）. Try to eat more than 85 grams of whole grains each day. This can give you enough energy.
Drink enough water, low-fat or non-fat milk, and low-calorie drinks.
Being More Active（活跃的）
Try to exercise for about thirty minutes each day. Playing sports can also help you keep fit.
Be active in the home. For example, you can clean your house or walk the dog
Do activities such as running or biking, when you go on holiday.
You can slowly improve your lifestyle. If you take one new healthy step every two months, for example, in two to three years, you will be a healthier person.
| Eating Better | ◇A healthy breakfast can ◇ You had better eat and chew（咀嚼）slowly. ◇Eating more vegetables and fresh fruits is ◇Drink enough water, low-fat or non-fat milk, and low-calorie drinks. |
| Being More Active | ◇Exercising for about half an ◇You can clean your house or walk the dog at home. ◇When you go on holiday, you can do activities like |
| If you try to improve your lifestyle, you can be healthier some day. | |
Dear friends, would you like to be a genius (天才) like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it’s not enough. Here are some ideas:
Ask. When you look at new things, ask why they’re new or different. Ask questions. Ask yourself and ask others. Keep thinking carefully until you find the answer.
Read. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you learned before. Are they different from what you thought?
Relax. Many ideas come up when you relax. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.
Share. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.
Be brave. Don’t be afraid that other people say your ideas are silly. If others don’t agree with your ideas, try to explain your ideas to them.
| Ask | If you watch |
| Read | Read different kinds of books and |
| Relax | Take some time to relax yourself. When you get |
| Share | Share your ideas with your friends. Maybe they can help you |
| Be brave | If others |
