1 . Every year First Class for the New Term meets people on CCTV 1 at 8 p.m. on September 1st, and It was firstly shown on September 1st, 2008. In 2023 the show wanted to tell us “We can build a powerful China together”. First Class for the New Term is popular with all the primary and middle school students because it shows something educational and meaningful through some real stories.

There are some pictures showing some great events happening in our country. We all feel proud after watching them. We can’t help thinking: the development of our country can not do without everyone’s efforts. Therefore, as students, we should keep working hard and grow healthily to be ready for the development of our country in the future.

When we watch First Class for the New Term in 2023 and learn about the stories in the show, we will find that our world is really beautiful. It’s lucky for us to live in such a happy and peaceful time.

  In addition, the program is full of positive energy. It tells us the importance of having right ideas and dreams. So we should set up the right idea to brighten our nice future. Therefore, this is the reason why First Class for the New Term is so popular. We can also get the knowledge out of class.

Generally, as teenagers in the new time, we should regard the characters in the stories as our own examples, learn their spirit, and be more serious about studying hard in the future. We should try our best to become a useful person to society in the future.

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2 . 即将成为一名高中生的你，应该怎样完善自己而成为一名优秀的高中生呢？请你根据提示内容，以“How to be an excellent high school students”为题，写一篇英语短文。

How to be an excellent high school student

I am going to be a senior high school student. And how to be an excellent high school student?

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Once in a physics class, the teacher asked students, “Why do we have brakes（刹车）in our car?” After a few minutes of thought, students gave ________ answers. A student got up and replied, “Sir, to stop the car.” Another one said, “To reduce and control the ________ of the car.”

However, none of the ________ were the same as the teacher’s. Then he said, “I agree all of your answers. But in my opinion, the brakes in our cars make us be able to drive faster.” Listening to this, the whole class was silent ________ no one had imagined this answer. The teacher continued, “If our cars have no brakes, then how fast are we ready to drive our car? It is the brakes in our car that gives ________ courage to drive our car faster and reach our destination（目的地）safely.”

Similarly there are many such brakes in our life. They seem to ________ us. For example, our parents may ask us about our decisions in life. Their questions and advice may be considered as brakes that slow us down. But what will happen if we see them as our supporter that can ________ ourselves while we are taking risks? From time to time, we have to stop or even ________ so that we can take a big step.

In fact, we should be thankful for brakes in life. Without these brakes, we could lose ________ or get into danger. So we need to understand that brakes in our life don’t mean to push us back. Instead, they help us move forward ________ than before.

These days, Chinese children are sometimes     1     (busy) on weekends than weekdays     2     they have SO many after-school classes. However, this doesn’t only happen in China.

The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. They need to take part in all     3     (kind) of activities, like basketball practice, football training or piano classes. She believes these activities are important for     4     (she) children’s future. However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7: 00 p. m. They have dinner     5     (quick), and then it is time for homework.

Linda, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. She says that competition starts very young and     6     (continue) until the kids get older in some families. She thinks it’s unfair that mothers are always     7     (compare) them with other children. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s     8     (develop). All these activities can cause a lot of stress     9     children. Kids should have time     10     (relax) and think for themselves.

These days, Chinese children are sometimes     1     (busy) on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after school classes. Many of them are     2     (learn) exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.     3    (other) are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.     4    , this doesn’t only happen in China.   

The Taylors     5     (be) a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two     6     (boy) to basketball practice and my daughter to football     7     (train). Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut     8     a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I     9     (real) want them to be     10     (success).” But the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.

China’s second female astronaut, Wang Yaping, has given the country’s first-ever video lecture from space. The whole lecture lasted about 40 minutes.   

Speaking to students through a live video, from the Tiangong-I space laboratory. Ms. Wang used spinning tops (旋转的陀螺), a ball and some water to explain physics in zero-gravity (失重), with the help of a fellow astronaut.   

Ms. Wang used different experiments to demonstrate (证明) the concepts (概念)of weight and mass (质量) in space. Towards the end of the class, Ms. Wang made a film (薄膜) of water using a metal ring. She then turned the film of water into a water ball by pouring more water onto it.   

Around 330 primary and secondary school students watched the lecture from a special classroom in Beijing, where they could also ask Ms. Wang questions through a live video.   

From time to time, the students greeted her lecture with warm applause (掌声). When answering a student’s question, Ms. Wang described what she could see in space.   

“The stars we see are much brighter, but they do not twinkle (闪烁),” she said, “The sky we see isn’t blue, but black. And every day, we can see the sun rise 16 times because we circle the Earth every 90 minutes.”

About 60 million students and teachers around China also watched the lecture live on TV.

9 . Li Zhenhua is called “headmaster of cloth shoes” because he always wears a pair of cloth shoes. Although Li Zhenhua has the special allowance (津贴) of the State Council (国务院), he still lives a ________ life. He has put all his ________ to Yimeng mountain’s students education for 68 years.

In 1953, at the age of 17, Li Zhenhua ________ his hometown, Nanjing and came to Yimeng, Shandong Province, to begin his teaching career. When he first came to this poor area, Li Zhenhua decided to ________here and help the local people get rid of the poverty (贫困) by knowledge.

________ he started working in 1953, Li Zhenhua has given away a quarter of his salary (薪水) every month to help students here. It lasted for 47 years. After retiring (退休) in 1997, he had more than 30 part-time jobs. He kept only 500 yuan for living and donated (捐赠) ________ all the rest of his money. ________ last year, more than 2,300 students had received 1.36 million yuan in total.

After receiving the donation, the local government ________ the “Zhenhua Scholarship Foundation for Poor Students”. The ________ really helps lots of students go back to school.

Li said, “Poor as I am, I am ________ inside than anyone.” What makes Li feel the happiest is that his students are growing up and giving back to society.