1 . Who works only one day in a year but never gets fired?
Hangzhou is recognized as the “City of Well-Being” in China. Hangzhou made its name
The lifestyle, however, was laid down by two historical men of letters. One was Bai Juyi,
Surely, it will be even more brilliant in 2023 when it hosts the 19th Asian Games. Let’s look forward to it.
In a coastal village named Seaford, lived a courageous young woman named Amelia. Amelia was known throughout Seaford for her adventurous nature. From the moment she could walk, she would eagerly run towards the crashing waves, feeling the sand between her toes and the cool spray of the ocean mist on her face. She was a woman with a strong will and possessed a heart full of kindness. Amelia’s love for the ocean was intense, and she spent most of her days exploring the beautiful beaches and sparkling waters that surrounded her house.
One sunny morning, while Amelia was walking along the shore, she noticed a group of restless seagulls abnormally circling above the crashing waves. Their unusual calls echoed (回) through the air. Concerned for their well-being, she followed their flight pattern, her instincts guiding her toward danger.
As she approached a towering cliff, Amelia gasped in horror. On a narrow ledge (岩架), high above the violent waves, was a young dolphin trapped in a thick fishing net. Its shiny body shone under the golden rays of the sun, but its freedom was cruelly limited by the trap. With each struggle, the net tightened around its delicate body, leaving painful marks on its skin. Its tail flapped helplessly, each movement a request for help, while its desperate cries for assistance echoed through the air.
A sense of urgency filled her, pushing her forward with determination and resolve. Realizing that time was tight, Amelia knew she had to act instantly to free this innocent creature from its difficult position before it submitted to exhaustion or the force of the tides.
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Paragraph 1: Without hesitation, Amelia rushed back to the village.
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Paragraph 2: As the dolphin was released into the waters, it hesitated for a moment.
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After winning a precious silver medal at the 2006 Turin(都灵) Winter Olympics, pairs skater Zhang Dan became a household name in China and
With the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
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The most memorable moment of Zhang Dan’s career could
Partnering with Zhang Hao at the 2006 Turin Games, Zhang Dan injured
Zhang Dan notes that experience has had a huge influence
5 . The Covid-19 pandemic has forced millions of us to participate in one of the biggest social experiments of our time: what would happen if office workers largely abandoned their workplaces and began working from home?
One thing seems clear: more people working remotely has brought some benefits for the environment. Wildlife has be enable to reclaim urban spaces while people have been tapping away at their home keyboards, with less commuter (通勤者) traffic.
Many people have also been able to get more done while working remotely.
As vaccines help to control Covid-19, many organizations are hoping to reap the best of both worlds by letting employees work from home on some days and travel to the office on others.
A.But what about the benefits to people? |
B.More than 2 years in, it is time to reflect. |
C.After a severe period, there is no turning back. |
D.However, the experiment hasn’t been all positive. |
E.It is time to reset and rethink how we actually work. |
F.Many managers have also reported declines in innovation. |
G.The productivity level is found to rise as they work from home. |
Sacrificing Hair for a Friend
My seven-year-old daughter Sue looked frightened with tears in her eyes. In front of her was a bowl of medicine, which tasted so bitter. “Sue, why don’t you take the medicine? Just for Dad’s sake, dear.” Sue softened a bit. “Dad, if I take the medicine, will you give me whatever I ask for?” “Oh sure, darling.” I replied. “Promise?” “Promise.”
Slowly and painfully, she finished taking the medicine and then looked at me with her eyes wide with expectation. “Dad, I want to have my head shaved off, this Sunday!”
“A girl child having her head shaved off? Why don’t you ask for something else? We will be sad seeing you with a clean-shaven head,” I said. “I do not want anything else,” Sue said with finality. “Dad, you promised to give me whatever I ask for. Was it not you who told me a story yesterday, and its moral that we should honor our promises no matter what?”
I had to give in.
On Monday morning, I dropped her at her school. It was a sight to watch my daughter walking towards her classroom with her head clean-shaven. She turned around and waved. I waved back with a smile. Just then, a boy got out of a car, and shouted, “Sue, please wait for me!”
What struck me was the hairless head of that boy. Then a lady got out of the car, and said to me, “Sir, that boy is my son Mike, and your daughter visited him last week. Mike is suffering from leukemia. He lost all his hair due to the side effects of the chemotherapy. He refused to come back to school for fear that he would be made fun of by the schoolmates.”
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“Your daughter is great indeed!” the lady continued.
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Sue’s story spread quickly and soon many other children showed their care for Mike in various ways.
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Confucius once said: “Studying and guiding my students will never tire me.” He would be more than glad to know that 2,500 years later his ideas
Ben Giaimo,
While
“Confucius brings wisdom, and he brings wisdom to everyone who is a
“So I took this whole book
“America and China are two big
8 . While I was in our garden yesterday morning. I saw a little newborn bird that appeared to have just fallen from a tree. I was amazed at how tiny it was, with its little
This morning, as soon as the bird
Luckily, I
The little bird’s presence in my life was
A.mouth | B.wings | C.eyes | D.feathers |
A.put it down | B.took it in | C.got it back | D.picked it up |
A.hungry | B.tired | C.lonely | D.scared |
A.sign | B.effect | C.reason | D.signal |
A.happier | B.bigger | C.faster | D.better |
A.remembered | B.felt | C.saw | D.needed |
A.fly | B.arrive | C.eat | D.look |
A.amused | B.puzzled | C.touched | D.inspired |
A.thrown | B.left | C.taken | D.moved |
A.managed | B.intended | C.continued | D.decided |
A.came | B.waited | C.stopped | D.offered |
A.common | B.unexpected | C.great | D.strange |
A.helpful | B.alive | C.clever | D.careful |
A.health | B.knowledge | C.nature | D.life |
A.strong body | B.helping hand | C.kind heart | D.warm smile |
Blood: Water Mission is founded by the Grammy Award-winning band, Jars of Clay.
The results of our efforts paint a new picture in these communities. There has been a remarkable improvement in the water situation and community health.
It’s a beautiful story. We invite you to be a small part of a larger, beautiful story.
A.Clean water wells have been built. |
B.Most children get the opportunity to go to school. |
C.There is a vital link between HIV/AIDS and clean water. |
D.Meanwhile, the 1,000 Wells Project has expanded along the way. |
E.Blood: Water Mission has also created social effects in the United States. |
F.Blood: Water Mission has developed a close friendship with these communities. |
G.There are many projects providing much-needed assistance to African communities. |
10 . Chinese speakers have got a new thing to be proud of. The language they are speaking is more difficult than English.
Understanding Chinese requires both sides of the brain, but English speakers listen with only half their minds on the job, UK scientists say.
UK psychologist Sophie Scott and researchers from hospitals in Oxford and London performed brain scans on volunteers as they listened to their native languages. When English speakers heard the sound of their language, the left parts of their brains lit up on screen. When Chinese speakers heard their native tongue, there was an action in both the right and left sides.
“We were very surprised to discover that people who speak different sorts of languages use their brains to decode speech in different ways.” said Scott.
The left side is normally connected with putting sounds together into words; the right with processing melody (音调) in music and speech, so this part “lights up” when English speakers hear music. The researchers do not yet know whether the right side is active in English speakers when they hear Chinese.
In Chinese, a different intonation (语调) delivers a different meaning, the syllable (音节) “ma”, for instance, can mean mother, hemp (麻), horse or scold according to its musical sound.
“Speech really is a complex sound,” said Scott. “As well as understanding words, the brain uses the way in which words are spoken, such as intonation and melody, to turn spoken language into meaning.”
“We think Chinese speakers interpret intonation and melody in the right sides of their brains to give correct meaning to the spoken words.”
The study suggests that language itself might affect the way the brain develops in a young child. It could explain why native speakers of English find it so extraordinary hard to learn Chinese.
1. What does the underlined “volunteers” in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Chinese speakers. | B.English speakers. |
C.People who speak different languages. | D.Researchers and Chinese and English speakers. |
A.Music. | B.Meanings. |
C.Intonation and melody. | D.The way the brain develops. |
A.The left sides of their brains are not used for language. |
B.They can hardly understand words when there is music. |
C.The right sides of their brains are never used in childhood. |
D.They can hardly understand words in the right side of the brain. |
A.How the Brain Responds to Music |
B.How the Brain Responds to Chinese |
C.The Brain Responds to Languages Differently |
D.The Two Sides of the Brain Work Differently |