One day my dad came back home in his truck and there was a cage in the back. Naturally I was curious, so I went towards the truck when I noticed that there was a small little goat that wasn’t even an adult yet.
I asked my dad and he said that he bought the goat from his friend and he was going to kill it twenty minutes after he brought it home so that we would have a big meal.
My sister was there too and she was strongly for my view. We found out we got really mad at my dad and told him not to kill it. After about 10 minutes of complaining we finally convinced my dad not to kill it because we told him that there was no reason for him to kill the goat himself when he could just buy goat meat at a store.
My parents know some friends that we visit sometimes and their family really likes animals so we decided to give it to them. For about a month, they had the goat as a pet and they also had the same problems as we had because the dad wanted to kill it and eat it but the rest of the family didn’t want it to die.They also were able to persuade him not to do so. They ended up sending the goat to a family member’s farm where it would grow up happily.
Another thing that has happened to influence my belief is that I have a neighbor that really likes hunting. One day he hunted a deer and brought the body home, but he decided to leave it outside his house for everyone to see. He just left it there as if it were some kind of award that he just won. Sadly little kids started to make fun of the body and pretended to ride on it. They laughed at it and felt no problem with there being a dead deer just laying.
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I felt sick by what was happening and left because of what I had just witnessed._
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It amazes me how we have changed from hunting to survive to hunting for sport._
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2 . “Dad, I need your help. Come here!” My 5-year-old girl pulled me towards the computer. “Dad, please buy everything I have in the Amazon shopping cart (购物车). Here, take this cash from my savings!” The shopping cart showed ten items for a total of about 130 dollars. “Wait!” I replied.“That’s too much money! Why do you need all these things?”“Please, Dad! These items will get here before Christmas. I have a surprise for everyone. No peeking(偷看)!” she explained, and I bought everything.
A couple of days later, she got everything. I saw her then wrapping (包装) all her gifts. “Can I help you?” I asked.“No, Dad. I told you these are special surprises. No peeking!” she replied. Her excitement was obvious.
The day came. She was all around her gifts, planning, protecting, arranging. Everything had to be perfect. As soon as dinner was over, she jumped from her chair and took her gifts. She went around giving each one of us her piece of love. These were small items, but it was the meaning of giving her heart that we were really feeling. As she gave the gift to each person, she watched the expression on our faces. Our smiles were her greatest reward. Her last gift was for my 2-year-old boy—a toy car. It was hard to describe my little boy’s delight at getting this gift! For several minutes, everyone’s attention was focused on watching him go all around the house happily.
Seeing these acts of my 5-year-old helped me understand the power of giving—giving from the heart. Later that day, my girl received some gifts, but she didn’t need them. She focused on others, not on herself. It was clear that she was the one feeling true joy.
1. Why did the girl ask her father for help?| A．She didn’t have enough money. |
| B．She needed him to keep the secret. |
| C．She wanted to get his opinions on gifts. |
| D．She couldn’t make the online payment. |
| A．She felt proud. |
| B．She felt delighted. |
| C．She felt cautious. |
| D．She felt satisfied. |
| A．Pleasant. | B．Creative. |
| C．Reasonable. | D．Surprising. |
| A．To praise his daughter for her generosity. |
| B．To share his experience of raising his kids. |
| C．To discuss how to find happiness in daily life. |
| D．To share the lesson learned from his daughter. |
3 . You dream. You make goals. You work hard. You expect results. But, a lot of times those expectations are not met. You don’t achieve your goals. You may lose hope. Here are some things to do when you aren’t hopeful about anything in your life:
Improve your skill sets or learn new ones. Spend your time in forming productive habits, which make you stick to a schedule and teach you persistence (执着). And this sort of determination helps you to move ahead in your life although you might face many difficulties in your way.
Don’t try to control everything.
One of the reasons why we become hopeless is that we see things not going our way. A lot of things influence your life and you can’t control everything.
Avoid coming to a conclusion too soon.
We are sometimes too quick to judge a situation before it even unfolds (展现) completely. Wait before forming an opinion about a certain situation. Because we always overthink things and worry unnecessarily. And the thing isn’t as bad as our mind makes it be.
Completely think through your situation.
When you’re upset about a certain situation not going your way, take out a pen and paper.
Allow yourself to open up to endless possibilities.
| A．Let it go |
| B．Raise your own abilities |
| C．If you have made up your mind, stick to it |
| D．Then list the things you can and can’t control |
| E．Hope is an amazing feeling that lifts your life |
| F．The desire to control every situation only makes you tired |
| G．You just need to take a step back and reflect on your thoughts |
4 . ByteDance（字节跳动）Group’s TikTok, an overseas version of Chinese short video sharing app Douyin, faces an existential crisis in the United States, as murmurs of a “crackdown”（强制取缔）from the White House forced the Chinese company to engage in talks on selling its US business to Microsoft.
TikTok is the fastest-growing registered global mobile internet app, with more than 100 million users, and its rapid growth, especially in the US, is seen as a threat to Facebook. The US government has long viewed globally competitive Chinese high-tech companies including Huawei as a threat and done whatever it could to crack down on（打击）them in the name of “national security”.
The US government has not introduced any specific policy against TikTok, only threatened it through a number of unclear statements.
According to the latest media reports, Microsoft is prepared to press ahead with the negotiations to take over TikTok’s US operations and complete the negotiations by Sept 15, following talks between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and US President Donald Trump.
This means that TikTok will have to hand its fate over to some unpredictable power, and even have to sell its assets without the option of setting a price.
The US government has failed to find a reasonable legal excuse to deal with TikTok. All private data of TikTok’s US users are stored in the US and are unlikely to be transferred. Considering the US government is trying to deal with TikTok in a political way, TikTok should consider incorporating（合并）the dispute into the US legal process to assert（坚持）its legal rights and interests.
TiKTok’s core value lies in its unique algorithms, a product of artificial intelligence that represents the expertise of Chinese engineers and programmers with high-value intellectual property.
The US government’s move, which has forced ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company, is similar to a forced technology transfer and an example of the US’ open seizure of Chinese intellectual property.
If ByteDance sells TikTok to a US company for “security reasons", that would set a dangerous precedent, motivating other countries where TikTok operates to follow the US administration's example and cause a chain reaction.
ByteDance is a young Chinese private company that cannot deal with a political game played by the US. But as a Chinese company that has gone global, ByteDance has reasons to take up legal means to defend its legal rights. The Chinese government can also consider examining whether the technology transfer in the deal violates China’s law and harms the country’s national interests.
1. What is the most valuable as for TikTok?| A．Its global popularity. |
| B．Its artificial intelligence. |
| C．Its registered global mobile internet app. |
| D．Its private data of TikTok’s worldwide users. |
| A．Out of so-called political reasons. | B．Out of so-called debt reasons. |
| C．Out of so-called technical reasons. | D．Out of so-called security reasons. |
| A．An untrue spoken statement about someone. |
| B．The use of legal authority to take sth from sb. |
| C．The crime of stealing sth from a person or place. |
| D．The act of trying to hurt somebody using physical violence. |
| A．TikTok must defend its rights legally |
| B．TikTok is seen as a threat to Facebook |
| C．ByteDance has to sell TikTok to a US company |
| D．ByteDance agrees to transfer technology |
5 . China Culture Camp offers special experience for New Zealand students
A group of New Zealand secondary students shared their special memory of the China Culture Camp 2020 with culture performances, dances, group speeches and fun games on Friday. The China Culture Camp 2020
Year 11 student Te Auraki Fraser from Fairfield College in Hamilton performed Chinese culture dance at the final sharing on Friday.
"I started studying Chinese
Nora Yao,
Around 20 secondary students
6 . The Nez Perce Indians are a tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. At the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition (探险队) , which was one of the first journeys by Americans from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and back again, the Nez Perce territory (领土) covered about 17 million acres, covering parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. But that was a brief sweet history.
In September 1805, when Lewis and Clark came off the Rockies on their westward journey, the entire exploring party was hungry and ill -- too weak to defend themselves.
Had the Nez Perce chosen to attack them, they could have put an end to the Lewis and Clark expedition there on the banks of Clearwater River. Instead the Nez Perce welcomed the white Americans and looked after them until they made a full recovery. Thus began a long friendship between the Nez Perce and white Americans. But white men’s greed for land and gold finally broke the friendship.
In 1855 Governor Isaac Stevens of Washington Territory invited the Nez Perce to a peace conference. He said there were a great many white people in the country, and many more would come. But the Chief of the tribe at that time, Old Joseph, replied, “Take away your paper. I will not touch it with my hand.”
Things were quiet for a while after that, but not for long. When Old Joseph died, the chiefship was passed onto Young Joseph. In the late 1870s, government officials came to order the Nez Perce to leave the Wallowa Valley and then began hard battles between the Nez Perce and the white soldiers. After the tribe had fought thirteen battles and moved 1,600 miles to-wards Canada in an attempt to retreat(撤退) north, Young Joseph, gave in to the United States Army. Here was his famous statement, “Hear me my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”
In 1885, Chief Joseph was sent along with many of his band to the Colville Reservation in Washington where Joseph continued to lead his band for another 25 years, at times coming into conflict with the leaders of 11 other tribes living on the reservation.(保留地，居留地)
1. What is TRUE about the Lewis and Clark expedition?| A．They were well cared for by the Nez Perce. |
| B．They ended their expedition on the banks of Clearwater River. |
| C．They started the first battle with the Nez Perce. |
| D．They were the first Americans to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific. |
| A．Old Joseph’s proud manner |
| B．White men’s increasing demand for land and gold |
| C．A growing number of white men in the land |
| D．The breakdown of the peace talk |
| A．he grew older | B．he was terribly ill |
| C．he hated the war | D．he lost other chiefs’ support |
| A．the customs and traditions of the Nez Perce Indians |
| B．the last years of Chief Joseph in the Colville Reservation |
| C．lasting fights between the Nez Perce and the whites |
| D．constant conflicts between the Nez Perce and other tribes |
7 . Bob, a Burroughs junior high school football player, always had his mom cheering him on. He didn’t play exciting positions. He played as a linebacker(中后卫球员). Sadly, he often found himself at the bottom of the piles, where everyone would jump onto each other at the end of every play. Bob's mom realized it was hard for her son to hear her cheering. She had to find a solution, but couldn't find one.
Then one day the coach from the school team asked him if he wanted to join the team. Bob was ecstatic, because he was only a ninth grader. His mom was also excited, since she loved football and especially loved watching her son play. She kept considering a way for him to hear her. A cowbell! That was it. Now from the bottom of the piles Bob would hear his mom shaking her cowbell crazily, knowing she was there for him.
Bob's team finally made it to the state championship game. What exciting time to play at Busch Stadium under the lights! This experience made Bob appreciate all the years that his mom had sacrificed everything to get him to practice every day, to wash his uniforms, and to never miss a game. He had to do something.
On the night of the state championship game, the loudspeakers introduced Bob, and as he walked onto the field his mom shook the cowbell, hard. However, it didn’t sound right. She looked its inside, and found a note saying,”Thank you, Mom.” Bob had left her a note expressing his appreciation for always being with him, filling her heart with warmth.
Finally Burroughs claimed the title of State Champion. While others were cheering and admiring the state championship cup, Bob' s mom clutched(紧握) her cowbell happily.
Years later, Bob’s mom died. While digging through her belongings, he found the cowbell with the note. Bob took it to his mom's funeral and rang it, whispering, "Thank you, Mom.”
1. What does the underlined word "ecstatic” mean in Paragraph 2?| A．Curious | B．Disappointed |
| C．Anxious | D．Delighted |
| A．To amuse her cow. | B．To teach her cow |
| C．To attract his attention. | D．To make him hear her |
| A．Bob's mom devoted much time to him |
| B．Bob was the best player in his team |
| C．Bob owed his success to his coach |
| D．Bob's mom was a football player at college |
| A．The mother was very weak. |
| B．Bob had put a note inside the bell. |
| C．The weather became terrible suddenly |
| D．The bell had been broken deliberates. |
8 . These days, there are virtual classrooms, virtual museums… Now come virtual summer camps. For those kids who don’t want to leave home, they can still enjoy summer camp activities that range from do-it-yourself mini construction projects and exploring technology skills to reading challenges and crafts (工艺). Enter Walmart and Amazon… These companies, not usually in the business of promoting summer camps, are offering their own versions of virtual summer camps.
Amazon
Through Camp Handmade, customers are provided with arts and crafts workshops and a group discussion. What’s more, Handmade has a wide selection of offerings from crafting experts, which are available to all campers.
Walmart
Drew Barrymore, Neil Patrick Harris, LeBron James, Mina Menzel and Todd Oldham are stepping outside of their day job to serve as camp counselors (顾问). The celebrities will lead sessions on arts and crafts, fitness and other activities.
Barnes & Noble
The bookstore launched the Summer Reading Program for kids between first and sixth grades. Kids can earn one free book at Barnes & Noble if they read any eight books this summer and record them in this Summer Reading Journal.
BOOK IT!
Parents, join us for our first-ever virtual Camp BOOK IT! Track your kids’ reading for the summer in BOOK IT!’s digital dashboard. When kids meet their monthly reading goal, they will receive a free one-topping Personal Pan Pizza.
1. What do Amazon’s and Walmart’s camps have in common?| A．They use celebrities’ influence. |
| B．They show kids the life of artists. |
| C．They help improve kids’ practical ability. |
| D．They can strengthen kids’ physical health. |
| A．It needs parental involvement. |
| B．It has age limits for participants. |
| C．It aims to form kids’ reading habits. |
| D．It rewards kids for completing its tasks. |
| A．To advertise some companies. |
| B．To compare some virtual summer camps. |
| C．To promote traditional camp activities. |
| D．To recommend some virtual summer camps. |
I eager to go to college because I know there is so many to learn about the world and about human beings. Knowledge is a source of pleasure for me. I want to study at a college for the fun to knowledge. I know the college education can prepare me better for my future. Better education meant, in my opinion, better jobs, better opportunity and better choices. I want to go to college because I know that my parents and other people who cares for me will be happily with that. Unless I can study at a nice university, I will make them happier. I’d hate to let you down. That’s the reason why I must go to college.
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Two days later, my husband and I took our two older boys on a
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It tasted so ordinary, but it
Later, I muttered(嘀咕)"Fexi, Flexi" throughout the day,
| A．attitudes | B．beliefs | C．principles | D．standards |
| A．blamed | B．abandoned | C．ignored | D．teased |
| A．had | B．requested | C．happened | D．asked |
| A．agreed | B．attempted | C．failed | D．refused |
| A．order | B．fear | C．place | D．support |
| A．stubborn | B．curious | C．generous | D．normal |
| A．flee | B．withdraw | C．change | D．recover |
| A．routine | B．diet | C．dilemma | D．journey |
| A．event | B．adventure | C．lecture | D．ceremony |
| A．speech | B．review | C．writing | D．guess |
| A．explain | B．guarantee | C．witness | D．assume |
| A．showed off | B．took in | C．mixed up | D．passed out |
| A．improperly | B．certainly | C．rarely | D．unwillingly |
| A．occurred | B．counted | C．worked | D．mattered |
| A．muddy | B．broad | C．comfortable | D．smooth |
| A．prepared | B．stood | C．waited | D．cooked |
| A．fixed | B．picked | C．brought | D．cleaned |
| A．convincing | B．reminding | C．warning | D．promising |
| A．patient | B．conservative | C．rigid | D．careful |
| A．marks | B．equipment | C．progress | D．differences |
