Two brothers worked together on a farm. One was married and had five children. He had a large 1. The other had no wife yet. Although they lived in different houses. They shared 2 they got from their farm.
One day, the single(单身的)brother said to himself, "It's not 3 that we share all the rice. I'm 4 and I need less than my brother." So, every night he took a bag of rice from his store-room and 5 the field between their houses, putting it into his brother's store-room. At the same time, the married brother thought, "It's not fair to share all the rice. I'm married and I have my wife and children to look 6 me when I am old. However, my brother has no one to take care of his 7in the future." So, each night he also took a bag of rice and put it into his brother's store-room.
Several months passed by. They found 8 strange that their rice never became less. Then, one dark night the two brothers ran into each other. Slowly they began to understand 9 was happening. Their 10 fell onto the ground and tears (眼泪) filled their eyes at once.
You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best." What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say in French? In Chinese?
In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation(翻译). It's not surprising, because the idea of "home" is different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof(屋顶)and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat(热)out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes. Here are the two people we interviewed.
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How often do people move house in your country? "In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so." Cherry, Boston, USA. |
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What a e features (特征) of homes in your country? "In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies (阳台). The weather isn't warm enough!" Pat, Exeter, England |
Cody and his sister April wanted a dog. They went to an animal adoption center. A nice old man, Mr. Smith. greeted（问候）Cody and April.
"How can I help you?" he asked.
"We would like to adopt a dog," April said. "Ah, you have two dogs to choose from. One of them is a very big bulldog(斗牛犬)named Buster. The other is a very small Chihuahua(吉娃娃)named Teacup," Mr. Smith told her. April wanted Teacup. Cody wanted Buster. They walked outside to discuss(讨论)it, but they couldn't agree on which dog to get. April suggested they race (赛跑)home for it. The winner of the race would choose the dog. Cody thought it was a good idea.
So they had a race. Cody ran very quickly. He really wanted that bulldog. He looked back. April was so far behind him. Cody finally won the race. He was tired but happy.
They went back to the adoption center. However, they only saw Teacup, the Chihuahua. They asked Mr. Smith where Buster was Mr. Smith said that a few minutes after April and Cody left, two boys walked in and adopted the bulldog.
Cody smiled sadly, "We'll adopt the Chihuahua, please."
左栏是在外国学习期间中国留学生常遇到的五个问题的主题描述，右栏是常遇到的五个问题的具体描述，请为左栏的每个主题选择一个合适的描述。
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A. Though you have to spend much money on your education (教育) in China, you should know that studying abroad（国外）will cost you much more money. B. You'll have to look after yourself and learn to be independent（独立的）. When you say goodbye to your family, you should know that you're not going to travel for a week, but live in a foreign country. You'll have to do everything by yourself even when Wu are sick (生病的) . You'll have to get used to the life there. You will have to learn to do cooking, do cleaning and using washing machine etc. C. You can learn a foreign language more easily if you live in that country, but you may have some trouble before you can speak the language well. D. You may be alone. There may be some misunderstanding (错误) between you and your classmates because of different cultures. E. Plans making is also a problem. Life is easy. They spend most time in studying. They are worried about the future. They will think about if they will stay in America or go back to China. They need to make plans about future. F. You can make friends with American students or from other countries. But they don't have much to say. They have a gap (鸿沟). And they have different idea about friendship. G. You may have lots of difficulties m studying. Chinese students always are silent and are not used to volunteer (自愿) to talk in class. They have more difficulties in studying and communicating with their teachers. |
As we all know, the Moon is the moon of Earth, and it goes around the earth. Scientists have already a lot about it, but they've always wanted to know more about it. And they decided to send to the Moon. They think it's the way to learn more about the moon.
But do the astronauts get to the moon? The moon is about 384,000 kilometres away from the earth. can't take a plane to the Moon. But something can fly even there is no air. That is a manned spacecraft (载人宇宙飞船). Several astronauts have been to the Moon in the manned spacecraft. It is said that so far more than ten astronauts have to the Moon in the manned spacecraft and returned successfully.
Scientists have always asked the questions: so many stars in the universe, are we alone, or is there life out there in space: Have there been visitors to the earth from other planets? Why has no one with us? We do not know the yet. But some scientists believe that they will find out the fact someday.
Mr Smith was ill and he went to see a doctor. The doctor asked him to put out his tongue(舌头), and then he said," OK, You can put your tongue back now. There's nothing wrong with you, but I'm afraid you have a problem. You hardly ever take exercise."
"But, doctor," Mr Smith said," I don't think so."
"Don't tell me what you think," the doctor said," I know what you need. I see a lot of people like you. None of them goes any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the television in the evening. You must walk quickly for at least(至少)20 minutes a day."
"I don't want to hear any excuse," the doctor said." You must find time for exercise. If you don't, you will get fat and have health problems."
"But I walk every day," Mr Smith said.
"Oh, yes, and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the bus stop from your house, a few more meters from the bus stop to your office, and a few more meters from your office to your dining—room for lunch and back. That's not a real walk. I'm talking about a walk in the park or by the lake for twenty minutes every day."
"Would you please listen to me, doctor? Mr Smith said, getting a little angry with his doctor.
"I'm a postman," Mr Smith went on," and I walk for nearly(几乎)seven hours every day."
For a moment the doctor was silent(沉默的), then he said quietly," Put out your tongue again, will you?
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The way | The doctor looked over (检查) Mr. Smith's tongue . |
The activities | The doctor believed Mr. Smith had a problem and told him to . |
The feeling | Mr. Smith was with his doctor after hearing his words. |
The job | Mr. Smith is a . |
The period | Mr. Smith walks for nearly every day. |
小芳身体不舒服。今天去你的诊所( clinic)看病。请根据下面提供的信息，写一篇英语短文，描述小芳病情，并请你提出最少两点建议，以帮助她尽快恢复身体健康。
1）昨天她感冒了。自从昨天感冒，像这样子不舒服已经两天了。
2）她还没有量体温，但她已经吃了两片(阿司匹林)aspirin。
3）检查后没发现没有什么大问题，给她开了药，并给她一些建议。
作文要求：
1）不能照抄原文；不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名，
2）语句连贯，词数80个左右。作文的开头经和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数、也不必抄写在答题卡上。
Xiao Fang feels awful. Today she comes to my clinic.
I think she will be all right soon.
