White clouds filled the sky. The sun's rays burst through them, spreading cheer and 1. After the meal, Olivia lay back on the blanket, 2the amazing sky and Dad was 3 the picnic food. .
"Dad, that cloud over there looks like a rhinoceros (犀牛)! There's a horn(角), two ears and a long tail." Olivia said 4.
"Is there? I can't see it." Dad sighed and shook his head. "Do you see any 5in the clouds, Dad？"
"I see a turkey." He rubbed his cheeks and 6her closer with his warm hands. "Dad, I see a fighting lion, a running giraffe and a 7parrot."
"I'm sorry to stop our fun, 8it looks like rain" said Dad, 9the picnic basket" "Clouds don't get big 10they're going to drop rain on us."
A raindrop fell on Olivia's forehead. "You're right, Dad. I'll 11the blanket. "The two rushed for the car. On their way home Olivia 12out of the window." Is the sky always that 13before a storm, Dad?"
"Beauty is in the 14of the beholder (旁观者), my little angel." It is a pity that there are some people who would never seen a rhinoceros or a turkey in clouds. 15eyes of the child, the world is fresh and appealing each day.
At sixteen Ron Mackie might have stayed at school, but the future called to him excitedly. Get out the classroom into a job." it said, and Ron obeyed. His father, supporting the decision, found a place for him in a supermarket." You are lucky, Ron", he said. "For every boy with a job these days, there's a dozenwithout." So Ron joined the working world at twenty pounds a week.
For a year he spent his days filling shelves with tins of food. By the end of that time he was looking back on his schooldays as a time of treat variety (多样化) and satisfaction. He searched for an interest in his work, with little success.
One fine day instead of going to work Ron got a lift on a lorry going south. With nine pounds in his pocket, a full heart and a great longing for the sea, he set out to make a better way for himself. That evening, in Bournemouth, he had sandwich and a drink in a cafe run by an eldly man and his wife. Before he had finished the sandwich, the woman had taken him on for the rest of the summer, at twenty pounds a week, a room upstairs and three meals a day. The ease and speed of it rather took Ron's breath away. At quiet times Ron had to check the old man's arithmetic (计算) in the records of the business.
At the end of the season, he stayed on the coast. He was again surprised how straightforward it was for a boy of seventeen to make a living. He worked in shops mostly, but once he took a job in hotel for three weeks. Late in October he was taken on by the sick manager of a shoe shop. Ron soon found himself in charge there; he was the only one who could keep the books.
Jack was born without eyes. He was very lucky as he grew up having other kittens(young cats) to socialize(交往) with, and was used to people from the moment he was born. However, when it came time to find the kittens homes, no one knew where Jack would end up.
That's when I got an e — mail from my friend. All she asked was" Do you still want one of the kittens? There's one here with no eyes and no one would like to take him." Without thinking I told her that I did want the kitten.
When we first brought him home, Jack stayed mostly in my room. After about a day he had no issues running around and climbing on everything. At times he gets lost in the house, he'll stop. But we just call his name and talk to him and it isn't long before he finds his way back to us.
A few weeks after getting Jack, we got a new born cat named Bear. Jack and Bear have become best friends. It doesn't matter that he can't see. He always knows when Bear is around. He'll run across the yard straight to Bear and wrap his front legs around his neck in a big hug. They run after each other around and wrestle (摔跤). They'll lie down in the grass together when tired.
Jack is truly an inspiration. I've owned lots of kittens in my life, but Jack is the happiest and most playful. He doesn't feel sorry for himself. He doesn't need pity. I think Jean, owner of Gumbo, another eyeless cat, said it best when she told me that cats don't have disabilities, they have adaptabilities (适应性).
give out / nervous / provide / shy / keep out / join |
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists t. The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose b them.
One picture was of a c lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture t it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had m, too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an a sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked c, he saw behind the waterfall a bush growing in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, wthe angry water.
After the king compared the two pictures carefully, he chose the second picture and explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when funhappy situations, you can still be calm in your h. That is the real meaning of peace.
要求：1）短文须包含所有信息，语句通顺、意思连贯，可适当发挥；
2）题目与开头已给出，不计入总词数。
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| 弊端 | 影响与家人、朋友的关系(relationship)，容易引发交通事故，对身心健康有害，不利于学习和工作。 | ||
| 观点 | 正确利用手机；面对面交流胜过网上聊……。 | ||
参考词汇：1）have influence on 2）focus on 3）face-to-face conversation 4）make good use of
Refuse to be phubbersa
With the development of the Internet, smartphones are widely used among people. Phubbers can be seen here and there.
Let's raise our heads and refuse to be phubbers from now on!
