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In ancient times, there was a king who loved flowers. His palace was always decorated with beautiful flowers. As the king grew , he knew that one day he would have to give up his throne (王位). He had to find someone new to the country.
The king thought over for a long time and he a contest (比赛). He asked his servants to travel to every part of the country and give every person a single flower seed (种子). He then that anyone who grew the most beautiful flower would take his throne. Everyone in the country then got their own seed.
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One young man named David was excited about the contest, because he had experience in growing flowers himself.
David planted his seed in a pot (花盆) and put it in a place where it would get lots of sunlight. He to water it every day. But although he tried hard, his flower simply would not grow.
Finally, it was time for everyone to their flowers to the king. David took his empty pot to the palace. "Your Majesty (尊敬的陛下), I am sorry to say that I could not grow a flower. But I hope you can see that I tried my best," he said.
The king was by David's honesty. He did not choose David as the new king, but he gave David a job as a judge (法官). He believed that David's honesty would make him the person to make sure the justice (公正) in the country.
My First Marathon (马拉松)
A month before my first marathon, one of my knees was hurt and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I decided to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher asked us to run and then hit a ball. I didn't do either well. He later told me that I was "not athletic". That is to say, I was not good at sports.
The idea that I was "not athletic" went with me for years. When I started running in my thirties, I realized running was a fight against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the fight against my own body and mind.
The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating (流汗) all over, but I had a strong mind to face the challenge (挑战).
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces (鞋带) became undone. So I had to stop to tie them again. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"
By mile 17, I became out of breath and my knee hurt badly. Though feeling very painful, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was quite hungry and thirsty!
As I drew closer to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my cost on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal (奖牌). In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the man who came in the first place had.
Decide to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels (标签), I can now call myself a "marathon winner".
a. My wife cheered for me.
b. I hurt my knee and stopped training.
c. I stopped to tie my shoe laces.
d. I went on running though my knee hurt badly.
It's hard to turn down a tasty banana. They taste good and you don't have to wash them before eating them. However, British scientists say that the fruit may disappear by 2050.
One reason for this is climate (气候) change. Scientists at the University of Exeter collected data (数据) from 27 countries that produce 86 percent of the world's bananas. They found that climate change has improved growing conditions in 21 of these countries. In the past 60 years, the average yield (平均产量) has reached 1.37 tons of bananas per hectare (公顷).
However, if temperatures keep rising, this advantage will disappear. Ten of the countries, including India, the world's biggest producer of bananas, will produce fewer bananas. By 2050, the fruit may die out.
Shouldn't bananas grow more easily if it's hotter outside? In fact, the perfect temperature range (范围) for growing bananas is between 24℃ and 32℃. If temperatures get too high, they will stop growing.
Diseases are another danger to bananas. Unlike other plants, the bananas we grow come from shoot cuttings (茎段) rather than seeds (种子). This means that all banana plants have the same genotype (基因型). In other words, if a disease is able to kill one plant, it could kill them all.
One serious disease is called Panama. Caused by fungus (真菌) in the soil, it spreads easily. It has spread across South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia. If one banana plantation suffers from the disease, it will take 30 years until it is able to grow bananas again. Scientists have yet to find a cure for this disease.
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Napoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana (加纳), Africa. It is hard for her family to get clean water. Every morning, she leaves home at half past five to get clean water for her family in a village far away. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are facing the problem of water shortage like Napoga. They can't get enough clean water to keep healthy.
Earth Day is April 22. The water we use is the most important natural resource (自然资源) on the earth. Water covers 70% of the earth's surface. Unfortunately, most of that is sea water. We can't use it for very many things. Fresh water covers only 1% of the earth's surface.
But that doesn't mean you don't have to worry about water. We all face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out. First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.
Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won't have enough clean water. We have to learn how to save more water for ourselves and our children.
A. How do cars and factories make our water dirty?
B. But on all other days, we must also remember it.
C. You probably feel lucky that your life isn't as hard as Napoga's.
D. Pollution has led to serious problems of water shortage (短缺).
E. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking.
A special plane was taking the panda, Bei Bei, and the two of the zoo's staff members (工作人员) — a panda keeper and a doctor — from Washington (华盛顿) to Chengdu.
During the trip, Bei Bei (provide) with a supply of his treats including bamboo, apples, pears, carrots, cooked sweet potatoes.
Before he left Washington, thousands of people joined "Bye Bye, Bei Bei". During the activity, many people (be) sad for Bei Bei's leaving. They hoped he would love his new home in China, and they hoped to visit him there some day.
Su, Bei Bei's new keeper in China, (work) at the Chengdu Research base since she completed her university in 2016. "I feel very nervous when I receive the task because Bei Bei has received a lot of attention. But I think I (do) well because I have experience in panda management," Su said. "I have taken care of about ten pandas before."
Su said she had prepared a lot for his arrival. She has planned to spend two weeks allowing Bei Bei (get) to know her voice. She will also train him how to stand and sit. "Pandas like sweet food," Su said. "Instead of sugarcane (甘蔗), we will feed Bei Bei with honey," she (add).
Su's daily work includes cleaning his den (窝) and feeding the panda four times during the daytime. At night, Bei Bei may wake two or three times to eat and then fall asleep, so Su will use an app (应用) on her phone to monitor him.
Chengdu is the home of pandas. So we believe that Bei Bei will get used to (live) here quickly.
Every year, wildfires (野火) destroy much forest land. Homes are broken down, and thousands of people die. Smokejumpers are helping to stop this.
Smokejumpers are a special kind of firefighter (消防员). They jump from planes into areas that are difficult to reach by car or on foot, like the middle of a mountain forest. The idea of jumping out of planes to fight wildfires first came up in the 1930s and became popular in the 1940s.
At a fire site, smokejumpers first examine the land and decide how to fight the fire. Their main goal is to stop fire from spreading. Using basic tools such as shovels and axes, smokejumpers clear land of burnable material like plants and other dry material. They carry water with them too, but not much.
Although most smokejumpers are men, more women are joining. Most important are your weight and height. Smokejumpers in the U.S., for example, must be 54 to 91 kilograms, so they don't get hurt when they land, or get blown by strong winds.
Smokejumpers must be able to live in the wilderness (荒野). In Russia, many smokejumpers know how to find food in the forest and even make simple furniture (家具) from trees.
The work is dangerous, and the hours are long. But for these firefighters, smokejumpers isn't just a job. They love being able to jump out of planes, fight fires, and live in the forest. As 28-year-old Russian smokejumpers Alexi Tishin says, "This is the best job for the strong and brave people."
To be a smokejumper, one needs to .
提示：①What labor (劳动) do you often do at home and at school?
②Write a story to describe the most unforgettable labor that you did.
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