相关试卷

Later, the son left to join the army. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The old man became very lonely and sad.

One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting—it was a portrait (肖像) of his son. The painting of his son became the old man's most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man died.

All of the old man's paintings would be sold at an auction (拍卖会). The auction began with the painting of the old man's son.

"Who will open the price at $100?" the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands. Someone said, "Who cares about that painting? Let's get on to the good ones." More voices followed in agreement. "No, we must sell this one first," replied the auctioneer. "Now, who will take the portrait of the son?"

Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, "Ten dollars!" "Will anyone go higher?" called the auctioneer. After more silence, he said: "Going once…going twice…Sold!" The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over. "According to the father's will, whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole collection." The auctioneer said.

Because of the father's love, whoever took the son got it all.

Modesty (谦逊) is a valuable quality in many cultures around the world. In China, there is no1. However, the phrase "毛遂自荐" seems to disagree with this.

During the Warring States Period, the Qin army beat Handan.2 that Handan was in danger, Prince Pingyuan asked for help from the state of Chu. He wanted to pick 20 talented people to go with him. However, he could only find 19 people who were3 enough. Then, a man named Mao Sui volunteered.

Prince Pingyuan looked at Mao Sui with doubt, "How long have you been here with me?" "Fo three years," Mao Sui answered. "I hear that a person with talent is like an awl (锥子) in a cloth bag. Its sharp point will soon make a hole in the4. You've been here for a long time, but haven't seen any of your5. Maybe you don't have any talent," said Prince Pingyuan.

"What I'm asking you now is to put me into that bag. If you do that, I will make a hole in it, but not only the point - the whole awl," Mao Sui said in a6 way. He wasn't afraid of Prince Pingyuan.

Impressed by him, Prince Pingyuan allowed Mao to join his team, and Mao7 showed that he was very helpful. Now the phrase "Mao Sui recommending himself" is used to8 someone who volunteers to do a task.

However, there is a fine9 between self-confidence and arrogance (傲慢) . It's important to believe in yourself, but being too arrogant can10 your career and professional relationships.

This is11 example. One night, Sophie went to a street party with her friends. She knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworks, but she felt12 would be rude of her to go home first. As a result, she was late getting home. Her parents were angry at first, but when Sophie explained13 she was late, they weren't so mad. Communication is the key factor there.

Relationship can only14 with communication. Just remember,15 you get into a situation like Sophie's, tell your parents how you feel.

Tree Planting Day is an important day in the world. Today, many (country) have such a holiday. In China, Tree Planting Day is on March 12th. It is a day (remember) Sun Yat-sen (孙中山). Sun Yat-sen was a great person in China. But many people don't know that he helped to save trees.

Tree Planting Day in China (start) in 1915. From 1916 to 1928, Tree Planting Day was celebrated on the Chinese Qingming Festival each year. Sun Yat-sen asked people to stop (cut) down trees in many of his books. He even planted trees (he) with many people. Sun Yat-sen died (去世) March 12th, 1925. In order to remember Sun Yat-sen, Chinese people decided (set) Tree Planting Day on that day every year.

Planting trees is good our earth. It can make the world beautiful. Trees give us forests, stop soil from losing, protect farmland. They can make the earth a good place for us to live in.

With no trees, our lives will be (difficulty). For example, we can't get fruit or oil(油) from trees. So it's important for everyone to plant more trees on Tree Planting Day.

We should try to help others and make the world a better place.

Our teacher tells us to respect the old and the young.

Jiuzhaigou is in Sichuan. It is its beautiful mountains, forests and lakes.

Rainforest is hot and wet. It's many animals and plants.

join the school football club?

Saving electricity and water is important in our daily life. There are many little things we can do to help save the earth. They are small, but if everyone does the same thing, we will make a great difference. Here are some things we can do.

First, we can keep our windows and doors closed in winter to make our house warm. While in summer, we can keep them open. The wind can help us feel cool. Also, always remember to turn off the lights when we get out of the room. In these ways, we can save both electricity and money.

Second, we can do something to save water. Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth. Also, after we wash vegetables and clothes, we can use the water to clean the floor. And it is better for us to take a shower than a bath. These will help save water.

In a word, protecting the environment doesn't need to do too many great things. We can start by just making some small changes at home. Besides saving electricity and water, there are many other things we can do to help save our earth.

Mandy is 12 years old. She just joined a volunteer club a week ago. Some people are sharing their experiences of being a volunteer. Let's have a look.

Judy is 22 years old. She began to be a volunteer four years ago. She loves children. So she teaches them music in an after-class study program (项目). All of them are lovely children and some of them do really well in music.

Sandy is a 14-year-old student. She is a volunteer of an animal training center for two years. She thinks they are humans' best friends. She trains them to listen to people's orders, so they can help disabled (残疾的) people.

Jane is a 35-year-old mother. She is in for 7 years. She often goes to the old people's home at the weekend. Sometimes she takes her son to go there. The boy likes talking with others and the old love him very much. He often makes them laugh (大笑).

So Mandy is going to volunteer in the Green Park this weekend. She will hand out (分发) maps to the visitors and show the way to the park to them. She hopes it will be a great experience.

A. They are clever and friendly.

B. Dogs are her favorite animals.

C. Mandy is very interested in them.

D. This is her first time to be a volunteer.

E. She has a great time working with children.

F. She reads newspapers to them and talks to them.

Know the goals

Make sure everyone understands the goal of the project. If you're doing a class project, you need to check the teacher's instructions carefully and ask questions whenever something is unclear. There's a popular saying: If you don't know where you're going, you probably won't get there.

Assign (指派) roles

Everyone should have a role in the team. For example, there should be a leader who helps everyone make decisions. There might be a note-taker who writes down the team's ideas during meetings, and a time-keeper to control the time. There might also be a fact-checker or a group speaker.

Divide the work

For large projects, the work can be divided into smaller tasks. Then you can choose tasks that you do well or enjoy. Of course, you shouldn't always do the same task. It's good to try new things, even if they're difficult!

Make a plan

After you divide the work, write down a plan on paper. You can use a calendar (日历) to help you. List all the tasks and think about when each one must be finished. It's important for everyone to follow the plan. And if you can't finish your part on time, tell the others as soon as possible.

Try to be positive (积极的). Everything is easier when you're enjoying yourself in the team.

Most people sometimes can't find the right way when they get to a new place. It is important to prepare well before you go. You can buy a map or read an e-map online before you take a trip. It will help you a lot when you can't find your way.

When you are in a new place, you can remember the landmarks (地标) near your hotel, like banks, cinemas and shops.

When you can't find your way, you can ask others the way to those places. Don't be too shy (害羞的) to speak to others. People are always friendly and kind. And they will tell you how to get there.

If no one can help you, you can take a taxi. All the drivers know the city well. They will take you to any place that you want to go to.

What can you do if you are lost in a forest? Don't worry. Watch the sun. Remember that the sun moves from the east to the west. You can also find and walk along it. Then you can get out of the forest.

Summer is coming. There is a big sale in our shop at the end of this month. Look at the clothes for children!

Welcome to Robert's Fashion on the second floor of Menglecheng Shopping Mall from Friday to Sunday.

Cash Back!

If you buy a gift at 50 yuan in our shop, we will give 10 yuan back to you. Buy a gift at 100 yuan, and you will get 30 yuan back.

Please come to Happy Time Gift on the first floor of Menglecheng Shopping Mall and have a look. We are open from Friday to Sunday.

Closing Down Sale!

Come to our shop next Monday. There is a discount (打折) on each kind of chocolate (巧克力). Why not come to Sweetheart Chocolate on the third floor of Menglecheng Shopping Mall?

It is not just about3 past loved people. It is also a time to eat traditional food and enjoy the views of spring. We can4 more about people's activities during the holiday.

People living in areas south of the Yangtze River eat green rice balls named5 during the Qingming Festival. Some people buy qingtuan to have a6, while some people use it at memorial (纪念的) events. In Shanghai, many people take7. It's great. People can feel the spring and enjoy the beauty of the Huangpu River.

Now the Qingming Festival is a public holiday for8 people. Many people choose to use the holiday to9, chat, or just relax and enjoy the holiday. Although ceremonies (仪式) have changed a little with time, Chinese people still pay their10 to the dead people and pray (祈祷) for a better future during the Qingming Festival.

We have twenty-five minutes' break time the third class in the morning. Look! Most of us are playing during the break time. Some students are on the playground. They are playing basketball. Oh! A boy is running the ball. And another is stopping him. They look so cool. And there are some girls watching the game. Some students are in the classroom. A few of them are reading doing homework.

Look! A girl is looking the birds in the tree in front of the classroom. She must be thinking of something interesting she is smiling. What are the teachers doing? Some of them are working in the office. And some are talking with students. Everyone is doing his or her things, busy but happy!

注意：

(1) 短文中不得出现真实的地名、校名和人名。

(2) 词数80个左右 (开头已给出，不计入总词数)。

To prepare the coming activity, our group has discussed together and listed some things we need to do.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Wang Xin and his grandpa are talking about a movie in the living room.)

Grandpa: Come here, Wang Xin.

Wang Xin: Oh, grandpa,

Grandpa: I'm watching a movie. Look, it's a black and white one.

Wang Xin: It looks so old.

Grandpa: Little Solider Zhang Ga. Have you watched it?

Wang Xin: But I heard of it. Zhang Ga is a little hero in the movie.

Grandpa: The story took place in Baiyangdian Lake, our hometown.

Wang Xin: Was the movie made in Baiyangdian Lake, too?

Grandpa: Yes, in the 1960s.

Wang Xin: I'd like to. I can know more about the history of that time from it.

Grandpa: Exactly.

It is easier to agree than to disagree. The following tips can help people solve disputes.

Don't make it personal.

If you get upset, it can help to remember that you' re mad at the person's idea, not the person.

Never criticize (批评) the others' ideas.

You' d better not say "That's a stupid idea", try "I don't really agree, and here is why." Never shout loudly and you will have a much better chance of getting your idea across.

Use "I" statements (陈述) to communicate how you feel and what you think.

Using "you" statements can sound argumentative (争论的). For example, telling your mum "You always remind me about my chores when I have a lot of homework" has a very different tone (语气) from "I'm under pressure because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?".

Listen to the other point of view.

When the other person is talking, try to stop thinking about why you disagree or what you will say next. Instead, focus on what is being said. When it is your turn to talk, repeat any key points the other person made to show you have paid attention to what was said. Then express why you disagree.

Stay calm.

This is the most important thing you can do to make a conversation go on well.

Have you ever imagined what bees can do with their tiny brains? Now scientists are looking into a bee's brain.

Clint Perry, a scientist, has spent much time studying how bees think. He says studying bees is not very different from studying other animals. "The main difficulty is to design (设计) an experiment for bees and get what we want," he says. "With humans, we can ask them a question and get an answer. But we can't use the same way to get an answer from bees. They are just trying to get sugar. Bees like sugar."

The fact that bees like sugar is helpful for scientists to design experiments. For example, in one experiment, Perry gave bees a task: to find delicious sugar on a landing place above a black bar (棒). Perry made the task easier or harder by moving the landing place farther from or closer to the black bar. He found that bees would avoid the task when it was difficult. And when the task was easy, bees would try it.

As for humans, we might choose not to take a test when we aren't ready for it. And we might choose to take the test when we are well prepared. In the same way, bees seemed to make decisions like humans.

Perry points out that we are not sure whether bees actually make a thoughtful choice from experiments. Now scientists still do not know how bees manage to do so much with their tiny brains. But learning more about how bees' brains work could help us learn more about how our own brains deal with information.